The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-09-13

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In his late speech before the
Historial Society, JEFF.
Davis informed his fellow -histori-
ans, that s3the South was more
cheated and defrauded than con.
quered, by the declarations Of the
Federal President, Congress and
generals, and there never could
have been q surrender, had the
Confederates anticipated what has
since occurred, and to-day We would
have been free" Cheated snd de.
frauded" are expressive terms Lee
surrendered because he WAS acheat-
ed" by Grant, and johnson was
''defrauded' by Sherman out of his
sword These expressions will
sound well in Southern history,
and may tend to make it .
popular text book in some sections
Of the South. But they are far
from complimentary 70 the skillful
generals who led the Confederate
armies, or the brave men who lell
fighting in their shattered ranks.
IF our impressions are correct, Lee
fought until he could fight no
longer. His retreat was cut of,
and to continue the struggle would
have been, not soltiery, but butch
cry on his part. It was in view OF
this hopeless condition of the rebel
army, that General Grant sent the
following note to General Lee ON
the 7th of April, 1866, two days be.
fore the actual surrender took place.
GENERAL: The result Of the last
week must convince you of the hope
lessnees of further resistance on
the part of the Army Of Northern
Virginia, in this struggle. l feel
that it is SO, and regard it as my
duty to shift from myself the re-
sponsihlity of any further effusion
Of blood; by asking of You the SUR
render Of that portion Of the Con
federste States Army, known as the
Army of Northern Virginia"
This is the first effort on the part
of Grant to cheat and defraud"
Lee into the surrender of his army.
Before Lee could make up his mind
that Grants view was right, he
made one desperate effort to break
through our cavalry that stood in
the line of his retreat. This was
on the 9th, the day of the surren.
der. The effort failed. The last
ditch was reached, and the only al
Tentative was surrender, or annihi-
lation. Yet the historical Davis
says that the Confederates were not
conquered. but .tcheated and de
frauded'' into q surrender. IF he
had stood by Lee during that fiery
trial, instead of seeking safety in
headlong fight, he would have
thoaght differently. eff the Con
federates anticipated what has since
occurred they would never have sur
rendered" says this silly old revo-
lutionist If tho Confederates an
ticipated what followed the firing
on Sumpter, there would have been
NO war. But they followed Davis
and few false prophets to antici-
pate for them, and the result was .
bloody and devastating war. Yet
this prophet of evil, who has done
greater injury to tho South than
any one man, living or dead, has
the effrontery to stand among the
people lie ruined, and justify the
treason he practiced, and preach its
return us one of the sacred duties
of the rising generation. Instead
of following the example Of Lee,
who counselled the Southern peo-
pie to seek the restoration Of form
er prosperity through peace and in.
dustry, jeff Davis is going from
place to place, keeping alive the
jealousies of the war, tanning the
flames of passion, and sowing the
seeds of another rebellion among
q people who sincerely desire peace
| We believe there is enough good
sense in the South to counteract
the influence of this bad man. W.
can hardly believe that the applause
which greeted him at White Sui
phnr Springs, Virginia, was th'
sentiment of the Southern people
If it was, the work of reconstruc
ton will be long delayed, and tn
best interests of tho South will sui
fer accordingly. If such treason
, able speeches as those uttered b,
jeff. Davis are TO be tolerated il
the South we may well despair Q
seeing loyalty, the governing ele
, ment in that section. IF Davis ha
: any friends who believe the Unio
is better than the disorder he woul
bring about they should send hii
abroad, or advise him to keep silen
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