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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

Mr. F. b. Carpeatef, vho spent sev
eral months IA HAo White Hose, while
painting bio picture Of the .Imancipa
ton proclamation before the Cabinet
! contributes to the Zndsps~dsas sketch o,
the late President from which We make
the following extracts" a
Shortly afterwArd he told u this stc.
ry Of Andy Johnston" - he was ia
military in the habit Of calling him, II
was Few weeks prior to the Baltimore
Convention. before il Was known tha,
Governor Johnston would be the nom;
nee for the Vice President Said he, 4
had q visit last night ffom Col. MOODY
the lighting Methodist PArson. a. he
is called in Tennessee. He. Is on his
way TO the Philadelphia Conference, and
being in Washington over night, came
upso see me. He told me. he continued,
.',his story Of Andy johnson and Gen
Buell., interested me intensely. Coz.
Moody was in Nashville the day that il
was reported that Buell. had decided to
evacuate the city. The Rebels, stronRl,
reinforced. were said to be within two
days march OF the Capital. or course
the city was greatly excited. Said
Moody, II went in search Of Johnson ns
the edge of the evening, and found him
at his Office, closeted with two gentlemen,
who were walking the hoor with him,
one on each side. AS I entered they
retired, leaving me alone with Johnston.
who came up to me manifesting intense
feeling. and said Moody, We are sold
out. Buell. is traitor! He il going TO
evacuate the city, and in forty eight
hours we shall be in the hands Of the
rebels" Then hs commenced pacing
ha -
chafing like Gagged tiger, utterly insen,
sible to his friends entreaties to become
calm. Suddenly he turned. and said.
Moody. can you prayf That 10 my
business, sir as . minister Of the Cos.
pel.' returned the Colonel. We'll,
Moody, ! wish you would pray said
upon their knees at opposite sides Of the
room As the prayer became fervent
Johnson began to respond in true Meth
odist style. Presently he crawlcd over
on his hands and knees 70 Moody's side,
and put his arm over him, manifesting
the deepest emotion Closing the pray
er with a hearty amen" from each,
they arose. johnson took long breath,
and said with emphasis, MOODY, I fee!
better. Shortly afterward he asked,
''Will you stand by me ?" Certainly, l
WILL" was the answer. "Well, Moody.
l can depend upon you you are one in
a hundred thousand"' He then com
menced pacing the floor again. Sudden
ly he wheeled, the current Of his thought
having changed, and said, oh Moody.
l don't want you to think I have be-
come a religious man because asked
you to pray. l am sorry to say IL, but
Lam not, and have never pretended to
be religious. No one knows this better
than You; but, Moody, there 10 one
thing about it do believe in Almighty
God! And ! believe also in the Bible,
and say I'll be damned. il Nashville
shall be surrendered
And Nashville was not surrendere1l
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08
General Meredith's Farewell Order.

From the Cairo News.
Having been relieved of his command
of the District OF Western Kentucky,
the noble old hero has issned his farewell
order The following extract will be
read with interest by all who acSnowl-
edge and respect sterling worth and an
! impeachable integrity:
/ Il well known that were the eircum-
stances under which | was ordered to
assume command OF " estern hentueky
I need not revert 10 them now. Let II
suffice TO say that il became my duty, no
) less than nv privilege TO relieve the
people residing within the limits of this
com niand from cruel oppression and
! burdeusome taxation and assessments
to restore or create confidence in their
minds and hearts in the humanity. mag
nanimitv Justice and mercy of our
Government Ii in ortlei To accomplish
my purpose. l extended privileges TO the
many. in stead of the few. it was because
believed. as future events amply proved.
that the masses were honest, true and
loyal If DESTROYED the power over
YOU of a certain clique of nnprincipled
men, who were the fappointcd judges
cause the members of that clique them
selves had iisloval records. and, firmly
believed. only wished TO use the military
power to Cypress the masses. and fill
their pockets with money wrenched from
the people
am proud to believe and krow that
nv policy has succeeded in restoring
political peace in this District, and in
developing powerful loyal sentiment
which would not be recognized nor en-
couragetl tits no less satisfaction to
me to know that the common enemy has
been driven from your borders, and that
to day peace smiles upon united, happy
and loyal people-that you have taken
a firm stand in the support of the Govern
ment of your fathers. and kept pace with
the changes in its domestic policy, which
the last four years have made inevitable
and necessary to insure future tran
guilty.
All this I am assured is the result of
the wise. inst and humane policy of the
Government towards this people, which
| felti my duty to inaugurate and pursue
the success of which is largely due to
the almost unanimous support and en-
couragement which will be given to my
successor.
In the general license which free and
liberal policy creates, is it not straneg
that libel and slander are lashea upon
those entrusted with important command.
Tt is not surprising that have been no
exception in this common fate. Ii is a
great satisfaction to one who honestly
performed his duty, that truth, through
slow, inevitable, and will sooner or
later triumph, and that whatever may
happen to individuals. the cause of
justice wdl survive. precious and en-
during as ever. When slander has done
its worst, then will truth assert itself,
and justice be done to all. am willing
to await the verdict of the people.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

A correspondent OF the New York
Tribune mentions seeing . captain u
Lees late army At his home plovne mp
small garden lot with his war horse
He had lost al his slaves aad moal Of .his
personal properly. Bpt As had . wife
and children whom, he was bouAd -
support He di1 not believe IN sscession
at the outset, but west for il because his
State did il tie tEus ~way 70
restore the South Every 1Aa = he
rebel State should follow tie sxaople -
this rebel captain.-Ont Of the sou viii
industry applied 70 il comss " wsalth
that is to restore the South q ocd4 aAd
prosperity. 1t may 60 hard - ira -
those not used TO labor TO Attsmt %
earn, their own iviag. bat miIlic1a ol
men equally as good are doing tho asano
thing and deem il . psiyleGe.' / 50 aoaa
As they show their disposs6oA =. hip
themselves. they viii And sthsre. ssady
70 assist them
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08
From the Anti-Slavery Sta ndard.
AMPUTATED.

Good bye, right arm it's hard 10 part
With one so true and tried,
And that so long hath served my heart,
And waited by nv side.
Thy work Is done, thy pain IL Ger;
When tear drops dim my eve,
Thy hand will dash them forth no more
Good bye, right arm good bye.
Good bye, right arm on many a field
Thy strength has served me well.
And thou hast been my bOsom's shield
Where blows like rain-drops fell
But ueyer more in honor's strife
Thou wilt be lifted high.
The last blow saved this heart its life
Good bye, right arm! good bye.
Good bye. right arm /! no more thoult start
Eager to greet my friend,
Yet this poor one that's near my heart
No colder clasp will lend.
And, should my country ever need
A guard so manned as
Ii would be just as proui to bleed
Good bye, right arm good bye.
Good bye, right arm! should not grieve,
For thou hast done thy part
Aud ret scarce can boar 10 leave
Thee. senseless as thou art.
NV D ,or SCARF "a hand. | hold thee near
To lips that trembling sigh,
Aud gem thee once more with tear
Good bye, right arm good bye.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

!, Night kissed the young rose, and Il
fbent softly to sleep. Stars shcne, and
! pure dew drops hung upon its bosom and
watched its sweet slumbers. Morning
came with its dancing breezss. and they
whispered to the young rose, aud Il awoke
joyous and smiling. Lightly Il danced
to and fro in all the loveliness Of health
and youthful innocence. Then came the
ardent sun god sweeping from the east.
and he smotc the young rose with his
scorching rays, and il tainted. Desert.
+, ed and almost heart broken, is dsooped
to the dust in its loneliness and despair.
I.Sow the gentle breeze, which bad been
gamboling over the sea, pushing on the
homeward bark, sweeping over hill and
dale--by the neat cottage and the still
,brook-tnrning the old mill, fanniDG the
brow Of disease, and frisking the carls
of innocent childhood--came tripping
! along on her errands OF mercy and love;
! and when she saw the young rose she
hastened to kiss it, snd foudlys baAhsd
its forehead in cool, refreshing showers.
and the young rose revived, and ioo1nsA
up and smiled in gratitude 70 The kind
breeze; but she hurried qoickly away;
her generous task was performed, yes
not without reward; for she soon per.
ceived that delicious fragrance hAd
been poured on her wings by the gEste.
fnl rose and the kind breeze waa CHAD
in heart, and went sway singing thsosgh,
The trees. Thus. true charity, like the
breeze, gathers fragrance from the dFoep.
ing flowers it refreshes, and unconociouo-
ly reaps reward in the perfornance oH
its Offices of kindness, which stoalo on
the heart like rich perfume, - basas md
cheer. sszsHzt sec.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08
Gen. Sherman's Report-His own Sste-
ment Of his imbrogIio, and the truce
with Johnston.


Under date of City Point, May 9th.
Gen. Sherman forwards an additional
report OF HRS operations from April,
from which time it appears they had
brought down in previous report. He
says ut that time his troops were repair
ing the wear and tear OF their hard
march from Savannah and replenishing
clothing and stores necessary for further
progress. Il had previously by letter
and in person notified the Lieut.. Genl
Commanding the armies of the United
States, that the 10th of April would be
the earliest possible moment at which
could hope to have my thugs in readi
ness, and we were compelled to use our
railroad facilities to the very highest
possible limit in order to fulfill that
promise. owing to n mistake in the Rail
road Department in sending locomotives
and cars. We were forced to rely on
the few cars of the 4 feet 81 inches
Carolina guage, with such of the old
stock rs We was captured by Maj. Gen
Terry at Wilmington and on his way up
to Goldsboro; yet such judicious use
was made of these, and such industry
displayed in the railroad management
by Gems. Easton aud Beckwith and Col.
Wright and Mr.. Vandyne, that by the
l0th of April our men were all re- clad.
the wagons re loaded and fair amount
Of forage accumulated ahead"
If the meantime. Gen. Stonernan,
operating from East Tennessee with
division of cavalry. had reached and
destroyed tie railroads about Greens
boro. n c., and had pushed along 10
Salisbury aud extended the work on the
road to Cataw ba bridge This was fatal
to she armies of Lee and Johnston. who
dcperded on that road for supplies, and
rs their ultimate line of retreat. He
also details the operating Of Gen. Welt
eel with his cavalry corps. which also
co operated etfeetually, carrying out the
grand combination. He received the
news of the battles aoout Petersburg of
April 9th. His troops had been moved
rapidly northward, feigning an attack
on Raleigh, but striking straight up for
Burkesville, thereby interposing between
Johnston and Lee, bat the suspicious
events in Virginia had changed the
whole military problem, in the expires
sive language of Lieut. Gen. Grant
The Confederate armies of Lee and
Johnston being between the strategic
points. Gen Grant was fully ables TO
take care OF the former, and my task was
to capture or destroy the latter john
sto, ut that time April 9th J had his
army well in hand at Smith Field, inter
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08
TODAY.

Come, citizens, around his bier
Aud look upon him where he lies
Weep, freely. without sila me or fear,
These soaIiug tears hich burn your eyes,
Weep, lest your hearts should rend Asunder' f
Never, since the world began,
Were such tears shed for any man
As these, which forcs themselves through rage ant
pam. - We
Like streams ty earthquakes opened, or the rain
That comes with psals Of thunder
Behold our murdered father, sent % sleep
Before bis night had come-behold. and weep!
Then let your tesrs in wrath be ariedi '
Aud here. beside his coffin swear
Fealty to that for which he died,
And death TO Treason! Mutely swear
An oat. v hich nsught overbear:
BY all the urgent past by all
The hurryng future, dare
To fix your will. Gaze the pail
Which him We love behold, and swear;
BY your deep pity for the woman,
HIS widow, br,oging home her dead;
Apl for his sons, TOO young for this inhuman
Blow their tender hearts swear by the red,
Deep stain Of murder rpors, r .af ..
BY all our martyred deadl
., swear by those whose naneless graves
Cover our country Ger
With silent speech; and by the slaves
Whose eyes are turned on you in dread
OF hope too great for giadnessi -....e
by n worlds sadness,
By the black folds through which banner waves,
By our past agones OF doubt and prayer,
By all our battle fs.ds. behold, and swear'
o, bv those tortured heroes, changed,
Through slow degrees To gtbberIng skeletons,
BY hunger, frost, aud mildew, unavenged
or US VINO heart, but needed not, their groans
By carths long dream of liberty
Which he was sounding to reality
Who lies,the deati-wouni darkening there,
Murdered behold, nd swear!
Swear BY your deep grief
Swear, by your CT ristian's stern belief.
That he has pershei, not in vain
That from mis- loss SHALL grow
great Immortal gain
That the btse blow
Which levelei aim shall set people free
Shall loose the shacklss on Humanity
Shall open thc blind eyes
And break the stubbGrn will
OF those who hinder till the shall rise
Redee med, aud worthy of the sacrifice
or him who lieth here, serene and still.
His work 10 ended. Ours is not yet done.
'Tis must finish that 50 well begun.
He pershcd for the Right we dare
To live for it behold, and swear!
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

MoBILE bay was cleared Of obstruc-
tons by means of torpedoes and s gal
yanic battery The torpedoes were let
down among the obstructioas, and then
exploded BY means of an electric wire
About mile of sunken barges and
boats. flied with stones and old iron.
were blowa up this way.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

JEFr FoREToLp.-".ift up your eyes
and behold them that come from the
North For the grextness OF
thine iniqnisy are thy skirts discovered
and thy heels made bare,
Therefore will l discover thy skirts up-
on thy face, and that thy shame may ap-
pear. 'r-Jsrepsiah xiii, 20, p. 20
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

SAYS the Morgan Gazette: j. NJ 6
s. NJ. Mitchell, sold within the last ear.
over $4,000 worth of produce, raised
upon their farms last season Pretty
heavy yield that tor one year
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

The Cambria Iron-works, at Johnston,
Pa. give employment to about two
thousand five hundred workmen, and
turn out an average OF over eight hun
dred tuus OF railroad iron per week
All the iron ore aud coal used are taken
from the hills in IL e immediate vicinity
of Johnstown. The works are about to
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08
The AssassinStion.

The following, which is evidently from the pen o.
Mrs. META V. XIcroR, we fad 10 the New ork / RI
bun. We regard il among the very first snas'ons
"a point Of talent this subject which has Jet come
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

! The Burlington Haw1srs ~ iAn6A
10 adAxkey baby in thas t0wn viH -
nssss. Thas child ought 10 - o. q I
''Aose his way tArouGA he woe31 r7'n
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

A vein OF lead was recently discoyersd
near Mineral Point. Wis, which in ten
days yielded from eight TO ten .tuns OF
lead ~ - s+A ~ sfEH
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

About hundred rods from the nayi-
galae waters OF the kennebec river in
Maine, two extensive iron mines have
just been opened which promise i'm
mense returns
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

The Cincinnati Commercial intimates
thatit would have been more respecta-
lie if Jef- Davis had ,'kicked the buck
eft, instead OF attempting TO escape with
it
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-06-08

What have said. have said from n
sense of duty, knowing full web that il
would not be popular | have said IL in
little hope that you would receive well
the suggestions and act upon them in the
manner 1 have suggested; but il You
will simply allow free discussion in 8
friendly way, that is all ask. for know
well all those other things viii follow in
due time.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-02-24
what Mrs. somebodZ SAYS.

If 1 was q man. I'd be a man; that I
would. If was poor, and had a family
dependent on my daily labor for support,
and was deep inQdsbt IN the bargain, do
you suppose l I-Would sit in the chimney
corner, tecause it was a little cold, or the
wind played q few mad pranks with the
snow, or I had erick in nay backlsome-
times, and feared I might have again (?
If my back was a wee bit lame, do you
suppose I d curl down somewhere and, say
1 could not do anything, we should have
to go to the poor house !; especially If I
could eat a gOodly portion Of what was set
before me, and sleep al night and part Of
the day, too, sOsOund that didlnOt know
whether 1 had back or not ? No, sir,
that I wouldn't E = .r5L.
20, yes" says Mr.. (BIat shall ]. call
him. you can talk ); but you don't know
anything about it. Don't I though {?
And so do all poor women; every mothers
daughter Of them, toll, toll, toll, from
morning till late at night to keep the dirt
out, and the elbows and toes in. No mat
ter for side, back, or headache, lameness
a; d weariness; the work must be done,
and we must do it. Don't tell Us We
don't know. -..--7... m
If was great strapping man, and had
wee bit Of wife that worked as hard as
she could, outdoors as well as in, and
everything did not go exactly straight,
do you suppose I'd grumbIe, and lay
great. load Of blame on her shoulders 10
bear, when sWasas much to blame as she,
and perhaps more so Il wonder what
the ADAMS do that haYe-not any Ewes
to blame?O Wouldn't l rather praise her,
that she did what she could and tell her
not to worry, that she could not do more2
And if she was sick and had been nigh to
the gates of death, do you suppose I would
go to her with the. cares and, perPlexities
that bUrdened me, and even blame her
that she had not managed differently,
keeping her brain IN such a whirl ofez-
citement and merriment that she would
look longingly into the grave for rest
Would not rather speak loving, enoour~
aging and consoEng words to her, remem-
berng she would naturally worry enough,
that she cannot do when she sees so much
to do, without one Unkind, unfeeliDg, re-
mark from me2
If I was man I would try hard to be
a man, and not hateful Waspish churl,
readyto sting at the least proVocation, or
without one, a-..- .I.-
A tue man Ieconsidor to be alIthat is
good and noble Was he not made in the
image Of -God2 Couldn't I love such
man as that2 And wouldn't willingly
mind PauPs advice, which We have read
SO often Wives be in subsection to your
own husbands in eyerything7 I think
l could an Would--RuroI Neag Yorker.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-02-24
Sayings Of Josh Billings.
- '5EUMBER sEvES
Attention 1squadt

Men kalkulata with prefix accurasv,
the rate Ov speed, attained bi earthly bod
( dys, and oy most matter, whethef sublu-
nary, or Oy a heavenly patuT, They tell
US how long 2 "a oy Light IL on {he way
from the sun-hOW fass a comet travels
the best time that igh thing can make
Wnen the stars visit, t,-and how long they
are about 1.-THE fraktional lapseykonEain
ed IN the hop oV-a fea-the fiie- oFR
sEEaloE-the- -Fsl0sitF-eE-ssBa93=an
smartness OV hurEycane. They kan,tell
US how long it takes old Borus, after he
leaves hiz cave, to reach this earth land
button up the eOGts oE shi8rinHi 110rtaIs.
Butt hay sarched their theorgs andopan-
sacked their mathematics, in vain. few
dlskover, the haste oY a SANDER, But
we kno ov nothing, on the earth, 81 above
it, that equals it in qdiekaess. 1t travels
as well 10 the dark az 10 the light
knows no law OY gravitashuns nor 0y hsSl,
or cold - IL not traoeableg or de6uablev-
haz no Parectage, and frequently no Obiok
lis not matter, not an essenee@3m1aa5vs Az
in the glance aoVan eye, or be felt IN the
point OE 6nger--izg the pei 0E alnioste
eYry one--ean -haY the earsRbent elfauitR,
love, and the delikate pashUps, plead IN
vain-iz, averyWhare in an irlstant7-feeds
upon nothing but sweet i F.ings. has more
friends than truth, is ak, faster han lfainife fe
wings OvL the wind and twin raeeFsb
thougLt-ssteals into the kfed7pulpit-
at mldnIte, robs the chaste MAIDEN oy the
ruddy truth in Der cheeks-hangs SAX
cloth upon the manly form ov honesta
-cumsin a Whisper--iizrm MYSTERIOUS az an
echo-Bil betray-7f5r, a -priserlass made
Kings tremble--has dried up the warm
pulse Ov hope, and driven modesto ssb1r-eek-
ing5away--iz skOfpion, Invisible, but fun
OV madness, andH men1E astiBeQ icWRo
kan tell its whereabouts? Who can rate
its speed? Who kan annylize its mean
ness? Who haz not listened tew its uresb-
ious falsehoods 2,ald rgho- sWill not. with
me, pronounse it q renegade, ,FtDe7 common
enemy oY humanitee ard who that kan
shoot FLEEING viii not EeIp teW. bring
down the base bird Attensbun SQUAD
FH.# ale r=--r ID. -H..s a4rrrfr.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-02-24

IS
JcHN BRIdHTs LAST PERoRATIox.-E Eng
land has long been famous for the enjoyment
Of personal freedom by her people. They are
free to think, they are free TO speak, they are
free to write; and England has been famed Of
late years, and is famed now all the world
over for the freedom of industryY and the
greatness and freedom of her commerce.
want to know why it is that our people should
not be free Wboais there that viii meet me
on this platform, or who will stand on any
platform, and will dare to say to an open
meeting of his fellow countrymen that this
million for whom I am now pleading are too
ignorant, or vicious, or destructive to be in
trusted with the elective franchise. lat least
will never thus SANDER my countrymen.
claim for them the right of admission through
their representatives into the most ancient
and venerable parliament which at this hour
exists among men; and when they are thus
admitted, and not till then, it may be truly
said that the august mother Of free nations,
herself is free.