New-York tribune., 1885-01-14
IOyALTO THE CONFEDERACY
SENATORS VANCE AND BROWN EXPLAIN.
TIE suERMAN-DAvIs LETTER TO BE PRODUCED
CLOSE OF THE DEBATE

TIE suERMAN-DAvIs LETTER TO BE PRODUCED
CLOSE OF THE DEBATE.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.--ln anticipation OF a
renewa, Of hostities In the Senate the line OF the
Sherman Davis controversy. the galleries wero cro""cu
Mt an early to-day The scenes OF yesterday
ever were not repeated. The speakers kept vim.
bounds and there was outbreak OF ilifeelmg' HI i"
the discussion seemed have taken different ti ao
rcther from that 1t unexpectedly took YESTERDAY ~
fead of the violent proesatons OF love and admiration
on the part Of the Southern contingent ior 'olo'eo
Davis the speakers to-day, Messrs brown anu vance
confined themselves the task solely OF demohs'ahs
to their Democratic friends that they haa never Dop
disoya, to the cause Of the COntederacy Mr hawioy
I,Io ,yas reached at about o'clock. 1t was gencr-
allv known that Mr. Vance would speak and hence "o
he arose the utmost silence prevailed III .he ~,
He read his STATEMENT from manuscrip' an" 1r
daptly was laboring under some eAci'c'"o"" =.
fingers now and then, would nervous!
the manuscript in front OF him or wander ah''s' Up
and down the front of his coat in search or stray ou'
on which to bestow their attention MeSsrs. Lama" "",
Georc. were attentive listeners, ana SO hoeeo "oio "
,ba Democratic stors On the Republican side tnere
were n good many vacant seats although the interest
manifested by thsse present was not less h'ense '
that shown by their political opponents
Mr. Vance began by reading General Shermans reIer-
enee 70 him and then catcgorcay replied to the Greet
first that no letters documents, or ietteroooh "o
ever left at his house in Raleigh while Governor; ha'
NO clerk or secretary his used as repository any
copy-book for his Vances correspondence, all ieeo's
hng coped in the book required by law, and afterwao
+ad nm in bundles where they remained until this Day
that General Sherman did not find. Ill the eoP!oooA
which he refers to- any such letter. for the simple reh
that no such letter existed that on his honor as
gentleman and an American Senator no letter containing
threat such as intimated by General Sherman was ever
received by him, and that all letters from ut
Davis tn him were to be found copied IN
the book now on file In the War Department.
He proceeded to say that the reasons giVen Dy oe"e
sherman In corroboratiOn Of his statement were equay
untrue II was impossible that any distinguished ci-
of North Carolina could have made the statement TO
CeneroI Sherman which he said they did. Ho tMr.
vance, did send embassy to General sherman, pu'
was to ask protection, not separate TERMS Inc 'hree
members Of the embassy, Messrs Graham e"aih anu
Surgeon Warren could have said what Geners sher
man says they did say Two OF them were dead but the
, surviving member Mr. Warren now a practising phys-
cian in Paris probably could corroborae his assertion
The war was then virtually over Leo ana johnston ha
surrendered. Davis was fugitive HOW theh couio he
have been afraid of Daysi The reason that he ana ho
await the return of the embassy was because he had
been Informed that II had fallen into the hands OF kpa
ricks cavalry Those who had served the victorious
side in the late war; Mr. Vance went on to say In rathe
meodrainatic manner seemed unable to appreciate inc
feelings which those who suffered inc
humiliation of defeat still entertained toward
leader but lie Appeared lnein
men they would not rather see their late foes meeting
them standing up rather than crawling OH ther peues
NO DESIRE TO REVIVE OLD MEMORIES.
Senator Hawey again explained the object OF the reso
luton He dis claimed any desire to stir up sectoha
strife or revive the memories OF the past That had been
done at the instance of the Democrats entirely and upon
them rested the responsibility for doing It, The doe-
ment that he wished to have sent TO the Senate was an
~ tSs ap If it. showed anything it showed
that the Confederaey after having been formed Ot9h
bly, on the theory and doctrine OF States rights tohd III
self M once confronted with the necessity OF dong
violence TO that cherished doctrine or perish lie had
who had lost but whenever the issue presented nc
must maintain the standard which he had antainea ID
The war and characterize cOuspirdtOfs ana TRAITORS
those who engaged in conspiracy and nd ire t5ea5oR & teS m
principle was thai men must ne Ju1seu oy yi nd n ne
judge have. - ,,roo ,ha,
naased bctweea Governor Vance President Davis.
and read letter OF Governor Vance pIoiesus "@Eas' @
and threatening that the people OF North Carolina would
resist it, He also referred TO relgSp Oi navi
Brown OF Georgia, TO obey an order OF ftGsleh DAVIS
as insfifyng General shernans remark. about the ol
position in the Conederaey TO DAVIS administrations
MR. BROWNS LITTLE REsERvAIIoN
At this point Mr. Brown He said, with much
JUNCTION and with genial smile spreading over ms
features that he had dsObeyed an order "t the
President of the Confederate States Bethinkng him
self however, lie prudently added, (which he had
right TO give" There had been vide difference OF
opinion between Mr. Davis and himself as to the cOhst
titionaity of the Conserpt Act hnt ne hdl hMcNcI M
soupht 10 it. When General ShefMah
Invaded Georgia he called into active service ciiss o
persons, old men and boys and Officers 9i cou'IIs
werc not liable to military duty. lie ana
refuse 20 ober an order 10 turn these trOops over
~ the Confederate Army because the President hau no
mower to into service troops when by law were
exempt; Although these troops we're fnrl9ughed 10
gather the crops, they aerwdrd calcd D%ch ito
service and only surrendered WIN JOhisohS army
He denied that either he or Mr.. stevens hau ever HUI
Gated wish General sherman for conference WIN
view for a separate state accommodation Tor georgia
although both would have been gad To nave seen he%o-
tiaons the Federal Government ana inc Con
federate Governments. - .,, .,, u,,.
bng his hands, Il not an original Union man /
was SecessIonist. aware, he added, Win sar-
donic smile "here are few OF the original panel now
living still was a Secessionist The movement was
made with my consent and, therefore, there was no
stage OF the ca Sc in which cOnld permit Georgia 10 ne
potiatc in any manner which would even Imply Dad
faith to the other Confederates."
Mr.. HAwLEY READS LETTER.
Mr.. Hawley in support OF General sherinahS :
statement of Governor Browns attitude
toward Mr. Davis read Governor Browns letter refns-
ing 10 turn his militia TO the Confederate authorities
in which he declared that they held these troops 10
defend the State against usurpatio" ana aou7e oi
power by the Central government as wen Us 10 IePoA
Invasion by the enemy.
When Mr. Hawey had finished no one seemed anxious
to continue debate and much To the disappointment
of the galleries. the aud nays were ordered on tho
vote 52 to 10. number OF Democrats voted Tor IT,
among them Messrs Bayard, Garand Lamar ana Vance
Those voting the negative were MessrS Brown. Col
ouitt. Hampton, Harris kenna, hd&ey morgan, oauis-
bury Slater and Vest
GENERAL SWAIN AT CHICKAMAUGA.
WAsHINGToN. Jan. 13.-ln the Swain Court
Martial to-day General Swain was recalled by the de