The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-19
A FRIENDLY INTERVIEW WITH jEF.
PERSON DAVIS.
4 Conver-stion On Peace With the Rebel
presideut.
rHE SOUTHERN uLTtMhrru.

inc ATLANTIC MONTHLY by ~ W. "hWl"rr f"i" |
who was accompanied to Richmond hy the "hghi- |
ing parson," Colonel Jaques. These gentlemen, u
will he remembered. went 70 tie Confederate CAPT
tai . ''rcace mission" the result .! wiich Il
herein oircuustsntiaDy related. Aner passing
through our lines on the 10Th day n July, tler
msde their way 10 the vicinity Of Judge 0rld's
headquarters. A. described IN the accompanying
reply given by yellow boz to the question;
Can you tell Ms my man, ~hele 10 fnd iudre
Opld, the t'change toinn s,ionerF'
the plantation tcyont MI. Grovers. We know "
by i's novn' mar, door winder tthe man,ion he
thioush the timber, aud keep rug sHyin', fur
our to,s 10 thicker n huckelberrc. 10 them foods
and they moush' nor 70, " they didn't teod ~
They "folleret" the directions, and were in
presence Of the Commits doner. Arrangements
were made Tor ''safc conduct" INTO richmond,
| the Judge stipuladns that ihey should make the
passage nv moonlight, and liz accompanied b, Mr..
JAvis% n member of the proves, guard. Having
waited several hours or the sun 10 rc,rr> ann the
| mon a. rise Judge OuLp si,,nihci hi. rc,dres to
| proceed.
stepping into hi. carriAsc and upiurne the iIAs
Truce, be lien lei ,he EY, ~ a short eal" srp-.
| liFh road. We followed In an smtulNEcc drawn b.
pair of mules, onf ,,heiov- NJ. Ja'in, ,,tins lc.
| .
Kew almost tho sole survivor Of his master. twelve
hundred 'ilvc., pt rc.s all stole, Mssra, stole by
| Won lanhc'"l occupying the font s.at, aud With
| n stout snip "sotkins our pa,saac" 10 Richmond
. ,,.,,,,
.,,.n o,I ii, ,s, n,:,, - ,.,,sd 90,
IA, tua,ns, iamp p,'l IN lie ,,ry heart Of the ho,
| tie ei,r' ~ W. siiehtcd al tho ao1.p AZ Of thc
Sro,-.ood ho,el. ,hs irrlse aid 70 'he Colonel
form nue., NO, i" IT, h,ps. wy 'o' 1--WE
,o' ,a s,I o,r nv nj NV" os snn 'np
5ua;s a ao,n We ot w 40 81 r
s,tpt, ragged CARPET ana bare white walls smeai
with scot and tobacco Juice. scso Al chairs marble
ton ,a,e, snd pine wo.hs,rn and clohcsr.et ,trae
sed about the ronr. and III the ooruc .ere three
"a vim whit. eOntsran,s. gioHp gr.. .iIh lonins
OF thee bed. va, dcsfned Tor the bury Mr. Javin.
the o,hcis had hen MADE fc.dv the cit aordinsry
q. PRECEDENT and the ''aw Of nations" had ju,t then
"l.scn Richmond"
and above Il ssr "srit.ul or the sall" which i'm.
pred tat Jane JarEson had run IN washlnsseore Of
| I vns congratuls,inr ryrelfon rot h,-inr TO paw
that voman's laundry lille, when the Judge said
"a alice OF no, ro,n .hreai would make me the hap
rie't man IN Rchmonl l."
The Captain thcieupon left the room, and shor, "
| ieturDiIig, IomaIkeI-
me Landlord N, swoi,s YOU sre ifon 1eorsin ".
HI ,,n" ~ MN, 'A' 'o"'' 'A' ''' co." o'e'' NJ
ON that hint =. acted and .hen our .ooty s,t.nd
's,,rl. MIRO. reo,g,s hns IA rco,',. ', 1919,
|
h'. 10 ,na '"'i ' I, VT, w nao Ie'n ni," y
| about tns hotel thu, The tso gentlemen Inc COME
cciacy u~ fAklps zach excellent cae of were irolu
| 'orh'
n, uen ended ~ld que, .mokc ovef' on, enter
,a.nsls ,oes to GO. the judge hane u' eood.nifh
he'tid iSm-
~ VI. mernlne yon hht hoii"r Miir. . note
b'S ''''''' ! vi" cal |" " 0'l''A' and ''S' 1t To
Ney "e'' hu' WI W. navi' 'oe n' on sun
| az. -,
"oh' that -i'' make no DIN renee"
raw Ny,1 n,v
IN or room With Sir lawns, -" I'D To- a NOT, al
when tue olnginy 1. copy to the Coz fcAcirte sec
ieIary OF siae
.i,.f = is4,',
"H9n. !. r BsUamtn, S'cretary y >il.t,, &C..
intcryi,w With ri,siaeut unvi.
"rtcy visit chinon'i onv As pnvate ci,,en,, an,
have no oilcil character o. authority 6nI Tue, Al,
eruineu,, an with the rentlneltr Of m, NcIf6rrr
peop't .cstlye to an ndiu;tmen, OF the Lille cree
nesii, hoIe that teo ute change OF views ctw ec
President DAVIS aud themselYe. may oI.r the way 4
pesSe 10 The two ,estoa. Of our iisrc,e county
!" hey Therefore ask an .nteIvie@ with tie f.esi
, Iruly anu respectfully yolr."
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c.i.a a, he haa snoo;n.a "" ~, , nu c IN. ~
oa, ae ~ m ai. w. s.ns - { ~ y
som ma. 'sis,ise ~ " n.r ~, .a 10 az ~, m 49, "u
tarn In half an honr .Ind,e ,,ui Irit,n,t .,,,nv
M ,'i q" uJo' -auac ouu t-nl ". l. "a ihT
be baTp, 10 .ea ea a. 6s s o On Sa
sEeRrrAR' prsJAsiN.
= man in bl.cs. with a Keen bmcs a. ic. 1.re'
ycllos skln, curly black HAIR, cioref -tI,mmci blar
whiskers, snd a ponie lous gold watch.chan-iu III
northwest room OF the "t ntcd Stste-n Custom Hons,
over The door OF thu. room sele the word, ''Stl,
FEW msp, and bs,tic.p,ans. In o. co,net -,
,i,r of shelves uiled vim tool =. su,,