Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-05
JEFF Davis Private Secretary.

A Southern correspondent of the n. Y.
Tribune says:
president Davis has appointed Captain
Rol ert Josselyn-the popular Bob Josse-
lyn' of poetical and Mexican fume-as his
Private Secretary He is the author of the
"Youug Widow" Girl with the Calico
Dress" and other Mississippi state Lyrics; he
obtained his brevet OF Captain in the battle
field of Mexico, is defeated candidate for the
United States Congress-, is known as the
"Prince of Good Fellows" among the jolly
men. MS "a gallant old bachelor among the
fair damsels of Mississippi he is particular
favorite of Mrs. Governor Pickens, to whom
he paid his addresses in thrilling poetical ef-
fusons at the time when this lady was still
unmarried, and was, as Lucy IIocombe, the
fascinating and reigning belle Of Holly
Springs, Mississippi"
This Josselyn is a native Gf Massachusetts
He is a brother to Lewis Josselyn formerly
editor of the Bay state Democrat, publi he'd
at Boston, and more lately OF the Bay state
published in the abolition town of Lynn-
Sacramento Union
The Sacramento Union is decideHy familiGr
with Addition affairs in the "abolition town
of Lynn but even with the help of the cor
respondent of the New York Tribune. whose
statement it endorses fails to state truths in
respect to persons which both affect TO know
much about The Object of the correspon-
dent OF the Tribune as also of the Sacrament
to Union, seems TO be to maGgn the chArac-
ter of the wife of Governor Pckcns and Robt.
Josselyn, but they can but fail of their pur-
pose among people az all acquainted with the
pa ties Bob. Josselyn was a fellow-soIiier
with us in Mexico, and fought side-hy-side
with us at the battle of Monterey. Like our
self, Bob. Josseyn was "high private in
the First Mississippi Rifles, aud although he
was transferred from the ranks to the posi-.
tion of clerk in the Quarter Masters depart
meut on the day of the battle he returned to
the ranks, shouldered his rifle and fought
with his regiment He was never "brevtted
Captain" having acquired that title only by
holding the position of Captain Of volun-
teer militia company. Robert Josselvn is a
gentleman and n scholar, poet, and Jrare
soldier Miss Lucy lloleombe was indeed the
"reigning BELLE of Holly Springs, Mi-sis-ip-
pi and the mean insinuaton of the Trbunes
correspondent, so nnscrupulou.ly indorsed by
the Union, cannot but be pronounced hy all
acquainted with the lady as a willful mis-
Representation
The abolitionists Of New York, and Cali
fornia, when speaking in regard to personal
character should have some regard for truth
Any attempt to bolster up their damnabie
doctrines 10y ospersions Of personal character
will ever he lookedsupon as mean and dis
honorable. by all persons whose good opinion
is worth iug.-ANjurn Dem Sig'al
1t seems to US that the Signal is making
serious matter of Il very different affair. That
Robert Josselyn, the poet, was at one time Il
particular favorte with Mrs Pickens, signi-
fies nothing against the character of the lady,
and we suppose NOS one person out Of hun
dred would suppose it did. The Signal Ger
tanly mistakes the whole meaning Of the ar
tcle which it quotes The author of so fine
production as the Girl with the Calico
Dress" might well be ftvorte with an in
telligent lady, whether she were belle or
not.