The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-25

Trans Mississippi department. when ne
was alarmed by reportslthat Mrs, Davis
was m danger Of being robbed by
straggEng bands Of deseTterS, and leftin-
the road without means OF moving to-
sLift for herself. He immediately set
of late in the evening. about two days
leGcce his capture ana rode al night
to ioin her. Finding that the danger
was not exaggerated. he remained TO
protect her from molestation intending
10 have resumed his separate journey,
unincumbered, by baggage, on the very
morning Of his capture. The party had
no idea Of beng pursued, and the FIRST
notification Of It they had wasfrom the
irrupfion Of the cavalry into their camp
Mr.. Davis was sleeping in his wife's tent
and had not yet risen. The cavalry
were in possession Of the camp Tor nearly
half an hour before they seemed to find
ont whom they had captured, when some
one shouted. We've got old JEFF" or
some snch words When taken, he was
in his dressing gown, in which he had
slept, and acted with the dignity which
al who know anything OF him, friend
or foe, would have expected. He was
trCated with perfect respect by his
uaptors; no scene Of any sort taking place
and none Of the prisoners heard anything
of the petticoat story until they.leaned
it from the northern papers OH their
arrival at For;Eess Monroe. .a
Itsens almost absurd to combat a
cannrd which has no responsible author.
but is based on the reported dictum Of
some privates Of the Michigan cavalry,
who probably had never before seen a
sentlenans dressiug-Sown, and might
have mistaken it for ladvs dress.
Vet, as matter Of history, and since the
story has made 50 ,nucl, noise, it may
deserve this mnch notice. 1t is to,be
hoped that the press of the country will
hare sufficient generosity to acknowledge
their error and retract tie caluunies
they hare aided 10 disseminate con.
osrning a falieR foe
The authorities for the statements in
! this note are Colonel Lubbock. cx.
Governor Of Texas, and Colonel John.
ston. son OF General Albert SIDNEY
Johnston, aids-de~caEnp To Mr.. Davis
and captured at the same time with him.
Both are gentlemen OF unimpeachable
honor and veracity, whose testimony
! no candid man can hesitate 10 accept
/ in opposition te the vaEne rumors afoat
about this matter. They cannot tell
their own story, therefore, speak dor
them, they being DOW, unless very late
! " removed, prisoners at Fort Delawar",
and any doubts as to the facts contained
10 this communication can be sepled by
reference TO them.
| Ii seems 10 me good plan always to
hear both sides before believing story,
especially where the accused is power
less eren TO speak in his own defense. if
iad,el | snch petty malice deserves to be
digaifed by refuiaiion.
AUDI ALTERAN PARrEM.
The following note from the Rev. DR..
Fuller Of Baltimore, who accompanied
Chief Justice Chase on his recent Jour
Dey 10 South Carolina, confirms The
above statement ...-.
10 The EaitQr Of the Epamiaer and
Chronicle /:
notice your remark as to Mr. Jetfer-
son Daviss escape believe, from an
impartial examination OF the testimony
land ! am, iRpartial,) that he was in
bed when Colonel Pri,chard's squadron
surrounded the tents aud that he arose
and dressed himself hastily throwing a
shawl around his shoulders, and was thus
captured. ] may be mistaken, bot the
first stories have already been stripped
Of much of thsr Indierous decorations
and ''to this complexion" the truth win
come at last. Atmy request the pa
pers which are copying from yon here
VIII omit my assertion that the account
IS "a fable" lam satisfied that it is.
49, n
lt 10 only by sapposing him an iuibe-
CHE that anybody can beheyslse hoped
TO get away in Finale sassifa. with his
"Gihtary boots oaser( (fcg. 50 The story
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