Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke ..
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It is conceivable that in the clearly defined limits and well-recognized sphere of his authority he might have been arbitrary and obstinate, as was so frequently charged; but for no consideration would he have usurped power or over stepped or strained the law.
Mr. Davis was charged with favouritism both in his civil and military appointments. This is an accusation so generally preferred by disappointed applicants for office against every dis- penser of patronage that little heed is or should be... given it.
In the more objectionable sense of the term — that he gave men positions merely because they were personally friendly to, himself — there was little truth in the charge. He appointed some of his warmest friends to high office, but in every such case the appointees were men of unusual merit and repute. Two notable instances of such selections for militar preferment were Gen. S. S. Cooper and Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. But surely the most captious critic would admit the propriety of -heading the list of generals with officers of such eminent and acknowledged ability and previously excellent records.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It is conceivable that in the clearly defined limits and well-recognized sphere of his authority he might have been arbitrary and obstinate, as was so frequently charged; but for no consideration would he have usurped power or over stepped or strained the law.
Mr. Davis was charged with favouritism both in his civil and military appointments. This is an accusation so generally preferred by disappointed applicants for office against every dis- penser of patronage that little heed is or should be... given it.
In the more objectionable sense of the term — that he gave men positions merely because they were personally friendly to, himself — there was little truth in the charge. He appointed some of his warmest friends to high office, but in every such case the appointees were men of unusual merit and repute. Two notable instances of such selections for militar preferment were Gen. S. S. Cooper and Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. But surely the most captious critic would admit the propriety of -heading the list of generals with officers of such eminent and acknowledged ability and previously excellent records.
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