The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-18

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and most faithful counsellor and of PorE,
WIrxrn, MExxrsoER, and REAGAN, with
far less compliment, but perfect plainness
and unrcserve. The RHETTs of South
Carolina were men, he said, /" whose pow
GERS were expended in the negative
"never at home save when in the attitude
" of contradiction" FooTE, he said, "was
"of no account or credit-an inveterate
"place-hunter and mere Politician
OF LEE, SIDNEY JOHNSTON, JACKSON, ana
BRAGG he speaks with enthusiasm and ten
derness. But we regret to see that Mr..
DAVIS has not toned down his sentiments
towards General JOE JOHNSTON. lie sui
imputes the fall of vicksburg to him:
Judgment in which his countrymen cannot
concur. He also blames him for the iaii Vi
Atlanta, which is at least an open queS-
ton. Turning to the Federal gcher"'''
Mr.. D,yIs's opinions, in brief, are: !" hcn
he mfr. d. was Secretary of War, he con-
s;dered McCLELLAY the ablcst officer III
tho army but he was "promoted 700
RAPIDLY for his own good :" forE !'as4
American Gascon, with "sood scien''','
,,ta;nments :" SUMNER and SEDGwIcK GAL
Ian, and able soldiers HUNTER "thc so"i
Of integrity, intrcpidity, true Christian
piety, and honor" This must can ct'o -
Can it be possible that the murderer oi ""
Mr. Csr,GH. the burner of his cousin AN
Dnrw HUNTERS house and library 'he
cruel tyrant over women and Children Is
entitled to this encomium Doctor ohA-
vrx has made mistake. Mr.. DAVIS could
not have said this.l Mr.. DAVIS spoke oil
General GRANT as a great soldier OF new
school; "but if he had not started with an
enormous account in bank, his CHECKS
would have been dishonored before 'he
elimination was reached
MR.. pAvIss TRIAL.
Mr.. DAvIs's opinion on the subject OF his
trial and of State rights, as given by Or.
CRAVEN, coincide with his well-knownvic
If the purpose of his trial be to test State
rights, he sees no particular reason why
he should be chosen as the subject OF the
test, save that he was the most honored; for
he was absent from home on public SER
vice when his State seeded. Moreover,
when he became President his object was
peace. He sent commissioners to Wash
ington to seek a peaceful settlement, and
continued to hold ont the olive branch.
Yet he had been detained in prison as the
principal offender, while some who, at the
beginning of the war, urged that the black
flag should be hoisted, and the struggle
made one of desperation, had been par
doned. He says:
Believing the States to be each sovc-
reign, and their union voluntary, had
learned from the Fathers of the Constitu-
ton that State could change its form of
government, abolshing all which had pre-
viously existed; and my only crime has
been obedience TO this conscientious con-
yiction. But it-as | suppose
the purpose be to test the question OF Sc
cession bv judicial decision, why begin
bv depressing the chief subject of the cX-
pertinent! Why, in the name of fairness
and decent respect for the opinions of
mankind, deprive him OF the means need,
full to Il preparation of his defence, and
load him with indignities which must de-
prive his mind of its due equilibrium :"
Mr.. DAVIS denies that secession is trca-
son, and, with BURKE, cannot see how an
"indictment against whole people can
abe framed