Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-05-18
, --[.ao ,,a GALL1PoIIs, OHIO MAY 1s, 1865 N

are disarmed rebels, and i1divi dualy
amenable9 to tie Civil Courts for
their treason, liable to be arrested as
traiters, tried as traitors, condemned
as traitors, and punished as traitors.
Lee knows full welL and you ought
to know, that no question but what
was Of purely Military nature was
considered in arranging the terms of
surrender. All your officers and
men are now simply eitizens-unless
IexchangedAand must answer to the
Courts and the people for their con-
duet, and it will behoove them to be
wise as serpents and harmless as
doves. -5 ..e
HIS EGsALLRNcY-If that's so,
boys, you'd better go hum and be-
have yourselves as good loyal citi-
zens, fur my opinyon is our belovd
cos, is much like yore umble servant,
about dunn fur. Ii l war not afraid
of firin yore harts with an undu thirst
fur the guide ould days gone by, I
would draw igger frum this ar ole
emty whisky barrell, as thar is nuth-
in else to dralo frum it. As the ctr
rent NV life frum this barrell has
seast to flo, so has the current NV life
in the Confedrat Y, as this ole harrell
Is drIde up so is the Confederacy 1t
he'd but fore vitals-Slavery, Cotton.
the Knayy, and its Ginerals Slave
rvs ded, Cotton's ded, the Knavy's S
ded--that ar institushun was well
named, fur grander set ov Knaves
never went unhung than the authers
ov that same knavy--an our ginorals
ar ded, or mite as well be, fur them
that aint ar runnin round loose sum
ware huntin sumbody to gin up tue
An our hopes ar go, blasted, bride
up, like an untimely rye grain by the
eeste winds ov selfishness. Inglin is
selfish, France is selfish, the whole
worle is selfish, Idnkys is selfish, we
ar all selfish, Slavery makes the most
selfish people in the worle. this ar
Confedracy Concarn was conceived in
selfishness, brot forth in selfishness
has bin carried on by selfishness, an
will end in sel6shness. Selfish men
war at the bottom ov it an now sci
fish men ar at the top NV it.
BENJAMrN-Yes-an the way things
ar goin shoodent wuhder If we war
to get up some mornin an find our
selves set oy sold fish an gone s1kers
in tue bargain. -..
His EGsALLENcY-Ile be dod bob
bed if don bleye it--an now boys,
tho I wood a sed it afore fur the
worie.. I feIe It my duty to say it now
Ole Abe is tie best ffren yOule ever hev
l hope fur yore sakes as well as my
oaon, Buth won't Kill him, fur thers
tu much NV Ole hickry intirely tu suite
our cos, in Andy.
Go hum my faithful frens furgit
yore bad habits, an act the gintlemen
as well as you can. You've bin in
very bad cumpany-Richmon, like
Washington is a bad place fur boys
but / trust yere case is not hope
less. Thar is such q thing as a mans
rites--as gittin ones rites you've had
fore yares hunt after yorn, an if
you haint get'em by this time its my
opinyon you never will. Don't cry!
salt IS tn skearce 70 waste any brine
now, so farwell! Here three chairs
war given fur the close ov the war,
an all prest the hand of his Egscal-
lency an ashured him that if it shood
ever fall to his lot to be hung fur his
principles or any thing else, they
hoped to hev the pleasure ov bein
present. Here woke an lol it was
q dreme. BUNYAN JR.