Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-07

4 0t IN" iliah I'tsarn iii WGlch lie was held by
s.: The people u the South than his selection TO
! ill the highest position in the gift of the
/ Contcteracy, despite his weil-knoWn con.
servG;isn? re ::a3 siucera man and all
! who "ver came IN contact with him. friend
or foe. must be forced to admit this. He
Lold M hetGre IL" Southern States seeded
that .o Vas oppressed tc such & Ster,. but
won'3, Of c4H:-e. :" with His State. | e!so
aad pers s2Ga! knowledge of his atIemn!s 10
AVOID being agde president; he was forced
into III" o!iice hr hi friends He :s a great
and good nan and has made oniy such an
Hrsunant #3 might baYc teau expected from
him.
An otfltlai CT the ad u!ant generals office,
| where aj! tEc military records are on fle,
seemed 10th IT, make any steiem"lt con
| cafninG tla DavIS SHERMAN matter until as
Surad traI lis nala,' Hoi;!t; !.1t be published
iiia assurance being given. h. si.id ] have
always tDou4ht ti.at General She man was
Ill the wrong. He, n";a hsi a.,ti;t.g lis dis
ilao l"r newspaper men. loves untoriety
lie knew himself tia; l." ha s!.utia "a tn,s
take ia delivering his speech hef.ra the
Blair i.oE: :,nd sdmi,!.d IT mach . several
arulT 3'li>rr3 ] to"h Dcc,a;l,a :n.sclf tp
i1oi- tho matter un, a;i tini ;.uthine
whatever on ihe tiles Of Ibis office TO ina-
C@!e !Es:n Davis WAS au"t!'i=u nat ,;a hnn:,,
g;.|,' ;n~r There ia 10 le.lei here Int will
a;!sj:.!u General S=r:iaE's 9intcm"!.t TIM;
the fE-prvsiI.nb ..f H.. Gonfrderat., Stu!es
had threatened to tmr" the r"bsi 3:nI} on
any Southern States showing i ,ii.i.ciiua,
lien i2 support tEe Cor ieddrate Suve :ntnent,
Yea know ILe old stury coucerniy the
capture Of sir. Davis. Well that is some.
thing like the attempts If Sherman TO be.
sGlirch the old msn's character. The rs.
t'uil or Col. pick"na, who effected the CAP.
ture SHOWS that Davis was in camp, aud
net attempting TO escape in his wi!e's cloth
IDg when aprrehended by union soldiers. |
havo studied this subject very carefully,
and have had the records at ny command,
and think that General Sherman was
either 1nisinormed or has been guilty Of
Malicious SANDER"
Fourth Auditor Scheiiy, whc las Just re-
turned from his home in Aiabau!a, ssys:
y nave been wei! acquainted with Mr..
Davis during the war and since. I consider
hlin one ci The greatest mcn Of the age. He
Is aGs Q! the few men who are great in oil
things: and therefore do not reach the
height attained bg specialists. He is man
oi ifreprcnchahle integrity, and | do not
thaE Es would be guilty OF q wiful false
iECA' " udb hC uDOuJ Ills COluuCU uuf
ing the war is true. He acted for the best
Interests OF what he considered right and
just. [ was with him when the news of
Lees surrender reached him at Danville.
He received the information with more COM
posure than ifit had been a victory. It did
not rulle him Z bit. He merely concluded
that the fates acre against the South, and
that the end Of tho strife WIS near. think
it is ridiculous for the republicans to talk
about using the letter as campaign docu-
ment. Eli. Davis is merely permitted 10
live in the United STATES He is not grant
ed tho rights Of citizenship, and is harm.
less old man. He is nos protected by the
government ana know of no enc who mas
more right TO express his views boldIy.n
Gcv. Porter, assistant secretary of state,
saya: II think Sherman has got the worst
Of the controversy. Ho is shown up in
very bad light The letter of Mr.. Davis is
an able document. He certainly needs no
one 10 champion bis cause, welding the pen
as he does
One oi the highest army officers on duty
IN Washington, and whose sympathies
wou!! naturally be with Gen. Sherman, said
he had read the formers statement, and
ne had read the letter Of Mr.. Davis
ana ha must say, in his opinion, Gen. Sher-
man had not leg left to stand upon.