The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-06-02
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tielife o. M DaVfs; Ana tsIas 0f his
devoted aadEastinna o wife. who.
thtough the anity Of President
Johnaoh, y allskea TO bd lisag him
and gisie -. - -
haddes ,intaFest1ngpS Si4saizE more
truthful than flit Ssnsation.st stories
l0f HOrtherHa 6bEhssp pDndsnasy whose
enly stock intFails consists I'm. I'M
aginati0us I0JN II - 4
a6DoR amer andIng, and while,
walking b tha faFt alEE narrator
had the ,RlRaspgR Of observing Mr.
Davis, hafWeeh II and Z O'Clock in,
the toreppqns sklug lhia stOmary.
walk upgn he gamp9Eta Of slEedOrt.
FrQm that diaieHye .haTl looked weak
and emaciafed, ard Vsed, d cane
for appppTt bis suit was lie aid,
familiar grey ina which be SO o EN-
appearod t6 thascitlBsus of n Oh
niond, A. his eFegt loEm stfldedl ack
and forth through Capitol squa go.
andfe0f1i the PRESIDENTIAL lfanal ~
and ms ONCE in the cnstom-hoube.
Hishat was the r6ad-brimmed ssit,
also familiar 70 our .eitizena and
which he always wot IN taking his
ridesto the lilies around Richmond.
subsequently the gentleman had
q pleasant Interview with Mrs. JEFF
fers0h Davis, az thl6 residence Of
Dr.. Cooper, the post surgeon. lie
found Mrs. Davis gae home" in an
apartment comfortably, though not
elegantly furnished, and she did
not seem TO want oraDytling. Her
conversation was the Same that SO
often charmed visitors when she,
t'le'wife Of the president of'a brave
nation, struggling for their liberties,
dispensed the codrtesiOs and hOspi-
talitics of the presidential mansion.
She spoke freely and fcelingly of the
health of Mr.. Davis. Though weak
from long confinement and want Of
change Of mir, 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
frequently Of the kindness of DIR.
Cooper; also, Of all the officers of
the fort and post. She was dressed
In black silk, her usual toilet In
Richmond, and without ornament,
and seemed happy In the privileges
allowed her. He youngest daughter,
GeOrgic, is with her, q beautiful lit
tie girl, with somewhat of sadness
in her eyes and face. The other
children, Jeffy and an elder dNugh-
ter, arc in Montreal, Canada. Mrs.
Davis old dining-roOm servant,
Frederick, who waited at the Prcsi-
DENTAL mansion, is also with her.
lie says he meyer Intends to leave,
her, and is exceedingly faithful and
attentive, almost anticipating her
wants. He accompanied Mrs. Davis
and the children in their journey to
Charlotte, n. C., previous to the
fall Of Richmond, aAd needless of
the allurements Of the Yankees, has
remained true to the end. The South
ern people will not forget this faith
ful negro, who, though q 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 de-
voted and attentive to the health
and wants of her mistress, by which
name she yet addresses her. Mrs.
Davis, in the course Of conversa-
tion, spoke kindly and feelingly of
the sympathetic expressions Of The
Southern people, and their condo
lence expressed for herself and hus-
band, touching the. situation IN
which the latter had been phced by
the untoward fortunes of war. She
expressed a desire to see some OF
the leading Southern newspapers,
and in this connection alluded TO
the Richmond Examiner, express
ing her qualification at its altered
aud softed tone Of comment upon
the ex-President. For this we claim
no credit. Mr. Davis is a prisoner,
not o felOn, and so long as it Is at
tempted to make him one, he will
find in this journal q champion and
defender to the last. .0H
In the course of one Of Mrs. Da-
Wis interviews with her husband,
Mr.. Davis expressed himself as
much relieved and gratified by the
fhct 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. Da-
Wis was of the opinion that the I'M.
provement in his spirits, though ap.
parent from her first coming, had
increased since the announcement
of the finding Of the indictment
against him.
Some Of the unpleasantness and
petty annoyanccs that have made
Mr.. Davis prison so irksome TO O
great Gagged mind like his have been
done away with by the authorities
at Washington. Mrs. Davis is per.
mitted to visit him any time from IL
4. NJ. TO II NJ, and after IL p
N. TO the hour Of closing the gates
which Is 0 o'clock.
Correspondence Of the New York Herald,
FORTRESS MONROE, May l6, 1866,
JEFF. Davis, l am informed, on
reading this morning the exclusive
publication In the Herald Of the
late indictment found against him
expressed great surprise at the
brevity aud comparative simplicity
Of the document. He evidently ex.
pected to fndit q much nose elabo.
rate paper and ombodying a great
multiplicity Of charges against him,
including not only the grave one Of
melting and directing tho rebelliOn
but the grave accusations Of insti,
eating the assassination Of President
Lincoln, conducting the Canadl
raids, setting on foot the whole in.
cendiary schemes against Northern
cities, authorizing and controlling
the piratical expeditions on The
high seas, that played such havoc