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The Army and Navy Gazette, giving an account of the celebration in New York city of Mr. Lincoln's second inauguration, says: ‘"Thousands of stalwart men marched in the streets. Scores of thousands looked on. Probably everybody was struck by this indication of the immense reserve force still remaining in the North after its losses in war. Richmond could be carried by the men in New York alone last Monday. But suppose, on the other hand, that Richmond were to attempt a holiday parade of its citizens!"’ All very true. And yet, for four years, neither New York nor the whole United States have been able to take Richmond. We confess that New York can beat us in " holiday parades, " and that if the war were to be decided by the biggest number of people on the streets in a peaceful procession, we should have been whipped to death long ago. Our "parades" are not of the "holiday" kind. They take place in the field, under General Lee, and in front of General Grant. Why do not that "immense reserve force of stalwart men" answer the call of Abraham Lincoln, instead of buying substitutes, who desert as soon as they are enlisted, and ransacking the South for negroes to fight their battles? As soon as Lincoln tries to force them to the front, the war will be ended. "Holiday parades" are the only military exhibitions they ever intend to make for the glorious Union.
The Daily Dispatch: March 24, 1865. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. March 24, 1865. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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