The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-15


President, attended by Gen. Meredith, and
Mr.. Seward, attended by another citizen,
entered and ereseated at the table which |
had just been vacated by Gems Grant, Me-
Cullum and Others, We had a. fine oppor-
tunity of seeing Mr.. Johnsen.l He looked
care-worn. and rather out of temper. He
bears a strong Resemblance to the late
Senator Douglas, but is taller and scarcely
SO robust.
Fs4ragut is the very model of a jolly,
good-natured, brave old salt, as he is, with /
a genial smile for every one, and mani
testify at peace with his own conscience
and al Ifhe world Of mankind, Just such a
daring officer as might be expected to bear
down on an enemy regardless of danger,
and yet so prudent as to lash himself to the
mast, lest, having his head carried away
by asannonsbaIt The might fan tOthe deck
and break his limbs. We were presented
to him next morning, and found him an
lexeeedlngly affable. and pleasant gentle
man, and greatly delighted with hisGyisit
to, the Egreat Northwest whose brave sons
he had seen tiled on land and water, and
he had never seem one of them finch. He
was not surprised when be sawtAe country
where they We're produced.I To
After returning TO the. public hall. we
/ found Major Murphy in a new role. He
was trgingyto keep q spassage clear. from
the diningrroom door to the south hall of
the hotel He had a naked sword, and
was fiourisI4ing 1t to an alarming EXTENT
at the same time cursfng the crowd and
ordering them to Keep the passage clear or.
leave the room: Everybody pfeseAt was
disguised with his clustering and yappr-
ing, and many brows were darkening and
eyes flashing at his insolence. when an
officer approached and infofhied hi1n'thatI
he was maxi Jan ass ofhipaseIf and Great
ing bad blood. He then gave his sword, to
a negro attendant, and remarked thai The
believed he would Jay off the military and
assume the garb of Q CITIZEN h3.ITsa
Presently, while in Gen. McCullum's
room, some one entered and informed
those presen t that there was a, fight mithe
street. We FASTENED TO the window, bat 1t
was all over. The result is known, 5one
| inaa- was killed and several wounded. A
JoHnsoW Democrat fired the gfrStSshot.
young Democratic desperate killed quiet
inoffensive, and highly respected, old man;
and, it is Significant fact, thatsalftfIe per-
sons injured were Republicans except one,
and'that.was the man who, as he himself
avowedy fired the first shot. Much exotic
ment prevailed, but by. IL O clock the crowd
dispersed, and the town was quiet, except
when, now and then, a Conservative chap
might be heard hurrahing for Andy-hic-
Johnson.
In thelniarning. Presidentl J0lnson and
Mr.. Seward addressed a considerable crowd
who had congregatedkin front the Bates
House, after which The President and his
party were escorted to the Union Depot
I and took special train for Louisvifle, at
tended by a delegation from that city,
| Finding that we could save an hour or
4. two of time I'VE did the President the hon
or TO accompany him. as far as Franklin,
| where, after he had dispensed the flag.
and Seward the Constitution to a crowd of
several bundled, 5 we wished him a safe
journey, and he departed. to meet more
congenial sph'its in louisville than he
found at Indianapolis. tasssU agsrIta
r iPRINcIPIEs OFFERED AND REJEcTED.-A
gallant young Colonel of d loyal <entucky
regiment, returning from the Philadelphia
! Convention of Southern Uni nists, which
he Had attended as a'dclegate, stopped in
this city tosp1fehasA 8ktsck of boots and
shoes. While selectingihisi goods atone of
4 the large wholesale houses on Main Street,
he related the following in ciden so While
I was in Philadelphia, - said be, ~|f though
! 1 might combine mercantile with political
business, and with this view, Rentfntd one
of the principal boot and sh6e houses in
| that city One of the firm showed me his
stock, .andr found just such goods as I
wished for and at sa tisfactofy prices. ''i'
1 had made up my mind to buy bill of
that house, twiean' the gentleman who was
attending me asked me to step asfde and
assuming a confidential tone, addressed
! me tnus3sI sees Col. Nv, IihaEs you are a
asSouthe rherE Now, the, fnelnBerssof this
firm are johnson men. We believe Booth
was an instrumental the hands of Provi-
Pdehce for the removal of Lincoln lin order
that johnson might hey elevated to- the
Presidency, and by his noble generosity
4 allay. the passions of our Southern breth-
irenI and restore the States to- theiFrights
1 in the Union and under the CONSTITUTION.
Il, w ! know the South has been deeply
swronged, and we desire the success of Mr..
Johnsofi's policy, with the hope. that its
tadoption may. Lead to still greater conces-
sions on the part of the North"
The.Colonel listened to tiliS Interesting
! harangue till the final period, and replied
tDfthn.sN.ssi s13q9ine 01 4hElIoqIHl
az have been Citing Tor four years to
supportj qst such sen timent as you express,
and to conquer just such men as you are.
And now would see YOU and your goods
in h--1 before wouldaleave accent of my
money in such ha nis. ma l-sVai9o1 5Hf I
I The transformation of the dough faced
merchant smay be better imagined than
described, as Col. w. delivered his broad
side and walked out Of the store a So y
lI9iThis incident, which is literally true in
every particular, points its own moral.
/. :, Merchants who feel disposed. todhang
their principles out for sale, win doweII to
''read, mark and inwardly digest it. '',sY
..a., qss LUMBER.