Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-18

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From the New orleans Bee.
rEsE ENaDTS or THE CONFFDE8ATE
SkBsNET EisOM DANNEa.LE. "a. Tu
ksHINGT1N. a.
5fr E{H9r: Thinking some Of yom
readers desire 10 be Informed of the last
diving hours of the late Confederate Coy
eminent, 1 have determined 10 give you
q brief account of the journey Of Mr..
Davis and Cabinet from Danviile, Va,
to Washington. Ga After the downfall
0f Richmond, Danviile WAS selected as
the temporary seat OF Government.
Admiral Semmes, formerly of the Ala
hama. was made a BTiCadier-Jeueral
and placed in command of the defonses
of DanviIe, which We're manned by q
=
of light artillery, supported by one or
two hattalions OF promisc0us troops, lac
longing % the Virginia army who were
absent on fUrlough at the time OF Ihe hat
Ties before Petersburg, and were theu re-
turning to their respective commands.
Here. for "a while, the fugitive Govern
meHt rested secure, hut a. soon a. alI-
theu;ie information was received of the
surrender of Jen. Lee sUl of hi- hitherto
iGyiurihls army, the chiefs o. the diiie-
cent departments packed uD iag aud bag
gage and hurried away by railroad To
Grrru~hpro', \. &.
Al Greensboro. the writer Of this AT
ricI- wa- specially authorized 10 raise
company OF select NissiS~irpians, belong
iug le the Virgins army, for a mounted
escort 10 the President. Ills life hsd
been attempted three times before leay-
ing Richmond. and many Of the North
CaralmIans were known % hate ham.
On the eighteenth of April the Cabinet,
consisting of Mr.. Davis, Secretaries Ben
ismiu, Breckinridge, Mallory, POstmas-
Ier-tieneral Reagan, and the following
named officers belonging 10 the Presi-
dents staff viz: Col. John +. Wood,
Col Tios J.. Lubbock, Col. " m. Preston
johnson .-an Of Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnson, snd j0l. Burton y Harrison
Private Secretary, set oul from Greens
hnra'. gH horseback, 90 seek q place OF I
greater safety further South. TWodiyis- I
ions Of cavalry, commanded by Gems. I
D-briil and Ferguson, were detached .
from REheeieT's cprI-, b protect and 7.
guard The front 8nd rear Of the diStin- .
uui-hed cavalcade. a long wagon train, 4
containing the personal baggage Of the 1
Cabinet, and the most valuable arcbicveS
0Ttha wandering Government, also COM
4.a-ed q part OF the column. We rode
isi-grrlv along, from twenty 10 twenty
riye miles adsy, until we arrived at Char
Iaffe. -. G., where We halted fear OF five
d4v-. during which time Gen. Johnston
ana sherman were negotiating treaty
Of peace. of which Mr.. Davis approved,
and said 10 WAS the only thing that could
be dom. under the circumstances.
Here Mr. Davis received telegram
from Gen. BrcckinridEe, who had re-
mained behind a few days with Gen.
Jbbustau'- army. announcing the asSas-
siusfion Of President Lincoln. lie eN- /
ur,s-t-d hiS sincere regret 40 this sad oc-
curreuep. aud said: "There is no event I
That ha- happened since the commence
r1aut Of the wsr that ] more deeply de-
pI8rr than this lameniahle Assassination.
First, because murders, such as Tins, 4
never benefit any cause, tho Confederate /
Government will be censurrd for com
pIirity and particiuati0n In this horrible {
tragedy. second, in case the Confederate
Government j. finally oyerthTOwn, We I
could have expected q greater lenieuTy I
and more conce5dons from Mr. Lincoln /
than fear his successor viii grant us
/ mention this declaration Of Mr. Davis /
'in order 90 show that the assertions made |
by his enemies that he knew of the con- !
AHn HnHH In
aud encouraged a., r. "a malignant and |
rgf.IfDI fqlzebood. 80 soon As President I
johnson refused b approve Of the treaty I
auth0rizeB by Mr. Liacoln, and agreed /
mau hv Gems. Johnston and sherman, I
tie Tabinet set out on their journey /.
-authRurd with al possible speed.
1Iluatrick' cavalry was close upon our f.
rear. and the commands OF Uehfill 1ud T.
F.rcgI1on were greatly deinoralized. We
finally reached Abheville, :. C., on the /.
fir-f dsy of May, anI here the Federal 1
cavalry were buta feE miles distant from I
the town. ] Tereived orders 10 get A4E ]
command ia readiness 20 march on the I
first Al ten p. n, and fall 10 the rear 4
the Cabinet. ] was also instructed not 4
90 tell who they were or WHITTIER We Z
were going % such p"rsons a. may an
OUire. Before this time Mr.. Davis and /
..
or conceal who they were-but this was
8 dark and iryiug hoIr, and discretion Z
was then the better part OF valor. On /
that ever memorable aignt ar2de iorty- 1
rV-. miles. and the next morning, bitpr Z
crossing the Savannah river on pontooA I
IriE.-. We entered the town OF Wash I
iugfau. Ga. During the latter part ul
fb. NIGHT Mr.. Davis rode in an aulou- I
lance. lie had two excellent irorse-, is q I
.prauIid and graceful rider and stool the
Trim remarkably wei. Mr. BeniaElin, 7.
.u account of his caTpuirncy, seemed l" I
D.. greatly jad-d Gud iatigued aiter long
ride. gu the morning Of May iouIth'
six days before his cafaurei iir4rlig hlal
he had deieTminv! to dispense with lhe I
cavalry force along viii him, / went To
bid him farewell.
lie said. % ] expected 90 cut nay way /
through t5 q ular, of saisty With The two
divisions Of cavalry along with ne, but
tHgy have become 80 much demOralizcd
uv the reports OF stragglers and deserters
from JUhHstGn's army. that ] can no
longer relv upon them in ease Ne should
encounter threnemg. ] have, Ulerei0re,
determined % di-iand them, and try o.
make my escape, a. small body OF men
can elude the vigilance % the elelnN
easier fhan larger number. IheE Wll
make, every eudeavor ia their power 10
capture ne and 4 behooves us TO face
ho-a daugeFs As naea. Ne viii 20 70
Mississippi and there rally on toFfrs.. .
De- f. iu "a state 0f organization, aAd u D.
tD Doe hDrad Le b.; If not, We vii cross the
Mississippi River aud ipin Kirby smith,
aH5 there we can carry on the war Tor
ever. Meet me south Of the thalia-
huoabee river, as this department has
b,-an zurronieTed without my knowledge
Ur consent" tie seemed ~ be- much de-
pressed 10y the cares that weighed upon
hi- mind bat was -till hopeful 10 the last.
Mr. Davis is man Of principle, not Of
uuIlay lIo would not swerye an inch
from what La bslirsld 10 be right to
-ll,-e Tine paild. lie is iuFE qf bitter
pf9sdire aud Srolg persun2l attaeu-
mri,I-. Hs shed his bl0oa freely ou tlie
fields uf Mexico lH defense Of The star
spauslrI banner, aud may We Hlt hope
that President johnson viii display as
much I1lguanjmity and mercy ID him
as Doe r.sriyj from Mr. Davis while the
iatL-r us- President a. the Confederate
states aId the iurler in his p1wer.
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