The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26

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some naulng Republicans. Upon his
mention Of San Domingo / could not
refrain from tcllina hin, tb,, heard
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him TO tel him that Charles sumner
denied the authenticity OF the Bible.
nnd ina, ho ren,ie1 ."rho, n n,, ,,r
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"''"N' VI" ny write '"e
Bible lie simply smiled and said ::
"Mr Sumner Is man of yr.a, intel.
Iect and. m,ich cui,,,r. h,,, Ia
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'pPi "''h d sI'"' ceal OIL vanity
lie said thht ne hopcd and believed
! thai the good sensc OF the Southern
! neonle w.o,lld Iona ,bo-, ga DO i,.
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/ ~ "a" "i''"i "' Sa'"' ihuS'
! Tor many generations be dominated
! by the whites. lie said. as he after
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was no "ner or 'eheral Lee at Apo
/ mattoX to surrender his sworu. nor had
he any intention 10 demand il tolb
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I Iega'dcd MN WIN no greatest admir- =
alton and gratitude for The terms
/ which ne gave General Lee and esueci-
ally in allowing Tho mon "a re,,fn
/ ,hcir horses. lie rculied tia, mis-
/ appeared To him not only an net of
/ Kindness to the men. but one Of solemn
/ duty.
mentioned this conversation TO
/ Governor Fletcher. Of Missouri. "a life
! long friend Of General Grant. ana he
/ told nc that General Grant had once.
/ said To linn, when he looked imam
! thcse men. tired. worn n,Jt b,,i,y,.. ana
/ nearly devoid Of clothing. and re,ne,n-
bercd. as lie did. their courage and d.
/ votion for the cause for which thcy-
/ fought, and thoupht az ,hci rc,urn
/ 20 their ,lcsolated homes. he f.lt that
/ he would no, only allow them 10 re-
/ tain their horses i'm orde, 10 enable
I them ia mike tbe crops hut thai II hn
+ had tho ro,yer he ,vot,td b,,e die
( mounted the cavalry of his own ARM.
/ ana let thop, tako Tho borscs -, orde,,
I 10 aid them" He oxuressod great IN :
/ tercst i'm mo work or nuhlicaticn Of
} the records of th.. war. and asked =
! number OF ounst{ouY as IN ,bc ,,sn
{ ncr OF the work ..ud the prour.ss he
| inc made and said mat the ,r,liicatioD
! on the plan proposed wo,,lJ correct
! many errors ana enable tho future
/ historian IN 1.-Two . tru. accom-. or Tho
I Xnr. While. rs have before stated I
I found him a ready convcrsattouali,,.
he showed nj arst some hcsit.nc,.
| about conversinp IN regard 10 the, war.
however altar :; while he afiaryv.-,Is
I pleasantly answered nv numerous in
qi,irlc. with apparent frankncss lie
/ cXDrcssod very birh admiration for
General y. b. Forrest and smoke OF
/ him as a natural born soldier" he
d,v.I, narticul,rlv on no fsc, Forrest
commanding cavalry had canturetl
:uilboats on the Tennessee River and
/ seemed TO treat tho matter as iokc
/ I mentioned thar i, had bcen claimed
/ that he. and not General sherman was
/ the protector OF "Shermau's march t.
I the sea- or march from Atlanta 10 81
/ vannah He very promptlv replied thar
/ this was a mistake. and that tho whole
/ credit Of tho origin and success OF the
movement was due solely To Sherman.
! He stated that the authorities at Wash.
J ington were doubtful OF its success.
but that he was not. for he had fun
! confidence in Sherman. He asked me
| If l knew his friend. Josiah Deloach.
Of Memphis ana upon answering that
/ | aid. he repeated to me what lie after
wards wrote in his memoirs that De
( loach had saved him from capture by
( Brigadier- General W II Jackson's;
cavalry When President he appointed
| Dcloaoh postmaster at Memphis, and
retained him in Office against the pro-
test OF many leading Republicans lie
/ asked me if knew General Belknap,
and / told him | did He then stated
that he accepted General Belknap's
/ resignation as Secretary of War when
/ he knew 1t would subject him to much
/ criticism from not only the public gen
orally. but from many OF his best