The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-26
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
More About the Late Interview at Fort
ress Monroe Condition OF the Pri-

The following is the continuation of the Rev.
Mr.. Keily's narrative OF his interview with ex-
President Davis:-
Mr.. Davis was dressed in plain neat, somewhat
worn suit of black, which hung rather loosely upon
ne person His dress trock coat especially seemed
too large for him. AS he leaned pom my arm,
could measure by my own muscular sense, with
toerable accuracy, the great decline in his physque
All his senses seemed to me to be preternaturally
acute especially his hearing. He has lost the use
OF one eye; the other Is quite acute, evnced
by this incident;- I'll was sitting nearest the door
dulng very interesting conversation. in which he
was more than usually animated and interesting
shadow seemed to me to be just passing by the door
passing on his quick perception ascertained that
II was approaching as a probable "eaves dropper,"
and he monOned us INTO the casemate. His whole
being, body, soul and spirit seemed to me to be
Ii ke an idea sci sitive plant
Not only outward things affect him deeply, but
the very aroma OF thougnt, as yet unspOken,
paTently mysterious manner. read IN Jung Shl-
ing, many, many years ago, something about this
and rem ember something OF Neanders eXplana-
tOn-but II IS only the dream of dream the shadow
OF o vanished glory i will return to this again
c 9th neatly adjusted-hs hands iaultessy neat and
his upper beard C Osely shaved, but with all this
neatness there was an air OF subd led dignity, of
sanity, humility that affected you too deep
Tor tears. There was still leaven OF the old i'm
peraness IN his voice, Ru0Rce of tone that indl
words.
TO a suggestion, that perhaps the i,l-wil mani
tested towards him by some public men might be
caused by an untorgiving spirit on their part, IN
view OF some ofiense gwen 0y him. THAT IS quite
probable. have often been too angry. Though
generally thoughtful and cautOus-ev tender to
the aiiDgs of others yet when they crossed my path
in the shape OF pretense falsehood craft, Orcant-
then these faults aroused bitter anger for the
moment, sometimes utter alienanon. This was
all wrong. Oh! how pubic hIe blunts per-
ceptions as TO the higher delcacies--tenderness,
torbearance-puttng the best construction
things, words, and persons, they are capa-
BILE OF, / have erred ia this partcular-but
ever have uttered an angry undorvaulng, or
denunclatory sentiment, without believing that /
nau tOou cauSe loT 50 uolug anu IN most cases tne
country has already OF VIII hereafter find tnat was
right. now feel and acknowledge hat was some.
times wrong as TO the tone or cOloring phrase
while under the excitement OF debate as for in.
stance, when MIR, johnson after the Mexican war,
made some remarks derOgatOry of the West Point
officers, thought 1t strange that any man OF sense
should think that the ira ming of officers for duty by
q thorough military education would rather dis
qualify them for that duty, or what was the same
thlng, that unframed officers did better tnan the
We.tPomters. In the course of reply made use
of this remark :-"WhO would select a tailor to shoe
horse or blacksmith to make q coat" This
gave personal offense TO MIR. Johnson who regarded
il as sheer personality. Nothing the world was
further from my thoughts
10 the query, whether he had anything to com.
plain OF IN his present treatment, he replied that
he had not. The present commandant OF the fort
was soldier and gen .lemaD, who while dIligent
and faithful in the discharge of his duty his Gov
eminent was also torbearng and cons dera'e as to
all the mtnufB OF hiS prison life and allowed HIM
all he indulgence he required, which simply
not to be insuIted IN the lutolerable ways and
manners he had been by the creature who used
every means to torment him before the arrival of
General Burton. One OF us told HIM that all the
officers OF rank in the old army with whom we had
opinion that ne ought TO have been released a
year ago that some of them thought tnat
be, as commander.inchief OF the Confede-
racY, was virtually included in the parole of
these armies on their surrender, and ought have
cious ASSASSINATION charge, which no one that knew
MIN believed. Mr., Davis sad, "Phat graf tes me
both in the Mexican war and Secretary of War
under President Pierce with many officers, and
did then and do now entertain q high
OF the chlvalrous honor of many OF them.
lhe Government may have been deceived by
he testimony which has since turned out TO be
sheer perjury, tending to impcate me in the
sassination Of President Lincoln; or it may have
been subject to one of those manlas, which
caslonally, c, IKE plaques, selze governments and
princped men, seeing an opportunity in the
cited condition of the nauon Tor Obtaining wealth
suboTned for the purpose, really did impose upon
the Government, and led them to be ieve for q mo.
forth IN the p oc amaIion for my capture But gen.
tlemen, my heart IS a stranger to that plot These
hands are unsiained by innocent blood. No un-
righteous gold has ever, during the ContederacY,
adhered TO these palms" He uttered the last sem
tence In most solemn manner, holding up his hands
and raising his face TO heaven, and with such hoy
chllo-like simplicity, that it is impossible for any
words, however weird, to convey q half Idea-not
adequate one-ot that touching scene.
The coming of the little child into the inner case
mate and climb ng into his fathers arms who had
lust leaned upon the sofa, gave occasion to Mrs.
dIeD, particularly those in Canada. Bishop Green
then remarked that he would not have ventured to
introduce the subject, but as Mrs. Davis had done
SO herselt he telt bound 10 say as Bishop of her
own chosen Church, he did not think shegacted en-
hreY wisely in sending her children 10 convent to
be taught Mrs. Davis replied:-"I was in Georgia,
ana had no money No institution of my own
church offered 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
in fha
neighDoThood OF Savannah, where the air was cool,
and they could Oe comfortably cared for during the
summer months Then came an offer from a con-
vent school IN Canada, whittier when 1 RoC per.
mission trom the Government, which was not with
cut great trouble ana 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 con-
unue TO be Roman Catholics These good people
were the first 10 offer me Their help. / will never
cease to be grateful to them for it," MIR. Davis then
added, "BishOp, there never wasmore unanimItV in
any nation Otthe world than there was the South
ern Contederacy. 1t would be inVidlous to single
out out any class OF our people for special praise
Ihe Churches and ministry were all, nearly all,
entirely devoted to our cause; but, as SAID before,
II 1t would not be regarded as invidiOus would say
that the Catholics OF the South were cOnspicuOusy
devoted TO our cause. could relate TO you cases of
great suffering and trial to which they were SUBJ
iected and in no case did any of them ever finch
Wlil relate one case OF an extraordinary kind II
must suppress this story tor the present-it shall
be published hereafter, with some accompanments,
If | lVe,l Besides, Bishop Pho Mono was the only
Prince in the world that really wished well to our
cause, and sent us his blessing. cam )t help liking
tine Catf olics. The happest hours of my life were
once spent in Catholic monastery. By the way
BISHOP, see our Church In the North is establish
ing sister hoods in imitation of the Catholics How
DO they work." $50 WELL" 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 les, but
think, Mr.; DAVIS, that our Church is good enough
for us" Ourself Gentlemen 1t is TO me incredible
how to reconcile 1t 10 reason, in madhouse world
like this where not only physical disease afllicts
more or less nlne.tenths OF the whole population
but where moral and mental depraVity affects the