Year: 1865

from the Richmond Whg, March IL


The lth day OF March will be grand day In Yankee


land Nothing like what will then be has be-


fore been witnessed this continent any other


There will be infinite bellringngs, unlimited fireworks


unrestrained rhetoric, mmeasurable professions And


why? Wherefore is the free American air be vexed


with all this hubbub' Because simply, on that day Lin


States; and on that day the Yankee nation 10
to celebrate with all the wild enthusiasm for
which II is SO remarkable, the recent victories Of
the federal arms, the capture Of Charleston and
Wilmington the march Of Sherman through South
Carolina and the anticipated suppression Of the great
rebeonn It is in this manner that the Yankees have
resolved to celebrate the ante mtem obsequies Of the
conederacy for fear perhaps that they may not have
another chance, and that the accursed thing may start


again into life and vgor from condition which they
have determined to be morbund at least. 1t will be


interesting read the reports Of the dongs and espe
ciay Of the sayings this extraordinary occasion All
the great Yankee orators WILL quesoness harangue the
expectant crowds, describing In pathetic the
miserable situation Of the South and painting glowing
North


Seward will be seized with another nt Of fadIcal fury
ana w pTo@pnesy Pm as even ne never before
prengurement He will, for the twentieth time declare
that the war approaching Its cose thatthe armies Of
must ensure speedy triumph; that the Of the
bellion is confined to the limits Of single State,
Grant in the paror OF the spotswood Hotel He will
then congratulate his hearers on the wonderful power
and resources Of the Yankee naton congratulate them
on the reinauguration OF Lncoln congratulate them on
the sound threshng which they going 10 administer
TO England and France and ali the Of the mpuden
world, this little affair with the South Is
Is brought to Its Inevitable isspe.


But What II Seward and The rest Of thep should be
mistaken What IL they shoald expend their rejocings
for trumphs destined TO be marred by defeat and squa
der their prophecies events to be perpetuay deferred
What Il the ccnederacy, after ALL should refuse 70 die
and reject the obsequcs got at much trouble and
expenses No MATTER 1t Is all one with the Yankees.
Like Molieres DOCTOR who insisted that the patient
dead because rule required him to die Seward will declare
the confederacy defunct BECAUSE his theories the
confederacy cannot possibly be alive. II makes
kind Of difference to him that he has been making
the kind Of declarations at any time during
the LOST three years; that he has proved by ire
fragiblc logic that the confederacy was bound 70
expire when Fort Donelson was taken; that she could
not live another month when vcksburg was captured
that she at the last gasp when Atlanta fell and that
In spite Of all, she displayed sufficient vgor TO defeat
half dozen Yankee armies and bring humiliation on half
dozen first class Yankee generals So II would make
difference should turn out that Sherman fail in his
present enterprise and that instead Of mecn Grant In
the Spotswood Hotel he be turned back his path and
forced find refuge by the waters Of the friendly
that he be overken by defeat disastrous TO all the
cherished Yankee hopes OF triumph and conquest But
the Northern papers exhibit already symptoms funeas
the aspect Of the situation They rejoice exceed
ingy Shcrmans march TO Columbia; but they would
very much like to hear something more from him.