Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-20
WASHINGTON.
All about Those Rebel Archives.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Col. John t.
Pickett, formerly Confederate States Diplo-
matte Agent for the government Of Mexico,
publishes statement showing bis agency
in the sale of Confederate archives TO this
government, the price obtained being $751;
600. They were stored in four trunks and
duly delivered at the Executive Mansion
on the Sd of this month. The documents
consist of the entire archives of the State
Department of the Confederate States with
out the abstraction Of a single piece. The
secret service vouchers by which many per-
sons on this side of the lines might have
been compromised, did not leave Richmond
with these more public papers, but were
faithfully and honorSbly destroyed by Ben
j4min the day of the evacuation. There is,
says Col. Pickett, but one paper the perusal
of which gave me any pain, the
report of Hon. Jacob Thompon on
the operations on the frontier, etc,
the existence of which was unknown
to me until the government officer with
whom lately went to Canada for the doc
uments found it. The publication OF his
report, Pickett adds, will doubtless cause
him with jefferson Davis and j. p. BeDja-
min to feel uncomfortable little while but
as l expect TO 90 to neither of them when
die, my sympathy shall not be of a heart
rending character, especially as they have
all treated me badly enough in my time.
And here must be suffered as one still
faithful to the lost cause, to say that Whol-
ly repudiate the policy of attempting to
burn northern cities during the war, especi-
ally Democratic cities, and that L always
Indignantly denied it, until saw Thomp-
sons report. So let these three worthless
suffer, not the noble people whose cause
they butchered. These now famous ar
chiVes bear no political significance what
ever. Historically and financially
they are valuable. / dare say all good
citizens and tax payers are Interested In
them. In the latter aspect they may save
to the Commonwealth by defeating the
claims of those who threw up their caps for
JEFF Davis and shouted death to the Yam
KEGS during the war, and now come up here
with their claims and peTjure their souls by
swearing they were always "Trooly loil. -
I have no sympathy with such. The con-
aueror stripped me of every dollar, reduc-
ing my children to the verge of want and
degradation, consigning them to insignih-
canoe and endless toll. But if the mere
exnression of regret at the part l took.
| could insure the return ofthe last cent with
compound interest, / would scorn with
scorn unspeakahle to accept it on those
terms. | do not pretend to have beer
HTrooly lOil''-but as l labor ander an i'm.
preston that the war is over at last, am
willing to take fresh departure and en-
] deavor by the acts of peace to relieve The
party in power from administering The
common government any longer.
The Cotton Prospect.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The July re
turns of the condition of the cotton croI
average I03; higher figure than shown In
any previous year except 1865.
A Late Apology.
The Chronicle says the President in lS7
ordered the removal of Consul Genera
Butler, ann that it is certain he viii M
longer disgrace the American name abroa'
in any official capacity. b. -
Another.
A dispatch says that the difficulty abou
Casey's holding on as collector at New Or
| leans, is that the administration Rep ublican
recommend no person 10 take his place
The President therefore keeps his resigna
| ton in his hands.
Social LeVelism, -r Er
The act recently passed by the Legisla
ture of this District enforcing civil right
| in all restaurants, barbershops, etc., goe
into effect tomorrow. A failure TO compl.
with the provisions of the law ispunishabl
by fine and forfeiture of license.