American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-10-27
NO.. 60.

only with crown Of intelligent glory.
but with sort Of pri1aus interDares-halo
Of all the kingly chiValries Of be past
ages. How be was bent, broken, reeliug..
But. oh that 7oi1e, its timbre, ca
deuce, tone Il am glad to see you.
Mr.. Kelley; your hair is whiter than it
was that beautiful autumn morning tha!
you prayed by my bedside in Richmond.
+ Your heart, too, has been scared. Well,
thank God, amidst it all, and by it all.
We are ripenng fJr the skies" Mr..
Davis, bas it neyer occurred to you that.
not victorious, but defeated causes, when
founded on truth and homer, are finally
victorious in the flow Of theages? Who
was the greatest man. Tiberius at Cspres,
sunk in the iufamies OF seDsualism, or
the Nszsrine, crowned with thorDs, and
uttering those words Of power amid the
agonies Of the cross: Father. forgive
them, they know not what they do 2"
True" said Mr.. Davis, "no good
cause ever dies. Whatever was true in
our theory Of State rights will live, and
be yet adopted entirely by our Northern
brethren. The American people are emf.
nently thoughtful and practical. assim-
ilajing TO themselves truth from every
point; witness their wonderful improve
men's in the practical arts. You know
how the Normans conquered the Ssxons
at Hastings-how they oppressed and
wronged them yet in the course of
three centuries the ideas of the conquered
subdued their conquerors, and led the
United Kingdom to the conquest Of that
very France whence the conquerors came.
Centuries in the past were no more than
decades 10 the present l have no fear
as TO the Ultimate triumph of our princi-
pies, purified from whatever was wrong
or selfish in them, as you and l have
been purified by sorrow"
"Do you remember, Mr. Davis, that
co1pIet Of Lady Guiou's, translated by
Cowper:
The path Of sorrow, and that path alone,
Leads to the place where sorrows are un-
known p -
Yes, remember it we'll 1t is the
compeud Of Chr atiani,y. The world has
never yet fully appreciated that aspect.
lhe er,e lomo Of Christ" - have read
more in the old books probably than you
have, Mr.. Davis; let me recite to you
az instance in The lie OF Julian He
had oppressed aud thwarted Cyril, of
Jerusalem, in various ways at last, on
going to the Parltian war, he met the
good Bishop in great distress on account
of the miseries OF bis fock. He then
said 10 him, Cyril, where is your car
per.s, God now . The Bishop answered.
. Perhaps making coffin for the Roman
81 have never heard that
before. bnl i. is full Of significance, and a
terrible r,buEe to uahOly pride and self
conhd,rce."
AfIel prayer We proceeded TO break.
fast, which had three covers, ore each
for Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, and one for me.
The breakfast consisted of some nice
rolls and toast, good tea, butter, and a
few oysters. Mr. Davis ate very spar
pgly.
omitted to mention in its proper
place that Mrs. Davis met him at the
ioor, put her arms around his ncck and
I!ssed him. After he was seated, she
'rought him their little child, which he
issed, seated on his knee, and, as
hought by the motion of his beautifully
hisselled lips, prayed secretly Tor.
After breakfast, Bishop Green. Of Mis-
issippi, was introduced The greeting
vas cordial and affecIionate. Mr.. Davis
lluded with great delicacy 10 some
amily Affections of the Bishop, 10 which
be latter responded with a quivering lip
nd fearful eye. Hereafter l will give
'ou pea and ink picture Of these two
nen as they limned themselves on the
.anvass Of memory. Here l only pros
,ose to give q part of The conversation
hat occupied the whole morning. Our
,eople all love and revere our late excel-
emf President To meet their cravings
o know something sbont him from the
leart. or inner life side Of him, l will
write some two or three papers more on
his subject ] ought not to close with
,ut saying that he evinces the most thor
,ush spirit Of forgiveness towards his
enemies. Like every sensible man. he
separates the wheat from the chat, and
loes not condemn the Northern people ia
Democrats, Republicans
nor Radicals are fends or angels. They
and we are poor, living mOrtsls. following
he best light we have, aud should be
charitable to one snother's faults.
JoHx D. KELLEY.
II you vant to erjoy good health. ex-
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