The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-03-11

A his song died away. She turns never
usto ns after that. She sross and she passed
Hlshs On fron ny sight Then followed As last
Ina spirit the ned. How vain and how far
Have followed my beauty from stnr to white star
Bat here shall abide; purzue her no more
hsrs sha1 abide. shall pipe on . resd.
han sit By this river the cycle through.
of H. thinp forbidden or Of biiter-sveet fruit.
I'LL iss With the GODS shah SIGHT for the few.
And sk.1 pluck fair lilies from the bank by the
i shai laugh like a satyr. shall dance on the
Ishali ing s.es. song. for my love an day.
Yea, sing and sing till sne comes this way.
APPOMATOK COURT HOUSE.
Kasissev W&sASwrse,s "Reminiscences qf the
SNrreader.
The following very interesting letter Of
Minister Washburne to Mr.. John L.
Winston, of Lynchburg, Va, has re-
Gently been made public by the Wash
ington correspondent of the st. Louis
Republican. As it refers to one of the
most important events in American his
tory, and speaks of several gentlemen
now occupying prominent positions in
public life, it will be read with peculiar
pleasure:
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
PANS, June Il, 1S74.-Dear Sir: 1
have duly received your letter from New
York, dated the 23d ultimo. At the
epoch you speak of great events were 50
crowded together that it is impossible for
me, at this length of time, to recall the
details of many of them. But I well
recollect the arrival of the deputation of
three citizens from the municipal gov
eminent of the city of Lynchburg at APP
pomatox court house, and the object of
their visit to Gen Gibbon, then in COM
mand of the Union forces. shall never
forget the pleasant interview had with
those gentlemen and the interest took
in their narration of events and the state
Of things at Lynchburg. Affer hearing
their statements know I was in full
sympathy with the purpose they had in
view, and 20 expressed myself But I
was there simply rs private individual,
and had NO authority to sdvise, or scarcely
to suggest. Perhaps my opinions may
have had some weight, but 1 would not
claim even that, and fear the generous
citizens of Lynchburg have given me
credit for what really belongs to others.
can only attest my feelings of gratifca-
ton at the success which afforded the
efIortsof the Lynchburg delegation on
that occasion, and the pleasure we felt
at the time of their having successfully
accomplished their mission. Knowing
Gen. Grant as did, and knowing him
to be as just and magnanimous As he was
brave, I had no hesitation in saying to
the delegation (and to the others) that /
had no doubt were he present he would
at once accede to their request.
Your letter and your illusions 10 Gen.
Gordon revive many recollections of
those eventful days. arrived at APP
pomatox Court house on Tuesday, the
11th of April, 1865. General Grant,
after receiving the surrender of
General Lee, on Sunday the 9th, had
left the next day with his staff
officers en- route for Washington. met
him the next evening at Prospect sta
ton Desiring to see the two armies.
the next morning general gave me
company of cavalry as an escort to Ap-
pomatox. Though the surrender had
been made ON Sunday, yet the details as
to the parole and many other matters
had to be agreed upon, and the laying
down of arms was to take place at
future day and as soon rs the prelimi-
naries could be arranged. Three COM
missioners were appointed on either side
for that purpose-Gen- Gordon, Gen.
Pendleton q think) and another gentle
man, whose name do not now recall,
on the side of the Confederates, and Gen.
Gibbon, Gen. Merritt and a third, per-
haps Gen. Mackenzie, ON the part of
the Union forces. When Iarrived at the
court house, negotiations and pour parters
were going on between the commission
ers ut Gen. Gibbons headquarters, at
the house of Mr.. Mclean, and then
saw many Of the general officers on both
sides- From what one saw there it could
hardly have been conceived that these
msn had been in arms against each other
through more than four years of deadly
strife. The terror of the breach, the
fury of the charge and the fatigue of the
march seem to have been forgotten, and
these brave men came together more as
friends than enemies. In all their talks
there was never q suggestion nor a word
from either side that could have wounded
the tenderest susceptibility. Many of
these officers on both sides had served
together in the old army, and it was
touching and interesting to witness the
sympathy between them, which had sur
vived those long years of conflict and |
carnage. Gen. Cadmus Wilcox told |
with emotion how his old classm ate. |
Gibbon, accused him of having nothing |
but Confederate money, and taking from
his pocket a new and crisp $50 green
back, thrust it upon him. There was one |
sentiment among all of these men,
which seemed to crop out in spite of |
themselves, and that was that, after all |
The bloody struggle of the past, they
were still all Americans. The only pun
ishment / saw inflicted was that on some |
large jugs of brandy which had found
their way to the Union headquarters,
and under the peculiar circumstances
that vas not taken and deemed az a
" cru f1d unusual punishment within
the inorlf1v q the constitution.