Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-03-29

I Of sh,npl1sters belonging Go the Con-
federate treasury, and taking with
/ him these paper rags he prudenfly
made bis exit from the city along with
the rebel forces. The ReDub1icGn Of
I hce was leIt ~ stzfzs qua. All It's .ap-
I purfenanees remained IN working or
der, many of She forms were left stand
ing aud even the comp0sit0Ts, though
/ all rebels, remained to share the fate
+ of the mis-called RebWb Eieaa.
Directly after Sherman s -oscaBation
of the city and the work of feeding
/ out Of the limited ratiOns Of his army
the large population purposely left
/ destitute upon his hands had commen-
eed, Union Quartermaster who by
instructions had taken possession Of
the two printing Offices issued one day
/ from that of the Republican a new ed
itlOn of the paper entitled the Loyal
I Georgian. The thing was intended
for mischief more than anything else
and was considered nearly as good
Joke as the loyal Legislators held by
/ Shermsn's hummer" at Miiledgeville
/ Nevertheless It suggested a serious
purpose OF TevIVIng the Savannah Re
Publican on loyal basis and j ohn E.
+ Hayes obtained thaough the iniueDee
ef General Howard permission from
the COmmander-in-Chief to undertake
the enterprise. BY the iudomifable
energy of Mr.. Hayes the paper soon
appeared and vas circulated By thOus-
ands not only through the city but In
the camps Of the army from 0ssabaw
to Port Royal 1t was printed on a sin
gle diminative sheet about II by Is
inches IN size, the paper Of the brown
coarse stuff manufactured BY the great
independent Confederagy, and one side
covered entirely with the rebel adver-
tisements found standing in type in
the Office. The reading matter was
set mp BY the rebel eompositors who
for time worked gladly and faithfully
under the supeTlntendenee Of Mr..
Hayes.
1t soon became apparent that the
paper might be made useful in dissem-
mating right principles IN the disloyal
community OfSaVannah. Though the
city was encircIed BY 10000 Union sol
dieTs re-enforeed BY one of the strong
est fleets that ever foated, Mr.. Hayes
carefully refrained from the expression
OF any sentiment reminding the seees-
sio1lsts Of their fallen and helpless
condition or tauntIng them with any of
their mTsfortunes, treasOns OF cruel
ties, All he said relating political su b.
jeots vas cOuohed IN the mildest, most
temperate and gentlemanly language.
bis business soon Increased so vast
b that he cast about him for a partner.
The writer hereof then having tile op-
ton Of withdrawal from the army
owing to expiration of term of service
had a consultation with him on the
hs,oA Ew&~-sv,-- -, . -
clock p. III. we found Mr.. Hayes IN
great perplezity. All his rebel com
positUrs had deserted him without as
signing any reason, leaving his forms
only half up. A Captain who happen
ed to be present remarked that he
thought he could soon help him ont of
his difficulty. He had been gone but
a few minutes when he returned with
a squad of brOnzed, Weather-stained
Zouaves Just awakened from their
sleep and still rubbing their touseled
heads aud stupid eyes. Here, said
he, are some compositors who viii
put up your paper IN a jiffy, Accord
iRgly they went to work, those hardy
rOughened veterans who had probably
not seen printing ofhce for years, fin
gered the type with their unWashed
and stihened hands with the dexteFity
Of adopts, aud illustrated for the ten
thousandth time the wonderful versa
tility, dexterity and tact Of the Ameri-
can soldier The Republic an appeared
next morning as usual.
The details of partnership were
all agreed upon and the matter fully
arranged except formally closing the
bargain. But before this latter could
be executed orders for an immediate
campaign In South Carolina were IS
sued making It the writer's duty as it
became his inclination to remain IN
the service. The great winter march
through the CaFOlinas directly com
mAnced and ended only with the final
collapse Of the rebellion, We heard
no more Of John E. Hayes until
twelve month afterward when it be-
came a part Of cur work as an exchange
editor to glance over the daily files of
the Savannah Republicans The pa
per had been enlarged, improved and
gave no sign of its origin in the little
snuff-colored dwarf that once oircula- 4
ted through the camps at Savannah. 4
Tt was understood to be a loyal paper
yet uttered scarcely word on politics.
All it did say upon that subject was
coneiliatory, friendly to the johnson
policy, or at least anything but radio /
al. Soon It was announced in the dai- |
ly press that President johnson had |
ordered Mr.. Hayes to return the en- /
tire establishment to Snead the rebel |
owner. The mean Confederate who
snea ked away with Hardee, carrying a !
barrel-ful of rebel bonds had at length |
By virtue of his brass, assisted by rem
egade UuiOnists and pephaps by the |
kind Offices of Mrs. Cobb, gained his |
point Be it understood that Mr.. |
Hayes had refltted the office at great |
expense and had properly accounted /
to an u. s. Provost Marshal for every |
article in it confscated BY the Govern
ment
Soon after it was announced that /
Dir. Hayes had bought the office of /
Snead for 5000. Doubtless it was |
was policy for the latter to make this /
as the Presidents order I
would scarcely. have stood the test of 4
an United States Court. Thus BFr.
Hayes gained his point thOugh.at the |
expense of being 1eeced of $1,000, |
and the rebel scheme to drive him from j
was thus far uns saccessfll.
Still it was not dropped but pursued /
with unrelenting determination aud to
crush out the cursed Yankee sheet
and sscompel the d-d New EnglandeT i
to leave the city" now became the uni i
versal cry among the secessionists.
But the strong arm of military power
was not yet wholly relaxed from Geor-
gia and the rebel blood-h0unds had to
proceed with caution In circumYenting
their prey. In ordinary times the
single nights work of a mob would
have done the business but now it must
be accomplished under color at least
of legal process. At length the op-
portunity came. Mr.. Hayes ventured
to refer in an editorial to the antece-
dents of an individual who was enact
ing the farce Of canvassing the Dis
5rict as a candidate for Congress. He