The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-03
A Monument 70 Jeff. Davis.
[From lhe Memphis Bullelin.l ]

lETOin lne memphis Dullelinl
Who deserves monument, lasting as
time, raised by the hands Of liberated
slaves, il they are made free by the results
Of this war? II motive is Left out, and
nothing but results looked at, jeff. Davis
is the man. Garrison, with his newsp.v
per, Lincoln, Gddiugs, in his speeches for
twenty years in Congress, John Quincy
Adams, with anti.slavery petitions nile
long, Hale, with eloquent wit in the Sen
ate, Mrs. Stowe, in Uncle Toms Cabin,
all eudeavored 10 unite the Gordian knot
Of bondage, and let the slaves so free.
But jeff Davis cut the knot with his
sword, and the county is full Of roaming
Africans.
Every day we meet helpless women,
raised in affluence, unused to work, feeble,
sick, who have been left without servan:
to hand them cup OF water or bake a
morsei Of bread. Let such women, ir
their extremity, thank Jeff. Davis.
Old men, whose trembling limbs scarce
bear them along, are lef: 10 sorrow and
want. Their sons 10 the army, or in the
battle slain, and their slaves in the woods.
They, TOO, mus: thank JED. Davis for
bringing their gray hairs with sorrow to
the grave.
Crops now standing in the fields ready
TO be gathered, have no care bestowed
upon them, and will be ruined. Let the
owners Of those fruitful fields thank JEFF
Davis.
Two years ago our country blossomed
as the rose. Now 1t is in many places
barren and desoIate. Thousands OF
newly made graves abound in the vicinity
OF late battle fields. Thousands Of Ra-
cbels are weeping for tLeir loved and lost
IONS, "and will not be comforted because
they are not" Many home has been
made desolate, many wife a widow,
many child an orphan. For this DESC
lation OF country, these newly made graves,
these weeping mothers and wives, and
these orphan children, and virtually
emancipated slaves, we are TO thank jeff.
Davis.
Do we justify wrong in others ? BY
no means. Because we condemn JET.
Davis as the chief OF sinners, it does not
follow that others who are guilty, North
or South, are to be excused. We know
Mr.. Lincoln would not have consented TO
make war, but it was forced upon him
He was perjured, if he had not repeled
force by force. II the States had con.
tinued in the Union, and tried Mr.. Lincoln,
as other Presidents, peace would have
been maintained, and the rights OF slave
holders, as guaranteed by the Constiiu.
tion and Laws, would have been fully re-
spected.
And this conservative clement of Mr.
IincOln's character was tho very thing tine
irc-oatcrs f ared. They know full well that
il Mr.. Lincoln was let alone, his strict ob.
servance Of tho Constitution. and the prompt
execution OF tho laws, would result in tho
death of secession, and tho consequent over
throw Of tho visions of Southern Oligarcby
-wheren few mon would have all power,
and tho people, white and black. be u!ii.
matoly slaves. We believe snncre ely If Mr.
Lincoln had been lot alone. that at tho end
of his term tho nation would have said :
"Woll dono, good and faithful servant"
We propose that n monument be raised
10 jeff. Davis. Lot that monument be made
of skulls. and spiues and joints-rolics o
humanity in battle slain. Let each negro
in his march from bondage to freedom
gather up a relic, as the Children of Israel
in their escape from Pharaoh, gathered ur
stones, aud raised n monument commemo
rntive of their escape from Egyptian bond
age. Lot one briug skull, another u sp;no
another joint, and all somo relic from tn,
bnttle folds, and casting il together make
huge pile ia honor of Jefferson tho First
Whom the last piece is added let tho "hoad
negro" lead off, with shout for JEFrERso,
THE FIRST, and let the ransomod negroe
respond "AMES AND AMEN"