The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-06-24

monument where thousands OF vet
Grams shook hands with the old man
lie holds position In the United
States senate.
After the offer had been made and
declined the man who has kept the
secret all these years said to the cor
respondent:
III It could be done without my
violating confidence reposed in me
by Mr.. Davis. | would be very glad
TO see the great seal Of the Confed-
eracy in the museum here. but this
cannot be done. and. as ! told the
gentlemen, | will carry the secret to
my grave. No money consideration
could for a moment influence me in
| this matter. No, sir. | love the mem
| DRY OF Mr. Davis and his family too
| devotedly to think OF any such trans
| action. | am not made out Of that
kind OF material, and was not raised
| by white people who taught dishon-
orable principles. ] have in my veins
| good streak OF Indian blood, and,
| you know, an Indian detests liar
and a thief. and | would be nothing
| less did | do otherwise than | am
doing in this matter.
| ct is my earnest wish that this
may be the last effort to get me to
| tell that which I can never divulge
| But it matters not how many offers
may be made, and how large the
amounts, James Jones will never en-
terrain them"
do you believe you could recove1
the seal?" he was asked.
Il feel entirely satisfied that
could, butt never will. l never di'
deceive Mr.. Davis, and now that h
is dead l am sure l shall remain tru
to the implicit confidence he Away
placed in me almost from the day
entered his employ.
There has been much discussio
through the newspapers about tn
great seal Of the Confederacy, som
claiming that duplicates were mad
of the seal which you placed in tn
James.
Il am satisfied that no duplicate
was ever made of the great seal o
the Confederacy; but there
are duplicates of the one whicf
! Mr.. Davis intrusted to me. | have
been told that the first seal used by
! the Confederacy was engraved on a
piece of lockwood in Montgomery.
| believe that is a matter OF history
The seal OF which duplicates were
made was the one made in Baltimore
or Washington. | assisted in unpack-
| ing the box in which ii came to Rich
| mond. and there was a splendid flag
| in the box. My recollection is that
| this was in 1862. in the early part
| of that year. This seal did not weigh
| more than one pound, and ! know
+, that while Mr.. Davis and his cabinet
were pleased with the Workmanship
the seal did not. In some way, meet
their expectations. The following
year. 1868, the big great seal came
from England. the Fanny landing at
Wilmington. and from that place the
seal vas sent TO Richmond. | was
one Of the men who aided in unpack-
ing the box. which was packed IN q
most complete manner The seal
Was liza O. rosewood box, something
after the style used In those days los
ldu,linr pistol eases. The box was
trimmed and iulaid with pearl and
| ivory. and the seal was au lmmcnsf
isIt,r affair. Weighing fully Tea
pounds. % was unlike tbe great seal
lmaie bon Baltimore cor Washington
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