Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-02-19
Davis Reply to Blaine.

, Do tuW we s'Nc Nir. Davis reply Ia The
contcCIpiihic aui ,anderuu- artarN uf Blaine
upon al SiIira,icr. although We Gou1t the
TroPri"'y OF lii- taking any no'icc at :hr .Ilu.-
terns f.I.-nuod, ct tl.;s designing polnician
and pirant iJr lrcsilrui!aI h"n,Is. ho.
having no merit "f hi OWE. mn>; need. at
tempt To rise iu the coveted Io-itun upon the
dement's oi others nui by ar"rsln. the dor
uIar,t sririr ui sectional auinlo>iiv
NLw ORLsA>s, January -.
To the Hon. James Lyons:
.Hy Dcr Frjtad--N m,r very Kind l,,,.r of
iIir / ith INST was forwarded from Ncuili.IS
and ha> been received al ilIi> liacr t.vr
been so Ion. the object ul malignant >laudrr
and the subject ol uu>cIUpuloLs iaI,-huod by
iarIi>;,n~ ui the cia>, ui Mr.. Blame, t:iat
though canun, say II la. brcouc io me u
matter "i indifference, It la. ceased to- excite
my surprise even III this instance. when /,
reaches ihc cNirrmry,i accusing n.c q! rru.l-
" io prisoners. What uIattrr> H. L. one those
object ~ personal aud party advantage. that
the rrc"Iis, brth Federal aud C"mir i..rat,
GI>pr"Nc the charge That ihc country i mll
ui witnesses v no bear oral i--IIulnry -y:ir,t
~ And that lie effort to revive the hIti-r
anlrIo>Iilr> al the war otistrucr- The pTN.rvs>
toward the reconciliation Of >crliClis> IL i
enough lor tIrl # hI> >cil>rshIng pdrpO>,. be
pTUnIuitd. II Would, however, >rrm pruLa
bic that such cNprctaiIons must bc dI>apI"irI-
ted, Tor only those who are wIlltullv bind
can fail tO See. III the circumstance, OF the
case, the ialiacy Of Mr. Blaine sia,en,eu
The published tact Of an attempt to >uborn
NIrrz. white under sentence uf death. by
promising him pardon ii Le would cr.niinatr
me IN regard To the A Ander>onvilic prisoners,
Is conclusive a. 10 the wish of the Govern.
ricn TO make smh charge against me; and
tho failure to do 30 shows tia, w,thiuy could
be found - sustain II, May we not say. tia,
iioit and Cuuoyer, with their trained bands
of subOrlcd witnesses, dared not make
against me the charge which Witt for hi- !
hie would uot MAKE, but which Blaine for
presidential nomination has made nowt
To review lcadln. facts Of the case: The /
report "t tie Confederate Commissioner 10 .
the exchange Of prisoners shows how per. !
Nlstcni and liberal were our efforts for the re. |
lease Of captivcs. faiiirg in those attempts.
Instructed Gen. X. l. Lee To go under flag /
Ji truce and seek an interview with Cen.
Grant, TO represent tu hin the suffering and /
tcath Of Federal prison rs held 10y US. TO ex-
plain the caus,s which were beyond our con.
rol, and To urge III the name of humanity the
observance Of the cartel fur the exchange of
prisoners. To this, As 10 all previous appeals,
deaf ear VAS turned.
l will not attempt from memory to write
he report made 70 me Of the incidents of ,hi.
mission. Lee no longer lives To defend the
ause and county which he loved 80 well
md served 81 efficiently, but Gen. Griut can.
iot TAI! 10 remember 81 extraordinary Il VISIT
md his oUFrtIons 10 executing the cartel are
we'll Known to the public. But whoever else
nay choose Ia forget my efforts ia thi, regard,
he prisoners AT AndcrsOnvile and the dele
'a'es whom | permitted them To send TO
resident Lincoln TO plead for the resumption
i The exchange OF prisoners cannot fsli 10
emeniber how willing | wa. TO restore them
y their homes and the comforts Df which they
we're M need provided the imprisoned soI-
iers OF the Coniederacy slouid he in like
manner released and returned To us
This fuu. accusation. though directed espe.
laiiy against ne, was no doubt intended, or
siurally n.u,, be- for the arfaIgnrien, of the
puIIl. hy whose authority, aud ia whose be.
inIed that the feeling and the habits of South
IN soldiers were understood 10y me. and IN
hat connection any .aIr mind would perceive
a my congratnlary orders TO the army after
Ic;ory in which the troops were CONNIE mded
)r their tenderness aud generosity TO the
rounded and other captIves, as we'll the in
tincfs of the person who issued the order as
Ie Kni shily temPers OF the soldiers to whom
was addressed. IL Is admitted tliat the
risoneTs in our hands were not as well pro-
idrd as one W. uh like 70 have had them,
ur i, il claimed that we did a, well for hem
5 we could. Can the other siic say a.
luchS
To the bold allegations nf iii-,Teatn@nt al
rsoner, by our si,ie and hunaae treatment
nd adequate supplies by our opponents, 1t l.
ecessary TO oder t~n facts
tirs'-lr appears from tl.e reports oi the
"''''' States War Department that though
Sc had s'x'y thousand more Federal prisoners
ian they had Confe,Irrai-s. ,ix thuustnI
'"re C"nfederairs died in Nor.hern prisons
ian = ederals ia Southern prisons
n.'"nd-lhe want and suffering of Iaeu . ,
Northern prisons caused me 10 ask for per-
''s,'o" % send out cotton and buy supplies
" them. The request was granted. but uuy
y condi'ion that the co,loL should he sent 10
'cw lork and the supplies Iuugdt :hcrc {