The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-17

tffhl 81 posi- go q tAinfs
TIE southern papers dwell spon
the laci that The features q President
Davis are SD, won, and alienaa-
ted" No wond r that ,hey are. lie
il IN sitea,ion that might sell break
the nerve Of a stronger man. Ne.
Their his "reminiscences of the past, bis
knowledge Of the present, Or expecia-
lions Ter the future. can be Of q char
acier 10 give bis coon'cnance an ex-
preston o. satisfaction. Disappoint.
mcnt, apprehension, and perhaps re-
morse hare prcyed upon lis mind till
bis features belray the troubles with.
10. To the deluded Southern mind
jefferson Davis may siiIl be the zeal
Gus public servant WHO has devoted
himself 10 the liberties Of his country
men. but before the bar 0! bis own
conscience lie stands siript Of this
cloak Of hypocricy and knows himself
to be nothing bat wholesale murder
er. lie has brought destruction, des-
olalion, and woe upon his country
simply 10 crafty bis own unholy am
btion. And now, having given up
his reputation and good name for the
sake Of greatness, be discovers that he
is losing that for which he sacrificed
bis honor, aud sees before him nothing
but exile or the scafiold. No wonder
that he looks sad.
But there is yet another aspect in
which Mr.. Davis appears TO the
Southern people, which il is necessa-
ry 10 understand in order to form a
correct idea Of his present situation
and views. lie has recently been
making a series of speeches in the
South in which he takes a very en-
couraging view OF the condition of
public affairs. These encouraging
words are spread through The South
to dispel the gloom which is settling
over it. AT Bragg's headquarters he
declared that when that army again
resumed active operations, it would
" not pause on the banks of the Cum
berland, but would plant its banners
permanently on the banks of the Ohio"
At Mobile he pronounced their cause
" in better condition than il was a
year ago." He promised that Rose
Grams unwieldly legions would be
destroyed or driven for refuge to the
Ohio" Not content with this, he
proposed in tremendous burst OF or
atory "to send the hordes of Yankees
back to their beloved Boston" II
Mr.. Davis expects TO impose upon
anyone by this brayado, he insults the
common intelligence Of the Southern
people, poor as il is. This language
is very similar TO that which was so
freely used NJ the South three years
ago. The poorest understanding can
compare what he has promised with
what he has effected, and, by the light
of that comparison, discover the real
worth Of such language as the above.
Mr.. Davis altogether overshoots his
mark. His expressions are so ex-
travagant that anyone can see that
they are intended for effect. That
being evident, they cannot but suspect
that his sad and worn countenancc dis
closes more Of his real views concern
ing the success of the cause, than bis
high-sounding words.
We know Of no character destined
to so much hatred aud scorn as Mr..
Davis-the Copperhead leaders Of
the North always excepted. Success
viii not gid over his wickcdness. =
His crimes viii stand out in bold re-
I lief before all future ages. A nation
plunged into the miseries of civil war
by his ambition viii see that history
does him justice. Those whom he
calls his countrymen, citizens of his
own section, viii hereafter understand
his rnntives and character. and charge
I him with the ruin, desolation, and
mourning which is upon them. The
few indignant xoieeS which, notwith-
standing his power, break forth and
call him tyrant, oppressor, and assas-
sin, are but the beginning of a public
decision, which will one day consist Of
the intelligent opinion of the whole
South and the whole world. We do
not expect that Mr.. ID. viii ever grace
the soadold. Before the last port is
captured he will probably disguise
himself and embark Cor Europe
There he will drag cut the remainder
Of his existence in obseuriiy, and bis
fate become an example Of the judge