Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-06
tFOr the Spirit Of Jeaerson.I
OUR SIDE TENT.

the happy manner that has characterized the
exposition of the many wonderful and as
founding specimens of curiosity exhibited
with such care aud precision in the Big .ShOtC,
and believing that there is yet one rare spe-
elmen that should not escape the observation
OF your readers, propose, as your pavilion
seems to be confined within the limits Of JET.
fcrsOn, to open a Side Sy.Ov, which will al>
low them the privilege of beholding this rare
phenomenon of Berkeley.
Prior to the rebellion, this individual had
received the confding reliance Of this people
upon more than one occasion, aud by their
votes been placed in positions of honor and
trust.
At the beginning of the late war, he was
receiving the Legitimate fruits of the conf
dcnce thus bestowed upon him at home, by
reaping the beneficial reward of mission to
foreign land. But scarcely had the smoke
Of the first gun cleared away, before his pres
ence is announced in Washington. What
then2 He resigns his position. is impris-
Oned, and held as a political enemy to the
United States. Finally, he is exchanged,
and with light and joyous heart, buoyant
hopes, and the aspiring ambition of his fer
vent nature all ablaze with radiant expecta-
ton, he sits his face toward the Mecca of his
blind hallucinatiOns, and sees fall upon his
worthy shoulders, ''the expectant mantle of
future glory"
He arrived in Richmond, and there, in
Capitol Square, amid the wild applause of
his excited auditory, enunciated his unquali-
fed adherence to the object and principles of
the Confederate cause. So deeply imbued
was he with these pIeternatural principles of
nationality,
That tn" charger must be mounted,
Aud the fields of glory haunted,
with the never dying spirit of the immortal
Putnam.
1t must have been sight long to be re,
membered by those who were present, and
cO!lOquy to be heard to be appreciated, that
took place on the street in Winchester upon
his arrival in that place as member of Jack
sons staff:
"HaIIoO! my friend, you seem to be in the
wrong element =!
Sitting erect upon his faded steed, his hol.
sters exhibiting the handles of pair Of saucy
navy revO!vers, his pants in his boot.tops, a
SLOUGH hat drawn carelessly down over his
brow, and the inevitable mud of the Valley
profusely decking both horse and rider with
honor, as emblematic of duty performed, he
points in the direction Of the National army,
and answers in a defiant tone,
Whether lie met them or not, is a question
that seems to be shrOuded in the 0miuous
shadow OF doubt aud uncertainty. But one
thing is certainly beyond cavil; his military
career as an auxiliary to his renowned chief:
tain, was never crowned with that signal sue
cess which characterized his course as pro.
tagonist in the political arena of former days
l have referred to the subject of this short
communication III the manner above, that we
may have fair standpoint in observing the
glaring Inconsistencies of his acts, and scan.
ming the peculiarities of nature whose COM
position seems totally the embodiment Of in
congruities.
In the course of an address on the 4th ult.,
he used these remarks: He felt proud to live
under the stars and stripes-that the South
might feel very thankful that the rebellion
had been crushed and the North take last
ing credit to itself for putting it down; and
that the South might feel thankful for the
leuiency extended to them.
II certainly is source Of qualification to all
who properly respect aud revere the princi.
pies OF our government, to hear men give
vent to their patriotic emotious by excIama-
tions of pride for the emblem of their liber-
ties. But, would 20 God, that men had more
love for the principles of which it is signifi-
cant aud fewer aspirations for places of hon
or; that while they feel u pride in the old
banner as she floats to the breeze, they may
also feel it to be their bOunden duty to up
hold aud maintain, to the best of their abii-
ty, the principles of which it is enblematic ::
that while they are protected under its ample
folds, they may feel that there is room and
welcome for all.
We can fully understand why in his opin.
ion, the North can "ke lasting creIt tn i:seLf'
for putting down the rebellion. The Senate
Chamber aud House of Representatives of
the United States, stands with open doors to
admit the reconstructed rebel who can take
the radical pill, aud bow submissively TO the
New England ideas, 10 matter how deeply
he may have been stepped in shame, iniquity,
or what not.
1t would be strange if he should forget
the 1867 soldiers of Delaware the 40
$50 of Maryland; the 10000 of West Vir-
GINA; the 10000 of East Tennessee; the
10000 Of the District of Columbia the 49,
900 of Kentucky; and the more than 100
600 OF Missouri; neither of which is a north
ern State. Let the candid and unpreiudiced
mind but weigh these facts in the balance of
reason, and definite conclusion is but the
result of a mOmentary reflection. Place this
3lS,3S7 under command of Gen Lee and it
shows difference in round numbers of &c.
ia. Had this difference occurred, is there
sane man who can suppose for a moment
that our national arms would have been sue
cesstul? The figures above are taken from
the report of Secretary Stanton, in response
to a resolution of the House, asking iutorma.
ton respecting the number of volunteers fur
nished by the States OF the Union.
We are told that the government is lenieut
TO the South. If, in his address, that utter
ance was prompted by the dictates of his own
conscious guilt, and as applicable alone to
himself, then let him enjoy the full fruition
of his than ks to the powers that be. But if
it was intended to apply to the Southern
States, now the unhappy subjects of military