The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-15

New York Herald. l+tbi
A Herald representative VISITED 'oe pso.
s.n,nc. housc ii The Appleions on Yesterday
fnr the puspose of getting whatever was
nevs concerniug the for, booming history "a
sse ,s,c war by Nj. jefferson Davis, now IN
sss rse..es al that house. He found ~ q
ss.<t M the front OF the building Mr. =.
Sanrhv- who has more direct charge OF ,n's
S..,.,k ros>jbIy tbap any one connected "ne
she Arm. In response 10 az inquiry ~ 10
,rh.n the book would be out b. replied
- We'll. The Aprletons do not hke 20
vnste nrom,ses, bet I feel JUSTIFIED IN say
snc ,hst n will be ready inslde OF ninet.
Hs~s have now the proof-shetts OF nai
stsc f,rs, volume 10 my desk here. naVe
snst received letter from Judge iennes,,
wno was sent down By the house 20 ASST
Mr. Davis with the writing, IN wb'co Ne
ssyx fhs, be will fJrward inside OF zen uays
sr.m the date Of WIRING bali the manu-
sc,iut for the second volume, when u now
,cady. and Is withheld SIMPLY toat MT.
navis NAV make a slish correction m one
ri me chapters. Tie adds that the PRINT
ore nav be put 10 work on " ~ once ss
the l,s, hali Of she second volume Is aooh'
ready. pud will be bere before tue pr'o'ers
will need II. He writes That everything j.
nav ready for the pushing forward OF 'ne
work. and that the Wanuscript, viftuaNy
prerareti To the last chapter, VIII come lot
ward at.once."
..When was ibe contract with Mr.. Davis
for ,uis wos X closedf"
Abou, five years ago. Mt. DaVls bas
procees.ed In he preparation OF tbis history
with he ~ mos, delbera,ion. ne mas taken
no,hiss sor GRANTED, but has examined 'n'o
tbe smallest deals snd sried the RECORDS
He was ambitious. too. 20 give toe WORK
sueh scope as To- make II comprehensive a.
wsu ,s thorougp. Hi- labor has, therefore.
hoon ,mmsnse. Sill, he would have been
rsady lopy ago II he had been provided
with oronpi and skiiul writers who could
have kent up with hi dctafiOn. He6iciates
slowly. deliberately, and viii baye no short
hand writer. Since Judge Teouev was sent
ou, TO BIN nearly year ego the WORK has
gone right ahead.'
ca Has the name OF the book been agreed
on YETI" n, .r.o p,so and
Fsl, AZ the Confederate Government fbe
n.me trs, de,e, miued on was 'Tbe History
of The Conf, d, rate War Tor independence:
Its Csu.es and Results You will see that
title runs on the proof sheets here"
uAnd. by the way" be SAID, Us he leaned
forward to oct the bundle OF sheets from bis
drawer, "ysu are The trsi journalist tbat
has ever had a glimpse Of these proofs. Ana
II Is o c. Incidence that this history ond Ban
cros,.s history OF the Times OF Washing
ton, are being published simultaneously,
ano.v holding up balch OF the Bancroft
proofs. .sthat The title al the first chapter oi
Rancrof,s Is beaded The CoDfederacy,'
meaning. Of course, the fret confederation
of The Colonies. Alb. here are the DAVIS
proofs" - .,oo,
handsomely printed on heavy paper. IN
much tue zane style a. but clearer ana
HEAVIER than .'sbernan's Memoirs" Inc
.. iu,roduc,ion" TO the book was short
covering nearly the first page a0d bali tDe
next. aud u could he seen in the glance ibal
the reporiPr got that the dedication was
contained in the introduction. The title OF
tbe book-which OF course will be changed
on The present proOf-sbeets-run across
the top OF every page.
"The terms uron which Mr.. Davis wrote
the book are liberali"
alt is sufficient 10 say that he will receive
enough from The raiIy sales to make bin
independent and easy for the rest OF bis NE.
Bnl the chief rev ard mat be will have VIII
he The con. ciou,nts s. Of having performed q
duty that has weighed upon hun ever since
the failure ~ The cause that he represented
He mined. shortly after the collslse OF
hi. government, to devote The remainder OF
his life to the preparation OF 9 full and IN
prebepsiye bis'0ty OF the struggle Of the
southern people and the causes iha, led tC
IT,"
"Baye YOU seen him since the completion
Of the wrrkY"
eyes, ] spent several DAYS with bin al
BeauyoIr last j ,puary. when bis labor was
mainly over. / never saw man tbat st
sincerely ,ejOiced IN bis work. lie said tina
he bsd made history that YOU stand al
the tests OF time md criticism, becau>e u
was true, and hat lie nad PUT In serDaneD
record defence 81 bis p'Ople that would
command the verdict II posleriiy. III
seemed to feel rs man who has had "a
cred duty weighing upon binH3s burden
and who had al lat bonoraDly lifted u II on
r.. shoulders. He gave five yea's OF almo>
nS.!s,sss,,,:., 10 Dor 10 The work. n gbt and d..
curing the most ~ that time ne has been II
the secIu>op OF BeaNyoir, In MS It'll
study. careless OF tue tustle and worry O
the OUTSIDE world, al work at his sell
appointed task"
The first volume OF fhe WORK Is amos
entirely taken up win consi u'ional oi'
cts.,on Il the causes that led 10 The war
The latter half 81 this and the last volum
treats of the conduct # the War. Bot
volumes will be illustrated with porTrsi's
the prominent men @bo figured on 10
Confederate side. The work Is dedica'ed /
the wiao~s and orphans or the mcn VII
died for the cause. The introduction affirm
brt.fy the coniederaied cbar-c;er OF th
Union and The necessity Of separate soyt
reignties under general direction.