Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-04
ZION .U7FFERsON DAVIS.
III the lille OF the Urca'
Confederate Chieftain.


..,'no,,, vayanda, in full view OF the
GuIt of Mexico, jefferson DAVIS gave me-
o,,,o,,,, other valuable "reminiscences,
come interesting details OF the foreign re-
,I.;o,,s NJ the Confederacy, and OF how
.saa,. il was several times to recognition
hrNotb Fn.Iand and France. he spoke
a, the tiGdest terms OF rope rus
y who. 10 said, was Ian ah2eilc
n, In 1868, after reSdlne Inc pun
= i,a letters of Plus IN lnVltlnS tne
I7..,,oii,. clergy of New Orleans and New
IN nae all their efforts for the
1 ~, of peace in the United states,
~ 1.vis deemed it proper to convey 70
r. TE,lirass by letter his own thanks ana
u,ot ~ the Southern people for inc charlty
ga sympathy displayed In thar epistie'
r. Davis wrote his letter on Sept: 70,
r., ana sent IL over TO A. Dudley Mann,
iSo'' @nlfoderaJe Commissioner, then in
Ir,ssoIs with instructions TO proceed TO
o. uoIv See and deliver it in person to
the Pope. ,o+.or on Oo+ 20
-, Nov. 4 was favored with an audi
80 NJ Plus IX., and presented the ietter
~ Mr.. Davis. After very agreeable IN
t.ryiew the Pope said: II Will write a
Liter Cor YOU to convey 10 MI DAVIS o,
80 q character that it may be published
suC r,o,eral nerusal." On Dec. 3 Cardinal
~! .onaIli transmitted to Mr.. Mann the
J1,n,o,s answer TO Mr.. Davis. in which he
"a bo was overjoyed to fnd Mr.. Davis
.,oaccfuI in his nature. ana eXpresseu
wish that other rulers ana people In
America might be animated with lne
same feelings. ,o+.or bis
Holiness recognized the southern Con-
taaoracv but there is nothing In IL 10
snnnort the claim unless it IS the intro
durtion which is as follows: ITO the
IIi,1strious and Honorable Jefferson
navis President Of tine Confederate
Staias of America" After "the dScease
nj the great and nobly good Pic Mono"
MIR Davis thus wrote of him: W hen our
war had closed in the defeat OF the ooutn,
and | was incarcerated win treatment
the most needlessly rigorous, IL
mot designedly cruel; when the IN
yantion of maliguants was taxed TO It's
.11tmost TO fabricate stories TO defame
and degrade me in the estimation OF
mankind. when time~seryersNat home as
VOL as abroad Joined in the cry with
u hjch the ignOble ever pursue the VIC
slm. a voice came from aiar 10 cheer anu
console me in my solitary CAPTIVITY Inc
Holy Father sent TO me mis- likeness, and
haneath il was written. by his own hand,
The comforting invitation our LORD gives
to all who are oppressed in these words:
sVanite ad me DUNES qui laboratis, ct ego
refciam vos dicIt Dominus.' That the
inscription was autoeraphlc was attesteo
by Al Cardinal Barnabo, December,
1856 under his SEAL"
MIR. Davis is a member OF the Eplsco-
pal church. and received on sunday,
April 2. 1863, the intelligence OF the dis
aster at Petersburg while seated in bis
pew in St. PauPs church, Richmond,
where he had been commitment for
nearly three years. The mOmentus in
telligence was conveyed 10 him by tele-
gram from Gen. Lee announcing his
speedy Withdrawal from Petersburg, and
the consequent necessity for evacuating
Richmond. Mr.. Davis says: IL quietly
rose and left the church. The occur
renee probably attracted attention,
but the people OF Richmond had
been too long beleaguered, had
known me too often to receive notice of
threatened attacks, and the congregation
Of st. PauPs was too refined 10 make
scene at anticipated danger. l went to
my office and assembled the heads of de-
partments and bureaus, and gave the
needful instructions for our removal that
night simultaneously with Gen. Lees
withdrawal from Petersburg. The event
was not unforeseen, and some prepare
tiOn had been made for it, though 1t
came sooner than was expected. Myself
and staff were occupied until late in
the afternoon arranging my papers for
removal. Being alone in Richmond, my
family having been sent South some DAYS
before, the few arrangements needful for
my personal wants were soon made after
reaching home. Then, leaving all else in
care Of the housekeeper, waited until
notified OF the time when the train would
depart; then, going to the station, .Rtarted
for Danville, whittier supposed G6sn. Lee
would proceed with his army"
Mr.. Davis speaks in strong terms of the
double dealings OF Louis Napoleon, who,
after inviting Mr.. Slidel, the Confederate
commissioner, to have Confederate yes
sells built at Cherbourg, and assuring him
that there would be no obstacle to their
going out afterwards, went square back
on his word, because Of certain represent
tasions OF Mr.. Dayton, the United States
Minister, and refused to allow them to go
out. When he was in France, after the
war, the Emperor sent him word that ''if
be desired an interview with him be
would be glad to grant it," But" sxSn
Nr. Davis, 81 wanted no interview With
The man who had played US false, and so
promptly replied that did not desire
IT," Like Washington, Davis was embar-
raised, In hazardous cause, with defec-
slon and dlscontent. But, unlike Wash
lngton, Davis did not receive the assist
hnce Of powerful ally at the momens.
When aid could be most servIceably en-
plOyed.
Referring to the Memoir Of Uric Dahl
gfen, by HIS father, Rear-Admiral Dahl
gren," in which it ia stated that the OBJ
lect OF Col. Dahlgreen's expedition to
richmond in February, 1864, ''was I'M
,rertaken solely to release the captive
Union prisoners" who were confined in
tle confederate capital, Mr.. Davis spoke
very warmly, and gave some new and in
terestlng details. He says: son the
oody OF Dahlgren was found ar address
10 Dis officers and men, another paper
giving Special orders and instructions,
suu one giving his itinerary, the whole
disclosing the unsoldieIiy means and
purposes Of the raid, such as Disgusting
we men In our uniform, carrying sup
PISS OF oakum and turpentine to
olrn Richmond, and, after releasing
suelr prisoners on Belle Isle, to ex-
lort them to destroy the hateful
Guy while on all was impressed the spe-
S'ai Injunction that the city must be
turned and JEFF Davis and Cabinet
GGlied'" Mr.. Davis says the family OF
wi Dahlgr0n and other Northern writers
nave endeavored to prove that the papers
"ere iorgeries, "but Photographic copies
VI the papers were taken and sent to Gen.
lee VITA Instructions to communicate
.hem TO Gen. Meade, with an inquiry as to
HDether such practices were authorized
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