Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-29
" WHEELING ", VA. MONDAY MORNING..MAY 5291l865

he, 'Mr. Case, this is all very fine. Your
hogs are doiRg very we'll just now, but you
know outx here In Illinois the FROST comes
early, and the ground freezes for foot
deep. Then what are they going to do z
This was view of the matter Mr.. Case had
not taken into account. BatchertnS time
for hogs wss way on in December or Jan.
uary. a Scratched his head andtat length
stammereds ell, It may como pretty hard
on their s1oitts, but / don't see but that II
viii be root hog or die aHe did net
tell ps That either Of the "Oommtse
made anBsreply to- this way of Mputting
little more argument necessary on one side
OF thejquestioni at lsastl ~.
1sfogY or 4HDREw JOHNSON. I:
Mr.. Lincoln told IA this stOtYof itAudy
Johnsonss%;a he was famiIiarlY in the habit
OF calling him. It3Was few weeks prior
to the baltimore Convention, before it was
known that Governor johnson would be
the nominee for the Vice Presidency. Said
he: VI had ayytsit. last night from Colonel
Moody 'the fighting Methodist Parson,' as
he is called in Tennessee. he is on his
way to the. Philadelphis Conference, and,
being in Washington overnight, came ,up
to see me. He told me-" he continued,
"this story of Andy johnson and General
Buel, which interested me intensely. Col.
Moody was In Nashville the day 1t was re.
ported that Buell. had decided to eyAcuate
the city. The rebels, strongly reinforced,
were said to be within two days. march Of
the capital. OF course the city was greatly
excited Said Moody, Il went in search of
johnson at the edge Of the evening, and
found him at his Office, cIoseted with two
gentlemen, who were walking the floor
with him, one on each side. As Z entered
they retired, leaving me alone with John-
son, who cameaupsto me mRnifesting in
tense feeling and said: Moody, we are
sold outl Buel is traitor! He ia going
to eVacuate the city, and IN ,forty.eight
hours we shall all be in the hands of the
rebels. Then be commenced pacing the
floor again, twisting his hands and c6afing
like Gagged tiger, utterly insensible to his
friends entteaties to become calm. Sud-
denly he turned and said Moody, can
you pray = THAT is my business, cir, as q
minister of the Gospel returned the COL
onel. well, Moody, l wish you would
pray, said Johnson; and instantly both
went down upon their knees at opposite
sides of the room. AS the prayer became
fervent, johnson began to respond in true
Methodist style. Presently he crawled
over on his hands and knees to Moody's
side, and put hisaarm over him, manifest-
ing the deepest emotion. Closing, the
prayer with a hearty 'AmenP from each,
they arose. Johnson took q long breath
and said, with emphasis, MOODY, feel
better 7 Shortly afterward he asked, will
you stand by met Certainly ! Will,' Was
the answer. Well, Moody, Loan depend
upon you; you are one in 'hundred thou
sandP He then commenced pacing the
floor again: Suddenly he wheeled, the
current of his thought having changed.
and said, 'OhI5 Moody, don't want you to
thinkI have. become religious man be.
cancel asked you to pray lam sorry to
say it, but am not, and have never pre-
ended to be religious. No one knows
this better than you; but, Moody, there is
one, thing about it'll do believe in AL.
mighty God And l believe also in the
Bible, and 1 say I'll be damned it Nash
vile shall bels6rrenderedr" q
And Nashville was not surrendered.