New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-08
WARNING FROM JEFF DAVIS.

General Sherman has either written
very bad book or trod on the corns of a
great many bad men. At any rate there
is general howl Of disapproval from one
end Of the country to the other at the
manner in which he rakes up some for
gotten things and disturbs reposing repu-
tations. Among others, jeff Davis has
fled a general denial, which is we'll
enough, perhaps, with the exception of
an implied threat contained in this para
graph:
The few thousand dollars of specie were
in pair Of saddle bags belonging to Secre-
tary Reagan. Whether that money ever
reached the United States treasury, Mr..
Reagan, from whom 1t was taken, may be
able to learn after he shall have assumed
his functions as Representative in the
United States Congress.
Mr.. Davis alludes to the specie which
was found among the effects of the party
captured with him at Irwinsville. There
were but ''few thousands q mere baga-
telle in comparison with the millions
which our confding banks sent out into
the Confederacy for safe-keeping, but Mr..
Reagan will make it his business to learn
whether they ever reached the United
States Treasury This will constitute the
great mission of the Representative in
the United States Congress" from Texas,
when he gets there, and we believe his
disabilities have been removed by the
generous and confding North, probably
for the express purpose. What Mr.. Reagan
will do about it, in any case, We are not
informed. Perhaps he may demand it
back and get it, too, as the tide of sur
render seems to be about to ebb, when
all the faithful officers of the Union
are to be brought to trial and pun
ishment for their participation in the
war for the defense and safety of the gov
ernment If Mr.. Reagan succeeds in
his initial inquiry, there is no telling
where the thing will stop. General
Sherman will be called to trial for tres
passing On Georgia soil, and Sheridan
called upon to foot heavy bill of dam
ages for property destroyed in Virginia.
There will be a fearful day of reckoning
when Mr.. Reag gan and his whitewashed
brother Confede rates shall have assumed
their functions" as masters of their late
conquerors, as they now hope to do in
December. Perhaps President Grant
himself will be impeached for disrespect-
ful conduct toward Gen eral Pemberton at
Vicksburg and Lee at Appomattox. Bos-
ton Corbett will be in danger of indict-
ment for killing Booth, and Andy John
son hauled up to answer for having
suffered Captain Wirz to be hanged.
AL these things are to be initiated and
and prosecuted by those who for the past
ten years have been preaching the beau
ties of oblivion and extolling the practice
of burying the Northern war Ratchet. If
Messrs. Reagan and others intend to avail
themselves of the position, which the ma
tons pardon has rendered possible of at
tainment, to renew the old camp fires and
blow up the flames of war, they had better
remain at home. They will arouse the
apprehension and resentment Of jealous
people who are now reposing in the secur-
ity Of conscious strength. We have no
sp ecial objections to display of zeal in
the cause of the United States on the part
of Mr.. Reagan. If he succeeds in secur-
Ing to the treasury "few thousands in
specie he will do something toward earn
ing the SIS, 600 in greenbacks which he
will draw therefrom for the discharge of
his functions. But if he proceeds in
the spirit Of resentment and i'll nature
which is foreshadowed in Mr.. Davis let
ter he will do more harm than good. He
will arouse strong partisan feeling and
fail to bring his enemies to the block.