, 1865-06-03
THE LAST SCEHE OF The
Rebellion,
Speech Of Hon. E. B. Washburne
at Galena Yesterday.
Interesting Scenes and Incidents from
City Point to Appomattox Court
House and Back,

attractive and nepirfrg TINT were ever prcscnted
10 hnman contemplation. There had been the Joy
q The teople over the salvation OF the natlon'e
l1e, while their te4rs had been poured ont like
vnter for tho loss oI hm whoee memory ID now
gilded By the blestlngs pfs world. On the a9th
Of March, LEGS, behour of tho nnal and combined
movements Of our armies came at last to STRIKE
snd nearly. year atte, Lieut.. Gen. Gsnnt had
tsken ethmznd. and initiated those mrster,y mil
1tAry combinations which had stamped his genIus
sn lame In charactc1s Of light On the tablets o.
The worln's history. Mr, Washburne had watched
the Richmebd campaign with intereaf, and had
eern much Of 1t: he had waited with uuialter!ns
fith those development. Of so,dI1iy skill which
were being wrought ont, AID had ltstened to tho
uneasy ul,essnces Of an impatient people, WIN
~ero slow to appreciate and comprehend the
nov enents which were finally to eliminate IN
The overthrow OF the 1sbeli,ou- The campaign
lad been .'1ousht out en- that line," and With
what pe1e1t,2l,l courage aud zeal Gen. Grant bad
fought and lAbcred and wont Relying upon hts
own strength. he hsd conducted al hts move.
N ems With courage tklli and fottitude, undts
turbed II the clamor Of 4 hostile c.iticisu, and
BY the delsys incident to Ill great military opera
siouh. The speaker had determined, II possible
- witness The closing tcenes Of the great drama
that had lot four Fcars been played upon the
tnea'er Of The world, and On tie fal Of The rebel
capital, he started, "Onward To Richmond" A,
CITY Point he met the President Tor the Last time,
tnu The ,upresticns Of the evening he there spent
Eith HIN trd tfs party would never be ed1ced
from h1s memory Mr. Lincoln, partially relieved
from the cares Or ttatn aud luspltted bJ the GOOD
news. was in the happfest MOOD, interest.
1ss ss ee ses D,n' ss,ru E. 'sf' r hs
e.rp'e sno hom.iJ tnsnnsr and the huuor Of his
cvcr-zean5 anerdotse. comutss oned With mes-
tafes from h,m 10 tue army, md particularly 70
<tsf, he bsde hin Tor the las. time afec.lonate
gooa Rye. Lit. Washbrrne then glya an account
uf bin 1ieit from C'ty Point toward the erer re-
had enabled him 10 ride through the cefsnses os
that dedt mt and rtbellou4 s1Cockade City, which
had held our tolciers At haJ fer 70 mary weary
months; he saw Fort Steadmar, The theater Of
no much carnage and blood. taken lso.a rs By the
desperate and furious Its OF tho :ebrl General
Gordon, hut who was sftef~asds driven ont ~ the
oon told him that hs took revent1-hye hundred
men into that .ulL and came out With on'1 SIX
teen hrnarrd. lie went ovtE the fatal mine which
Ind arnnk 70 much pteeiou. b:ood-a splendid
he assured by The txt1ure Of the division cOmmau.
der 10 tratp apd take adv.nsge Of the sttu:tino.
ahe touching q e., tae de:h a1d burial 81
thr nrsves1 and most gifted Of the rebel ao!llere-
SepEttted from his coramsn1 and shoi down whlls
.he BATHS wnl raging With terrible fuFy about
r fetthurR. be VII ha.'ilJ buried I MD the teors,
the amt at,ons spl tho wsiltrRs at h!a youag
-: east.'o5 T. gaadsy % noon, o
lhe dhy tLnt the agreement eusEeLd r was m ada
~ Grant with Lee, at Apponattox Court House,
t'1ty miles beyond; but he got to Appomat:o1 In
= atob 10 s.e The ae:usl surrender ana laying
Monday Il ernoon he reached lie victorion.
army Of the Poro Iae,w wAs bi bisouaeked near
whsse the snsEender e took plass. Gen. Grant bud
commanding General At ten o'clock at night, u,
y. gave adete1ptIon Of the scene OF snfpass,rz
ac'e group fingered sboat The eaop IRE in front
Of Gel. GYant'e tent \. be rode up. The great
fact ths' the uo, ras DONE added 10 tbs Interest
500! 91iety smoking his CHAR NTH thu s.me quiz
RI. nbdest dsmeauof, thu Eaue thoughtful, pleas.
aot, snp@eItnoahle PET corn,enanee. sppatea:ls utterly
Ezra:er .paee in the puhlie eJe tn.n ony living
Esn:. Then there was the trou roldier Ord, c,m.
1nalaer Of the Army Of the James, whose mas-
entom,ums q the Com,nandlng. Genera. And
General kAnlins, native md to the manor born,
y Joe Ds1i.ss coanty. the Chief Of stan. acd
md s1a osn IA bo o. sss
I'll oxeo The fortunes Of their chief With unf4tet-
1Ig tdtlity. He would not forget the Onondag1
ch'ek Colonel Ely s; Parker, tho Military seere.
on shst occze 'on-Grsnt, Rawlin., Parker, and
theIe nnst oe added the hrsre and accomplished
sd.t4 and Of h 'hs iine:.a: HHs,as 800 pss,sas Il
Eou'e not be pa1doned If be a'd not mention Col.
eelf to Gstnt Whit He.thter vas TO Napoleon, and
Cap Robert Lincoln, the sou Of the late rtse1ed
President winning ~ heslts BY his officer 1tks
experiment and manly bearing.
Proceeding on The enext murnlnz to Appor,at-
tox C. a., Nj. Washburne had the good fortune
to witness, Whist was no. eeen BY any other ctTtl.
tox c. q. wss described a. = regular old Virgins
Court house Village. brick Court hou@c and
1a',, ehshby old tavern. store and post Office.
l1ty ea .h aoas I'd
tuty negro quarters In the real, but neither
shufch nor school hooso to De seen, No
81 ss sesa p. sss s2qf
.Dg OF less s,.n half ratioaa Of the eozfsest qua-
Proud army Of Northern Virginia, clustered list
Itss,J topeh her, in small bodies, d,rty. ragged.
hsifrt.rved, gluE, II lent and de.pondtng. SreIog
s Wv IL tae e r.
He ,Eelcbed Lee. long.t1eet, Gordon. Wilcox,
Heth. Pickett M Others Of the most diannc al.h.
20 ofGcers. On Wednesday morning, April flrn,
the cartmosy Of lsy1nE Gown arms was commsnc-
ID, and il vas one Of TIT most impressive reremo-
me-: ever WITNESSED. The Union soldiers gazed
were DO words 'sf taunt no ineul,s,
bo jeers for onr br.re AID v1csorou. soldiers had
Tor. Mr.. r. oescrabed the situation Of The people
and Of the country in Vira1nta as being most de-
ptorah'c. Rstur1 Ing from, Ap2onattox c. q. to
cebtrsl officers. among whom vas Gsn. Gordon
the xrrat fighting nsn OF the Eeb:t army, man
Of desperate courage and deep religious feeling.
srmJ. which VA. ot The most thrilling to.erest.
1hry-pa-ted over tho ground near the High
Bradce, nser me Appom sttox. The theat~s Of the
wsr. In bat nFht Gen. Read, Of W,seon.in, was
Deerl1g, vho w himself mortal, wousded.
was MORALLY wounded. fighting against i
@ shet ;I1oush Il. "a fsce, efe! Fitted 70 t9e9 9es;
hss he roana a ,a aa
hea him of biz wstea md his money, and even
pq1 60 q b.: eosss IT, TIE ssefl no.er
could only. be Tonited fof1n BY a1ave-holdInc
rebe'iion. robbed him Of bis swosd. In the me.
les The teaboa.d had been ioat; md that cAieas-
tim to know where II wa1. NotHtthaixn ins his
uortal xoun"a, The pride Of tho gallant heart OF
H. Il. ooi ese9 E.
responded to the Enfdao general, You brutal
scoundr+l. yon have robbed me- OF all." Thar
younx ocic:r ~hose prowess and d.r,ng had ehsl.
enough to reach bis home among the green hill.
of New England. dying in twelve hours there
N. wsehburre then gaze an account Of his
sisit % Richmond and OF Whist be learned there
Of The last hnnrs Of the rebel Government JeI
DAVIS had pe1eia'ec 10 the btliek a9a1uat llgot
snu know1 dee. thAt Richmond could be held.
BE lett nie houfe .nddenly and tutact. The vlstt
to Libby Pr1son, Caste Thunder aod Bale Isle,
were described. % well - the appearance ot
Richmond, which wnz the abomiustion Of desola-
ton. Leaving Richmond be did not heaf OF tho
asesfftnat,np OF the President Ill be resched
C1ty Point Saturday night April 18th. Hnrrylng
10 Washington he participated IN the fuueral
ctreu.oplts Of The President. and followed his
he11te to the tomb, and saw deposited all Inst
vss mortal Of him who was onee President,
snd the wild winds Of the prAtries would toieyer
sing me requiem OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
MI. Wsthrnzn closed hfg addsrss xtth gov
4tE 'Iibnte 10 the a1my End to the patfpd-
people Of the land. Tho country had been red
force ii su enlightened aud patriotic puhlc
opn,ou. Il soas tAs will Qf The people. Pointing
to TINT 10 would fAJ. In the 1angrA.e Of one II
cur mort eif'ed soldiers and s'ate men: " rhese
mi n'ri ftnofe, giving his quiet ccnmaod Tor ths
Ert empire u Liberty. roKnARD."
michigan.
The young gentlemen md ladies Of Monroe
gave Gen. Cus'sr an elegant little party, al
the Humphrey House. On the evening before
his deln, tuse for Texas.
The propeller Pliney was destroyed By fire
1t R.oJ Landing. on the St. Clair River, on
Wcdnftdsy morning last. She VAS IN old
bost and well insured.
T1a dogs did &rioua damage In flock Of
sheep belong ng to Il. H. Bingham, Esq, at
Jackson, last week.