, 1865-04-27
PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
HIS Dealing with the Seeesh clcrry-
t"tn at nntEytllc In lSG1---Ee TuiEs s
TO Them Like Father.

His Dealing, with tho Seeeah Clergy
s"tn at nnthstlls In lsoa---He TaiI
70 1oenf k-tAs FAaAers
exception OF the Catholic, (and esen N
Catholic Bishop, Kheeiau, thinks the s MI
never can be bought back into the i1nion,
ere alnt St 10 a mhn seGel s1otisss. They. ~,
fortunately tur thtmsrlyss. a1e not uuietir =,
but ptenc4 tisason eve:y Sabbath tom ibei
tn,plts. Has1ns neen required By Goreruo
Jotnsln TO sep up to the Office OF ths se ~
lay Of stale aud subscribe to the oath AZ a1
Nglancc, Trey cbs, ed The summons So. far A.
a'ttruing The office Was Concerned hnt -,
ip1ther. Inc interview Was Interesting. a1,d
hears being further described evan - r".ati ~
ton. 0'oD 70 1epet''
| AS Governor johnson entered tho roo,, 9
slook hai ds familiarity with Two or % tbree o. oi
TIE Teytrend cong't CATION, 0the-s ;i;d M
teen ;ncnned TO shake hands with him moi
Be With them. Although OF a religions turn
Of mind and 1efpecter Of the dec.rines @ 81
first time Governor johnson hai the onnn". ue
tunity OF ringllng In 30 iotluential clss5.
nttnne-one eplesenting such diverse sec-
tsr:an tenets. Perfectly composed. he enter.
ca lnto INC midst OF them, and said. s.Wel1
gcntlemen, what ie your desire ?''
Governor do not know what The osha19 syen ver'
few days 10 consider the subiect ~ 5 :tonS nSVe
tue paper. ! wish to gather nv f,mi,v ~
gether and talk over the subject, ~
GtF Johnson-How long time will you
KEY Dir. Eebon-MY wife ia ~ so,ro A..
tance, and nv family ha r;,,c 70 d. some a's,
under a sryefe dpmeafic afIiotfa., nuoI.a
il you have no Cbirction' , GnSa-,ncr :"Gu,o, nan
fourteen days allowed me for the nnrnna" "
gathering ny family topathcr Ds p"ap pose u
Rev, Mr. oId-ihat IL M ~ b, ,
stood to be The 1coucsr Of ali nfns 80 uaaaf-
Rev, Mr. Srboti-- Oh No G.,ns u,.
have been convers,ne on ,he % snh;ac. ~ ns
did not knoW bnt thnt r. won1s Gsuees, ~. nu1
again met. ><A''on o''ofo VIC
.Rev. III, Hoyell-I did mt IN nr3.re.o,,a
the brottcr, ~ ~ WI > ooa
Rev. Mr. .Kendrick-Nor r. We c,n. co,na
Us we'll siprly Us together ~@N ~on10
Rev. Mr. Sau1fe-I did not no Understand
the proposition.
md t1,n ot.1naI rn;nh. ~ ts oatt SUGGESTION,
heoded by tbe D,ei6ren. AA'0 Deen nlSapp'e-
Gov. Jobnson-It seems to mo +hot them
should be but little hes,tation arn6no v',n
gentlemen, abau. This matter. All fnst Il
required OF you is to sign the oath Of alieci.
ancc. Ifyou arc loyol eitfzens Won - - ho 81
no reason to refuse 10 do sn r rnu ~r ~ As de
loyal, and WORKING tn instruct +hs5 o1.o;a., ~
OF the Government. It In nv f7ntV ~ tha AZ
resentative OF that Government. tn see int
you arc placed in q 10 Ition sn hi ths 1aost
Eosslble hlrm can result from YOUR our m proceed. r
frse to renew your allegiance tn tha ty ayan ~
ment that Is now protect;nT von ~ ~, un,r
families md property. 'o' s'lo 5o"1
:, heV. DIR. Elllott-As q non.combatant
Governor, I considered that under the attnn,
latlonB OF the surrender of this cttv I ahnrtd 1
be no further annoyed. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
70 bot know thai have committed an act'
would require me to take tie oath retf,,red sda'
Gov. Johnson-I believe, Mr, Eliiott. ynr
have two brothers In Ohio. 'o1
ncblc bro1he1s there. / Ihnye seen them hnt
Oh occasi1nsl visits fer thirty.fonr ve,rs
did not agree with mr. IN the c,n-ss r ,,H3
brtd in regard to secession. Bnt I havs ,,yed
in Tennessee 30 many years that have cnn-
t.letf Il the Stnte NV bsmo ~, -. ',.;,I: Ioa-
Ia fellow her 1ortuIes. Tennsssee @ I IL ann ,.oni
State. e.
Gov. Johyson-I know Tennessee is n pood
State; and1 l,elisve the best way.to Imnrovs
dt1e who p,oyc f3isIoSnI ons1 tta;,n,e nes = pal
In :escsts, is 1ltev are traitors to Tho Gova+n
m,nt that has fosrered aud nrotsrted th"n
[ think. Mir. Ell,off a vlsif - eon. h-,4h,.n
il OLto viii prf,Se f scrrce " yos, 'tosuefs
Kty. Mir. Efllctt-] a. mt ,.nnu1 1a.ho,,,.
hare been prsren f1jsloyal lam n., - III;
ci,n, and neycr attended but one noIi,,c.l
mreaug, ana never but once perpetrated n
pt ntical joke.
Gov. JohnsoE-Perhaps not. sir. Bnt by
nrd by yonr isloyai M bcaviar IN wroninn ~
;, urg under youf charge from their afieet-
,1ce IN The fnrarum.rf ss,ob1,,ha5