Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-06-14
JETY. DAVIS WRITES a LErrER.

JRvY. DAVIS WRITES a LETTER.
Among the latest evidences OF the
manner in which General Sherman
memoirs have stirred up a large number
OF men prominen. in the late wal is a
letter from Jefferson Davis. sI.Presi'
dsnt G. 8. A., publishsd in tho St. Louis
Times. His E1esllsncy sssns consid-
crabiy annoyed ct tho statements OF
General Sherman and his broad inama-
tisns that he (Davisl was indirectly
IL not directly connected with Presi-
dent Lineoln's assassination. We have
not yet seen tho "Memoirs," but II 10
evident that some Of the remin-
iscsnces Published therein cut very
close. II will b. seen from the follow
ing extracts from the letter OF Mr.
Davis, that he has deenod il necessary
70 deny several presumed a~coa.aiions
contained in tho Memoirs:
The malice that socks TO royiye the
nefariousiy concocted and long since eI-
plcded siandsr which connected my
name with thu assassination Of President
Lincoln. is quite in charater with the
nan Who 40 conducted his invasion OF
the South as 10 render "Sherman's
bummsrs" tho synonym OF pilisxs,
arson. cruelty to the helpless, and muir
der Of non-combatants, and who closed
his career Of arson with n false accuse
ton against Gen. HamPton IN regard to
the burning Of Columbia, =. Q. But
the question arises, why did Gen. sher-
man at the date Of his reported CONVEX
sation with Gen. j. T.. Johnson, sup
pose me capable OF completely in the
assassination OF President Lincoln!
Gen. sherman Wa never personally 40
know me. either IN b Y. b. Army or
In civil life. surely learned nothing to
justify such suspicion. In the conduct
of the war between tho States, despite
the many baseless accusations. We can
proudly point TO a record when shows
strict adherence to the usaSes OF war
between civilized nations. On what
then. did tho suspicion OF Gen. sher-
man rsstf Was It not that. proceeding
ON tho rule OF Judging Others oy oneself,
ho ascribed to me the numerous and
malicious traits VI his own naturet
Among the articles OF surrender Of
General j. L. Johnston. there was ono
prohibiting military expeditions IN the
country east OF tho Cha'tahoochie River.
That WAS the best consideration obtained
for tho surrender Of armies, arms, mu-
n%itions, and manufactures in tina, SEQ
ton, and u was in violation OF that ar
ticle that the brigade Of cavalry by which
I was captured was securing the country
and freely taking from the unprotected
people tho little which was left to them
for their future subsistence. FROM the
statement Of General sherman ne learn
.hs, IN 49,. n;,,;on.
of specie TO III: south. and therefore,
we arc Left 10 conclude, wa mado thai
eIpsshton In violation OF the agreement
VI s On.
SHERMAN 10 hay. bo.n a fiction. the AL.
mission is maic Ia such terms as would
lead the readsr to suppose l had boon
nnn ~ ,um.sI sn.n;'
In a yalis.. hut neither ~supposi,iou
would be true. l had recently joined
tho wagon All and was o To leave
p;ah my IN 49, ~ ur,s
and IL contained no specie. The few
thousand dollars In specie were in a pair
OF saddle-bass. belontins TO Secretary
hsssan "ny 'sA money W.
Rsac,n rom whom /, Was taksn' NAV
be able TO learn after hv shall have as
sumed his functions as u Representative
In tho United states Congress-
Mr. DAVIS letter Is neomp'''o' IL
pays duo tribute to as brave an army as
ever fought Tor a nation $ preservation
" dsianiins Their comiaanaer' accusing
MN Of arson anu MS scouts OF ph'
LACE. arson, cruelty TO the helpless, and
the murder Of non-comba,ants." In
saying which the eS-President OF the
q. y. A. deliberately falsi6ss. He also
denies that when he was captured dee
ing from the country, after the downfall
OF tho Confederate dovsrumcnt he was
loaded down with specie belonging to
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