The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-10-24
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

fishes in his paper, Of the 9Th inst,
wilebe found highly interesting,
just at this time:
In the course Of all interview
that we had with Jeff. Davis, in
January, 1865, the subject Of the
terms Of peace was introduced.
Mr.. Davis asked us what was the
chief objection of the North to the
recognition Of Southern indcpcn-
-dcnce. We answered that the
North knew perfectly well, as un-
questionabIy be did, that if she
should lay down her arms and con-
sent to division ofthc Union into
two confcdera"ics, she herself
would very soon be dissolved; that
State after Stato-Statcs singiy
and States combiuodly-w0uld
secede, and the whole North be
split up into petty powers, or no
powers, all Of them contemplate
in the eyes Of mankind, and not
one of them willing or able to con-
tribute to the payment Of the
national debt. Mr.. Davis replied,
with his characteristic calmncsS,
that this was certainly true, but
. that the same thing would happen,
and probably happen all thcsooncr,
ifthe North should continue to
prosecute the war. We thought,
at the time, that Mr.. Davis was
greatly mistaken, and told him 50.
We stillatrust that We were correct
in our estimate Of The character Of
his opinion, but just now We can
indulge no over-confdence that We
were. The North continued to
prosecute the wag, and the South,
after the braveSt and most deS-
perate resistance known in wars
annals, was conquered. But now
comes the North's trials Now we
are to see the test Of her internal
strength, Il, out Of tho dreadful
war between the North and the
South, a Northern civil war arises;
if Northern armies march against
each other, vengeance before them, |
and blood and death and desert
behind many Northern States will
very soon weary and sickcn oftho
horrid work, and will probably
adopt secession, as The surest and
quickest remedy, fully relying
upon the mighty troubles and
perils of the Federal Government
gs a perfect security against coer-
.cion. Most likely the North
western States wiHsgo off first, re-
"a pudiating, ofeourse, their proper
ton of the public debt, and thus
piIing higher the moustrous fnan-
cial burden upon the shoulders Of
the remaining States. These will
have neither the will nor the
ability to bear up under the crush
ing weight, and so others will
secede, and then others, till the.
whole North shall be divided up
into such poor, little, non-debt-
paying, feeble mock-nationa1ities,
as a citizen of one Of the Mexican
> States, Or of the South American
republics, or of one of the petty,
miserable German principaIitics,
might look upon with contempt
and seorn. .IeffDavis' declaration
to US as to the consequences of
the war to the North, ifprosecuted,
will be. amply vindicatcd, and
whatever resentments, if any, he
ckerishes against the North, will
be abundantlv satisfied. We tell
the Northern Fanatics as a lover
of our whole country, we solemn
ly tell them-that, unless madness
has seized upon their hearts and
brains, they will not insist on
pushing the dissensions between
President and Congress to the
fighting point. They may rest
assured that if the fight comes, it
will be to thom such an one IS
they have no account Of in either
history or tradition. They will
find it an infinitely differ e1t
thing from the war Of the rebellion,
dreadful as that was throughout
all itsannals- They will find them
selves g divided people, divided
almost equally, Nividcd and
mutually hostile, whilst the whole
population Of thc South will be q
unit. abe 10 strike fur tlcir frirnNS.