Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-14
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II Is unfortunate that the abscess
ON the jaw of Captain Derossct, OF
Wilmington, n. G.. did not develop IL.
lorc no spoke or was not postponed
until after tho present cmc gency in
which he is involved. Captain Deros.
set is the man who asserted, through
the Confederate Veteran. that Gener.
al Grant. General Thomas and Admir-.
al FarraSut sought service with the
Confedotacy before taking commits
sion6 on the Union side. He has pub.
l!shcd this Injurious accusation
against distinguished men. 1t has
been denied publicly ana very sharp
~ and he has been challenged for
proof We have not the honor of the
acquaintance of Captain Darosset and
M may b. most worthy and we'll
intending gentleman but this ia hnd
time for him 10 have nm absccss and
10 assign tho abscess ns his reason
tcr his failure TO give the evidence
demanded OF him. Tho moro quick.
~ and completely the Southern peo.
generally. and the Confedernti
Veterans especially. ropudate regpon
siDility Tor Captain Dcrcsset and hie
assertions and sympathy with his
course tho better.
AS TO General Thomas. Il alwavr
mas boon understood In Virginia that
ms synpathics Mt the beginning of
tnc strife between the Northern and
southern States wero with tho South
nut that he remained with the Union
army because of his affection for hIe
WHO. Northern woman. and her
dominating influence over him: and
IN average married man, however
strong his allegiance to his State and
MS principles. has kind of sneakins
underground feeling that maybe
Thomas WINS not SO inuch to blame.
after all.
All the evidence. documentary and
otherwise, known to the public
Squarely contradicts Captain Deros.
sets assertion regarding Genera,
rrant II i6 fact OF record that he
presided over the first war meeting
ned In the town OF Galena, Illinois
and was offered captaincy OF the vol
uhleer company organized there. II
Is not likely that he would have been
put IN that position If his neiehbors
mad nad the slightest reason to sus
pect MN of Southern sympathy or of
paying double. Tho accusation
against him published by Captain De
roAset IL treachery There &c moth.
ing IN General Grants life or career
"s Soidier, civilian. President OF bust,
ness man to suggest that he could be
capaiNc of that meanest and most
pl"m'nablc Of all crimes. The shad
oWS ana m.sfortuncs which came upop
ms ne resulted from tho whole heart.
"a confidence hc gave his friends nne
tue tcnacitj With which he ctuct o.;
them. ' ''u'N 70
IN every country there Is q certain
proportion OF men born TO bo soldiers
III LOT nothing else and incapable IN
VERY other occupation. General
Grant was ono of these. In the camp
III oniie. IN command of mon, he was
a. nome and efficient. lIo got re-
SUITS. AS civilian and n civilian ,of
uchai ne was failure always. He
mad tho magnanimity and the respec,
.or courage and ability in other mer
mhlch Is part of the nature of the
p0rn and true soldier. Southern neo
pro 40 not and can not forget his
hihuiiness, courtesy and gcnerosit,
III the supreme hour of his triumph
AZ Appomattox. He stood stur,l,Iv
petween them and the frantic fanati
o'shl ana intense hate which demand
eed their degradation and destruction
lnelr very life blood. Nor can tho,
forget that his last days OF sor,nw
I'a'n and bitter humiliation were made
neant!fnl by his Ecntle. afrcc,ionaie
words TO aud OF his former foes. Thcv
wiz not approve any attempt To i,asc.
nirch his famo or to blncken his
a. by any astonishing evidence Can
,ain pcrossct can provo that what he
nhs written is true, he will have don.
useless and ungraclous thing. Cen
eral Grant has been dead twentv.tu.c
lars and this alleged act of his i,
dono at all. was done sorty.siv xeo -
$50; What Is 10 DO gained by diepins
nacA In attempts to drag To- tbn snr
ace miserable aud forgotten oIo
Iaulis aud sius7 Wo do not bcl;,s,e
Gap'ain Derossot can prove his case
10 any event. however. no has dam
narm and said what 1t would hax,
necn ycry much more gracious rracc-
i ,,, ond psoper TO have left unsa,d ~
nichmond Ncws-Lradcr.
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