Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-15
SHERMAN-DAyIS
The Much .Talked-ot Letter Of tho
President Of the Elk. Ctnfed-
eraey to Senator Vance.
Nothing is Said in Regard to Forcing
ANY Of the States to Remain
in the Oonfedemoy.


n c., special says In reference to the
recent controversy between Gen. Sher.
man and Jefferson Davis, in which
the former charged the latter with
having threatened 10 force certain
states to remain In the Confederacy;
cit has been stated that
the Davis letter containing
this threat was written 10 Gov Vance
now United States senator In reply
to his letter To the then President DR-
Wis OF Oct -, 1862 IL haa been stated
also that the letter Of Mr.. Davis had
been destroyed. This H. q miatAlSe.
The letter il here and IN now in pos
session OF a gentleman OF Raleigh. II
Is as follows
RcuMoNn, VA, Nov. n, ls0g.
A" TO Ills EXceilsncy, Gov Vance, Raleigh,
a" Dear Sir. have the honor 10 no.
knowledge yours Of the 25th ult aud
regret the disappointment to which
some OF the recruits Of North Carolina
have been subjected. | concur with
you rs TO the policy OF allow
Ing the consoupts, az far
rs the state OF the service
will permit, to select the companies
hlAN IAklNNNNiN ~ NnlNh NilfA MlN w
serve The right Of the volunteer, re-
cured by law, to peleot his own com.
pany was lost, IL IN true, by the en-
Tollments, hut the policy was no OBJ
viouB Of assOciating men together who
would best harmoni2o " in zach other,
that II WAS my purpose TO
continue the privilege beyond
the limit fixed by the law. The dan
ger TO the coast OF North Carolina aud
our inability To draw troops from the
army OF Northern Virginia, rendered
II proper hat the greatest eNertion
should be made Immediately 10 MI up
the regiments in Gen. French's com
mand, but this did not Interfere with
allowing the Donscrlpts To select among
those regiments the one tO which they
would he assigned 80 long IA vacancies
existed In the companies chosen, and
that ! expected would have been
done.
"'G will send your letter to Tia war
department. with n copy Of this reply
10 you, and hope for the
future that there will ho no
ground for disqualification, and
that as far M possible the
disappointment 10 which you refer
may he corrected by transfer.
j feel grattmlt olyou for the cordial
manner IN which you have SUSTAINED
every proposition connected with the
public defense and trust that there
will always be such colntelligence and
accordance 40 will enable us 10 co. opc-
rate for the public good. The conscript
act hrs not been popular anywhere
out ~ the army There, aa you are
aware. u serves 10 check the disoon-
tent which resulted from retaining the
eleven.monlhs' men beyond the term
Of their original engagement, and II
was fairly regarded as measure
equitably 20 distribute tho burden Of
the public defense, but the state
authorities have not offered OPP
position TO rs execution or
withheld their aid except In
the state Of Georgia, aud 40 far as the
military institute II concerned In the
state nl Virginia ] shall ondeavor by
judicial decision to settle the question
raised IN those two states, and In the
meantime / have been choered by the
evidence OF the popular sentl-
ment which supports any
measure necessary 10 protect our
country and 10 secure our political I'M
dependence.
"'Llkc yourself ! have hoped that
the phIly uihtlhclionh Hhlcn sAthJtu
at former time would be- buried In
the graves of tho gallant men who
have fallen Ia the defense Of their
birthrIRbt, aud that we should all rs n
band Of brothers strike for the inherit
nnce our fathers left us.
"'Wlth sincere regards, am respect
fully and truly,
JEFFERSON DAyIBV
The publication OF This letter IL In an-
swer Ia the recent chargeof Gen. Bher-
man that ex-Preeldent Davis was not
merely Heoeesionist, but cOnspiratOr
as well. The utteiance ~ Gen. Sher-
man was made In speech delivered
before Frank Blair Post Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic at Sc. Louis,
some weeks ago, In which ho parllcn-
larly stated that he Ind seen
a letter written by the
president Of the Southern COnfed-
eracy to q Confederate general. now
United States senator, In which u
was said that any Southern state not
yielding prompt aud proper obedience
10 him Davis would be eoereed into
submission by the power Of the armies
then Ia the field. Gen. Shernlan'a
fpef ch WAS published w the IT. Lonis
papers, and Mr. Davis attention being
| called 10 IL at once denounced IL IA
false, aud called upon his aceuser 10
produce the letter or stand branded
as an Infamous slhnderer The above
IL supposed TO be copy Of the letter
referred 10.