The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
IN HISIORICAL MEETING.
Gen. Wilson Meets n senator Whom he
Captured In the War and Tells OF Another.
From the Kansas CITY Jouy1laL

From the Kansas Guy J0ti1tdI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-There was an his
torical meeting to-day in the rooms of the SEN
ate Committee on Interstate Commerce be-
tween Senator Reagan, and James ii. Wilson.
Union side during the lato war. Gen. Wilson
appeared before the mmit to give his
s sI,Ins as s. z railso &c m nnnns:scn up TSi1n som ,Ga inter inter-
State Commerce law. Mr.. Reagan is n member
Of the Interstate Commerce Committee. Sen
presenting Gen. Wilson to the other members
q tho committee, approached Senator Reagan.
hand. and said: ri think i have met tho gem
tleman before. remember him."
also GSn rsM M,ln2e a neS x smilS VEIL nS Mr. s nHa;sa mAn Tha
circumstances were very different from these"
Ihe circumstances were indeed different;
century. The last time Cen. Wilson and Mr..
marder of the Union cavalry, had captured
Mr.. Reagan, the Postmaster-Gencral Of tho
Coz t"a,GSS IN company with ,th Jefferson Davis;
met since that time. Gen. Wilson called 10
event, which seemed by no means to have been
etfraced from the memory OF Mr.. Reagan. Ono
OF those circumstances was this:
Gen. Wilson was intent alone upon the cap
ture of the fugitive President Of tile Confeder-
acy, and had ACCOMPLISHED his, purpose, He
did not care for Reagan, as a prisoner, and did
not desire to cucumber himself with any more
prisoners than the DISTINGUISHED one, and he
fused ii. siatins that tt l}r. Davis wa old and
weak iio might need some assistance and
R mssh yon nnrein Ana ana more Tea rfwaro %sG m MnS th .hni h q
y now, decided to oman with his chief. In
the course q the conversation between Mr..
Reagan and Gen. Wilson the touching fact came
out that, Reagan. In deciding to accompany
Dayis did not at that time expect my political
and Reagan expected death at the hands
Of tho Union authorities. for Reagan, speaking
9NnnTtpI Whln no 1nslInnI II nHrOlD ana de-
cided TO accompany DAVIS was the grave
Gen. Wilson also, roeited another incident OF
is also u member Of the United States Senate
to-day, That was the gentleman, then as now;
eySryNhorHs r. f BTown was as then nee Gove r1oT Of the S,
State and ,commandcr;in-chisi Of tlie militia;
and as i has aplenrei from me nn6i'failoh OF
some difficulties with. Jefferson Davis, the
president OF The Coniederacy. IN the matter OF
OF Gen. Wilson, as u prisoner OF war. Tho latter
suggested to the prisoHer that he did GSt care
could, 10 released upon, parole, Gen. Wilson
added that possibly the fact ,hat he was com.
mnGae mako AZ ,s h see 9i d SaI r pii' to him m to SS Ss re-.
leased from parole, Brown readily accepted the
suggestion, and added that VIEW H. was ready to
Els pocket stA q Paper ~ Which he had specially pre-
pared for the caso Of Brown It differed some;
contained. as Wilson, said, n LITTLE, abiuration. |
Brown roah i eafSiulIEEi Wan, ana replied; ,buti
can't sign that.' zen. wilson answered that 1t
WIS an entirely voluntary matter with Brown;
that no could sign the parole and have his free
dom, or could remain u prisoner OF war. But
he asked Brown, as n matter Of curiosity. what
reason he for not signing that parole.
Brown answered.: why, IL / should sign
that document. i would destroy all my hopes
OF u future in politics."
Gen. Wilson replied: And what possible fu- |
ture can you have in mind now but hanging"
Brown did not enter into an argument as 10
a future OF that sort. but signed the parole, and
that was the story OF two paroles. one refused, |
the other signed, by two gentlemen who are
now Senators Of the United States