Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-18
she Grattsu.le the Souf:a Owes Grant


The Harii.,:.nurs Ee'frpfi>e gives the
fo.uvins grap'.i. dcscrin ion Of the man
slcg il wnicll Sheridan r:!:il},d the flemish
orders Of Grant in til. Valley of Virginia.
We commend il t. l!t.,>" NirgiuiaU7 who
pr,.t.r GRAFT to- Greeley. vr can see no diff
ference. bvtv, Ell, tsl.In:
4 October. !>..l. E".si''.r ~ ontll! Terri
BE night /, comm need rs lovely IL "
dream oi IuIa,,i,e. III" aitG5 were lis
!l, ilil.'i ,,,lJl,nn~l f3.rAcli. The 'eaves
lad cllGit tia lic,t tiuf OF the 'tc0'ui,9
~, aI,If ,,2I,- waiting 40" the early
fr,.,s - ycl,1i, parent -:'s,h3 pl'.aA anu
l,ra ,Itn 7l.,r.,.. h.,~.'''i$ were dalkll
I.i,,.. viii, ~, Ne .e!f"ern horizon the
..',r,.. I.,,,...,Iis 81 Hp its electric fingers
I:>.i.:,,, H.. G., acc oi He earth As II III
iSil'';+S, t.,,| dreadful scene upon which
a. .,'I9 " was then rising EARLY i'll the
~ II after ibr or'icf country people
!. ~ - ,;ir., go bed. c'luihn of demons
.."99s. Il IN piti, AMI bearing torches, nIrrll-
81 on. q camp. Each 1i.' had heard the
order below read, and but ono word Of
command was Giyell-lII IN Then fol-
lowed Il scene h land of .lau fails to per
tray. Dante attempted ii centuries ago
and Jailed. Milton, :: an,t iii all else. failed
in this. II tcaN n iit'"!.c IF hcH Home
-tttIS, iitf'S, tittt forests itttiLcu before TIE
destroying tUch: mill and factories shot
NJ lurid ii II; ,,'td t':;'5I tnpHlcd into the
streams that wee 'irir power. Families
V ere awakened ~ tbc cracking Of the
flames at tlicir door and ever their heads
Wcm.n ana dccIep:d old men prayed and
"ctc answered with j'&is. No pity was
shown the invalid CT compassion to the
aged mother and the !,eLic infant. Out
they were hurled aud sought shelter in
t3;:cc corners and such warmth was At
turd,d by Il covering OF the falling leaves
lot even straw WAS l>t1 tltm it'll VI h.cI
t. make bt dS.
Sheridan lal gallant army i'll his front.
whose proves, he had twice felt; he cared
not adyauCe tie war bid fair to Last
another near, AID in obedience TO Grants
,ltl~r, IL made tie Shenandoah Valley II
''bdrI"n waste
Grant sat at City Point, surrounded by
his city of tents, aud when lie read Sheri
dams report, III which he Was told that tI,
' alley was So bare a croN Wnuli have to
carry his kudpSaci will lin While cguS,-
ing, he sucleu ms blacA cigar, his face liz
up NTH ti4ndi>h slnIly, ;,.l said:
at is well GOi.e."
Grant is now at Washington; he
still sucks his bl4 X cigar a5 hc s..t-I4rs
down the avenue, and lie lici.dis!.
@l'lH1 IS SUN On MS lace. ior liiC devil
5 ,.rr-d it iHGeli5iy ia the nj III. he
titI.'s over the q, sofia %; II lie >hlI.ail-
doah Valley. lie cAl,Ici T,;st We it. lie
dare rot view himself il I minor, for he
s:rs a >lnti2 that WaS Il; vi: 4 torch, and
lie keeps his shadow .rLiad Inn for fear
.!al even on that lie may caicI oume fai t
resemblance Of il
And tbs man asks tie vote Of Virgin
idus And some Nirginans will vote for
linn; but before they do 1t them
READ AGAIN GRANTS ORDER TO SHERI-
DAN:
do all the damage YOU can to the rail-
Dads and crOps-carEy of stock of all de- |
and negroes, SO as to prevent
III her planting. If the war is to last /
mother year let the Shenandoah Valley /
'emain a barren waste