The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-11

Very sincerely yours, ..
LETTER FROM EX-GOVERNOR LUBBOCK, OF
TEXAS, LATE AID no PRESIDENT DAVIS.
GALVESTON. Aug. 2. 1877
Major W. 7. walthati -..
Dear Sir Yours OF 2sth came 10 hand q day
or TWO since, finding mo quite busy; ~ tho
earllsst moment | portIseh the article you
alluded 70 In your letter, which appeared IN
| the Weekly times. of Philadelphia, of July
7th. II does really appear that certain pnr-
| ties, with the view Of keeping themselves be-
| fore the public. will continue to write the
| most base, eulumnious, aud slanderous .hrti-
| eles, calculated to Keep TIE WOUNDS oI the
| past open and sore Such o writer now ap-
pears In Con. James II. Wilson whose sole
| aim seems to be that Of traduclng ana mis-
| representing the circumstances Of the cap
| ture III President Davis and his small partyt
| fifteen Thousand gallant soldiers, compounded
| by this distinguished general. | shall leave
written History Of tho Wnr.'' / have this,
| however to say: left Richmond With Pres.
| ident Davis, III tho same chr. and from that
| day 70 the time Of our separation NE beng
| detained ut Fortress Monroe and / sent to
| Fort Delawarel, he was scarcely eyor out OF
| my sight. day IN night.
| The night before Che morning Of our cap
tnre, Gol. william P.Johnston slept v9ry iaehf
Inc tent sol gonh LAYER Wnpa ~ sa on "a ,,
| dred feet off. Our eatup was surprised lust g
while before day. ! was with Mr.. Davis and
| his family In very few moments. and never
u sea 1nR ~ ., . n m,IS H. i,.T ,t
esenps until alter lla pee, non,'lsa ~ nwaY
| 1t u base falseiood. We were guarded by
| Col. Pfitchard's command until we reached
fu,tless s.u,i"a eiheu IN ~ ,,
mn men, ,,'n vi no uYo.'" '''' ''e"' any
thli,g " me NH" l,,o's,oaer ,,,,r.a ;,,
eolipnct tuhl W. Wouiu ane, u9 II ,,.,
saVe nm re1'n,s 70 oon..tpae. p LIE.
Pc, 70 n,s "si,-psiE as,u ,,'y "'f e mna
his fortune Whateyef ,,gng Da'"ll. o w.
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blavest nnd putest Q. ilisn, hnVlng hnoh n u
ava, poeI =. ..s ans a," ,' , mh. ~ ,.,
been charged with violating Ills ru,es o. wat
~ certain CAPTURES ,,nun. uaen'ank y p'n ,'t,
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portlnitY presence, tellihg MN III, " NY eoi'
paGt WIN uues nsaEa.. ~ w .stmpa.
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soldierly behring, Ihey iounu no armed
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