New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-23
uEvoPJEs OF THE REBELLION.

PROMINENT OFFICERS OF THE WAR
nun, .1,rxvpr To MAKE LEE DICTAToR-DAvIss
DISLIKE or IER-FAIsE sTohifS ABOUT "HN-
rp,r cPANr-AS ESTIMATE or STERLING PRICE
Tn n conversation prompted 10y n mention OF Jei-
fcrSon Davis's forthcoming volume Of Memoirs
,rom,ncnt officer Of the late Southern Confcd'racy
related TO representative Of THE llHBtN the Io-
lowing personal "reminiscences of the war:
81 was" he said. appointed on the Foreign NJ
fairs Committee Of the Confederate Congress-
votcd for the abolition Of slavery a matter oi
military necessity but II was only supp"reu ny INV
members from Missouri and kcniucky-bofu''
stat.s which had minor interest in the matter
Our committee met over confectionery s'''' !"
Richmond. The chairman Of 1t was Atkins "a h'I-
,rf CONGRESS from Tennessee. At one time VIZ
had n scheme 10 make Lee the Dictator oi the "h"i
Corfcderocv and n commit ce was sent 70 the camp
~ 500 zee When they had stated their prop"Slt'"n
bo soiJ. .Centlemen am So hard pressed win 'h'
dutics I now have that if any more duties were
added they would break me down. 80 great are INV
rcspoDsib lities and my danger that when say ny
pravers night and morning. il IL ~ much a. can "u
to keen from asking God to bring every day INC ""
that il 10 close my accountability. mere II u" WY
soid Ice TO turn am afraid e. leave my III >
with nv army and march South because th'r' i
nothing to eat wherever may -. Inc country %
cmpty--cmpty of men, empty I" l"l'
Inst before our lines were broken at lct'rNhnrR,
7 tool dinner with several Officers, aud "'n'ia
Ice tbor,, related that Mr. Davis had the day before
scnt him message to leave his amy and 40 over l."
Richp,ond-n Journey. both ways. ~ dAF OF il'"IH
sn la hay, a conference. Lee rcPucd lhh' lI' !"
cessitie. Of the army every moment W'l, N"'' ''",
Inc cnuld not 90 away; that hc eNl"'l' an ~ H.
every moment. To this answer was mum" 10
Mir Davis still insisted on seeing Lee ma, NY.
r,nlied that he would not be- Responsible Tor Whh
i,,nonsd in his absence that only the very EtaNs
accession would Justify his going. laws ,lu' Nl.i
,,nl;nl that General Ice must come; Ah' s"'.
General Lee telling this story. wien W. Fts
thcrc tocrther there was no business or qlh l"h :"
any NOR. moment between us than nlgli hili'y Nv"
Oil women together. MIR. Davis had ln'ttlh "''ol
mined that should come, no matter WHAT '''' WI"
sequences were. ,.t -, N,;esorrj that
General Grant offered his services Ia SlcrIlhV ne
ovd CIaih Jackson against the mon. Vow, ~ thai
e,.rod / was the SECRETARY Of both Jackson, anu
irice / slept with Claib Jackson during an VA
period preceding and shont secession. ~, u'I
nrn lametions MS Governor of the state. ''h'I'i
f;ranf had ever written letter Offering ms services
to Missouri the letter would have come l" h' "..'
therr never was any such letter, ami nav, ~ ~
nIied 10 INQUIRIES addressed 10 me; nave HlNu ~,
there was a want of responsibility IN 'h' parry
making the statement. III, =. , H.. -,
" sterling Price was one Of the best soldiers III
the United states. He beat Lyon At ne nlntaIl
ramc and killed him. No man loved hgltinX NOR,
than Price can likcn him 10 nothing hnt one oil
those FRI ght locomotives you 80 S"huI9t ~.
drnnt with the fires Out-au ugY mass OF h'tai'
Stnn;d tn look At and without apparent NE or
nnvrr until you light fir under IT, aud tcn VIII
drag trains Of ears over mountain tops l""' ""'
General Price"