Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-10
Interview with SfOneXValI
Jackson.

The following is an extract from q mi
waite letter. dated at Camp Parole, Aunap.
| oils, Nd, Jan 9th:
VIII attempt, In accordance with your
request, to give you an account of nv tier
| view with Stone jackson, while q prisoner
at his camp, and of my sqjourp at Libby
Prison, Richmond. A few days after nv
! capture was sent to Jackson's camp at
Nineveth, Warren county, Va. / reached
there Tuesday, Nov. ii, in company with
fur others. Gen. Jackson came out of his
tent just as we were leaving for the guard
house Tan lid church near BY and desirs
ed Ut to wait few minutes, as he would
like to ask us few questions.
when wore you taken ?" he inquir-
ed
November l." l replied.
Have you any New York papers with
your" he asked
replied that we had not, but told him
had read the Herald of the 5th, which
had reached camp on the DAY Of my cap
ture.
All! did you" said he IL wanted to
inquire about the recent elections. d,
you krow what majorties Seymour re
ceived 2"
Between ten an fifteen thousand" 1
replied.
DO you know how mauy Congress
men the Democrats elected in the State ?n
1 answered that it was believed they
had elected nineteen out Of the thirty
one.
Were the Woods elscted?"
answered that they were, and that all
OF the city and river districts were claimed
as Democratic.
Good" he replied New York CITY
will have more to say in the next session
OF Congress than all the rest of the State"
Their constituents would hardly feel
tiatterec to hear you," | said.
ANY man who sincerely desires peace"
be said, SHOULD certainly rejoice at their
election. lfyou had such men in power
at washington to-day, there would be no
more bloodshed, aud We could easily come
to an honorable settlement"
die not dispute that, nor ask him what
he would call an honorable settlement
Desiring to continue the conversation, l
agreed with him.
but they ell claimed to be War Demo.
Gratis" l continued, land in favor of a more
vigorous prosecution Of the war. Was
that mere political dodge2 Your soldiers
would hardly cheer the Announcement of
the election of War Democrats, l should
think"
ooh, mol" he replied. "They are in
favor OF prosecuting the war with more
vigor. They think that if we are to be
conquered, 1t should he ijne at once, before
spring: five are not subjugated by that
t..:;.v, lucy VIII demand peace, aud force
your Government TO stop the war. We
know we can hold out, and when the next
Congress meets they will all be found to he
peace men, and willing to recognize our
independence, in preference to bloody
and endless war. When once convinced
that they cannot conquer us by merely
gaining one or two battles, they will cease
to be War Democrats. 1t is because we
know them to be more reasonable the, The
Republicans, that my m"u chesred the
news of Sey":5ur's election. But What
otter news was there"
'Ne|. Jersey" answered, "has gone
! strongly Democratic, and the party has
gained in Ohio"
"Yes, " said the General. al heard that
they had carried Ohio. Did you notice
whether Vallandigham was reelected OF
not?"
"He was defeated, j" I answered, "but an
other friend of yours in the West was re-
turned"
"Who was ?" he inquired.
"Voorhies %
ga pood Democrat. Vallandigham was
too outspoben at first; he would have
been reelected if he had been more moder
ate."