Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-03-18
Rebel Story Telling.

| to he 4 permanent and universal one
with the confederate authorities and the
correspondents of rebel newspapers.-
President Davis strives TO be the prince oil
story tellors, and no doubt all lesser lights
take their cue from him. Every mill
able indication for the rebel cause is mag
uifcd into something wonderful. Every
battle. for time, while lying will bolster
ND their rotten cause, is 4 confederate VIC
tory. The chief conspirators commenced
10 " fire the southern heart" Ivy inventing
big stories Of Northern aggressions, Gu
pidity, and Northern cowardcr and as
, they began SO they continue. Jef's
/ Proclamation TO the confederate army, is
n famous instance. The address Of the
rebel Congress is another The last case
| that We have noticed, is that Of the lament
ell Col. Dah(gren, in getting up a forged
Address, and publishing the same as
genuine, and then charging on the lament
ed dead the purpose of killing JEFF Davis
and his cabinet. in cool blood. if he enter
ed Richmond. He. 10 doubt. would kill
them in honorable warfare, but not in a
dishonorabe way. Late rebel papers
following their natural rropensitics, can't
help living. even about the dead. The
following ara the different accounts Of the
appearance of Col. Dahlgren,s body, when
brought into Richmond. The Eran,iaer
is fcroeiouz. and no doubt fills little.
The Scntinei says:
The body Of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren.
who paid with his life the penalty OF his
recent bold outrage. was brought to this
city on sunday. for the parpo>c of heing
Identified. \ number # citizens visited
the depot Of the York river railroad ON
yesterday. fur the purpose of obtaining a
view, as we'll rs qualification OF a morbid
earnestly. \ neat coffin enclosed the body
which was clothed rs in life. with the cx-
ception OF coat and hat. which had been
removed. His gold studs and slceve-but-
tons still remained upon his person. q
heavy United states blanket serving the
place OF >aroUd.''
This statement differs somewhat from
that ii tie Eesr:acr. which sayagelv
says;
" 1t veaii seem something of the curse
he came - be>;oY upon others H-ated
upon his on lDahgrcn'si carcass, when ii
fell riddlcd lsy ayensins Southern bullets.
Stripped. robbed of every valuable. the
ring, that encirlcd them, when the holy
+ -.
it, it vas living in field stark naked, with
the exception of the stockings. Some hui
mane persons had lifted the corpse from
the pike and thrown il o5cr INTO the field.
to save il from the hogs. The artificial
leg worn hy Dahlgron was removed, and
is now at Gen. ElzeY's Headquarters. L
is of most beautiful design and finish.
YESTERDAY afternoon the body was rc-
moved from the car that brought it to the
York river railroad depot and given 10 the
spot of earth selected to receive it. Where
that spot Is no one but those concerned in
its burial know or care to tell. Ii was Il
dogs burial, without coffin. winding sheet
or service. Friends and relatives AZ the
North need inquire TO further; this is all
,hov will kuow-hc is buried burial tina;
betittcd the mission upon which he came.
He has swept through the city of Rich
nord' ON a pune hicr.and written his name
on the scroll Of iniauy. instead Of 'In the
hearts Of his countrtmen. never 70 be
erased,
The Dsspa'ci >ay.:
The appearance OF the corpse yester-
dav was decidedly more ecntcel than could
he expected, considering the length Of
time he la. been dead. lie WAS laid IN a
plain white pine coiiin, with fax top, and
was dressed in clean. coarse white cotton
shirt. dark blae pants. and cnvelopod ia 4
dark military blanket. In stature lie VIZ
about 6ye feet ten inches high. with long
cadeverous face. light hair, slight beard.
closely shavcn. and had small eoatee.
was about thirty years, and the expression
Of his eountcnance indicated that Of pain, :
! Longfellow's DESCRIPTION of the boastful
Iagoo. in IIiawatha, fits pretty well the
boastful Southron:
a. ouid you lsten TO hi. boa sling,
Wtuid you only give him eredence,
No ever shot an arrow
Half so far and high as lie had
Ever caught 50 many fishes,
Ever killed so many reindeer,
Ever trapped so many beaver.
| "None could rua so fast as he could
| Nose could dive 50 deep q. he could.
/ None eoali swim far IS be could:
None hal made so many journeys,
None La seen ma. Y wonders,
/ As this wonderful Iasoo,
I As this wonderful story-telies,
! "Taen his name became a by word
I Ania j-st among the people;
! Ard wa.ueer Z boastia' hunter
! Praised his own address too highly,
Or warrior, home returning,
Talked tee uauch Of his achievements.
Al his hearers cried, 'Iaeoo,
Here's Iagoo come Am chg u.s.