Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-24
JeGeTsen Davis,

THIS rai.!c, distinguished and unioriuna!e gen
ll4lcau. has seen;cdf;area. t"scther ~,haiJ fdnd-
L. sal .s'y -6i' tiiis IN WI s,inf:cn to be tried
as i traitor AZ / an assss 92. zA... his hsing q
.ra;tar, list does mt ast slis elaraeIsr infas.
slightest degree, al, We are sH;'li. who were tInc
tssde, san'h il: the late struggle called and
co.si,, rel ir.i"rs. ~ .oaiis being rn assassin.
t. aay way the grrsra ssinass@.
?l.', r;; oii;3 hs!icve Il si:sn he him.c'fcon-
,--.asi Ii lie wna accessory 10 it h:@GveT. he.
cc:;l;oly ls:cryeg excera:;on. This same unf"-
tuua;c gsn.louan las serred u5well, and wc have
no Cause - coorlsin Of him. OF all the public
men who have been .; the head Of Affairs in tho
South, we believe him to be the ablesl and he
sincercst. No made 5im.6ur President by G
unanir,cus ana'sn ,huuiastcvctc. We badkn"wn
him long ana thoroughly, andScould not bio mis-
taken either abn,,. his faculties, his|devo;ion
to cur piiGciplss., .It.is the Judgment OF the
whrle world that we- wsTs not mistaken. We
could Fare found no .Ipan within our borders SO
coIlsumn na:cly fitted for our lcadofship. rcpld,
rcscryod, impcridus; honest, he .conld'be thetool
of no man.. Ever 'Oudac;sus. yet never rash;
itSncxibln in his purpose ye. sersatilein theeuje
of hi. meals Of very clsarapprshenfion in gem,
eral matters, AND 5st vf the most iiguted attach
msnt aaud devotion TO- tho great Southern ides;
of q temper Of soul incapable alike Of ,undus
elation or dependency of tireless. ..industsy and
first rate executive ability hewaS precisoly fried
to 10 the chief Of auoh tremendous enterprise.
The wonder will ever, be, net that 'she at last
sinks exhausted, but that he. was ever able to
stand at all against the gigantic power and re:
sources Of the United States Government; aad
against the gigantic weaknesses and fsctions of
many men ,yhu. surrounded him. Histsry may be
searched in yain for another instance ofso rrodi-
gicus>n power organized frOm Euch limited mate
riaIs. and holding out so long ngainst such terri
Bls.trials. Tho abili,y.an the energy with which
he consolidated and sustained .thcreyolution have
cItor,ed the admiration not only Of Europe, but
Of oven the whole North; for tho -qualtiosi
themselves nene,t6s less sdmirabie, thous b enn-
ploycd in a contrary cause.
OF course it cannot bepretended that Mr.. DAVIS
made NO mistaken, We're thi, 60, it uould prove
! him N nrc than human. There never Wal, ,human
energy yst:xhich did not sometimes flag, Nor
judg gment, t,xhithfdid>n mot misealcul.te. ogr point
iis, not that Mr., psYls .,parfect inihi .iapsge-
nenr, but .thathe was as nearly SO asa any living
man in similar Circumstances. could hare 'hseni
and that. therefore, he4oennot justly bersproaeh.
cd in any measure fer the failure sf the Southern
enterprise. He did.all he could, and did is.Nell
and he is, iass assmiieh ea!itlsdta tao cenfaenrs
and respect Of his oountrsmen Of the ,sorth,now
In this, his ,day of disaster, he was.xe year,
ago, when in tho flush Of victory, they shouted
his name to the stars. wePray for him happy
issus'out Of sll his porils: