The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-07
THURs6AY MORNING. MAT 7JIl86s.
coT. Jehnson aud ces. hu.Ii.
raRrLLISd scExE N TIE clFIfgs At NasH.
WILLIE. Hh FEl


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EpIroRs APPEAL: send yoIl lhglsnltoited
precious naOrcelu. clipped ir9mltile Chicago
Tribune of the 24tls ult. The reading otlit viii
: cure a fit of the bIdes- especially If the teader
should be Tennessean. well scStiainte4 with
the iniidslity and profanity ds S}i4at infamous
traitor, Andrew johnson. I.cols Moody, 81
Ohio" used to be a Northern M4.hoiist Ilrs scli.
dyed in the ,cooE:r 4lt
A correspondence the Daytoh (Ohioj Jour
bal relates. the following thrilling NEGLIGENT As
having occurred-At NashvilIee.
Colonel Moody, q Ohio stared that afteriiis
regiment with others had beeh marched folva
rious points, they were finally fordered bnek
TO Nashville. Tennessee. pn hi4arriyaI there,
Gen. Buell. was in the city, and the Question
was being agitated of evacuatink the city and
giving il up to the rebels. Buell. being ih favor
and Gov. johnson opposed to tie measure; af
this crisis COL Moody called to pay bis re-
apects to the governor. On eAteting ihstbuild
ing, in an upper room of which was the COVER
nors Office, he net Gen. Buell. coming put; as
they passed each other they S1dhanged civil
ties, and Immediately the. cblohel iprparded
his card TO the governor'sf Iboms. Soon
messenger came to him, inEertningi him that
the governor wished him 10 come up hume
diately. AS the colonel enteresl the ro0In lie
saw Gov. Johnson pacing the f4or, with gen
teman at each arm under the most terrible
excitement, aud saying: TT InRkt not bsi deue' .
Sefing the colonel, the governor greeted h;In
Is5st cordially and expTesshd his great kies.
sure in meeting him. The two genileFnefi. re-
tired, leaving Them alone. wslelI Instantly Gov
erhor Johnson informed Colpndl Moody whai
-ssss 8 Ineditared-that Buell. wished to eFacpaieI
the city. But, said he, Ill nj asst not be dole''F
Sd intense was the excitement OF the Gov
ernor's mind, that his face Was iairiB li1id i
and frothing at the month and gestiehlating
most violently, swoEe tue ciry IhHstno be-
evacuated. The colonel gently Guided the
governor, saying "iGoverlor. just drop these
hard words--Ne can get along withouk them
True, this is dark aud peTllosis hoir,f lIut va
must remember, God reigns. He ISL King set
kings and Lord OF lords lie rples generals
governors and nations, ami il va will only
do right and trust ID Him, a. way of deli yer
ahce will be opened aud olir beloved coisiEtry
shall yet be saved Instantly the governor
responded: Moodyt-and when say, Moody
II mean more than folonel-4 HI believe in God
and the Bible, aud rest my souls Salvation
on the merit OF Jesus Christ alone, e,lBut d-h
me if this city shall be gwen up.p Colonel
needed relief as much as the imperiIled city /.
otherwise there was danger from the intense
excitement of his being driven to madness.
replied "Goyerpdr, let us pray.'f Quick as
lightning the governor dropped on his knees,
aud when the colonel was praying for him.
asking God to give him wisdom. strength aud
courage in this dark hour. he responded In
groans and amens and crawling on his knees
40 the colonel, he laid his head ou his HospIn.
and wept and ,groaneds and said amen toleyety
petition at length the cblonel felt that God
had heard his prayer-the clopd began to
break, and turning prayer into praise the
frovernor also began to praise God When
fhey rose from their knees, the governor in
stantly seized the coloHeI's hasd. and all
bathed in tears, he said: Thank God that
you came. He sent you 10 help md feel
better--the cloudTis broken-we shall be Ae-
livered D--n mel he shall not give up the
city. I'll bura il frst and perish amid the
ruins, rather than he shall give II up and let it
fall ipto the Lands Of the enemy Soon after
Gen. Buell. came Fh and Gov. Johnsbh meeting
him, looking him in the eye, With terrible
emphasis he said. :" The city shall not be evac-
u4ted. Before chat shall be done. twill burn
il aud perish amid it's ruins. That settled
the question. CEN Buell. was ecnpelled to
change his plan; and after detailing a spfh-
cient force to dazend the city, with the bal
aase OF the ,zfny he came tfottinE up e
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