Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-13

siockade. The priest gave him stock
in: TO cover his foot. and when lie re
turned IL the stockadc the following
week he inquired for Farrell, and his
companions told him ne had stepped
across the dead line ana requested
the guards to shoot lin. He added
that the man was not insane when be
had seen hiEn the week previous. dc
not desire to go into such horrible 1s-
tails from any purpose Of raising bad
| feeling. I desire only TO say that the
man who administered that prison vent
I there by order OF DAVIS and WAS sus-
I tanned 10y il NJ: and this William J.
Hamilton. whose evidence have read.
went to Gener,I Howell Cobb, command
ing that department, and asked that the
| condition OF the prison should be trans
miitsd to the Confederate Government
st Richmond. In fact, there are great
m.Iy instances 10 show that Davis was
IN possession Of the facts II relation TO
4nde-souyIIle. When General SheT-
man's invasion. or some other invasion
. @: that portion Of the country Vas made
or under way. and there was danger or
supposed danger that IT might come TO
that place, the military order No. -.
dated headquarters Of the Confederate
States military prison AudCrsouvi'le,
July y. 1861. and signed by BrigaGi .rGen-
eE.l Winder. Was issued IN these words ::
The officers TN duty and in charge Of
tho battery OF FLORIDA artillery will. on
receiving notice that the enemy las
approached within seven miles OF the
post, open IRE On he stOckaie with
gTspsSAo. without reference - the STU
alton beyond this line Of defense Here
were those 800 helpless. uak.,l, ,iarv-
iug, sick sDi dyiu, mel. This priest
states that lie went to General Cobb ~
represent TO hi,n that If lie could 10: e
change them they should be taken he
fore the MON lines IN FLORIDA ani pa
rolled snS let 90 free, and vet if the uInn
forces we're to get within seven miles Of
that regular order Of Ar. Davis au officer
WI. 20 open With grspeshO- OIL the poor
wretche. without the slightest possible
regard to what was going oa outside.
do not arrsigu tbs southern people TOR
this. God forbid that l should charge
any people with syApathi2lu- with such
AZ order. There were many evidences
Cf great T.usasIuCs~ anon. the south q
.rners about il, and Que Of the gres,
crimes Of Davis was that he con 'ealed
II from Ia. people. We have obtained q
complete series tt Davis messages with
his official imprint - Richmond and
they are Here the telegraph line broke
down TIE conclusion Of Mr.. B!aInes
speech will be given o-morrow.-Ef. /
Enterprise
And now marx the answer. the only .
answer thu; will BE- attempted in Demo :
cratic quarters in reply to this terrible /
arrangement Of Davis and Lis uinious :
and ministers All that will be attempt |
ed by way Of reioind-r will be som. /
shameless sueers about the bloody !
SHIRT" No argument. no pallia:ion Of /
Davis strocious cruslties. nothing that /
has any air OF sober consideration will
be urged sg.inst Mr. Blaine s statements:
Tor what lie has said Is uuanswerafle.
But he forces an issue which cannot be
,.a,s on the floor Of the House Of Repre-
Il ntatives must vote upon this amend
nent. They VIII not be permitted to
.uors this arraigument of their COnf-d-
racys President. They will stand by
I'M; and their Northern allies. the
Democrats Of the North,
isrs not offend them. But the country
will not be allowed in the face If the
ominc campaign to 70 TO sleep over his
wful crime CT Jefferson Davis. Con
must and will vote understand
ngly. Davis committed the unpardon-
bic .iu. The real question As forced I
pom the House by Balm. and by the {
ecords of Congress spread before the
oun;ry is. Shall Jefferson Davis. in the
sht Of his most damn.ble record Re
and relieved of his dissbili- .
es: Any failure to meet this question
lumpiy aud plainly is TO he rrckored .
5 nothing better than al unvillingness
, visit JUS. measure Of denuucis'irn
pou tine author Of the unspeakable cru ,
ties and narrowing horrors of the pfi.- ]
d pens of the South. This issue viii
3 iusufully met Ly the North il the
,rrosion Of . esnksrin: peace has no, ,
sstroysd its virility and dsmoralized lis {
mpeE.
JAMES WHITE, formerly a member
Parliament for Brihston, AMI 4 gen.
oman of ability and culture, sends
,me a report Of the opening of his
avels in the United States, in which
. says: "If you ask me what has
ost struck me since my arrival in
is country. it j. that during the