The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-06-16
Roger A. Pryor-A Talk with Him.

Compromised as he is before the peo-
pie, North and South, by his wild extrava.
CANT public speeches and private asser-
tions, l cannot but pronounce the individ-
ual whose name forms the caption of these
remarks, one of the most logical-now
that the sober second thought, forced by
the logic of stern, decisive events, is up
permost-the most practical and altogeth-
er the most charming conversationalist,
when referred to the national crisis, that
have ever listened to. 1t will be re-
membered that General Logan and Pryor
were members of Congress at the same
time, and were somewhat intimately &C.
qualnted. Logan, on the arrival OF his
corps, pitched his tents by accident, on
the ground belonging to Pryor. On Sun
day Mr.. Pryor paid the General II visit,
and passed the afternoon in conversati n.
Above the medium height, we'll formed,
with long hair, u smooth, beardless face,
and bright but lustrous hazel eye. Pry-
or looks more like college student than
like middle-agcd, keen scholar, and bold,
eloquent politician that he is.
l cannot of course do justice to even the
small portion of the conversation thought
most interesting, for there was freshness
and originality Of thought, pleasant pun.
gency of style, u clearness and purity of
dicton, and an honesty and protuudity
pervading the whole conversation, that |
am incapable of infusing into report of
1t. In speaking of the escape of Davis,
Pryor said in substance, that II don't care
much if they do catch him, aud yet |
would not like to see him hung. 1t is
only cheating the grave of few years.
However, he deserves hanging for Selling
the gold of the banks of Richmond, if for
nothing else. In speaking of Henry s
Foote, late of the rebel Congress, he said
81 don't think, Logan, you treated the
old man right. He has certainly, in the
past year, done as much to thwart the
aims of jeff Davis, by his bold and un-
paralleled denunciations of Davis and his
government as any man North has done
IN civil capacity" II Think" said
Pryor, "the boldest denunciation and def
ance of confederate government that could
be made, was made by Foote. He was,
at heart, opposed to secession, and nothing
but his prominence as public man, ever
threw him into completely with secession.
Ii 1t is the intention of the Government
to hang all those who were the instigators
and leaders of the rebellion, they should
not hang Foote. consider myself amen
able, for l acknowledge that, from the first
to the last, l have labored for the sue
cess of the rebellion"
His views on the present aspect of af-
fairs were expressed as follows :-"We
have been fairly whipped, and I think such
men in Lees and Johnston's armies as do
not lay down their arms and return at
once to their duties as law abiding citizens,
should be treated as outlaws. For myself,
yield that the cause is hopeless, and, Lo.
gan, if you will leave me two old mules to
work few acres of land with, in part pay
for those that Sheridan's men took from
me, l will go back to the pillow and do my
duty as loyal citizen"
Mr.. Pryor has keen sense of the face
tious, and interlards his conversation with
highly entertaining jokes and COMPARE
sons. Men of his intellectual caste can
not but WELD power, and having been SO
prominent in times past, 1 have devoted
thus much to conversation, that regard
as an index of the conduct for the future,
OF the most prominent leaders of the re-
bellion.-Petersbatry Va), Cor. Cincnna !
ii Gazette.