Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-26
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From the Eatlonal IntelligsRceLl
The plot" ihickensi Mr.. Francis wAIdrOn. IT is
true, refuses to testify, and ascribes 70 insp ring, bold
john BarlsycoTD the afaAtus which recently made him
an oracle in lhs syss Of the correspondents and the war
committee. Bat Is naturally goes very hard with a few
srtless minds 10 believe that anything morsfrsuR, 10
predicatsd Of their bete Roire, eaa possibly be sIRegers-
ted OF fAl e. For Instance, the Rochester New York;
American, in sdgerting % WaldFoR,s provoking refusal
the interview with Gen. Lee, says
"The, eontumssy Of the witness WsldroA does not
prove false whath he said before. II goes TO his CREDIBLE
ity, bat Is not conclusive one way or tie othsr. The
same may be said Of the habit attributed to him Of
being addicted to drink II drunk when he tJld the
story OF the iussTvlsW, he Is light ic ref sing 10 swear
TO il now. II, on the other hand, appliances have been
used 10 shut his moHih, it uilin tbs long run be all the
worse FOR him II such an interview toek place, neither
the eontumsey Of . witness nor ihaa6ippsnt denial Of
tsoss who know uothiss about { viii settle the matter.
So there Is no uss in bsndying words over the matter
which cannot be settled ia that way"
As we conEur with our EaEaciouB and wary centeDpo.
rsry in the spioion that tkts natter sA0zld bs prObsd 70
the bottom, Is gives uE great pleasure 10 call tia attSn.
ton OF the War CommiTtss 10 the following 81 startling
disclosures" e9rrobOratiVs Of WadroEs statsmentS.
NEEDS by the Warrington eouresPend4nt of the Chioago
QlinoiO Tribune, writing frem this city uAdsr date Of
the nh instant. We quote from the tribune OF tks
happen to know something Of this rspsrtsd inter.
visW between General Mcclellan ADD General Lee, hsY-
Ing learned the follow M particulars from q prominent
Gentleman Of Illinois, who accompanied tie Pfssi ieRt
to the BATHS field Of AntistGm, after the Getsn had tAksn
plscs. IEUPposed, hsEsYsr, that the interview spoken
Of above had nevertaksn place. President Lascoln had
forbade l%farbi6dsnl General Mcclellan to meet General
Lee upon the occasion The fasts aa ! learned them
coin went TO tha battle hsld, had al intsrvisN with
General heGlelel, Eep in a tent prepared for him at
the General 3 hsadqu1rteu, rode over the Geld text dsy,
etc. While tbs President was stthe Generals ~headquar
tsrs a Rag Of truce conveyed Brigadisr general and
another officer in the rsbei army i1to aeEersi HeOlel
lanns presence.
interview with Gen. EeClsllaE, which contSiaed tho
ststsment Cor tAis might have been conveyed By the
ofdeeD that Generals Mcclellan and Lee could ssttIa
he matter OF n rebellion at = private interview, and
thus stop any further sffasioa OF bioad &c n. McClst-
Ian fhowed heletieT 70 President Lincoln, and asked
the site hbe might bs allowed, or Hit would be hd-
tirsbe, I forget which TO accord Lse the interview
The Pre- sideRt said certainly not thai be was the per.
son 10 whom The letter should b properly referred,
and who BY bis position was qualified - aeespt or re-
isct the proposal The question is, did Gen AcOlol-
Ian su6ssQueEily afford Gen Lee the Interview a.
above stated II he did. thsre Is reason 70 be isvs he
would, IS has been charged, eu.eriaiz fer some hours
Lees proposition 70 unite both armies, march Into
Washington. and declare a military dictstorIsip This
whole natter should be investigated. That Las sought
the interview with Mcclellan, Rn& this Interview was
prohibited by President Lincoln, are facts which can
be easily proved"
Now. his Il a clreumstantial statement, and eom'ar
fro he Washington correspondents Of = leading paper
in The West, Fepuied to be the 'hoDe organ u Presi-
dsnt LineOla, it must OF coUrEe be "reiabls'' Al thu
name OF this correspondent Is doubtless well known 90
The War Committee, We presume thsy viii hasten to
SUMMON him before them. There he may make = clean
breast OF ALL happens TO know" No douot their
zeal ia such = good cause would be \ gross imputatioa
on their perspicacity and pRtristl1m. Let as know the
worst Of this p~erhdious pilot"
But whatever may be the issue Of the Investigation
set IN foot anew for tths exposure Of the msditated
~tresehery o. Gen. So0IellAn altar the battle Of Aniis-
be Of little avail in the minds Of q candid and intslll-
gent public, unless ks friends can slso CLAIR up the FOL
lowing mysterious allegations brsught Agsinal hin by
Ire Washington correspondents Of The 81 Louis (Mo)
URion writing from thiB city under date Of the 9Th
inst {only day after the disclosures Of Mr.. Francis
Wslaron) he says;
rs has besn sseertslnsd here that Gen. Mcclellan,
after he was superseded By Burnside, went down 70
Richmond In q balloon and had q long interview With
JEFF Dsvi.; that tbs result Of this conference was that
McClsllsn. in disguise as the reOsl comHandsr, fought
and rspulsed Burnside ~ Freds ~icks5urg and Rocker
at Cb&nceliorgVilie. Horace Greeley was present and
knowing 10 all the facts. Bat Greeley's varsiality for
AcClslan has indeed him to be silent ii ! now.
'Iti Is asserted that tbs PreEidsht IL now weli satisfied
10 bis own mindthas Gen. SsGusi r. Curtis nsysr was
in Helena st all; all the cotton that wAs stolen there
was stolen by. ~Schoheld. and In few days Hr Lincoln
viii go before a notary public, make Afhaayit 80 the
sbove facts, and forward the SENS 10 the New York
''The aadavit will come out with the balloon story.
"YOuus, truly,
We are frank to say hat We were never much Ina
pressed with the /" WAldron exposure but thia bat
leon story has a probability and . yersimilitude sboat
1t which may well excite grave s~aspieioRs. We pre-
sumo The correspondents. "A. H" who contributes il 10
eur ST. LOus cotemporsry, has already been subpe
ned BY tie war commlttse and Is at present in charge
Of the RsTgeantRtsrms Of the Senate, prellninAr airy to his
exAminan0n, We all knew that Gen. Mcclellan was
much ia The habit Of using balloons for alleged military
observations while be Wss In The Virginia peninsula,
and it is easy 10 conceive fhst he may nave become SO
proficient In their use a. 10 have made = sly trip to
Richmond on The occaslOns specified
We hope hs friends may be able to prove an abb,
and we would advise hem not to risk his vindicRtion on
ANYTHING less conclusive than such a demonstration In
time and place. Let them remember how the defend
in the cause cslebre Of Bardsl versus Pickwick
z Dickens RepOrts0 eage TO gfef from ncglectins 20
n-nH hHmaaTN NJ kf. nrswnm aaEu q = ALdaHaUfA 0npnnlI
cation where the antecedeut probabiraes made sens.
what against him We quote. by way Of reminder,
from the report Of this case. as follows:
NJ Justice StsrelsIgh summed up, in the old estah.
bis notes to thsiury as he could dseiphsT en- - short a
notice, and nSde running eommsnts on the evidences as
be went AleRE. II 3rs. RsFdeli were right, it waa Per.
ieetly clear Mr.. PickHlsk was wrcnE- and II thoy
lheught the evidence Of Ma. Cuprins worthy Of ere
fence they would believe H. and II thsy didn't. Why:
wouldn't II they were Eatisasd that asbreaeh %
promi-e Of marriage had bsHn committed, they would
bud fer the plsiniid with such damages Is they thought
proper, and H. on the other hand, Il appsared 20 them |
hat no promise Of marriage had ever besn given; they
Teuid mud for the DESCENDANT with no Damages At all. |
The jury then retired to their pTfvGts room t. sslk tbs
natter over, aud the Judge retired to "hts" private
,Som, to rsirsSa hiRsef with mutton chop and aglass
anne back; snd the judge wss fetched in. Mr.. Pick.
sick pat on bis speetAeles, and gAEsd st the fsrsmsn
an agitsted countenanes szd quickly beating
lsart.
HeultmenB SAID ine lndfFlaaA N BLACK, are yeu 1
III agresd upon your verdictf'
I'VE are" replied the foremsn.
yoa hna for tbs plaintiff. gentlemen, or for the
For the plaintiff"
with what damages ge1tsmeRs e. |
"'SsYen hundred and Aly pounds
"'Mr. PckWiek took OF his spsesaelas, carefully |
wiped the glasses folded them Into their ease, and put
hem in his pocket; aud then having drawn on his gloves |
with gfeaL nicely, snd stared atibe foreman an the
Ehile, be mechanically followed M. PerkeF and tbs
bag oEt OF court
Speeches with Indignation, Mr.. Pickwiek allowed
himself 20 be led by his solicitor and friends to tie
and there assisted into q hackney coach, which
I'D BEEN Etched FIR the purpose By the ever wstehfal
Sam had pnt up the steps, ard was D -eparisV to
emp upon The box, when he felt himself gently fo5ehsd
~ the shoulder and, loSkinE round, hiG father stood be-
ore him Tbs old genteman's countenance wore a |
expression, As he shook his head erayeiy, and.
aid in warning accents.
az known Wkat I'd come o. this. here mods e'5olni |
BUSINESS, o, Sammy, Sammy, W Wornit there a sIIebigs
1t IL TO be hoped thai General kcClellsn wiifnot he
90 late with his "alebi," row that he is fairly CHARGED
With having been In Richmond RkOnt q year age. Ard
With having commanded the rebel forces a. FredsrIcks-
and Chsneell0rsvile on the dissstrous fields 70
aial TO our arms, where somebody blandersdn
A BOLD FEAT-A detachment Of the 6zth. Nortb |
re iment under the gallant Whisford' Esvet.i
sys agp, went down 20 the-coast 81 shas SIste m
coaL They avoided the vigilance Of thu Ysskess
ID Auafrar a. a ,.L.ssH E~Lfk~wm. /