Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-06

WHAT WAS THE NATTER WIN JKPrKRsoN Dkvr
THAT HI DIDN'T CAPTURE rHK CAPITAL crfY, A
HE MIGHT FAVE DONE?

WHAT WAS THE NATTER WITH JEPYERgON DAVIS
THAT HI DIDN'T cArruRs rHr CAPITAL CITY, ~
he AIGBT FAVE DONE?
From Gen. Buffers Address at Lowell, Eov. 25.
In the meanwhile had learned that the bridges
between Baltimore and PhiladelphiA had been
burned, and that 1t was impossible to get through
that way. Ihad also learned that the New York
seventh regiment was on IT'S way, and they came
In their holiday clothes, and remember that
among the baggage they had LOCO velvet carpet
camp stools that were in the way when we were
moving. I saw 1t was impossible to get through
Baltimore, butsdf we could get to Annapolis and
hold that we should hold way OPEN as there was
Q railroad thence to Washington.
was In a good deal OF a hurry, for was not
able to tell then and have never been able TO tell
since, what was the matter with Jefferson Davis
and his council They ought to have known that
firing on Sumpter was Just as much war as was the
which every thinning man supposed he would do is
sttll mystery. He had 5000 troops lying around
Charleston, where they had been for months, and
any men in the United states, because, together
In the United States since the war OF 1912 there
never had been any regulars of greater number
mand at one time. Now, why Jefferson Davis did
not leave 800 men to take care OF Major Anderson
ana his - men-one would suppose that 500 would
ever could tell. AS a military man
1t seems clear; to everybody looking back It ap-
what he Would do woud % ue ne
wires and start on board the cars that 5000 or
5000 men and come to Washington and
1ns as sod
in Europe, he would have made o most important
move. Fol, by these rules, 1t Is held that when
lures the capital OF a country, then the foreign
nations always acknowledge that to be the govern
ment de factO. and II Davis had captured Washing
ton, as he ought to have done and could have DONE
for there was nobody there but department clerks
to defend ft-and let me say there were no women
the th or i would nave
not have captured Getty. II he had done 90 every
acknewedsed the confederacy, and the line Of war
would have been removed nom the Potomac to the
susquehanna, at least, and he would have had the
would have been no man can tell.
The lmminence OF that danger hurried me.
wanted TO get to Warrington before he did,
orders to go to Washington by rail / was taking
a responsibility. II stopped, or did anything
would
sion. But what TODD. had left Massachusetts, on
the evening OF the 18th. It was now $3.50 on the
cISsion and wrote this communicatioD to COW cow
Andrew, which win read to YOU gave direc.
lions that it should not be sent until L had gone,
Where had gone and did mean that anyone N1Ss
should know where I had gone TIL got there
sna e snoA If the ssveuthe~Y
self at the hour OF O'Clock In the morning, to take
The citizens OF Baltimore, at large meeting this
evening, denounced the passage OF northern
troops They have exacted q promise from the
to send troops over that road through Baltimore,
80 that any attempt to throw troops into Balti.
more entails march Of forty miles and an attack
march. The only way, therefore, or getting COM
with washington for troops from the
the W v ana 20 n o.
coed In marching from Havre de Grace to WASH
ington NY proposition Is to JOIN with Col; LET
pose to take the 15O0 troops to Annapolis, arriv.
Ing there Tomorrow about O'Clock and occupying
the capital OF Maryland. have then but to adj
the capital in accordance with the orders at first
received, but which subsequent events. In my
Judgment, vary in their execution, believing from
numbers 70 aid me. AT IN am. Col. lei.
ferts has refused to march with me. 60 alone at
coed success win justify me- II fail, purity Of in
tention will excuse want OF Judgment or rashneB
We landed at Annapolis took it. and he s Il FOR.
ever during the war, and from that time forward.
Then Capt Blake with tears in his eyes said to
small force Gen. Butler. Annapolis may be re.
captured, and want TO get away the old frigats
Constitution. IL your orders WIN permit you to
0elp Ale QO 3D." 60lQ, "A am here With.
out orders, and carrying on the war on my own
hook. Laqghter,l can DO pretty much what 1
like, and, said, fortunately, have some men
that can help you. The old Constitution was built
at Marbiehead, and my regiment has q company
here from Marblehead and they viii be very glad
to take hold and save what their fathers built
We worked that day and got her out to sea that
night We held Annapolis from that time for.
ward, as / say, and Immediately thousands OF
troops from the north began to arrive and were
passed through safely, and Washington was
saved.
10 show you what win happen to man-sor he
never knows what win happen to him until he
dies and then some OF us l am afraid, do not
wrote that communication to Gov. Andrew that
was going to start the next morning for Annap-
oils, and by going TO Annapolis / did save the
Constitution, and never supposed that anybody
doubted that my troops saved the CONSTITUTION
Mark you, want to hx two or three dates in
mind. April 10 your brothers were killed in Bal
timore. April 10 Yves In Philadelphia. April 10
wrote that was going to Annapolis and on the
10th went, ana twenty hte years hitter I nnd
that was ordered 70 60 TO Annapolis wrote 10
GOV. Andrew that I WAS gulnR TO break orderR
and hoped that my rashna0 would be cxcused
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