The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-02

cnce but Tor the malIci JUS aSsasslnatl0n cnarge,
which ne enc that knew him believed Mr.
Davis said, ''that gratifes ne very nlnch.I was
brought into frequent contact both in the Mexi-,
! can war, and as Secretary Of War under Presi-
| dent Pierce, with many officers, and cid then,
and do now, entertain a high sense OF the chiv
1 alric honoer of many OF them
| GTbe Government may have been deceived by
! the testimony which has since turned out to be
| sheer perjury, tending to implicate me in the
assassination of President Lincoln it may
! have been subject to one Of those manias which
occasionally, like plaques seize governments aud
communities or what Is most likely, few un-
princped men, seeing an opportunity in the
iexcited condition Of the nation, for obtaining
wealth ard position, through the instrumentality
of villains, suberued for the purpose, really did
! impose upon the GoyeFnnent and led them to
| believe, for moment in the Hhirl Of excite
ment, the statements put forth in the Proclan,a-
ton fer my capture But gentlemen, ny'heart
is stranger to that plots These hands are un-
! stained by innocent blood. N unrighteous gold
! has ever, during the Confederacy,t adhered to
these palms." He uttered the last sentence In
most solemn maaper,, holding up his hands
and raising his face to heaven, and With such
holy, chid-like simplicity, that it is impossible
| for any words, however wierd, to convey a: half
idea-not an adequate one-of that touching
scene. ~ a7x.5-- ISL; is + s;.s. .ss..2 ts.sfe
The coming Of the little child into the inner
| cascmate, and climbing into his fathers arms,
who had just leaned upon the sofa, gave occa-
! sion to Mrs Davis to make, some remarks about
her other children, particularly those in7 Canada.
| Bishop Green then remarked that he would not
| have ventured to Introduce the subject, but as
/ Mrs Davis had done so herself he felt bound to
say, as bishop Of her own chosen church, be
did not think she acted entirely wise in sending
her children to convent to be taught. Mrs
Davis replied 81 was in Georgia and had no
money. No Institution of my own church Of
| fered to teach my poor children. One day, three
Sisters of Charity came to see me and brought
me FIVE gold dollars, all the money they had in
the world; they almost forced me to take the
money, but did not; they then offered to take
my children to their school in the neighborhoed
of Savannah, where the air was cool, and they
could be comfortably cared for during the sum-
mer months. Then came an offer from con-
vent school in Canada, whittier, when l got per-
mission from the Government, which was not
without great trouble and difficulty, [ took them.
! Il is true do not wish them to be Roman
Catholics but, then, persons as good as they can
possibly be and become, are and have been, and,
doubtless will continue TO be Roman Catholics.
These good people we're the first to offer me
their help l will never cease to be grateful to
them for it." Mr. Davis then added, "Bishop,
there never was more unanin,ity in any nation
Of the world than there was in the Southern
Confederacy It would be inyidious to single
out any class of our people for special praise
The churches and ministry were all, or nearly
ALL entirely devoted to our cause; but as
said before, if it would not be regarded
as invidious, l would say that the Catholics of
the South were conspicuously devoted to our
cause. | could relate to you cases Of great sui
fering and trial to which they were subjected,
and in no case did any of them finch. /
will relate one case of an extraordinary kind q
must suppress this story for the present-it
shall be published hereafter with some accom-
paniuents, if live) Besides, Bishop, Pho
Nino the only Prince in the world that
really wished we'll to our cause and sent US his
blessing l cannot help liking the Catholics.
The happiest hours Of my life we're once spent
in Catholic monastery BY the way, Bishop,
see our church 10 the North is establishing
siSterhoods in imitation of the Catholics. How
do they work." $50 WE'LL - said the Bishop,
''that intend introducing them into my diocese
as soon as possible. Indeed, there are many
good things and good people among the Catho-
lies, but l think, Mr. Davis, that our church is
good enough for US" Oursef, s'Gentlemen, it is
to me incredible how to reconcile it to reason in
a mad house world like this, where not only
I physical disease aHicts, more or less nine tenths
Of the whole population, but where moral and
mental depravity affects the whole race, and
when the Heaven-sent healers, sealed and
anointed Tor their mission, are so few Oh! it
is terrible that they should waste their strength
by imposing one on another, and worst of all;
stir up strife and boodshed in carrying out their
great commission. Let us all love one another,
dear Bishop, and bear each others inffnities
aud particularly and especially at this great
Juncture of our country's history, let our mode
ration be known to all men"
| The CORN CROP OF THE UNITED STATES -
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer
shows by the following statistics that the aver
age increase of this crop is about five per cent
per aDnum. In 1910 the crop was 377 ,531 ,s75
bushels; in 1850, 592,6Sl l04; in 1860, $780,,
45l,7 and the estimated crop for 1866 is
1883, 100000 The different portions of the
United States where this crop is the staple are
as follows: "<- - ~ So. g..
New England, New York and New Jersey,
IS, 800 bushels; Pennsylvania, Maryland,
| Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina aud South
Carolina, l2S, 99s ,249 bushels; Georgia. Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Texas, l47 ,425, 26 bushels; Ohio, Indiana, Hi
| nois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Michigan,
! Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa aud Kansas, $50,
| 627 10 bushels. 80
| From these statements it will be seen that the
nation will have to depend mainly upon The val
! leys of the Missouri, Ohio and upper Mississip!
pi rivers; and from the States above mentioned