, 1864-11-18
YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Lecture at Bryan Hall By Edannd kirsc.--
Cur Last Day In Dixie-iarrative Of Mr.
GIlmore's and Col. Jaqncs, E1re.
rienees---Lfbby Prison--Their
Object Il Visiting Richmond.

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A very Email but interested audience assembled
in Bryan ua1, last evening, to listen to lecture
by j. r. Gilmore, better known IS Edmund kiEkc,
under the auspices of the Young Mems Associa-
ton. The subject Of this lecture WIS announced
in the public prints as "Jed. Davis and Richmond
During the Scigc,' but, for so1nn reason. Mr.. Gil
more concluded to deliver TINT which had been
for this evening, my Last Day in
Dixie" The narrative style of this lecture vas
not favorable to good delivery, but it was excel
nt,y rea nnd appeared to give abundant satisne-
ton We give the main features Of his story, so
t 5s{ n9s pae % ba ssg
These last were 60 dependent upon information and
60 marked with peculiaritiea OF Southern pronnn-
citation that 1t would be impossible to give them
effectively. ~.
Nj. Gilmore said that in the good old times that
prevailed betore the wcr, people were accustomed
10 make their journeys unheralded and unannoun-
ced; bst ii these latter tines ne such good for.
tune attended the traveller. When he and Col.
Jaqucss went to Richmond, ,eyerybo was ingorm-
cd of the journey and everybody was anxious to
know why 1t wns undertaken.
He briefly tecounted so many OF the circumsiau-
ces Of that visit as have already been published IN
the Atlantic NonfMy, and then took up the narra-
tive:
left the rebel President and Secretsfy Benjamin.
md arm in arm with the rebel Col Onld, wended
their WY to the fourth story Of r. spottswood
mone r. c3 ona IN
who had waited and watched for ncir coming
soundly sleeping. As they parted with the rebel
Official they told him they should shnke the sacred
soil from ofr their feet, on the morrow. at 70
III door plnctun1ly,
They then followed the example Of their guard
and slept sounaly. A. little atter 2 O'Clock The
mingled with groans as II Of a wonsn, and he
quickly sprung TO the floor and tried to awaken
tho Colonel md his guard. Failing In this, he
the street, where he Was soon halted BY eeni1ncl
who was keeping solitary vigil before the Spots
wood. After come delay be prevailed upon the
sentinel to accompany him to IN % %slley, wheEe np-
inscnsible, whom subsequent Inquiries disclosed
70 hare been outraged BY party Of black fcnds.
This, the speaker said, WIS civilization under the
ut length conversation had with the sentry, and
said Hat he obtained from him information ot in.
calcnlable yalue to- the authorities. and which he
would have given his right hand 2 few days after.
Gen. Grant He returned to his bed afterw4rde, and
little after sunrise wns awakened by the shorts o.
the newsboys as they cried along the streets THE
II dstusted The object Of their yiait since it We:
mol until late in the afternoon that Col. Ou!d an
nounccd to them that the ambulance which was e
take them to the Union alnea was At ths door, Y
day Gen. Grnut ,sas to make an attack upon Rich
mond, and this delay WIS to discover Il Nj. GIL
more and Col. jacques were prlyy to the design
They descended to the street, entered the ambu
1ance and rolled through the streets Of Richmond
These they found almost deserted, only negro wo
men end disabled soldiers appeared therein,
spoke Of lis external and Internal appearance, ani
graphically described Its dungeons and the room
allotted 10 the prisoners. The guard consisted o
n laxcn-ha'red boy Of fifteen and IN old man ben
nrtI y.fr3S 11n ct-n1 Tr1 0r11
"How long, If Ben Butler know that Riehrnon:
was thus defended, would II be before he womb
capture it:' To this Col Ould replied, - wouli
scribed Ills interview with Major Turner, Keepcl
of The Prison, and characterized him as an obse
quio9s fawuing tstsnt, bully. and an uoserupu
Ions villain. Following this came tribute 10 thf
thousands Of the best snd nfasest men that efel
bore muslet who had been LIT to rot and starst
IN That vile prison house. subjected to az the IN
dignitiee that men Of Major Turner'S make suor
when Nr. Gilmore visited libby, there hal
been general delivery; and thousands nad beeI
SHIPPED to Andcrsonville. His soul sickened a
n o. horrors at e
place where that Yankee Devil. snaEiht,' ,escap
I'd" Turner eaid he was ugly IS hi, and he va:
TO s sos
Whiior visiting the basement he came across
,epot Of ground freshly dug, from which he va
Mnlned BY sentry. Tpon inquiry he learned ths
Win which 10 blow up prison and prisoners i,
al Ats s oel5eE On he evening q The day the hca.
lines. The Tag Of 1rucc brought out an officer Il
receive #, and in half an hour they were in thu
headquarters Of Gen. Foster and enjoying his hos
We rive rery nearly in the speakers own Ian
Cuace the concluding paragraphs Of his lecture
Iete ended our last day in Dixie, and here
Rerhags sho9d a end ny Lecture but the e,ss1
my real purpose in seeking m interview with the
rebe, leader. and suc, d revelation may relieve
me In the minds Of candid men. from some Of tht
ihsxcrs, / willingly make it In making 1t, how
eyer wish to be undei s.ood as speaking only fl
myself. My companion, Colonel. Jacques, while
he fnijr shared in mn motives and richtfplIy esti
1nafcG he Objects sought to accomp{ish. had oh
~ s1d ~ Il w:r he hictsr aims t5,nn hs3 WA
No one in thss audience is SO youne as not to re-
between the Est Of June and h r.
nanrt trou;n" inst min te neonles eyes ani
thresteninr to bufy he uation in ilsilniou All q
once he Sor1h grew tired Of the WAT. It scssz
to overlook The great principles for which 1t i
Waecd. Men Of all shades Of political opinion
radicai Republicans, rs well as honest Democrats
eSt Ss s e.
est men oT the North would not consent, md
knew the South would not make peace without IL
knew shat, because On the 18th q June JET pa
he would separate only on the basis OF southerl
Independence, and on the s1st.. o
June that declaration ~ had e.os, come u.a dtscc
were under delueion-ttey were crying out fo
peace when there was no peace, when there couli
be no peace consistent with the interest and SC
cr,ritx hi the country The result OF that deusion
were II not dispclled, would be that the Chicag
Convention, or some other convention, woll
uoninate man pledged to peace, and willing t.
contcde Southern independence, and on that Eid
cy. Then the dcluded people would learn, to
Lite, that peace meant only disunion; They wonl
the hands Of a ncacc Congress and peace Prcsi
dent and II required no spirit of prophecy to pre-
dict what such an atlm19ist strataon would do.
would make peace on the best terms It could gci
and Southern Independence;
consequent danger TO the country aycFted, iteeem
lie prtsenee ef a rtiia61f tcitaes*, the ultmatuu
Of lhe rebel President That ultimatu,n sprea'
far and wide, would convince every honest man a
pescc. M c. 10 get get that ulumatum, and give it to th
in scinc 10 Mchmona, ! did not shut M eyes
,hc possibility Of cnr visit leading to peace. no
WouId shower on us ii It had ancl
4 result, hut I did not expect theae things
expected to be emearcd from bead to foot viii
sq oe
meiidlcsume yolunfcer djplonatist; but / cx
ncr1eI. also. If a Good FT0yidcnce spared oul
ses and Pn d did d, n95 'ss ,s s IL
En.vr TINT tho truth yonld stay the peace cpidami
Ind Kill the peace party. And By the pleasing o
God, md the help Of The deytl. 1t DID DO that 1h
devil helped, for he inspired Mr.. Denjanfns Oil
cial crehlar, aud that forced home the bolt we ha
Of irarn,rDts, every fragment now 4 good war mu1
until the old Gag ahnl hoat asa'n I'LL over Inc conn