The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-08
ALEXANDER ii. STEPHENS.
What He Thinks About General Grant,
jeff Davis, and PoIlard's "LOst Cause"

Correspondence Macon Telegraph.
CRAwFoRDYILLE. Ga, Jan. 2l.-Your corres-
pondent arrived at this place yesterday. and,
resolved upon paying visit TO the ex Vice.
President of the ex-COnfederate States, lost Nc
time in m aking his appearance at that plain
bat neat re sidenee which Is observed by every
passer-by. After words of greeting, and an in
PRODUCTION TO his nephew, Mr.. William q.
stephens, l found myself seated before the fire.
with q small table separating me from my dis.
t1nguiEhed host
The sanotum-for sanctun IL isis plain,
unVarnlshed one, and reminds you, at drst
sight, of an editors private ofice-al news
papers, with slight relief in the shape OF
suit OF neat, comfortable brown woollen jeans,
of home manufacture and woven from the
as raisaa is oO is n nanfainn
similar 10 the suit which he wore when he was
inaugnrated Vlce-Presdent OF the Confederacy,
and was, like that, woven by the Misses Sharpe,
two young ladies residing in the same county,
who pride themselves very much upon having
been the weaverB Of his inauguration suit.
which was present from them to him.
When entered he was engaged in looking
over the papers which had arrived by mail q
few minutes before, but kindly entered into
very pleasing conversation with me without
delay. l Ventured TO call his attention to q
paper which contained the article of Mr. Pol
Lard on the flight of MIR. Davis from Richmond
and particularly that portion relating to him.
allow me 10 publish his remarks In reference to
1t, h G stated that ne had seen the article. and
would grant my request only on condition that
L would give his remarks In his own words. I
then took them down in short hand as he
SPOKE tle 1OllOWlng.-
II assure You tnat what Mr.. Pollard In this
article says is without the least foundation
Whatever, and his Information, from Whatever
source derived, is en tirsly incorrect was here,
| at my own home in Urawfordville, at the time
reierred 10. MI. Davis did not pssR nearer TO
| CraWtordVllle than ltaytown, some eight or
nine miles distant, and did not know that he
was passing through that part OF the State
until some Time afterwards. GrisWoldvill ,
spoken OF IN The article of Mr.. Pollard, is at
IL cast sixty or seventy miles from my res ce
however widely Mir. Davis and may have
ulHereu upon public questions aud public
policy, either before or during the days of the
CopfedsTacy, our personal ana social relations
we're never interrupted. Our terms OF inter-
course were always friendly. No act OF incl.
Witty on the part of either Of us was ever ex
hlbiled towards the other, 80 far as ana ware
| OF. in this connection, would add that it Is
not correct, as here see IL la the papers OF to-
day stated. that have accepted the Professor.
| ship OF History aud Political Science, lately
created and rendered TO me in the University
| Of GeoJgia. The Btaie of my health aud exist.
| ing professional, az well as other engagements,
| constTain me 10 decline It, at least for the
present."
GENERAL GRANT.
I Iasked Mr. Stephens whnt he thought would
be she course OF General Grant as President
and while he says but little upon public matters
his reply was as fOllows:-"All the oountxV
wants 10 good government. For General Grant
personally, 1 entertain the highest esteem
1 From the lime Brst met him at City Point
| in 1886. have regarded, and still regard him
rs one OF the most remarkable men have
| ever met. he posHesses one OF the rarosi
combinations Of elements of character OF
! perhaps any man living. do net be