The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-10

out in detail all the misrepresentation n
Gen. Wilson's account OF this affair. l shal
copy merely a paragraph. After quotins
from the account OF the capture given by Pol
lard, who. although one of the most violen
and INSCRIPTIONS of President Davis enc
mics, has rejected the contemplate fiction o
the "petticoat story" he says:
Between hetwo explanations given above
nearly all the truth has been told, for Davis
certainly had on both the shawl and water
proof, the former folded trangularly and
pulled down over his hat, and the latter but
toned down in front and covering his entire
person except the feet In addition to this he
carried small tin pail and was accompanied
by his wife and his wife's sister, one Oh
each side, both of them claiming him
as female relative and both trying to i'm
pose him upon the soldiers as such. The
articles OF the disguise are now in the keep
at Washington, and I am assured by him
that they correspond in all respects to the
description given of them. From the fore
going it will be seen that Davis did not actu-
ally have on crlnoine Or pettiCoats but there
is no doubt whatever that he sought to avoid
capture by assuming the dress Of a woman,
or that the ladies OF the party endeavored to
pass him Off upon his captors as one Of them
selves: Was there ever q more pitiful ter
mnation to career of treachery and dis
honor! What greater stigma was ever
affixed to the name of rebel? Many loyal
men have declared that Davis should have
been tried by drum head court-martial and
executed; but what new disgrace could the
galoWs lnflict upon tht@nan who hid himself
under tho garb OF woman, when, ii ever, he
should have shown the courage Of q hero?'
With regard to the exact form of the fold Of
the shawl and the extent to which the "water-
proof was "buttoned down." Gen. Wilson's
assertions may pass for what they have al
ready been shown to be worth. | have no evil
dence and have not thought it necessary to
seek any, as to the shane of the ono or tho
dimensions OF the other Those who are Gu
rious might possibly ascertain something on
the the subject by inquiry and examination at the
war DePaftmcnt, II permission can be OBJ
who, according to Cen Wilson, is the custo-
dian OF the stolen articles OF Mr.. Davis
wearing apparel. 1t is enough to know that
they were both articles which he had been
accustomed to wear Col Johnston testifies
that he himself had q waterproof of exact
turned this over to MIR Davis, who wore it,
aver ms capture TO supply, the place OF that
o. Whlch ne had been robbed. The very name
f'Raglan1 by winch Col. Johnston de-
scrlbes 1t, a and by which it is commonly
known, sllflclently indicates It's origin and
use as an article OF masculine attire; Indeed,
there was no female grenader in the Presi-
dents party, whose cloak would have been
capable OF covering his entire person except
the 1eet ne being q man OF nearly SIX feet in
IL Is also posltVeiy untrue that ne carried
a Snhll IN p I AS ALREADY stated there was
a pucket III INC hahds OF colored female ser
want, when me harrators seem TO nave indls-
crlmlna.eiy cqn1ound cd with PRESIDENT Davis
or WITH MISS Howell g VINO was notln company
Pun WY Is onis s perslstent el9rt TO perpet-
laCe = lalse anu gll3ll st9ly' Wiilcn seems TO
llaV'0oeeh orlglhally invented 1or sensational
Rl n1, 5e5 10y r e"5R paper corfe5pondent?
,'o u p3l 1nue, siiere moHlu IlaVe oeen
nI y unworthy or uiscfeditaDie IN IT,
hd1n ana peers 4, statesmen a and sages,
liel W. al ps'Ii ,oDs, ~ az ast nave Leld IL
,ei ll'soi'lo til.l W escape from cap.
if,9y III "ny 3 uso I Int hallle VI
hilIeu mas meyer pt,tl le7s nonofed because
ne toote ltiuge nom tIG plVaueIS Vi HIS coui-
Lly uhae l nmS guise " cowneta. IT. mas
10y IS pio%orJ e Ga' ~ ~ oi'e .seu'e
~ V! hlellalu ,g'Iul-te-nlon shat ne
% ~, w. or va, VI enes
,, Nv snan .a. ~ % e,.S
Of pilgrim although the 5' attempt tv was as''
M t it,u he "a2 ue'eLe alu Jul
Not t W ste sae STORES u Instances OF IKE
~, "a 9,o e. w" ptge9 VI acient
aliu ,aoHelh ,in7ool ~ .oC ,ll'i III our Own
IS .'7 h.es';19 W tItu4ge olG
ao'i III ~ a., l;eJ stsi,Sut vi int oneeu
1,mos, nelo la I pg; dolqf ny great many
5 q III. a. seF,i''ll LOU "noln uen
W il7on tlt,u so ayh account
~ ~ ~ o'in + oap anu tlohh, Wlllol
-, tha i ~ t t I hia 'e ,un ,'c"S,
Oh one Wy 10 MS own Inauguration, as
aoas| -, ~ eSe;,pg ieoognuom Wy PAM OF
a 1 ~ ,l ',,t m ~ Ia wnica
ne t,lppeu Ihroag1l baltllHore nhdetected, ana
4 Il,e "olos VI iioln ah niseiey. VINO, never
e VIZ apitonTts e1 W. N.Y. olanuesIlliely
thu IKE hullleel lugltiVe: Far be II
, Wi nt, III Ieea ~ iIStat1on OF Gen
W ii9ohs 10 slleel Az I,iS lnCldehG as the lgn0-
ton, which was to have ''pitiful termina-
.ion' amidst the dissertation of a day hal
lowed by the sanctlty OF eighteen centuries Of
reverence. No Southern writer has
spoken in such strain OF the departed Chief,
although known to us while liviGsg only as the
anhief OF our foes. The dignity OF death, no
SSs than the respect due to the feelings Of the
thousands OF our countrymen who hold his
memory i'll honor, protects his name and
anne from opprobrlous Or vindictive mention
such language as we have supposed,
would be less coarse, less churlish,
eSS offensive less brutal, than
he terms which Gen. WiSon employs in