Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-07

What effect this event will have upon the
ebellion cannot be definitely foreto'd. There
las been strong anti. Davis feeling at the
south, as numerous letters and newspaper
articles from that section will prove. This
ceiling has resulted in many expressions OF
,pen dissatisfaction. Davis will be succeed
ID by Alexander H. Stephens, Vice Presi-
dent Stephens is an abler man, intellectu-
ally, than Davis, and we have as yet heard
of no snti-Stephens party or feeling, although |
his connection with the Confederate loan, |
which be has tried to force upon the people, |
and his system of buying produce and pro-
visions with Confederate bonds, will be like |
Y 10 greatly weaken his influence after
time. It is not unlikely that the death OF
Davis will, until the regular election OF
successor, tend to harmonic the South more
than to weaken and distract it. At any rate,
the death of Davis will not, by any means
put an end to the war.
We copy from an exchange sketch oil
Davis life:
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Jefferson Davis was born June Sd, 1908,
in what is now Todd county, Kentucky
While vet an infant, his father, Samuel Davis,
a revolutionary soldier in Georgia, removed
TO Mississippi and settled in Wilkinson coun-
tv- Jefferson Davis was sent, at the usual
ace. to TransylvaniaC College, Kentucky, from
which he was transferred in 1924 to the Mil
its-v Academy at West Point, which he LETT
in 1928. with the brevet appointment OF Sec
ond Lieutenant He was in the army aoout
seven years, and distinguished himself in act
i've service on the Western frontiers IN the
Black Hawk and other Indian wars. WITH
the rank of First Lieutenant of dragons, ne
resigned out of the army in 1888. de tnen
returned to Mississippi and became cotton
planter in Warren county, where ne iiVeo IN
retirement until about 1914, when he hrst
took an active part in politics as Democrat
We believe his first appearance as Puoile
! speaker was at a "barbecue" in Warren
] county. in answer to the celebrated >. D
| Prentiss. From that moment be became the
leader of the Mississippi Democracy.
In 1874 jefferson Davis was chosen one OF
the Presidential electors of Mississippi, IN
which capacity he voted for Polk ard Dallas
In the succeeding year he was nominated by
the Democratic party of his State as candi-
date for Congress, was elected, and took his
seat in the body in December. His first op-
poneut for Congress was Mark Valentine,
then of Warren county, Mississippi, now OF
Carroll parish, Louisiana, who, though OF the
same party thought Jefferson DAVIS not
sound or pronounced enough on the fepudla-
ton question, and came out as an indePend-
ent Reputation candidate against lin. Tney
came together in discussion at Vieksburg,
where Davis succeeded in convincing his
impulsive opponent either that there was no
material difference between them on the re-
prdiation hobby, or that if there was such a
difference, it did not make a material issue
in the canvass for Congress. Mr.. Valentine
then withdrew, and left the field to Mr..
Davis and the Wing candidate, Mr.. Tomp'
kins, a lawyer of Vicksburg, very popular
man and forcibIe and persuasive orator
who subsequently went to Congress. The
election of Davis was the result
While in Congress be was foremost among
the members who assisted to organize the
war against Mexico, and in July, l846, when
the First Regiment of Mississippi volunteers
was enrolled for service in Mexico, he was
elected its Colonel, when he left his seat in
the House, and joining his regiment, led it to
reinforce the army of General Taylor on the
Rio Grande. His services in the army therce-
forth are matter of history. 1t was just at-
ter the battle of Buena Vista that Gen. Tay-
lor. whose daughter Col Davis had married
under circumstances displessing to her faith
az. consented to be reconciled to his long re-
pudisted son-in-law. The present Mrs. Da-
Wis is bis second wife, the former one having
died some years ago.
On the return of his regiment, in July,
l847, Col Davis was rendered the appoint
ment Of Brigadier General of volunteers
which he declined, on the ground that the
States. and not the Federal Government, had
the right to appoint the officers of the mill.
tia. He was appointed by the Governor o.
Mississippi, in the same year, to fill a vacancy
in the United States Senate, and was after
wards unanimously elected by the Mississip-
pi Legislature for the remainder of the term
| which expired March 4, 1851.
In September, 1851, Colonel Davis resign
ed his seat as Senator, on being nominated
for Governor By the secession wing of the
democratic party, in opposition to Henry s
Foote, the Union candidate, and was beaten
by majority of only 999 votes, although the
Union party went into the field with major
ity of 1900 votes, as indicated by the Con-
vention elected q short time before.
Col. Davis was in retire ment, then, until
1856, when be rendered effective service on
the stump for General Pierce, as democratic
candidate for President. Appointed to the
War Department by President Pierce, he con-
tinued in that position until the inaugura-
ton of Mr.. Buchanan, in 1857. While in
Office be revised the army regulations; he in
treduced light i1fantry, or the rife system Of
tactics; he caused the manufacture of rifed
iuskets and pistols, and the use of the
MIME ball he induced the addition of four
regiments 10 the army, and organized cav
airy service peculiarly adapted to the wants
Of the country; he augmented the sea coast
and frontier defences of the country; and
had the western part of tie continent ex-
plored for scientific, geographical and rail-
road purposes.
Colonel Davis was elected to the Senate by
the Mississippi Legislature in 1856, before his
retirement from the War Department He
again entered the Senate, therefore, in 1857,
for term ending the 4th of March, 1862
bis State having seeded from the Union in
January last, Colonel Davis, on being ap-
prised Of the fact withdrew from that body
and announced his withdrawal in brief ad-
dress.
JUsT CAUSE FOR ANaER.-A German Of
the I'd Michigan Regiment in hospital at
Washington, had his arm smputated. His
description Of the sensation he feels from
his fingers, which lately belonged to his
LETT arm, causes frequent bursts Of merri.
ment from the other patients in the ward.
he says; " l Vsels der tings nit mine vim
gers ven knows Ise got no vingers dare,
and It makes me mad ven veels der tinqs
ell der time NIT mine vingers ven mine
vingers amt dare any more sthiIlW
A Louisville correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says:
At Nashville, g few days since, the reb-