The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17


1t was hr:c that In" fai lure of The Confcdcr
ri arms was formal: y acknowledged.
II WAS here that the tontrdcrtn govern
. mrnt collapsed. aud the remaining Officers
and men were rclc used from mi itary duty.
| Ii was here that was inau-ur;t;c ed the moye
mrnt which Succ"cdrti in wrestling The .or
ernmcnto of the state OF south 'aro'iia iron
III" hands OF The nr@rn AMI the alien.
! it WAS on this spot of ground that the aliens
acknowledged their defeat, quit the campaign
took refuge in III" State capital at tnluhbl
and sought personal protection III thc hands
of Federal hayonctS AGAINST the just indtGna
ton of AN outraged people, whose rights incS
had uSurpc,l. aud whose property. under IN,
forms OF law. WAS being contiScHtcd by Ncna'
rtrpctbaGGcrs and ignorant negro ElW-inlk'
: With al these historic fncts connected with
Secession llili, it is no wonder that our people
remember nc place with special interest," nor
is IL strange if The remembrance of these no
table and exciting scenes shnull nil ;hr NINA
with tic most profound thoughts, or rNritr III
the patriotic breast III" deepest emotions m Il,:,'
can warm anl animate the human heart.
| But we have di@rCSSCd. Lrtu turn our attcn'
tiun To SHlic of Tho particulars:
| Nr Davis. the President OF the Sonthcrn
! ronfrt!cr;lcy in his rrtr eat arro>S the country
after the !a!i nf Richmond arrived in Ahh"-
will" ahDni ~" Is, day Of May, G5. about 10
\. NJ. and left ahout l. y. VI. Ii" had with
| him five of his cahn"l officers. Gen. HrccE CA
ridge. Mr.. ncniamin. Mr MHllc"my. Mr. R"a-
ra:l AMI General Layton. Hr. liuNIS WAS rr-
tcrl:,in"d by Hon. .\rin>t"ad Burt whom he
| had known as Il Congressman il washington.
! General j.awrnn WIS cnt"r!ainrd ny Jud@"
! MnnrGc, Il refugee from Kentucky. The olhrr
! four mr,nhnrS al his Cabinet were entertained
! in tic House of Hon. Thomas {. Perrin. IN"
| last Cabinet meeting w;t> not held IN Hlr. Per-
! rims house, but q cu,lncii of war WAS held in
! The house OF Mr.. Bart. Al this meeting Mr..
! Davis who had with him two brtgadrS OF cav
I Iutns nrerJ tj,ni a Stand should he made at
/ i,tis nnini that 4 r,0ImHniZo,ion Of the army
mi"b; hn ,ttr,o,,trd ana The t'uulr,l,lacy not
rrtirrIr ,I,r,i.iu..l nj lras: until such terms
m;n, ir sr.urnI rom In" J'm:cd St.,irs ,nv-
! crr:.,rnt nS wuuld rrutccl The life and proper
~ oC ihr supporirrs of The sou! harn CGn!Cdrr-
;;cv lie wus' however, overiulcl hy :hr
c,il.c:I after fee consultation. General
Br"rlicuriLce orr,pird tie library of MIR.
ppIriu's house aS his Office and waS engages;
until Il lat" hour uf the n-l,i in prrpariligand
signing JscI,alycs ;,r Suci, so!Girrs ,s All lied
Iur lhrm. and ,hrv were mnny.
This incident is related O: the meeting: Mr.
nlviS, nfcr stating his vicfrS, asked General
EuirS il his tc..,,: ,a..C 20 :cI"u OF make
= siu,tj nj or nr3r ;bbcyilIC, (icne!al Iukc:
r,.DlirI that II" feared not. The same G,lrS-
Iinn WIS asked of Grnt rails Vaughan an,l
E"nat' and Lnr same rrpiy was received froin
cirii, Mr.. Davis then rested his hrad against
tnr bac;; OF his chair and covered his face
with hiS unE,,G,l hindirrclicf Mr.. Bart
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