Washington telegraph., 1864-02-24

people The people need to be talked To. II
must only be by those in whom they have con
fdencc. and whosn judgment they respect.
Let public speaking BE- revived on all possible
occasions. II is no longer trifing. II i again
necessary az the hand maiden Of action-the
substitute Of the press
MIGRATION, On A GLIMrsE At rRornIrp
SoUL.-Oryille Jennings. Esq Sometimes
called by the plain people on the circuit .arg-
Ju1 GInnins" when in enc or his ways-has
gone.
lie left here some three weeks AGO w pre-
tence OF collecting claims In Arkadelphia. He
Kept on full tilt % Little Rock and threw him
sell INTO the arms OF the Federsls They re-
ccivcd inc painting fugitive with jv. He ami
can't Will embrace. No d1Ibt the General
will beg his pardon for having once denounced
bim - tory, and promise ia the fullness OF
his h2art never again % want him hung for
being a Yankee. Tt will be afFcctil 2. But
after Thar Jennings will drop CAN'T lie new
er adheres to declining friend or Cause
can't has already fallen grievUusly into disfa-
vor They begin to desr i>e the traitor. ..l.--
I'm cannot afford tJ symPa h.se rirh him.
Every man for himseIf-and cheat God if pos
s'ble, ! Yankee Gospel.
We ARE glad he is gone We want few
more to 90. Everybody does here They are
them once for oil. without the unple4 -ani n-.
cessity Of doing them personal htrIn wy
nave the wind1r Oren-we foolish god ra-
tnred uncle Toh-s whom they annoy hy dis
gusting Us. W. w1ull checrfulfy sav. $50
poor devils. why should | harn thee. TIE
world is wide enough for you anl nae
lie was member Of the state Lar-. ture
am voted Tor the law calling . convention
to decide the Fri-rll relations of Arkansas
III n fta nrfgfst .r
seeded lie was not then \ srce-5 nni-t. r,r 4
majority Of the State Was opposed io il. lie
hai NJ motive f1r violating lii symp4tIics 6
with the north
But the hour came 4 trip ID Loui.fana
soon after alarmed him II fell am,nr-t the
fiery seccs-i1nsti aaI haarl them talk. Hu
concluded that the storm E0uli lie Irresistible
and true ~ hi7 i'm incts sought safety Hr
abandoned the strn rgle for the Union, AM left
biz friends 70 battle il without him Bnt tho
immediate secessiouist Jill not succeed II the
elections. Then JcnninSs WAS Union man.
and thou ht the State ought not ~ scccde.-
Bat after that, when ihr war bcg1n nnsl the
torrent became Irresistible u. thought .bc
ought. Then no one sI-rrr--i mr-l v,r
nor doubted the establishment " s.p,r,tc
government. Jcnnincs preferred iivinr ,,',.r.
he bal thriVed, and neglected to avail himself
Ct Lincoln's proclamation 70 depart
a. meAyer u the Legislature he soIen-,!,
sworc to support th; Corfcierlcy. lie served
ont lis term under the seeded State govern
men;, and then came a new trouble. lie VS.
liable 10 conscriptinn
lie was willing to 90 anything in tie world
for the Confeiorlcy, except sprn his money 81
fndanger lis person. How 10 keep out Of the
army 1t was getting serious
happy thought occurred. The town Of
Washington had new charter un.Ier which
the mayor M ght hold a Court Of Record II.
run for Mayor. There was no opposition Ilc
was safe. The Court was never orranized but
the exemption held Ills time expired. and
his frieni in the beneyolencc OF their nature
either voted for him again or Lei il 20 by dc
fault.
Each time he took upon himself solemn
oath to support the Constitution Of the State
and Of the Southern Confederacy. the oath
was deliberate, and three times repeated. Up-
der the shelter Of his official character he re-
mGineI at ease, and by travelling the country
as substitute broker, and other shifts made
money still.
The reverses Of last fall brought new anx-
ieties to this poor time server His rest was
broken again. The Federals were bear
ing us down he thought What il after all he
had made mistake! The thought was terri
bic
We frequently saw him during these mental
conflicts. He was ptirblc to behold His
face was anxious and gloomy. lie would
stand alone in the street, and seem lost in rev
erie. He would retire to his room and shut
himself up for hours. He was contemplating
perjury. Not that he cared for that-but had
the time yet come when it would be polite.
Lincoln's proclamation decided him. lie
thought the South gone. Besides the Con-
gress was about to take avsy his exemption.
Then his anxieties took new shape agail
How to get out his property, For that was
his sonl. Without property what won.d Or
vile be in the land of his fathers.
Once during that period we met him and
saw his face irradiate again, with one of the
bland smiles sterotyped for rich clients. This
time there was something peculiar about it
The fellow was really happy. II was genuine.
1t was in the morning when the news arrived
that Lincoln was nof dead OF the small pox.-l
Lincon's death might have changed every |
thing agaiu, and new conple kites would have
risen to this poor perplcxed spirit, already
partially at rest
Al last the plans were laid and he went
Let him g in peace. Let all who would do |
likewise 60 in peace also. They will never
return That is blessing.