The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-08-23

lJch. Davis. in Montreal. part 81
which he details in letter 10 that "a.
per. We have not room iror the en-.
tire letter, but give the following ex-
tracts:
RECONSTRUCTION
l When brosched INST matter 10 Kim n,
cut me rather short. though 10 very esu,l..
manly WY.
tic laughed imnoders'ely when I asked
him - 20 the opinion Of the Sou,hero peo.
pie with reference The reconstrnction acts
passed By Congress lie answered me.
however. 10 seven words. snd I would 20
God that Andrew Johnson could have hesrc
The reply. ss impassionsteiy Mr.. Davis.
with wave Of the hsnd, which. sltnouph
noi Intended 70 b. grs ocular, carried y in i,
an emphasis which shsll never forget.
sbeE 10 a measured voice he cad. eve
have nothing 10 do with H."
EXCHANGE o. PRISONERS
Ally convers'ion with NJ Davis wss ur.
restricted. and, during 'he course of ;hsd
occ ssion 10 refer 20 'he suffsrines ~ Our
prisoners 81 AndersonviiIe, Belle Lie. Libby
Prison. etc, swell a. 10 The exchange o.
prisoners. MI. Dsus rsid mat he wassl
wsys anxious 10 be relieved OF ths prisoners
On his hands lie ssid his ports we're block
AIDED: that he was without supplies Or The
mesns Of obisining them even isr his own
soldiers; and. fndlrg himself 10 ~, -trsr
he proposed 10 delivr. with 81 Nirhou. *
change, ~ the sick, wounded snu Ji-ab "a
'oitieFs held BY Tim then remarked 10
Mr.. Dsvis. Why aas npr M 4x.h.ny- 81
eeteai' He replied .The,@ wa- au- 49,.
Q Your country who prevented i,.r r..
lied, "Do You ref.rtc Mr. >isnfon. H.
$40. ~ d. moi; IL was -r asked him
Q allow me- 20 mike use of the tsm- ma
circumstances connected wi'h i. Ba, ~
Az. "Occup'ine the position TIA, %. Il
you'd b. inproter.''
HAMPTON ROADS AND CHARLES FIRST
remarked . Mr. Davi. ,hst the suopor.
FRS OF our Cove inm-ni were surpised ,hs,
he Stephens Hunter-Linclon Seward inter
lea Of 1865. at Hampton Ro.d-. should ,
.vs resulted sit dill. He sid The meet.
" Eas q proposition from TIE Eorlh. hich !
40 freely accepted by the S,u,h think
saying this Mr.. Davis int drd 10 convey
''hou' mentioning names, ihe lie. that
ie proposition came from a CO ,serys,,ve
'spno''csn stand point and would be sdopl- !
by ne main body Of The radlcs! party
ny how, conferences xss hsd. termin.
az. - 81 know, in failure. Atfiamp
% Rosds, III. D-wis told me Hunter pro. n
'os-d % tres, for pesce on the b.sis or n, I
ast qua.i recognition TO shi- Mr. Lin 4
,ln replied, .'ihst y would MI a.. Hun. ;
= then referred 20 ~ seton 81 Charles y
le FiFst Ia treating with me rebels 81 Ire Il
nc-'hsi The King had accorded tie lash
oeis certsin Privileges. srd 'hs, honorable
race had been effected. Mr.. Lincoln tMr.
avis ssys) replied that ne didn', / ncn much
bout history. and ell rha, he knew sbou,
-srles lH- Firs, vas. rhsi he list nj. hesd.
AsDERsoxvILLE. ETc
~ rmsd NJ D,vs ih,i the peop,e OF y
II North held hun a. representing the con
dsrsoy. largely re- ponsible for The stff~r
e sod desths Of our prisoners al Ander.
nsi'le. Libby and other places. He ~. !,
led ,hst nothing 10 connection with the /,
y gave him more psin than That such. !.
''emenis should Le re,alled about. With. u
! going into any defense in ex,en.o. he 4.
e fhst ne believed there wss Providence a.
q just God who righted everything. md =,
y ne whole matter would sao,,iy b.v-n
sfed. | ssked him hrs. and IL reply H. \
q inst ne records ~ A Unreasonable. e,c..
been providen,iaIly preserved sud would
ort'y be made public. "You will Thea
Gays Dir. Davis) who 10 end Who i no, NJ
ponsible for lives and suf.rincs." N
him 4 would be little satisfaction 10 our
2 people 70 have ssddled on them ihaf
ich was Al The presnt time resting en- aud
''ering into The people or the South. He
in replied thst The whole history wouls Ga
short time become public property. snd
then jrdgemsa could be formed, snd
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