The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-26
IN, Innnan,n,lon Of Icm payI.:


We pre-, ont above the likeness Of Jar. DN-
Wis, whl has Just been iusuguratod the psrma-
nout q President VI ,to Southern c Jnfodoracy.
The Inauguration ceremonies took place a.
RichmoLd on the 22d OF February, and attracted
large conoourse Of spectators, but by whom,
a coflng 10 all lccounts little enthusiasm was
mauilost1d.
THE CAREER or THE BEBBL President.
jefferson Davis wa, born on the sth cay of
June, isUS and rs therefore ity-tOur years OF
age. His birthplace was In that pa Ul Lu.l
ian county, Kentucky, which nfT forms pa.
OF Tocd unity. S.on after tIi birth, biz i,th-
ar Samuel Davis, a p'auter, VII .r'ti dating
tho Revolutionary war 10 the mUlu.ul iur'a ui
the state ut GeOrgit, removed Fi,L his tlm,iY 90
Mississippi and settled near W 10 iylle WilNtn'
son County. lo.ng Davis ressyot az actio
mical education, AMI was sent, 40 'ho usual 80,
10 Trlusyivania College, Ey which 10 lcl,, IA
1924 tl rntor the United States Military A'tlo-
my at Wet i, int, where be wA' < a iuttsd ia
1923, and vas appointed brsvet sec nd hsuten.
aut. lie rem aimed in the amy Eovcl years
and served "a an infantry an Htah uilc5t D thH
north western frontier vI u ss-h Hi7iilcii - '1A
March ith 1888, he Wis promoted Oh first leu'
tenantgy Of dragODhS, IN whIga ctplcl'y hs was
employed in 1884, in various exp 1d.i '0sa az at
tho & tmanCAes, Plwnees ahd her ius 'la 10.
3Dth Of jane, 1888, returned & Mi-s- ipp and
became a cotton planter living Ia reuroncn.
until 1913, when h1 beH4n TO TAKE an a.t'Fo
part in politics ON the -omCcrltIv sis Hld IN
Il / was chCsen one Of the pIosi !rnrlh electors
of NJ s-is.ilpl to vote lur l'ulk tud DllliB, the
democratic na'iCAM candiiate7.
In NJysmbpr 1873, he was ell ., el g 'cprs.
sentative in tho Cungre' of the Irlt d Sit'o',
aud took his seat in December Oi that wear. 40
bore most conspicuou. part IA Tho dl Gus" ms
OF the session on the tarlf, on the Oregon quas'
| tor, on military affairs, aud p riclltr,y on tho
| preparauprs Tor war agllns, Mexico, aAd o. To
| ~ yauiza'ion @! yOluu' Ger mili,is ~hin called
| into the sotyice o. the Gui.ed States. WMl1
IN Cor ,res7 y -ly /, 1916, ihe tlCst 70 ,ime0t I
! Missis,pW volunteers enrollc tHr service IN
| Mexico, elected lin ihsir Colou.l lie pf'm IT.
ly left Lis seat IN tho House VI Il prrseu'd ,os'
and oyortaAirg his regiment a. tie city oi Ne"
Oroar =, its way to the seat Of lr, lsl ~ 10
reinforce the army o. Con. Taylor on ths Rl
! GraRde. he WAS actively oug,g,d ia the az
tack and siOrulipg Of Mun'eTty iu september,
| 1916 wss Que If the cOm GissiJror, tJr ar
| ranging the eoTms OF clplLlatlun Of tho city,
and highly diatlBguisLet himself at the mono.
| fable Oaitla On B-ena Vista on tho 20 4 a. Etl,
| ruaTy, lslt, WIoro his regiment attt,a Il by
| an immensely superior 'Jrcu, main ainet the'l
| giOund llr a lOrs limo unsupported. wh4s Co..
lionel Davis himag'L thJlg gh ,.vurly wpun lodi
remained m the saddle ultl tie desc Of th,
| aDl1nf htu was COL llhti'tt TOY MS N'lN
and market sala-tty, By the Cpnual-rr Ia
& Clief, in h's dis'l'' TO th5 War DupArtm3Lt
dated Mica q, lsiG.
A. the OK irptiJn Of the term Of ellis' mont
in July, lSlf, the Mississippi regimen. W.
orGer,d 4ou.r, AID I.load Davis, "hdi on hi
return received At Nov . leans a Cr.a'.i 3io'
from Pns.deut o.. X. T. TX, 40 a Drisadler
gonerl Of volunteers, which DO d4C.IGei ac
ceptlpg on the Ptuupi that tho Con- i i -tou
reserves a. tho s'a.os rcspsc,iV ely the a poi .
mont OF the Oliluals Ct Tho militia. aud tia.
consequently, thor app iutmont hy tho is1e
raj Executive is IL ti0lRi0a II he riyI,s ~
states Ia August, 1917, he ~as appoin od b
the Governor OF Mississippi, a In ted S,ats
Senator, % i'll vacancy, and az tao eusuinl
ses sion tf the safe Leg lsrure, Jan. IL, 1918
was unanimously elected for resld Io Of IN
term, which eX ,ired March 4, 1851 la 1856
be was re.a'cciei for ,ho ensuing term, whcl
, expired March (, 1897. Ia the Senate he wa
chosen Chairman ci tho Committee on Military
! Affairs, and took prominent part In tho do
. bates on the slavery question, in defence Of tn
institut on and policy Of tho slave states, an
was a Jealous advocate Of the doctrine Of state:
rights. In September, 1851, short after tn be
ginning Of his second ter m in the Uoited State
Senate he was nominated candidate for Governf
Ot MiAsiasiPPi, by the DsnScrad0 party, In opPO'