The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-20
A SOUTHERN VOICE
CRIES OUT AGAINST JEFF DAVIS
And virtually Brand. Him as aoeea. Cow.
ard for not sticking to Lee and Apo.
matto1-rhs Diseontsnt In North Car.
ollua-yanco should Keep Cool.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In long edi-
torial on Grant and Davis, the Richmond
Rhig presents the following points bear
ing on the discussion which General sher-
man has stirred up:
"When the Confederacy Of the rich
slaye.holders OF the South was in It's death
throes, with the expiring rattle In its
throat, it was expected by the fighting
men Of General Lees army that Mr.. Davis,
the President Of our Contederacy, for
which the hearts blood OF the South had
been freely poured out on many and
glorious fields OF battle, would Join US
somewhere on our forced retreat from our
lines on the Petersburg defenses. Week
pected to meet Mr.. Davis at Amelia Court
House on our retreating march, with such
supplies for our iamishing army as he
might be able TO bring from the abundant
stores which had been long collected In
Richmond, the depot Of all the Commits
sary and Quartermaster's supplies for the
army Of the South.
cit WAS a well known and current fact
at that time in the army OF the South
that the North Carolina troops were dis
contended. Many OF them had deserted
and gone back. to their families. or into
the swainps OF the South, where they
thought they could be secure against the
search OF men chosen for detective service
who had never done any other service for
the cause-in other words, men who had
never been in battle, and wereonly useful
for dirty work, provided II was safe from
the whistle OF minnie bullets on the front
Governor Vance may say what he pleases,
now that the terrible thing Is over, but he
knows as well as he knows the thoughts
OF his own soul and the things OF the past,
which were cognizant TO him, that he
himself was displeascd with the treatment
OF the brave men from his State, who had
fought valiantly from the first battle at
Bethel to the closing scenes Of the dis
astrous war, and that the North Car
olina troops were on the edge OF deser-
ton for nearly twelve months be-
fore the. close of the awful thing. Why,
It was a common talk among the Vir-
ginia troops as to what the North Caro-
finans would do in the next move. Not
that any one doubted their bravery, which
had been too well attested on many hard
fought fields OF blood and carriages. But
| 1t was understood that Governor Vance
was dissatisfied with the conduct OF Affairs
at Richmond, and that North Carolina
troops would be governed by what Cover.
nor Vance felt. In the matter OF the sup.
plies through the blockaderunners-oneo eof
the most successful being vessel named
in honor of his wife Advance, which was
play upon the name Of Mrs. Adeline
Vance, the Governors first wife-the
Governor had done more than any other
Southern Governor in sympathy with the
Southern Coniederacy in the way Of sup
plying troops aud bring through the
blockade supplies which were of the
utmost Importance TO US at that time.
Such was Governor Vance at the time
when North Carolina and Virginia were
with their Southern sisters in the great
war OF secession-a war which was de-
signed to perpetuate slavery and make
rich men richer, and poor, white men
poorer, no matter what might become OF
the damned niger, as he was then COM
monty called, and, for that matter, as he
is called to this day.
POINTER FOR VANCE.
aGoyernor Vance is now Senator in
the United States Congress, and gets very
mad when anything is said about Mr..
Jefferson Davis and the Southern Confed-
eracy. But we allknow where Governor
Vance was in 1864. II isnot worth while
| for him to make any fuss about the matter
now. He is nc. better man now than be
was then. We think he was a very good
and true man then, in 1884, when he was
doing his level best, but was at the same
4 time making deal OF q fuss to disturb
1.-THE soul and serenity OF Mr.. Jefferson
Davis and his little cOnfederacy in Rich
mond, by which We all swore then, 1t Is
true. We admit the fact like brave aud
honest men, and are not ashamed Of 1t as
LIT then stood, and as we understand 1t.
"But so far.as this controversy about
Mr.. Davis and the Southern Confederacy
is concerned, we know whereof we speak
when we say that Mr.. Davis found 1t nee
essary, not only from what Governor
Vance and Governor Joseph Brown had
had to demoralize,the troops in the regu-
lar army from their peculiar views OF the
situation, whatever they may find It poll
tic for them to say and declare in the
United States Senate now at this present
day, and in the light Of subsequent
eyents-to intimate q more positive policy
than any which had been declared at the
beginning OF the war at Montgomery. :
SThe war between the States OF the
South and the States OF the North was a
historical mistake SO far as the white peo-
ple OF both sections were concerned. SO
faf as the slave OF African descent was
concerned, It was o providence OF God for
their deliverance, and should be SO recog-
mixed by both sections,
aAir. Davis was tho representative ol
the South, and along with oil OF US sought
1 by all the means In his power TO do the
best which appeared TO him, according 70
Ibis wisdom, to accomplish that object
which seemed most desirable for us al
that day. It was not good object the
mercifui God who oversees and .oyerrules
Ian human atilirs, caused 1t 10 fail, and
that Is the final end Of the whole thing
no more need be said about II, one way OF
| the other, and 1t Is best to let hr. Davii
and the Southern ponfederacy rest dear
lin the bosom Of that ocean buried which
! we vain mortsls call history.
REMARKS ON GRANT.
aWhen General Grant compelled US Il
move from Petersburg and oyerthrew oul
army at Little Sailors Greek (Which wa
1.-THE real defeat Of the Southern nause)
u Mr. Davis should have been with Genera
Y ILee,s army there and at Appomattox. i
would have looked better inIthe historic
pictufe, and would have beon brighter tol
q ne fame OF Mr.. Davis. But he pursued
different course, and went on TO Cover
nor Vanee's great and historic city o
Charlotte. He had q right to do so. Each
man in life has the privilege, whatever
his station may be, TO select his own ca
: eve really have no objection, so far al
, the Wkigis concerned, which wRsa South
, ern Confederate journal while war wa
flagrant between the two sections, 70 any