Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-08
THAT INTERVIEW.
Mr.. JEFF. Davis Denies il, and the
Lynchburg Republican Fails
10 Sustain il.

From lbe I.ynchburg Republican OF the ith..
LYNCHBURG, September Sd, 1873.
Editors OF the Republican:
As in your paper Of the thirdeth ulti-
mo, in which was published my card IN
reference to the alleged interview OF
Mr.. Davis, you Teiterate HSr lndOIse-
ment Of the authenticity of th.t inter
view, l herewith forward you an eK-
tract from a letter this morning receiveC
from Mr.. Davis himself. Ysu will OBJ
serve that the letter is dated the Thrift
eth ultimo, when it was impossible that
Mr.. Davis could have seen my card or
Enown anything about it. Respectfully,
etc. J. A. EARLY.
MEMPHIS, August 30, 1873.
General J. A. Early:
In the APPEAL of this date, which
was sent to you, there is long article
copied from a Lynchburg paper, which
purports to be a conversation held with
me by a reporter Of that paper at the
springs.
1 never held any such conversation
with anybody, and il any reporter OF the
Lynchburg Republican held a converse
ton with me, he concealed his chRrac-
ter. There is to my miEd internal evil
dence in the article that the author was
not there, for he mentions as the per-
sons | was pleased 10 meet some whom
/ did not see, and one who i think was
not there, and Omits some whom / was
clad TO see. He attributes to me, also,
sentiments ! did not entertain, and,
therefore, could not have uttered"
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.
-, o., So. ,,r,t,gfpl,
tract of letter from Hon. Jefferson
Davis, written TO General J. A. Early
in which that distinguished genuem an
! emphatically denies having had any in
terview with the reporter Of the Repu6'
| Licaa, or anybody else, Of the character
detailed in the alleged interview as pub
| lished in this paper. Immediately Oh
/ the publication of General Early's let
! ter, a few days since, throwing doubl
upon the credibility Of this report, We
addressed a letter 10 its author, calling
his attention 10 the generals letter. bot
m 10 present writing have heard MOTH
| ing in reply. Cnder the circumstances
| having YGuched for the intelligence
| bigb-staudiBg and reliability Of the gen.
tJeman who furnished the report, We
! deem II due TO ourselves TO state that ths
/ reported interview was written anc
Z furnished by Rev. Thomas Nelson
, Conrad, editor Of the Christiansourg
/ Messenger, who 10 a private letter re
! questsd that the manuscript, II not USED
tne day received, should be sent BACK
/ in orL.er that IL might be published II
/ the next issue of tlle Messenger. Wa
only know o. Mr.. Conrad g formel
| professor in BlacSsburg college q rslig-
| ious institution at presept the eoltor OF
/ leading conservative organ N the south
west, aud local preacher of one nf tn'
( leading religious denominations IN thu
/ State; and we can hardly realize tha
| he would make the Republican or any
other respectable Journal the medium
( for detailing an interview which nevel
! occurred. But Mr.. Dayis eiaphaticall y
/ goes back on the alleged interview
/ Which.deVolyes on Mr.. Conrad the dut.
of substantiating his report or con
fesslOn Of having made the kiepuoticdi
his victim.
A tefifble case ofinfanticide is reportei
J in the Wittsburg Gazette of the thlr
/ tieth ultimO. A colored woman names
Marian Owen, was delivered OF twins
which she secrsted iD the woods. Durln
{ the day some childfea beard pap
/ erciug in the woods, and eoIamg gnlcate
I the fact TO other persons, and sPol
/ search being msde, the two chiidrel
were found, tyo girls, both well formed
one dead and Oss Lying. An inques
was 5eld on the body of toS dead child
q verdict being rendered that fts pea1l
( vas caused by he carelesspess or neg
/ lect Of its Mother. TIE mother va
committed to jail " answer to the eh hg
of infanticide.