The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-11-12

J, MUNRUE CUUNI1, Y
properly received and Hospitality enter
tanned for several hours and at two O'Clock
on the morning of the 25th, under a nu-
merous guard of cavalrJ,lef for the Con-
federate lines, by way Of the Shelbyville
pike, halting at the house of Mr.. But
Ter till daybreak, and then resuming the
march to the neutral ground where, at
the house of Mrs. Alexander,h he break
tasted, while the Federal officers, under
a flag of truce, made known their pur-
pose. After. some delay they returned,
and he was taken to within short dis
tance Of the extreme picket line, and
there set down at the house Of Jeremiah
Odell, first, in presence of the Federal
officers, having addressed these words to
the Confederate soldier who had been
sent out to meet him: / am citizen of
Ohio and of the United States. / am
here within your lines by foroo and against
my will. I, therefore, surrender myself
to you as prisoner of war He knew
well the shallow object of Abraham Lin
coin in banishing him within the Confed
crate lines, and at the moment it was an
nounced to him on board the gunboat at
Cincinnati, had resolved odefeat it at the
outset.
"For several hours, while the answer
of Gen. Bragg, who was sixteen miles
distant, was being obtained to the ques-
tion whether he should be received, he
remained in the neutral ground They
were hours of solitude, but calmly spent
the bright sun shining in the clear sky
above him, and faith in God and the fu.
ture burning in his heart. < Z Al noon,a ia
yerable answer having been returned, he
vas received within the Confederate lines,
and passing, under cavalry escort, through
numerous camps, reached Gen. Bragg,s
headquarters, at Shelbyville, soon after
dusk. Here he was kindly received, and
directed to the house Of Mrs. Eakin,
where a spacious and pleasant room had
been provided for him. i retired at
onee,' be wrote to friend, having slept
but half an hour since Saturday night,
and was awakened early next morning by
tho rays of, bright Southern un'pierc-
ing the eastern window Of my room
There were no sentinels at my door, and
I walked out unchallenged.' In Shelby
vile he remained week in almost entire
seclusiop, passing his time in reading
On the 1st Of june he was directed to re-
port on parole, to Gen. Whiting, at Will
mington,s North Carolina; and the next
day left By the cars, passing through Tul-
lahoma, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Bris-
tol, to Lynchburg, where be was met by
Col. Robert Ould,- the Confederate COM
missioner of prisoners, and by him ac-
companied through Petersburg to Will
mington where he reported to Gen. Viii
ting AT every depot from Shelbyyille
to the,end of his journey of more than a
thousand miles, large numbers Of the peo-
pie were assembled to meet him; but nc
public demonstration was attempted, and
he passed quietly to his destination. Be.
fore leaving Cincinnati, he had resolved
to reach Canada at tho earliest moment
and in case he found blockade running
from the Eastern ports impracticable OF
too hazardous, then to cross the Missis-
sippi and makeahis way through Texas to
Matamoras,a Ind thence by steamer to Ha-
vana and Halifax. But at that time YES
sells were running to and from Whining
ton almost with the regularity of pack
cts, and after a sojourn there of a few
days, he took passage on the steamer
'Cornubia,' Capt. Gayle, ON the evening
of the 18th of June ran out in safety
through the blockading squadron,and ar
rived in Bermuda on the 10th. In these
quiet and very pleasantislands heremain-
ed ten days, and thence by steamer wen.
to Halifax, landing on the 5th of July.
From Halifax BY way Of Truro, be srag-
elcd to pii piicIiou, and thence BY steamer up
the river and gulf st. Lawrence to Que
bee, where, as in Bermuda end at Hall
fax he was cordially and honorably re-
ceived. At the clubhouse he was ten
dered and accepted "a. very handsome en-
tertainment, at which he met a number
Of the most distinguished gentlemen Of
CANADA. That evening he left by special
train, generously provided for him, for
the Clifton House, Niagara Falls, where
he arrived on the 18th Of July, after a
Journey of more than four thousand
miles by land and sea, and twelve days
earlier than he had designated to his
friends previous to leaving CINCINNATI
| Of the incidents land adventures, Of thi:
journey the time has not yet come te
write, H odf =; l5.a i.-rl i. f5..s;,z.
o1"After q sojourh in Canada of just
eleven months, Mr. Vallandighami re
turned 10 his home in Dayton, Ohio. HI
jcame of his ow act and pleasure, without
revocation of the order for exile or i'm
lprisonment, yet he was never molested
afterward by mob or tyrant.' Zap
lplause. aaszt Xa8lto94aeA
And, to day, men of Knox, lam agair
in your midst, a freeman, to speak to ane
for freemen as brave as God ever made
among the children of men. Great ap.
rlause. asat .l47ala a7agHso
And now, my friends, allow me to re
cur. to the scenes upon this spot four year.
and half ago. We were then in thu
midst Of civil war the most gigantic il
numbers, in material, in effort; the grand
lest in proportions, the bloodiest and most