The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-24
Roger A. Pryor-A Talk with HIM
IP,tersbury. Va Correspondence May w o.
tbe Cincinnati Gazette

the Clnclnnatl udLetlo'I
I Compromised as he is before the people
north and south, by his wild extraragant
public speeches and private assertions
cannot but pronounce the ihdi'luuai
whose maine forms the caption to these
remarks, one OF the most loglcal-now
that the sober second thonght, forced ny
the logic Of stern decisive events, Is up
permost-the most practicable ana al
tooether the most charming conversation
alist, when referred to the nationafcrisis
that | have ever listened 10. 1t viii be
remembered that General Logan and
PRYOR were members of congress ar the
same time, and were somewhat intimate
IL acquainted. General Logan, on the
arrival of his corps, pitched his TENTS oS
accident on the grounds belonging 10
PRYOR. On Sunday Mr.. Pryor paid the
General visit, and passed the afternoon
in conversation Above the medluhi
height, well formed, with long halr Il
smooth beardlcSs face, and bright bnt
lustrous hazel eye, Pryor looks more IKE
college student than like middle
aoed. keen scholar and bold, eloquent
politician that he IL.
cannot, of course, do justice 10 oven
the small portion of the conversation l
thought mos: interesting, for there was
a freshness and originality OF Thought
pleasant pungency of style, clearness
and purity Of diction, and an honesty
and logical profundity pervadinS the
whole conversation, that am incapable
of infusing into Il report OF II. In speak
ing of the escape of Davis, Pryor said IN
substance, that II don't care much II
they do catch him, and yet would nor
like to see him hung. 1t is only cheating
the grave of few years However, he
deserves hanging ior sciZing the gold oi
the banks of Richmond. if nothing else. y
In speaking ofHenry ). Foote. late OF the
rebel Congress, he said. Il don I think
Logan, that you treated the old man
right. He has certainly, in the past
wear, done as much to thwart the aims
of jeff Davis, by his bold, and unpara-
lelled denunciations of Davis and his
government as any man north has done
in a civil capacity" II think said Pry.
or, that the boldest denunciation and
defiance of the confederate government
that could be made, was made by Foote.
He was, at heart opposed to secession'
and nothing but his prominence as IA
public man, ever threw him into com
plicity with secession. If it is the in.
tention of the government to hang all
those who were the instigators and lead
ers of the rebellion, they should not hang
Foote. | consider myself amenable, for
/ acknowledge that, from the first to the
last, have laborea tor the success OF the
rebellion.
His views on the present aspect "i AZ
fairs were expressed as follows We
have been fairly whipped, and think
such men in Lees and Johnston's armies
rs do not lay down their arms and return
at once to theirduties IA law abiding cit
izens, should be treated As outlaws. FoI
myself, | WELD that the cause is hopeless
and, Logan, if you will leave mo two old
mules to work few acres oi land with
in part pay for those that Sheridan'' men
took from ne, will go back 10 the pioW
and do ~, duty as loyal citizen.
Nj Pryor has keen sense OF the lace
ton, aud interlands his conversation
with highly entertaining Jokes and com
paflsons Men Of his intellectual caste
cannot but WELD a power, and having
| been so prominent in times past, have
devoted thus much to a conversation
that regard as an index Of tho conduct
for the future of the most prominent
| leaders of the rebellion.