The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-09

nov. JEFFERSON DAVIS.

HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Surely il be, aud is not thought by any sane and
sensible man. at those and presses in The practice
Of denouncng the abose-named gentleman patriot and
scholar in earnest and acting sincerely and honest
y They do not believe that Jefferson Davis is now
that he has at any time OF his patriotic career been, either
a snuferP "a seoedcr,H disunouist" or a traitor
His whole life from his yoath up gives the lie to any such
denunciaon We remember to have been frequently at
tendan upon sessions Of the United States Senate du
ring the of Jefferson Dayiss service in that body of
distinguished statesmen, after his return from his glorious
and proud service in Mexico For some reason which We
never could make out the colleague Of Col Davis Gen
Fooie entertained for him sentiments of jealousy envy
and we fear hatred and all unchariableness.
To those acquainted with General Foole and his peculiar
history IL may be quite unnecessary 10 explain hat he
gentleman of conceded abilities and classic esudoni
copous and voluble and frequently II may be said au eo
qaent deeamer yet Why he should have conceived
after their arrival colleague senators in Washington
such sentiments he demonstrated publicly and covery
towards Colonel Davis must remain TO the unini,ated
sealed volume But il known in and out Of the Senate
that the from Mississippi not friends
truth they upon any sort OF cordial or even rccog
nsable terms.
1t will lie recoected that General Foo;e renowned
throughout the land in conjunction with Senators Cass
Clay Webster d for the vigorous and successful efforts
made the Senate save the Union by stopping those
five bleeding wounds II also fresh in the memory OF
that there vast numbers OF citizens who could
not be persuaded that the Union in any imminent
exgent peril that the prospect Of its loss was remote and
hence that the gigantic efforts TO savc' it premature
and uncaedor and seriously calculated only to disturb
persons of weak and apprehensiye minds that the
FIVE any other number OF bleeding wounds
aegory fable perhaps sufficiently CHASTITY to produce
like effect and in short to speak after the manner of the
gnoJa pugu thousands believed that in this behalf there
was .great cry but little wool"
Prominent, perhaps, among these and opposed TO his
colleague, Senator Davis His opposition to the
called compromise measures was vigorous honest sin
cere and potent And it from such opposition that
this man. who had at all times freely offered his life will
ling sacrifice ard for the whole country and who had
been but few months before most severely wounded in
its services that certain personssenaors editors
pendents of journals out of Neutrality-suspicious. with
accord and voice to cry out dsunionist seceder
nuier" "fre-eaer,' m,tus ais savory, respert-
full and conciliaory epet and TO make damnable inu-
endos These things to hear would men seriously incline
There leter-writer for the Sun, Ledger Boston
Post and New Orleans Pcayune Austrian llessian
Of brsqueness and talent ready for gold to his pen
for any and for any men, he now docswho was
the time aude to- specially obnoxious the
Of all fair and just In his structures upon the public
and he ut all times upon Senator
Davis from whom in his judgment it would SEEM good
thing could come.
This correspondent was known to be the bootlck and
toady if not confident and friend Of Senators Cass Clay,
and especially Of Senator Foote Day after day In his let
tiers denuncatons Of Senator Davis continued appear
and yet this Thereafter this Hospnr il be them,
needed them not But day just before the vc bleed
ing wounds staunched Senator Davis in his
place and commenced of the most eloquent patriotic,
and convincing speeches hare listened in this
wise: 81 have forborne Mr.. President in any form to
tce the mpudent and calumnious statements concerning
myself with which certain newspapers have been for
time prolific IL is neither my inclination, my habit
my duty to know the hireling when reach the
master In my public and private life and relations
nsenbe to the hired assassns Hessians Of the
Bot Mr. President, whenever it shall good for any
senator this floor to in his place and deliberately
otherwise apply the cpthet disunonist my
shall bed moaosyiid6ie"
In this connexion any imagine the monosylla-
bic that would have been used. II is however
bic and notable fact that senator did rise and more
markabe still, perhaps the Hessan Of the prcss from
whatever cause from whatever advice, ceased his
saults upon Col Davis!
How absurd, STALE fat and Improbable them does it
at this day still to be harping upon baseless
thence Col jefferson Davis in all places and at all times
and under every contingency Of circumstance has proven
himself to be Of the most able patriotic and devoted
citizens Of the confederation And lie will not belle his
present fair fame