The Fremont Weekly Journal, 1867-03-22

This heroic woman lectured lantjweek at Chicago on the scenes of the war. We copy from the Tribune the follow following - ing following notice of the address : Miss Barton, on being introduced by the President, spoke for nearly an hour and a half, interspersing the thrilling incidents of her experience with vivid descriptions of battles and sieges and calling forth, frequent applause. She said that sue came before them both willingly and unwillingly; willing willingly - ly willingly to perform the duty which was upon her, but regretting ber inability to speak as her heart prompted her. ' If she had been able to stand by the side of their loved ones hen they breathed out their lives, it was her duty to tell them of it But she was an eastern woman and this was a Western audience, and they would say, "Does she unow tne Drignt record which our men have made I Ob, yes. she had heard with pride what Western men have done. JNot only JNew York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, bat lL'inois, Ohio and Iowa, stood op in ter rible contest. She had seen them fight side by side, and fall and die together. She wished her audience to cast aside all that pertained to herrelf and remem ber only those of whom she would speak, and she would go away when her work was done, regretting onlv that she could do it so imperfectly. -When the war broke out she struggled with her sense of propriety until she beeame convinced that it was her duty to go, and she was ashamed that she had even hesitated. When the battle of Cedar Mountain took place, she started for the field. With two lady attendants she stood up in the freight cars as they rolled out of Washington, hlled with boxes, barrels and bales. At ten o clock on Sunday she stood on the battle-field. Three thousand wounded men lay on the ground, and when night came on they felt that fhey were alone and almost helpless among the suttenng hosts. Within fifteen minutes from their arrival they had prepared refreshments for tue famishing sufferers, who partook with tears rolling down their faces, dividing their thanks between tbe hands that fed them and their God. The men lay so thickly upon tbe ground that oue could hardly step without treading upon them, About three oclock in the morning a surgeon came towards her in the dark oess with his flickering candle, and ask asked - ed asked her to go and see a boy who lay at a distance away, oho went with him, slowly picking her way among the help less, beseeching faces, till tbey came to the spot where the young man lay, call calling - ing calling pitifully. "Mary, Mary, I am wound ed. Come and help me.n She knelt by him, kissed him, and laid her cheek against bis. He cned with joy. "Vb, Mary, you have come, and he clasped his bloody hands about her neck, and seemed happy to think that the sister whom he had called was near him. So he fell asleep until the morning, and then he saw that the face over him was not that of his sister," "but," said he, "you have made me so happy that it is nearly as wen as though t he were here. He then begged to be taken to Wash ington, for he had left his widowed mother nt nome and must try to get back to ber, or at least die in the hos pital, where she could obtain hia body. So he was taken up carefully, and laid on the train, and taken away, and a few davs after she learned that he was dead. ,At three o'clock the next day the last train of wounded moved away, and in an hour a terrible thunder-storm came up. This was Monday, and since Saturday nooa she bad not tasted tood. In the midst of the wild storm, two miles awav, the fearful battle of Chantilly began. The rain poured in torrenU and dark ness came onA lit up only by the flash of lightning and artillery, coon another wagon train of wounded came up, and her assistants being now worn out, she labored alone to minister to their wants. When ther had been placed on the cars she sought the shelter of a little Sibley tent, but witb. the rain beating upon it and running through it in tor torrents, - rents, torrents, it offered no inviting refuge. She found the highest side and sank down into the water, resting her head upon her arm, knowing that if she laid down the water would run into her ears. Thus she slept two hours, when the rumbling wagons awoke her, and she saw that another train of wounded had come. Thus the third day rose, and soon poor Kearney s leaderless men came tramp tramping - ing tramping by, and the retreat had begun. She hastened to the tram, and as it moved off the torch was applied to the bridge. At night they reached Washington, and wearied oat, she sought a room and slept for twenty-four hour. Those rere the dark days when Pope had been sacrificed, all the blood spilled before Yorktown had beon wasted, and all the army was being gathnred under the guns of Washington, On the lath of October she again set out, thin time for Harper's Ferry, riding eighty miles in any army wagon, witn no female attendant, straight into battle. Kfiafliitiu- tli.i Farrv nt 1-ncrth rbaa at of ye

heard sounds of artillery in the distance, and driving on, they suddenly felt their wheels crushing the bodies of slain men, and found that they were on the battle battlefield - field battlefield of South Mountain, where dead bodies lay thick around. Before day daylight - light daylight her wagon moved on past the train of supplies and by night she was among the great army of the Potomac, eighty thousand strong with Burnside in com command. - mand. command. No other woman was on .the ground and she felt alone and hopeless in the face of the terrible duties of the coming day, which would be the last day to so many brave men. As the sun next morning broke over Maryland Heights, it shone on the faces of one hundred and sixty thousand men stand standing - ing standing face to face. When the battle began, she and her party drove around to that part of the field where "Fighting JoeV men were engaged, and dismounting and taking her arms fnll of stimulants, she soon came to a house which was converted into a hospital. They had no lint or dressings, using green corn to staunch the blood from the veins of those whose limbs were amputated. Her sup supply - ply supply was received with thankfulness and she was soon busy at hei work of mercy. While supporting a wounded man a ball passed close to her arm, cutting her sleeve and killing the poor man who was resting upon her. All night they toiled in caring for the thousands of wounded, but it was not till the sun rose that they knew how great bad been the cost ofthe battle of Antietam. . .She remembered eight months of weary siege, when the brave regiments stood thundering at the gates of proud, rebellious Charleston. The lecturer then gave a fine description of the fights of Morris Island and Fort Wagner, where side by side with the white hand lay the dusky haod of the race who then, for the first time, had the privilege of show showing - ing showing their devotion to the Union. And when tbe battle wm won, foremost among the victors were men from our own state, ana one Drave omcer irom our own city, Gen.- 0. L. Mann of the Thirty-ninth Illinois. (Applause.) , For long months the battle had con tinued about fort Koyal; Moultrie was crumbled to ashes; Wagner had surren dered ; but Charleston still held out de defiant - fiant defiant Suddenly a whole army that had fought among the clouds, disappears from the public view, till all at once Sherman's men stand proudly before her walls.,,' , Tbe speaker said that she had been criticised as being greatly embarrassed when she appeared before her audiences, and she asked if she had not reason to be when she remembered that she stood perhaps before some of the very men who had done these things, and before the people of a State that had sent Colonels, Major Generals, Lieutenant Generals, Generals, and the great Captain of our jxauon Lincoln. The lecturer then invoked a kindly remembrance of those among us who had done and suffered so much, and called upon her audience not to allow them to want for anything while they lived. The debt which was owed them had not outlawed ; it conld never be' paid. In the legislative halls of this state hang the tattered and bullet- pierced banners which tell such a tale of battle and blood. There let fathers take their sons, and pointing to them, teach them tbe lesson of a perpetual Union. She appealed to the men ofthe Republic, to remember the lessons of the past, and see to it that the dead have not died m vain.

I learn from this honorable source (a strolling member of Congress) that there are now in Washington three cir circles - cles circles or cliques, very busy bringing out candidates for the Presidency. The first and the most powerful, is the Chase party. This is strengthened by Jay Cooke & Co., (be careful of that "e") John Sherman & Co. Little Spragne d? Co., and claims to. bare, six sixteen - teen sixteen States. But Ohio is not counted inOhio gives the Chase association much trouble. As the Chief Justice's State, it ought to lead off But it won't lead off; on the contrary, shows a dis dispositionin - positionin dispositionin Washington to follow citizen Ben. Eggleston into the other circle that goes for old Ben; Wa4ei : Ben-'s circle or ring, is made up , of hot gospellers, who want their pol.tical stew done up with red pepper, high- proof brandy and brimstone and all the officers who have been turned out, and all the omce-seekers not yet in And their plan of operation is. to im peach old Andr, suspend him during trial, and put old Ben. , in bis place, when immediately the hut stew will be served up, aBd all tbe friends of the movement put in office. The third circle or ring, is the. inter interest - est interest of Mr, Speaker Coalfax. This is purely an intellectual ring, composed of poets, political writers, lecturers and statesmen. It proposes to further its ends by having Mr. Speaker Colfax de deliver - liver deliver bis sweet little lecture in every school-house and at every cross-roads in the United States, After this it is to be published, and every friend of the movement is to have a copy with the compliments of Mr. Speaker Colfax, which they consider more valuable than gold or precious atones. ' Ihe Chase ring has the most money. The. Wade ring the most brains. The Colfax ring the most impudence,. inns tbe frogs in the pond organize and squabble. A very important busi business - ness business to the frogs. They are so noisy about it, they do not hear the tramp of the coming people, with Pap Thomas their head nor that other great body veterans known now as the Grand Army of the Republic that is moved by tbe same love, admiration and con fidence that animates the people. The Grand Army of the Republic now numbers over sixty' thousand in Ohio, and an officer who has visited nearly all the posts, tells me that the name of Thomas is the only one that awakens any enthusiaspi, and every soldier starts up ready for action at the bare mention of him in connection with tbe Presidency. I care nothing about it personally, but I can see the coming man and you may recollect what I write, if you please that the day is not distant when you will witness an uprising unequalled since the days of old Hickory. Two good natured Irishmen od a certain occasion, occupied the same bed. In the morning one of them in inquired - quired inquired of the other: "Dennis did you hear the thunder last night?" "No, Pat; did it raily thunder?" "Yes, it thundered as if heaven and airth would come together." "Why, thin, didn't wake me, for ye know I can't slap v; it i."J .

In behalf of a class of outraged and helpless sutlerers we publish the follow ing by a cot' respondent of the Scientific America. If these hints should work a general 'reform the writer will have rendered a greater service to tbe world than if he had discovered perpetual mo tion, ne says: "During the last ten years, in the winter season, according to our daily record, we have noticed the manner, in which one thousand persons called for work, have ppeceJ, shut or not shut cur store door :, this, you may say, is a fu tile and useless undertaking; but wo en tertain a very eitferent opinion. What are the facts, and what the deduction f First, out of 1,000 persons recorded, 355 opened the door aud shut it care carefully, - fully, carefully, when they came in and when they went out, without much noise. Secondly, 226 opened it in a hurry and made an attempt to shut it, but did not, and merely pulled it to, when they went out 'Thirdly, 202 did not attempt to shut it at all, either on coming in or going Fourthly, 08 left it open when they came in, but wnen reminded of the fact, made ample apology, and shut it when they went out . Fifthly, 102 opened it in a great hur hurry, - ry, hurry, and then Blamiued it to violently but left it open when they went out sixthly, 20 came in with "how do yoil do, sir, or "good morning, or, good evening, sir, and all these went through the operations of wiping their feet on the mat, but did not shut the door when they canie in, nor when they went out Remarks. We have employed men out of all the above classes, and during that time have had an opportunity of nudging of their merit, etc Ihe first class, of 3o5, were those who knew their trade, and commenced and finished their work in a methodical man manner, - ner, manner, were quiet, but had little to say in their working hours, and were well ap approved - proved approved of by those for whom they d:d the work. 1-hey were punctual to time and left nothing undone which they had been ordered to do. They did not com complain - plain complain about trifles, and in all respects thev were reliable men, and were kind and obliging ia their general conduct A Tellegraphic Joke. "One dav during the late German war, while Bis- mark s needle guns were, piercing their way thrpngh Bohemia, Renter's tele telegraph, - graph, telegraph, made the following announce ment to the tnglish public: "Tne greatest portion of the Prussia army haa been taken here a break in tne despatch occurred. During the hours which elapsed while the wires were be being - ing being repaired, the excitement and funds rose to a high pitch. When at last the j connection was made perfect, tbe war message was finished thus "icitk eamp l diarrhea" The excitement and funds fell together, flat! j The North Briiiih Mad. explains a de lay in its publication by the occurrence of a curious accident A cat in the press-room found a sleeping pkeein the large cylinder of lice's printing press, and wa not discovered until the press i was unaer iuu noadwav. in attempt- ng to escape, the animal was crushed ,1 ,V,. i.f n ..n.J t to co-operative I.v.

11 . , A ' ine lotai number ot deaths ia i.ntr- liah coal minas during the last ten years is VjVia. An English gentleman has built church costing $140,000, in memory of ins oaugnter. In Bueuos Avres, South America, paper dollar is worth one twenty-fifth as much as a gold dollar. iNine hundred and eizbtv-mne love letters, were produced in evidence in recent breach of promise case in Liver pool, t ngls.no. In the year 1888, 174 persons com mitted suicide at lenna, aad 09 made unsuccessful attempts. Of the whole number, 195 were men, 3 women, and five children. Count D. has offered fifty francs to M He Uora f earie, the JSngbsh actrees. for her boots, that she wore on the mem memorable - orable memorable occasion of her Utbut on the stage as "uupiaon. Switzerland, with a population of three and a half millions, has 188 poli tical and 157 scientific publications. while France, with tiirty-seven millions, wle.jk.t a ' a nas naruiy iuo journals and magazines. The widest bridge in the world, which spans the 1 names, from .Patterson to fimlico, hnglaud, was opened recently for traffic. It is 110 feet wide, with space enough for eight lines of rails, The Canadian Government despite its promises, has decided not to enlarge the locks or deepen the irrenville canal. The work is a really necessarr one. when considered in relation with the lumber interest. The last new dance is called "The Dip," and is. in fact a verr slow redowa. and very much Hke the Cuban dance so popular s few years ago. This and the Triof Temps (three step galop) are the only new dances introduced this season. Great consternarion prevails in Paris over the sudden disappearance of over forty persons during the last four months which has never been explained. A new association of hackmen recently es established - tablished established are suspected of making way with them. Id a suit before a Berlin court, rela tive to a pair of hired pantaloons, a con tract was produced containing the fol following - lowing following clause : "These pantaloons are be employed by the lessee for family use only, and any other use of them is forbidden." As a result of the late strike in the iron trade, a scheme has been started at Darlington, which appears to have tbe sanction of the iron workers of the dis district, - trict, district, and is principally under their man management, - agement, management, to erect rolling mills in the principle. A girl of thirteen has been killed, in singular manner, at Mont-de-Marsun. She was playing with a pair of scissors, and let them fall In stooping to pick them up, she herself fell, and the points being upward, they pierced her heart, and death was instantaneous. A smart remark attributed to Count Bismark is said to have greatly irritated the rrench tinperor. Ihe results of the late war were being talked abont before the Prime Minister. " "Prussia," some one remarked, "has had the line ofthe Main; Italy has had Venetia; Russia baa had the East at her disposal ; but rancr "France, . the Prime Minister of Kinir William reulied. "Well l. v.- .!! ) .

Once opoa a time there was a King's Son, who went out into the fields sad and thoughtful He looked up at th sky, which was so beautifully blue and clear, and said with a sigh, "Ah I how happy must they be who are in heaven." At the same moment be preceived a grey old Man, who was walking tbe same way, and he asked him the ques question - tion question how he . could go to heaven. " Through humility and poverty," an answered - swered answered the old Man. " Put on my old clothes, and wander about the world for seven years to learn what misery is: take no money with yon, but when you are hungry, beg a pice of bread of charitr able people, and thus you will approach gradually the gate of heaven." . Thus advised, the Prince drew off his fine clothing, and putting on instead the Beggar's rags, he went forth into the world, and endured much misery. He took only the scantiest meals, spoke never a word, but prayed daily to God, to take him, if he pleased, to Heaven. -When seven years had passed, he return returned - ed returned to his father's house, but nobody recognised bim. He told the servants to go and tell his parents that he was re returned - turned returned ; but the servants would not believe him, and only laughed at his pretensions. "Then go and tell my brothers," said he, "that they may come to me, for I should like to see them once again." This request they also refused; but at length one went and told the King's children, but they troubled not their heads about it Then he wrote a letter to his mother, and de depicted - picted depicted all his misery, but said nothing about his being her son. The Queen pitying his misfortunes, caused a place to be made for him below the staircase, and there two servants daily had to bring him food. But one of them was wicked at heart, and asked, "What shall the Beggar do with good food ?" and so he kept it for himself, or gave it to the dogs, while he took the poor, weak, half-starved Prince nothing but water. The other servant, however, was honest, and took him daily what he received for him. It was only a little, but still enough to sustain life for a long while; and with it he was quite content, though he grew weaker and weaken But when his illness increased, he desir desired - ed desired to receive the last rites of the church, and while the servica was performing, all at once every bell in the city and the country round tolled. ' As soon aa the service was over, the Priest weat to the poor Beggar, and found him lying dead, holding ia one hand a rose, and in the other a lily; and near him lay a paper whereon was written his history. ' And after he was buried, there grew on one side of his grave a rose, and on the other a lily.