The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-06-28
That OyCrCoat.

| luut UfUECUut,
| If DR.. Craven had not wisely published
the whole official correspondence, the fol.
lowing statement would seem Incredible:
On the 26th of October last "NIr. Davis
having complained that his clothing was too
thin Tor the increasing cold' of room in
which there was no fire, DR.. Craven re-
| questcd a ''friend to procure good heavy
| black pilot overcoap and "some Hannels for
the prisoner"
"These acts" says DIR. Craven, "appenr.
Ing to mo innocent, ana even laudable.
! caused me great trouble, as may be seen, by
the following correspondence, finally leai-
ing to peremptory order which altogether
broke of the previously free relations had
exercised with Mr.. Davis"
|. All of us probably recollcct the lclectable
Forney's noble rage about this memorable
overcost. That incompatible wretch was
! indignant at President Davis having goSd
warm clothing. When Forney heard ,hat
tailor named Owens" was making an over
Goatf0r MIR. Davis the Chronicle spoutcd
water for week. 1t favored Mr.. Davis
freezing to death and charged that the con.
spiracy to keep him warm was the work of
TRAITORS" It's consoiiug to reflect, how.
ever that if there is any heat in Orcus,
that Forney will not require an overcoat
when the devil gets his own.
AS matter Of course Miles is an atten-
tive reader of the Chronicle, and Forney's
clamor about Ex-Presiaent Dayis' overcoat
greatly exercised that humane hero.
DIR. Craven states that on the 10th of
November last, in consequence Of f'certain
comments in the newspapers upon an over
coat having been ordered for Mr. Davis of
5. W. Owens, tailor of Washington CITY,
he received q brief official letter from the
Major General commanding" miles, J sin
quiring if any orders had been given by him"
(Crayen) "for an oyercoat for Jefferson Da-
Wis ?"
To this important official intcrrogatory
Craven at once replied 'respectfully,o that
'he did order thick overooat, woolcn
drawers and under shirts for Mr.. Davis,
because the prisoner was feeble in health
and tho winds Of the coast cold and piero-
ing"
Upon this reply Miles chewed the cud of
both sweet and bitter reflection for the space
,of eight days. aud on the 18th of November,
hurled a second ofliciel order at Craven to
the effect that "in future you give no orders
for Jefferson Davis without first communica-
ting with these Head Districts, and also
that in future your conversations with JEFF
ferson Davis must be confined strictly to
professional matters I" 'I1ead District"
Miles then closed his angry order with the
following reference to the "momentous
overcoa": "You will also report the price
paid for Jefferson Davis overcoat, and by
whom paid !" To this note Craven replied
that he did mot know the cost Of the over
coat-had not received the bill, butwould
send it to General Miles when received"
few days afterwards the noble Miles,
burning with patriotic impatience, again
wrote to Craven asking ''if the overcoat fur
nished to the prisoner had been paid for 2"
10 this letter Craven responded .'that par
ties unknown had paid for the overcoa;
without his approval, knowledge or con,
sent" Thus ended the famous "overcoat
correspondence" which terminated the hu-
name and pleasant intercourse of the illus.
trious prisoner and his kind physician. and
we allude to il editorially, as the picture
which is elsewhere drawn Of Miles, would
be imperfect If this characteristic CORES
pondence was omitted.--Richmond Times.
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