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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18

JoHNsoN's Island was cleared of pris-
oners on the 9Th inst, when the following
small remnant were sent to Fort Lafay-
cite: Major Styles and Captain Gusman,
who refuse to take the oath; Lieutenant
Mcbride, who claims the protection of
the British flag; Cole and Robinson,
charged with completely in the Lake
Erie piracy, and Henry B. Estep, charg-
ed with desertion to the enemy.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18
President, GEORGE NEsroR.

Spencer, to be supplied
Jackson, 81
Kentucky, miss. W. w. Blake.
John Clark, superanuated.
P. T. Laishley, left without an appoint
ment at his own request.
R. T. Simenton, withdrawn under
charges.
D. L. Ford, not heard from.
w. w. Stansbury, without an appoint
ment at his OVID requst.
BERKELEY AND JEFFERSON
The Republican ticket was elected at
the municipal election in Martinsburg
last week. The election passed off
quietly.
Ex-Governor PIERPoINT has appointed
Judge PARKER judge of the 18th Judicial
Circuit of which it is claimed that Berke
ey and Jefferson counties form a part -
GILBERT S MINER and ROBERT Y. Con
RAD are candidates for Congress i'll the
9TH district of Virginia in which Berkeley
and Jefferson counties are inclnded
Hon. HENRY BERRY is announced as a
candidate for the Judgeship of the tenth
Judicial circuit of West Virginia, in OPP
position to Hon. L. Il. HALL. CHRISTIAN
NJ SHAFFER of Martinsburg is announced
rs the candidate of the Conservative
men of the 18th Senatorial district of
West Virginia, consisting Of Frederick,
Berkeley and Jefferson couuties, for State
Senator in opposition 10 JOS. X. CHAP
LINE, OF the Radicals
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad com
pany is rebuilding the engine house aud
machine shops at Martinsburg, destroyed
during the war.
TYLER COUNTY.
The Sistersville 41yus says that Il very
severe fight came off in St Marys. on
last Monday So far as we could learn
the difficulty originated through the
visit of Mudwall Jackson to that place
The Union men were .displeased with his
presence among them, and refused him
the privilege of remaining longer i'll ST
OdChSOu ltluSCu w SO, anu
friends rallied around him to the NUM-
Der of twenty five or thirty, and COM
menced fight with the Union men
1t was reported that one man was
killed, and there was man found dead,
after the fight, in stable near by, but as
no marks of violence could be found on
the body, it was decided that the man
died from disease of the heart.
There was a rumor in Parkersburg
last week that Mudwall JACKSON " had
been killed, but we have not yet received
any confirmation of the fact
One day last week, the dead body of
Isaac Jerrold, Gan oil-well digger, lately
from Pomeroy,) was found in the stable
attached to the Exchange Hotel, in ST.
Mary's. His watch was gone, and some
two or three hundred dollars missing
from his pockets, but there were no marks
of violence on the body. Apost norton
examination was made, but revealed
nothing. 1t was the opinion of the ply
sicians that death was caused by dropsy.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18

G. VoLNEY DORSEY, the defaulting
State Treasurer of Ohio, has resigned lis
Office, denying the constitu,ionnlity of
the law in accordance with which Gov
ernor ANDERSON declared the Office Va
cant, and his resignation has been ac-
copied The position has been rendered
to Mr.. VIM HOOPER, of Cincinnati.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18
A WASHINGTON letter saws

A week or more ago l informed you
that the President would not attempt to
run the churches" He has now direct
ed that those seized while the military
were in possession of Southern cities shall
be handed over TO their Southern repre-
sentatives.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18

THE Springfield Mass Republican
quite naively states that the counterfeit
twenty-five cent fractional currency in
circulation may be distinguished from
the genuine by the superiority of its exc
cution.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18

JUDICIAL Communicable Demo
cratic conferees, from the counties of
Fayette, Washington and Greene, com.
posing the Fourteenth Judicial District,
met at Centreville, Washington county,
last week, and nominated Hon. Samuel
A. Gilmore for President Judge of that
District, 9, ~
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18

GENERAL GEO. w. MORGAN and Hon.
c. L. VALLANDIGHAM are to address q
Feduocratic meeting at ST. Clairsville
ss'ets Tuesday week.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-18

IT is rumored that Secretary HARLAN
OF tho Department of the interior is TO
retire from the Cabinet and be succeeded
by Senator CowAN, of Pennsylvania.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20
GGrAsDorTE. W. Va. April 10, 'e5
DEAR Aunt: siSs,e4a ! 80.

GufANDofIk, W. va, Aprn ~, %.
DEAR AUNT: siS,io4e. vst
siu Since writing q within letter
this morning, things hke very ma
terially changed here. / was then as
all theirest were ofa sad countenance
very much distressed about the order
of being ready to move. All expec-
ted that We would have to moye-in q
few days, and we may yet Just
after 1 had fnishe6 the letter and
stuck -it in the envelope, had not
sealed it yet. An at sdnce I heard
such another hollovipg down at
headquarters, as Jon ever heard.
I went down to see what was up,
and they had just received the dis
patch, announcing the surrender of
Gen. Lee, with all his army and such
another time as we have had here to
day, you never saw. Some got
drunk, others went to shooting, and
every species of rejoicing was resor-
ted too, and now while am writing,
this evening. they have the rebel flag
floating in the breeze, from our tall
pole. But, OIL how does she float,
not in the glory and pride of the
people as it once foated here, hut
it is unfurled to the breeze about
three fourths from the top of the pole,
and the Star Spangled Banner proud
ly floating above her. Ah, aunt how
emblematical tits, Of the humbled
and dishonored Southern Confedera-
cy, to see their flag, their boasted
stars and bars, as she. humbly plays
in the breeze. all dressed in mourn
ing, beneath the Stars and Stripes oi
AM erica, and the friend of the latter,
rejoicing under her folds making
speeches, and some of their eyes
filled with tears, when they express
their thanks to God, for the great
victories of our armies, and the
bright prospect of speedy and last
ing peace. All, dear aunt, or sister,
which ever you would rather 1 would
call you, 1 hope the time is near at
hand, when i can come home and
enjoy the pleasant fireside of our
neat little home, with my dear wife,
andchildren, and you and yours. Feel
ing that my conscience is clear, OF
having been a good and faithful sol
dier, having discharged every duty
enjoined upon me as a soldier of the
United States, and participated in
all the hardships incident to a sol
diers life. have done my duty and
have escaped thus far inlsarmedsraSa
l do thank God for it.
Yours, SAMUEL.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20
RICHMOND.

When Oliver Cromwell won a vast
and decisive victory his earnest heart
thanked God for 'crowning mercy;
and we may be sure that nothing less
than the conciousness of great de-
liverance could have set every heart
beating, and have brought merchants
and bankers to the steps of the Ex-
change at high noon of Monday,
April 8, 1865, to unite in solemnly
singing "Old Hundred" and "John
Brown" The Virginian capital, dex-
trously defended for years as the
very heart of rebellion, was not sur
rendered by military or civil nego-
tiatiCn; the armies Of the United
States did not occupy it by permiss-
ion of any man or body of men They
enteard victorious, and liberated
thousands of their fellow citizens
from the most relentless despotism.
1t was fit thas the old flag should
be restored to the city of Richmond
by soldiers of the race TO secure
whose eternal degradation that flag
had been pulled down; and 1t was
deculiarly fit that the army of the
Potomac so brave and steady and
persistent, so long baffled by various
fortune. should at last justify their
own patient heroism and the national
confidence by striking the final blow.
Nor less pleasant is it that the con-
Guiding operations of the war in its
chief battlefield of Virginia should
have been personally directed by the
simple, silent. sagacious, tenacious,
soldier, whose name will be always
precious in the national heart, the
Lieutenant 6 eneral Of the armies of
the United States.
1t is a natural speculation to won
der what the rebels will do next.
Their leaders are uot men who will
relenquish the struggle until the de-
feat and disappearance of their sol
diers assure them that there is nc
other alternative. Those soldiers
comprise the most desperate men of
the insurrection, and their fighting
at Fort Steadman, and Bentonville,
and through the tremendous days
that destroyed their cause before
Petersburg, shows that then, at least,
they were not demoralized. If Lee
can escape with any considerable
force tolerably well organized he will
join Johnston, and either make for
the mountains or for the Southwest;
or possibly, upon a calm military
survey Of the situation, considering
his CHASTITY disaster in Virginia and
the comparative fewness OF his de
feated troops surrender unconditi-
onally. Ifhe can not escape, and is
compelled to face Grant again, the
question viii be decided bofore these
words are read.
AS for the country, solemnized by
the war and inspired by its success,
it has learned what it did not know
at first-and that is, what it is fight
ing for. While it has been defend
ling its Government, sssailed by reb-
els, it has learned that the assault
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20

misled brethren from the day. OF
their misapprehension to the day of
knowledge. 1t would be to say to
them that, after four years OF blood
and darkness, we have brought back
to them the same hearts of love that
they had smitten in these long four
years, If there be any minded IN
that spirit to 60, praying the bless
ing of God to rest not on the North
alone, but on the whole undivided
country, he would welcome them" "
This is the true spirit. Magnani-
nous treatment of the Southern peo-
pie is all that is necessary to extin-
guish treason, and to exclude for
ever from all posts Of honor, and to
consign to perpetual infamy and ban
ishment. the reckless and savage
men who began the war, and have
fallen under the ruins oftheir boasted
Confederacy.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20
For the G.llipolis Journal

For the Gallipolis Journal
IN MEMORY OF MY BROTHER
Dear brother rest; thy warfare Ger,
Thy work was Dobly done,
Thy country called, you quick obeyed,
Thus proved a worthy Son.
But oh we grieved, when thou didst 60
For thou vert young and fair,
In boyhoods gay and brightest hour,
The soldiers lot to bear.
In fancies sad, get sweet we hear.
Thy footsteps on the star,
And press again those loving lips,
AndemoOth the curling hair.
We clasp the soft white hand again,
And listen to the voice,
Whose tender tones can never more
Make loving hearts rejoice.
With tender touch, we lift the tress
OF brightest auburn hair,
And kiss with reverence the same
Clipped from the brow SO fair.
Our hearts grow sad our tears will fall,
For our dear brothers dead,
And kindred hands could never soothe
Or hold the dropping head.
The stranger kind, who gently clipped
That curl Of brightest brown,
With those same gentle Milling hands,
Helped lay our darling down.
And there he rests far, far from home,
Beneath the strangers sod, .....f
But well we know his soul will rest
In Heaven aboye-withG God.
Then brother sleep, thy troubles o'er,
Within thy narrow Ded,
And let the flowers Of Southern soil,
Bloom sweetly o'er our dead.
There, no rude sound of war can wake
The dreamless slumberer more,
Until the trump of God shall call,
The dead from every shore.
Yes brother sleep, we'll weep no more,
For thee so true and brave,
Though we may never, never see,
Where traitors made thy grave.
Then once again will say farewell,
And doubt not that the star
OF brightest faith beame1 over you,
And showed you Heaven afar--
Oh that we all may sooner find
That faith which bore you up
And caused your youthful boyish heart
To drain lifes bitter cup.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20
REBEL LIE tDERS AND THEIR
FOLLOWERS.

A very just distinction is being
drawn between the authors of the re-
bellien and the people they drove
and cheated into its support. Since
the recent repeated evidences of the
barbarities heaped upon our priso-
ners by the traitor chiefs, and the
admission by a committee of the
rebel Congress that Libby prison
had been undermined and wonld
have been blown to atoms, with the
thousands of Union soldiers con-
fined in il, had these latter attempted
to escape, there is concerted pub
lie opinion against making any terms
with the bad nen-whother IN mill
tary or civil life-who have kept the
rebel1iou alive, and have forced the
Southern masses to contribute to il
their lives and their property. But
there is a sentiment no less decided
in favor of forgiving these same
masses; upon his sentiment we base
the earnest hope that whatever terms
are proposed by Mr.. Lincoln will
lead to a permanent and substantial
adjustment. 1t is little amusing to
notice how politicians assail each
other personally because of differing
views on the conditions to be pre-
sented to the victims and compelled
participants in the attack. upon the
Federal Government. These gen
tlemen should recollect that in a time
of excitement like this we cannot ex-
pect all men to be of one opinion.
The wisest may err, and even the
weakest may succeed in recommend
ing the proper remedy for a crying
disease. No one really desires to
protract the war for the sake of fight
ing. And out of the attrition of va.
rious and conflicting ideas we NAV
be able to extract a solution of an
absorbing problem. The primary
eensiderations--are sincerity on the
part of those who think and write on
this great question; devotion tc
country; prudent reflection, and an
utter abnegation of party and of self
Hence it is that we read with much
satisfaction the remarks OF the Rev
Henry Ward Beenher, last Sunday tc
his congregation in Brooklyn, wher
he spoke in reference to the duty
assigned to him of pronouncing the
address at the raising of the nationa
ensign over the ruins of Fort Stump
ter, on the l4th inst, as follows:
cat other times, when the pros
pect of lifting the flag TO its fermel
place seemed almost visionary, h,
had spoken of such, an event witt
jubilation. But now, as the time in
reality drew near, his soul trembleC
within him at its solemn meaning
Many would go there imbued witt
this feeling of solumn jubilation il
this wonderful event in the history
of this people He should be sorr.
If any went there with any other feel
ing than that of Christian patriotism
| If Others went with feelings Of exul
tation over q fallen foe, for his par
! he went as q brother to appeal II
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20
Number 90,

was made in the interest or q system
inconsistent with free governme ent, IS
it is with manly honor and Christian
civilization An earlier and easier
victory would have blinded It's eyes,
and have delivered it once more to
the deadly political corruption OF
slavery, which would have made the
next shock of inevitable war even
more perilous than this has been.
Bull Run was bitter pang, but it was
a higher wisdom that caused us to
%Wait beneath the furnace blast
The pangs Of transformation
until the costly blood of its noblest
children washed the national blind
ness away. end every man saw the
reality ofthe terrible conflict between
humanity and brutality, civil order
and barbarism.
And now, with no hatred OF our
fellow-citizens with whom we have
fought, and whom we know were de-
luded by leaders who can never be
forgiven, without scorn or vitupera.
ton, but with deyout gratitude to
Almighty God for this crownfng
mercy, let us all, remembering the
young and brave by ~hom we have
been saved, the eyes that are din
and the hearts that are breaking
even in this hour of jubilee, resolve
that the peace they have secured fol
us shall be as broad as liberty and q.
eternal as justice.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20


CoULDES'T Fool HER.-The Lafay-
ette lind Courier tells an amusing
story of some young ladies and gents
of that place who we're taking . social
walk near the, cemetry, when q ghost
appeared. They ali ran but one
sturdy woman Of the strong minded
class, who stood her ground till the
ghost got TO her when she seized il,
thrashed out of his frightened dls.
guise a mischievious fellow, who bad
heard the project Of walking about
the graveyard discussed, and hid
himself there TO give the party .
fright She led him bsek TO the
house, and in reply 70 the questions
that poured in upon her, said: Cart
fool me. I've seen too many men IN
sheets to get frightened at shsm.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20
SPEECH OF THE VICE PRESI
DENT.

DELIVERED AT WASHINGTON ON TIL
RECEIP OF THE NEWS OF TIE FALL
OF RICHMOND, MONDAY LAST.
The Hon. Andrew johnson, Vice
President of the United States, was
discovered in the crowd, and, upon
being vociferously called for, was
introduced by Mr.. Wetmore, military
agent of the State of Ohio.
The Vice President expressed his
thanks for the fervid reception ac-
corded to him by the vast crowd, and
said:
"As have been introduced / will
make one or two remarks, for l feel
that no one would be justified in at
tempting to make an address on such
an occasion, when the excitement is
justly at so great a height.
We are now, my friends, winding
up a rebellion, a great effort that has
been made by bad men to overthrow
the Government of the United States,
government founded upon free
principles, and cemented by the best
blood of the Revolution. Cheers. |
You must indulge me in making one
single remark in connection with
myself. AT the time that the traitors
in the Senate of the United States
plotted against the Government and
entered into q conspiracy more foul,
more execrable, and more odious
than that of Cataline against the
Romans, 1 happened to he member
of that body, and, as to loyalty, stood
solitary and alone among the Sena-
tors from the Southern States. l
was then and there calle3 upon to
know what l would do with such
traitors, and 1 want to repeat my re-
ply here. said, if we had an An
drew Jackson he would hang them
as high as Haman. Cheers. But
as he is no more, and sleeps in his
grave in his own beloved State, where
traitors and treason have even insul-
ted his tomb and the very earth that
covers his remains, humble as / am,
when you ask me what / would do,
my reply is, 1 would arrest them;
would try them; 1 would convict
them, and I would hang them. PRO
longed cheers. AS humble as am
and have been, I have pursued but
one, undertaking course. All that ]
have-life, limb, and property-have
been put at the disposal of the coun-
try in this great struggle. ]
have been in the camp, 1 have
been in the field, / have been
everywhere where this great re-
bellion was; l have pursued It until
/ believe / can now see its termlna-
nation. Since the world began, there
never has been rebellion of such
gigantic proportions, so infamous
in character. SO diabolical in motive,
SO entirely dlsregardful of the laws
of civilized war. 1t has introduced
the most savage mode of warfare
ever practiced upon the earth. J
will repeat here ssremark, for which
I have been in no small degree cen
sured. What is 1t, allow me to, ask
I that has sustained the nation in this
great struggled Tho cry has,abeen
I you know that your Government wa:
not strong enough for 2 time of re
bellion; that in such time she would
have to contend, against internal
weakness as well as internal foes
We have now given the world eyi
dence that such is not the fact; and
when the rebellion shall have beer
crushed out, and the nation shal
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20

~ Northern Copperheads are
greatly elated by the fact that Gen,
Palmer has rescinded the order of
Gen. Burbridge, suppressing the cir
culation of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
They pat the General on the back,
and seem to think he is the man for
the times We think so too, and as
proof of it, present the following
from the Gin. Gazette which we com
mend to the Copperheads who pirate
so loudly of free speech and free
press, but not a word in favor OF
free negroes.
Major General Palmer addressed
by invitation large audience of the
colored people ofLouisville, on might
of the 29th. His remarks were
mainly in explanation of the rights
of colored soldiers and their families.
Both the men and their families were
free under act of Congress, and the
master was released from all obliga-
tion to provide for the families of q
soldier thus made free, and it there
fore devolved upon the soldier to
provide for his own family. He urged
it as the solemn duty of every colored
soldier to endeavor to provide for
his own family, and spoke of the .sa-
credness of family relations. The
colored men, he said, must become q
self-supporting race; must show they
are capable of taking care Of them
selves. There is vast amount OF
'ffssedJcdice ing against the col
ored peoplecHGw, but that would in
time cease to exist if they showed
themselves fit for freedom.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20
To Soldiers Heirs.

The subscriber continues the prosecution OF
all claims against the Government He Is not
fettered with a multiplicity of business, pre-
venting his proper attention to the claims in
hand. From lnte regulations in the pension
office, the labor and time required IN esta blish-
ing pensions is greatly increased, but with
no other business in hand he devotes his whole
time, to the business in which he is engaged
he has been Notary Public for the last ten
wears, and continues to execute deeds, mortga-
ees, and all other instruments to he acknowl-
edsedDeibte such officers.
he may be found, at his office on Front
street below the stcam-b boat landing.
LEWIS NEWSOM.
Jan. IL, 1S65.-3ms
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-04-20

.ss-George Burns has been sentenc
ed to. work ten days on the fortifca
tons at Louisville, for drinking tn,
health of the Southern Confederacl
in glass of soda-water. Bad fo
Burns, bully for the officer who sen
fenced him. r-i r-~l