The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-09
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Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune ..s,s9a I'd,
~ IS, sen.,,,a M ALilNA, Ill, June i. 1865.
In response to an invitation of his NEIGH o o.,
and friends, Hon. L. b. Washburne address,
an immense audience this evening at tie Meth
month of April. as they fell under his personal
observation. He alluded to them as being.
among the most attractive and inspiring thai
were ever presented to human contamination,
There had been the joy of the people over the
salvation of the nations life, while their Gears
had been poured out like water for the loss of
him whose memory is now gilded 10y the bile s..
ings OF world. On the 29th of March, 1866.
the hour of the final and combined movements
of our armies came at last to strike and nearly
a year after Lieut.. Gen. Grant had taken COM
mand, and initiated those mastery military
combinations which had stamped his genius
and fame in characters of light on the tablets of
the worlds history. Mr.. Washburne had
watched the Richmond campaign withinterest,
and had seen much, of it he had,waited with
untaltering faith those developments OF soil
dierly skill which were being wrought out, and
| had listened to the uneasy utterances OF an Inn
patien5 people, who were slow to- appreciate
and comprehend the movements which were
finally to eliminate ia the overthrow of the
rebellion. The campaign had been' fought
out on that line" and with what persistent
courage and zeal Gen. Grant had fought and
labored and won! Relying upon his own
strength, he had conducted all his movements
with courage, skill and fortitude, undisturbed
by the elamor of hostile criticism, and by the
delays incident to all great military operations.
The speaker had determined, if possible, to
witness the closing scenes of the great drama
that I'd for four years been played upon the
theatre of the world, and on the fall of the
rebel capital he started, s'Onward to Richs
mond. " AT City Point he met the President
for the last time, and the impressions of the
evening he there spent with him and his party
would never be eflced from his memory. Mfr.
Lincoln, partially relieved from the cares of
State, and insprited by the good news, was In
the happiest mood, interesting to The company
by the naioete of his conversation the charm
of his simple and hOmely manner and the llu
NOR of hisever- ready anecdotes.Com Commissioned
with messages from him to the army. and par.
iiculariy to his own son, Captain lincoln on
General Grants staff he babe him for the loet
time an aaectionate good bye l9Air.l WASH
barne then gave an account OF his visit from
City. Point toward the ever receding.' 'front.'
his stop at Petersburg, which had enabled him
| to ride through the defencesl of that defiant
| and rebelous 'Cockade City, (which bad held
| our soldiers at bay for. so many weaTynlonths;
| he saw ort Steadnlan. the theatre ofsoe much
| carnage and blood taken from as by the DIES,
parate and furious assaults OF the rebel General
| Gordon, but who was afterwards driven eutb
| the prompt and splendid gallantrv of Haftraupt
| Gordon told him that he took seventy FIVE
| hundred Gleminto that assault, and came out
| with only sixteen hundreS.l He went over the
| fatal mine which had drunk so much precious
| b!ood--a splendid military conception-.but its
success only fgiled to- be assured by the failure
| of the division commander to grasp and take
| advantage of the silnation.q 1lia hsaiVa io ~
\ The touching incidents of the death and burial
of the rebel General A. p Hill, were aladed
| to. He was o young officer of the old army.
| and ere of the bfavest and most gifted OF the.
| rebel soldiers Separated from his command
| and shot down while the battle was raging
| with terrible fury about Petersburg. he was
! hastily buried amid the tears, the lamentations
4 and the wailiugs of bis young bride and the
people ofthat besieged AMI terrified city. iii
| Pushing on. Mr. Washbnrne was only.ena-
| bled to reach huntsville junction on Sunday
noon, the day that agreement to surrender was
made by Grant with Lee, atAppomattox Court
| House, sixty miles beyond; but he got to APP
| pOmattoX in season to see the actual surrender
| and laying down of arms by the gallant army
| of Lee. On Monday afternoon he reached the
| victorious army of the Potomac, which was BIZ
| vouacked near where the surrender took place
| Gen. Grant had accomplished his mission, and
had already started on his return. Reaching
| the headquarters of the commanding general at
ten o'clock at night, Mr.. w. gave q description
of the scene of SURPRISING interest which was
| there presented. Aremarkable group fingered
about the camp fire in front of Gen. Grants
| tent as he rode up. The great fact that the
| ,coyk Was done, added to the interest of the
scene. There sat Gen. Grant upon camp
cYyonH ipc tic rxxritt,
quiet, modest demeanor, the same thoughtful,
| pleasant, imperturable countenance, apparent
| " utterly unconscious that at that moment he
filled greater space In the public eye than any
| living man. Then there was the iron soldier.
Ord, commander of the army Of the James.
whose mastery pursuit of Lee had drawn forth
the warmest encomiums of the Com.
q native and to the manor born. In Joe
Daviess County, the Chief Of Staff and
Generals Williams and Dent, and others of the
young and gifted officers of the staff who had
followed the fortunes of their chief with unfal-
tering fidelity. He would not forget the On
ondago chief Col. Ely 8 Parker, the Military
Secretary, formerly resident Of Galena. III
charge Of the public works Galena was wen
represented on that occasion Grant, Rawlins.
Parker, and there must be added the brave and
accomplished Captain Atchison, of the regular
army, aid to Gen. Ord, worthy son of Gafeua
And of the IIinoisans present. he would not
be pardoned If he did not mention Col. Bow.
ers the Adjutant General, who had made him.
eelf 70 Gen. Grant what Berthier was to Napo-
leon, and Capt Robert Lincoln. the son Of the
late President winning all hearts BY his officer
like department and manly bearing.
Proceeding the next morning 70 Apponat-
tox G. a., Mr.. Washburne had the good for.
tune TO witness, what was not seen By any
other civilian, the ceremony Of Anal surrender.
Appomattox c. b. was described e 8 regular
old Virginia court house village. A brick court
house and jail, Q shabby old tavern, store ana
post Office, then closed, and . few stsaggiin9.
dilapidated, rusty old houses, with broken
down fences. and dirty negro quarters IN the
rear, but neither church nor school hose to
be seen. No description could give any ade-
quate idea of the rebel camps - they appeared
The rebel soldiers without TENT Of shelter Of
any kind. being On less than half rations Of the
coarsest qualify There he behed Whist re-
manned Of the once proud army Of Northern
Virginia, clustered listlessly together IN small
bodies, dirty, ragged, half starved, glum, silent
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