The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-28

service, and afforded the world salts faction in
his narrative of President DAVIS prison life we
make a few extracts from this book-relatng
moret to the sayings of Mr.. DAVIS than his suffer-
ings-for the entertainment of our readers. They
will be found deeply interesting and replete with
practical good sense, philanthropy and wisdom
First we lay before our reader
MIR. DAVIS REMARKS ABOUT RICHMoND-HIs sENTI-
MENTs TOWARDS HER CITIZENS.
SEPTEMBER 11.-Caled on Mr.. Davis. Told him,
as he was well, was about starting that day for
Richmond, to be gone about week, and would be
happy to carry any social messages he might
wish to send any friends in that city. Mr. Davis
DR.. Minnigerode, rector of st. Pauls; also, upon
other friends giving mo their names, who would
be glad to receive me. He requested me to make
bic, for they had sufficient troubles of their own
without borrowing moro from his misfortupes
He also said Richmond had been very beautiful
military operations and the fire, he feared it's an
Pearance must now be rudely altered. "Oh, the
stand who have not been called to All the frat no.
sitions of responsibility in revolutionary times
What hopes and fears, tried by enemies without
and murmurers or mutineers within. tboneh of
the latter there were comparatively few. Taking
all they suffered In view my dear people stood firm
nimity for which 1 can never be too grateful. God
bless them, one and all, and grant them the sus-
tanning influence OF His grace"
MIR. Davis spoke the last sentence with great
fervor, his thin hands clasped and tears 6rim-
ming up in his eyes, though not allowed to run
over. 1t was in such moments that his face.
standard, became very striking and noble in the
delicate expression OF it's intellectual power and
fervor.
SEPTEMBER 22.-Called on Mr.. Davis for the
first time since returning from Richmond.
Mr. Davis inquired about friends in Richmond
asking with M a.,sn smile, vas & he still remembered
erase his name from the tablets of memory? AS
sured him that his friends appeared most soliei-
i0u Ss Rs the de who
our brief visit, as the only means of expressing
their gratitude for any alleviations of his situation
which my duty as his medical attendant had i'm
posed. Told him the destruction from the fire
had been great, but in less than two years the
city would have retrieved a prosperity not only
eGun but any it had yet known
Hill, the clamor Of trowels and hammers every
where resounded beneath NO. and it seemed like
an enormous beehive, so incessant was the in
dustry. Mentioned that General Terry, my old
commander had kindly placed the carriage Of Mr..
Davis at my disposal during the visit and that I
sympathy, the beautiful ground Of Hollywood
Cemetery, where General J. E. D. Stuart and go
many other distinguished officers OF the late
indeed, but as yet with no enduring monuments.
Mr.. Davis laughed led about his carriage, and said
that since some .'Yankee" had to ride in it, he
war they had no time to build monuments to the
illustrious dead-scarcely time enough or means
enough to take care Of the wounded living. II
their cause had been successful, the gratitn', Of
q new nation would have built splendid m lso-
leums and trophies to those who had lost their
lives in founding it; but with the failure of the
cause this duty of pety and gratitude must now
devolve on private associations of patriotic gpati-
tude. Gen. Jackson ("Stonewall") appeared to
have some lively presentiment Of death shortly
monument might be a battle-fag hoisted over his
grave until such time as the cause for which he
fought was crowned with victory and secure from
Speaking Of message of coincidence and cheer
the Rev. DR.. Minnigerode had sent him, Mr.. Da-
eloquencc, fidelity and Christian courage OF that
gentleman. General Lee had occupied pew in
the same church, and, unless when absent una
voidably in the public service, was ono of the most
regular and degout attendants. General Lee was
undoubtedly one Of the greatest soldiers Of the
age il not the very greatest of this or any other
country; but had he drawn his sword on the Fed
eral side, must have been remitted to obscurity
under our system, in the first six months Of the
war. Nothing, however, shook the confidence of
his superior qualifications for high command, and
his career had noby vindicated the calm estimate
of professional Judgment.
SEPTEMBER 23.-Recurrng to my Richmond
visit Mr.. Davis made many minute inquiries rel
ative to former friends; the apparent condition of
cial relations, II any were allowed, between tho
occupying army and the inha bitants. He said his
people, having done all their duty in tho war
had now the two duties OF forgetting the past and
preparing to accept tho future. Ono Of their
great troubles in agricultural Districts must be the
and oxen having been so nearly swept away by the
war With nothing to report in the past but it's