Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-24

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crate government. Even Gen. Lee, the
idpl q ~ South during this waf, did not
oaDaSb 0soture. 1t = we'll known IN Rich
mond that Dahlgren's command would have
besn executed : year ago bat for the inter-
position Of Mr.. DGxie and 0eo. La ~
It il we'll that these facts should be
known in forming IN estiuAte Of one whose
character I'll are now discussing. The same
SouthsfAi esutlsuAeA who repudiate ~ ab-
surd the idsa that Nj. Davis could have
stopped 10 % Infamous = crime as that Of
procuring the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr.. Seward, will tel! you that he was
obslinats, marrow, self willsd, domineering
And selfish, man whose faults Of temper
and intellect would have ruined far strong
q cause than that Of the South. As they
speak from this point Of view their testimo-
ny ID entitled TO the more weight. IL Is .
vsFdiet Of acquital from hostile jury.
The amount Of specie taken hence by the
Confederate Government has been greatly
overrated. II did not much exceed half >
million Of dollars but large proportion
say half-was in silver, and hence The bulk
woal1 give the idea Of greater value. The
Richmond banks took away their specie,
and this amount may have reached to sew
eral millions Of dollars. Il is An error to
suppose that Mr.. Davis took away this or
any ameent u specie With The idea Of pro.
ances Of the Confederate Government in
foreign countries, constantly kept up to pro.
cure supplies, TO-, ore subject to the checks
Of Mr.. Davis and his cabinet, and are am
pie 10 meet their wants i( they get sbo:rd,
besides, it is well known that when ~.
Davis left here he, of all men in the worio,
bed the least idea thst the Conledsracy va
ebout u tumble. The coin was to provide
funds loe W. IN Aaerica-to buy food and
nu6idsss Of var. He thought. in his folly
Ne ooo1d give Up TIE capital and the Stats
of Virginia, and, with the cotton States,
keep up the contest until the North should
bs weaRisd out At the biginning Of the
war, the seven cotton states thought that
BY their staple they could coercc christen.
dom, the North included; and of this folly
Of stumbling alone their leaders had not been
entirely cured. Mr.. Davis halted at Dam
vile, with the intention Of locating his gov
eminent there. He stayed just one week.
On hearing Of Lees capitulation, and that
there was no Organized body Of troops be-
tween him and Grant, he set out for Char
lotte, N. c., intending to fix his capital
there. Even after Lees upitulation, he
seemed utterly unable to grasp the situa-
ton he thought himself able to make war
or peace, - he pleased; and it is reported
hat he even hesitated ct accepting the terms
granted by Shsrman, and subsequently, set
aside BY President johnson. After spend
inc three o. four days at Greensboro. he
left for Charlotte, where he proceeded to
locate his capital, open up government Off
ccs, confer promotions, appoint generals DC.
Nothing could exceed his infatuation. He
wasted time which, for his escape, was in
valuable, in keeping up the forms Of gov
eminent which had no ext stence. The train
Of government and bank specie had already
started for the South, OF his own safety
Mr.. Davis seemed to take little thought. He
fancied himself at the head Of = powerful
l people, able to marshal armies and Offer
battle 10 the North. lie did not realize that
his fortunes were desperate. In the mlds
Of IL this delusion, came the intelligence
that the negotiations were At An end ant
then Mr.. Davis and his cabinet set out fo1
Georgia. The subsequent movements ane
rate Of progress are probably all known II
4 Richmond
Upon the great mass Of the southerners
i the crash of their confcderacy has fallen al
suddenly and Unexpectedly as an avalanche
They were confident the struggle would las
another year, and many hoped for final sue
cess. 1t is hard TO realize the infatuation o.
the confederate administration. Confederate
paper was not worth two cents to the dollar
and was kept up to this figure solely BY tlis
sale Of government specie-which Mr. Tren
holm put in market at sixty for one. The
confederate armies had wasted away by los
SEES and struggling Joe Johnston had some
%, 900 men, Lee $4,000, and in all there
1 we're not as many as 100000 men in armi
east Of the Mississippi river. Kirby Smitt
and Msgruder might. perhaps, have together
q, 900 men in all. These troops were toaer
ably clothed, but the equipment Of the army
was inferior. The horses Of the cavalry an'
artillery were inferior, and the former wer
SO greatly reduced in numbers chat the!
were utterly insufficient to protect the con
federate communications. How Mr.. Dayi
could shut his eyes to all this. is perfectly
marvellous but he did, and when the peopl
spoke to him Of negotiation, lie doubted ant
atraigned their patriotism Gen. Lee had
beyond all, the most gloomy forebodings.-
As early as the 9th Of March, he wrote alet
ter to Mr. Davis, stating that he could Meth
cf hold his lines nor withdraw his army will
the small number Of troops at the command
And yet it il said that, in xspcech ct Char
lotte, Mr.. Davis spoke Of his inability to un
derstand why force Of n, 900 men shoult
surrender. Judge Campbcll constant,
pressed upon the attention VI the govern
mcnt the fact that the war could not be car
ried on, in the vain hope that, unable to dis
pute the statement, they would draw thu
necessary inference, and consent to negotia
tons upon the basis Of reconstruction But
he counted without his host.
(aENRRA Al. NEWS.
1 Hon. VIM. II. Seward, the Secretary oil
State, was born in Florida, Orange County
New York, May 10, 1901, and is there.
fore sixty -four years old. His Oldest son
is thirty five years. - &.
The frat piece Of artillery was invented
By . German, soon after the invention Of
gunpowder, and artillery was flrst used ~
the hoors at Algesiras, in Spain, in the
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