Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-04-21
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Z v hen orr troops entered Richmond the negro
population hailed their sable brethrsn with most
extraVagant demonstrations Ofjoy Gen. Welt
eel, by order. requested the people 70 remain in
their homes and avoid assemblagesin in the street
General Shepley was made military Governor
He ordered that no citizen be insulted. and for
bid the inference of treasons Bile sentimeDts.-
Valusbles Of banks and citizens were removed
sometime since . LynchbuEg. Davis lsft on
Sunday in the greatest detection, he having iu-
formation Of affairs from lee in dispatch writ
ten in cipher. The city was ia amishing con
dition. The bill Of fare on evacuation day at
the Ballard House, which was the only hotel in
operation, was bacon and corn dodgers, with oat
meal cake In lieu Of bread The scene Ofevseu-
alton on Sunday, was very disorderly; troops
and citizens each for himself Women and chill
dren were terror stricken, and fabulous prices
were pald for transpOrtations, while the negroes
held Jubilee.
On Monday morning rebel dsserter report
ed Petersburg evaeUated. General Birney's col
ored troops entered at 4 A. M The negro pop
ulatiOn welcomed the troops with great Joy The
ladies' Hooked to the windows waving their hand
kerchlefs- Crowds of negroes during the day
hung around the street corners smoking cigars.
luxury they were deprived of by the black
code OF Petersburg, under a penalty of fifteen
lashes for every violation. The negroes shared
whatever they possessed with their sable militia
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its evacuation.
Mr.. Lincoln disembaFked at Rickett's Ian.
ding, and accompanied by one company Of ma
rines and one company Of armed sailors entered
the city. As he approached Gen. Weitzel's
headquarters be was saluted. and thence escorted
by an immense crowd (the President being on
foot-by his own choice) to the residence of
JEFF Davis AnimproniPt reception took place,
after which Mr., Lincoln rode through the city
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the Capitol, and flag was also placed in the
hands of the statue of Washington, which is in
Capitol Square The statue Of Henry Clay was
decorated with flags. The old Bankof Virgin
ia, the Enquirer building the Court House. and
Jail where Aaron Burr was confined. are burned
One report has it that our flag was raised at the
capture, by negro sergeant, who was piIOted
to the top Of the building by an old colored ser
want Of the House of Delegates.
THE JUBILEE SONG.
1t is stated by one Of the correspondents that
among the first troops to enter Richmond was
black regiment The coming Of these color
ed troops was the slgpal of the greatest snsbu-
slasm among the native black population Of the
city. An sorts Of demonstrations of pleasure
were indulged in, and, when regiment of blacks
advanced up Washington Street singing. the IA
nous song Of Jubilee, their delight knew no
bound, and they gave vent to their feelings in all
kinds of actions and words Our readers are. of
course, familiar with the words Of the popular
air, but they viii not object 70 seeing the first
two ". stanzas here enabling them to judge better
of its effects in Richmond:
Say, daFkies, bab you seen de uiassa.
Wid de muffstash on his face.
Go long de road some time dis mornin'.
Like he's gOin to leave de place.
He seen de smoke way up de ribber
Where de Lincum gunboats lay;
He took his hat and left berry sudden.
And 'spose he's runned away
De massa run, hal bal
De darkey stay hoi hoi
Ii must be now de kinrdum cornin'
An de var obJubilo.
He'ssix foot one way and four foot fodder.
An he weighs six hundred poun
HIS coats so big he couldn't pay the tailor.
An it won't reach half way ioun'.
He drills so much dey calls him cap'n,
An he gifts 50 mighty tan'd.
spec helltry 70 fool dem Yankees
For 70 tink he's contraband
De mass run, hal hal
De darkey stay, hol ho
1t must be now de kingdnm comm.
An de yar OBJ JubilO-
AT the Court House, Colonel Ely s headouar-
ters, crowds OF native graybacks were throng-
ing with requests for ~ge-ards," which were i1-
dicIously posted in every part ofthe city.
The entire Commercial portion Of the city was
in flames and through the dense iurid smoke
would frequently be heard the terrific noises
arising from the wholesale explosions of pow
der, shell and cartridges, which had doubtless
been stored for the express purpose ofexpIoding,
to harass our forces and impede our entrance to
the city .s..
A plan to fire the city again Monday night,
and to explode our magazine containing twenty
thousand pounds OfPowder, has been discover
ed by the Union detectives, and frustrated by
the arrest of several of the implicated parties.
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