The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-16
JEFF. Davis Mentioned I'm the Same Brea
with Washin tom.

with Washington.
From the Richmond Dispatch Jan. IL
IL was the fortune of General Washington while con-
Quoting the years of the Revolution TO be the
object of especial hate and vengeance TO the British
crown and at the same time to be exposed to msrepre
countrymen Few of us, not familiar with the de-
tails OF the trying ordeal through which he passed.
form adequate idea Of the fiery furnace in which that
great soul tested, and from which 1t came FORTH
known and recognized Of all men, as pure gold There
far more more probable that he would die the
death OF fcion, and be only remembered as
revolt than become the admiration Of all nations and Of
all and be described by the of Of Englands
most gifted mobiles in words Ike these Wash.
inon the greatest that lived in this world
unnspred by Divine wisdom and unsustained by super
natural virtuen
IL is difficult to realize that the of whom this is
said in England was once disrusted harassed
and prosecuted by his own counrymen. No human eye
penetrated the secret chambers Of that great soul to
the poignant wounds Of the spirit and how 1t COM
PEELED wreste with and its private grief at the
moment that it bore the weight Of nations bur
thens and marshallcd IL the way 10 victory and indie
pendcnce The of tho great have few who ap-
precatc few who sympath2e with them. They are sup
posed to be exalted above the lot OF common suffering;
they proud reveal the vutures that are tug
ging their hearstrings and ask the compassion and
supporter the world And yet the torttude and virtue
what is painful 10 bear misunderstanding and OBJ
loquy when he has reason to expect confidence and re-
gard, Is d spectacle which appeals more to the admira
ton of good and heroic minds than those sorrows which
lie upon the surface and which attract at once the sym
patty and consultations of the world
We have never been Of those who attempted to make
demigod Washington Of the President OF the Con
fedcrtc States We know that, like other men, he is
fallible; that he err-has erred But We VIII not In
this dark hour OF national distress felt by him keeny
doubt not, as by the most sensitive OF his country
men, help add to his Affections by the voice OF reproach
and denunciaon We will not make him the scapegoat
the nations misfortunes We must have the evidence
all before that he ordered this and that unfortunate
Jefferson Davis They say" and - the reliable
gentleman will not do for us. "They say IL
generally knave But snpposing the President
to be the for the times Who put him where he
lisp Who made him President by acciamatons Who
upon to chop il into arewood. How do We know that
any other idol which the sane hands construct will be
any more godY Jefferson Davis is the creation the
creator the revolution and ~ tho revolution fails il
a. fair attribate inherent weakness the
incompetence Of its chief agent neither Of which would
be II will be time enough to discuss the cause
when the effect is produced, and II We are faithful
united and determined that we never be. In any
event, this dark hour is the last in which we will
saddle the President with the responsibility OF all our
msforunes In the first place, we do not believe he
Is responsible IN the next whilst Abraham Lincoln IAN
cles he has his clutches his throat we VIII not
cannot say with truth-.les, Father Abraham, that
is the chief sinner accep, him as victim, and restore
To thy favor On the contrary, we can tell the
President OF the United States that all great
offenders the President o the conicderaey who Is but
our servant and agent and that if this Of de-
Tense has been conducted with signal humanity and
moderation skill and valor II il because our servant
and agent has steadily maintained, under the most
extraordinary provocation, the humanity aud modera
ton OF the Southern character
But f jefferson Davis claim the credit Of in
auguratng hs revolutions " he Is but the honored in
selected by the people themselves for their
chef; IL he has manifested persistent desire 10 arno
nze and alleviate the hoToSs OF war, he has conducted
his administration OF affairs with as much judgment
energy and devotion 10 the cause any other man who
could have been selected for his position. Who could
have done better Let hear the Of the man,
also the why the public intelligence did not
that for the Presidency instead Of the present
ncumbenf We have no doubt that we did the best
hat a has
tried do the best he could in the Presidency We see
reason in atrbutng TO him al the disasters in
the West than all the gories IN the East u we are true
buoyant and victorious; but IL she ge down let us re-
fain from peltng the helmsinan wh" We ourselves put
at the wheel OF ship which we ourselves buut aud
launched and fate With A. least the fortitude
and resignation Of Turks, II not Of Christians
Defence or Governor Brown OF Georgia.
prom ,he Milledgey!e Confederate Unionl
We often have cause to regret the spirit Of injustice
ara nniurncss which marks the course oil political oppo
ncnis towards each bther and the extent to which men
viii stoop 10 nure public in the estimation OF his
fellow citizens. We remember no more striking instance
Of this character thnn has lately been exhibited by some
of the journals of the Sao whose chief business Is to
msrepresent Governor Brown II Is charged that when
he let Mledgcvc on the late approach OF the enemy
he left large quantity Of powder belonging 10 the
State and some four thousand stand Of arms, which fell
into the hands uf the enemy white he carried OFT with
him all his private property including his chickens and
the cabbage from his garden We have taken pains
10 inquire into The matter and lind that both OF these
Tie Governor gave positive orders to Major Mcintosh
Chief Of Ordnance, 10 remove every pound of powder
and every gun worth transportation He also gave
orders the other state officers in Miedgevc to
that all the public records of value tn. treasury, &c.
cent to place o. safety aud ordered TO Mledge
willie al the trains necessary TO carry them on All the
public records OF value sent oil aud saved. Every
pound good powder belonging TO the state was re-
morcs from the magazine 70 the railroad depot andt IL
all rent 70 place Of safety where IL Is stored
except from eight TO twelve Kegs Of twenty-five pounds
each, whi, d stolen by and other thieves
after Il laid down at tie depot before was put upon
the train So much of IL hauled out az night
imo be for those IN charge prevent those instances
o. thet The whole quantity lost does exceed three
hundred pounds and net pound OF II iell into the
ha0ds 81 the enemy.
There considerable lot of fixed ammunition lost
which stored IN Micdsevillc, which beion ed the
Confederate Government but not box Of The pro-
perty ~ the state.
AZ to the i0es Of four th0psand stands &c arms II Is
only unnecessary 20 remark that the state had but thir
hundred and ten Of all sorts and descriptions in
Mllcdgeyiilc when the report ~ the military store
keeper Submitted % tie Legislature, few days hc
fore Not had been carried aedgcl HE STORED
~ 10 Gin tue report One hundred and seventy have