The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-30
From the Toledo Blade'1
S4SBY PAPERS. ,..r
nba, Progress of j. Davis from
1H""f asonroe to Richmond.


3riu"p monroe to Richmond.
~ e SporrswooD," RICHMOND, VA,
1hh May II, 1867.
7, csstin a retrospective glance back
"A !" aver the pathway NV the past L kin
cru .,snv mistakes witch l hev made. l
So. aIluz made the most NV oppor-
n'n;t;rs hev doubted when doubtin
t'V Ur crime. and hev stood shiyrin on
M"" hrink and feared to lanch away,
th NAV ON the tother side NV the Jordon
WIZ" WIZ nclt and profit. Our foresite isn't
% u',n ez GOOD ez our hindsite. The
,r,, error NV my life wuz in not plum
Gin headong into the war ez Confed-
sr;t major general, distiuguishin myself
e. Cow ~ crooelty to Fedral prisoners, and
ho;rr at the close Nv of the fratrisidle
.truGoIe reserved and embraced eZ
IonG lost brother by the Northern peo-
IT, 1n7 Gettin en- kill fatted calves for me,
Ii nv coorse bein the objeck NV SYM
', ez marter by the Southern peo-
p Jo In this sitooashen man hez two
r LIMOS to his bow. He brings to his
SUM. m0rt the two extremes. He fetches
s"pp Horris Greedy from the one
s vi and Genral Boregard from the 10th
they embrace, and standin onto both
tlo;r shoIders he hez wat may be called
soft thing NV it.
" wuz led into these train NV rehec-
.ions by the experience l have he'd with
anr sa1nted cheef, Jefferson Davis. 1
u,nz sent hither by the President to see
.hn4 nvprythin wuz done for the comfort
~ tbe illustrious man that Good be done,
~ the occashen Nv his contemplated
trip to Richmond. Partikelerly wuz [
charoed to see that everything calkela-
lid to lar onto his sensitive feelins be
rrmoyed-everything witch Good wound
his sense Nv hcarin, seein or smellin.
The crate man had consentid to 90.
lie he'd bin, he felt, illegally deprived
uvliLertv-uneonstooshnelly in fact
and eff he shood consult his own feelins
he would RENAME, but to forgive wuz
divine. Viewin these perceedins in the
life Nv an apology he wood 60
The day he'd arrived. The steamer
WIZ at the Fortress, carefully prepared
TO receive its illustrious burden. 1t had
been thoroughly cleaned and fumigated,
the cabins he'd bin nooly turnisht, and
snoshl alterashens made for the Presi-
d ent and party. There wuz Yoonited
States officers and sojers aboard, but
out of respeek for the feelins Nv their
;lIustrious "prizner," ez he is technical
" called, they KEEP themselves carefully
out of his site, that the color Nv their
uniforms might not awaken unpleasant
refecshsns So perteck, indeed, wuz
the arrangements that the raillin NV the
boat, which was originally bloc, wuz
kivered with gray cloth, and the eagle
fgger-head NV the craft was sawed off
This WIZ scjested by eminent Conser-
yative of Moo York, who hez large
Southern trade, wich he didn't prejoo-
dis by his course doorin the war. The
ladies' cabin wuz originally assigned to
the party, 6nt female passenger he'd
no more regard for the comfort NV the
marter than to die on the passage, and
they were deprived Nv it. The Conser-
yative merchant insisted that the corpse
be chucked overheard, but Mr.. Davis,
with magnanimity wich wuz alluz
characteristic NV him, refoosed. "No,''
said he, " let her rest there. kin Ell.
door the inconvenience, severe as it is.
1t is but one more attempt to break my
spirit"
All the way up ther wuz the most
tetchin Difference shown him. AT every
landin the people were assembled tc
greet him, witch he acknowledged ii
with I 81,
stage. He conversed but little on tn,
passage up. Ez the boat was a sweepil
majesticaliy past pints made historicl,
by the events NV the great struggle, hi
eye would brighten eff they wuz sicl
pints ez Contederit Good take pride in
and dim with teers eff they WIZ pints at
witch Their he'd bid reverses.
The most considrit preparashens he'd
bin made for his resepshen. Their wuz
no irons onto him; the only guards in
site wuz them wich wuz detailed to keen
the crowd from annoyin him, and car
riage wuz liz readiness, into wich we
seeted ourselves, and wuz driven off at
4 dignified pace to that resort of the ar
istocracy NV Virginny, the Spottswood
Here more considerachen wuz shown
MIR. Davis bein aIerse to walkin ur
stairs, suite NV roomes he'd bin pre-
pared for him OR the fust floor, and the
presence Nv General Burton, NV tho
Federal army, bein obnoxshus, he wu2
assigned by the ex-President room at
the further end NV the corridor. His
nerves bein very sensitive, heavy mattin
wuz laid down all the halls, and the
servants NV the house wuz especially
directed to wear list slippers and to walk
On their tiptoes.
WIZ invited to his room, and wuz
favored with few minutes converse.
shen with the fust of Amerikens. CLAN
Gin out Nv the winder his fine, soft, gray
eye restid on the roofuv Libby. "Lies |!
lies p sedhe, aDgrily.
W at speshl lies hev 700 reference
to-" askt /.
Them which WIZ publisht in the
scurlllous reports NV the committees NV
unconstltooshnel Congris regardin the
treatment of prisoners in Libby. They
asserted That the officers died becoz
.hey he'd hut ten feet by two. for sleep
~ Washln, cookin and eatin. They he'd
1hat space, and wat more WIS neces-
SafYE Why Give ,a,,, room to ooak