The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-05
Further Extracts from John Iaitchea's
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From The Irish Citizen.

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RICHMOND, Summer of 1864.
While in Richmond have still constant
intercourse, and very agreeable intercourse,
with John NJ. Daniel, for whose daily paper
| (the E2Gnatner) / write almost all the lead
| ing articles. Two other gentlemen, and
only they, give me occasional help-Mr.
Robert Hughes and Mr.. Andrews. Daniel
! is very peculiar and somewhat eccentric in
all his habits and ways of thinking, and he
and I generally think much alike +; but even
where we do not altogether coincide he does
not attempt to interfere with me. Indeed.
he knows very well that if he did go would
suddenly cease to write for the Examiner.
He is q bachelor and Woman-hater-fOr
good reasons that he has; is very familiar
with life amongst the higher classes oil
Turin and Genoa and intimately knew
Cayour, who never once las Daniel declares
told the truth where . lie would serve him
as we'll, which believe, for he was dtsci-
pie of Palmerston. Mr.. Daniel has 1air
library for a private house III Con
federate times, having brought many
most valuable books with him from Europe,
as well as q collection OF medals, canoes,
intaglios, and other bits of Italian art. by
degrees we have come to spend much time
together, and very often write my articles
in his library. Such articles! Non Dieu !
point out diligently and cOnscientionsly
what is the condition Of nation which
suffers itself to be conquered; draw pic
lures of disarmings and acknowledgements
and civil disabilities, such as we have eXpe-
rienced in ireland, and endeayored to keep
our good Confederate people up to the
fighting point. Then / have mostsfreely
criticised Mr.. Davis for his failure to practice
retaliation sternly; and described the stra-
tegy of Grant, consisting in the simple arlth-
metical problem before mentioned, which
will beat us, however, ut last, simple as it is,
if the North will only stand to it. In pur..
suance Of that arithmetical policy, General
the exchange of prisoners Except hopeless
inyalids); he would consider it o tempting
of Providence to let one healthy Confede-
rate 60, unless he received in exchange at
least four Yankee prisoners. But we cam
not stand this, for we do not estimate his
soldiers so low as he does.
July 20.-1n the evening OF this day rs
Daniel and mySelE-Our work being done
sat together talking in the Examiner office,
clerk came in and handed me telegram.
1t came from Major-General Sam. Jones,
who had succeeded Beaurcgard in command
of the Department of South Carolina. When
T saw whence it came kind Of mist floated
before my eyes, and for Il moment or two L
could not read. Here it is:
"Charlcston, July 20.-Mr. John Mitchell :
Tt is my painful duty to announce to You
that your gallant and accomplished son fell
mortally wounded by the fragment OF 4
| shell about 1 p. M. to-day whist in the
faithful performance of his duty as COM
manding officer of Fort Sumter. The shot
That has removed him has deprived the
country of one of its most valuable de-
tenders. SAM. JONES, Major General"
Daniel saw me read this. He stretched
out his hand without word, and | gave
his hat and went home. / went home too
but not without walking two miles round.
When came into our parlor my wife and
two daughters were sitting there.