The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-22

is wonderfully clear, and it is hard to
realize that he has never seen the weap-
on that he hrs invented, and that he
fires off with so much neatness and
precision.
A Look at JEFF. Davis and n Talk
with his Wife.
From the Richmond Examiner.
We have from the lips of a Virginia
gentleman, who, within the last week,
visited Fortress Monroe, the citadel
that holds Jefferson Davis, narrative
of the inner domestic life of Mr. Davis,
and that of his devoted and estimable
wife, who, through the humanity of
President Johnson, is allowed to be
near him and visit him daily. The
narrative, besides being interesting, is
far more truthful than the sensation
stories of Northern correspondents,
whose only stock in trade consists in
imagination.
Soon after landing, and while walk
ing by the fort, our narrator had the
pleasure of observing Mr.. Davis, be-
tween ii and y o clock in the forenoon,
taking his customary walk upon the
ramparts of the fort. From that dis
lance he looked weak and emaciated,
and used cane for support His suit
was the old familiar gray, in which he
so often appeared to the citizens of
Richmond, as his erect form strided
back and forth through Capitol square,
- j Il
and his Office in the Custom-house. His
hat was the broad brimmed felt, also
familiar to our citizens, and which he
always wore in taking his rides to the
lines around Richmond.
Subsequently the gentleman had a
pleasant interview with Mrs. jefferson
Davis, at the residence of DR.. Cooper,
the Post Surgeon. He found Mrs.
Davis "at home" in an apartment
comfortably, though not elegantly fur.
nished, and she did not seem to want
for anything Her conversation was
the same that so often charmed visit
ors when she, the wife of the President
of a brave nation struggling for their
liberties, dispensed the courtesies and
Inequalities of the Presidential man
sion. She spoke freely and feelingly
of the health of Mr.. Davis. Though
week from long confinement and want
of change of air, his general health,
she thought, was good, and his spirits
had revived since she had been per
mitted to visit and be nigh him.
Mrs Davis spoke warmly and fire.
quently of the kindness of DR.. Cooper;
also of the officers of the fort and post.
She was dressed in black silk, her
usual toilette in Richmond, and without
ornament, and seemed happy in the
privilege allowed her. Her youngest
daughter, George, is with her, a beau
tiful little girl, with somewhat of sad
ness in her eyes and face. The other
children, Jeffy and an older daughter,
are in Montreal, Canada Mrs. Davis
old diningroom servant, Frederick, who
waited at the Presidential Mansion, is
also with her. He says he never in
tends to leave her, and is exceedingly
attentive, almost anticipating her
wants He accompanied Mrs Davis
and the children in their journey to
Charlotte, n. G, previous to the fall of
Richmond, and, needless of the allure
ments of the Yankees, has remained
true to the end. The Southern people
will not forget this faithful negro, who,
though freedman by the result of the
war, elects to remain the trustworthy
servant still
Mrs Davis nurse, Mary, is also at the
fortress, in attendance upon little
George. She, too, is very devoted and
attentive to the health and wants of
her mistress, by which name she yet
addresses her. Mrs. Davis, in the
course of conversation, spoke kindly
and feelingly of the sympath etic ex-
pressions of the Southern people, and
their coincidence expressed for herself
and husband touching the situation in
which the latter had been placed by
the untOward fortune of war She ex-
pressed a desire to see some of the
leading Southern newspapers, and in
this connection alluded to the Rich
mOnd Examiner expressing her graft
tude at its altered and softened tone of
comment upon the Ex-President For
this we claim no credit Mr.. Davis is
a prisoner, not a felun, and so long as
it is attempted to make him one, he
will find in this journal champion and
defender to the last.
In the course of one of Mrs. Davis
recent interviews with her husband,
Mr.. Davis expressed himself as much
relieved and gratifed by the fact that
an indictment against him had been
found He now hoped for a speedy
trial; he was easy in his mind as to the
result Mrs. Davis was of the opinion
that the improvements in mis- spirits,
though APPARENT from her first coming,
had increased since the announcement
Of the finding of the indictment
against him.
Some of the unpleasantness and petty
annoyances that have made Mr.. Davis
prison SO irksome to q great Gagged mind
like his, has been done away with by
the authorities at Washington. Mrs.
Davis is permitted to visit him any
time from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m, and afrer
430 p. m to the hour of closing the
gates, which is o'clock.