The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-01-24
Thc Lnst SinpIe Cnntire.

of Americans on the one side, aht
the twenty-five millions On the
other. The two or three millions
OF men who altogether took an ac
tive part in it have been disband
ed, and those that are living are
again discharging the peaceful du.
ties of citizens at home. The great
chiefs of the losing side, as well as
as the minor officers and privates,
have all been released by the Eic,
tor, and to the extent of their abil-
ity are endeavOring, by industry
and enterprise, to replenish their
private fortunes, so terribly shat
tered by the events Of the conflict.
General Lee, the commander OF
the ever.memOrable Army OF
Nortern Virginia" which for years
chained success 20 its banners,
which defeated and routed, in sue
cession. i0ur of the immense arma.
ments Of the North, led by tneir
most splendid and experienced sol
diers, which, by the vigor Of his de-
tense, so long protected it against
the most astonishing odds, and iii.
vested Richmond with a historical
Immortality that will never die, is
now discharging tie quiet duties
of a College President in the Sc
questered valley of his native
State.
From being the commander of a
force which for nearly four years
bid defiance to the assaults OF that
power which could put, ami did ac-
tnally do SO, its millions Of men IN
the field, he is now the instructor
of a few hundred young men in the
intellectual arts and sciences. He
who at one time was armed with
almost the power Of a dictatorover
an extent Of territory half as large
! as the continent of Europe, now
only makes the rules and regula-
ti0ns governing the students in an
institution Of learning.
BeanregarA, who actually struck
the first blow in a war that set a
whole continent in a blaze Of arms
whose vigor and skill ontbe plains
of Bull Run saved the infant south
ern Coniederancy from immediate
ruin, and gave it a force and con.
sistency that for years after render
ed the contest doublful--whOse en-
gineeling skill made the defense Of
Charleston second only TO that Of
Richmond, is now engaged reguIa
ting the affairs of a railroad in
Louisiana.
Longstreet, Joe Johnston, Hood,
oh. Hill, Cheatham, Bragg, and
other great commanders, who eth
erin Virginia or in the army ofthe
Mississippi Valley interposed so
stout resistance 70 the progress
OF the Northern invading hosts,
have sunk again into the private
walks Of lile--haye disappeared,
not from public recollection, but
from public view
Members of the Confederate Con
gress, who with lavish hands voted
all the means of the country to sus
tain the desperate strife, and mem
bers Of the Cabinet at Richmond,
who organized the resistance thu
put at their disposal, who gave the
cOuntenance Of their names and
influence 10 the cause Of their see
ton, have been released from any
a'coun ab ty to the FEDERAL Gov
ernmenL. Ine second officer of the
Contederacy, its ce-president, A.
Ii. Stephens, OF Georgia, has been
pardoned, and is now understood
to be preparing, in the leisure Of
his home, a work illustrating and
throwing light upon the terrible
strife which has devastated his
country and ruined its resources.
Those who, in the pulpit, the press
and the forum, by their eloguence
and zeal, reused the people OF the
South TO that desperate extremity,
when every thing was risked upon
the issue of armed collision, have
shared in the amnesty of the past,
and are partakers OF whatever hope
exists for the future. But where,
then. are the prisoners OF the nigh
ty North--the captives upon whom
it is visiting the stern and relent-
less attributes Of its power? Have
we told the whole story Of its ac-
tion after The war? Has it really
had the wisdom, not to say magma
nimity, to issue a general aud un-
lvcrsai amnesty, without exemp-
ton, TO all who participated in the
late unhappy troubles! We wish
, We could answer these interroga-
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