Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 5, 1881, Page 19

THE-CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, | JEFF DAVIS; BOOK. Ikof the Confederate Government.” A Defense of thé South and: of Himself. : The Rebel President’s Comments on the Battles. “riticisms of Confederate Generals— _The Two Johnstons, The Assasination of Abraham Lincoln— Cold and Clammy. © Jeff's Own Version of His Oaptura by the Union Troopers, New York Herald, June 3. The long-expected history of the Rebellion from the pen of Mr. Jefferson Davis, the ex-: President of the Confederate States, will be issued from the press of the Appletons at an early date. ‘The title of the work fs ** The Rise and Fall.of the Confedérate Govern- ment,” and will be printed in two handsome volumes, advance sheets of which Ne before us. ; This book is by odds the most important | contribution to the history of the War from the Southern side. Mr. Davis has resisted the impulse to meet current ngsault or imis- represen{ation with current replication, and hus reserved all his strength for a. final and deliberate effort that should not only serve as an answer to running assault, but stand as an appeal to posterity. The book has the advantage of coming from an authoritative source. and an intelligent author before whom has passed in review the opinions of nearly every prontinent actor on cither side of the late struggle, and to whom the stores of information gathered in nearly twenty years of peace have been opened. Beyond question the book that is the result of Mr. Davis’ work will be accepted as the standard of authority for the Southern side of the struggle, and the very causes that combine to make it supreme among the sympathizers with the Rebellion will tend more or less to ‘ive it weight with the world at large. It s, therefore, worthy of the attention of in- tellizent people everywhere, and a review of Its leading points cannot fail to be interest- Mr. Davis is aggressive in the assertion of the righteousness of the principles for which the Southern people fought. Utterly re- gardiess of the arbitrament made by the sword at Appomattox or of the march of events since then he defends secession, not only as a right, but as the corner-stone of the only possible constitutional Union, and vindicates every position taken by the South- ern leaders before the War. ‘ AN ANECDOTE OF CLAY. An interesting anecdote of the author and - Mr. Clay, Mlustrating the uneasiness of Southern leaders, is made a foot-note to the chapter on slavery: While tife compromise measures of 1850 were pending, ond the excitement concerning them ‘was at its highes:, J one day overtuok Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, and Mr. Berrien, of Georgia, in the Capitol grounds, Thoy were in carnest con- versation. It was the 7th of Murch,—the day on which Mr. Webster had delivered his great speech. Mr. Clay, addressing me in the friendly manner which he had always employed since I -was a schouiboy in Lexington, asked me what I thought of the speech. I liked it better than be did. He then suggested that I should “join the compromise men,” caying that it was a measure which be thought would probably ive peace to the country for thirty years,—the period that had clapsed since thp adoption of the compro- nise of 180. Then, turbingto Mr. Berrien, he bald, “You and I willbe under ground before “that'time, but our young: friend here may bave trouble to meet.” I somewhat. impatiently de- clared my unwillingness to transfer to posterity a trial which they woul? be relutively less able tw mect than we were, and passed on my way. LINCOLN’S ELECTION. fs Mr: Dayis seems to have appreciated the significance of the etection of: 18v0, and: to’ have felt assured that If Mr. Lincoln was elected secession was the only remedy. Me made efforts to secure, even after the cam- _paign had opened, a compromise by which the friends of the Constitution might be ral- lied on one candidate. Mr. Douglas was re- sponsible, according to Mr. Davis, for the failure‘ of tnis- plan, which “would have averted the catastrophe ‘that followed.” To quote definitly, he says: Mr, Bell, the Whig candidate, was a highly re- spectable and experienced stateswan, who had filled many important offices, both State and Federal. He was not ambitious to tho extent of coveting the Presidency, and He wns profoundly impressed by the danger which threatened the country. Mr. Breckinridge had not anticipated, and it may safely be said did not eagerly desire, the nomination, jie was young enough to wait, and patriotic enough to be willing to do so, if the weal of tha country re- quired it This much I. may confidently assert of both those gentlemch, for each of them authotized me to say that he was willing to ‘withdraw if an arranxement could be effected by which the divided forces of the friends of the Constitution could be concentrated upon some one more generally neceptuble than ¢ither pf the three who hnd been presented to the country. Wheol made this announcement to -Mr. Douglas—with whom my relations had al- ways such as to authorize the assurance that he could not consider it a8 made ip an un- Ariendly spirit—be replied that.the scheme pro- posed was impracticable, bevause nis friends, matnly Northorn Democtaty, if he were with- drawn, would join in the support of Mr. Lincoln rather than Of uny one that shoula supplant him (Douglus); that be was in the hands of his friends and was Sure they would not uccept tho proposition. is INTIMACY WITH BUCHANAN. Mr. Davis’ relations were very intimate with Mr, Buchpnan, and he was sent for just prior to the sending in of the message for the Congress of 1861. Touching this visit hesays: On arrival at Wasbington I found, as bad bec anticipated, that my presence there was desired on account of the Influence which it was Bp posed I might exerelse with the Prosident (Mr. Buchanan) a relation | to iy rortheusniter Message to Congress. On paying my r to the President ue told me thut he hid finished the rough draft of his message, but that it was still open to revision and amendment, and that he would like to read itto me. Mo did so, and very kiudly accepted all the modifications which Isurgested. The message was, however, diter- ward somewhat changed, and, with great defer- efe to the wisdom and statesmauship of irs author, I must say that, in my judgment, tho last alterations were untortuuatc—su much so that, when it was rond in the Senate, 1 was re- ductantly constrained to criticise {t . . - “The kind relations, both person! and political, which bad long existed between Mr. Buchanan and myself, had ied him, vuccasionally, during his Presidency, to gend for me to confer with him on subjects that caused him anxiety, and warranted me in sometimes calling upon him to offer my opinion on matters of sptc! “or importance. Thus it was that I bad com- mnrolon ted! with aa tee io, regard to wee reaten as] t of cyen' in or the niger oe 1s60-"61. When he told me of the work that Rad been done or was doing at Fort Moultrie—that, 1s, the vlevation’ of its parapet by crowning it with barrels of. sand,—I pointed out to him the impolicy as well us inet- cleney of the mensure. Itsecmed tome impol- itle to make ostensible preparations for defeuso when no attack was threatened, and the meaus adopted were inetticient, because any ordinary field piece would knock the barrels off the par- apet and thus render them only hurtful to the defenders. He inquired whether the expedient had not been sucaessful at Fort Brown, on the Hio Grande, in the beginning of the Mexican wat, and was answered that. the nttuck on Fort Brown ‘had been made with’small armsor atgrcat ce, Aner tho removal of “tht aii -t9,,8: and safer position of . 7 called upon himragain to represente,{rom ty knowledge of the-peoplc and the circumstandes: Of the ease. how productive the movemeht Would be of discontent, and how likely to lend tocolligion. One of the vexed questions of tho day was, by what authority. the Collector of tho, port should be appointed, and the rumor was, ‘that instructions had been given to the com- mandin= officer at Fort Sumter not to allow ves- sels to unless under clearance from the United States Collector. it was exsy to under- stand that, if a vessel were fired upon under such gireumstances, it would be accepted as the beginning of hostilities, result which Loth he desired to avert, as the test calamity That could be foreseen or iinagined. Sly opin: . peg taber ine the wisest and best course would, raw rrison altogether from harbor of Chanestaas 32 /DAVISELECTED PRESIDENT. Mr. Davis thas this: to shy regarding his claction aa. President of the Confederacy on tho next-d: -of; Februury yan ‘election’ ras held tarthe chet giceutive unices: result tg, aslafterward learned. in my election to Bie Presidenoy, with “the Hon: Aloxander H.. itephens, of Georgia, as Vice-President, Mr. lal interest - phens & delogate from Georgia to thi Congress: eanutile these. exents were peotrriung: ci most tezent of my duties at Capital or Mississippi, 1 bad gouc to Marlon (Brierfield, in Warren County), and had ‘begin, in tho homely but expreasive' language of Br. having Clay, “to repair my fences.” While tl s gaged notice was recived of my election to ee Presidency of the Confedorate States, with an urgent request to proceed immediately to Mont- momery for inauguration. 5 this had beon suggested as a probab! event, and whut appeared to ine adequate 7 oautions haa been taken to prevent it, was sur- prised, and, stil more, disappointed. For ren- gons which jt is not now necessary to state, I had not belloved myself.ns well gilited: to the office a8 ¢ome others. 1 thought myself better adapted to command in the tield: and Mississippi had given me the position which I preferred to , sny other,—the highest rank in her army. It was, thorofore. that I afterward safd, in an ad- ‘ dress delivered in the Capitol: before tho Legls- lature of the State, with reference to my elec- tion to the Presidency of the Confederacy, that thy autres th as ships ealiea was toin- 2 xpected soon ney. ‘of Mississippi again oper te he author disposes of the ridiculous stor: that Mr, Tooinbs was preferred for the Pros. idency of the Cotstederacy by quoting letters froin almost every living meinber of the first Congress. Thesu letters show that Mr-Davis Turenné~ tad, after” month é 8 of cl mane ering, lnully forced bis ct say imtoa pee sition which gave assurance of victory. and nud aoe saat his :forces for. n° decisive’ battle; he Say sehen making: a preliminary ‘reconnale- ince, killed by a chance: shot. ‘Then his suc~ eeeuts etnsioett oF ‘uttacking; retreatéd,- and all rate ne had gained for ‘France the other ‘To take another example, ple, not qui - Cus it was epigrammiatibally aad Puteut. x Ingsbury, when writing of the battle of Buena ista, that if the last shot, tirod-at the close of, Hee second day's vontifet, had killed Gen: Taylor, fe next morning's sun would have: risen upou the strange spectacle of two armies in full re- trent from cach other, the field for which they bad fougnt being in posstssion of noither. «7 + 1 ‘The extracts which hage been given sufficlent- Jy prove that when Gon. Jotnston fell the Con- ‘ederate army'was 80 tully victorious that bad the attack been vigorously pressed, Gen. Grant and his army, before ‘the setting ‘of the eun, would bave been Tuxitives or prisoners. ; Lhelleve that dgnin in the history of war.the fate of an urmy. depended on onc man; and more, that the fortunos of. a: cotntry- hung by tho single thread of the life that was yielded on the ficld of Shiloh. . So great was my confidence in his capneity for organization.und administra- Mon that I felt, whon he was assigned to the De- purtmentof the West," that’ the ‘undeveloped power of that region would .be made sufficient uot only for its own skfety, but, to contribute support. if need be, to the morescriously-threat- ‘was virtually the unanimous choice of the delegates, and that there was no question as to lus superior fitness for the place, Ile gives some interesting facts concerning tho forma- tion of his Cabinet. Ie had intended. offer- ing the Premiership of the Cabinet to Mr. R. W. Barwell, of South Carolina, but the del- egation of that State having recommended r. Menuninger to be Secretary of the ‘Treas- ury he was forced to forego his first choice. Having thus disclaimed the responsibility of lacing the Premlershlp in the. hands of Mr. Toombs, who afterward boasted thathe “car- ried the ‘State Department In his coat-tail pockets,” Mr. Davis goes further and says, “Mr, Toombs was- offered the place, for whioh others believed him to. be well quall- fied.” It had been the intention of the Pres- ident to make Mr. Toombs Seerctary of the ‘Treasury on account of his “knowledge on subjects of finince.” TheCabinet otherwise was made up from Mr. Davis’ personal knowledge of the men selected, THE BATTLES OF THE WAR. In describing the great battles of the War,, Mr. Davis writes graphically. Ile is forced, of: course, to bo brief, as he has such an enormous nrea to cover, and yet uever lets -the opportunity pass of. paying « tribute to soine fallen Confederate, or denownce the course of the Federals, In beginning -his history of the actual War he says: We now enter upon those terriblo scenes of wrong and blond in which the Government ot the United States, driven to desperation by our successful resistance, broke through every re- straint of the Constitution, of National law, of justice, and of humanity. af 3 BULL RUN, ‘The battle of Manassas, itappears from Mr. Davis’ account, was understood to be & crush- ing defeat before the field was cleared. As the President and his party neared the battle, they met fugitives who announced that the Confederate army was beaten, twas not auntil Gen, Johnston was reached that it was ascertained there had been avictory. Of the retreat of the enemy he says Our cavalry, though there Was present but the squadron previously mention! and from » make some extracts, dashed boldly forward to charge. The demonsiration was foitowed by the, immediate retreat of what was, 1 believe, the last, thorenboat, of the enemy's forces main- tnining thelr orgunization and showing a dispo- sition to’ dispute the possession of the tleld of | battle. In riding’ over the ground it seemed uite possible to murk the line of a fugitive's ight. Here was a musket, there u cartridge- Dox, there a blanket or overcout, a bnversack, ete..n3 if the runner hud stripped himself a3 he went of all impediments to speed. As we approached ‘toward the left of our line the signs of an ltterrout of tho enemy were unmistukable, and justitied the conclusion that the watchword of “On: to Richmond!” bad been changed to “ Off for Washington!” He notes the discovery of a large number of handeutfs on the deserted field over which he discourses ‘bitterly. ‘The author: insists and fairly demonstrates that he appreciated the importance of immediate and vigorous pursuit of the enemy, saying: I then suggested that he should be crderea in pursuit: 2 puuse ensued, until Col. Jordan.asked meif I would dictate the order. Lat oneo dic- tuted an ordor for immediate pursuit. Some convereahon followed, the result of which was. f inodification of the order by mysclf, so that, ‘instead of immediate pursuit, it should be com- menced at curly dawn. Col. Jordan spoke across the table to me, saying, “If you wilt send tho order as you first dictated it the enemy won't ston till ho irets Into the Potomuc.” 1 believe 1 remember the words Very ‘nearly, aud ain quite sure that I do remember them substantially. The blame of ‘the failure to pursue he places very clearly on Gen. Joseph Es John- ston. OF the possibilities of a vigorous pur- suit he says: ‘ ‘This view of the matter rests on the supposi- tion that the fortifleutions and gartisoux de- scribed uid actually exist, of which there scemed then to be no doubt. if the reports which bave since rencbed us be truc, that there were at that time nefther fortitications nor troops studioned 6n the south bunk of the Potomac; that all the enemy’s forces fled to the north side of tho | river and even beyond; that the panic of tho routed army infected the whole population of Washington City; and that no prepiradon was made or even contemplated fur the destruction of the bridge across the Potomac, thon it may have béen, as many bave asserted, that our army, following close upon the tlying enemy, could have entered ahd takeh possession of the United States Capital. These reports, however, present # condition of atfairs altogether at vari- unco with the information on which we had to act. Thus it was, and, so.far asf knew, for the rensong above stated, tliat an advance to the south bank of the Potomye was not conten- plated as the immediate sequetice of the victory nt Managsus. What discoveries would have Deen made, and what tesuits would bave ensued from, the establishment of our guns upon the gouth bank of the river toopen fire upon the Capital, are speculative questions upon whieh it would be useless to epter. ALBERT SYDNEY JONNSTON. ‘The most striking episode in the book, and one in which the author lias put his heart, is Btutement of the commander of which 1 ite ‘the stinving criticism of Albert Sydney Johnston and the death of thut gallant officer while an unjust popular displeasure hung- about him. The malignant assaults made upon him after the fall of Donelson for what was clearly the-fault of others aro thus described: é Dissatisfaction was general. Its mutterings, already beard, begun to breuk out in denuncia~ tions.. The demnagogs took up the cry and hounded on one anothor and the people fa bunting down. a victin. The public press was louded with abuse. The. Government was de- nounced. for intrusting the public satety, to bands so féeble. The Lower House of Con- gress appointed a select committes to inquire into the conduct of the war in the Western De- partment. The Senntors and Represontuitives from ‘Tennessee, with the exception of Judge Swann,waited upon the President. Their spokes- man, Senator G. A. Henry, stated that’ they came for and in behalf of Tennessee to ask for the removal of Gen. A.S. Johnston, and the as- signment uf » competent oflicer to the defense .of their homes and people. 1t was further stated that they did not come to recommend tiny one ng the successor; that it waa conceded that the President was betterable than they were to se- Ject a proper officer, and they only asked that he would give them # General. Vainfully {un- pressed by this exhibition of disturst toward an officer whose place, if vacited, I was sure could not be filed by his equal, rénlizing how necvs- sary. public’ conlideuca was to success. and ened East, has + often happens that: men do not value. tholr richest gifts until taken. awas. Those who" bad erroneously and unjustly cen- sured Johnston, convicted of thelr error by the mrundour of bis reveuled ‘character, jolned in. the general limentation oyer his. loss, and mallgnity even was silenced by the devoted manuer of his death. My estimation of him was ‘bused on’ long and intimate acquaintance; bo- ginuing in our youth, it bad grown with our growth without check or variation, and, when he first arrived in Richmond, was: expressed to soma. Teun yot living, in the wish that I bad by resizning, to transfor to hi Presidency of the Confederate States. mie + VICKSBURG. , Mr. Davis does not underestimate the value of V ‘ieksburg asa iilitary point, and says that its capture ‘ severed the Copfeileracy.” He finds no fault with Pembertan, “whoin he praises as Wise and patriotic, but, attributes thé disaster to Johnston’s.allegad ‘obstinacy in walting for reinforcements before moving. forward, and in his forcing Pemberton to-re- verse is march in the presence of the enemy and to the confusion that existed between the two commanders ° trom ‘their not being to- gether. Of Grant at Vicksburg he says: ~ Grunt attempted todivert tho Mississippi from” its channel by cutting 4 canal across the penin- sulu opposit to ieketo 60 a8 to maken practicable passage for thé transport vessels from a polnt above to ons below the city. His attempt was quite unsuccessful, and, whatever credit muy be uwarded to his enterprise. none ean be given to bis engineering Skin, is thie di- rection given to bis ditch was- such that ‘instend of being washed out by the current of the river it was filled up by its seditueut. ind the facili- ties the enemy possessed in river transportation + and the aid which thalr Ironclad gunboats jravo to all operations where land: and naval forces could be combined were logt to Grant in the in- terior march which be was making. Success gives credit ta military .enterprises; had this failed, as I think it should, It surely would bavo been provounced an egregious blunder. GRANT. are Of Granv’s Virginia campaign he writes! It had, therefore, taken bint more than a month to reach the south side of thé James. In bis campiign he bad sacrificod a becatomb of nien, 1 Yast_ umount of artillery, small arms, munitions of war, and supplies to reach a posi- tonto which McClellan Lat already, demou- struted theré twits an o:Sy and expensive route. Itistrue that the Confederate army bad guf- feted severely, and, though the loss was com- paratively sitial! to that of its opponents, it could not be repaired as bis, might be from tho larger population and his facility tor recruiting in Europe, ‘To those who cau idgprove the policy of attrition without reference t6 the number of lives it might cost this may seém justifiable, but itcan hurdly be regarded ns Generalabip or be offered to military students .as an example worthy of imitation. ‘ THE TROUBLE WITH JO JOHNSTON. It wppears from begining to end ét the book that Gen. Johnston and Mr. Davis never agreed on a policy ‘after the first battle of Manasas.: Showing by.testimony that Jonn- ston was to blame for fot pursuing the enemy from that field, that his wag the fault that pre- verited the investing of Vicksburg and caused ity full, he then goes on to show that -John- ston’s disregard of suggestions and orders gave Sherman an open road to: Atlanta, and enabled him to cut the Confederacy in twain. He says that when Johuston. was appointed to, the command of the Army ot the Tonnes- see it was under distinct orders to make an aggressive Campaign. Le says: ‘Wer fultowilug were nlong the Connaeranons resented to Gen. Johnston, at_my request, by rig.-Gen. W. N. Pendleton, Chief of Artillery eg Army of Northern Virginia, on April 16, 1 To tuke the enemy at disadvantage while Wwenkened, it 1s believed, by sending troops to Liseiata and having others still absent on fur- jough. : 2. To break up his plans by anticipating and frustrating his combinations. 3. So to press bit in bis present position as to prevent his beavier massing in Virginia. 4. ‘To defeat him in battle and guin great con- sequent strength iu supplics, men, and product- ive territory. 2 ‘5. Lo prevent,the waste of the army incident to inietivity, * 6. To inspirit the troops and the country by success, and tu discourage the enemy, ‘To obviate the necessity of falling back, which might probubly occur ‘if our antagdnist be allowed to consummate his plans without molestation. Gen. Jobnston cordinlly approved of an ag- gressive movethent, and informied me of his purpose to muke it as soonas reinforcemonts and supplies, then on the wuy, should reach him,. He did not approve the proposed ndvance into ‘Tennessee. He believed that thé Federal Yoreés in Tennessee were nob weaker, but if anything stronger, than at Misslonary iidge: that defeat beyond the Turnessee would probably prove ruinous to us,- resulting in the fuss of bis army, the” occupation ot Georgia by the enemy, the of the Confederacy in its vitals, the loss of all the Southwestern Territor proposed, therefore, to stand on the defensive ath strengthened; “to watch, prepare, and strike” ng svou a3 possible. As subn as rein- forced he declured his purpose to advance to Ringgold, attack there, and, it successful, as bo expected’ to by, td strike at Cleveland, ent the ruilrond, contro! the river, and thug isolate East ‘Tennessce, and, 18 u consequence, force bis an- tagonist to give battle gu this side of the Ten- neasee Hiver. To enable Gen. Jobuston to re- pulse the hostile advance aud assume tho of- me to revoke his assignment, and F the order relieving him from command wird became satiated that*bl¥ declared purpose to occupy the works at Atlanta with milithe levies and withdraw his. army. into the: open .coun- uy for freer operations. would inevitably result in the loss of that: important. point, and where the retreat would cease could not be: foretold. If the Army of Tennessce wus found to be unable te hold positions uf great strength like those nt. Dalton, Resaca, Etowh,-Kenesaw, and on the Chattahoochee, I could not reason’ ably hope that It would be:more successrul in the plains below Atlanta, where it would tind neither natural nor artificial advantages of posi- in. , ATTACK ON SHERMAN, . Alluding fans, male and female; living in Atlanta, must leave'it within five.days from the issu- ‘ance of the order, Mr. Dsvis says: ‘ Since Alva’s atrocious ‘crueitie: - combatant population of tie Low Countries via the sixteenth century, the ustory of war records no Instance of such barbawus cruelty as that which’ this order designed to’ porpetrate. It involved “the immeditte expulsion from their homes and only) means of sud- sistence of thousands' of unoffending women and children, whos husbands and fa- thers were either in the urny, in Northorn pris- ons, or bad-died in butte.’ in vain did tho Mayor and corporate authalties of Atlanta ap- peal to Sherman to revoke%r modify this in- human order, represcatingin piteous language the wo, the horror, ang tie sutfering, uot to be deseribed by words,“ whlel its execution would ipless women int Jplist ox uetooss x ind infant: children. I give full credit to your stat & Bul wil ba scons ion by fe id pot vou csteass inter tie umanities of te eeies" "°F GePisned to tthe time appointed th .wome chtl- dren were expelled from tloir houses, aad’ bee fore they were passed witin our lines com- plaint was gencrally made hat the Federal of- ficers and men who were Sut to guard them had rubbed them of the fer articles of value they hud been permitted to take from thelr hoines,. ‘The cowardly, Aishinosty of its exocu- loners was fn perfect buropny wit and spinitof tho onder.) "we tempor . THE BURNING OFCOLUMBIA. _ Still further of this Gertral he shys, touch- ing the burning of Colunvia, §.G;:.- - Hypoerisy!is tha tribute which" vice virtue; therefore Gen. Shernai Bas oudeavored to esenpe the repronches:for,¢he burning of Columbia by attributing itt¢-Gen. Hampton's sult should become necessary by the failure tho attompt to open negotiations for an honor sare ren as long as we were able to ‘keep the field, and. never expected & Confederate aray to pprrendecs nile ae ras able er tosahene tore- aly to'surrender his army wh: st was fmposeible for him to do eithor one or tha aolectad Grant's demand, Yound himself Surrounded “and. his: line of re troat blocked by,a force much largo! iasn bis [22 able peace..: [had never contemplat render, except upon su 5 Teer beige bepon such terms as a be treat. other, and bad proud! in the face of ‘Over own. + Althougn he consented that Gen. Johnston si 7 might apply to Gen: Sherman’ for an armis- } } to Sherman’ order that all civil- | tice, the author insists that he-had little hope | to see me; they calle -accomplished by it, He anytbing cguld be says: ; ‘The opinion I entertained in regard to Presi- his venomqus Secretary of ‘Tosa vintiotive after © dusraater iotive after n surrender ofourarmy had been proposed than when it regarded as a formidable body defiantly ing its position in the field. Whatever hope tt rs entertained that the existing war was about to de’ peacefully terminated, was soon tho rejection of the basis of agree- ment on the part of the Government of the United States, and a notice from’Gen. Sherman. of termination of the armistice in forty-eight dent Johnson and War, Stanton, they would be was hold othe; dispelled by hours after noon of the 24th of April, 1863. stuuce of the abor bim from Gen. Sherman, and asked for instruc- ly’, but can give it substantially from memory. draft horses. anc rend vous appointed. Ii cess: ren PPI it was unnecessary thing of the route, as that had been pre- his retreating army. This order was disob and be sought another Interview with Shersae? to renew his attempt to reach rc a termination of hostilities. is qronneran's SURRENDER. ‘he end was soon reached, as described in the following: : On the Sith, the day on which-the armistice terminated, Gen. Johnston again met Gen. Sherman, who offered the same terms which had been made with Gen. Lee, and he says, “ Gen. Johnston, without hesitation, agreed to, and we executed the following,” which was the surren- der of Gen. Johnston's troops, with the condition order ;to burn the cottoniu.the oity, that might! not fall into the hnads of the’ euctny: Gen. Hampton has proved cecumstantially that Gon. Sherman's statemer{ is untrue, and, though in any controversy which Gen. Hamp- ton muy be a party no. corpborative ovidence ig necessary to substantia his assertion of a Thet coming within bis’ pésonal observation, hundreds of unimpeachadlewitnosses have tes- ,tifled that the burning of Ccumbia was the de- liberate uct ot the Federaljoldiery, and that it was certainly permitted If iot ordered by the commanding General. Yr And again: tp Were this tho dnly instuno of such barbarity porpetrated by Gen. Stermin's arnty, his elfore to escape tho responsibility bight be morc suc- cessful, because more plausble; but when the culogists of his exploits te exultingly that “widespreading columns iof smoke rose Wherever the army wont,” when it is. incon- trovertibly true that the lineot bls march could be traced by the burning ovelling-nouses and by tho wail of womeu and cHildren pitilesly left to dic from starvation ar! exposure in the depth of winter, his plea of ‘not guilty" iu tho casc of tne City of Columbia cannot froe him from the reprobation which outraged humanity must attach to an act of crudty which only finds a parallel fu the barbarous cesses of Wallen- stein's army in the Thirty Years’ War, and which, even at that poriod o the world’s ¢tvil- Szation, ‘sullicd the fame of tlat otherwise rreat ier. : THE SURRENDEROF LEE, One of the most iuteresthg features of the book is what Mr. Davis sats of the various peance-movements, . It been charged that Gen. Leo told Mr. Davis ealy in 1864 that it was inipossible for the Confederacy to ‘main- tain itself, and the Président has been blamed for continuing the War after this time. On this point Mr. Davis says: Lee, had never contemplated surrender. He had loby before, in Janguage similar to that employeé by Washington during the Revolu- tion, expiessed to me the belief that in the mountains of Virginia be could carry onthe war for twenty yairs, and in dirésting bis march to- Ward Lynebbieg ir may well be that ag an_ al- ternative he hojed to reach these mountains, and with the atvantage which to topography would give yet,to bullle tho hosts whieh wero following him: ”, : i And further: |, 1 In the carly part of March, 1865, 25 wet as my memory cun tix the dae, Gen. Lee held weh me a lone and frec conference, He stated thas the circumstances had forceéon him the conclision that the evacuation of Petersbury was br a question of time. He bad early und fully. preciated the embarrassment which would - pult from, losing the workshops and found) rs wi nd buen Our main -rolinde for thy dnaudraecure und repair of arms a8 welt as the preparation of ammunition. The impor- tance of Richmond in thisyregard was, however, then less than {t had been by thé facilities which bad been created for these purposes at August, Selma, Fayetteville, and some smaller establish ments; also by tho. progress which was beiug made fora large armory at Macon, Ga, To my inquiry whether it would not be better to oo- ticipate the necessity by withdrawing at once, he said that bis artillery and draught horses were too weak for the roads in their then condition, and that he would have towait until they be- came firmer, There naturally followed the con- sideration of the line of retreat. The paper was forwarded to Gen. Lee and returned by. bim with an unfavorable criticism, ‘and the conclusion that, if we had to retreat it should be in a southwardly direction toward tho country from which wewero drawing sup- plies, and from which a large portion of our forces had been derived, Ia this conversation the same general view was more specifically stated and made to npply to the then condition of affairs. The program wus to retire to Dan- ville, ut which place supplies should be col- Jeoted and a junction mado with the troops un- der Gen. J. 5. Johnston, the embined force to ve burled upon Sherman in NortCarolina, with the hope of crushing bis army~before Grant could reach hit. ‘As to the manner in which the deterntina- tion to surrender was reached Mr. Davis writes: On the evening-of the 8th Gen. Lee decided, after conference with his corps communders, that be would advance the next morning beyond Appomattox Court-House, and if tho force reported to be there should prove to be only Sheridan's cavalry, to disperse and continue the marca toward Lynch- burg; but if infantry stould be found in large force, the attempt to break through it was not tobe made, and the correspondence which Gen. Grant had Jnitinted on the previous day should be reopened by a flag, with proposi- tions for an interview to arrange the terms of capitulation. Gordon, whos co;ps formed the feusive no elfort was spited on the part of the Government, Almost ull the available military strength of the South ard West. in ten and sup- plies, was pressed forward and placed at his dis- pusal. ‘The supplicsof the commissary, quarter- Inaster, and ordounce departments of bis arm, were represented ag amply and suitably Located. Phe troops, encourawed by the large necessious of stréngth which they saw arriving daily, and which they knew were marching rapidly to their support, Were eager to advance and confident: in thelr power ‘to achicve victory and recover. the territory which fhey hud lost. Their position was such as to war- rant. the confident expectation of suc- cessful resistance at least. Long mountain ranges, penetrated by few and difficult roads and pnths and deep and wide rivers, seemed to Tender our position one from which we could not be disludged or turned, while that of the enemy, dependent for hig suppllos upon a single lincof railroad from Nashville to the point where he was operating, was manifestly peril- ous... The whole country shared the hope which the Government entertained: that a decisive victory would soon be won'in the mountains of hich would irce tho South and West Georgian, w! from invasion,avould open to our occupation juctive wounded’ by’ the Injustice done to one I had y in peace and in war. known with close intimacy and believed to be-one ofthe" noblest men with sehom 1 had ever been associated, and one of tho ablest soldiers I had aver seen in the field, £ paused under conflicting emotions, and after a Ume nierely answered, “If Syduey Jobtiston isnota General the Confederacy has none to give you.” * SINLOW. > 5 ‘The battle of Shiloh was, inthe opinion of Mr. Davis, most decisive. Ile discusses the preliminaries of that battle with great care, and shows that Gen. Johnston’s dispositions wore faultless, and that, despite the late ar- rival of certain troops and the arrival of .reinforcements for the Federals, a complete victory had been won when Gen. Johnston was killed. After quoting plentitully to show that Gen. Beauregard, on whom the ‘command devolved, besides belug sick in his ambulance, had not the slightest comprehen- sion of the condition of affairs, and halted .the battle when it had just become a victory, ee Johuston tell in aight of victory: the Sydney Johnston fell in siz! 3 hocche bad waited for, the event hé bad planued for, had arrived. His fame was ‘vindicated. but far dearer than this to bis patriots spies was it with his dying cyes to behold his country’s fag, so lately drooping in disaster, triumphantly nd- yancing. _In“his' fall the great pillar of ry Southern Confederacy was crushed, and veneat! its fragments the best hope of the Southwest lay buried: A biebly educated and richly end ies soldier, his varied experience embraced a Fo, civil affairs, and his intimate knowledge of Bi ie coun Ae onthat special counaaiid tBAt It le to ince made y Naar for the first. aime alaithe tite ee f army depend ‘upon a single mui fortunes ofa country’ hang, asin @ balance, on cl ents of a single army. -Take an a far from us,in time and place, when and the support of our ‘armies the pi territory UP "rennessee and Kentucky, and so recruit our army in the West as to render it im- practicable Jor_ the enemy to accumulate addi- tonul forces in Virginia. After detailing the retreat after retreat of Johnston, with his splendid army of nearly 70,000 men froin the strongest positions to be had, fhe author says: . ; ‘Whether the,-superior ‘numerical strength of the enemy, by ‘enubling bim to extend his force beyond the ‘Hank of ours, did thereby necessi- tate the abandonment ‘of every position taken by our army, and wbethér the enemy, declining toagsault aby of our intreuched camps, would have ventured to leuvo St in the rour, upon bis only ite of communication and supply, or whether we might have obtained more advan- tageous results by a vigorous, and determined etfort to uttack him in detail during some of his qany fink movements, are questions upon which there bas been a decided contiict of opin- jon and upoo which it would be for me.now neither useful nor pleasant td enter. became known that.tbe Army of the Teanessee had been successfully driven from one strony position to another tntil tnally tt bad reachet the eurthworks constructed “for the exterior. defense of Atlanta, the popular disappoint- | ment was extreme. The possible fall of the “Gate City,” with its | important railroad communication, vast~ stores, factories for the manufucturo’ of: all sorts of . military. supplies, rolling-mill, and foundries,-was now contemplated for the first time at its full value, and produced {utense anxicty far and wide, ¥rom many quarters, including such as had most urged hig assigument, tame delegations; peti- tions, and letters urglug mo to remove Geu. Johnston from the, command of the army and assign that Important trust to some officer who wou! resolutely hold and defend Atlanta. While sharing in the keen sense of disappoint: ment at the tailure of the campaign which per- vnded the wholé’ countty I was perhups more: hoprenensive than Others of the disusters likely”, to result, from it, because I was Ina position to ‘estimate more accurately their probable extent. . « - Btill I resisted the stendily . tn rs pressure which was prought to bear to induce rear guard from Pittsburg. and who had tought dally for the protection of the trains, bad now Geen transferred to the front. On the uext morning, before daylight, Leo sent Col. Venable, one of his staif, to Gordon, commanding the ad- ‘vance, to learn’ bis opinion as to the chances of A successful attack, to which Gordon replied, “My old corps is reduced toa frazzle, and, un- Jess Lain supported by Longstrect heavily, 1do not think we can do anything more.” When Col. Vonable returaed with this answor to Gen. Lee, he said, Then thero is nothing left-me but to go and see Gen. Grant. , COULD THE WAR CONTINUE? ‘After the surrender of Gen. Lee’s army ‘Mr. Davis had no thought that the War was over. On this point he says: Thad telegraphed to Gen. Johnston from Dan- ville the report that Lee had surrendered, aud on arriving at Greensboro conditionally re- quested -him to mect me there, where Gen. Keauregard at the time nad his headquarters, my object being.to confer with both of them in regard to our present condition and future oner: ations. Though J was fully sensible of the gravity of our position, seriously affected as it ‘was by the evacuation of the Capital, tho sur- of their being paroled and the officers bein ic mitted to retain thelr sidearms, private horses, and burgago. ‘tis true that these were the terms accepted by Lee, but the condition of the two armies was yory different. Lee's supplics hud been cut off, his men were exhausted by fatizue and hunger, he had no reinforcements in view. Notwith- standing tho immense superiority in numbers and equipments of the enemy pursuing, he hud from poiut to point fought them in rear and on both flanks, and had, the day before his line of retreat wus closed, rejected the demand for sur- render, and only yielded to it after his starving little army had been surrounded by masses fae which he tried to, but could not, cut Johnston’ linc of retreat was open su plies had been placed upos it. Hi pen. ant waa superior to that of the enemy,us had been proved in every contlict between them. Maury, und Forrest, and Taylor still bad armies in the feld,-not larga, but strong enough to have col- lected around them the mon who had left Jobd- ston’s army and fone to tholr homes to.ercape & surrender, as well a3 those who, uoder similar circumstances, had Icft Lee. ‘Tbe show of con- tinued resistance, I then beliored, as I still do, would have overcome the depression which was spreading like a starless night over the country, and tnat the exhibition of a determination not to leave our political future at the mercy of an enemy which had for four years been atriving to subjugate the States would have led the United States authoritics todo as Mr. Lincoln had indi- cated: giveany terms which might be found ocessary: 8peedily to terminate the existing + Had Gou, Johneton obeyed the order s1 6 ent to bicy from Ckadotier and movell un the route se- ected by hithesttwiiti all his-cavalry, 60 much of the Infantry. as’ceig- po mounted, and the light artillery, bo could~o¢ have bean’ succesa- fully pursued by Gen-<perman. united to that 1 bad us88tubied at Charlotte would, it was believed, taveijcen sufficient to yanguish any troops which the chemy bad pe. tween us and the Mississippi River. eet mt iad the cavalry with which I left Chxlottg been associated with » force large cnougd » jn- spire hopo for tho future, insteud of delugyis. couraged by the surrender in thoir ress j¢ would probably bave gone on, and, when unt.g with the forces of Muury, Forzest, aad Taylor, , Alabama and Mississippi, have constituted &. army large enough to attract stragglérs and re vive the drooping splrits of the country. “In the worst view of the case it should have been able to cross the trans-Slississippl Department, and there, uniting with the armies of E. K. Smith and Magruder to form an army, which, portion of that country abound! and doticient in rivers and railroa the purpose of subjugation, aneelwith his repeated declaration, on the basisof areturn to the 9 cUnvoution oF qui Duttes, oie ity of person and property. “tye guarantee securi alittle Confederate encampment some miles- above. victory they remainea so long plunder that Gen, J. expedition, moved agnirist it, with conshlerable loss, sustaining very” jury to bis«comm —as it openod—with a Confederate victory. THE\CAPTURE OF DAVIS. lows: > pecting down. ,A silly story was a treasure train, subsequently stimulated Gen. J. H. Wilson to send out a large force they had P I determ nightfall to execute my origh horse and those uf my party dled preparatory to a start “when staff, who had ridden into the neighdoring vil- lage, that a marauding party camp that night. the rumor, which I supposed would be sce! tained in # few hours.’ My horse remained su died and my down, fully dressed, to rest. torouse me until just before dawn, clung to our fortunes, campmoent. I stepped out saw some horsemen, ognized og cavalry, campment. ular troopers.” atonce. 80, ‘were near the road competled to start it was quite dark was supposed to be my “raglan, light overcoat, without sleeves; quent! own oS wife thougntrul shoulders a shawl. to be mistaken. for it; a3 I bad renderof tho Army of Northern Virginia ana the consequent discouragement which theso events would produce, I did not think wo should despair. We stili had effective armies in the ficid, and a vast extent of rich and productive territory both cast and West of the Mississippi, whose citizens had evinced no disposition to surronder. Ample supplies had been collected in the railrond depots and much still remained to be pluced at our disposal when needed by the army in North Carolin. 2 The failure of several attempts to open ne- gotintions with the Federal Government, ani notably tho. Inst by Commissioners who met President Lincoln at Nampton Roads, convinced me of the hopelesness under existing circum- stances to obtuin better terms than were then offered—f.c., a surrender at discrenon. M: motive, therefore, in holding an interview will the senior Generals of the army in North Car- olina way not to leara their opinion us to what might be done by negotiution ‘with «the United States Government, but to derive from them Jn- formation in regard t6 the army under their cotnmand, and what it was feasible and advis- uble to do'as a military problem. | ‘The members of my Cabiuet were already ad- vised as to tho object of tha mecting, and when the subject was Introduced to tho Generals in that form, Gon. Jobnston was very reserved ari seemed far less than sanguine. His first signit- cunt expression was that of a desire to open correspondence with Gen. Sherinan, to see if he would agree to a suspension of hostilities, the object being to permit the civil authorities to enter into the needfu! arrangements to termi- nuto the existing war. Confident that the United States Government would not accept a prop” sition’ for such negotiations, E distinctly ex- pressed my conviction on that point, and pre- ‘ented as an objection: to such an effort that, 80 far og it would excite delusive hopes and cx- pectations, its failure would have a demoralizing effect both on the troops and the people. Neith- er of them had shown uny disposition to sur- Tender, or had any reason to suppose that sale: Government contemplated abandoning its trust. It will thus.be seen that my expectations, re- ferred to xbove, caused adequate provision to j be made for the retreat of our army If ‘that re- or twenty yards ordered me to Gen. Johnston communicated to me the sub- ve information received by tions. Ihave neither bis telegram nor my re- it was that he should retire with his caval asmany infantry a8 paula, be mmouated upon sotne light artillery, th jc of the infantry to be disbanded ‘anda place of to viously agredd on and supplies placed on it for an agreement for His force, | in the in supplies is, could nave continued the War until our enemy, foiled in should, in accord- have agreed Union, to ac- 1 rights of the Knowledge tho constitutional rights Of Ihe . Tho-last. battle of the War is thus de- fteen Tne camp was captured and burned, but in the zeal to secure the fruits of collecting the BE, Slaughter heard of the and drove it back Hittle in- and. Ths was, I believe, tho inst armed conflict of the War. and, though very” small in comparison to its great battles, it de- serves notice as having closed the long struggle The account of the fleeingPresident’s capt- ure has been told in his own words, as fol- After a short timo I was ‘nailed by a voice which I recognized as that of :ny private sec- retary, wbv informed me thaes.the marauders | had been hanging around the cawp, and that be and others were on post around itand were ex- an assault 23 soon asthe moon went bad got abroad that it and auri sucra fames bud probably instigated these marauders, as it to capture the same train. For the protection of my family I traveled with them two or three day's, when, believing that assed out of the region of marnuders, wd to leave their encampment at inal purpose. My proper were sad~ one of my returned and told me that he had heard intended to attack the ‘hig decided me to wait long enough to see whether there was any truth in pistols in the holsters, and I lay Nothing occurred when my coachinan, afree colored man, who faithfully came und told me there was firing over the branch, just bebind our en- Of my. wife's tent and whom I immediately ree- deploying around the en- J turned back and told my wife these were not the expected murauders, but reg- ‘She implored me to leave her hesitated, from unwillingness to do ‘and lost a few precious moments before yielding to her importunity. My horse and arms ‘on which Iexpected to leave, inthe oppusit direction. As in the tent, I picked up what w waterproof, it” was subse- ly found to be my wife's, so very like my I started, my ily threw over my head and gone perhaps Jifteen whén a trooper galloped up and halt and surrender, to which I and dropping tho shuwl don of the age. We were. when prisoners, jected to petty pillage. B a te LINCOLN’S ASSASINATION. = On the subject of the assasination of Afr. Lincoln, Mr. Davis writes:. We arrived at Charlotte on April 18, 1885, and I there received at the moment of dismounting a telegram from Gen. Breckinridge announcing, on“foformation-received from~Gen. Sherman, that, President Lincoln hud been assasinated. ihtluential citizen of the town, who had come to ‘welcome me, was standing near me, and, after remarking to him -in.a low yolce that I had received sad intelligence, banded the telegram to him. Som roopers encamped ie the vicinity had cotigcred 'o the gentleman who ha the dispatch in his hand to read it, no doubt Supposing it to be army news. He complied with thelr request, and a few, only taking in the fact but not appreciating the evil it. portended, cheered. a$ was natural at news of the tall of one they considered their most powerful foe. The man who invented the story of my having read the dispatch with exultation had free scope for his imagination, as he was not present, and had Be chante to Rae whereof he bore witness, y ere had been an. fer he, y foundation of truth ‘or An Cnemy so relentless in the war fo! subjugation we could not be expected to mourn: yet, in view of its political consequences, it could not be regarded otherwise than as a great misfortune to the South. He had power over the Northern people, and was without personal mlignity toward the people of the South. His successor was without power in the North, and the embodiment of malignity toward the South- ern people, perhaps the more so because ho has betrayed and deserted them In the hour of their} ne Gon. Sherman, in his “Memoirs” (Vol. {i., p. 349), referring to a conversation between hin- self and Gen. Johnston at their first meeting, writes: y i I told him T contd not betleve that hi oF the oflecrs of tho Confederate army. could poser Diy be privy to acts of assasination, but I would no say as touch for Jeff Davis, George Saunders, and On this I have but two remarks to make: First, that I think there were few otficers in the Confederate army who would have permitted. sucha slanderous imputation to be made by a 1] public enemy against the Chief Executive of thelr Government; second, that I could not value tho good opinion of the man who, in roy, gard to the burning of Columbia, made'a false} charge against Gen. Wade Hampton, and, hav- oe ete Aa 2 civoulats Freely for.ten years, then od mi Tamisgions emoirs makes this disgraceful In my oftictal report of this contiagrn: = ly charxed it to Gen. Wade lamotoue ana confess T Gid.s0 pointedty, to ahake the faith of his people in i ‘Wirz, -In relation to the’ charge that an attempt was made to suborn Wirz and have him im- plicate Davis in cruel treatment to prisoners, the author cites several pieces of testimony, , of which the following is perhaps the most pointed: The Hon: Jefferson Davis—Dean Sin: . . . 1 know that, on the evening before the day of the execution of Daj. Wirz, & man_ visited me, on the part of x Cabinet otilcer, to inform me that Mal. Wirz would be pardoned if he would im- plicate Jefferson Davis in the crueltios of «Andersonville. No names were given by this mesgouger, and, upon wy.retusal to take any action in the matter, he wont to Mr. Louis Schade. counsel for Maj. Wirz; with the same urpose and with a like result. When I visited Maj. Wirz the-next morning he told me that the game proposal had been made to him and had been rejected with scorn, The Major was very indignant, and said that, while he was innocent of the cruel charges for which ho was about to Suffer death, he would not purchase his liberty by y perdury ‘and 2 crimesuch as wus made the con- dition of hts freedom. Lattended the Major to the scaffold, and he died in the peace of God and praying for his enemies. I know he was indeed innocent of allthe crucl charges on which his Afe was sworn away, and I was edifled by tho Christian spirit in which ho submitted to bis per- c) THE CHURCHES. “CONGREGATIONAL. THE REV. %& F WILLIAMS PREACHES MORN- inz and eveaing in the Si ne and eveding in the South Ciiureb, coraur Drexel- THE REV, ¥. A. NOBLE, D. D.. WILL PREACH morning and evening in the Union ¥ 1arOR. COr Berof Woet Washington-at: and Aahiand-aiee + Ene Pet, Moy SOU CE SAC comer vf Dearhorn-av. and Bare places os Chee, v. BE. LEAVITT WiLL. PREACH morning sea (ereaing in Lincoln Park Church, corner HE REV. EVARTS KENT WILL PREACH morning and o1 if mara GinS uaa uct Sxe THE REY, C. A. TOWLE WILL PREACH MOIN: tng and ne ing and evening in Gothany Church, corner of Pauling “THE REY. ROBERT WE: of ome Miisions for thy SondveR aT SOE the morning at the First ‘Charen. saslect: “rhe Hae Newer Stat ligtous Conditions und Needs of 0 and the iter. C. C, Creeyan in the evens Territories"; ing on the Mormon questtot OF BOSTON, WI! ie Kev. obors wenn THE REV. E. B. WEBER, preach tn the morning and thi He avenion at Plymouth Church, THERE WILL BE SEI ‘1 oventaw at the Loarits Sreat chateny TN AND E REV. L. S. COBB, NEV STE Missionary Society, will breneh | in the mars mond in, In the even- the ttev. Leroy Warran, of Michlgut ing, at she. tancoln Park Churet, corner of Sophia a PROF, WILCOX PREACHES evening at tho Westerman, Stimsion. nest Paiste a JHE REV. A, MONROE PREACHES MORNING Twentiothese and Asuland-ar, Spornacle corner THE REV. W. W, MACOMBER PREACHES at the Western-nv, Dees Joune mon)! ihe Problem of Litas eee FOF THE REV, J.1L CLARK WILL P! THE Millard-ay, Chuireh morntag wad Gvedintee Te eu EPISCOPAL. ATHEDRAG 83. PETER AND PAUL, CORNER West Wasbii ‘and Po S Es and eda. Tat dsband Tealprae, TerTices RE SD HE REY, 1 G. PERRY WILL O} Sustepheas Charh. dolinsonaes botweon Reet and Twelfth, Celebration of the Roly communion at THERE WILL BE {iORNING AND EVENIN MORRISON, JI WILL. r= at and i be Chae ae UPS Grovertr: and Vuicey-asekces Church, Cottage THE REY. JOMNAEDMAN OFVICIATES MORN- sgarius’ Church, on Sedg~ ing and evening is St. An: wis near Chicato-nv. THE REV. R. a. HOLLAND CLA’ acldsGa: mand fs p-micia Yrinlty Chuan OS™ EY. DILIREGG OFFICLATES MORNING and evening at St A! "a Cl Was REASTendaavetatreeaT* CBC corner Wash BISHOP MLAREN WILL OFFICIATE IN THE morning and the Rector fh Fon Avenue Chiteh, near Oatley-are oe the Ware aitdiniied PRESBYTERIAN, : EREVJ. H. WALKER PREACHES MORN-* {ng and evering in the Campbell Pare Churdh, corner THE R&V. HL M. COLLISSON PREACHES MORN: id ing fi x church, ing ood gf@uing fo the Fullerton Avenue Caured, PROF,F. W. FISK, D. D, WILL morning in the Wirst Church, Worhor tndione ay ne aveny-trst-st. Kveniug services at the Raliroad Capel, 119 State-st, conducted by Charles M- Mor= secutors Yours very truly, F.E. Boy In tho othor case of tho’ fabrication of eve dence by some of the authorities in Wusbington relwtive to myself it will bo suffictent here to present what others have said and done. Tho Subject Is notived in these pages only to show the desperate extremities to which the agents of thr Government of the United States proceeded 1 order to compass my ignominious death. ‘Thee principal meusures were resorted to for theac- complishment of this object,—the chargo Ix tho oan. of Wirz above mentioned, the fabrications raat ta ae eoeceae fear a in treatment inti in me whilo a prisoner in Fortress Monrose. PS DAMAGES TO AMERICAN COxMERCE. Some interesting facts are sven as to the damage dono by the Confecerate navy, a5 follow: , | But the indirett damages upon the commerce wthe United States produced by these cruisers te far beyond the umount of claims presented ow? Geneva Conference. The number of ships 8 regisit°%, to . former owners by a British nage eign cae dtheemennt of their ton- danger of capire by our cre aseduence of the St is Girls A class of girls In tA St. Louis\y, ranged their places at recitation School ar- selves so that they night knows them- questions would come ® ench,, antply whar the bother of learning Wl the ’uns,3 avold lesson. The principal sigpected the, Te the spoiled it by mixing then up. Five dyjf and Hop Bitters. THE CHURCHES. . °, IVINE SERVICES “WILL BE HELD to-day In the Chieazo Churches Sy the toloy- ing ministers: ‘ rch THE REV, G. C. LORIMER, D. D., PREACHES morning und evenung in the First Chireh, corner South Park-av. und ‘Thirty-first-st. “THE REV, O. TAYLOR PREACEES MOKN- ing und evening In the Central Church, =" Orchard-st. THE KEV. W. SM. LAWRENCE WIL PIREACIL morning und evening in the Second Church, Morgan and Monroe-sts. MIE REV. JOSEPH ROWLEY WILL PREACH morning und eventug in North Star Chureh, Division und Sedgwick-sts., WHE REV. J.‘ BURHOK WLLL PREACH MORN- ing und evening In the University Place Church. THE REV. C. PERRIN WILL PREACH MORN- ing and ovening In Western Avenue Church, THE REV. W. FL PARKER WILL PREACH morning and evening at the Coventry Stroet Chureh. THE REY. 1 De BAPTISTE WILL PREACI morning and evening in Olivet Church, Fourth-av. WHE REY, A. K, PARKER WiLL! PREACIL amorning wid evening tn Centennial Church, Lincoln und Jnckson-sts. : THE REV, J. 8. VOSBURGIE WILL PREACIL norning and evening in Millard Avenze Church, Lawndsle. THE REV. MR. MEYER WILL PREACH. MORN- ingand evening in the First German Church, Bickor- dike una Huron-s, GOSPEL MEETING IN THE EVENING AT THE ubernacle, & Wabash-av. B. F. Jacobs, Superin~ tendent. THE REV, J. E. HAMILTON WILL PREACH morning und evening at tho church Dearborn and ‘Thirty-sixth-sts.* THE REV, D, B. GUNN PREACHES MORNING and evening'n the South Chureb, on Lucke-st. near ‘Archer-ay. Evening subject: “Church Members Fellaw-Workers for the ‘Truth.” and down which the cavalry approached; it was s THE REV. EB. B. HULBERT, D. D4 WILL therefore impracticable 10 reuch them: Twas | | C1ch morning and evening in the’ Fourth’ Churea, Eorner of West Washington and Punlina-sts. METHODIST. THE REY... McLEAN PREACHES ‘THIS morning und the Rev. Dr. Church thts evening at the Fulton Street Church, corner Artesian-nv, THE REV. T. R. STROBRIDGE WILL PREACH in the mourning and the Hev.J. M. Caldwell inthe evening in Park Avenue Church, corner of Itobey-st. THE REV. J. WILLIAMSON PREACHES LN THE First Church, corner Clark and Washinzton-sts. Sub~ gave a defiant answer, find raglan from my shoulders, advanced toward | ject: Morn! a ‘Physioloxy and the tsesurrection of him. [ie leveled bis carbing: at me, but I a ne Haran jody”; evening, “Thurlow Weed on pected if he fired he would miss me, and my in- | Ingorsull. 5 4 : THE REY. ROBERT D, SHEPPARD PREACLLES tention was in that event to put my bund under WR UY. ROBERT D. SHEPPARD PREACILES his foot, tumble him off on the other 8! into bis saddle, and attempt fy wife,.who bad been watching, when rs saw the soldier aim his | car- bine at me, ran_ forward and threw her arms around me, Su stantaneous action, and, re: the mornin; the beyond the tent, Our pursuers had different rpads, and approached our canny opposit directions; they encountered eac! and commenced tiring, uct our armed estort, gelf. except by those who were engas lage, one of my aides, Col. J. Lieut. Barnwell, walked of ‘unobserved. daring exploits o: part of tha special hostility; and rendered it quite prope: that he shoul means.of escape. time, surely ure. He subseque versation with me, surrender. hoods in regard ent,—by Secretary ronal stall, all who were not For this reason time and more appro} notice of the story ant ide, spring to escape. ecess depended on in- af Fagen the opportunity bad been lost, I turned back, an be being damp and chilly, passed on to tuken from other both supposing they bad find sone snails re- auited, from their contlict with au imaginary body of Confederate troops. During the confit sion, while attention was concentrated upon my- zed in pil- ‘Taylor Wood, wie is in the sea had made him on the Federal Government an object of Id avail himself of every possible cr et over to tetf#id, and Idid not see him for a long ae more than an hour after my capt- for the forbearance shown by his men in not shooting me when | refused to ‘Wilson and others have uttered many false- to my capture, which haye been sed in publications by persons there pres- pie te ‘Reagan,by the members of my rz! and by the colored coachman, im Jones, which must have been convincing to iven over to believe a lie. t will postpone to some other riate place any further its variations, all the ‘spawa of a malignity that shames the clviliza, at Rubjects: Morniug, “Abundant Entrance ito the Everlasting Kingdom”; evening, “the New Be- ision.”” THE REV. G. BR. VANHORNE PREACHES IN the Michizan Avenue Church. near Thirty-second-st. Love Fenst ut 9:3) und reception uf members. Even- iny subject: " Tempted, Tried, and Kewarded.” TLE REV, J... BARROWS, OF BOSTON, WILL preach in the morning, and tho Itev. It. B. Yope In the Grening, the Inter on’ the Kovised New Testament and the doctrine of Fature Punishment. VHE REV, WATSON THATCHER PREACHES morning und evening at the Stato Street Church, south of Forty-sixth-st. HE REV. A. GURNEY PREACHES MORNING and evening at tho Ada Street Church, near Fuiten. THE REV, J. W, RICHAKDS PREACHES MORK Ing and evening af Emmanuel Church, corner of Har- rigon ond Paulina-sts. THE REV. It. M. HATFIELD PREACHES MOMRN- tnt und evetitug at the Langioy Avenue Caurch, neac ‘Thirty-ninth-st. ‘TE HEV, JOSEPH CALDWELL WILL PREACH in the morning at the Halsted Street Church. THE REY. J. LINEBARGER WILL PREACH AT the Grant Place Chureh, corner of Larrabee-st. Love Tenstatuiis a.m. Evening sapject: ~ the Htelation of the Second Advent to the Milleaniam.” THE REY. J. W. PHELPS PREACHES MORN- ing und evening ut St. Puui’s Charch, Maxwell-st, EE REV. LAL. PREACHES MORNING bi Ga we NG ACHE ar WHE REV. J. IL ALLING PREACHES MORSING and ovening at the Simpson MEE KEV, FRANK M. BRISTOL PREACHES REV. FRA maratng sad ‘ovening at the,Wabash Avenue Church, y nt-St_ Coe ay GHORGE CHASE WILL -PREACILIN the ‘Fulton Street Ciurch, corner of -Artestan-av.. forming and evening. Moraing subject! Froim teaype vo Smal” Evening subject: wal Son.” CHEV. T.1¢ STROBRLOGE WILL PREACIE Inthe Park Avenue Or moral ‘and evening, Yvening subject: “Lessons from the Charsoyer of loses.” c ntly clainted credit, ina con- Moses, of “The Prod- morning and evening in the Fifth Gunn. will preach the ‘Third Church, corner of Ashland Svening subject: “‘'he -Aposties" Croc. HSB MEISE ae Araitiog Cost t Bale morning and evening at. the the Sixth Ci morning and evening. Stoning at the Jufforson Church, thi Ingtofiind orar ate: po: THEREY. ¥. W. ADAMS WILL PRE, rs Jomend, evening In 8t Matthew's Gunns earner et = TUE REV. it. 1. BOSWORTH the Bnelowuod Preabrterian Churen a¢2et pena THEREY. J. D. WiLSON WILL PREACH MORN- churu, {CHENEY WILL PREACH AT Shona halen ty and, Sueney tout ae us Reais =. ts 2 the it THLE RY, O. A. ping vn. THE REV. HERRICK JOHNSON, D. D. WILL preach morni g Sener of reuse and Gyening in the Fourth Choreh, jb and Superior-sts. . THE REV. 3. &. WISHARD WILL PREACH.- vr ndiana-av. and Thirtieth-st. Uhre, Zoemcte THE KEV. LT. CHAMBERLAIN, OF NORWI church, curner Michian-ay. aud Twantleteat ee ns THE REV, A. E. KITTREDGE PREACHES AT ia Oxdai THE REV. JAMES MACLAUGHLIN PREACHES RORInAD Scoten Church, corner THH REV. ARTHUR SWAZE THE REY. HL a MILLER WILL burch, corner of Oak ind Viaeeanes THE REV. E. C. OGGEL PREACHES MORNING and evening at \ 5 and Wenig at Westminster Charch, corner Peoria, PROF. PATTON PREACHES MORNING AND corner uf Throop ‘mean the United States at the commence- | Py Atms streots. He leaves on the 1th ina Trungt.fho War, which wero subsequently | tmceten. fOr REV. Dk. WORKALL WILL PRRACH IN ie Warning at the hues, corner uf Wash- Dubiget The Now Vernet : eo law {pgtonanc Ufoweu vce, tuaeot ow of Thoms hae “bees | OF Buster Ga ahe nt cing the Rey. John Ht. Burrows, Inthe yee Weg) Herciy san resister, THE REY. EMANUEL SHULTZ, 1. j foreign Gonos of MERE, PEF cont of tho | Xork Gitg will preaun morning wid evenige MENG in American fee, Bue Mey, Was carried on | Presbyterian Mission. corner of Hel etre t-aws.: subject. seribed? + ships were ex} rg to which th y be XPged.the amou ese | Chote e ‘én May TL, after tho' Inst army-east of tho | carried by thertuaddwindle@ttbiscommerce | wits RE. D. 3M. WOOLLEY WiLL PREACH - MMisjissippl bad surrendered, but before Kirby | 46 per cent. It ontinued to Sits pe p the wicregation of the proposed Central ry Smfh had entered Into Jerms, the enemy sent War, and in 1872: bad fallen ty a er the yeaby pas Gaeeeu a Uae Hall, cotnerof Madl- an expedition trom the Brazos Santiago against wa Per cent. Sibieds “The Devil's Biguest Lice ee 8 8 O'clock, REFORMED EPIscoPaL. Ulark and Centre-ats. ‘and evening in St. John's Church, Kllls-av., near upils sought revenge by in; oy Bult he was crane ite buf nodimenn@egues | "hrer-seventh-2t : ing bis total abstinence, au) the plot! | pHigHOr. FAGLOWS WILL, PREACH AT Br. now apologize or stay away from schools ¥S¢ tye Motning: asbinuton and anter-st, _* $$" tecent Genera ‘“Excushs- The vigor of youth for the aged and' item’, | _BISH, Beng Church Members.’ ei 9 Recent Gepsrat Copur’ THE “ty.J. SRISTHAS Feats kvenue Chur, MILE PREACH 1N Wesl A a. Chi sey eres of Van Buren- BURGAS. 5 e SMovgainein the Fine VLE PREACIT aca, oA Twonty-utehest EI MIE _4EV. J. W, ALLEN l soltnsite Curety corner Pratrie-nvibS IN THE y ject: “The Dark ‘@ Thirticth- Bite mnR Eablet The “t te tet BATION W. JOHNSON, EDITO! thangellag ntesaes ie tho morning at AF THA enue Churcl.pear Van Sureo-st. Western fervice. vening, \ HE REV, BILOKE HERFORD PREAGS | morning tn the Cure of the Messiah. core =. ‘hizan-ay. und ‘Iynty-third-st. | Subject: “\q ised Version-uf th New Testament. 46 REV. GEORG] C, MILN WILL ERBAG atinity Church, corne of Dearbora-ar, and Wa. ea LL PREACH IN ‘Lie RY. B. 1. GALVIN WIld ‘ thehird Church, corner of Monroe and Jatin ste, AL iS um. Subject: “The Gain to Protestan! *, ChTianity ia the Kevised Version of the New ‘Testa ran i TH REV. We 8 {OTHERAN. ‘ ASHMEAD SCHAEFFER WILL preachy the morning In the Wicker Park Churom, curnehe Hoyne-uy. and Le Moyne-st ; THERE, CHARLES KOBKNEIt, PREACHES mornitind evening in the Trinity Church, corner Bee and Erle-st. THE ‘HUNCH CORNER hnd Soa! furcar. wilt be reopened iringieharat will preack in tha theafternoca. TMRTV-THIRD-3T. ni to-day. TH Rev. M morning ant the Kev.» Hirsed In 5 «i UNIVEBSALIST. THE BAM ROW PREACHES THIS MORN- ing in the lurch ‘of the Kedeemer, coruer of West Washingtdund Sangamon-sts, THE “RR Wi. RYDER WILL PREACH morulng antyoniny fn St Paul's Church, Michigan- av. DUTIH Ofjguteanth-st, ° . a, 2 tev. New TH EV.‘ Ce Lincoln Park Tek ithe JERUSALEM, . . STOCK WiLL. PRBACIL IN ‘on Menominee street, opposi! the park, at. beta ete, EN, Pi HERCER PREACHES 1 ershey Sfusi RCE the Prot HONuy Unusela! Muviow of the itecont General Convenuca.” yee ALIBTS. THE FIRST ‘OCIETY OF SPIRITUALISTS will nieet in Fairbig: Hall at 7:05 p.m BIBLE INTERRETATLONS THROUGH MRS; Richmond in sare ition, corner of Wood snd it m ‘3’ MIETING AT 4s} WHST “MADI- bm ASPIKITUALIST? AND MEDIUMS" MEETING wilt be held in Grimeritalt, No. Is Soath Halated-at at p.m. We : ; PROF. SWING WIL PREACH AT THE CEN- tral Musie-Liail in the toratng. ; OF GLEN MEET ATI B DISCIPLES OF CLieS. nandoipjeat avip-m. AL acy tuvited 3 come and worship Gor gin 3 te fi ‘THE KEGULAM SUNDAY..APTERNOON TEM eee eicouiad will ve ‘Dud at ¢be uburch corner of Noble and Gbtoraio. 2 i equal: ny : BERAL REDNIO} , ndluataip. mat No-als Wests sons, a THe ELECTICS WiLL MERT 4 Madlson-st. at (230 p. Be Dee W Fine eel Shs ENTIAL MEETING OK FRIED : wun. m. inthe Atheneum Ca TET q Vv. DM. WOOLEY. WILL P: iN teu Bing athe corner Of Madisan-st, and Califor~ nla-av. Subject: “The Barls Blgnere ae eee WEST SIDE WOMENS C St perdiee Galon wilt holds service at los West-Lake- stas < anaes 4:80 pe The . THS NEW ROOMS OF THE TYNG: MISSION, roheray. and weoty-frstiats wilt be Addresses will be delivered . Tyo, of Peoria, the Hon A. Aldrich, Keith, and others. ‘MIL GEORGE KLIBER AY ENGIVEER OF TINS Northwestern Koad, will load the rail ‘a mect= ing In the teading-roont, corner, Af Ki Canale, sta, atS:15 p.m ~ 2 Suen ‘THE ).ATTER-DAY -BAINTS.:WItds MEET x Parker Hall, corner of Halsted and-: WH a. m., and ately West Laxe-st. 15 the oy ‘THE ADVENTISTS WILL MEETS AT NO U2 South Green-st. morning andevening. “~