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ANDREW JOIINSON. ;
O Ai L EN Z A B F OR 18 65;
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PWaidmit of the-
TTnTtea Skates wa& born in Raleigh, North
Carolina,? onthe 20th day mweemy.
1.0S. - He was dtprived ol bis """f
lost his life iajinBttemptTe ana,
r...j. i When -he had
reached thella of ten he w iieed
x . -i :iL w served seven year m-
to
i L: m AA ter 8
trade,
Owing to the
was
gesjarid he'has ?eVy.;fbeW
a single day's regnlarchoohng. ;Bnt ht
early saw. the neqessityr of attainmg.at
iaI Viidimehts of English, and cir-
cnmstanees threw in his way thepportn-1
jiitf of doing nns. aimb -AlrmUi
was a gentleinai?a ofjeisnrt,
0ntrifiitr-led him to viwt the tai-
ix-D-efcftri and read aionu
fr6i9 hoOK8 os.
newspap4rs, for the benefit
of the journey
men andi.apprentices, wrmjopn
thus eoladed iiv no inconsiderable degree.
AltKovery; young, Johnson tooled
f deep an interest m iu -p
proved, they were of inestimable, value m
Litriling to His-fntare 8ncc mhte
Beginning by :iumseu,u.-
tering the aipimuei,
difficult matter than he had anticipated ;
but eventually, applying tq onef his as-
I sociates, he oDiairjeu oupiyw-M..i.-.
Vtance, ana finally Succeeded m gai.nmg.the
I first step! in the path of knowledge. His
chief amiition was; to equal the benevo
lent gentleman befor alluded to aa-a Yea-:
der and after he had perfected himself
kn the alphabet, he appjied to that person
for the loan of a book, naming a volume
of speeches (principally those" of British
kfiLtesmin') as the particular volume. ' His
request was more man granted, ior ne
was afonjee presented with the book, and
ihtt drtnor afterward ' gavel him mstrnc- '
lions regarding ' the use of letters in the
construction of words. His vo u me of
speeches (thusibecame at once spelling-
book ;and jreaaen In- mastering the con
( tents of the book he displayed that ener-
f gy aiid pf;sistenc6 wliich have ever char-;
i ncterizedjhim. After j working the usual
1 number df horns (twelve) jio the shop, lie
would demote two or three hours at night
to his educational labors, 'f In the latter
'i part of 1824, his term i of-apprenticeship
having ekpired, he leftiRaleigh and went
"to Laurans Court House, South Carolina,
remaining at this placejollowing his trade,
nearly tw years. Here hfefirst love epi
sode occuir red, but although engaged to
he married to a young lady of Laurens,
the raatchf was broken off" by the mother
of thojiakd, who objected to the poverty
of the aspirant to her daughter's hand, as
well; as tq' his extreme youth 5- He return
ed to his native place early in May, 1826,
and'here Hie remained, pursuing his avo
cation; titS til September of that year, when
he determined to remove to' the West,
where, he believed,' better opportunities
for advancement and success were present
ed, than In the more aristocratic ajjd ex
clusive r4gion of Central North Carolina.
With him went his mother, whose sup?
nort depended entirely upon him.' He pro
ceeded no further at that time than Green-
vine, aennessee, ana nere ne again resum-i
i - J "f - tt
eu ins Qccupauuu ui laiiyrmg.- xjlo. rts
mained at this place but one vear. but du
ring the twelve months he! married, secur;!
. ! i h . i." ! j' i ! , -li " : 1
' mg, as it curneu oui, a partner upon wnose
assistance his later success depended in
no inconsiderable degree. x Going still fur
ther westward j he tailed to discover any
'locality which heconaide.red favorable for
a-permanent abiding place, and he there
fore retnitned to Greenville and again set
to work at his trade. . Up to this time he
knew notifiirig olf writing or arithmetic
his wife, boweveH, . sedulously labored to
instruct him in these branches Of rudi
mentarv edncatiou, and' with success. He
wasin JB29, invested with hj "first office
that of alderman and was subsequent
ly twice successively re-electdd. In 1830
he was chosen mayor, .and in- this 'official
capacity lie served three years. In 1835
he was sent to the legislature. Here he
made hia maiden speech on the subject of
publicr affairs, warmly opposing a proposi
tion looking to certain internal improve
ments.1 ' tHjs "hbsfiiity ! toUthe measure,
which1, was adopted, and - was a popular
one.: resulted in his defeat in the election
of 1837.! , In 1839 he was re-elected, Us a
decided phange in public opinion had ta
'ten place regarding the measure Minded
; to, many of his prophesies -having been
verified.! Tn .the succeeding year
le was
elected upon the Democratic ticket, and
stumped! the State against leading; Whig
politicians, in 1841 he was elected to
the Statb Senate, arid in I
chosen as a representative
43 he was first
in Congress.
In ,this capacity he served until' 1853, ill
: .was ujBimgnisneq aunng nis congressional
service for his advocacy of several popu
lar measures favored by the Democratic
party.! ;EIe strougly favored : "the bill for
refunding the fine imposed on General ;
Jackson for his suspension of the cif il law
at NewjOrlcaris in 1815. He was also an
earnest advocate of tlie Democratic policy
in regard to the! admission of Texas, the,
exicarl wi- question,, the tariff of 1846,
andla homoeaoVb'ill. In 185i,Mrj John
son was; chosen?goJiwnor?ofvTeri'rieMee
and was;, reflected ifll855. On 1857," he'
was elected United StatesSehator forJa
' JIl iernj;-:ending March 3 J863; tjwhile
ivf1! fejSbnate tlie tSJoh
called forth ; several speeches from Mr.
Johnsoil -v ; - ; . U jLtf u' ,
1 -ir Rnnson'8 sentiments with regard
tj secsfion may be gathered Yronrthe
follow'ng extiacts from a speech mde by
1,1,11 or tlie subject.on the 19th' of -Decern
er,
If.. Y. ' World,
6PEF;CII qNiTHB THREAT TO OtferjK THB B0-:
DKR 8T4tfei INTO THE SECESSION MOVEMENT.'
What-i&ilio first threat thrown oiit?- It
is an intarifidation to Jhe border states, a!-,
; JVlaryfarid vKentuftkv. arid Missouri: Thev
I -i "'-.7 , -
.constitute .'the first tier of -ihe border slave
! tcs: fTho .next tier would be North
.CarolinSt-TennpRfson nn1 1 Arlransaa' ' We
, in tljo South have complained of and con-
L- i . w - v mB. . t m mm .ib . ,
IilBERTY
dehined the posiitidn
assumed by the abo-
litionists. - We have complained that their
intention was,t9 hem slavery in,, so that,
like the scorpion, when surround ?d bv fire
If it dioSnotdie. from the intense heat of
the scorching ncsnes it would perish in its
Own .poisonous Iskiit.. - $hvr, our siister,
without consuUiig ; her sisfers, withojitt car
ing fprtheirr; interest or their consent,
sayi that she will iaove forward that she
will destroy the Government under whichr
we ;have liveoT and that, hereafter, when i
she forms a cpverhment or constitution,
nniess me. ooraex stales some m, sue wm
pass, liws prohibiting the importation of
Slaves into her dt&te from thne states.and
thereby obstruct the slave-trade among" j
.theisttft3gaTt1Uia,throw: the InstTfiit ion ;back
upon, me isorqer. btates, so tiiat tney wui
be conapelled to Emancipate "their, slaves
upon tlie principle laid dqwn by ..the! abo
lifion party.. That'll the rod held over us!
I tell our sisters of the South, that so far
as Tennessee is concerned, she will not be
dragged into a southern, or any other con
federacy; until .she 'has had time to censid-
er: and then she will go when she be
lieves it to be lier interest to
dfo so, and
not before. . tell our
northern 'friends,
who are ! resisting the execution of tho
laws made, in conformity with the consti
tution,, that yrMWnSjf bedrivn on the
other hand iuta;their 0onfederacy,aud we
will hot go unless it suits us,and they give
us such guarantees as we deem right and
proper. v? e sny ip you oi ine-oourn, we
are not to be frightened and coerced. Oh,
when one talks fibont coerding a state,how
maddenmg and iinsnlting to the state ; but
when you want to bring the other states
to, terms, how easy to point out a meane
by which to coerce them. But, sir, we do
not.intend to be coerced. '
' We are told that certain states will go
out, and tear this accursed constitution in
to fragm en ts, and d rag th e . pi 1 1 ars of tl: I A
mighty edifice down upon us, and involve
us all in one common mm. yill the Bor
der States submit to such a threat ? No.
If they1 do hot dome into the. movement,
the pillars of , this stupendous fabric of hu
man freedom and greatness and goodness
are to be pulled clown, and all will be in
volved4n one comthou ruin. Such is the
threatening language used : "You shall
come into on rf. confederacy, ori we, will
coerce you to ihe emancipation of your
laves." That is the language which is
held toward ns.f ;!
"There are mainy ideas afloat about this
threatened dissolution, and it 13" tiiSfe to
speak out The question arises in refer
ence to the protection and preservation of
j-the institution of slavery whether disso-
lution is a remedy or will give it a protec
tion I avoWihere to-day, that if II were
an. abolitionist, and wanted to accomplish
the overthrown and ' abolitipn of the insti
tution .-of-slavery. in the Southern States,
the-first ste'ps that I would take would be
'to break the bonds of jhis Union, and dis
solve this government. 1 believe the con
tinuance of slavery depends Upon the pre
servation of this Union, and a compliance
with all the guarantees of tho Constitu
tion. I believej an !; ijferehce with it
will break 'up the Unions and I believe a
dissolution-of the Upion will firthe end,
though it may be some time to come,
overthrow the I institution of shivery.
Hence we find So many in the North who
desire the .dissolution of these states as
the jnost certain auiidirect and effectual
J means of overthrowing tho institution of
slavery. 1 ' ;
y t What; protectpbn would it be to us to dis
solve this Union I ,;What protection would
it be to us to convert this rfat ion into two
Jiostile powers, the one warring with the
other! Whose property h at stake?
Whosejnterest is endangered ? Is it not the
property of the Border. States ? Suppose
Canada were inaved down upon our lorder,
arid tho two separated sections, then differ
ent nations wefe hostile, Wliat would the
insfitution slavery be .worth on the bor-.
dert Every, man who has common sense
will see that tliej institution would take, up
its march and retreat, as" certainly and as
nnerringlyi8 general laws can operate; yes,
it would, .commence to retreat the vry mo
;mnt the government were converted into
hostile powers, and yon made the line be
tween them ihe slaveholding and : non-'
slavehotding Staltes the lino of division.
Then, what remedy do we get for the
institution of slavery? Must we keep up
a standing ariny! Must w keep forts
'bristling with ams along the ,who;le bor
der? This is a question to be considered,
on0 that involves the future; aud no iBtep
should be taken jwithoiit mature refleet ion.
Before this Union is dissplved and broken
iip:we i in Tennessee, as one: of the slave
8tatesT want tor be consulted ;-we want to
"kjiow wliat : prpiectfon we are to have ;
whether we's are. simply to be made the
outposts and guards' to; protect tho proper
ty of others at the sahie time that wo sac
rifijirioVI68 tint oyrri.. Wo want "to un
derstand this question.
fAgalrl, if theraii one 'division of the
States iirtheV not be moro than one?
I heard a Senator ; say the i Zptfier day tlyit
he would rather bee this government sep-
-airated into thirty-throe1 fractional parts
man 10 see it consmiuaieu ; uut wuch vu
once oegtn to oiyiae, wnen tne nrsc ui vis-
inn ieilrnadel who cau tell when the next
will be -raadj?. -When these States are all
turned ioosej'ana a different. . condition . of
things is V presented f with complex and
abstruse ' interests to be considered, and
wefghed, and understood, what combina
tion niay take place no one can tell. I am
oppesed to -the I consolidation of govern
ment, and" I am as much; 6r the reserved
rights of the Stakes : as any one ; but, rath
er than see this p"nior divided Into thirty
three j petty - governments,' with little
FORE
RALEIGH, N. C, tlil
prince in one a potentate in another, a
little aristocracy' in a third, a little democ
racy in a fourth, and a'republic somewhere
else a citizen not- being able to pass from
one State to Another without a passport or
a commission from his: government with
quarreling and warring among the petty
powers, which would result in anarchyI
would rather see this government to-day-I
proclaim it here in my place converted
into a consolidated government. It would
be better for the American people; it
would be better for our kind; it would be
better for humanity ; better for all that
tends to elevate and enuoble mau ; than
breaking up this splendid, this magnificent,
this stupendous -fabric of human govern-
inent, the most perfect that the world ever
aw arid which has succeeded! thus far
vithout a parallel in tne, history of the
world. v ? !
' And- again on the 5th of February,
lsei: ;
speech on the mission of peace 5 from i vik
. . : ginia. - " .
As far backlis 1833, when I was a young
mart, before I made my advent into pjib
lic lifei when, the controversy rose between
the federal government and the State of
South-Carolina, and it became necessary
for Andrew Jackson, then President of the
United States, to issue his proclamaticriv
exhorting the people to obey the lawn
and to comply to the requirements
of the Constitution, I plaiited nij'self up
on the principles then announced by him,
which I advocated on the 19th of Decem
ber last. 1 believed 'that the : positions
taken then by General Jackson, and those"
who .came to his support, wero the true
doctrines of the Constitution and the only
doctrines upon which this government
could be preserved.j , I have have been
uniformly, from that period to the present
time, opposed to the doctrine of secession
or of n unification j which is .rather a .her
maphrodite, but approximates to the doc
trifie of secession. I repeat, that I then
viewed it as a heresy, and "as an element
which, if maintained, would'result in the
destruction of this government. J main
tain the sameposition to-dayj I then op-
j posd the doctrine of secession as; a polit
ical heresy which, if sanctioned and sust
taiited as a fundamental principle of this
government wquld result. in itf ovef throw
aad destruction; for, as we haVe seen al
ready, a few of the States are crumbling
and falling off.5 '
I oppose this, heresy for another reasQn,
not only as being destructive of the ex
isting government, but as being destruc
tive of all future confederacies that may
be established in consequence of a destruc
tion of the present one; and I availed
myself 6f the former occasion on. which I
spoke, to enter my protest against itj and
to do something to extinguish a political
heresy that ought never to be incorpora
ted upon this or any other government
which may be subsequently established.
I look upon it as the prolifft rhoflier of
political sin ; as a fundamental error,; as a
heresy . that is intolerable in contrast with
the existence 'of the governhaent itself. I
look .upon it as being productive of ari
a'rchy ; and anarchy is the next step to
" despotism. The . developments that we
have recently seen in carrying this'doe-
' -trine into practice I think admonishes us
that this will be tjic result. But, Mr.
(President, since I pn tide that speech on the
19th of December, I have been the pecu
liar object of attack. I have been de-!
Jnorinced because If happened to'be the first'
iman south of Mason and Dixon-'s line who
entered a protest or made an argument in
the Senate against this political heresy.-
From what I sawhere on the evenirrg
when I .concluded my speech although
. so me may have thought: that it intiuiidat
ed and discouraged me I was inspired
. with condence. I felt that I had struck
treason a blow IlthougUt then, and I
know now, that men who were engaged
in that treason felt the blows that I. dealt
; out on that occasidn. As.'I have been
made the peculiar object of attack, not
only in the Senate "but out ofrthe Senate,
my object is to meet some of these attacks,
and to say some things in additjon to what
L then said against the movenienti.
Arid again .on the 2d of Marjeh, 1861 :
EEMABKS ON PEaCJ: CONVENTION PBOPOSI-
'Z: : ' ' ; - noN. . :
Mr. Johnson proceeded with his speech.
He said he thought, he might talk about
.treason as the fathers of the country had
talked about it. ,; The Constitution, defined
treason 'as levying v rar against the govern
ment arid aiding thts e who did so. Shdw
him (Mr. Johnson)1 those who make war
on the government aatd fire on its vessels,
and he would show you a traitor. If he
was President of tljje United. States, he
would have all such, arrested and tried-dnd
if convicted, y the- eternal God, he would
havhem hung. j Mr Johnson1 then refer
red, to the action i&t Tennessee in" regard
to secession. It seemed as if the Senator
from Oregon" had no.t heard the hews.
Mr.- Johnson referred ,to the votes oh the
resolution of- last session, when the Sena
, tor from O regoti voted against. the resolu
tion, that 5t was necessary to proteet slave
ry. But jtnat was before a x'resideYitial
election. Six: Stales have gone out of the
Union btit the people have not passed
an ordinance of secessfqa. Conservative
men have been, overpowered, and usurpa
tion has triuiaphed. r The- stars and e'ripes
are. changed; and the palmetto, the peli
can, and the : rattlesnake jnn up in: tneif
place. Mr. Johnson closed with an elo
quent appeal tor' the flag of the Union,
expressing the hope that it might wave
over the Landof the free, and declaring
that Tenn issee would ever feonain in the
Union- ' , I
UNION, NOW
1
VEK, ONE AND
IN SEP AR, A.
DAY, APRIL 28; ) 1865.
: m
On the 4th of March,'1862, Mr. John
son was confirmed by the Senate as mili-.
tary 0760 of Tennesse with the rank
of- brigadier 'general: The acceptance of
.this ofiice necessarily led to the vacatrou
of Mr. Johnson's position as Senator.-r-His
administration of affairs in Tennessee
was characterized by decided "fceverityand
among the most disagreeable features was
il. i - . . ie :- .
the establishment of a peculiarly rigorous
test-oath, which was "made the text for
much angry- discussion during the late.
Presidential campaign. The Republican
Convention! at Baltimore nominated Mr.
Johnson to the Vice-Presidency on the
8th of June, 1864. To his election and
inauguration it; is quito unnecessary to al
lude. On the occasion of the reception
of the news: of the capture of Richmond
Mr. Johson made the following remarks to
a- meeting held in front of the War De
partment, April 3 : ;'.;!
Being unexpectedly, called on by this
large audience, here to address ! them m
reference to. the victories sfhich have been
announced by telegraph, it is a sincere
pleasure to me to have it in my power to
mingle with i those congratulations 'which
are incidental to triumpiis of thfs charac
ter ; and ! perhaps I should content myself
with this acknowledgment of niy gratifi
cation in; being called, on; this auspicious
bccSsionto mingle with yon in your re-,
joicings in ! this the hour of our country's
triumph. But it may not be entirely out
oi place tor me to state that at the com- ;
meneeraent pf this iniqnious rebellion I
was one who entered the service, not as
a three months, a six months, a twelve
menths.-or a three years mau, but as one;
enlisted for the war or dnrjng the struggle
for the suppression of the rebellion ; and I
trust it will hot be considered; egotistical
for me. on this occasion to allude briefly to
what was my position at the beginning of
the rebelliphl In the Seriate oftheU;iited
States, whenj theconspiracy was matured,:
and Senator? Wereretiring from their seats,
when I was called upon" to say what I
would do in the matter, my reply was that
General Jackson, while President of the
United States in 1832 and 1833, declared
that traitors should be hung as high as
Hainan's gallows, and then put his foot
upon it and crushed it out. . That old man
now sleeps in tlie tomb,! and were it pos
sible 'to communicate intelligence to the
dead, and he could be madeto know that
traitors and treason were rampant in the
land, it would cause the old man to turn
over in hisjebflinarid bnrst its lid, and risej
, from the tomb, and shake joff jthe habili
ments of the dead, and again reiterate;
that rhemorable sentence, that " Theiunion;
of the States must be preserved." When
asked what I "would do, I said I would ar
. rest them as traitors, I would try them as
travfbrs, commit them as traitors, and htyig
them as jtraitors. V And in this connection
I will say that, taking into account the
persecution, oppression, j arid banishment
from all that is sacred sind dear to men,
that the traitors that is, the leading trai
tors, who have deceived'arid involved the
nation in; thisdrabolibat'rebellion I should
say that their reward .should be th'e lialter
and the -gallows. I repeat,!that conscious,
intelligent, leading traitors should suffer
the peimlty jpf? death. And, on the other
hand, to the' people who have1 been delu
ded arid misled, I would extend leniency
and humanity, and air invitation to
return to; the allegiance they owe to
theQountrv. Wo have the gratifying in-
telligerice to-day that the j outpost of the
Southern Confederacy has been taken.
In addition to that, the gates of the citadel
have been 'entered by our victorious forces.
May we riot infer that ?t is a rebuke ot
Divine Providence against a proud and
imperious ciass wnen w seejnat tneir
city was entered by colored troops I In'
this greatl cause of human freedom it is
thepnde of "my life that I ha ve. sen per
mitted to participate in labors that h ive,
under God, tended to achieve; this glorious
result. And while I have been laboring
to yemOye . this disturbing element . from
the country I trust I may be permitted
to say. 1 1 liaye labored equally, well for
.the emancipation of the white man as for
tlisabl sons1, ni acknowledge the ; su
premacy of the Constitution ami obedience
to the law. - j We have intelligence by the
telegraph that our !ftag! waves in triumph!
lover the dome of the Confederate Capital.
May I not be permitted, on this occaien,
to indulge substantially, in the language fi
another, in referring to the Stars and
Stripes of our conntryi which now waves
in trihrnphjithat it may continue to rise
higher and higher, until it meets the sun
in, his cnirying, and may departing-day
linger and play upon its ample .folds. But:
I did not in.tend, gentlemen, to speak or
occupy lyouf time halt so long as 1 have,
and. I will now, -in conclusion, tender yon
my sincere thanks for, this manifestation
of regardj. and respect that you ; have dis
played, in calling upon , one who so little
expected it ori the present occasion. But
rp4rniit me, in icon elusion, ip propose three
cheers tor the President of the United
States, his cabinet officersand the gallant
officers,; and espefiialy. to the soldiers who;
haye fought ourjbattles vand achieved the
victories out of which comes this day's
rejoicing. .I-wonld 'say.'in this connection'.
' that while the functionaries Of our govern-
. men i nave uone mncn in carrying out tne
war,' that it! is the people who have consti-
tntf d the formerj and through their fhhc-
tionanes have put down ; thu, the most gir
fan uc. re Demon me woriq ns ever seen.
ly opinion-is; it is the work .of destiny,
and I am compelled on this occasion to re
' cur to the old; ad captandum sayings pr
so considered by some, that ' the voice of
the people is the Voice of God," and tkat
their voioes being refieeted' through if its
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11.
proper channels, that has saved abd
pre-
served, and will perpetuate the,goyern
ment thro.igh all time. I repestI thank
you, gentlemen, for this kind ' manifests-
non 01 your regard and respect,
IacidenU ia tbe Life of the Late President.
Washington. AdHI 16. It was Home wt
ii T f Pers5,n' ,rnd f the ute IW
l dent that he had received several Drirate letters
warning him that an attempt would probably be
mde upon-is life, bnt to this he did npt sm to
aiuch much .if .a-riv importance. It has alwavs
been thought that he' was not sufficiently cartful of
ma lDuirmuai saifcij, esueciauy on bis late tisit to
Virginia. i " ! '
It fa known that on frequent occasiona he; would
start from the Executive Mansion for his- summer
eountry residence "at thV .Mier'a Home without
the usual cavalry eacbrt,-bait-Th'iatter oftecj bur
vied on and Ofertook bim before he' bad proceeded
far on his journey. . It has always! been understood"
that th is escort was accepted by Mm only on the
iuiportiiinity of bis friend as a paatter of naroteo
tion. i f: : ' j1 .
The. President,- before retiring to bed, would,
when important . military events were propreasing,
visit the- Wa Department, -generallyi alone, paasing
over the dark, interTninjg grounds, even at a Ute
tioure. un repeated' occasions, and after the warn
ing letters had been received, several close and in
timate frieiida, armed for the emergency, were care
fal that he ahould not continue bis .visits without '
their company. . For himself, ihe President seemed
to have no fears. -'ii
The above facts have heretofore been known to
the writer of this, but for prudential reasons he has
Dot stated them an til now...
i every thing pertaining to the last hours of the
asklent must be interesting to the public, tbe
; inciaenu oi me last aays or nitf lite nave
Jtaintd frdm several sources. ) His son;; Cap
. incoln, breakfasted with him on Friday imorn
iaving just returned from the capitulation of
and tbe President passed a'hattv hour listen-'
ing taall its details. While at breakfast he; heard
that speaker Colfax was in in the house and sent
word thathe wished to see hkn; immediately in the
reception room. He conversed with him nearly in
hour about his future policy as to the rebellion.
which ' he was about to submit to the Cabinet.
Afterird he had an intervFew witH Mr. Hale, Min
ister to Spain, and several Senator and Represen
tatives. t ; - i- f, j .
At 11 o'clock his-Cabinet and General Grant
went with himt and in one of the most satisfactory
And important Cabinet meetings held since his first
inauguration; tneiuture policy of th,e Adminiatra
tion was harmoniously and unammouslv arreed on.
wv,n ; . j d o j' . - ..
" ut" u aiijuiiiucu oevreutry oituiuu saia ne letl
that the Government was stronger than at any pre
vious period since the rebellion commenced. ) j
In the afternoon the President bad a long and
pleasant interview with Governor Oglesby, Senator
Yai.es and other leading citizens of ibis State. In
the evening Mr. Colf&x called again Tat his request,
and Mri Ashmun, of :Mssachusetts,; who presided
over the Ohiogo Convention of 18(50, was present
To them he spoke o his visit to .Richmond, arid
when they stated that .there was much uneasiness
at the Nrlh while he was at the Rebel CapUal for
fejr some traitor micht shoot at him. he "reolied
jocularly that he would haee been alarmed himself
it any otner person had been President.-and gone'
there, but he did not feel in any danger whatever.
Conversing on a matter of business! with Mr. Lin
coln, he made a remark that he saw Mr. A., was
surprised at, and, immediately; with hi well
known kifldness of heart, saffl, "ybu- did not un
derstand me. Ashman ; I did not mean what you
inferred, and will take it all back hd apologize for
it." He afterward gave Mr. Ashman a card to ad
init htmself and friend early the next morning to
confrse further about" th; matter, which was the
last writing of his life. Turning to Mr. Colfax, he
said : " You are going with ,Mip Lincoln and I to
the theatre, I hope?" But'Mr. -Colfax, had other
engagements, expecting to leave the city the next
morning " '
He then said to Mr. Colfax: " Senator Sumner
hes the gavel of the .Confederate Congress,' which
he got at Richmond to hand to the Secretary of
War, but 1 insisted then that he must give it to
you, and you tell himrfor me to-hand' it over." "
Mr. Ashman alluded to the gravel which he still
had which he used at the Chicago Convention, and
the President land Mrs. Lincoln, who was also in
the parlor, rese to go to the theatre. It wis half
an hour after the time they had intended to start,
and they spoke about waiting Ijalf an hour longer,
for the President went with reluctance, a General'
Grant, who hid been advertised as well as himself
to be there, had gone North, and he only went be
cause he did not wish the people to be disappoint
etL At the. door he stopped and said : V Colfax,
do noLlorget to tell the people in .the" mining re
gions as you pass Cb rough tbem what I told you
this morning about their deveiopement when peace
comes, and I "will telegraph you at ' San Francisco,
lie then shook hands .with both' gentlemen with a
pleasant "good bye,"' and left the Executive Man
sion, never to raturn to it alive I :
' Eev. Mr. Isaac Fen ton, (colored) preach
ed ' ad ecided ly " origi n al , serinon Sun day
aftej-noon,.at the church, corner of Met
calf and Johnson streets. He tooK 'his
Ltexl irom the book 01 vieneais, but tlie
sermon was mainly a eulogy- on the late
chief Magistrate of the Nation, Abfaharn
Lincoln, The pr'eache.r, after dwelling
upon the persecutions- endured by the
chiidren of Israel, made a good point in
comparing Moses to Abraham.., " Moses,"
said the speaker, .'' was permitted ip con
duct the: children 'pf Israel within sight of
Jthe proraised land, and Was then taken np,
and so with Mr. Lincoln.'f VWhe'n the light
.in the "East, was discernible and the day
about breaking- God took Father Abraham
up." He proposed that a splendid monu
ment should be raised, io be paid for by
colored people only.- Some of the worthy
minister s expressions were pdd, but were
certaioly prellineant. " .; ''- . - ;.....
. He. is Ixinfriendly towards .rebels, and
stated
in his
At dlnrs to mill
treason should be piinislied ad 4hat.u we
must kiU ihe i nits to kill the lice." j '
Tliu sermon should have been heard--
it cannot 1j doscribed.fircwJirm Times.
An ignorant fellow.who was about fo
iget 1 narried, resolved to make himself per
fect in the responses of the marriage cere
mony ; but by mistake he; committed to
memero the office of baptism for those of
V ripe years; so when they asked him m
church : f-
4Wilt thon have this womanl to be
wedded wife Vr : 1 4. r .
: The bridegroom answered aolemnly;; X
The astonished mmister saidthink
you arfc a fooh To which ) jfplie4
kll this I, Bteadfastlyf believO ?
-r - -. : .
thatif he had a drop of rebel blood
veuiB'he would "give' a doctor five
it ont," tile ibelieVeki thai
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Ilead-Quarters, Post of Baleish, If. C.
' " ' ' 1 April 26th, 1865.
The private, office ofihe Post Commander will be
in ihe Compty-ller's ofiice, in the Capitol buitdin.
MILITARY G0VEENMENT OF THE CUT.
' ' . ' . t .
Col Cr F Granger, Commanding Jrd Brigade, 3d DiritioL ,
ICth Aimr Corp ,P(t Commander. . -
Lieut U SSasfprd. ll6th New York Vol uoteera, A A A
General and Post Adjutant. '
i Cpt Q F Smith. th Misaoun Volunteers, A AaLGe
- Lieu Col 811 Zent, lHh Indiana Voiunterj: rTTvot
MarshL . .
, L'eut Wm K Norton, 4th New Hampshire VolunteerL
Assistant Provoat Marshal.
Lieut George S Dailej, lh Maine Volunteers, AsaTataLt
Provost. Marshal. .
Capt Cbas F Weeks, f th Missouri Volunteers, A A AM. -
CnptGeoCAImy.es. ; j
1
. Surgeon Jno K no wlson, 169th New York Vol on tee
eer, ;.
D3. I
.vmet neiicai uuicer.
Capt E R Mosher. 169th New York Ynlontn. A
Lieut Ed Vanduiee,69ih New York Volunteera, A Dp.
Officers f U5thr Regiment N. York Volnateers.
N J Johnson, Lieut Col Commanding.
E LfWalratb, Maj..r. . , , : ,
Nicholas De, Graff, Actibg Adjutant.
Martin McMartio, Quartermaster.
Lieut A C Slocejn, Commanding Co A . . ,
Lieut A Collier, jj.
Lieut U L Clark, " " C.
Capt Wm H Sbaw, " " E.
Capt B Savage, r " G.
Lieut Ji Mclntoah, ' . " . " I.
Lieut J M Hill, K.
: . Officers of 9th. Maine Volunteers.
Jeeoh Noble. Lieut Col Commanding.
George .B Dvefi Major.
Henry H Wadaworth, Adjutant
George S Haj, Quartermaster. '
Otia P Rfce, Assistant Surgeon -Lieut
Wm A Babcock, Commandina Co A.
" Capt L F McKennev, " . B ,
Capt Geo W Brown, " c.
Cap; lien) J Hill, . . r-
Capt JC Baal, V. - " B.
Liaut W F Denning, . ' F.
Lieut' S A Do ten, " (J
' Lieut A II Chase; " " H.
Capt Geo S Colbath, " " I -
CaptSSManri, " k '
Nominal X 1st of th Aetna! and Acting Field
and Staff and Company Commander pie -en I
in 4tb New Hampshire Volunteers.
John-H Roberts, Captain Co D. Commandine Offieer.
v- nucmiis, uspiaio Lo xv, tt(-gunnt-yuurteruiaatw i
aaa .ijsumpany uommanaer.
I P Dearborn, Surgeon.
Alfred Marland, 1st Lieut Ce H, Awaiting Matter, Act
Jreph Wingate, Co A, Awaiting Miwter, Acting Caia-
L A Gay, 1st. Lirjit Co B, Commanding- Co B.
McD Hussv, Capt Go C, Commjndinir Co C.
Wm 8 Barker. Capt Co E. Commanding Co D. -
C M Whiting, 1st Liei o E, Commanding (?e H.
C 1 Chapman, Capt Co F. Commanding Co F.
" V Ilowd. 8ergt Ce G. Commandincr Co G.
.B Frank Fogy, principal Musician Co H, CommanaMng
. G F Quimby, Capt -Cn-1, Commanding Ce I.
Ge W Huckins, Capt Ce K. Commandinr Co E.
John n Roberts, Capt 4th New Hampshire Infantry;
uommanaing roegiinem.
- Offipera I3th Indiana Volnateers. .
J H Lawrence, Major, Commanding.
8 Ryan. Adjutant. ; .1 -
A II Bail?, Quartermaster.
N A Chamberlain, Assiktant Snrgeeo. .
Silas Clark. Gapt Commanding Ce A. ,
W H Lowe, Capt Commanding Co B. !
Wmt A Keichum, 2d Lient Commanding Ce O.
R J Graham, Capt Commanding Co D.
W TStepp, Capt Commanding C K
..Samuel Morrison, 1st Lieut Command inf Co F.
Cair Carey, 1st Lieut Commanding Co G. .
Officers, of l9th Reglmeat N. York Vol On tears
J A Cm vin, Lieut Cot-Commanding,
Joseph B AUen, Major. ..
John Knowlson, Surgeon.
E W f hurcb, Actiiig Adjutant and Quartermaster.
Lieut Ed Jacques, Commanding Co A.
Lieut 4 B Foot, Commanding Co B.
Capt S H Warren, Commanding Co C.
Cieut B MeGaire, Commanding Co B.
Cant H Mulhill, Commanding Co E.
Capt E R Smith, Commanding Co F.
. leut E Vart Santword, Commanding C G.
Lient C G Franciaco, Commanding Co H. ,-.
Capt J 11 Dunn, Commanding Ce I.
Lieut J H Straight, Commanding Co K.
April 24, 165. J g At
HERMAN'S CAMPAIGN THROUGH TUB
CAROLINA'S, a humorous and wittv sonar of the
march from Beaufort, 8. C. to Goldsboro, N.-C, eoataip
.the fierent bat 1 1 as, all the railroad that were destroy
ed, and swnmps that were crossed, (with references to eaeV
veraei) dates to each, fight, Ac , Ae. 1 . '
AIo, the ' sung " LEE ASTONISHES TRE "WORM) "
This sOng provea that Le not only aBtenished the world,
but be astoniahed himailf. It is a wall known fact that
rhe Confederate government received Considerable specie '
rotn England for Cottouwhieh etton bad to be Mat to
Eng'and when; Lee bad astonished; the world By gainiag
tna inaepenaence ot tne jftnreaerate btatas. .
These songs can be had of
" GEORGE C. LANSONi
Co. C. .4Mb Illinois Vol . 8d Dir . 1st Brig., I7th A.
15 cent 9 ench. Liberal allowaaee will he made to tkoa
who want (00 or more. ; ' . I ,
Aprils, 1X5.
4-
Tf ANTED t
1 GOOD WOMAN. WHITE PREFERRED, io attend
JL. t mj room and one child, to whom, liberal wages
.will H given and a good home. Call .afc . "the Seal! aad
Dumb :id Blind Institution. J
April 5, lfc5. -ttii.-
I !' . TOR ALK1
A '! COMPLETE 1 FILK OF 5fl N.
C STANDARD,
A (Semi-Weeklv,) from the is of Jamuarv, t the
present time price $75- ' . .b
Alio, a til of taa 11AILT RICHMOND EXAMINES
fir IfiAl.nj nartnf Priee t '.
Ttlese' papers' are not biuni, but are arranged in the
anv( acvui uiHg . .
thisaaee.
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w4T- wsriR Ronf-FWff CR1SK; TUK DAT
JLi the l&th; Corps r ached rayet'teTilie. N C,
i a i!nwTBr oFFICER',3 SWORI. '
iroisbbaKl, Tlowered oVass hilt, and a few jnches sbart,
er than the regulation sabre
. aome one fciteelad to the-.Jet '
it waa pruoaDij iuouh ot
aome one attaehad totbe.l.or aro aivisvia o ui ivn
iorpa. The above reward win ne pai VBe nnaer oj rc-
tragtswora W , - . r 4 .
1 . . SIM i V. " " '
.1M4 111. Vol's , Sd Brigade 1st Diviaion, 15th Cotps.
Aril 24.165. "i -r-
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IBOARDING r HOUSE
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1 . By the Day, Week aad Mouth,
April IT V?5- i ''
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. SURGEON DEMTtwTj
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