Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-19

1 SAANI DONOAfAC t1AtC4n4s bltt LAlllAA 4
1 understand and appreciate thor
oughly the character of my under
taking.
The afltagonisnis bred In the cOn-
federate administration were so bit
ter, and, where Mr. Davis was con-
eerned, were so personal aud relent-
& less, that the book Will necessarily
!. provoke many Il controversy
i throughout southern political and
military circles. Mr.. Davis has the
rare advantage of having before him
as he writes the special pleas Of most
4 of his antagonists.
I THE CHIEF POINTS OF THE WORK.
4 The most important points of the
j work-f0r after all the constitutional
argument, which will doubtless be
4 fine, became res ddittdicatd after
certain fine morning at Appomattox
will be the discussion of the peace
i movements and the defense of the
\ policy of the Davis administration
asopposed to the Stephens, Brown
4 and Toombs policy. The first is
vastly the most important point.
History is gradually settling upon
the head of Mr. Davis the burden of
a war protracted long after he was
assured that success was impossible.
1t is said that Gen. Lee assured Mr..
| Davis, long before the conclusion of
the war, that inevitable failure
awaited the confederate arms. It
is even said that prior to the first
visit of Mr.. Blair to Mr.. Davis, Gen. I
Lee had demonstrated to him the
impr0bability of success. and that
the interview between Mr.. Davis
and Mr.. Blair will show this. Mr..
Davis sent out his commissioners, /
however, instructed to listen to
nothing but the full recognition of
the independence of the confederate
government. The country, north |
and south, will look with interest to I
see how MIR. Davis can clear him
self of the suspicion that he pro-
longed for months struggle that 1
was known to be hopeless, and that 1
involved the useless sacrifice of a I
hundred thousand lives, when hon
orable terms OF peace and reunion,
as will be shown, were awaiting his
acceptance. The discussion of the I
special policy of Mr.. Davis, and the
determined opposition OF over half
the statesmen who were leagued
with nina, the incompetent financial
system of the confederacy, the al
legged lack of intelligence in the cab
met and congress, which no valor
in the field could eompensate-all
these win demand some very perth
nent writing on Mr.. Davis part,
and will stir many an ugly feud.
AN AGGRESSIVE BOOK.
The book is aggressive ia its gen
eraI tenor, and maintains with un-
shaken firmntsss ali the points that
were put to the arbitrament OF the
sword. Mr.. Davis writes concisely,
less than half CT his first volume
with the causes of secession and his
justification for it. The. rest Of the
work is devoted to narrative of
the struggle, with comment so spar
ing that. it barely throws light on
the nlotiyes and purposes of an ad-
ministration that perished son the
Wingp and left no archives. Mr..
Davis is thoroughly satisfied with
his work, ard cOnfesses himself
pleased at the thoroughness with
which he has been able to fix all ;
derails and support ali assertions I
with documentary proof. (
EFFORTS TO SECURE PEACE.
AS to the history of the efforts
made to secure peace, he says that
the facts show that he did all that {
an honorable leader of brave and
devoted Taen could do to secure
peace. Upon this point the discus
sion provoked by Mr.. Davis book !
will develop something new. =
Wfoodsawyers with a History.
Ia Dubuque, Iowa, two men are q
now engaged in saving wood for I
Mr.. John Coleman who have his
.ory. One OF them, John Derney, |
has been millionaire. During the I
var he was member of a New
Jersey. regiment, and served under c
in the Potomac army. Y
he was in many battles, and re- n
.eived many wounds. He receives y
/ pension of IS per month. At the 1
lose of the war he went to Califor-
lia, and thence to Mexico, where p
le engaged in silver mining, and u
vas very successful, dmassipg 3,
handsome fortune. About eight 6
,ears ago he married the daughter II
# Gen. Emil Toutoreta, wealthy e.
merchant of Mexico, with whom he
ived very happily for two or three K
ears. He decided to sell his prop n
rty and return to this country. 1t q
i'd not take him long to dispose of Ol
is real estate and other interests, 81
he sacrificen considerable
+ it. His wealth now consisted of u
onds and other cash securities, u
1hich he intended to deposit in the Sc
ank of Mexico for safety, and to be Oh
rawn when he reached his destina- to
ion. On the l0th.of October, 1874, II
he night before he intended to start g
n his return, his wife stole all his m
Money and securities and fed with
er lover, and he has never seen or gs
card of her since. He arrived in &c
lew York with little money, and, tn
) may be expected, gave himself at
p to dissipation. He has been a er
'anderer ever since, arriving i'm CO
Iurphy is his felloW-labOrer at the pC
'oodpile of Mr.. Coleman. A few
ears ago Murphy was the captain le
a steamboat on the Ohio river, "
hich he owned, and was otherwise NJ
ell off. He met with reverse of tn
'rtune and ill-luck, and last sum- Is
Ier was j. roustabOut on the upper an
ississippi. Tn
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Bret Harte's Snug Berth.
A recent London letter says
1eaking of literary people, actors
ld the rest Of that kind, friend "
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