The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-25


Davis never wearies Of speaking Of tho kindness and
skill Of both those genllomen.
sAusrAcroay CHANGE rnE GARRISON.
change favorable ~ Mr.. Davis and BY him very
warmly mentioned and appreciated was tho displace-
ment Of the volunteer organzat formerly garrsoning
the fort by regular troops OF the Fiith United States
artillery and Twelfth United States infantry regiments
On the 2sth of last October the regulars relieved tho
volunteers This change placed custodians over him
officers Of vastly different stamp officers who both
officers and gentlemen, and saying this everything is
said that need DO.
There was trne. viii bc remembered, ~henlthere
was quite an excitement regarding asupposiiious plan
10 rescue Mr. DAVIS from prison Vessels arriving here
were searched; strangers landing nj the wharf became
te subjects OF ygilant epoinagc and nothing lett
uhsone inside ,he fort and outside 10 ferret out Tho
p"ers and bring To grief them and their project shsuld
sncn thpg be attempted. II there over was such a
plan concoc,ed the ploisrs have acted tho prudent
pat ana Kept out OF the way. II IL pretty gener
ally though, and conceded that Mr. davis, fT one,
never inferred Into such plan, and would not hayo
a'aeu hsei OF delivefanee offered al any such hand
TINS TALK
His year OF PRISON lfe has ao en- ciuaIy disspAted
by the appliance simple book or oherwiso Mr. Davis
might seek 10 make way with himself Jeff Davis has
too strongly nm Inherent love of NE ytorehonse OF
hopes and dreams In the future 10 think Of such thing
believe that now there n person hero who SRI.
ousy cntertains such approximations
TINE ExFRK.IpESr psvour CHRISTIAN
Another good eject Of n year ~ son experience IN
Mr. Davis has boon tho religious change In him Il IL
during tho war; but u Was reserved for his coming
here TO become full and regular commun,cant
Al time he suffered good deal ~ mental aud rr-
itual dsqulit account Of tho unsettled stata of his
religious ansirs bot his old Richmond pastor, sftrrtvo
three calls cleared up his DO btu and dispclicd biz
uncasncss tho subject For time pas, this
clergyman has called pretty regularly every month
him and administered 10 him the sacrament and other
religious rites Of the Episcopal Church have CONC
into this religious history here that tho~c Who antei
pate may desire the hanging Of Mr. Davis may have
the consolation OF knowing the fsct that he prepared
nsALm mAnrrs AsD rmKsnxr paiaos LIVE
To the reduced ard feeble state II hcash Of ~. Davis
~nsn ne was o,o1gn' here nave ~ mns sp ~. ns
pretty clearly aud pontey sct forth In my recent COT
respondencc His health In unqucstIonsby grsaiss d..
terotated from what II was on bis ARRIVAL. snd vhils
with exciting To harrAss him he might i've On
for years. sudden attack of discasc wosd pssha
bly, carry him on In twenty four hours SlDos three
hours granted him for daily crsrciss NJ hes
visbly improved and his sppetite and apppearrnoe
much better He has mot relased IN HIS habit o. rosnnx
yet Recently he has made ,brce circuits daily of tho
parupci--s walk Of at least three mnest He s mach
laxative than formerly, reads and cuitvaics bin
pipe with unwarying asssduty.
ms CAREFUL nisro'arAL ruxsrrrs
For long while past bis fsvortte reading he's been
history. am told that he has read tha whos II HAN
crofts History Of the United stacs and Msrasey's
History Of Ensiand and :. M. buying h,"-sm on
Aees and all this with large amount of light and mis-
cellaneous reading thrown ia He ~ unscrupaIously
neat IA his dress which, by the has far less NJ tho
confederate grey about " than formerly. and wbsp ho
walks out In careful TO 60 out govcd and carrying his
hight cane
rar.,cAL ArrsimAscx Asp oosvrHaiuos
II Ia well known that he has pr-tcns'oo N beauty.
beng too tall, lank, saiow and hollow checked but his
erect carriage and and graceful walk carry with
III m nm impress Of dignity ami po.cf have anudcsf
to his conversation unusually fascinating and interest,
Ing AZ described 20 me that well proven DESCRIPTION
may be pardoncd for introducing quotation familiar
stands out very accurately NJ his
S"s sq, Sss s s .;.a nor rss ss he sn''a
u greeted oeoe. however bref The date.
sun there within 10 lnmo Il inosght he grew.
ufulld mt psns train u 4yul huff Duud
II. s.%ns. ri. ioa" ard an from s' N. sa,
1o,s.a %, z. q, anw y, <, ls re-,
~. spirit. seemed 10 dare you for,r,.
For the matter Of his present abode, most com
forably " not iuxnrianty furnished. neat wlie
countcrpanc his bed drugvot the roor tho
table has n cloth 81 beautiful pattern there arc
pictures the walls and the IL rcdoent IN ,s
delicious perfume q towers gathered In asifo bouquc
of coirse In all this may be- the presence aud
loving caro- " Mrs DAVIS; ba, before she hs
wanted nothing 10 make HIM comfortable Boxes of tho
fact, ,hcrc tbo.s ~ho claim that he n best
cared r and mos, eomfcr,AoIy situated pe.on IN the
fort II my opinion that he would b. glad chAsro
places with even tho least OF them
rHKrAsAross soa rnE rrAL
Mr. Davis has no doubt whatever bat that he OIL he
tried 10 June next and, ~ wrote In reosp, etiss h
growing impatient Tor tho trial a. begin hear Wits
pcrcd that he preparing written defence u hinso,f
Ia the refined subeiv ~ sopbam, clearly snowa
his messages and speeches chi.fain Of Recdsfn 10
certainly has no equal II l. Ia be hopei that be pre-
psring such a paper aud that Il " n come To Ilela Il
would be- splendid modern rehearsal ~ Inc oi ssys OF
Caignls aud DioIysus the ssoond A. for of
the trial be feels well assured Of s-qaria aud l. cheer
fu and gaining bsath IN this pi.s'ing hope
scLr riR'nus 4sp vufrris1rs s"sfEsfospFs'g.
lengthy and u'a.t lnsrcs, ng chapter might 10 SRI
ten The subject ~ the letters thai have beu -rit'~n
and IT, DAVIS during his ycar 81 impris,nnsnt
Some ~ tsssc have rrscbcd hs hand, and many have
nst Tho ictsers have been 81 ali chafacsfs Mandatory
dofamu1ry, religious. secular, ro~ts pfofae begs
fvorr. o1fing iasors, anu nthsrsiss Ons trfs,s for
infanfe oails IN passages Of np,ne. ese
lated 10 give hin consolation Ia pfoS aud another cnSs
diagram. o. all tis principal saIippa arc erected Ia
this country, and ssting HIN 70 SOLICIT tho
sid csclosss bl for ssffices rcgsr,d eoafc.
erscy AckDO~iedges the receipt ~ Afiing payment
and -'clis bin ~ remit ihe ,AlAfro Anoi'sr wsnus
g. suow u money gill him and v 90 esfs-~-ss
sn anx Gus deslfe 10 scni bim scms. One 20 la- ks
dream. ABOUT him propsesyss ennsaihei ssd
proud futue Anothef heap every insFi nAh,e
hs bead bat tso ~, Ia sDsB1ing
nsvr ,offHf..
The recent ARRIVAL ~ Mr. DAVIS sud bsf aojegfn AZ tho
frttc-s rfosabiy The pleasing fsaiGrr rsrds
NJ Davis hiIn.f coHBs,bd h he year Il pssoh he.
rr afrisd ha. proscd tho lnaazgralipn q '~i bssa
siigsss more outdoor es.fciss than farn~siy and
,hs sSifsms ngisy q ihs s~sfa rAei over h'rs has
bocn greatly fsisrsd Hs health Ia calffisenss sls0.s
mot favorable Improvement 80 sffUds most ~
every d.y With him. SOD pef-nsif s1pefiniena. tho
car o. his f,otl--a q hitch 10 h.f n casfrs
q love anf b. him apprccsisd abqasr ialy - de-
serves Her p'esne" AMI cganssis ard relief from 100
great stirh 81 soi'sds 10 ~heh b. hsi 80 'oas
boge A. Tor Mn Davis regret 10 ~ 0tissd 10 state
uAi tef cosdaci and afing - a. 0acr'n u he ipr
.
vonNn 10 hsr Tlflton. Hhe cane her thfgagh
toy Her pernis 100 ~ rcnsiE 10 go f1ff oct
~ rDlrcfy rms 80 ahe dtrt rat ratufD w lac
sosftrsy 70 oncers sbc h ans sthers
sha srig GOT her s~cs.b sestfs.rts ~th snsr@insx
tot Frs ard applying ~ them personally ertets 40
only oJnprlYsly d'sloys boz ss'y nfiadg.hts 20 ~
~ ieaa reyr-s. o. har. SISTED n-ibr oblgsd 20
sfita shis. and ony hgpr ts scsrt si4 ~ chanEs
be- maanrrr 4 Dot a hsf Fissf go a ~ Qnees -
III ro<h nov, snd hsr 1ue ~ OF IN ssad
taste Ties emp aInis have res<sf srsi tiras
Int anii have fofsi-frs ~ ~ a. them. -sss.s
rfs 30 .sc~ftsin fhsif erfrrFiners sbifh lave dDos
r1svasDfwT ~ Tns fffHrT rr~
w fryies " tbs p,zst fs.f - 81 DAVIS pfissn NE,
tfisfy Anf hufriHf.y sntiru 90 % snld - insess-
pists sif,ost fe'sfrnrs ~ htjof t.snsfai Mss 10
niarf ~ N aFird 10 ~tlfA faffffss NCnfvr a a.
vr ~ 90 spf1snlsd % t1s esHour pni q the fis-
D for taT Dave tfyleti t~fv After no
w Va = w DAYS Sc -ffre'Afy ~ Var sfss~
IRENE rsgii1a 70 ffsrsAt DO fs-shs sstAg~. n ~
believed fte1 ntt n be shaY1 a.saps b. ~s1l1
80 ~ Tea. uiaa army there snd gto
cor Frffflus1i a. lnmsnse snsgsst ~ g.atis
Grf trs tsi tcea wa'to Va ire tsns msy ttins
fhaf o. tas hefn 1bns ettsfiy ~ ngs
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