American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-11-02
A ME NJ 0 RIAL
To the President of the United States,
ou behalf of Jefferson Davis.

To tie President ofMs Uuttgl States
The Legislature of The State of Missis
,ppi freshly elected from the body of is
people, aud representing fully and clearly
the wishes, views and opinions of thai
people, DO unanimously and most respect
fully. present this memorial.
The late civil war has ended Missis-
>ippi has returned to her loyalty and ii
eQiance to the government of the United
States. Her surviving sons have come
back To their homes and families, again to
mingle in the pursuits of peace. Her
representatives have once more met in he,
executive, judicial and legislative Halls,
to connse and act together for the peace
rl interests of the State.
-"ThoSe opposed eyes
(which, Ike the meteIfS II a trpIIlrd Heaven,
"Al OF one nature, of one substance bred,
"D'd hte meet with inicsti shock
"Aud furious cnSe of civil 3ltchery.
shall now, in mlturl well-D.Seelnihg ranks,
March all one way
Thanks to the generosity and magma
nimily that has so far accomplished the
vlctoI's triumph in this great struggle,
but ie " forms are missed, save those thu1
sands who lie in the silent grave, where
the call of The much loved Slate, and the
honest convictions Of duty. have sent the m
unIimely to seek that pardon that earthly
King is pot asked for. nor can our Presl-
dent besow. But among hose few forms
's,lI absent, there is one known through
out the State, familiar to the thoughts of
every household, an honored form. with.
out whose presence 10 our mlds the sor-
row of The conquered cannot be lessened,
nor the triumph of the victor in civic
struggle be made glorious and enduring
The Legislature respectfully sllules to
JEFFERSON DAVIS, now confined BY your
orders iu a military prison. Emphatical.
ly the son of the State endeared TO her
by lis younger days Of promise. and by
bis maturer years of honor; her repre-
sentative in Congress, and her Senator in
those noble halls rife with the eloquence.
aud patriotism of Clay. Calhoun and
Webster, in whose starry circle Of bril-
liant influence over the opinions oil men,
he shone forth with reflected lustre; her
gallant representative upon those well
remembered fields of Mexico, where his
sword led the way to the triumph of our
arms and the glory Of our fsg; the Sec.
rotary of War for the nation, whose ad-
minisrstion of the high and responsible
duties Of that Office, was without o0e
blemish or single stain-s son, whose
purity aud integrity OF character, devo-
lion TO principle, fortitude when suffering.
and generosity when successful. have en-.
desred him to every heart. whose name
is household word; the accents Of whose
voice are sremembrance upon our ears. and
the glance of whose eye is sweet recol.
lection-tbat aon is still away. not shar.
ing in cur present toll aud labor 10 re- or
ganizing the social structure; nor sharing
either. as he and we should wish, The
privstions, the suffering and the personal
that the fortunes Of war have
so amply eutailed upon our people. Be-
tween Us sod him, there IS deep. wide-
spread and never to-be-forgotten sympa-
Thy and association.
1t was no lawless spirit Of mere revolt
hat prompted the people Of Mississippi to
heir course during the late contest. They
DOT Tor power. or plunder, OF
extended rule." but as hey honestly be-
eVsd. "for their hearts, lheir allars and
their bones" The attempted revolution
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