Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-23

Hearing nothing more from Georgia, on the
10th of April, 1861, DIR. Eve offered hs ser
vices to the Secretary of War and Secretary
of State OF the Provisional Government. Ten
nessee on the eth Of February. preceding, by
a large vote adhered to the Old Union. DR..
Eve. as his friends thought. because he was
foreiq.sr-not q citizen OF the Confederate
States failed. Neither the Secretary of
State. Mr.. Toombs, nor the Sc creiary of War.
Mr. Walker, made any reply to his profered
services. His proposition was to 'sAfTre The
Confederate Statss in any position they might
think his services usefnl, without money and
without price," @ -
In the Organization OF the Provisional Ar
my of Tennessee, DIR. Eve received commits
sion from the Governor as Surgeon-General.
and with him were appointed FRO Assistant
Surgeon Generals. In such q position, con-
froffsd by Ass taro assistants, his place would
have been that OF mere man of straw. The
public would have held him responsible for
the organization OF the medical staff OF the
army. while, with his hands thus tied. he
would have been as iDpotent as child
DR.. Eve. of course, did not hesitate min
| ute. He declined the appointment. DR.. Eve
was afterwards appointed Surgeon 10 the first
Regiment, which he would have accepted,
but bad promised TO assist in procuring that
appointment for young medical friend; he
-
was thereupon Immediately appointed. No
other appointment has ever been offered to
Dr. Eve.
On the oath of May. 1861. news of the in-
| Vasion OF Virginia reached Nashville. and on
the next train Dr. Eve lefi here for Richmond
and Immediately upon his arrival offered his
services to Gov. fletcher in any capacity the
Governor should elect without fee or reward.
Tennessee was still in the United States
| Whether this Was a reason or not, Governor
| Letcher found no room for the services of Dr.
| Eve. On The End of june, DR.. Eve being still
| IN Richmond, then the seat of Government
| of the Confederate States. Mr.. Walker. Secre-
| tary of War, arrived. This was on Sunday
/ On Monday the Secretary opened his Office
DR.. Eve called upon the Secretary and renew
| ed in person his tender OF service to the Gov
eminent. On Tuesday he sent to the Seere
tary the following card :. -
HoN L. P. WALKER, as., s-s, .
Dear Si7>-As expect To leave for Nash
| vile in the morning, / shall be pleased to re
ceiye the promised answer.
Yours, etc,
PAUL F. EVE.
To this note, the same hour, the Secretary
returned tue following answer :
= DEAR Sir IL have been sick all day, con
| fined to my room, and have not been able Il
i see: the President. hope 10 do 80 to- NOR
| row. and write To you ate once. hope VI
4 can End some place where the country cal
/ receive The benefit OF your services.
@ Il. p. WALKER
On the evening OF this day a gentlemel
called upon DIR. Eve and said that he ha'
| been requested BY the Editor OF the Rich
1 mond Esa8iaer, (afterwards the GoVernmen
paper,1 10 ascertain iphqt had been Or. Ere
| poyaics IA the old aipision of parties I - y
The next morning DR.. Eve left for Nash
vile and has heard nothing from the Secre
| tary since. He had done all that a patrio
/ could and was perfectly satisfied
Bat our friend has not been idle during til
present revelation. He has been to Mem
phis. 10 Camp Boone. and has his Manassa
ball which four Other surgeons failed to I'm
in the shoulder Of a Kentucky patriot, wOun
ded in that great battle. and has served
host of our wounded and sick soldiers an
officers, utterly refusing a fee from any Q
Them He is still engaged ia the same patri
otto work night and day, and we learn ia t
be connected as surgeon with the hospitals {
this city.