The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

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government ct the United states ana an
w assurance Il given that eSorts NJ ne
Houation win not he shutned. the eonctss,
= 81 Tho omnion that any dlfcet over
tNrpn Tor peace would romrtcnlae OIL
| trli'respcct bc ftultic9s OF good aud Ia
| tsIpreled Nv the enemy as an inaicatc,
% weaiSuens''
ThiA rarsr, Mr.. Baldwin who Il cited b,
| Colonel ColNar alened and sent out 20 Mi
southern conntrymen.
New, cclonei baldwin " dead. hut be-
fofe hts dcath with references 10 thea,
very SNentn Ia s,lettor addressed 10 tht
| public hr indofbed the netl0n % Jefferson
l ntyis aud utterly tspudiatca any auch
history Is COLONEL colynr Il new az,
tempting TO meio,
Hon Y, 5erksdaic IN dead, nnd JeNer-
non pavla ie dead. and the old and ex.
rlohed charge ,htt han been mot md da,
MED by these three witneancs TO the facts
~ again aeuAht 10 DO fnihicd ulun tho
verdi ~ true, ana that too. Without ~.
fotriug 60 the answers OF naidwln. uar,ta.
dale anu Davis, This "s,ory has becn
made 81 tercrN' long agu, and the n,li
record 80 then made ont H. nnatveieusiy
dlnetcnt thing frem the present Tho AZ
tempt 20 bolster un this ttory hv referring
~ suiipcahions statements ia Stephane
wotk u al The more ASTOUNDING, which
iiietc IL no such support Ia stephens
book ana when COLONEL Colyattn Rtten.
ton had been called to'the fact that there
WAS no such statement IN the stately irony
With which Jefferson Davis treated this
a,sompt 20 place the ntat Confederate
president IN gt3Ha position Hut tho
more marvellous fact q stln 70 come
tht "insirdcuepsr 60 the commissioners
centAim no auol w0ssls as that nthoy had
~ neMet U 'feAt sNsept npon the heuls
Of independence" but that their powers
were 10 confer upon the issuca Involved
" the cSiuting war and for thr purnoee
Of scouting peace 90 the two counties
The Interpretation Of Colonel t'olyar ~
utterly unwarrantel
The reason tho onnmlssian fUtich WAS
W Nir haYla Rays IN hts tstJer. because
he didn't propose 60 surrender AZ dissre.
tom and thai ~ tho yppy thing Lincoln
demRiuea uUeonditioual tnlnn on the
Northern basis
10 preserve the rights the fathers had
lnlt the Southern people" Mir. Davis asvo
tNu power 10 treat Ter peace, and a SGT
l,emeot OF Tho iapnca Of thc war aud 60
tWcet thia he received tho fnl ro-opern.
uon, tiGah dcaliug and stoAdy support of
an Who wiahod tho ruecoaa on our course &"
arantel that MIR. nayls desired the In
depcndcnoc ef the Coutederacy, ~ every
truc souhcrnev ala. aij Ne aOginaticaiiv
laN mat down ag condition nrerrdnut Ia
fVaer. Every itir-nhndcd man mus, say
Mr. Ainroln had micndud q rehattation
~ tic state gevVtnmcnt a recognition er
state sovereignty IN state AGaira a turn.
ihG 81 the sword into thu NOV shine
ana a uEhnndmont pf The army, on hon,
pWbN terms, what war thurn In the la.
suNeeons 20 The commissioners 60 have
prevented the war being settled on such
tcrnae
n General Loe had given up ain hone. n
MS SUPPLIES ana soldiers were eNhaukEea
WAS he such nls-headed CNal an moi IA
nays edflsel the seceptancs " such d
y Tho terms Of the s'ohusten sherman
Z SURRENDER A. 70 siip arntlvs with the futs
thyf Mipplausa chat The southern statcs|
RealN nonahl ana tiet conquered prov,
henA ! halteNe Mir. nsVi8f wneld uANs AZ
erptrd H. And any atanS. or ineinultlhn
NNat ieitstsNA illtNie er hin people were
tsFli}isipiS Nit the shedtlnE 81 drop
VI ploei UNNECESSARILY is q Frpss prrvef
slelstpf The .Itith 80 higt8ry lineSttt nt,ia
Civ Neah nre Responsible scr the faiihlr
- tbe Hamnten }oeds commissions Thcit
sfftleh policy aA 6lfNwh by refusing 10 -.
phanEp prisoners aud apfning negroes, MAJ
70 Wsc their sisantic power q crush thrI
southern STATES put Of eSisteacs an "a,
elNal Noyeir'Kas IN the uNieh- reduce
them g provinces Ferernca ly Federal
precoasals nnd auhieet them 70 the on
rfoheion and piliage of the oaaquerors
Fhc FutseiuNN history Of reconsgruc.
ton shows that this Sc true and /, Was
apreree, 10 erery frchA " Tho soulh AZ
ING time " ana after Inv Hampton Raads
conference
Any htienpt 10 0rothconise the satntea
incoln hY degmdins jenerson paVis Viii
ihil ! have no desire Go srenk di.re
speeuQlly OF Ma tslncoln, but his poiicy
az thAt time Mas unconditional SURRENDER
" tic South amt 'vhe Victos" to a. pco.
nle,
~ passing Thought. We are not sur
prised that cpr frcnl, the sditot 81 the
confederate Veteran. should degite io
gather and puNhsh ~ his eNeellrnt perj. (
odleL tho truth 90 history. hnt We are
esianahpd and hls many frlenaa win b.
pVsrled 20 knew. as the accredited nrent
q the Jefferson Davis monumental rtnd.
That he pheuii irna bis ouiumns. heen Ia
ignorance ~ the facts Go anyone 10 throw .
eenspfp nicu the nan whose mefnoryl
he u trsihN 60 perpV,aatn Va bronco. er 4
allow anyone, without Nlrnrets nratost h I
throw nnan Me lAayls the f3llurs q ueea, 4
'hale ruecesafllly fNr peace witch "a nsi
'Must te his momorS As the attempt \ z
make HIM rrHNhsihlc tor secsasian ant 4
,he war when he wiz hit tbs select asent
VI ihe S3ulhsra people fag ,he execution
~ their wlll John " Mattsn
EA-chlsf o. Artillery Forrest cavalry.