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Kentucky (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
er year, made welcome by every host, and, it is fair to say, contributing their full quota to the social enjoyment of the capital, while others tramped from outpost to outpost with their families, knowing Washington only through their marching orders. Sometimes the enforcement of this rule was as painful to Mr. Davis as to the recipient of the order. Notably in the case of his dear and intimate friend, Major Robert Anderson, who had been stationed at a most agreeable and healthful post in Kentucky, and very much desired to remain there. The reply of the Secretary of War is appended, and explains itself: War Department, Washington, October 5, 1854. Hon. J. C. Breckenridge, Lexington, Kentucky. Dear Sir: I have received your letter of the 22d ult., transmitting a petition of several citizens for the retention of Major Anderson, U. S. Army, as Governor of the Military Asylum at Harrodsburg Springs. In reply thereto, I have to inform you that the change of Brevet-Major Ande
Seneca, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
ntly, he never inspired the women to whom he was attentive with the pleasant consciousness of possessing his regard or esteem. He was, until his fracas with Mr. Brooks, fond of talking to Southern women, and prepared himself with great care for these conversational pyrotechnics, in which, as well as I remember, there was much Greek fire, and the set pieces were numerous; he never intruded his peculiar views upon us in any degree, but read up on the Indian mutiny, lace, Demosthenes, jewels, Seneca's morals, intaglios, the Platonian theory, and once gave me quite an interesting resume of the history of dancing. Mr. George Sumner, who was rather a short man and thick-set, also spent part of the winter in the city upon his return from the Crimea, which he had visited as the reporter for some newspapers. He talked in the same predetermined artificial way, but had much that was new and interesting to tell. One evening, in the presence of two officers of the army at our house, he said he
Andersonville, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
as reading Percy's Relics, and he asked me to read aloud. Hoping thus to put him to sleep I turned to the Babes in the wood as an oft-told tale and began reading; when midway he grasped my hand and said, Do stop, I cannot bear it — if it is the truth, it is a cruel thing to perpetuate the story; if it is a fabrication, you may rely on it the man was a rascal who invented such a horror. And yet to this man, almost weakly merciful, has been attributed the wilful torture of prisoners at Andersonville and in other war prisons! During Mr. Pierce's Administration the Holy Father, Pius IX., sent his Legate to America, and the Roman Catholic families were all anxious to receive him; notable among these was Madame de Sartige, the very agreeable wife of Comte de Sartige, the French Minister. Her sister, Mrs. Rice, at a dinner party at the Legation, brought down her chubby baby in its little frilled night dress, and held it smiling up to Monseigneur the Legate, for his blessing. Mrs.
Natchez (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
General Jessup entered upon a flood of memories of the time when he was staying with some other officers, by invitation, at Kempton, with Colonel James Kempe, at Natchez, Miss. He laughed over and repeated a piece of doggerell to which each man added a line as it went round the table, and then proceeded to describe their host's e; but, said the dear old General, when we made him sing The Tough Old Commodore, he talked it and could not turn a tune. While there, Aaron Burr was arrested at Natchez, and he and his captors were also bidden to Kempton. There was a short parley among all the guests and the host, and it was decided to ignore Colonel Burr's c, sardonic and brilliant, but entirely impersonal in his conversation. The General turned to me and said, I wonder you did not know those people, as you lived at Natchez. Major Chotard was a charming young fellow also, who was on a visit there. I quietly answered I did not know them, but my mother did. Colonel Kempe was her f
Fort Worth (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
considered as favorably as the emergencies of the service will permit. Very truly yours, Jefferson Davis. One charming young fellow, who was the best dancer of his day, went to a surgeon for a certificate that his health did not permit his braving the hardships of the frontier. It was given him in the cognate language formulated by the medical faculty from the Latin. He took it and went to his post, bidding farewell, for only a few days, to his regretful friends. When he reached Fort Worth, to which he was ordered, and presented his certificate, the surgeon laughed immoderately, and told him it was a certificate that he had suffered from an accumulation of dandruff in his hair; that he was quite bald and his head glistened only added to his indignation. This came very near causing a duel with his jocular medical friend. Many officers having become established in the city, and being hampered in many ways, resigned, and there was wide-spread dissatisfaction among the eas
Kempton (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
s of the Army, especially by the Secretary of War, where they unbent like boys and told campaign stories-General Gibson, the Commissary-General, General Jessup, the Quartermaster-General, General Lawson, the Surgeon-General, General Towson, Paymaster-General, Colonel Abert, of the Topographical Engineers, and a number of others of less degree. At one of these dinners General Jessup entered upon a flood of memories of the time when he was staying with some other officers, by invitation, at Kempton, with Colonel James Kempe, at Natchez, Miss. He laughed over and repeated a piece of doggerell to which each man added a line as it went round the table, and then proceeded to describe their host's exquisite performance on the flute; but, said the dear old General, when we made him sing The Tough Old Commodore, he talked it and could not turn a tune. While there, Aaron Burr was arrested at Natchez, and he and his captors were also bidden to Kempton. There was a short parley among all
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 40
kinds. If a scientific association met at Washington, or whenever any distinguished people met inAn unusual number of pleasant people were in Washington during Mr. Pierce's Administration. In the ng, of Columbia College, spent the winter in Washington, and Mrs. King remains an ideal old lady to main on duty at distant posts, or at ease in Washington, for more than four years. To some the army post to outpost with their families, knowing Washington only through their marching orders. Sometim, and explains itself: War Department, Washington, October 5, 1854. Hon. J. C. Breckenridge, L a poor little dwarfish insane man, known in Washington for having expressed his intention to murderim and served him so well, that when we left Washington Mr. Davis gave him a handsome gold pencil-cathe Japanese princes and their suite came to Washington. They were lodged at Willard's Hotel. Theihumor, and sincerely liked by the society of Washington, was misled by his zeal for the interest of
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
on of his friend Hawthorne one day, and stuck his hands in his pockets as he paced up and down. Mrs. Pierce cast an appealing look at the recusant hands, to which the President answered, No; I won't take them out of my pockets, Jennie! I am in the country, and I like to feel the comfort of it. He took a never-failing delight in talking to our little Maggie, who was a clever child of eighteen months, and could talk and walk. He eight years afterward related, during a visit to us at Fortress Monroe, the incident of her suppressing her tears when the dog snapped at her, lying down beside him until he went to sleep, and then biting him on the nose as retribution. One of the measures of Mr. Davis's administration of the War Department was what was called the four years rule. That an officer should not remain on duty at distant posts, or at ease in Washington, for more than four years. To some the army had been a sinecure. They remained year after year, made welcome by every ho
West Point (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 40
extension of the Capitol, and was a frequent visitor. Mr. Davis detailed him for the work, and never had man a more generous, ardent defender than Colonel Meigs found in my husband throughout his whole term in the Cabinet and Senate; for there were many attacks made upon him which Mr. Davis always accepted and defended as personal, and he certainly merited a more grateful memory than General Meigs seemed to have retained. Mr. Davis also gave Colonel Meigs's son an appointment as cadet at West Point, and followed the course of the promising boy with anxious interest. He became an officer in the Federal Army and was killed in the usual course of war, not murdered, as alleged, and our house was very sorrowful when his death was announced; he was little Johnnie Meigs to us, a boy we had seen grow up, and for whose success we had many aspirations. Just before the termination of Mr. Davis's service in the Cabinet our second son, Jefferson, was born, and I was ill unto death for many
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 40
a strong sense of humor, and sincerely liked by the society of Washington, was misled by his zeal for the interest of Great Britain, into conniving at the enlistment of Americans and foreigners into America, for service in the Crimean war, to fill up the foreign legions authorized by Great Britain at that time. The President's whole Cabinet felt so kindly to him that they examined narrowly the evidence against Mr. Crampton, and would gladly have believed that he had been innocent of violatinng nations, but were at last unwillingly convinced of the fact. It was a grave matter that caused much acerbity between England and America; but, nevertheless, Mr. Crampton and three English consuls were given their conge as soon as the facts were of President Pierce could have been accused of a desire to derive popularity, or a new tenure of office, from involving England and America in a war. Mr. Crampton was socially very acceptable to the American statesman, but the preservation of g
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