The Meeker herald., 1888-02-25
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Ilcr was historical meeting in tie
Etums ut tile Senate Committee uu iu-
tef-Slair Cummvfcr a; Washington lat
Friday between senator Reagan and
james II. Wilson. General WILSON.
whn, during tlir late war. WIS a noted
Union cavalry leader, appeared beflw
the committee ln give his views ls
railniad manager upon some iu;Fn.;-
ing subj ,c's connected With tie later.
s,s;r law, and 'ir. l,casan j. mcnirr
~ ihr committee. senator Cullnm.
chairman 10 iIr committee, he present
Ing General " ilsun lo the otl.cg mrm.
here, apgfaleifI senator Reagan. The
latter smiled as General Wilson cN-
tended his hand and siii. / think
have met tie gentleman ielufc; ic-
m.ini,cg him." General Mtirun nlsu
rtiitsst rtf'i sstu. ,-u-ru,--' s.-., ..-'-
we'll" MIR. Reagan replied. Tile cig.
cums,nnc-s We're very dilIrtrnt iwm
these" The circumstance were Indeed
different nnd THE meeting illusiuiios the
progress II event. In this country In the
last quarter Of . century. The last time
General Wilson AMI Mr.. Reagan met
WI, when General Wilson. u cummsn.
der nf the linton cavalry, had captured
MIR Reagan, the Postmaster General ~
the cnnfcicracy. Ia company with JEFF
ierson Davis. the fugitive President
OF the Lost Cause. Neither ~ the
gentlemen hal met since that time.
General Wilson caliei 60 mimi some
circumstances cnnncGlri with thu lIs.
ioticll event which sscmr,i o. u1 mraug
i1hayc been rnarcl rr1m the mrmuu uf
Mr.. Reagan. one of ihrsc riIcum.
stances was this: General Wilson was
intent alone upon the capture ul ihr
fugitive President ut the CpufeIrfary.
and had accomplished his purpose. lie
dii not cI.a for Reagan as a prisoner
and did not desire 10 -ncumirr lin elf
with ANS more prisoners than The dis.
liuTuishcd one, and he offered Mr.. Nra.
gan his parole. Tie latter refused 10.
stating that Mlr. Davis was old aud
feeble aud lie might need some assist.
nucc aud possibly nursing. aud Rrg,n.
who was then u much Younger AMI -
more vigorous man than hr Is now. de-
cijci TO remain with his chief. In the
course of the conversation between Nj.
Reagan aud General Wilson the touch
ing fact came ont tina, Reagan. In de-
Gliding tn ACCOMPANY Davis, lid not Ut
that time expect any political future
awaited him. II was evident that both
DAVIS and Reagan expected death at the
hands -: the Union authorities. for Hca.
gan. In speaking Of the incidents. said
that the unly future which he expected
when hc declined parole and decided
10 accompany Davis WIS the grave. Mr..
Wilson also rccitcd another incident of
his capture of then noted Confederate.
who IS AL member OF the United
States Senate to-day. That was the
gentleman. then rs now. everywhere
known a. Joe Brown OF Groreil Air
Brown was then Governor of tine state
aud Cummandcr-ip.C Chief OF the miiitii,
and, rs II has Appeared from tie publ.
cation OF some Of the secret history uf
the war. hld had some difficulties with
Jefferson Davis, the President ui the
tunfcdcrauy. in the matter OF state
rights. Brown had come into the Gus.
iulyuf General Wilson rs a prisoner of
war. The latter suggested To the pris.
uncr that he did not care to take him in.
90 actual custody aud tina, he could bc
released upon parole. General Wilson
added that possibly the fact that hc was
. .Commandcr-in Chief of the militia uf
Georgia might make 1t seem desirable
To him tu he released upon parole.
Brown readily accepted the suggestion
aud added that he was ready to give his
parole. General Wilson drew from his
pocket paper which he had especially
prepared for the case of Brown. 1t diff
Tered somewhat from the routine certi-
lieate of parole and contained, as vii
son said, little adjudication. Brown
read it carefully and replied: But |
can't sign That General Wilson an
swcrcd that It WAS au entirely voluntary
matter with Brown: that lie could sign