The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-10-24
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1osaisl q ,he coase3sra,e soremment
Gsa jordan relatcs eireaa.aaneo ia
CO.. ate,en wltA Nr DAVIS sda,i uiarsiion
II ,be War Department, at Washington,
~biet VI illssuaied he great fauls u
lh character. spl strongly indicated shat
migbt bays been expected from BIN shen
advanced 70 = position Il greater power.
L. s,shs,ginr u, juliss Of the war tfIice,
he eneasslrrea maay si,f officers Who
weu personally The objreis q his dislike
~Ats smong ,hs bee officers q ,bs army
wers mApy ins.male friends, whom he
woald gladly have rewarded Wild staff ap.
poiaspe0s, The .lna organization of the
American army Sm tbs sanr as in the
French army. bad been thoroughly tried
ia ne Mexican ADD 81 European wars, and
VAS a6serraily conceded 10 Be- ne bea
,yflem d existence, Bot Mr.. Davis,
merely lot ibe sase u gratifying his per
soaal prejadlces, enieasorrd 10 make Con,
grvss ignore the testimony Of the whole
military world, anil exchange the perma.
neoi siad organization u che army Tor a
ssslem Of details from the line.
When . young nam, Mr.. Davis served
sonis years 81 frontier pos, With sub
allern officer 70 VI hon lie became much
attached. Aboh, the time he resigned his
commission and returned 10 his plantation
in Mississippi, this friend, Lieut.. Nor.hrop
was Disabled By an accidep, and compel.
ed 10 relinqoisb hi. N lilary pursuits. lie
turned bis attention TO the study Of nedi-
eine, and finally became parish doetor.
Subsequently be was converted q the
Caihoiic faith, and ~ tle fertor Of bis re-
lig.ous eatbnsiasm, exhibited % many &C.
ccouHcities of character aud yaga ries Of
conduct, that he Nas generally considered
81 ubsoand intellect and unh, 10 manage
bis own affairs. Twenty five years passed
away, and Mr.. Davis became lhe PIesi-
dent Of The Confsderacy Oae OF his first
acts was 10 draw Ibis early friend from the
ob.urity in which I'll. entire manhood had
been passed, ard make him Chief Of Sub
sistenee 70 the Confederate armies. The
hrsl month OF bis authority proved his en-.
Tire undlness for tie position 10 every one
but Me-. Davis. At more than one great
AANHfN " Wv lFUNt. 0ltftff
DE 10 move the Confederate armiea, in
consequence Of the III management Of this
department. And yet Mr.. Davis, IN op
position 10 the wishes Of the whole Con.
ledetaay kept his itIend III this most i'm
Iousn, position Tor four years. % vi a
No danger 10 siiecnse could ever make
Mr. Dasis iorgel bis old habit Of partial
iiy Generals bose reputation and sue
cesses entitled them 10 every consideration
from tie head Of the government were
ihwaued in their every project, deprived
81 the GO operation q the government, in
the most important junelurss oil affairs,
and pn0nlously driven tom the service,
Tor 90 ether reason than the personal en-
niiiy ofthe President. On tie ohrr hand,
no general who eajoyed the friendship 81
Mr.. Davis bad amy reason TO fear that de-
tca's IN the leld on the execraioa Of the
people, could keep him long IN retifcment,
The entire oFRauizaton OF ihe Confetler.
ate army, from first 10 last. was made TO
tUbsersp lile personsl designs ofthe Pres
ideut 'e
II bis way there was raised up AZ The
Sonlh, pat,y Of Presidents lriemis. -
FROM Che ranks ofihis party althe iupor.
tani oHlces sert iiled. snl % The. mem.
eeis 4 hrs party we're accorded allihe "a
sors 4 he Exeaniive. This state billings
was doubtless what Mr.. DAVIS intended TO
bripg al,out, and has object in effeclisg 1t
can resdsly b conceived, Had he saccee-
dsd IN his eGeris against the Federal gov
etnmeat The return Of peace woeld have
found hm surrounded by mes whe would
haze eged their grealness 10 his friend
.blp and beeRfeady TO DO his bidding. -
Thus, The Independence olihe South woold
have heeniis suljwlion 10 bis viii. Bul
he failed 10 shake of the North. and lis
'ls'eRs o. . throne bars changed 20 visions
al scaiold.
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