The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-01-07

place, for which position, they de-
ciared. Hood was incompetent, as the
battle of Franklin showed. All the
disasters of the Confederate army in
the West were escribcd to Mr.. Davis 8
obstinacy and partiality. The CORE
spondcnce disclosed the fact that
other officers were chafng under the
arbitrary use Of power by Mr.. Davis
At this same time enemies Of the
executive were making themselves
heard 10 the Confederate house Of
representatives, notably Henry S.
Foot, Of Mississippi. Davis was be-
coming unpopular every day in the
South, as one disaster after another
bcfell the Confcdcracy and was
charged up to him as the cause.
Secrets from the Confederate Congress.
The records Of the Confederate Con-
grcss came to us almost entire. They
covered all the legislation from the
beginning to the close Of the war.
These debates and acts have all been
published and need no special mention
here. They have passed into history.
In the Confederate House were many
speeches Of criticism Of Davis, Mr..
Footc being conspcuously. leader Of
the anti administrator party. Footc
finally left Richmond in disgust and
cndcavorcd to reach the federal lines
and 90 North. Mr.. Davis made the
mistake Of his life when he, sent
troops after him and caugh: him be-
fore he reached the federal lines and
brought him buck to Richmond. MIR.
Foote resumed his place iu the house
and assailcd Davis as before.
The records Of the executive scs-
sions Of the Confederate Senate dis
closed bitter fcud between Senator
Hill and Senator Yanccy. In the
heat of debate Hill struck Yancey
hard blow and fci1ed him to the floor.
1t is said that Yancey never entirely
recovered from the effect Of it, and
that it shortened his life. The Senate
passed resolution that no account Of
it should be published.
No records of the Confederate State
department were found among the
surrendered archives. Certainly there
must have been such records, but
what became of them has never been
disclosed. In the records of the Con-
federate Congress-, however, were
found many interesting papers sent
there by the State department in an
swer to resolutions of the Senate from
time to time. In this way we have
copies Of many letters written from
France and England by Mason and
Sidell. Judah p Benjamin was Sec
retary of State at Richmond at the
time of the downfall Of the govern
ment. He made his way to Cuba and
thence to England, where he ever
afterwards resided. Whether he took
the records of his department with
him, or destroyed them, or hid them,
has never been known.
Napoleon Ill Deceived the South.
Here and there among the records
Of the Confederate war department
and the letters of Mason and Sidell,
mentioned as found in congressional
proceedings, we find that the Confed-
crate government had secret agents in
France, England, Germany and the
Netherlands. We ascertained the
names of some Of these. The letters
from these men detail the efforts made
in France, England and Holland to OBJ
tain recognition abroad. II we can
rely on the letters written from Paris,
found among the congressional re-
cords, the late Louis Napoleon beld
out hopes Of ultimate recognition, and
kept the Confederate representative
at Paris in constant esats Of expec-
tancy. We know now, however, that
the willy emperor did not intend to
recognize the Confederaoy, but KEEP.
Confederate envoys dangling at the
end of his fishing pole, playing with
them for political purposes, in order
to keep the United States in sufficient
awe to prevent an interference with
his plans for the establishment Of
Maximillian on the throne Of Mexico.
The Confederacy firmly expected re-
cognition and the letters from Paris
held out hopes to the last. The let.
tcrs from England were not so buoy
an.. While many of the nobility
favored the South, the middle classes,
on account Of slavery, were not so
favorable.