The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-28
Eloquent Tribute TO Mr. Davis.

From Tho Richmond Examiner OF the 18th
we take the following eIoquent' tribdto ID
Mr. Davis.
The Fond du Lac Press, Wis IAN ableand
distinguished conservative journal. from
which we have frequently had occasion TO
make extracts on acconnt of it's clearly " logir
cal and cminently patriotic views, pays the
following just tribute To-. the illustfipuk
statesman and uncomplaihing prisoner at
Fortress Monroe, and makes demand for
his release ON the purest grounds of reason.
1t says 49, III .IOV
.RxpEoTBD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -1tsrpRrsoS.
,,-,,, ,lfrt, MENT, lgltI'p 0dE
We have always regarded as ~ fixed fhct, =,
that sooner or later Jefferson Davis Will be-
released without being brought TO trial, un-
less, indeed, his captors succeeded in their
evident design, TO murder him, by the slow
torture of rigorous confinement, to whichihe
had been subjected. .u,y 5Ho ~
,.t CONVICTION. g, pyr,~,
II would be impossible TO con vict him ms
o traitor before pnytcouri, except. indeed.
n military commission, composed of usilch
creatures. as the men who pronounced the
death sentence upon Mrs. qSurratt. ,who>e
memories will be exec.wted through all com.
ing time. t.u. .gg .l,,uafa mHG
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SUPERIORITY.
No' only did Jtifcrson Davis 'co,,mi, no
act Of Teason, but we bcliccc that iirs,. lasr
and always, his acts we're goycrn{ hy mu-
tives Of the purest and mos; disintst.sted
patriotism. lie betrnJ ell no sacr,i huSt.
he made no effort to clev ,te hrmsc't to DO.
sitions OF honor and power, iik selfish as
piring politician; bur all the brilliant array
ofSouthern talent, cloquence and gruiUs
ln1 Ia, ,l,o =
iDgton, he WAS acknowledged leader aud
superior of all. Wien The people Of The
State he represented called upon him. 5as
their Representative, to withdraw from,
Congress he pron'p'ly responded. and Of all
the Southern m"mhvrs who bowed their
naughty farewell TO the Senate, he made III,
most p-!;shed and couuly ,,lieu
THE rATBIoI STATESMAN.
To the time the Government of The Con.
fedcracy was formed. his vast expcri, nee
and uncquallcd abilities rs stnlesr,nr
made him cmphancaliy tic political leader Vi
the South, while his pleasing address and
his intellectual superiority over all the 9th
er distinguished mcu 0iihc South madu him
the idol OF the Southern people. miIc nc
cepted the position nr President, moi win
any design Of 5uiidiu. lr for himself N
splendid fortune and .ur',rIrrt fnme, but he
cause nc was chosen TO Ill ihat position bv
the unanimous voice Of eight milioa us
people, and because las deemed il his sacred
duly as patriot to remain true to the
South in er hour Of peril.
TRUE PICTURE OF sour: rRN rEEL,NG.
How far he erred in makjng this fnnl
decision. which cast his fortunes with tbos.
oil 'he SouiheIn people, il is iun now to- in,
quire; '"-uay Hs traitur ',uugh he E..
brhnd"i W H""r "E., r.-r,,r HIM. ,tt.n'
we "sSrso >IrI vito, N,-c s.&ia3,. ss
Boti- aur iT.wa}uW a.. aa.n..y l..,,,
that "a, 'Ugtor w'is ',ot ,r,r ,Il,l ',H,
ndIlr"i nv % pnu'h's - r,,. E..'...ir-,.
tEHn IS Jefferson DAY, ny ,ha $,u,L.r,,
people 'o-iay tIi=,.,y ,a,s 10 po.,t us.ar
example o; more 0nlire unanimitc--w,
search The records of mankind in vHinio find
an instance sIrpnssirc The love and ,levot,d
ness they have exhibited foi Him
MR. DAVIS THE LEADING srAn IN TIE SENATE
II is the very superiority of Jefferson Da
Wis which has caused all his pcrSecuf;nn
ana suffering The abolition fcnds wcU
Know that he was NJ ordinary man. wh,sc
splendid genius was 90 long the brialt,st
star IN the senate, they know il was mn
weak, common morlaN who for four wears
controlled The dcsliUy of eight milEon. Of
people, and they fear Tie inruencr Nbi,h
his'ginnt inieIlcc, AID mGrchlc.s c!ndM-.
would exert in ling ~, rliuro l.,,,r,
~ America. knowi ihNt is iIupr..I,t.
70 eonvci him Of treason, ,heyhOre 10 die.
pose Of hIm ~ the slow brtnrc OF cor fuc.
mcnt oad priVnrion.
his D4"AIr:ED sUEFfRlNG--THr SANE sr,rp.
LY MEN.
liul riE.n and n'fti.tion L.yu r. ~ - ,