The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-02
THE LATE REBEL LEADERS.
GIsmpses into JEFF. Davis Desk-Intcr-
esttng Correspondence.

ns Deak-Intcr.
esttng COrres espOndence.
From the Boston Advertiser July IL
II was announced some time ago by telegraph that
some Of the personal baggage OF Jefferson Davis had
been captured by troops under General Vogdcs in
Florida and that in the trunks taken many letters
and papers which might prove Of value our govern
men and of interest to Me public We have received
copies of several Of these captured letters the auhen
much readable matter The letters are ali confidential
and much of their contents Is matter OF private and
domestic character which is entirely out Of place In
print and the publication Of which whether the rebel
chief any else be the of the correspondence
would be in exceedingly bad taste.
There other passages in the epises however the
publication Of which violates private rights and which
the public will be interested in reading
Miss the 18th OF February 1861, and addressed by
Mr.. Davis his wife. just three days before he had
convention Montgomery, and, might be imagined,
he full Of business, and he wrote briefly.
BE says his reception at vckseurg and Jackson
stantly I'm crowd Of people and events" He had been
summoned by telegraph to ntgomer and was TO leave
the day Of writing In the OF the letter
the following
When the military came out on The route insleding com
TO be remembered In after years.
The children have seen military enough since that
letter written to remember however, companies Of
boys and Of old men well shedding their blood like
water for the Infamous cause Of which the writer of
these lines the chosen leader. Even then Just
osasa %saS ssG s M % ss s vs
in the future that he looked upon the gathering soldiers
only with curiosity, and wish that his children could
see the parade to remember and speak Of in the peaceful
We have letter 10 Davis from Major General Earl
Van Dorm, a leader who attained some prominence in
the early part OF the war but has now been almost for
gotten Much Of the letter which Is dated In June 1892
relates 10 approximation Of Governor Rector of Arkansas
denouncing the rebel government for sacrificing the
States west Of the Mississippi In concentrating all the
troops at corinh Van Dorm Gays that the people repu
diate the Governors "pcrncous opinions and that he
stands almost alone ia the General Van Dorm pro
against the appointment OF Magruder to Western
ss reference VSs S GENERAL era isr Sterling Foe '
The love Of the people OF Missouri for General Price 30
Sss s.S @ dictate Sn & Gs5s g
% g. M % 81 ss s 4. see ns su@s 1s to my ~
bsSyed IS south from hs sp Of g the and s glory ths,
iiss the best Interest Of the country 70 do 40 drop
whatever glory there be the brow General pe
Hhcta would rather SEQ worn
Mrs jefferson Davis, in a letter to her husband dated
March, 1858 at Montgomery, gives odd glimpse nj
Incident commonplace enough in q s;aveholding com
unoity and rcproyes herself very paively for bit Of
inconsistent humanity
lne poor girl thought OF buying appealed to me
9o.ss 50 ysss aid II am e tired Stsspg 6.oss M
they you have, win walt upon her ,i de fsh.
% S' e .yssS t%s
gpon nqnry her character proved unereephonab have
In the same letter Mrs Davis photographs with femi-
n.ne accuracy aud feminine impatience the state Of
Soathcrn feeling in Central Alabama she is writing IL
should he remembered Of the Ars families of Mont
gomcry
tover snch stupeAed people ~ they seem out here
1"oy never 10 think oi but that Of th. West
End not 10 feel much Interest IN that asked the the
ther deN tnd Hnswtted nothing and upon sceing
te fuund there had been cement nd victory
90 fkshuV They feel he but little here aud
fVay 20 be Regulating Colonel Powell trouble
here and frar his having ffVni moderate means,
rsci ne money FOR three plantations since he took
ii.rts for the iooke had felt 20
unhappy about Tie reported attack Richmond every
loe feel irint al the hrFt note Of danger
iiom ,our ictc' ,hink YOU feel depressed Isl scs
The letters from General Ire, bcniing date last
Dozen bcr. rather sly wordcd q soldiers mill.
'a'y rissvcs permitted 10 he He writes npxiousy
about hs troops he ~ Bratg IN stop Sherman
march Cor tho coast, and does not think any
prudcntly hc Withdrawn from The army Defending Rich.
'nOnd hc has sent eight bundred cayairymcn without
horscs O. Vale Hampton, and thinks they viii
circumstances nothing more be done Ccucral Ice
says he thinks Grant s preparing 10 make movement
aasns his iincs. and rcinarks, perhaps e,castcay,
"Ail We Nrnt ~ rcsst them Is men He knew ~ bis
headquarters south ~ the James, December u, that
Wlights corps let sheridan the "a rron Grant,
sni already had Dordons division and another tho
"sv ft9D Eary's ai1nv to reinforce bis position
sofrcspuncingiv
Que pf ,hc letters 10 tho rcol President from tho
s''tbwes speaks with moro indignation than elegance
"a e dunghi policy of sighting ~ every states Tires
n'id ~ uryci ny shallow politicians too weak 20
''ond the door ana too crsinpcd in patriotism to go
posond a. -
Jrs. Davis ~ of her notes 10 her husband apeass
~ hef poor old motier in manner which IN itselt IS
very pathetic bnt IN the light Of events becomes
comic IN s suggestion OF the which the fugitive Pre-
Hcn ~ said tc have nadc IN his cxtr nifty of the
0ui ungtntty NJ .hat ganc w.d mother IN law