Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-10-07

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Correspondents OF the Beacon.)
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Editors ~ Narys Beacon :-DEAR
SIRs Your readers were no doubt
somewhat interested by the publication
IN your columns about the 22nd ofJuly
OF letter from Hon. ]. A. ]. Creswell,
addressed to Mr.: Jno. N. Graves, upon
the subject OF alleged expressions used
By Hon. Jefferson Davis in speech at
Stevenson, Ala, IN Feb. 1851, and about
the genuineness OF which Mr.. Graves
and myself had previously had acontro-
versy: The allegation tor Ehieh RQee.
wasef, Etor % tne Dee, - tne sole ana
unsustained authority. oeing-"We will
carry war where 1t Is easy to advance
where FOOD Tor the sword and torch
awaits our armies IN the densely pop
uiated cities.
delayed any notice OF this letter at
the time in the confident hope of re-
ceiving positive and conclusive evidence
as to the false foundation upon which
this allegation rests. That evidence l
have now received, the same has been
published in the Independent. edited by
A. r. Wigg, at Huntsville, Ala, and its
perusal will show the quicksand char
acter Of foundation upon which Mr..
Creswell and his associates have built
their accusations against Mr.. Davis
The correspondence, the reception of
which by me was delayed by my pres
ent absence from st. Mary's, Inow send
you, with the request that you will pub
lish it entire, with the editorial explana-
tion and comment.
Mr.. Creswell gives "Greeley's Amer
lean Coaiict" as his authority for the
quotation employed by him in his ora
ton on the death of Hon. Henry Win
ter Davis, and states in substance, that
it had received an acquiescence from
Mr.. Davis from the date of its publica-
ton, his Grafton, &C., as if Mr.. Davis
| could be expected to notice and contra
dict all the false and erroneous things
that were said about him by his ene-
mics, even had he known it; and he
would not have given it the dignity of
denial at the time he did had not I
written TO him for information on the
subject, the publication Of his letter at
the time being implicitly left discretion
ary with me. In that letter Mr.. Da-
Wis said: 1t has always been prin-
ciple with me to leave criticisms upon
my public conduct to be judged by
the record of my official acts. l can
not. however. under existing circum-
stances hesitate to comply with your
request for information bearing on
the issue you have joined. Mr..
Cresweil introduces reply to Mr.: Da-
Wis letter to me from the Editor OF the
Omaha bee, which he processes to
think settles the controversy beyond
dispute, but fortunate Tor the vindica-
ton OF the truth OF history and the
cause OF Justice tins evidence OF the
Editor OF the bee Zone kosewater)
stands lmpeached, contradlcted, dis
credited and denied by the most respec-
table citizens OF Stevenson, who were
present on the occasion ana distinctly
remember the character OF that speech
and that Mr.. hosewater was not on
committee TO invite Mr.. Davis TO make
speech as he represents himself. II
IS not strange, however, that those who's.
leaders carried conhagrafion' rum and
desoiation through the south shouie
seek to charge a similar intention on the
part OF the Southern leaders as an excus,
for their own atrocities. But IN vain vii