Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-03
FIGHTING THEIR BATTLES DER.
JEFF DAVIS AND TECUMsEH
AT L06GExMEA rs.

The Ex-COnfedcrate Chief Charges
F"iseiOOd and Islander Blood I'm
the Generals Opuc-ssAn Affair
Between Two Gentlemen"
By telegraph TO the Neto York Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. "a, 18S4.-At the
opening of the new hall of the Frank p.
Blair Post, G. A. r., few weeks ago, Gen.
sherman addressed a gathering Of old sol
diers, and in the course of his remarks
took occasion to pay his respects to Jeffer-
son Davis, which he did in such a vigorous
way that Mr.. Davis has repealed the
charges there made in language equally
forclble. Gen. Sherman referred to the
late war and said that secession was merely
a conspiracy and that JEFF Davis was a con-
spirator whose aim was to use the Confed-
eracy as a fulcrum with which he could
operate against the other sections of the
country looking at a practical dictatorship.
II have been behind the curtain" said
General Sherman, "and / have seen letters
that few others have seen and heard con-
versations that cannot be repeated. I have
seen q letter from Jefferson Davis to q man
whose name | cannot mention, because he
is a United States Senator. l know Davis
writing and saw his signature, and in that
letter he said he would turn Lees army
against any State that might attempt to
seoede from the Southern Confederacy."
REPLY OF MIR. DAVIS.
This morning the Republican printed
the following letter from Mr.. Davis in
reply:
BEAUvoIR, Miss, Nov. g., 1884.
EDITOR ST. Louis REPUBLIcAN-DEAR
SIR: l have to-day received the en-
closed published account of remarks made
by General W. 7. Sherman, and ask the
use of your columns to notice only 80
much as particularly refers to myself and
which is to be found in the following
extracts:
Here follow extracts Of reports in the
st. Louis Republican and Globe Demo-
crat the gist Of which is given above. Ed.
SENTINEL.
This public assault under the covert
plea that it is based upon information
which regard for q United States Senator
doss not permit him to present will, to
honorable minds, suggest the idea of ire
sponsible ISLANDERS. 1t is thus devolved
upon me to say that the allegation that
my ever having written such a letter as is
described is unqualiiedly false, and the
assertion that | had any purpose or wish
to destroy the liberty and equal rights Of
any State, either North or South, is a reck.
less and shameless falsehood, especially
because it was generally known that for
many years before, as well as during the
war between the States, l was an earnest
advocate of the strict construction of State
rights theory Of Mr.. Jefferson.
What motive other than personal malig-
nifty can be conceived for so gross a libel ?
If Gen. Sherman had access to any letters
| purporting TO have been written by me
which will sustain his accusations let him
| produce them or wear the brand OF q base
~slanderer. Yours respectfully,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
BLOOD IN THE EYE OF
OF course this letter called for a re-
joinder from Gen. Sherman, and the Gen
| erals residence on Carlson avenue was
visited to-day by newspaper representa-
tives, all Of whom he received in a cour-
teous but not altogether friendly manner.
He anticipated the leading question by
remarking:
~ nave read the letter OF Jefferson
| Davis in this mornings paper, and l have
| nothing to say to the newspapers"
He laid down his pen, and, turning in
his chair. said, with that firm tone which
| showed the subject had stirred up his ire:
"This is an affair between two gentle
men. l will take my time about it and
write to Mr.. Davis myself. We will settle
the matter between u.s."
"Have the papers misrepresented you in
your remarks before the Frank Blair Post,
G.. A. r. ?" was asked.
II say nothing about that. My reply
to Mr.. Davis will not be through the pa
pers. They are not the arbiters OF this
question nor the go-between for any dis
pute. l have no more to say"
SaYIng