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Oow Johnson and Gen. Buoli*A THRILLING SCENE IN THE CAPITOLAT NASHVILLE.1 A correspondent lt;f the Dayton (Ohio) Journal relates the follow ng thrilling incident os having cecjurcd at Nashville:| Col. Mood\, o| Ohio, stated that after his ■ regiment with others had been marched to va-p| rious points, they were finally ordered back to j Nashville, Tenn. On his arrive! there, Gen. Buell was in the city, and the qcsiiun was being agiiaU*a of evacuating the city ard givirg it up to the rebels, Buell bomg lr ‘Vo** a:»dGov. J.ihrson opposed to rbe mea-urv; at th?s crisis Colonel Moody called to pay h;s .vsp cts lJ 1 to the Gov. On entering the bulling, in an i upper room of which was the Gov’s, office; hcraet Gen. Buell coming out; as thev passed each other thy exchar ged civilities, ar.d inrnc-d:ately the Col, forwarded his card to the Gov’s, rooms. Soon a messenger came to himi that the Gov. wished him toI010)025informing hi)q j come up immediately. As the Col. entered j® | the room he saw Gov. Johnson pacing the floorohappy 7ar?ftl1^vho no doubt not mm\v years ago, never thought that their home would H made desolate bv two contending armies. 1*oth+ orot which are Americans. Yet when man least thinks of calamuitv it is most sure to befall him. Whon we look upon the vast amount of suflTerhigin the Southern State?, it is impossible but to f el a little of huraanirv toward* ■them called pity. Again we call to mind the unhappy cause, and our tm n of thought is directed to something that nearer corcerr.s us.* Whether we are to blame for their acts which lus trough* upon them ♦In* \ -c.v» t * te’c of affairs, With reason and aconrc.eiite cleared offauco ive arc led t** *a\ that tipu.. thn?r heads the b.ood ».f the hiroes, who hate been slam in this great contest—shaP rest.STILL T/IKY l-t/ME!Letters are reoci ve 1 almost daily, from pro- ! tended friends, oxtoUu.g toe K. G. C. asserting Ircelj ihat there is no harm in the order, others tel 1m.g the boys that they ••would not advice them to desert, y ot, if they can get out of the abolition army, to do so at all hazards/* ex- j pressing the.r utter d.sgust at the Conscript,)0Law, declaring “thatold Abe (tho despot)has with a gentleman at each arm, un !cr ike most j usurped the power of the government and made terrible excitement, and saying- €,It must not ‘ himself dictator.H The letters from which Ikl j be done ” Seeing the Col. tho Gov. greeted • I quote are before me, and will remain in niv 0 j him most cordially, and expressed his great0 1 plcasur» in meeting him. The two gentlemen 1itS30possession. The men who wrote these dastardly, cowardly letters are well known to, retired, leaving them alone, when instantly j many of your readers. Let me here sav thatmm m mm • a. . b ^ . . Iall such treasonable letters are probably caredGov. Johnson informed Col. Moody what wasnUditated—that Buell wished to evacuate thecity. But said he, ‘fit must not be done.” So intense was the excitement if the Gov’s, mindthat his face was fairly livid, and frothing at the month and jesticulutmg most violently, swore “the city mint not be evacuated ” The 1 Col. gently chided the Gov. saying “Gov. just drop these hard words—we can g«*t along without them. True, this is a dark and perilous hour, but wo must remember, God reigns—He is King of Kings and Lord of Louis. He rulesfor, and will at so .10 future time, which is not very far distant, be presented in cudcncc n-gaii.st them for treason, I v ill state for the information oft hat class of men, that .should they desire their letters “strictly private** shoald also never say an, thing that is in the leasu tainted of treason.As far as the Conscript Law is concerned youcan be safe in belicwng that the 54th is “regular,” the onlj- objection urged is that it will give the secosh a chance to dodge, by paymlt;*i-cI—- lt;w A «r ImJFGens. Govs, and nations, and if we will onlv , a small sum of money, while tho poorer classdo right aud trust in Him, a wny of deliverance ' who havo ,robably from good reason remainedwill be opened, a id our beloved country shall j nt homo in order to bo a support to his family yet be saved/, Instantly tho Gov. responded,“Moody—and when Isay Moody, I moan more than Col.—I believo in God and tho Bible, I rest m) soul’s salvation on the merit of Jesus Christ alone, but d— n me, if this city shall be given up.” Col. Moody perceiving that tho Gov’s, mind needed relief as much as the imperilled city, otherwise then* was danger from the intense excit mont of his being driven to madness replied, ri'«ov.’ot us pray.” Quick as lightning the Gov* dropped on his knees{ while the Col. was praying for him, asking God to give him wisdom, strength and courage in this dark hour, be responded in groans and amens; and crawling on his knees to the Col. ho laid his head on his bosom, ar.d wept groaned, and said amen to every petifcition. .\fc length, the Col. felt that God had heared his prayer—the cloud began to break, and turning prayer into- pmise, the Gov. also bogau to praise God. When they rose from their knees, tho Gov. instantly seized the Col’s, hand, and all bathed in tears, ho said, “Thank God that you came. He sent you to help me. I feel better —tho cloud is broken—wo shall bo delivered.will havo to stand the fire.Wo can only say to those who are too cow- 1 I ardly to onter the army, who desire to remainat home whore thero is apparently no danger. rl here is a day coming when you will deny 1 that you ever said ought to embarrass the government, that \ou ever advised a soldier to desert* and there was men who would protect them from the infamy and perjury conseqeut thereof. You will tiy to find soma evidenco that you was always a loyal man. Yet with a mark that is as biddable as that upon Cain of old, you are branded. In the language of John Van Buren “call upon God to have mercy ou you, for man will not/*L. A, W.A brave Drummer Boy.A drummer boy was one of the occupants oftho platform at the great “Union meeting in I T New York. He belonged to the8th Michigan/ J-and when one hundred men of that regimut volunteered to cross* nt Fredericksburg, he wished to go, but was told he was to small.— * He, however, hung on to the stem of the boat, and passed over in tho water. Whon over hokilled i\ rebel, took his mm. nnd nn^ on m athan he shall give it up and let it fall .nto the complimented him for b;s bravery. Tome^ * --, * - - - — ^ - , Ahands of theenemv.” Soon after Gen. Buell ! fnends had giveu him a rmw drum, and ho ! ennie in, and Gov. Johnson meeting him, look- ! ^llt for tho ‘Vjdionco to then greatu. . , *tt i • % deugnt* lies name Jenn ihndershot.mg him in the eye, with terrible emphasis he'said, “I he city shall nut be evacua*ed. Before that shall bo don«, I will burn it and porinOCrGen^ * V u« IV* |«V| IMII I ^ r*---^ ~ vs. 'amd iia ruins.” Thatscttlodd tho question. | ^inecommm.d of his c Id co-^ aid fcgks un-/ t ,i , j . • . . . 'acr Hooker. To Is shows the vas* momlaif-Gon. Buell wascompelled to change hi. plan; ; fcronce holwce„ him nud SQ^0 orh‘er ad ^and after detailing a sufficient force to defend th* city, with tho balance of the army ho cumo up to Louisville.commanders. He fight* for country. Tney for themselves.}CaA rm y Co r r cj*ik nde n cc.p 18 miles fromJackson Tennessee1 March 28th 1863.Ed, “Fiiio/*The weathei having changed, j •very thing now begins to wear a different ap-pexranco, long dreary wet season that is fatal to the soldiers who'are daily exposed to all, seems to have vanished and given placo to genial spring. Among tho planters who have been left' only tho ‘shadow* of a plantation, there is a considerable stir in order to secure another any of the wealthy Secesh in’this por-bvbbolcrop,don of the country have been foraged upon by both/the Federal and Confederate armies, until therb fs scarcely anythingfloft them hero and i j iherc may bo seen 'thb'opon desolate region onoo the thriving heritiigo of sb'mo wealthytcaiatLvh01AndtiOlaiVj southern gentleman, the only ’visible object 1 are the Negro quarters, and tho costly dwelling ^which hn? peobablr been the abcdc of a ones
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Marshall Flag Of Our Union
Marshall, Illinois, US
Fri, Apr 10, 1863
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