The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
SC. SC.
from the Atlantic Monthly.

From the Atlantic Monthly
HOW WE WENT TO RICHMOND.
We went there in an ambulance, and
we went tOgether-thec colonel and l.. lhat
we got in was owing, perhaps, TO me; that
we got out was due altogether TO MIN ana
a man more cool, more brave, more self
reliant, and more self-devoted than that
quiet ssWestern parson it never was my
fortune to encounter.
At three O'Clock on the afternoon of Jul
" 16, mounted on two raw-boned relics Of
Sheridan's grea. raid, and armed with
letter to jeff Davis, white cambria hand
kerchief tied to short stick, and an hon.
est face-this last was the colonels-we
rode up to the rebel lines. Aragged, yell
low-faced boy, with carbire in one hand
and another white handkerchief tied to
another short stick, came out to meet US.
"Can you tell US, my man, where to
find Judge Guild, the exchange commits
sioner?"
eyes. Him aud t'otller change officers
is over ter the plantation beyond Miss
Growers. Yell know it by its hevin'
nary door nur window 0he mansion he
meant) They's all busted in. Foller the
bridle-path through the timber, and keep
your rag aflyin', for our boys is thicker n
huckleberries in them woods, and they
mought pop ye, if they didn't seed it"
Thanking him, we turned our horses
into the " timber, and, galloping rapidly
on, soon came in sight of the deserted
plantation. Lolling in the grass, in the
shade of the windowless mansion, we found
the Confederate officials. They rose as we
approached, and one of US said to the
judge-a courteous, middle-aged gentle
man, in a Panama hat and suit of spot
less white drillings-
eve are late, but it's your fault. Your
people fired at us down the river, and we
had to turn back and come overland
'You don't suppose they saw your f1ag?"
"No, it was hidden by the trees; but a
shot came uncomfortably near US. It
struck the water and ricochetted not three
yards off. A little nearer, and it would
have shortened me by head, and the
colonel by tive feet"
"That would have been a sad thing for
you; but miss, you know, is as good as
a mile, said the Judge, evidently enjoying
the "joke." s"
eve hear that Grant was in the boat
that followed yours, and was struck while
at dinner" remarked Captain Hatch, the
Judges adjutant-a gentleman, and about
the best-loOking man in the Confederacy.
"Indeed! Do you believe il? ?"
81 don't know, of course and his
looks asked for an answer. We gave
none, for all such information is contra
band. We might have told him that
Grant, Butler and Foster examined their
position from Mrs. Growers house, about
four hundred yards distant, two hours af-
ter the rebel cannon ball danced break
down on the Lieutenant Generals dinner
table.
THE REBEL OFFICERS.
We were then introduced to the other
oficials-Major Henniken, Of the War De-
partment, young man formerly of New
York, but now sc0rning the imputation of
being a Yankee, and Mr.. Charles Jarvis,
of the provost guard of Richmond. This
latter individual was our shadow in Dixie.
He was of medium height, stoutly built,
with short, thick neck, and arms and
shoulders denoting great strength. He
looked a natural born jailor, and much
such character as timid man would not
care to encounter, except at long rage of
rifle warranted to tire twenty shots min
ute and to hit every time.
To give us moonlight view of Rich
mond Notifications, the judge proposed to
To start after shutdown; and as it wanted
some hours of that time we seated our
selves on the ground, and entered into
conversation. The treatment of our pris.
oners. the status of black troops and non.
combattants, and all the questions which
have led to the suspension of exchanges
had been good-naturedly discussed, whel
the captain, looking up from one of thu
Northern papers we had brought him
said
EDO you know it mOrti6es me that yc
do not hate US as we hate you? Yo
kill us as Agassiz kills fly, because yo
love u.s."
"Of course we do. The North is bein
crucifed for love of the South
eff you love us SO, why don't you lie
US go?' asked the judge, rather CURLY
o., 'For that very reason-because we Low
you. If we let you 60 with slavery an
your notions Of empire, you'd run stragh
to barbarism and the DEVIL" ~
"Wed take the risk of that. But l.
me tell you, if you are going to Mr.. Davi
with any such ideas, you might as we
20 turn back at once He can make peac
on no other basis than independence. RI
cognition must be the beginning, middl,
: and ending of all negotiations. Our per
Me viii accept peace on no other terms.
i.of g think you are wrong there, = said til