The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-15
A Picture of JoIr Davis.


complished nothing abroad. His foreign
policy has been a stupid failure. He has
permitted himself TO be overresched and
oulmanaged in everything. His policy
at home, while proving him to be strong
in some respects, has shown him to DO
weak, mean and malignant in others. He
is cold, selfish and supremely ambitious;
and, under the cover of outward saucti-
ty and patriotism, flows concealed the
strongest vein Of hypocrisy and dema-
gOgueism.
lie bas never been up to the magni-
tude of the undertaking. He refused
troops for the war in May, A. d.. 1861,
because he did not "kHo,o that they looaM
be needed" His idea, at first, seems to
have been that hostiities would soon
cease, and he bent his energies for a
cheap war. His preparations and outfit
were accordingly contracted and parsi-
monious. Awakened TO sense Of his
error, his next aim seems TO have been
10 conquer his foes, and put down
every man that had crossed his path
way in life. The latter success at all
events. Instances of this are numerous,
but that of Senator Brown-the peer Of
Mr.. Davis in everything, his superior in
many aud his rival and successful com
petitor for the United States SeAate--is
pointed. He Joined a company in Da-
Wis army and was elected captain. lie
had capacity for any position. Yet MIR.
Davis not looking to the public interest,
but TO the qualification of his own pri-
vate feelings, sees this opportunity TO
strike an old rival and embraces it. He
refused him all promotion, and left him
the alternative of wearing himself out
as Captain of 4 company, OF. seeking po-
sition elsewhere. Mr. Browns election
to the Confederate Senate terminated
the matter. lie drove General Gustavus
W. Smith, from the army. lie was
once ready TO remove Stonewall j acksOn,
and only the success Of the latler, back
ed by powerful and excited party,
prevented it. He oVerslaughed and OPP
pressed Beauregard, because he let the
people know that he desired TO move on
| Washington at once, after the first Ma
nassas fight, and was prevented by Da-
Wis. lie drove Gen, Walker, of Georgia,
out OF the service. lie retained Hind
man in Arkansas, with positive know
| ledge OF his outrages. He removed him
General Holmes here to crafty the
Johnsons, st the ruin of our peo-
pie. lie has pursued and oppressed
General Price, because, suppose, the
latter was made Brigadier ia Miss ouri,
and Davis was not. He retained Penn
berton in command, against the wishes of
the army aud the country, and TO add
insult to it all, sends him TO Mobile 10
| take command, where he is eXecrated by
every man, woman and child. By trick
and a swindle, he got General j. Il. john
son away from command in Virginia, and
gave him no other definite position until
there was q pressing emergency and a
chance to damage him-thereby showing
both his confidence ia him and his ma
! Lightly towards him. He drove General
Pike out of the army to crafty Hlndman
and the JOhnsons, and thereby lost TO us
The whole of the Indian country, and, if
the war continues, will place the toma-
hawk and scalping knife at the threats
of our women and children. lie retains
a weak and inefficient cabinet, and never
| calls them in council, that he may reign
as sole despot oyer our people. lie has
had at his disposal physical force enough
TO carry out acts tho most arbitrary aud
oppressive. lie has used shat force. lie
| has shown his sellishness and disregard
tor the interest of the people by his APP
pointment of Heath, Van Dorm, Dick
Tay Tor, Davis, aud Mansfield Lowell, all
relatives, aud all alike incompetent
lie has alienated the people of
Georgia; 80 much so, that were
the Conlederacy Acknowledged, to-
day, Georgia would not remain
two years under him. heard a Confed-
crate General Of great prominence, who
understands the feeling in that State, 30
declare. Aud as significant of this, Gov
Brown, of Georgia, gave TO General q.
w Smith, meanly and spitefully driven
out of the army by Davis, the Presidency
Of the Elowah Iron Works, with salary
larger than that Of his salary as Lieu.
tenant General He falsifisd all his
promises to Kentucky, and took General
Humphrey MarshaPs command away
| from him, turning it over 10 his old po-
! litical rival, General Preston, 20 CRAFTY
the partizan requirements Of Kentucky
citizens, who had suddenly risen from
obscure pork packers, to that of Senators
and Representatives in the Confederate
Congress, aud iugglers in that political
5odom. In word, he has enriched and
honored his friends, ruined and impover-
ished his enemies Has given over the
people, those OF Arkansas especially, to
plumber and oppression by his fayorites,
and in no instance punished the offender.
admit that in some things he looms
up above other men; but he has so many
defeets and weaknesses beneath others,
that ii reduces him TO a very poor second
rate character. And you can never
change him. His life has been warped
| by political intrigue. His prejudices
have been narrowed and his hates embit-
tered by years of pArtiSan strife. And
] you hsd as well take the oak which has
been bent while tgig and beat upon
| by the storms OF centuries, when its
boughs are falling of aud its trunk de-
csying, and attempt TO straighten it up
toward heaven, as to attempt the straight
ening OF a character 80 warped and bent
! by years Of political storm and intrigue.
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| fishing season OF 1853, now drawing TO a
close, has been unusually prosperous, and
those engaged in the business have made