Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-06-22
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1t was, no doubt, in slr. Stanton's
opirion, and also in Gen. Wilson's, n
q EnHnly and generous act to load de-
feai-d and cartured eaasnv with riiieule.
hy means of that story about Mr. Davis
haYing been captured in women's clothes.
| Ii WAS certainly polite, according TO
their notions of policy because there
vas danger of the appearance Of some
little sympathy with the fallen Confsde.
rate Ciaief and II uas necessary r. quash
and drown any expressions Of that na-
ture with sn universal roar Of keoTnful
langhter. Well. the story turns out to
have been simply falsrhat.d and =
hsnrtlpss md eowardlv falsehoo1, let who
will bear th@ blsme Of ii.
The tFath begins to c0me out bat the
aaniable black Rppnbiicans have had their
laugh. The following Is from the New
Orleans PicaFune:
"TBz cAPTURE OF JErFEssos pAvIs.
Several cld citizens Of New Orleans,
who hare recently arrived in the city,
give verv lliif,rnnt version Of the al-
legged cansure n Jefferson Davis from
that which has been teIegrApbed from the
North. The statements youehed for br
these gentlemen represents Dir. Davis ns
voluntarily Furreniering himself, instead
oF being captured in disguise. From
their relation il appears that Mr.. Davis
was escorted from North Carolina n
Georgia hv two hrigaics NJ esvairy. In
arriving Mt the Georgia line, AIR. Davis.
II ~
render Of Gen. Tavior, had his cavalry
rsepss drawn M in line, and after ad-
dressing them in brief speech. ordered
their dispersal tn their harnrs. lie furth
or directed that a small sum Of gold,
which he had saved from the alIawaRee
made him By the Congress. should be di-
vidSd among the men. He then mount.
ed his horse. and, accompanied hT fga or
ssx personal friends, proceeded 20 Err
vington. Ga. No disTuise or evasinn
Was used hy him. lie vas everywhere
known Fnd recognized as the President Of
the Confederate States. On Bis arrival
At EIvingtnn, Mr.. navis was shown the
Proclamation Of President johnson.
charging him with completely in the as
ssssinatian Of Mr., lincoln. lie imma-
diately informed bis friends that be she'd
send tn the nearest Federal commander
and iHfnrD him Of his purpose 60 surrrn-
der and mept the charge that was made
against bin. This was done, and a de-
tachment oF Gen. Wilson's commnnd
cams to Ervingtnn and Mr.. Davis and bis
aids surrendered 10 them.
Tn our desire to record the facts of his.
tory With impartial fidelity We give these
statements as emanating from gentlemen
who have been in a situation to know
them, ard who have always borne the
reputati IN of men of truth and honesty.
Whether their statements, or those
made to Gen. Wilson by his suaalterns
be the more correct, will be made mani
fest. At all events, every accused per-
son has right to be beard in bis d-Eensc,
and to the testimony Of all shs witnesses
Of the acts which affect him, whether
they form the body Of the accusation or
only tend TO render hiEa generally obnox-
ioas. Arraigncd before the bar of pab-
lie opinion, it ia the right IT ar. Davis
that al the testimony should be heard"
We also find 4bat---
fsCol. Pritchsrd, who caytured JcfFer-
son Davis, has been visiting Philadel.
phia, and was received With great honers.
lie was foyced to speechify. and tell sTl
about it.; bat the rapers dh not repcYt
him as confirming the pettieoat stories.-
10 fact there is nothing about it.1
How unfeeiing il pritchard when be
knew fnat his audience we're eagerly and
psssionately looking out for petticoats.--
We strongly surnise that Colonel Pritch-
ard ia 'siisloyal.n