Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-08-25

he will meet you. lie will be at church
this afternoon; so, suppose 700 call here
at nine this evening Ifahything should
occur in the meantime to prevent his
seeing you. | will let you know through
Judge Ould."
x * =
After day spent in our room, convcrs-
ing with the Judge, or watching the
passcrs-by III the street, should like to
tell who they were and how they looked,
but surh information is just now contra
band-wc called again at nine 6clcck al
the Statd Department.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mr.. Benjamin occupied his previous
seat at the table, and at his right sat a
spare, thin featured man, with iron-grcy
hair and beard, and clear grey eye full
of life and vi@or He had Il broad mas
sivc forehead, and mouth and chin de-
noting great energy and strength of will.
His face was emac:atcd and much
wrinkicd, but his features were good, cs-
psciall5 His eyes, though one Of them bore
scar, apparently made by some sharp
instrument He wore a suit of grcyisll-
brown, evidently. of fjreisn Manufacture,
and as he rose, saw that he WAS about
five feet ten inches high, with slight
stoop in the shoulders. His manners
were simple, easy and quite fascinating;
aud he threw an Undesirable charm into
his voice as lie extended his hand, and
said TO It's = .4.. .
Il am glad TO sec you, gentlemen.
You arc very welcome to Richmond"
And this was the man who was prcsi-
dent of the United States Under Frank
lin Pierce, and who is now the heat,
soul and brains Of the Southern Confod-
cracy.
His manner put me entirely 1T my
case; the Colonel would be at his would
be at his if he stood before Caesar and |
replied =
I'VE thank you, Mr. PAWS. 1t is
not often you meet men of our clothes
and our principles in Richmond"
mot often, not so often ms | could
wish; and | trust your coming may lead
to Il more frequent and Il friendly inter
course Between the North and the South. -
We sincerely hone it may"
Mr.. BENJAMIN tells me YOU have
asked to see me. to.''-
And he paused, as if desiring We
should finish the sentence. The Colonc
rcnlicd :
Yes. sir We have asked this inter.
view in the ,l,npe that you may SUCCESS
some wov bv which this war can be stop
ned Our nculc want peace; YOUR PEG
| die do. and your Congress has recent,
said that yom do. We have come to ash
how n, can he brourlt about"
.In very sinulc way. Withdraw
vo,r armies from our territory. and peac,
win come of itself. We do not seek t,
subiuaate YOU. We are not waging al
oGrusiyr war cyccpt 81 far AS il is Often
sivc-defrnsiyc-that is. SO far us we ar,
s,rrrI I, invade v,u tn nrcvcut your in
y,d;,p II. Lct Ms olone and psa,c vii
come ut once"
But we coupot let Won alone so LONG
rs Won rcpudiatc the Union. That is on,
tIino the Northern f,coplc will not sui.
rrnIer" ,.,--..
,I know Y,u w,ulJ ,Atnv 10 us what
Won exact for voursctf-tl,e right of self
Government.
No sir"I remarked. .sNo woult
deny Won no natural, right But we think
| Union essential to peace and MIR. Davis
.DuLi two people. with the same lanruag,
scn,rotcI nv only nm imoriuorv line
tliyc Mt neacc With eoch other ;? Woul,
not DISPUTES constu,-fTy arise, and caus,
almost constant, war between them 2"
..Irudoubtedlv. with this generation
! You hive sown such bitterness at tn,
! South Won have nut srlr an ocean O
blood bctwccpitIa two sections. that
dcspoir of seeing anv harmony in m,
fine Our children NAV forget this war
but IRE cannot"
'''a" think the bitterness YOU sneak of
sir" said the C,loncl does not rcall,
exist We must talk here as friends: oul
soldiers mcct and fraternizc with Gael
other. and I feel sure that if the Unior
were restored more friendly feeling
would arise between us than has evel
existed Tho warbos made MS know an,
rcsncct e;,ci, other better than before
This is the view Of very MARC Soutbcrr
mon. I have had it from many of them
vonr leadinp citizens !"
"Thcy are mistaken" rcplicd Mr.
Davis. ,',..,rbcv do not understand South
ern sentiment How can wc feel any
thing but bitterness towards men vii,
deny us our rights ~ If YOU enter m,
house and drive me orr Of il am | no
vour natural enemy rS
" Won mt the ease too strongly. Blu
We cannot fcbt forever: the war mus
end At some time: We must fiualls ssre,
mon som,bino: car we not agree now
and ston fiji. s,fobtful cornaoc /? tTc art
both sInistian men Mr. Davis ca,
Won ne n Christian man leave untricd
,nv means that NAV lead to ncocc ,"
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