, 1881-06-21
l'rar what Gen. W! la, e say n'''I report 1t

1til titr1l SGEEsStttf. tim. lhh1rAlrceI Sl!tl,
tervirw. .'rl,rrulH,n I.nll.strent reM'rtMt
what Ind bucn sAl, Or sltEurstc.! tn Icn. n,l
Dus!s .t;cl. .c1 wrnto l0 ton. tlraMt asking
tor ny Interview. tiet. l,,,ng;trHsct e thought
tic real object OF the prolu,sc.l interview,
suggesting ut thu sl!lu time to Leo that Ten.
t'rant wi,tld hal!tfy nlect him nM!css lo
]o t fGns M I,s Grs'sS M @'1r1 Ill., 1rs',' hsa 5 to I 1 iii
be bcttGr 10 usk for NJ, titcryiaw to l!rrs.ltEo
terms for tic exsl,a,lgu Of ,Hs!lcnf prisoners.
ut which tllnro svcrc !! caisl'nf'l!'l0 alltnber
q, il. sI!fs y. sSn. iSe sslf TO f,, @
wrlt!ct, i nrtginnlIy to Longstrcct, TO- 10 for
warlctl through lion. Ortl t0 Grnnt. Two or
tl.ree days INTERVIEWED lMf1to III. MtlswHr wls
received 1roM Nei,. Grant. Leg w''* intent
said to lron2stuet flint wl'en lic a'iw tsrnnt
lie WnS gnfli9 u nsk tor!Ils. liz reply to I.co's
M0tE Grn1tt Salt lio n'l 'tD authority to meet
tho Cn,!fetleratc ucnorat M sucI bl,sl''eSs ils
e,Mletl i,en's clrnrt, an.l llv aiMl t'rnnt did
not lnect till xnnIu six weeks nfter nj Apps
nlntt1x CnIrt-llonsc.
"lf Gen: l.re !n,l ,i'o,iietl LIS note" Slei,.
slalG!l explicitly his object fur DESIRING
Is,eut!l,g. tllHu9li ten. Grant might laye i,l-
.t.rstt,,a through, Ord or N solilu other why
that tn,lcr tito. pretaxt Of III Interview for
exchanging rrisul,Grs n conversation whs
contemplated with Il view 10 ter,ns Ut peacr,
lle wni.d prolm',ly hnyc mt l.eo, mid tho
sncri!ice Vt .lifc which followed, during the
renMnl!lg six weeks might lInvulMun spnru.l.
l1r wIl|o tien. Grant could not have ,!,p!!o
tlNItly my. other terms tllttl, cA,liG Within
the scCie ut Ills duty as n lnilitury Gulilltilnul
OF. wlllcI! wu,l.! huye beu,. slnIly to accrpt
q SURRENDER. lle might, aiWl PERHAPS wunht,
lllyu been AiAlNsp!l to recruitment TIC uUv..
crn,Ment ut r19Eitnaton to cnrccte 1l,cral
conditions. Tho result, however, w0tll.l linvu
been doubtful, considering thu telnpor Of tho
public mini ut tito North md feeling OF tic
officials isAt lettllng pnllt!cn,ls."
ticn. I.pMgsrce. sni,l l,u ttt mt col,s[er tie
argument Mr.. Davis makes for l'r,lotG!l!g
tho war Il sound o,,c. Ilu l,a, made ,tu hts
mini, IN fact, that tho strl!ygln wRs we'll
Mt9l, lMpnless lang before Vie eantpaiEn If
officers tllnugIt as Iii. Dnvis dill, md lir,lry
aIl, wiitc ready 10 brcr their lives for tllu
ca,'sn, III which tiley were, e!lRngcd, ad
wuul.l .Io ttlcir duty IL tho lust, .Wcro c9n-
Wnr. M peopfp, perhaps, were ever moro
united Il, ii great contest Nga1nst Il coniiilnn
elcuay, n,Ht to attain Ill independent p9lit:-
icA! rx!stclcc, but there were from the first
rsnlty two la.rltes, not arganlzed or ncting us
distinct parties. Int loldinE ailfcrentviews
mud teiliicd III lnGasure BY geograpllicul
lines, Thcsn. werp tho cotton Ssates. purity
and tl!e 1surtler States pnrty. Tile former
wcre the most extrcnc md tlnconprn'ntstng.
fctlcrcy OF the Cott0n Stutcs aionc, ioUk,tlg
upon tic lMrtler Suites people ns somewhat
aki,' tH ts Nnrthert1crs, II It iiat i1ot beel!
oer nt tsy atcs ss's r @ to SP SoPsr q tf 70 E , to
| lehernts. Mr.. Davis, hu said, was III n
tltasltrc,, anil perhaps almost unconscious
ly, ilOru In sympathy will tho people Of Ills
section Of Tho South lthe cotton Statrs) llan
cxulnin bis native fnr anl deslrGe to light 1t
mt IT, tho bitter. cisa ut tho soil Ut the ex-
trclne So,!tliorn StMtes, With lingering nOne
rss 5 s st ee Gssey III fssSs FsrRs e ,st; y snv s:
"At tho sa1'le ti'uo that alr. Dnvis Il, Ills His
tnry t!tpA not hnlHp Gun. I4ca fur SllrreltGr-
ing, n,sl sec1!ls t.' '1.lnlt that tllu surrender
wls y Necessity or war, he II worry severe p'l
with t;nll. Shclinl!il with vlew tn terminate
Usi lltps, though hG consented to tint prtI-
| psill, ant! t!iefl for accepting terms of sur
retrlur:, Jolll'ston, though, i.ot pressed as
l.ce lliltt been BY Il surrounding g'leiny alul
tic fAte If war 10 give i,p thu light was Gnu,
WINGED, rs l.ee anil most Ut lllo 0thor iGll.
Hrnls wc!e, tllat lotling could DO gnined By
lighting l0nRer, alnl llu probably considered
sta.Mes wOltl,l be- al!ltast eri,nfllnf.
"T!!e tlIeory Alr, DAvis says l.e wins acting
po'l in lils pilrlinse u continue iEEl!tlng i1tt-
tlier Snnt, aftcr lcets surrender, with 0lltl.
nt silcl other scNt .ert'l trluIts As could tle
tn!icriettn tnguthpr, Irrespective If tho pl,sst.
blltty of ultimate, sleres* WIS to get tstlsr
t!'rls FROM tho FettGr!st G0yeri,tnellt. tbs
s'sow of co,'Inl,Ht reststan!e,' l,n s,.ys III hls
lMDh, then ite!lssesl, as l stlll ~. Wo,!s.l
sI,rcalln: Ike = star!cSs ilEl,t over TIC eol.-
~, ula tl'It tue exiIihltinn Mn tiotGrl.!'tl-
nlerry Of IN e''e'l,y. wl1irt fnr four ycnls !al
'gen siriytnE e s'l'II!E:ttu tho Sthtes would
Ns Alr. fincoln lIa.i indicated, 9tyeany turl,ls
which! M'gl,t ~ innu 'tse.wsnry r. u Er,.'ti.nte
ter wc!l as,'n'st ut tho ntller Contctcratu
nlllcurs, 20 1llt nErGe Will Mr. nayls. Al
thnusli thu Nnrtll fttlt tho sfr1.lu Df war very
in,Ic!!, 1t lm,l vast rest'rces a!rl lla,l p.sye
!hn Slt1aX f doubt Of ,tSerla!1ty I,. As to to
E,cnInlet! In condition of tho S0utlI every ,tny
would liilsu ssuw,l morn md 1!M,ro lts weak
HESS; consequently tho Federal t,OyOrilntnlt
nnt'Nortllertl pcoplewo,''a mt haynb bpelt illse-
y To- l!yo conre.ietl l'ptlertorn'S; lfas fnyota-
ra'itrary, II liz reasonable to surlmse tbs cntl-
tiae,l st'st It'!tl suffering thr11El! u useless
lfttl tho hURtflu feeling and prejudice Of tho