The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-15


~ Lipcoan N his private interview VIZ
VI sieuhens az Fortress No-Tre stl5 4:
W Sielhsas: l.; me write uaior a,
Ne toy q this TsEe and you may write
bs.pN J.. whatever else yp1 pltase"
ny Siephens made THIS statement 20
'staefai joseph 2 Johnston rom whom
ne editor q the Courier Journal 20. It
sie a. rarf -epalfet 20 NJ Stephens Wit
confirmed Il Ntth many particulars NJ
Stspaens MADE the same statement % nun.
eF9dS personal friends, 70 General John 4
b9ilcp % the Rey. ~. Green. his pastor
20 ne Hon Evan 7 Howell Of Atlanta
% Ny. Felix G.. de Funtsine COW q. Mex
ON. hut formerly q South Carolina. lhev
afe ell explicit and positive Nj Hoveil's
siaIeii-en NJ "as voluntarily given and prlri-
"a he tine the question was tTsi
raised as follows:
H<nTy walterson. the Courier journal.
Lcuisyll,e ny
Atlsnta, Ca. Nay 8 ,s.5.-My Dear
Ell | have read with considerable fa:eres,
ne letter q Hon. John Temple Graves
"h.ca We published ~ yesterdays Consii-
tlNen, copy Of which 7 send you by ih.
mai In that communication appears {
4eHeF from Hon. John II Reagan. and you
~. uiter'e thai some rca1srks 0, yours N
reference % the Hampton Roads conser-
80 ste made the sghier, ot criticism By
p2'h hsssrs Graves and Reagan. state
n-sh's made ~ yourself la Fefegenc. 70
.-4- conference being coufr&tlcted. Nj
d,i.,t.., 10 lhte5ssi lis writer Sn1 a
- ~ seh'4e''4h he bases Ills com
e. -. 'aisttF Lpol SF Hea-
a. -.-,....t 80 IN N4eN 'Ai97A-4 III %
ID, - -. =. plol.si..l history. L.'e
Nemen Is 70 whs1 hey thiak. and tha
reasons they assign Tor the statements.
mace celng improbable. IL is DUG thar 7
ri.e4t eonH4euicaie % yoa the details q .
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ton ~ sIsvfr, ~ -. 80. a. u tbl'1'
holder, Tor tsfir L. -. s'A
soon after Mr. STEPHENS US f,s,,,,..
rated governor @, Georgia In ,he III,
he spent n dsv a, ,,.- -,
End IN mis- rl,y ssI
after dinner ,r>pe ,.'..i,.. 49, -,
ont matters ,..-,.-..l ''N- var
asked hin - ne - 'Hs wa. !
lie Ifarnn,o.n ts,,as .,'1+ @+f ~ 'hi'
suit d iff.--e,tf. go. -. "p-ii r.
/ had grss, ha,, ~ay id Iil
question was first agtt.,s4 -. W.
terfuce y-.. -. -'oI' -"' c90-
The var nd ---a,.,".it ~ Or on setti-as
and v,b.r ,to'.-..,'-'',.-- u'tAef oi2oashea'
Mr. Hlalr ana o,sa. F7tsd ny
rarf n -vg},i, 81. NJ ~ very a1tl'T
f,f,,nstf,c,, 10 - 49, "e'e ms feFy biiter
II President Davis b. ne C,rfsderafc c",
Eress but finally il was at,,borizsd ~
commissioners selected I, attend no co,
y,.,ssi,',.....' rCn 10 NY resIei thee com
which prevented them neyo,I.tt,g 49,.
peace on any other tazis mn thpt ,y,ioh
guaranteed the indepe,d.oc. and a,,.o,~,,-t.
~ the Confederate States h.d -,
talks With President Davis In ai.i,t
Urged him TO give The corn,f,jssio,a.s t,,,,
power TO negotiate a De+re sa,,i1,,- M
without restrictions s,.,.,as,ir.." eiii'ilt
nom Of not hampe7ing ,b. eo,r,rtss ~, - ~
any Instructions ami 10 re-I7it e. ' va - a
range as possible reeer,t- - as "i1e
deemed wise. 10 rejer, o- nm, II
over IL might 10 in the way - ra,,,.s,.. "na.-
ing d basic for getiIement
Wis did not give us any epcorrs,.s 10,
that line. On the other hand ~. a.. On
iefi We were given ggecIgtr - ~"
ana were potntctIy Informal ~. .Y'.A
Element could be cor.lds~ed - ~ ~ ~