The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-18
IN GEN. BUTLER,s BOOK.
Light on nm Interesting Matter OF Confss
crate War History.
From n. st Lous G,oo. p,mocra.

From the ST Lous Globe .Democrd.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1o.none Of the most in.
iort6eSming book will tell tie story 5 81 1,n'
Lohert r. Lees attempt 70 resign. The r.sis.
sth OF August 1868 It was prompted t N1 y.
Gen Lee waited only to get his army b sSs ih!s
nson ropy OF Gen ns s
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ton to Gen, Ice immediaisly upon. The
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but II aphs1t S nd + - sp 5p God.d
sS es.r ME- NJ DAVIS S.S'cc o m:
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Dayiss letter is as follows:
hgnMoSD: Va. Aug. II. 1863 Gen. r. E.
Yours, Of sth inst has boon received | am
and am happy 10 add tia after s'nT Ira, dr. "a.
preston CONSEQUENT upon our disaster IN the
THAI ose 'ef' we
III believing is alone needlul t" secure ultimate
overwheineI b. n senscoss ciamor =" a W,Tvh
tho rue that success is the best %: merit and
I" re% Vtr better snort Of narn"c hn 10
bear the critic SINS OF tho ignorant. VINO pro.
n",ncc everythng failure which does not
sec no good result which Is not / the ine d
their own imaGnings. ! admit ITO rto.
Sos tho conf, !cnce o, his troors should have
his nnsi tion changed, whatever may be his
! ability. hur when read the q n'ence was not
at all prepared for tho nlpcation yen vera
about to MAKE. EXPRESSIONS OF discomfort in
the public journals IN nj, h hut m" e,rd"ncs
otherwise. even though oil tie abuse " nv
self shout he accepted rs he result, :" hon.
the rnolic journals were no, general, partisan
"Merc yon cnrnblc OF Alto ,ring to yoa
coull ensily surround ,ourscl' Mill - Who
would III q no rics, wtth your laui t',s AMI
sock to cSalt YOU for what Yen had n done.
rnther han dcsract IRON III &C. i.N"men,s
ect OF hi. tory ana oh rct OF to wur'l's aI.
nii'iniion FOR Gsneraiions to G, me.
spring. and can readily und"rstanI ~" "rnl,nr.
others. having been so much arrus,o d %
MAKO Your own reconnui -hrc".. Nra'i go viii.
mont. an@ minute knowled.:s u he country
viii You have acquired VIII Ton a. Won les
dependent for tot oslnrhi.al il o,,v ion
admit. with all these mn lea ion. tho TO nts
which YOU present where an ! 70 II that
ability which YOU believe 10 "" r" urr.i' lido
not doubt tho ren mess "ith VIII Il. w ~
CIV CIV way way to to-" ono VIII could cc,mm, - ,ha
ii 9 t. be- ieve Tint If Irov'd nee should nly
offer such n person for ou:' use, would lot
hcsita to avail OF his s'r, lee.
My sight IS not sufcien ~ ne"c',n'inr 10
discover such hidden merit il it ,y,st, and
have but used 10 you tho language =, her
cnrIes'ness whom have iIni re-. 80, w on v,u
the rronriety o. avoiding NJ nn, ~c"ssary o..
UVsure t. danger because IL. our c"Uutrv
could not bear to los" you. To as NJ. t" -ub.
stttute you 'y some OF" in m, ,u!.Ei'r' more
1T to command. or who would ros. 49, more ot
the 90 iidence Of hc army or II he r"iie"tiu.
men OF the country. is to demand AN lniios,!-
biliiy.
1t only remains for me o hope thai YOU vii
TAKE all possible care OF y VI s-f that your
health and strength may b. entire Y restored
and that tie Lord VI II preserve yon To- Ia" M.
ror'hnt duties Ievolvai npon you in tho strug
gle OF our suffering couutry. for the in e;,ruh.
Rnce which W. have engaged n WA, 10 main.
tan. As ever. very respectfully and truly
YOURS. JEIF..Lsu., DAVIS"