Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-27
I'M MURMnRa Oh AIINI

ANY MURMuRs or MINE,
IL bruited sometimes in certain circles
of Its own force. Thus, when in Jam
uary, 1862, the Western representa-.
tives expressed desire that l should
separate myself for a time from
my Virginia forces and go TO the de-
Tense of the Mississippi valley from
the impending offensive of Halleck
and Grant, IL was furthered by the
executive with inducements which j
trusted, in disregard of Senator
Toombs' sagaoious warning, that un-
der this furtheraDce lurked a purpose
10 effect my downfall, urged In one OF
his communications through his SON
in-law, Mr.. Alexander, In words az
impressive IA they proved prophetic:
Urge Gen. BeaureRard to decline all
proposals and solicitations. The blade
of Joab. Verbum sapientl.n After
going through the campaign of Shiloh
and Corinth, not only with those in
ducements unfulfilled. but with vital
drawbacks from the government, In
Guiding the refusal of necessary rank
To competent snbordinates to assist In
organizing my hastily collected aud
mostly raw troops, ! was forced the
following June, in deferred obedience
10 the positive order OF my physicians,
TO Withdraw from my immediate camp
to another point In my department for
recovery from illness, leaving under
the care of my lieutenant, Gen.
Bragg, my army, then un-
menaced and under reorgani-
2ationi with view TO an Immediate
offensive ] had purposed. In aDticl-
patton and exclusion Of the receipt OF
full dispatches following my telegram,
the latter was tortuously misTead, in a
manner not creditable 20 schoolboy
and repugnant to Mr.. Davis exact
knowledge OF syntax, so as to give pre-.
text to the shocking charge that had
abandoned my army, and telegram
WAS sent IN naked haste directly To
Gen, Bragg, telling him TO retain the
permanent command of the army.
The Blade Of Joabn had given its
thrust, The representatives I'm con-
gress from the West and Southwest
applied to Mr.. Davis In body for my
restoration, and when, disfegarding
his sheer pretext that | had aban-
d0ned my army, they still insist
ed, Mr.. Davis declared that /
should not be restored II the whole
world should ask i'll This machlna-
ton went to such length that IL was
given out in Richmond that / had
softening Of the brain and had gone
crazy So carefully was this report
fostered Zone OF its tales being that /
would SIT all day atroking pleasantly
that friend of mine, a member Of the
Confederate congress-, thought IL his
duty TO write me special letter re-
spectlng the device. advising me to
come directly 10 Richmond to con-
found II by my presence--a proceeding
which dlsdAined 10 take. / had not
only then, but from later still m lre
offensive pToYocation, imperative
cause TO resign, aud would have
done so but for sense Of pub
lie obligation. Indeed, Ia my
after fields Of action the same hostility
was more and more active in It's vari-
This silly iaIe vas borrowed from an
incident AT shiloh. Toward the end of the
ufst day'a battle a soldier hal found pheaH
ant covering, apparently paralyzed under
the eeaatiefs din and brought n 10 my hea t.
quarters ~ a present me. II was beauti-
iul bird, and after receiving IL gave direc-
ons 70 mace u In cage. - intsndad send
ing u as a pleasant token OF The battle 10 the
iamly ofJu0ge Milton Brown Of Jaekeon
Tenn, from whom had rec siyed az, their
guest, while occupying that place, ihe Kind
81 attentions; bnt Ia The second days con.
Met the poor Walt was lost 9Th.