The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-21
,Nprnr,,sHrp HISTORY.

UNPUBLISHED HISTORY.
ss,i there were some thing illustrative
~ the character Of Mr. DAVIS not generally
known 70 she public. When General Grant
MAS moving his army own the Mississippi
s-iow Nickshurg Mir. Davis was notified
That his Bfiaraeld plantation and large
yeonertv would fall into Federal hands.
ara MSS advised &c send ard have the
movable property carried out II danger
To ms suggestion he replied that the
president Of the Confeieracy could rot
s~crl to employ inen TO Toxic care OF MS
ri;va," property And when ifc FEDERAL
army ws- moving on Jackson. MISS, M
vas advised .sat his hill hcmc in Kinds |
county and his valuable library and other |
vrurc-iy there would fail into Fsberai !
ESrGS and that he ought to have u re- !
moved 10 place OF safety, he maze the |
s.47Yle reply, nat the president II M Con |
fs,.eracy toud not aftoId To use faen for ,
~ security OF his private property. Ard |
ali movable property at both places. In |
Guiding his negroes. were lost TO him.
make tnes. statements beoause vas pres
,rt a each Of these conversations. ana
hhte Mt seen them In print.
may also refer TO another incident IL
ius,rati.s. % both his character and his
Conservatism. Colonel neiiiers'n made
"a. On R.camond. the then capital OF the
frrsrv the oiject OF whlch vas 20
+ lt.4fl.ie ; ne = rN prisoners To KIN the
pr-siaen, an1 the members IF his cabinet
ars to burn III city. Richmond am our
-o5.a were saved from these caiam'tiss
I hy 81 ~ ri@T"st accident. We maj no troops
+ isi or n.-a- he city ut that tirrf Tor us 'e-
/ f.nss Bat regiment of Clerks ana %,
nrors ln the departments ooi citi2ens hhd
T been orgai.'zei and battalion * work
mon at nc TT lcEar WORKS, Whrre nut
! raDrnn ami small asins W'fe h"ins MAJ
who on occasions OF danger were called
ont yor he defense OF the ely. Ce'on"i
. ffs hi--.o-'s plan was - cross James river
no j stance aNoNe the cliN nni PASS
towr tho south sidc Of the RIVER 70 belie
lsa where the prisoners We're, ~. as" IN"
T-.sen rs ana -hcn commence the work ct
destruction aul death IN the city. i'u; on
reaching the river hc fcunp 1t swollen TOO
much 10 b. forlei and turnai down the
-or;h side II the river towards the city.
J., tss meantime nciico If his approach
~ ,,-ar, ,.iv.r and ha Tre.}e gar attallon
All ma regiment NJ clerks and others Ind
,.e4- ..nl7oi 20 arms ana sent NJ, tn" river
=, MT him 'h. TroS .Car hattalion III
.,,.-,,aa ~ me regiment
4 ssa,t l!statcc above tho city. at a
rrs IA tha road this battalion WAS sud-
4a..fy mot bv pRhlgrf ems command, ana
MS flst.o-e4.l and some Il HE men cap
.,.,, ,t.ur.trvrrnr, some distance from
,t,,, a,,s. what i,na hnut,e ned nno, 1allCpe,i
t,i NC. ,ovvaris TIC cltv to give the
: i'm, tust 1T ~. edge "a th, city he mt
f.h re4-n,,, which WAS commanded ny
Colonel AtcA,,s r,,g nr4d Informed him Of tho
49,. -, ~. t,.t.iio, and that Dahl
's.,,s ,,o,r,,,,1 vas canning down the
80 =, ,,,a ,hon ge,tlng duck In the
evening. NcAn"tny tor'hep M ~ ~ 90
! to ACROSS ms road iN tlNh u "o,' ~
: con-" DARK. II" directed ms M, 70 .t'
-. ,,,,,.'.tl,-s .s mo enemy au,,ruechrt
i -, ,,ssl, elovt, an n. limo az battle
. : blt IN order, ana 70 Keep h' mr. 'l't -
=. a-,r,,,, rs,s J,i,v vas wcil performed
T, m D7'ius, -. .I.,i,el al
i la no., r-,np,sl in baifis am,
"a .,.,,5,,,',s,, ~ MICS In tho Aeunrtinenta l
waz dark uiYst. anu Whsl l'p'tS 80"
r men aprfcaohei near enough we ON go
kiil4i a number Of men aua hories an
e s+ar,pe3Ad the Feserals They retr ate
! north ncrass the Chickahonluy. ARC nfie
-. r,1.,,,,t.l-,- ,,t,.tr u..ra. "a m liii IA r.