Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-08-22
From 'ho Abheville Banner.
Glimpses at Prison Life.

We have been permitted by a kind frien'
to make the following extracts from q lette
lately receiv. d. which gives some true ant
interesting Information concerning he Pres
dent of the late Confederate States.
The letter, which was written without an
idea of publication, is in the familiar sty e Z"
friend deeply impressed with the truth {,
the subject of which she writes, iEparlng'l'
almost every sentence sense OF thet deel
and fervid attachment which all the Vome
and most of The men of The late Confedera,
States feel for the illustriuus captve.
Bnt to the extracts:
my friend, Mrs. B. (Mr. Davis niece.
wrote me she va giving TO Fortress Monr@
aud iHvi ed me 10 in her Not re :elVlhl
her letter in time to meet her, We folloWe
her tn Fortress Monroe, and after som" lhll
EdipIomacy got permission to enter, and spent
the day tthe 4tb July.) We had the bapp'
nrss # seeing, listening to and dining viii
our lllustri u. Pre-ident-illu,trious by hi
misiortuncs, his talents, his high position an
his many virtues, which shine more respie'
dent in thls his day of gloom. DR.. Conp'i
(hke DR.. Craycn) is enthusiastic i'll his rra
pf him. says that it isimpussible is to entra,
h,m into one ord uf bitterness or impatirnc
towards lis enemies, and shows hlmse'
great er in his maguarimiiy. his patience an'
gentl,nt SIS, lis wonderful self control undei
petty Sights and indigntie-, than III the day
of his power in the Confederacy. We sap
him first walking fee ly across the parad
from hi, lock up to tie casenate where hi.
vile lives the nurse and baby by his sid
his elnaciated figure and tottering step tellie,-
the tale OF bardships and i'll treatment
Presently we foll6wed HIM, and not one of u
nrr kis,ed the cmaciated hands which E'
held out ID welco' rs, weiting them viii
our tears. he talks chterlully, but With di
fculty, his voice is so weak, and every hot
they give him tpaspooniul OF brandy, ant
he lies often to rest bis back.
Il could undcrsta tue temptation to u
Craven to set down hi, conversation. 81 w0'
derlul is it, so pointed, go strong and so fore
Bile, everys ntence 20 concentrated as to seer
The very essence of wi,dop. tound Oh
through Mrs.B 3. and Or. Cooper, his opinion
of Dr.. Craven MS book 1t is not reliable.
H. SAYS he is often misrepreSented and OF
rcr.cr ;Snndersto,'d, not that he thinks D.
Craven wluld talsity wilfuiIy, hui Col. Halpi'
who wrote the book for Cra:en las earblr:
the conversation to suit tiS own views au'
wishe.. Co H ,lpin w.. on General Hunter
Staff, hence he makes Mr. Davis guilty of IT,
Inconsistency o! saying, Hunter wa, hs
,mo1el OF soldier" Whereas, MIR. Dav
said in our presence, Hunter is slmply'
pru'e. In our early days W. wefe much ar,
sncia, ed, and thonght him conscientious
ough q ,apatic, but he is entirely change
since them
< While Mr.. Davis rested We were taken Il
Sen his ,iatincnt Gasre!l Hall which y
preci-ely like the apartments occupied BY
lions aid tigers in m,nagerie. The har'
IS clo.ed ana three sides O! iron bars, air
great padl cks Before these bars three guard
wak. gazing at him, walking, Sleeping, wash
ing. dressing not even curtain to proftc
him. AT 8 o'clock A. M. he is let OFT, an
1t sunset the lruml ct sounds, his guard az
pears. and he is locked in his cage. A brigh
light, from two lamps, baz ) in his fac
which, with the challenging of the pa>sers BY
the charging Of The srnlinels every TWO hours
A-ctually keeps him awake. He walks ."
N the rainparts from 5 to 6 P NJ Mrs. Da
Wis and B. supporting llu. When the signa
sounds lur the loc up and the guard dapp"ars
he saws never w.rd, but turns from h.
cumpanions with look Of so much agon!.
mingled with iortilude, US is hear-rending IL
witness.
The most touching sight ever witnesse
was 10 see bim liIt his er'acia'td hands att
say eracr-- thanking God for all his inercleS'