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V. UjN fSTI'L' U TJLOIN ALlteT.
AUGUSTA. GhA.
SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 31,1870
THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.
HR. STEPHENS AND MR. BARKSDALE.
Several weeks ago, Hod. E. Barksdale,
editor of the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion, joined
issue with Hon. Alexander H. Stephens
in his statement in the second volume of
the “ War Between the States" on the much
mooted question of the Inactivity of the
Confederate army at Manassas during the
whole Fall of 1861, after the great victory
of the 21st of July. This article (which it
now seems was not founded upon a perusal
of the exact language of Mr. Stephens
upon the subject, but upon a “sketch”
which we gave of the substance, as we un
derstood it, of several parts of the book,)
maintained that Mr. Stephens had com
mitted “agrave error, scarcely excusable
“ in one occupying his position and who
“has undertaken to write for posterity.”
To show this error, Mr. Barksdale pub
lished, for the first time, a correspondence
between President Davis and General
Joseph E. Johnston upon the subject.
That correspondence, as a part of the his
tory of the times, we give to our readers.
It is as follows:
Richmond, Va., November 3,1861.
General J. E. Johnston , Commanding De
partment of the Potomac:
Sir : Reports have been and are being
widely circulated to the effect that I pre
vented General Beauregard from pursuing
the enemy after the battle of Manassas,
and had subsequently restrained him from
advancing upon Washington City. Though
.such statements may have been made mere
ly for my injury, and in that view their
notice might be postponed to a more con
venient season, they have acquired import
ance from the fact that they have served
to create distrust, to excite disappointment,
and must embarrass the Administration in
its further efforts to reinforce the armies of
the Potomac, and generally to provide for
the public defense.
For these public considerations, I call
upon you, as the Commanding General,
and as a party to all the conferences held
by me on the 21st and 22d of July, to say
whether I obstructed the pursuit of the
enemy after the victory at Manassas, or
have ever objected to an advance or other
active operation which it was feasible for
the army to undertake ?
Very respectfully, yours, etc.,
Jefferson Davis.
Headquarters, Centreville, )
November 10,1861. )
To His Excellency the President:
Sir : i have had the honor to receive
your letter of the 3d inst., in which you
call upon me, “as the Commanding Gen
eral, and as a party to all the conferences
held by you on the 21st and 22d of July, to
say:
“ Whether you obstructed the pursuit
after the victory of Manassas,
“Or have ever objected to an advance
or other active operations which it was
feasible for the army to undertake.”
To the first question I reply No. The
pursuit was “ obstructed ” by the enemy’s
troops at Centreville, as I have stated in
my official report. In that report I have
also said why no advance was made upon
the enemy’s capital (for reasons) as fol
lows :
The apparent freshness of the United
States troops at Centreville, which checked
our pursuit; the strong force occupying
the works near Georgetown, Arlington and
Alexandria ; the certainty, too, that Gen.
Patterson, if needed, would reach Wash
ington with his army of more than 30,000
sooner than we could; and.the condition
and inadequate means of the army in am
munition. provision and transportation,
prevented any serious thoughts of advanc
ing against tiic capital.
To the second’question, 1 reply that it
has never been feasible for the army to ad
vance further than it has done —to the line
of Fairfax C. H., with its advanced post
at Upton’s, Munson’s and Mason’s Hill.—
After a conference at Fairfax C. H., with
the three senior general efficers, you at -
nouncecl it to be impracticable to give, this
army the strength which tliose officers con
sidered necessary to enable it to assume
the offensive. Upon which 1 drew it back
to its present position.
Most respectfully, your ob’t serv’t,
J. E. Johnston.
A true copy :
G. W. C. Lee, Colonel and A. D. C.
To the President.
We took no notice of this at the time, be
cause we saw no new light thrown upon the
subject by this correspondence, though it
was never before published.
In the Memphis Appeal , of the 25t,h in
stant, we see a letter from Mr. Stephens
to Mr. Barksdale, on the subject of his
editorial in the Clarion , and Mr. Barks
dale’s reply, as well as another exceedingly
interesting paper which, as far as we are
aware, has never before been made public.
This paper and the correspondence be
tween Mr. Stephens and Mr. Barksdale
we give as we find them in the Ajypeal—
head-lines and all—feeling assured that
they will be perused with no ordinary in
terest :
Battle of Manassas.
THE QUESTION, WHY THE CONFEDERATES
DID NOT ADVANCE UPON
WASHINGTON.
THE CONFERENCE AT CENTERVILLE BE
TWEEN PRESIDENT DAVIS AND GENS.
JOE E. JOHNSTON, BEAURE
GARD AND G. W. SMITH.
CORRESPONDENCE IN REFERENCE TO THE
MATTER BETWEEN VICE-PRESIDENT
STEPHENS AND HON. E. BARKS
DALE, OF MISSISSIPPI.
[From tbe Petersburg Index, 16th.
A controversy has lately ariseu as to the
causes of the inaction of the Confederate
forces subsequent to the battle of Manas
sas, Julv 21,1861.
The question is an important one to the
military and the historical student of the
late struggle, and the public has repeatedly
shown its interest in it.
We yield our space this morning to the
publication of a valuable paper, giving an
account of a conference held at, Manassas
in the Fall of 1861.
The document, as will be seen, is signed
by three or four parties to the conference,
and his never before appeared in print. Its
.authenticity is beyond a doubt.
We publish from no desire to attack or
defend any one in authority in the late Con
federate Government or army, but solely as
an important contribution to the history of
the Confederacy.—.fiWtfors Index.
[A COPT.
On the 26th of September, 1861, General
Joseph E. Johnston addressed a letter to the
Secretary of War in regard to the import
ance of pnjjting this army in condition to
assume the offensive, and snggeeted that
iiis Excellency the President, or the Secre
tary of War, or some one representing
them should, at an early day, come to the
headquarters of the army at or near Fair
fax Court House, for the purpose of decid
ing whether the army could be reinforced
to the extent that the commanding General
deemed necessary Cor an offensive cam
paign.
His Excellency the President arrived at
Fairfax Court House a few days thereafter,
late in the .afternoon, and proceeded to the
quarters of General Beauregard. On the
same evening General Johnston and I call
id to pay our respects. No official sub
jects of importance were alluded to in that
interview. At 8 o’clock the next evening,
by appointment of the President, a con
ference was had between himself, General
Johnston, General Beauregard and myself.
Various matters of detail were introduced
by the President, and talked over between
himself and the two senior Generals.
Having but recently arrived, and not
being well acquainted with the special sub
jects referred to, I took little or no part in
this conversation. Finally, with perhaps
some abruptness, I said: “ Mr. President,
is it not possible to put this army in con
dition to assume the active offensive ?” add
ing that this was a question of vital import
ance, upon which the success or failure of
our cause might depend.
This question brought on discussion.
The precise conversation which followed
Ido not propose to give. It was an argu
ment. There seemed to be little difference
of opinion between us in regard to general
views and principles. It was clearly stated
and agreed to that the military force of the
Confederate States was at the highest point
it could attain without arms from abroad ;
that the portion of this particular army
present for duty was In the finest fighting
condition; that if kept inactive it must re
trograde immensely in every respect during
the Winter, the effect of which was foreseen
and dreaded by us all.
The enemy was daily increasing. We
looked forward to a sad state of things at
the opening of a Spring campaign.
These and other points being agreed
upon without argument, it was again
asked : “ Mr. President, is it not possible
to increase the effective strength of this
army, and put us in a condition to cross
the Potomac and carry the war into the
enemy’s country? Can you not, by strip
ping other points to the least they will bear,
and even risking defeat at all other places,
put us in condition to move forward?
Success here gains all.'’ In explanation,
and as an illustration of this, the unquali
fied opinion was advanced that if for want
of adequate strength on eur part in Ken
tucky the Federal forces should take mili
tary possession of that whole State, and
even enter and occupy a portion of Ten
nessee, a victory gained by the army be
yond the Potomac would, by threatening
the heart of the Northern States, compel
their armies to fall back, free Kentucky,
and give us the line of the Ohio within ten
days thereafter. On the other hand, should
our forces in Tennessee and Southern Ken
tucky be strengthened so as to enable us to
take and to hold the Ohio river as a
boundary, a disastrous defeat of this army
would at once be followed by an over
whelming wave of Northern invaders, that
would sweep over Kentucky and Tennessee,
extending to the northern pari; of the cot
ton States, it not to New Orleans. Similar
views were expressed in regard to ultimate
results in Northwestern Virginia being de
pendent upon the success or failure of this,
and various other illustrations were offered
showing that success here was success
everywhere; defeat here, defeat every wher;
and that this was the point upon which all
the available forces of the Confederate
States should be concentrated.
It seemed to be conceded by all that our
force, at this time here, was not sufficient
for assuming the offensive beyond the
Potomac; and that even with a much larger
force, an attack upon their army, under the
guns of their fortifications on this side of
the river, was out of the question. The
President asked me what number of men
was necessary, in my opinion, to warrant
an offensive campaign tocross the Potomac,
cut off the communications of the enemy
with their fortified capital and carry the
war into their own country. I answered
fifty thousand seasoned soldiers —explain-
ing that by seasoned soldiers I meant such
men as we had here present for duty. And
added that they would have to be drawif
from the Peninsular about Yorktown, Nor
folk, from Western Virginia, Pensacola, or
wherever might be most expedient. Gens.,
Jdhnston and Beauregard both said that a
force of sixty thousand such men would be
necessary, and that this force would require
large and additional transportation and
munitions of war, the supplies here being
entirely inadequate for an active campaign
in the euemy’s country, t ven with our
present
some discussion of the difficulties to be
overcome, and the probabilities of success,
but no one questioned the disastrous
results of remaining inactive throughout
the Winter. Notwithstanding the be
lief that many in the Northern army
were opposed on principle to invad
ing the Southern States, and that they
would fight, better in their own lionise
than in attacking ours, it was believed
that the best, if' not the only plan to insure
success was to concentrate our forces and
attack the enemy in their own country.—
The President, I think, gave no definite
opinion in regard to the number of men
necessary for that purpose, and I am sure
that no one present considered this a ques
tion to be finally decided by any other per
son than the commanding General of this
array. Returning to the question that had
been twice asked, the President expressed
surprise and regret that the number of
surplus was so small, and, I
thought, spoke bitterly of this •disappoint
ment. He then stated that at that time no
reinforcements could be furnished to this
army of the character asked for, and that
the most that could be done would be to
furnish recruits to take the surplus arms
in store here (say 2,500 stand); that the
whole country was demanding protection
at his hands, and praying for arms and
troops for defense. He had long been ex
pecting arms from abroad, but he had been
disappointed. He still hoped to get them,
but lie had no positive assurance that they
would be received at all. The manufac
ture of arms in the Confederate States was
as yet undeveloped to any considerable ex
tent. Want of arms was the great difficul
ty. He could not take any troops from the
points named, and without arms from
abroad could not reinforce this army. He
expressed regret, and seemed to feel deeply,
as did every one present.
When the President had thus clearly and
positively stated his inability to put this
army in the condition deemed by the Gene
rals necessary before entering upon an ac
tive offensive campaign, it was felt that it
might be better to run the risk of almost
certain destruction, fighting upon the
other side of the Potomac, rather than see
the gradual dying out and deterioration
of this army during a Winter, at the end
of which the term of enlistment of half
the force would expire. The prospect of
the Bpring campaign to be commenced un
der such discouraging circumstances was
rendered all the more gloomy by the daily
increasing strength of an enejny already
much superior in numbers. On the other
hand was the hope and expectation that
before the end of Winter arms would be in
troduced into the country, and all were
confident that we could then not only pro
tect our own country, but successfully in
vade that of the enemy. Gen. Johnston
said that he did not feel at liberty to ex
press an opinion as to the practicability of
reducing the strength of our force at points
not within the limits of his command; and
with but few further remarks from any one,
the answer of the President was accepted
as final, and it was felt that there was no
other coarse left but betake a defensive
position and await the enemy.
If they did not advance we had but to
await she Winter and its results.
After the main questiou was dropped the
President proposed, instead of an active,
offensive campaign, we should attempt cer
tain partial operations. A sudden blow
against Sickles and Banks, or to break the
bridge over the Monocacy. This, he
thought, besides injuring the enemy, would
exert a good influence over our troops, and
encourage the people of the Confederate
States generally.
In regard to attacking Sickles, it was
stated in reply that, as the enemy'control
ed the river with his ships of wa(, it would
be nAsessary for us to occupy two points
on the river, one ab >ve and the other below
our point of crossing, that we might by our
batteries prevent their armed vessels from
interfering with the passage of the troops.
In ajjy case, the difficulty of crossing large
bodies over wide river# iaiithe vicinity of
an enemy and tha recrossrng made such
expeditions hazardous. Its was agreed,
however, that, if any opportu ity should
occur offering reasonable chances of sue- ’
cess, the attempt .should be made.
During this conference or council, which
lasted perhaps two hours, all was earnest,
serious, deliberate. The impression grad®
upon me was deep and lasting, and I am
convinced that iia foregoing statement is
not only correct as far as it goes, bqt, in
my opinion, it gives a fair idea of all that
occurred at tha* time»» regard to the ques
tion of our crossing the Potomac.
Centreville, VA-, January 31,1862.
Signed in triplicate. .
{Signed] G. W. Smith, ,
Major General.
My recollection of the above conference
agrees fully with this statement of Gen. G.
W. Smith.
fSigned]
G. T. Beauregard,
General C. 8. A.
[Signed]
J. E. Johnston,
General.
LETTER FROM VICE-PRESIDENT STEPHENS
AND REPLY.
Liberty Hall, i
CrawfOrdsville, Ga., 6th July, 1870. ]
Hon. E. Barksdale:
Dear Sir : In the Clarion I see an edito
rial headed “ The Battle of Manassas, &c.,”
which requires a notice from me.
You will pardon me, I trust, for say'rag
that I feel quite sure if yon had seen what
is stated in the 2d volume oi my book upon
the war, now being issued from the press,
you would not' have expressed yourself as
you did in this article; and that you may
know exactly what my statement in the
book is, upon the subject of the advance of
the Confederate army, after the battle of
Manassas, I send you an accurate extract
from it (pages 488-489) as follows:
“ Major Heister—One thing, Mr. Ste
phens, I should like to know just this
point, and that is, why Gens. Johnston and
Beauregard remained entirely inactive at
Manassas, during the whole Fall after the
rout of Gen. McDowell’s army on the 21st
July? Why did they not push on to Wash
ington ? They must have had a very large
force early in the Fall, and flushed with
victory as they were, it has always been a
mystery to me why they stood so perfect
ly quiet until McClellan’s new army was
organized almost within their sight ? Can
you explain this ?
“ Mr. Stephens—l do not know that I
can. With the military operations, as I
have said before, it is not my purpose to
deal, except in so far as they bear upon
the questions which we have directly in
hand. A great deal has been said and
written upon the subject of your enquiry.
It has been said that Thomas J. Jackson,
who afterwards became so famous under
the appellation of ‘Stonewall,’ aid who
was the colonel of that name so favorably
mentioned in General Johnston’s report of
the battle of the 21st of July, was urgent
for an immediate pressing forward to
Washington. Some think his views were
right. My own opinion, from the reports
of both General Johnston and General
Beauregard, as well as from other sources,
is, that such a movement at that time,
was altogether impracticable. As to the
state of things afterwards, that is a differ
ent question. Ail I know upon that point,
is, that General Johnston did wish to
make some movement of the sort in the
early part of the Fall, when he was better
prepared. Not, however, with the forces
he then had, for they did not exceed forty
thousand effective men, while McClellan
had over fifty thousand when he took com
mand at Washington on the 27th of July.
Johuston’s plan was to concentrate, as
quickly as possible, at that place, a force
sufficient for this purpose, which could be
done only by leaving bare remote points,
then defended. For this object a council
of war was held at Manassas. Mr. Davis
went up from Richmond. He met Gene
rals Johnston, Beauregard and Gustavus
W. Smith in this council. General Beaure
gard had been promoted to the rank of full
general, for his gallantry, and great ser
vices on the 21st of July. General Smith,
at the time, commanded a division of this
army, with the rank of major general. He
was a graduate of West point, and recog
nized as an officer of great merit.
“ The result of the council of war so
held was the disapproval, by Mr. Davis, of
the policy suggested. Upou the merits of
the views presented for or against its adop
tion, I have no speculative opinions to ex
press. Os course all that could now be
said on the subject would amount to noth
iug but speculations. Geueral Beauregard
was, not very long afterwards, transferred
to a command in the West. This is all the
explanation I can give of the matter you
inquire about.”
The foregoing extract (which contains
all that is said n the Book on the subject
of your special comments in the article re
ferred to) I have had made, and verified
from the work itself, and send it to you
with a request that you will present it, with
this letter, to your readers. 1 deeply re
gret that 1 have Dot a spare copy of the
volume to send you, that yon may have the
entire work before you in making any fu
ture comment* upon this or any other part,
of it. In combatting any statement, or
position of mine, when truth is the object,
it is essential to refer to the text itself and
not to the commentaries of others upou it.
In this instance 1 think y6u will readily
admit thereds no error in the statement as
it stands in the* Book. There is certainly
not the slightest inconsistency, or discrep
ancy between it and any fact brought to
light by the correspondence you published,
for the first time, between President Davis
and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. The facts
in this instance, as in all others, as I un
derstand them, are exactly as 1 have stated
them, aud so I think you will flud them to
be upon close examination and full inves
tigation.
Os one tiling you may rest assured, the
great object with me throughout the work
was the vindication of the truth of history ;
and if it be shown that I have fallen into
error upon any point, however small or
minor, it will be most cheerfully corrected
in all subsequent editions.
Yours, most respectfully,
Alexander H. Stephens.
REPLY.
Jackson, July 16,1870.
lion. A. 11. Stephens:
Dear Sir: I have cheerfully complied
with your request, to publish your letter,
and also the extract enclosed, from your
forthcoming (2d) volume.
Finding In a newspaper published in
yonr State what purported to be a sketch
authorized by you, of your work, on the
subject alluded to, I reasonably iuferred
that you had been correctly reported. And
as the newspapers and the public generally
were receiving as an unchallenged trnth
the statement thus apparently endorsed,
that President Davis prevented the General
in command of the Confederate forces from
pursuing the enemy from the field of Ma
nassas to Washington City, I deemed the
occasion proper to produce the unpublished
correspondence between President Davis
and Gen. J. E. Johnston, forever putting
the statement at rest. A sinjilar charge
had been made in the Confederate Congress
(in secret session), and the correspondence
was then employed to disprove it.
You will thus see that the responsibility
of creating an apparent issue, in order to
“ vindicate the tjuth of History,” did not
rest with me. I have no taste for contro
versy on the subject, and acted solely from
a sense of duty to correct, with the means
in my possession, an injustice (which I did
not suppose to be intentional) to Mr. Davis,
who, daring the war, was silent under mis
representation and unmerited reproach;
and who, by the approbation of his friends,
has maintained a strict silence since its
close, but whose fame, nevertheless, is the
property of his countrymen, and is es
pecially dear to the people of his own State.
It is evident froin the extract which you
have enclosed, that vou were misreported
by the Augusta Constitutionalist, but 1 re
gret to find that the issue is changed from
the statement that President Davis pre
vented the Confederate troops from follow
ing the enemy directly into Washington
city from the battle field, to a statement
that three months thereafter, the fruits
of the victory, which had then passed
into history, were not reaped by the Gen
erals in consequence of his disapproval-
Caudor compels me respectfully to dis
sent from your opinion that there is “ no
error, in the statement qs .it stands in the
Book, nor discrepancy between it and the
facts brought to light by the correspon
dence.” Your language conveys a mcaur
ing widely variant from the statement of
Gen. Johnston. The extract produces the
impression that the President disapproved
the policy of activity and an advance move
ment, when in truth he favored sdch plan,
and it was not carried' out because of bis
inability to furnish the troops declared to
be essential by the Generals entrusted with
cqmmand. In reply to his inquiry whether
he had prevented the troops from follow
ing up the rout at Manqssas, General John
ston answered, “ No.” And In reply to hjs
Inquiry whether “he had ever objected to
an advance, op other active operations
which it was feasible for the army to under
take,” Gen. Johnston replied : u lt has never
been feasible far the Army to advance further
than it has done. After a conference at Fair-
C. H., with the three senior Generals,
V Y,'n announced it to be impracticable to
eivethe the strength necessary to
assume the offensive.” This letter was
dated the 21st of November of the Fall in
the early part” of which vou report tjiat
President Davis overruled their purpose to
advance on Washington. It does not
authorize the statement, or warrant the
inference, that they even advised an »4-
vance movement, much less does iti||
that the President objected to the uflfl
mg of offensive operations. It onlyffS
pears that he was unable to furntKß
troops thought by the senior Genertfe w
be necessary for a movement/if
against their main force, because hcMnfcs
we ; aware that to have left bare Yortcifin
and Norfolk, (which were not “ remote
points whether their proximity toylfee
scene of active operations or their
to the vital parts of the ConfedecSXie
considered,) would have opened teiiply
for the ascent of the enemy up James diver
to take the Capital, and cut off the alfiSlof
the Potomac from aU.’suppHes, by.ttelde
struction of railroads. This coa3?*ive
been done by a small force; and stiumall
forces would have achieved a like dMktkuc
tlve work at Charleston and otherl2|KNt
ant points.
And white this discrepancy is shoaln to
exist between the extract from your'work
and the facts revealed by the correspon
dence, you will allow me further to say*,
that the statement is faulty,
erroneous representation of MSq
campaign of at least one orthe parties
whose names are introduced, but Xh its
foilure to mention that while he (PrfeHent
Davis), did not have the troops that were
required for a direct attack on Washing
ton, three months after the nanfr. 7T mr r.
Dowell’s army had died out, an“d whfflUthe
enemy, warned by the terrible at
Manassas, had prepared themselves to
resist such a movement, he did advfee an
advance into lower Maryland for the pro
tection of the people of that sectiogj’rom
the outrages to which they were subjected
by troops under the command of General
Sickles. The expedition was deemed feaav
ble by the Generals, but was ucvenjMK--
takeu for reasons of which the pubs|fflre
not advised, but which may have en
tirely sufficient. It is not my province to
pronouuce an opinion. Certainly nothing
could have more surprised President Davis,
and the persons who were acquainted with
the views which he had communicated to
the officers in command than the mtempt
to hold him responsible either for theptilure
to pursue the enemy at Manassas,, or the
Inactivity which continued until thajftreat
of the army to the defenses at' Ridynond.
And it is worthy of remark, thekUfalle
gation of disapproving active operations
was never made against President'Davis,
after General Lee (with whose plans Jie en
tirely concurred,) took command.
I am, very respectfully, yours, * $
E. Barksdale.
In reply to Mr. Barksdale, so far as it
concerns the “ sketch ” in the Cqfr)j#riTU
tionalist. to which he refers in his Mster to
Mr. Stephens, we feel it incumbent on us,
as a duty, to add, in conclusion, that he
has fallen into two “ graveerrors ’’ Mmself.
Ist. The “ sketch ” in the ConstMltion
alist, to which he alludes, did not ," pur
port ” to be “ authorized by ” Mr. Stephens.
There was no such indication or4j)tima
tion in it from beginning to end. point
of fact, Mr. Stephens knew no more about
it, or the design of the editor of thfi paper
to give such a “ sketch ” of the bocp, until
he saw it in print, than he did of thf edito
rial of the Clarion in question. Jr
2nd. There is in that “ sketch” of review
of the book no such statement as k that
“ President Davis prevented the General in
11 command of the Confederate forces from
“pursuing the enemy from the fietfhof Ma
“ nassas to Washington City."
It was to rebut this statement Mr.
Barksdale says he procured for ihe first
time the correspondence between president
Davis and Gen. Johnston. corres
pondence does conclusively rejgt that
statement, if any body ever madeql*. But
Mr. Barksdale, aided by the raod| power
ful miscroscope, will fail to find »in the
article of the Constitutionalist referred
to. The language of that article, pfgiring
briefly what we
to say in reply to the questiln touching the
inactivity of the army during the fcfifrof 1801,
was : “ The the dttture to
“advanceafter the battle oMlanassas is re-.
“ ferred to President
nothing in this about PresideuttpAvie hav
ing “ prevented the Geueral in couujitnd of
“ the Confederate forces from pursititig the
“enemy from the field of Mf.nupsas to
Washington (ity.” There was no allusion
whatever to au immediate advance of the
army. The allusion was to the general
Inactivity of that army, embraced* in the
question put to Mr. Stephens by* Major
Heister. On this point, we said the re
sponsiblity for the failure to ad vance is “ re
ferred to President Davis.”
We did not understand Mr. Stephens
as intending to cast any censure upon Pre
sident Davis in the detail of facts as far as
he knew them, and we certainly did not
mean to cast any upon Him in the version
of the substance of those facts. Responsi
bility does not of itself imply censure.
That depends entirely upon other consid
erations. Who would think that any one
meant to cast censure upon Gen. Taylor
for saying that the responsibility of fighting
the battle of Buena Vista rested entirely
upon him ? We may have misconceived Mr.
Stephens’ idea. We have had no confer
ence with him on this point, either before
or since the publication of our “sketch”
alluded t,o; Uht we submit to intelligent
readers, with all the facts before them,
whether he was “ misreported ” by us, as
tbe Clarion says. -With the full text of
the work before us, we believe that Mr.
Stephens means by what he says in it
that the responsibility of the inactivity of the
army of Gen. Johnston, during the Fall of
1861, ddes rest upon Mr. Davis. Bu.t we
do not understand him in so holding to
mean to pronounce any judgment of cen
sure against the President for exercising
that responsibility in disapproving the plan
of aggressive movements submitted to him
by the Generals in the Council of War that
was held, the account of which now, for
the first time, has been given to the public.
Whether President Davis’ views or-those
of bis Generals were the wiser, under all
the circa instances of the case, it is not our
province or disposition at this time to pass
judgment. But it does seem to us, in view
of all the facts as thus far disclosed, that
the responsibility of the course of events, in
a military aspect, during the Fall of 1861,
did rest upon him- This by no means,
however, implies censure of itself. It may
be that his views were founded upon a vast
deal more of statesmanship and general
ship than those of Johnston, Beauregard
and Smith. That, as ‘Mr. Stephens says,
is a fnlitter of specnlation. His views,
however, prevailed. He was the' Com
mander-in-Chief, and we are surprised to
see such a devoted friend to his reputation,
as Mr, Barksdale is, so sensitive upon the
simple statement of so palpable a fact.
We can assure Mr. Barksdale, in mak
ing these remarks, that we entertain no
unkind feelings toward him or Mr. Davis.
onr sole objeet is to set him right so fer as
the CoNS*mjTiONAj4ST is concerned, and
the “ sketch ” which was, as he says, the
foundation on which he produced his first
article in the Clarion.
A Graceful Christian Act.— “ War to
the death ” is evidently not a maxim with
the daughter of the Prussian Minister at
Washington. Miss Gerolt is a devout
Catholic, and being a member of St. Mat
thew’s Church, at the national capital, she
decorated the altar of the church with
' flowers on the occasion of the fdneral cere
monies Qf M. Prevost Paradol, notwith
standing he was the representative of the
monarch who had just declared war upon
the country of which her own father is the
Minister. Tliis was a graceful Christian
#ct.
MARRIED.
On tho 28th lnat», by the Rev. C. W. Key, at the
house ol the bride’s father, Mr. J. J. Strobls and
Miss AlSit O. Moseley, both of this city.
FUNERAL NOTIC’K.
the friends and acquaintances of
Mr. and Mrs. John Harden are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral of their infant daughter, Annie
Makia, from the Catholic Church, at 9% o’clock
THIB (Sunday) MORNING.
Georgia state Lottery
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
Orphan’s Horn, and Free School,
The following were the drawn uumbere, in the Sup
’ plementary Scheme, drawn at Augusta, Georgia,
July 30.
MORNING DRAWiNG-Class 361.
65 5 35 60 56 31 74 44 39 00 96
11 Drawn Numbers.
EVENING DRAWING— CIass 382.
67 61 70 53 57 10 34 18 3 38 41 13
12 Drawn Numbers.
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*! SPECIAL NOTICES.
■ST A PERSON IS NOT 'IO ESTIMATE HIS
influence by the degree of external deference which
he obtains. A better proof of influence is imitation,
or the adoption of a line of conduct in unison with
his maxims and practice. Beware, therefore, of imi
tations of the “ Old Corolina Bit’ers,” whose efficacy
have for so long a time been proven.
The best “ Worm Candy ” in use is Wineman’s
Crystallzed Worm Drops.
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WHEELER & WILSON SEWING MACHINES.
Get the beet Sewing Machine made, and pay for it
in Monthly Installments.
No. 207 X BROAD STREET,
jy2B-6 Augusta, Ga.
NOTICE.
Superintendent's Office, Ga. It R., )
Augusta, Ga., July 23,1870. S
For the ac. ommodation of parties visiting Athens
during the Commencement Exercises, Ac., a Train
will be run on the Athens Branch every night from
the 28th inst until the ilth proximo, inclusive. Said
Train will connect at Union Point with Night Trains
on main line. Persons to purchase full fare, ticket
going, and Agent selling will furnish leturn ticket
FREE. Return ticket good for twenty (20) days.
H. K. JOHNSON,
jy24d(aulO Superintendent.
Atlanta papers copy till August lOtn, 1870.
J. L. ADDISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN
IQUITY,
Practices in the State and United States Courts.
SpecH attention given to all business of his Pro
fession. Office at Edgefield C. H., S. C.
jylo-4m*
DR. WRIGHT,
DTONT I S T .
282 BROAD STREET,
PRICE'S REASONABLE AND ALL WORK
WARRANTED.
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WS' FRESH GARDEN SEEDS.—We are re
viving our stock of Warranted Fresh Seeds. We are
enabled to save merchants freight on Seeds, and give
them nothing but a reliable article.
decS-2awtf PLUMB & LE4TNER.
■y SEWING MACHINES.—WHEELER &
WILSON World Renowned Improved SEWING
MACHINES lor Sale, Kent and Lease.
All the Modern Improvements put on Old Style
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines. Also, Repair
ing done at No. 207 K BROAD STREET,
je3-tf Augusta, Ga.
WESTERN
LACIER KEIIR.
_AJLso, .Agent tor the
LION BREWERY.
The above at whole
sale.
* «Tnst arrived, finest
quality IMPORTED
SWISS CHEEbE.
J?l Lf A- BOHNE.
BAGGING. BAGGING.
1 ROLLS heavy, close woven. Scotch
BAGGING, suitable for covering Cotton and
sunning Wheat, lor sale by
Jyßtf 2. McCORI).
TURNIP SEED,
ARKANTED Iresh and true to uauae, of
the following varieties:
WRITE ELAT DUTCH
WHITE ELAT RED TOP
STRAP LEAVED LED TOP
STRAP LEAVED WHITE TOP
LARGE ENGLISH NORFOLK
LARGE WHITE GLOBE
SEVEN TCP
WHITE ROCK
HANOVER, or TANKARD
PLUMB’S GOLDEN BALL
YELLOW STONE, or ORANGE
YELLOW ABERDEEN
YELLOW RUSSIAN
Large Purple Top RUTA BAGA
SKIRVING’S LIVERPOOL RUTA BAGA
LAING’S IMPROVED RUTA BAGA
For sale by
PLUIB A LEITNER,
212 Broad St., Augusta, Ga.
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SELLING OUT AT COST.
Hosiery, gloves, corsets, white
MUSLINS, HD’KFS, LACES, EMBROIDE
RIES, HOOPS, UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS,
NOTIONS AND SMALL WARES.
MY STOCK, ( OMPRISING IN PART THE
ABOVE NAMED ARTICLES, IS OFFERED
AT COST. THE GOODS ARE NEW, AND
ARE SUCH AS ARE NOT OFTEN FOUND
ON BARGAIN COUNTERS.
THERE IS NO HUMBUG. THE GOODS
ARE SOLD TO CLOSE THE BUSINESS.
W. W. LEMAN,
jy24 ts 282 Broad st.
Southern Dye House
Office Comer Washington and Broad Streets
DYE WORKS 79 and 81 ELLIS ST.,
AUGUSTA, <4 A.
BLASOOW & BEROUD,
PROPRIETORS AND FRENCH DYERS.
"We respectfully beg to inform the pub
lic that we are now ready to do DYEING and
CLEANING of all kinds of BILKB, VEL
VETS and RIBBONS, WOOLEN GOODS,
ALPACAS, WORSTED and Gents CLOTH
ING, KID GLOVES, CURTAINS, LACES,
&c, &c., in all colors and at a short notice of
24 hours.
Also, Gents’ Clothing REPAIRED AND
ALTERED.
FIRST CLASS WORK OR NO PAY.
In hope the public will give us a trial and
judge for themselves, we remain respectfully,
BLASCOW & BEROUD,
jel2-ly French Dyers.
Fertilize Your Root Crops.
o
PURE PERUVIAN GUANO,
Floor of Raw Unsteaned Bone,
Soluble Pacific Guano.
JF. O. lUATHEWSOIV.
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New Advertisements
NOTICE.
I HAVE appointed Mr. SAMUEL 11. SHEP
ARD my lawful Attorney in any matters per
tainiug to my Drug Business, at 201 Broad
street, for the space of twelve mouths from
July Ist, 1870.
W. H. BARRETT.
Augusta, Ga., July 28,1870.
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WANTED,
GOOD COOK, WABHER and IRONER,
for a very small lamily. A white woman pre
ferred, and one that conld act as housekeeper.
Apply at No. 303 BROAD STREET.
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TO RENT,
From Ist of October, the TWO STORY
HOUSE, Northeast corner of Broad and
Houston streets. The house contains five com
fortable rooms, lour of which have fireplaces,
together with a good kitchen, servant’s room,
wood house, flower and vegetable garden.
ALSO,
One TWO-STORY HOUSE, containing four
rooms, with kitchen and vegetable garden.
Apply to J. D. KAVANAGH,
At J. W. Bbssman’s, 287 Broad street, or on
the premises.
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TO RENT,
FRO VI Ist of October next, the frame
DWELLINGS, Nos. 81 and 35 Bro.m street.
Also the small frame DWELLING in rear,
fronting on Reynolds street.
Apply to
VERDERY & VERDERY,
jySl-tf 191 Broad street.
PURE DRUGS,
JVIeDICINES, CHEMICALS, and every
thing kept in a First-class Drug Store, AT
PRICES AS LOW, OR LOWER, than the
SRme goods can be bought South of Baltimore.
Call and examine for yourselves.
WELLS & CLAY,
288 Broad street.
We give special attention to the Prescription
Business. All prescriptions carefully and accu
rately prepared.
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JUST IN SEASON.
Hip BATHS, WIRE HANGING MOSS
BASKETS, oval and round, Blue Wire DISH
and PLATE COVERS, Fine TEA TRAYS
and WAITERS.
ELI MUSTIN.
jysu
“ Look to Your Interest!"
IpLANTERS, FARMERS, STOCK-RAIS
ERS uud MARKET GARDENERS, and all
owners of Mules, Horses, Cows, nogs and
Poultry, use only “DOUGHTIES’ EGYP
TIAN STOCK FOOD,” "Not a Medicine.”
This valuable article is prepared from the
seeds of a p’ant growing in Egypt, and has
been used by the natives of that country for
more than a thousand years as a fattening
(ood for animals. Only a small quantity of the
Egyptian Stock Food t j be given in whatever
Kind of food yon feed on, and your Stock will
he kept tat and in better condition on one
tbird less feed. In all cases the money will be
returned if th Egypliau Stock Food fails to
accomplish all that is claimed lor it. for
circulars uud read the certificates of hundreds
of our Southern people who have used it.
For sale by M. HYAMS, Ageffi,
jy3l-12 Under Masonic Hall.
COTTON GINS!
o
P R A T T’S
CELEBRATED GINS,
f..r the past forty
YEARS by DANIEL PRATT, ol Alabama,
anti in use from Virginia to Mexico, giving
very general satisfaction.
The PRATT GINS are plalu, simple and du
rable, run light and gin last; not liable, wi li
proper care, to get out of order, and as cheap
as any first-class Gin made. *
Mr Pkatt claims that his COTTON BOX is
superior to all others in use.
We were unable to supply tbe demand for
“PRATT GINS" last season, and request
Planters to send in their orders early.
Factors’ acceptances, payable next Novem
ber, will be taken for Gins witbont charge for
tbe time.
We will guarantee every Gin that we sell lo
perform well.
For farther particulars apply to
WIIELGSS Sc CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
my2s-3mif AUGUSTA, GA.
TURNIP SEED.
2,000 LBS. TURNIP SEED, of
the best varieties and warranted the growth of
1870, just received. The trade supplied at
Philadelphia Prices.
jylO-tf WM. H. TUTT & LAND.
UI AW HOOD :
UDr HOW LOST—HOW RESTORED.
Just Published in a sealed envelope , Price ,
Six Cents,
A LECTURE on the Natural Treatment and
Radical Cure of Spermatorrhea or Seminal
Weakness, Involuntary Emissions, Sexual De
bility, and impediments to Marriage generally
Nervousness, Consnmptiou, Epilepsy and Fits
Mental and Physical Incapacity, resulting from
Self-Abuse, <fec., by Rosbqt J. Colvzrwhll
M. D., author of the “ Green Book,” Ac.
“ A Boon to Thou*and. of Sufferers.”
Sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any
address, postpaid, on receipt of six cents, 6
two postage stamps, by CHARLES J. C
KLINE & CO.,
IST Bowery, ftsw York, P. O. Box 4580
Also, Dr. Culverwcll’s “ Marriage Guide.’
Price, 25 Cents. my4-d*c3mif
Plain and Pressed Bricks.
_A_LL ORDERS for PLAIN and PRESSED
BRICKS promptly attended to.
DENNIS HALLAHAN,
iy2l-tf Augusta, Ga.
SYRUP. SYRUP.
100 BARRELS PRIME SYRUP
For sale by
BARRETT A CASWELL,
jy27-6 Commission Merchants.
LET THE DEAF HEAR.
Lately issued-** notes on deaf
ness,” by W. L. Davis, M. D., No. 10 Ram
part street. New Orleans. Intended for popu
lar qse. Anew edition. Price by mail, 50
cents. Direct all communications to the au
thor, Glass Box, P. 0., 399, New Orleans, La.
my4-lawd*cSm
NOTICE.
Luring my absence at the North for
several weeks, Mr. Bzkrt Mat will conduct
the business connected with my Fnrnltnre Es
tablishment, and will endeavor to please all
who may favor my boose with their orders.
REPAIRING, UPHOLSTERING* Ac., will
be done promptly and in the beet manner.
E. G. ROGERS,
jy9i-lm 148 and 145 Broad et.
N LAY ADV ERTISEMENTS.
ON CONSIGNMENT!
40 Half Casks C. R. BACON SIDES
15 Casks C. R. BACON SIDES
100 Darrels ELOUR
200 Sacks Liverpool SALT
100 Boxes SOAP
50 Barrels MOLASSES
75 Barrels WHISKY
600 Half Boxes TOBACCO, all grades
250 Caddies TOBACCO, all grades
100 Cases Smoking TOBACCO, all grades
Eor sale low to close consignment.
GREGG & OSLEY,
300 BROAD STRUGT.
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DRY GOODS.
SELLING OFF AT COST.
JVTy whole stock of Dry Goods to be sold by
the Eirst oi October, comprising almost every
article in the line.
In consequence of failing Health I am com
pelled to close out by the Ist October.
lam m earnest. Come and see.
THOS. SWEENEY.
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JACKSON STREET
IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY,
CORN Kit OP JACKSON AND CALHOUN STREETS,
AUGUSTA, GA.
!>
T
1 HE undersigned, with a large stock of MATERIALS au l NEW TOOLS, is pre
pared to furnish, at short notice, CASTINGS of all kinds, either in Iron or Brass
MACHINERY, &c., Ac.
Als«, Sol.’ Afrent fiiifj Manufacturer of Schofield’s Patent I’ot‘oii Press,
Which must commend itself to the Cotton Planters for its Durability, Simplicity of
Construction and Ease with which it can be Operated, by either Hand, Horse, Water
or Steam Power, the change from one to the other being effected in a few minutes.
Parties in need of a COTTON PRESS would do well to call aud examine.
GEORGE COOPER.
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Carolina Lifo Insurance Company,
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.
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ASSETS - $826,019 03.
O
JEFFERSON DUIS, President.
a/ i m Vice-President. I ,T. T. PETTIT, 2d Vice-President.
W. F. BOYLE, Secretary. | J. H EDMONDSON, General Agent.
ISSUES POLICIES on all the Improved Plaus of Life insurance.
ALL POLICIES NON FORFEITABLE lor their Equitable Value.
NO RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL OK RESIDENCE within the settled limits of the
United States, British North America or Europe.
1 respectfully present the claims of this Company to the citizens of my State as a reliable
medium through which they csn secure a certain protection for their families in the eveut ol
their death. „
ACTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED.
I.AFAYKTTK MeLAWS, Stale Agent,
my4-6raif NO. 3 OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING, AUGUSTA, GA.
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.
Money DEPOSITED with IIS on or be
fore the 00th instant will carry interest
from the first of July, by mjecial agreement.
All moneys deposited with us are subject
to check at SIGHT, WITHOUT NOTICE.
Branch, Sons & Cos.,
jyl9-tf • Bankers, 223 Broad st.
(OITO\
WAREHOUSE.-
WHELESS & CO.,
FACTORS
AND
Commission Merchants,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Having REMOVED to 144 Reynolds
street—one block below our former location—
we will continue to STORE and SELL COT
TON and other Produce. Business entrusted
to us will receive prompt and faithful atten
tion* jyl3-if3m
ECLECTIC INSTITUTE,
37 AND 39 MOUNT VKRNON PLACE,
BALTIMORE, MD.,
Mrs.LETITIA TYLER SEMPLE, Principal.
Phis SCHOOL lor Young Ladd's will re
°n THURSDAY, 15th SEPTEMBER,
1870 and close the last week in June, 1871.
Number ol pupils limited to 40. For Circu
srß’.*r„’®PP'y-by ,etter to the Principal.
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FINAL NOTICE.
IpARTIES who left WATCHES, CLOCKS
and JEWELRY with Mr. J. N . Fhkbman to
be repaired, and now in our possession, are
hereby notified to call for the same within
THIRTY DAYS from date, or they will be
sold witbont fail at Ancticfn to pay charges due
upon them.
FREEMAN BROTHERS.
•Lui.t 21,1870. jy22-lm
BACON. LARD.
20 Hilda, BACON SHOULDERS
15 Hbds. C. R. BACON SIDES
15 Boxes BELLIES
25 Tierces LARD
J nst received and for sale by
jy2B If • BRANCH, SCOTT & CO.