The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-04
LnrrHn PROM JrrrrssoS DAVIS,
statements by Gen. sherman Denied In
strong Language.

strong Language.
The following letter has for several
Gays boon awaiting space for publica'
ton:
| Brnuyolr, Miss, Nov a, iSi-Editor ~,
Louis Republican,:
DEAR SIR:-I have tonight received
tho enclosed published account OF ro-
marks made by Gen. w. #. sherman,
and ask the use of your columns 10
notice only ~ much so particularly
refers 10 myself, and which is TO be
found in the following extracts:
The following is taken from the ~,
LOUIS Republican,:
Frank z. Blair post, q. A. r., opened
their new hall, corner Seyonteenth and
Olive streets, last night.
Gen. sherman addressed the assem-
blage. lie had read letters which he
believed had never been publ ished, and
which very few people had seen. These
lrtlGrs showed the rebellion 10 be more
Than n mere soccssion-iL WAS "A con-
spiracy most dire. Letters which had
passed between Jcf Davis and a man
whose name II would not do to mention,
~ he is now member of the United
Statos senate, had been seen by
the speaker and showed Davis
position. He was not Secossionist.
not merely Jor the secession of the
south, but TO have This section of the
country so that he could use IL ~ n
imlcrum from which To lire out his shot
At the other sections of tho country and
compel The people 10 do as no would
have them jeff Davis would have
turned his hand against any state that
would scredo from tho south after the
south had seeded from the north. Had
the Rebellion succeeded, Gen. sherman
said, the people of the north would
have all been slaves.
Another ACCOUNT.
The following is from the be-Demo-
Gratis report:
Referring 10 the late war, he said it
was not as was generally understood, n
war OF secession from thu United States,
but conspiracy. II have been benind
the curtain" said he, sand / have seen
letters that few others have seen and
have heard conversations that cannot
lac repeated; and ] tell you that JEFF
Davis never was n secessionist. He was
a consuirator. He did not care for di-
visions from the United States. His OBJ
ject was to get fulcrum from which to
operate against the northern states, and
IL he had succeeded, he would to-day be
the master spirit of the continent, and
you would be slaves. nave seen R let
ter from Jefferson Davis to man whose
name | cannot mention, because he
is United States senator. / 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 secede from tho southern
contederacy."
This public assault, under the covert
plea, that il is based upon information,
which regard for United States sena-
tor, does not permit him to present, will,
to honorable minds, suggest the idea OF
irresponsible Islander.
1t is thus devolved upon me to say
that the allegation of my ever having
written such letter as is described, is
unqualifedly false,a and the asserti that
| had any purpose or wish TO destroy
the liberty and equal rights of any state,
either north or south, il reckless,
shameless fslsehood, especially, because
it was generally known, that for many
years before, as well as during the war
between tho states, was an earnest adj
vocate of the strict construction state
rights theory Of Mr.. Jefferson. What
motive other than personal malignity
can be conceived for so gross libel.
II Gen. Sherman has access to any let
ters purporting to have been written by
me, which will sustain his accusations,
let him produce them or wear the brand
Di a base slanderer.
Yours rasppptfullv