The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-29
left Davis.

jeff Davis.
We are furnished with another bulle-
tin of jeff Davis health and movements,
by the Herald's Fortress Monroe CORES
pendent, from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts:
Jeff. Davis was last evening allowedto
come out of his casemate and take awalk
accompanied him. He protracted his
walk nearly an hour. This is the first
occasion of his being allowed outside his
easement since he was first put in there
on the 2lst of May last. DR.. Craven, his
medical custodian, / am told. advised
that unless he be allowed outdoor eXer-
else he would not live much longer. The
late extraordinary heat-the thermome-
ter one day indicating one hundred and
seven degrees in the shade inside the
fort-bas had very facilitating as well
as depressing effect on him. 1t is known
that Mr.. Clay was allowed daily walks,
on the representation Of his surgeon that
continued close confinement would kill
him. 1t is reasonable to infer that the
same privilege has now been accordedto
jeff Davis for the same reason. In re-
cent letter stated that, notwithstand-
ing contradictions of my previous state
ment that Davis was in declining health
and would not survive six weeks longer
close incarceration, / was not prepared
to modify that statement, but fully and
implicitly believed the facts set forth to
be true. The truth of this statement is
confirmed in the permission just given
to Davis to take outdoor exercise. 1t is
understood that this permission is to be
allowed him every day, at least 10 an ex-
tent giving assurance OF preservation OF
his health and life.
Over all the State prisoners the same
guard, numbering altogether seventy of
ficers and men, is now kept to watch
over them as at the commencement of
their incarceration. 1t may, in fact,
with the utmost truth be said that the
great Napoleon at Elba or st. Helena,
the lesser Napoleon at the Fortress of
Ham, or any State prisoner of the last
| several centuries, We're not subjected to
stricter surveillance than that to which
jeff Davis is still subjected here. The
great Corsican cOnquerord did escape from
Elba, the present Emperor of France
performed a like exploit at Ham, and
others, whose overlapping ambition
plunged them into crimson crimes that
only could be eXpiated on the gallows,
successfully eluded theirvig guards.
DAVIS CANNOT ESCAPE.
But there is no such hope for Davis
The people may rest easy on this point.
He who could plan treason--who could
by nod of his august head or stroke OF
his facile pen delude thousands into fol-
lowing him and abetting to destroy our
government, is helpless now, forsaken,
uncommisserated, except by very few.
NONE TO SAVE HIM.
He has not had sent him, except from
his wife, single letter of genuine, heart
felt sympathy. But there have been let
tiers in which all the bitterness of hate,
and haunting sarcasm and earnest male
diction have been condensed into words
of most singing rebuke and sharply
pointed anathemas. 1t is well he does
not see these letters. In them he would
read fate more cruel than the gallows.
With the collapse of the Confederacy he
could see had been sundered every tie of
professed friendship. His strong allies
are gone and give out no word of condo
lence, stretch out no helping, saving
hand. Borne on the air comes to him
the wall of widows mourning for hus-
bands and sons who are not. Curses,
loud and deep, of the thousands whom
his treason has robbed of home, fortune
and friends, are whispered about his pill
low. Then at night more visions oflOng
trains of his deluded, poor, miserable,
emaciated victims, pass in review before
him. The South could raise men and
women to conspire to assassinate that
| true and noble man, President Lincoln,
but she can raise none to rescue jeff.
Davis, that pseudo President and de fac
to deceiver, robber and wholesale muir
derer. All of. his old friends are now
busy looking after themselves, and they
have decided to let him look after him
self.
In regard to Clay and Mitchell, the
same authority says:
The health of Mr.. Clay continues to
improve under the continued regime of
his daily walks Quite often of late he
betrays an anxiety for enlargement of
his area of freedom, and thinks he ought
to be set at liberty altogether. The basis
OF his claim to the right of such liberty
If the fact of his voluntary surrender of
himself.
Mr.. Mitchell at length begins to chafe
little under his continued imprison-
ment. He is more laxative lately, and
more inclined to be conciliatory than
formerly. He is casting about for mate
rails for defence, and has much to saw of
his Kindness on various occasions to our
prisoners during the war. / do not
think, from all can learn, it would take
very much pressing for him to accept a
pardon.
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