The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-17
Gen: J ordan and MIR.
Davis.

One Msjor-Gencrsl Thomas Jordan, Of
the "Copfedeaate Army hos ventared
into print. We do not remember that
this. person ever particularly distinguish
ed himself during the continuance of. the
late war. 1t may be for this reason that
he now enters upon field, hoping to
gather honors that escaped. him, id q
more eqnal contest THAN that which he
now seeks. We are glad to find that his
unmanly article in Ed'py's Nayazine
III which he attacks sIr, JelFersda:, Davis,
meets with universal condemnation NortI
and South The baltimore American"
says Of this production
There arg iii this country some twelve
millions Of people who rightcously be-
lieyc that Mr.. Davis was a traitor-a cru
el;;:amsitious,s t., t, saiica4 man, a scIIeming
despot; but we venture to affirm that
from Pcnobscot to Fort Lcavenworth not
.one intelligent person will be fourd to
agree with this impartial historian in
thinking him vain, pig-headed, incapa-
Bile person, not ft in any way to lead a
Government or to command men. -
General. Jordan does not attack Mr..
Davis because lie was "reJcl,' not one
word Of blame attaches to him for bis po-
litical acts against the. United States
Government. -.
But from the rapcorous2 depths Of a
cowardly personal hatred comes this as
sassin's blow, aimoe at the private char-
acter and capacity .of-tLe man who in.
CURED Mr.. Jordan's displaasnre by acts
too we'll kpown'to our readers to render
their repetition at all necessaryi and not
one nature in "a country whose people are
brave and honest will baye auglft, but
contempt for the cowarlicc that prompt
ed the hand that could pen such a Wis
laiuous etfnsion.T
Had General Jordan have made tlis
attack while Mr.. Davis was still at the
height of his temporary power, We
would have had neither the tight nor the
desire to say one word in objection.
We do claim the right now, which
every true man has, to express our scorn
for an unnanlv course of action.
From Thurlow Weed down to the
humblest private that has slcullcred his
mnsket for the Union, We. Will engage
there is not one man blgl win feel con-
tempt for the author of tue blow IN the
-dark.
We will dismiss General Jordan, with
the deep hope that his future career may
be free from all moral t,ials, for those OF
US who remember his conduct and :lsn,
guage at DanviIle just subscq cqucnt to the
surrender of Lees army, well know that
his equilioium is easily disturbed, and
that there is neither force, dignity, nor
manhood'< generosity in bis character.
The Petersburg 'Iudex" tins speaks
of the same article:
Major-Gcneral Jordan acts as ambition,
unsupported by intellects generally does
mistakes notoriety for fame-and per-
petuates his name by disgmcing i.
1t has been generally esteemed;
throughout all time, the most cowardly
act of poltroonery to strike Il fallen foe
General Jordan has refined and improved
upon mcanncss, and cIimaxcs useless
life by insulting fallen and dctcrcclcss
friend!
We undertake no>dcfcnce ofMr. Davis
personally, politically or otherwise; it is
not cur province; we n,crely wish to pa
radc, for the Inspection of the public, as
the most degrading sp' ctaclc of these
degenerate times, the sentiments and
feeling of General T!omas Jordan, as
expressed in this ill-timed, i'll conceived
and Indignantly executed article.