Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-13
Jefferson Davis Attacked and De
Tended.

POINTS FROM THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
In the course of the debate In the Senate yester-
day afternoon, on Mr.. Hawiey's resolution calling
for Gen. Sherman's letter Senator Sherman said:
"Whenever, in my presence, Jefferson Davis is
treated as patriot. must enter my solemn pro-
test. Whenever the motives and causes OF the war
are called in question, must assert that 1t a
causeless reoeilioh, entered upon with bad mo-
tiveS, and that all men who led in that movement
were traitors to this country Of ours" "Great
God" said he, ''will it ever be disputed in this
country Of ours, at any time within thousand
years, that in the war and before the war Jeffer-
son Davis was conspirator and a traitor to his
country? Never, trust"
Mr.. Lamar characterized Mr. Shermans speech
as full OF "fagrant inaccuracies" He (Lamar) was
entirely willing to leave to the Judgment OF pos
terity the question as to whether the secession
movement was the conspiracy Of few ambitious
men or OF a whole people to maintain, as they be-
lieved. their rights and their autonomy. The Is
sue between Gen. Sherman and MIR. Davis was
based upon the assertion of Gen. Sherman that he
had seen letter written by Davis declaring that
II any southern state attempted to withdraw from
the cOnfederacy he Davis would coerce that state
with troops No such letter was ever written said
Mr.. Lamer, though he did not intend to impeach
Cen Sher1nan's Veracity. No man had higher
regard for Gen. Sherman personally or for his
military genius than he QamarI, but Gen Sher-
man had been misled. He had permitted his feel
ings to miSlead him.
"One thing sir" said. Mr.. Lamar in conclusion
"we OF the south have surrendered upon all the
questions which divided the two sections in that
controversy. We have given up the right OF the
people TO secede from this Union. We have given
up the right OF each state judge for itself Of the
tnfractions OF the Constitution and the mode OF
dress. We have given up, sir, the right to control
cur own domestic institutions We fought for
them, and we lost in that controversy. but man
SHALL in my presence call Jefferson Davis traitor
without my responding with stern and emphatic
denial"
Mir Vest in reply to Mr. Ingalls, said he was
verbal horror and an oral terror Nr Vest referred
to the common Scold. who was, under old common
law, punished with the duckiag pond. He depre-
Gated the revival of these issues with regard to Mr.
o6
to the confederate senate Mr. Vest replied that
his credentials to the confederate senate or the
United States Senate We're never disputed by his
non-constituents, and looking pointedly at Mr. In
gals the Missouri Senator said in conclusion: HE
Ungalls) knows what mean by that"
LETTERS WHICH THROW SOME LIGHT ON THE INSIDE
HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE GENERAL
Some interesting letters from Gov. Brown, of
Georgia. and Gov. Vance, Of North Carolina, to the
confederate secretary Of war have been brought
out in connection with the Davs-Sherman contro-
sponse to President Davis requ.Sition for 10 600
Georgia militia Gov. Joe Brown wrote on Septera-
Der l2, 1854 saying that he did not feel obliged to
comply with the beheSt Of the confederate chief
and deprive the state OF "her only remaining pro-
lection against tn. encroachments OF centralized
power. I, therefore, decline to comply with or I'LL
this extraordinary requisition. While l refuse to
crafty the presidents ambition In this particular,
and to surrender the last veSge OF the sovereignty
OF the state by placing the remainder OF her mill
tia under his control for the war, beg to assure
you that shall not hesitate to order them to the
front, and they will not shun the th1ckest OF the
night when the enemy is to be met upon the soil OF
their beloved state"
Being answered rather tartly by Secretary sed-
while will employ all the torce at my command to
maintain all constitutional rights OF the confeder
acy and OF my state shall not hesitate to use the
same force to protect the same rights against eX-
ternal assaults and internal usurpations"
Gov. Brown also vigorously opposed the conscr1p-
1t was about this conscriptive act that Gov
Vance's troubles with the confederate government
began. On october 25, 1852, he wrote Mr. Davis:
nature than do O. military service are to ride
rough shod over the people, drag them from their
homes, and assign them, or rather consign them,
without regard to their wishes or feelings, must
be compelled to decline undertaking task which
against the suspension Of the writ OF habeas cor
pus. In 1853 the depredations OF confederate SOL
diers on citizens Of North Carolina stirred the gov
ernor to great wrath and he wrote to the secretary
Of war: "If God Almighty had yet In store another
plague worse than all others which He intended to
sa
regiment or SO OF halfarmed, halfdiscipiined con-
federate cavalry. Unless something can be
done shall be compelled in some sections to call
out my militia and levy actual war against them"
REAR ADMIRAL JoUETT, commanding the North
Atlantic squadron is In the city for day or two.
His flagship, the Tennessee, is now at Hampton
Roads, awaiting inspection by the Secretary OF the
Navy. After being 80 inspected she will sail for
RAILROAD CoMMIssIoN.-The President has ap-
pointed Charles 6. Barber, OF New York, Nathan
g; King, OF Brooklyn, and George B. Welch, Of
Wisconsin. - s''' 1s'' '''''n '''"e ''1''A' ~
Mr. BATRRs, minister OF Guatemala, Nicaragua
ana costa Rica. ana who has recently been ac-
cred1ted minister froM Honduras, was presented
70 tne President to-day BY the Secretary Of State