The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-18

Progress This p during the oce-
patton of the city by the Union forees
continued TO issue it's regula reditiore
The duty of an editor. as can be reaG.
lily seen. was at this time u Gelica,a
one and great care had to be Ia ,-
to overstep Federal toleration. a-
account Of the serious results that
might follow.
In order that strict military usaces
might be followed. a Northern ma-
who had been travelling with Sher-
mans army az correspondent, was Sc
cured az associate editor OF the Pro
gress. In q day or so after the as
s~assinatcn It was discovered thas
there was In the Progress an artlrl-
rejecting upon Sherman for allow
ing private property to be taken Tor
army purposes without compensate.
The property alluded to WAS that ~
DIR. F. j. Haywood "A few hours
later" wrote Col. Richardson OF the
Progress. some years after, "wh!t
behind the counter selling papc--
Washington tragedy. a tall cavalry o.
hcer entered the office, and, ap-
preaching the writer. handed him q
folded note. running somewhat -
follows:
TO the Proprietors OF the Prosrr~~
You are hereby ordered to sue-
SAA0 sSAA R0RC1 III ICpOI 81 Ol.s
TO headquarters. BY order of
GENERAL SHERMAN.
"The writer prepared as soon Is
possible to obey the summons. Will.
the ghost OF the unfortunate Tenn
fitted before him and the casematet
walls OF Fortress Monroe angyiiv
lfrowned in prospect"
| When the newspaper man stood
before General Sherman the latter
isaid: SO you are an editor :" Col
Richardson Informed him that he was
part owner Of the Progress. Their ~
one thing" went on Sherman, YOU
are not conducting a paper In New
/ York, but in a conquered territory and
I'll have you to understand that If tou
can't carry On your paper without re-
aectng on my army. I ana determined
that they shall be suspended" The
article was explained, the n~ewspapec
mar telling Sherman Of having en-
ployed the Northern correspondent
The explanation seems sufficient 90
said Sherman, L you must be on
your guard i'll the future" Sherman
was h asked If anything could be
printed about Johnston's surrender, e.
which he replied: Say nothing, as
said before, unless you are author
lied"
About April % Sherman LETT his
army IN command OF Schofield, and
proceeded to Savannah. Upon his re
turn arrangements were made for The
disposition OF the forces under his
command.
A Northern Account.
The following story relating to the
hanging OF Lieutenant Walsh recently
appeared in the Chicago Daily New
There are In Raleigh citizens who well
remember the incident and persona
"reminiscences have been written re
garding 1t by those who saw it, which
makes the following story seem warp
ed. but it is printed below in order
that the readers OF this paper may SEE
how the incident is viewed by d Fed
eral soldier ~ho was in Raleigh ~
1855.
The people OF Raleigh do put flow
ers On the grave OF Lieut.. Walsh. They
are that broad-Hninded that they place
flowers On h graves Of the Union
soldiers buried In the National Gene
tery-Decause, as a minister expressed
it last year. they are some mothers
boys"
The following is the story printed
In the Chicago News:
Thrilling experiences Of Chicasoaus
during the war Of the rebellion were
many. There are hundreds Of yeter-
ans living here and each has a score
OF interesting "reminiscences TO relate,
Among these exciting stories Of the
war times old by the Chicago vetcr-
ans Is an ccoun OF the capture q
Raleigh. n. c., related by Gen. James
+. Stuart. postoffice inspector. Gen
Stuart received In person the surren-
der Of the North Carolina capital
April 13. 1855. The surrender was at
tend ed by q chain Of remarkable hal -
penings.
1t was the night OF April H. Ger.
Stuart began, land the 21et Wisconsin
Ii as captain OF company 3 at the
t1me-wAs some miles away from RAJ
eagh. Gen Harrison 3. Hobart had IN
some way received word that the town
OF Raleigh was about ready to surren-
der At that time we we're in the rear
OF the cavalry under command OF Gen.
fitzpatrick. His cavalry was the cav
airy Of Sherman's army. Gen. Hobart