The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-19

June lj, 1875.
Gry. q. 5 GRAxr-Desr Sir. Though
ID 3 f8t my pleasure o. kn0w you persor-
ally, ] am not ignorant of The high and
iusily.houorei name which you bear My
home. and held of labor lic pouth 1i Mason
and Dir0n's line bat such j. my conf
dencc in your scuerouF nature, that feel
sure YOU will, none the lee, excuse my
thua addressing y0u even. IL IL should
please you 10 reiuse she request which j
noF fcg respectfully ~ ak.
There has appeared, lately, IN one OF the
periodicals II the day, some extracts from
your forthcoming history 81 our late war.
all oi which I read with pleasure, except
one seafcnoe. in which. speaking Of Mr.
Jefers0u Davis. You state that, az the time
Of his capture. be Eas attempting % make
hi- escape in female apparel.
This % anderous story was gotten up, and
published, at time OF high political ez-
citcmeut. when gr0undless rumors and
dispnraring statements we're too readily
credited by both sides oi the contendiBg
parties. From time 10 time, the thing has
been repeated by the vulgar and the ignO-
rant: AMI the friends Of Mr. Davis have
been willing 10 let it pass AZ undeservi1g
ihcir attention. But when il appears that
youf noble aud generous spirit j. about to
record vaur belief in that false and foolish
-y. and yarr honorcd hand il prepared
f...Iiss 10 down the line Of authentic his-
a. a.. SIS. e.. ..U q ri rnur rgma thfaugh-
IN our wiGe-spread South, as well as every
friend Of Mr.. Davis, would unite in respect
fully and earnestly begging you 70 with
hold your hand.
There lies before me, at this moment, a
confidential letter from Mr.. Davis, giving
me, NJ my particular request, a circum-
stantial account Of his capture and deny
ing, most positively, that he either made
any attempt % escape, after being sur
priaod by his pursuers, or disguised him
self in woman's clothing. A similar denial
was afterwards made by Mr.. Harrison, the
Private Secretary OF Mr.. Davis, and by the
Hon Mcs-rs. Reagan and Lubbock, who
we're then in bis company.
Let me hope, then, dear sir, that with
your usual magnanimity, you will scorn,
as il certainly would seem, 10 strike a
fallen Toe, and wound the feelings Of thous-
ands and tens Of thousands who, since the
aspcrities Of war have passed away, have
come TO regard you with pride and esteem,
NJ an honor to our country. az well az to
the list Of the worlds best and most sue
ce-siul commanders.
Your Southern fellow-citizens are neither
ignorant Of, nor ungratciul for your noble
refusal to consent to the ignominious trial
OF Mr.. Davis and others after the surrender
and they would rejoice with your best
friends 10 zee a like course OF action mark
the closing days OF your life. Let me
assure you, dear General, that the sympa-
thies Of our whole South are deeply inter
ested in the daily accounts Of your present
suherings and the prayers Of many oI
them are offered in your belief. That il
may please God to send you relief and
! long spare you TO our common country il
the sincere ard iervent prayer Of,
Yours, very respectfully,
w. NJ. GREEN,
B.shopuf Miss. residing at Scwauee, Tenn.
10 this letter there came in few days
the following reply from Col. Fred. d
Grant, the Generals son:
MOUNT McGREGoR, June oath, 1885.
DEAR BIsHoP: Gen. Grant directs m,
TO say the passage you refer to will no
appear in his book and that it was by :
mistake it got into the papers.
Respectfully, +. d. GRANT.
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