Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-12
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

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The Rebel SoIdierG Departing for
theiF home'SS'1NNhFHt mes y a they say about
| GREENsBoRo. N. c, May,4.
| Correspondence New York Herald i @
GENERAL JQHNsToN TAXING LEAVE OF HIS
| 'S''-'' f i''s' - u STAFF.
This morning General Joseph E., John.
ston broke up his headquarters near this
place, bade farewell to the members of his
staff, except his personal aids and pro
ceeded to Charlotte. The scene was an eff.
tecting one, and all who Witnessed it re-
| garded it in that, light. In the midst of a
woods, at q distance of two miles from
Greensboro, were few tents, some wap.
] ons, and d number of horses. No longer
the headquarters' guard paced to and iro,
There was no hustle and no excitement; no
hasty utterances and startling exolama-
tions; none of the liveliness pertaining to
active field service. ThecOu1tenauces and
actions OF both officers and orderlies be-
spoke an occupation gone. Soon after sun.
| rise the General and staff rose and psrtook
of a frugal meal. A camp chest served
them for table, and the ground was used
in lieu of chairs. The dishes were not of
china, nor were the spoons and forks used
of silver, but both were of the most inex.
pensive kind. The meal over, their appe-
tites appeased, orders were given and re.
| ceiVed. the tents struck, personal property
packed, the wagons loaded, and everything
got in readiness to be moved. This ac-
complished, the, General gathered his staff
around him, and made a few remarks. He
thanked them for their services, the aid
they had rendered him, and hoped the fu-
ture would be brighter than the present and
the past Few as the words and actions
werei they, embraced the parting scsne.-
BY noon the wagons moved, and tho Gen
eral and those of his staff who proposed to
journey his way, placed their horses and
baggage on the cars and left for Charlotte,
and as they did SO the headquarters of the
rebel Army Of the Tennessee ceased to
haveauJ existepGe4-commencing Its Jour.
ney to history and posterity.
General johnson in manner is dignified
and !afable; in eonHersation, easy and
agreeable, and in personal appearance, at.
tractive. His ability as soldier and a
scholar is eminent.
NO HOME AND NO MONEY.
| Just before the General went away, l
asked one of his aids if he would go home
after reaching Charlotte.
.tEol" was the reply. uf..-.ss = 80.
"Why2" again asked.
Because" replied the aid he has mo
home to go to-"
The conversation turning on money, 1
asked the same staff officer If he had any.
BE answered me 10 the negative.
Then what sreypu all going to do for
some!" asked.
"That is what puzzles u.s." he replied,
and, no doubt, not desiring to converse on
a subject unpleasant to him, he walked
away. e- "a.
From letter in the New York Herald
u As therebel troops moved off the pre-
vailing sentiment among them wAs, 1--WE
are overpowered, but not eubdued."
Ia Remarks such es these were quite COM
mon, in doletul chorus:-
81 hate the sight of Yankee"
81 intend to observe my parole. II L am
ground down too hard will leave the
country" - III 'i.-'s' i. 80 ..f
Let's ell go to Mexico"
"By God, if l catch!a Yankee entering
my. house III shoot him., ~.
HBefore I'd let Yankee marry a sister
of mine; I'd kill her.""r sn .t '.f""2
II wonder if they will insult u.s."
-"Audy Johnson's the meauest man in
the world
n;,,ES sES0 365s gFs4ss9 ~sToulgBB0s &c have sub
1--WE have lost all our niggers."
SENTIMENT AMONG The PEOPLE AT GREEN'S
BoRO.
have just been talking with Professor
Richard Sterling, Mayor of this place. He
said:-
1.-THE population of Greensboro before
the war was two thOpsand Eve hundred
Now it is increasedi rather than diminish
ed. Il has been ipsrseAeed by refugees from
different parts of the State. The city is
under civil authority-a mayor and six
commissioners. We have not held meet
ing of the council since the first of April.
From that time to this We BaVe been. in a
great measur6, u1deP military rule, and
there has been nothing for ns to do but to
co. operate With the military There were
about seven hundred sick and wounded
here short time ago. The most of them
are here yet. The Court Hpnse, all the
churches .except, one, the. Odd, Fellows'
Hall and ,t5Ees OF the largest stofes are oc.
cupied as hospitsls. There has been very
little, pftysteI bpsiness ,trsnsacted here for
the last twelve months. We have all been
very jealous in our own cause, but think
We will submit to the powers that be like
Christians. It is not a matter of choice
with91s 3 ItiE a mRttas dfnecessity. 4 kaa
true to the Confederate government. If it
had an army to snstain1it to day l would
still give it my support. I believe that to
be the general sentiment of the peo.
Pile in this part of North Caroli6a.-
Our. people will quietly submit unless
pressed th95 VIA EFebeEI vs6pokIn with
several otYoqT Jmost T prominent ,piti4eus
and I know. II have Hlso beenR speakfnt
with several persons sihIthe4 military, and
that is Whist they advise. Several of thu
principal men of the state have been.h here
and they endorse such aGoourseID Genera
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