The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-02-27

and relate in their own style their varl- /
Gus deeds of Iarins an bravery An
order had been issued b. the Provost
Marshall to get Ill back to their com
mands who were without leave Of alb
sence, well authenticate !, wherrupon !
''qute tlattcriug was created, and the
chairs in the ro,und Of the Spottswood,
Exchange and American hotels were va
Gated double quick BY the gold laced
and epaulctlcd lonngers upon them. A~-
From this it appears that Southern valor
loves the Salon rather than ,he battle
field where to exhibit their personal
teats OF chivalry,
In another place it remarks "all
quiet on the lines at the present writing
The hospitals are in good condition and
numbcrs Of the wounded have resumed
their places IN their respective regiments
in the frll, anl many more vii! be ena-
bled to do 50 in few days
News from all parts oftho Confs9era-
cy were the most flatterlng and every
body was jabilSt over the recen, victo-
ries. Lerge rewards were ctf!red, in
Confederate scrip, Of course, Tor ab'cond.
ing negroes aad de4erlers lrom the ar
my, Slalry vag.hDlh hid been
thrown in the "city cage" NOS! Of whom
were Of the "cullul pcrsua>ion.' As
many as 200 Northern r0HyhS had emf,
grated thither for purposes of p,unte
aud "upwarls Of "A dozen drunken SOL
dlcrs were knocked down and robbed IN
one night and it was as much as the
sober man could do to avoid their
clutches" Certainly this was not the
bright (D side OF the picture the Exam
Mcr woull have their readers to behold
The dish must needs be mixed with
Northern q blackguardism to be made
palatable.
Intelligence as to the movements Of
their own forces is meagre in the ex>
treme, owing to that wholesome system
established by the Confederate govern.
meat AT the beginning OF the struggle,
which excluded all reporters and army
correspondents from their lines, and the
toleration Of which often thwartel the
plans of our own generals.
Politically tho Enquirer has but one
article, and one upon which we centre
a great deal Of interest. 1t has frequent
ly been charged upon the Southern press
that bids were made by them TO effect
the assassination of the illustrious LlN~
COIN We never had ocalar proof of
the same and like many others of the
North, hoped that the accusation was
uniounded. Like much else, however,
of cruel,ies praclicel upon our prison.
ers, OF starving Wounded upon the battle
field, of numOerless unhuman projects
to consummato their schemes, we are
forced to acknowledge it is only t3o true.
| The following is the article in qucs,
tion copied rerjatim
Dear to the heart of every nation are
the legends of those who have delivered
their country from the cruelty OF law
less oppressor by one brave blow of
their own right hand, Israel had JU.
, DlrIl; Greece an HARMoDIUs; Rome be.
gan with her ViRGlNIus; and Tell has
bequeihed a legacy ofhberty and heroi<m
to Switzerland remembrance and an
example to all races OF mankind who
have TO know the power of foreign
tyrant, 1t is a great error and great
wrong TO confound the memory ofthese
I men and their deeds with what is called
political ASSASSINATION. Under all cir
cumstances the justification Of those
who have become the Judge and cxecu
tor Of men who hold power according to
established law, which gives to the com
munity proper remedy against their
abuse oft, and fixes a just punishment
to the violation Of private rights, is diff
cult and doubtful, Even the Bnurus
who slew the great CESAR fills half
veiIed niche in the temple OF fame, and
realms questionable glory IN history.
But none dares to question, no one sug
gests the doubt, whether those who
have, nj the risk and sacrifice of their
own lives, by one fierce personal rush
on ,he chlefrobber and oppressor OF their
country, delivered their people from the
grasp OF foreign tyrant, whose power
over them rests on force OF arms, not
only without confirmation by their laws.
but IN defiance thereof Such an act is
wholly noble 1t Is 80 grand, splendid,
and laudable, that no single deeds done
| by human creatures are reckoned so H.
ustrious and are so justly rewarded by
the affection and applause Of after times
Situated az many of these Southern
States are now, it Is astonishing that the
heroic JACKSON has yet found successors
IN selt.devo,ion. Several Of them are
under the heel of foreign conquest and
foreign despolism in its most aggravated
and outrageous form. Their most sacred
laws, the unanimous wish oftheir peo,
pie, their organic Constitution, is ab,o
gated, not by some domestic usurper
with q nnriY Of their own citizens TO sun.