The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-18

-a-F .rWE taken NtEDdlAlu AEOA NY JOuFnaI notes,
- even date. R. AS.
Vent may be well TO briefly state,
the circumstances attending the cap
softbe confederate President drawing
-.lr from the published statement Of
Tohn II. Regain, POST Master General,
= from other sources within my personal
r~awleige.
,baut half past 10 a. IN. on Sunday,
ii ind 1866. two dispatches was receiv-
al the War Department, briefly explain
that Lee must cut loose from the Peters
,r,, line, at du-k the anne evening Pres
~ Dayi, had just zone to st. Paul :
r,;..opaIJ church, and was devoutiy en-
"A In the services when an usher handed
h, . small slip of paper. A momen later
,ss,ed quietly out, and being joined by
Lubbock of his staff. walked to the
la DEPARTMENT, meeting Judge Regan
i others en- route. The people were not
are Of the.ighting which destroyed Lee =
.tr flank, but on the contrary were rather
-afuL. as a runor had prevailed the pre-
.yious day that Lee had obtained q decl-
advantage. John Mitchell writing an
nary OF John NJ. Daniel, editor of the
miner, expressed regret that he had
ian IN the turning hour OF success. Conse-
.atlv several valuable hours were lost b.
~ the masses could realize that so terri
a blow had beiallen Is. Pollard writes {:
itne could see the quiet streets stretching
SIX unmolested by a single sign OF. war.
nss the James the landscape glistened in
,un everything which met the eye
,e Of peace. There were few people on
street, no vehicles disturbed the quiet
he Sabbath; the sound of the church
arose into the clouiless sky. How was
ra,sible 20 imagine thai in the next "A
n war. with its train of horrors, was to
Ter the scene; that this peaceful city, a
.rtre POSSESSION for years was at last to
ncumb: be a prey to a great conf1agratlon;
rs that all the hopes OF the Southern Con
Itracy were TO he consumed in one day a.
scroll of fire. \ question indeed I!
resident Davis assembled his cabinet, with
he Governor of Virginia, ami the Mayot
Richmond. Directions We're given to sc
are a. far as practicable good order and
nj safety for persons and property, pending
IT, surrender of the city. Ali the heads
Departments remained with MIR. Davis
aking efforts to remove the archives etc.
Iul the middle of the afternoon, when con
lerable disorder began 10 prevail. As many
e stories have been told concerning Mr..
avis conduct on the occasion, | will quote
Iige Regain, who was with him, then and
forwards
The truth is, Mr.. Davis did not with
e~uulous haste, hurry home to his more
>3.ute wife" From where | met him he
cent direct to the Executive Office, where
Re remained nearly all day, and, if | remem-
er right, a part of the night, looking and
wing directions In relation to public affairs
ui seeming 10 take no notice OF his private
ALTERS. He did not 90 to where his wife
a. or act with her IN preparing for Hight,
neither she OF their children were III
hmoud CT had been for three or four
.eAs before that time. And | am sure
e /, 20 man who saw Mr.. Davis on
1T irving occasion, but was impressed
. bis calm and manly dignity, his devo
a 10 the public interest, and his courage.
Ihe terrible >capes accompanying the
|-aagaej,n Of Richmond must be told III
n,Aer Connection. Late in the evening
be President and a few members OF his staff
Oh * a special train for DanviiIe. Here the
., Proclamation was issued. Itsaid: We
have now entered uron Il new phase OF the
struggle. Relieved from the necessity Of
-]aago.ng particular points, u army will
ae i.ee 10 move from point to point 90 strike
he enemy in detail, far from his base.
Let IL but viii it, aud we are free. \ \ y
Il Is my purpose to maintain your aust
With my whole heart and soul: [ viii
never consent 10 abandon to the enemy
oDc foot Of the soil Of any Of the States of
.e c~,niedefacy. 4 \ x Let us not
ponl but relying on God meet the foe
"-b fresh defiance and with u~ncOnquered
All uucongucgabie hearts = Jefferson
Brave words, and noble intentions, but vain
Almost before the ink was dry there
'-e 'er.Ibie tldlngs Of the capture OF Lee
From Danville, Mr.. Davis and party retir
10 greensboro, and eventually to Char
lie. where they remained several days.
guests Of Tios. W. Dewey, Esq, and
Lef>, from whom | have received many
.licn's 10" those latter Days"
sra5y Mn. Davis, Gen. Breckenridge,
"'-e hegan and others rode southwark on
I>so!"H. escorted by Basil Duke's brigade
saEairE and other volunteers.
q is >utprIsingth a 80 little authorization
'a- crash existed. Col. Lewis +. ~iI.rvie.
sr'ient 81 the Richmond 8 Dauviile rail
.'' vine had charge OF the Confederate
'i''at trAlsp ,~rtation. writes in bis official
Tn Saturday the day before the
'c'ailon was officially informed by Quar-
master Gen. L.awt0n, by direction of
.SN'ent Davis, that the government had
poFPo|e I" e.acuate the city at the time,
w. "' reason to expect it, and that | could
INchmOnd for a fortnight or more, if
%,fei to 10 50 without feeling any APP
.IglSIon OF its being evacuated in the
-1"hhe. This was given ME In answer
: COMMUNICATION that | wrote to Presi-
- na'is on Friday night, asking fall in
nation 81 the pu poses of the govern
5,r;. III order that | might wait the respon-
'''i'y OF my position"
LINCOLN SLAIN.
Ntg ISih,-The killing of the leader of
A'2''ionlstS in the very hour of their
,ra Jpn AMI ubald r%evelry over the cap
sens, our great Leader, has created a deer
a'lYh among the prisoners. as we'll a.
"'ashout the land. 1t i 50 nnernac'
is nn tragic, and so far-reaching in
abs., 'fl'nIe results that we scarcely Know
>aancr ,h'nk. Had it come six months
Divine w. might have welcomed it as a
distracted TipoSioon, since it would have
fa;on bet wenn enemies and rendered scpa-
! louId tLone fn The sections inevitable. We
49, 'aen nave heralded the name Of ia,
' "S the modern counterpart"