Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-16
DAY DISPATCHES.


R41meH. n @. Dae. is-In reference to
TIE recent controversy between General
sherman aud len DAvis. In which the for
mel charged The latter wi,h having threat.
cncd to force certain States 70 remain 10 the
conieaeracy. It hns been stated thht Davis
letter containing this threat was written to
Governor Vance. now United States Senator,
in reply to President Davis. October 2s
ls62. Il has been stated also that the letter o.
DAVIS had been destroyed hiA Is . mis-
take This isltsf IS here and a. nov IN pos
session " gentleman Of Raleigh. 1t was
as follows
RfcHN0ND, Va, NOV. II, 1907
70 His Ercfiifncu (iet. Vance, hdffigt, A. ..
edge yours Of The 18Th uit., and regret me
Disappointment to which some recruits OF
Moth cafolipa have been subjected. CON
cur with sou as g. the policy OF allowing Is
companies and regiments IN which they are
10 5efve. The right secured ~ the law. Of
volunteer 10 select his own company was
lost. IL was true. by enrolment; hutthe poll
cy was SO oD2iuus 81 essocinting men logeth-
er who would best harmonic with each
other, that II was my purpose 70 c0ntinue
the privilege aeyoud the limit fixed by law.
Tho danger % the coast VI North Carolina
and our inability 70 draw troops from TIE
army Of Northern virginia, rendered II
proper that the greatest exertiou should be
made Immediately 70 an up the reslmeris
IN Gen. French S command, but This did not
Interfere with allowing conscripts % select
amnng those regiments tie one 70 shiehthey
would be asaigued 50 long Is vacancies ex
isted IN companies chosen, and that ex,
pected Il would haze been done. | VIII
send your letter to the War Department with
b copy Of this reply 10 you. aud hope for the
ltifl- fl,era mi he Nc, ground Tor disgatis-
tactic, and that ~ far As Ii feasible, disap-
pointineuls Il which you refer may be cor
fected BY transfer. ! feel grateful tQyOu
lor the cordial mauhe- u whicn you have
sustained every proportion couneoied with
The public defense and trust that there win
always be such coinfelllgence ana 0eeord-
ance hs will enable US 10 cooperate for the
public good the conzcript Act has not
been popular anywhere ont OF the army,
There, As you are aware, II serves 70 check
dlac9nteut which resulted from retaining
Twelve months beyond the term Of
their original engagement and WAS falriy
regarded as a measure equitably 20 dislribs
ute the burden OF pubic defencei but the
opposition 10 Us execution or withneld their
AID except In the State OF Georgia. Sc tar A.
.lhe cadets Of tue Military Institute. are con
lcerned In the State Of Virginia. shall eti'
sieaTnf BY judicial decision TO settle the |
question rolsed in those States. In the
meantime / haze been cheered by the eYi |
1cnee Of popular sentiment, which supports
my measure necessary to protect our eouh
ny and secure political undergraduates
like yourself, have hoped that the party |
distractions which existed al former times /
w9uid be buried in the graves OF tue gallant |
IN 81 who have fallen in defense OF their
bifhright, and that we should ali, as band |
81 brothers, strike for The inheritance oar
With sincere regards. am respectfully |
and truly, JEFfkasoN DAVIS