The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-12-13
Err esisient Davis and hIs Family
An ADDeaI

Err esIdent Davis and his Family
An Appeal
II Is a fact which cannot be conceal
ed, and for the reason that il mantles
the Southern cheek, that there has
been listless, thoughtless unconcern
exhibited for the welfare in behalf OF
the family Of Jefferson Davis. We
have it from the lips Of Mrs. Davis TO
DR. Craven: we have it in the inatten-
ton shown to the public calls for pub
lie aid, and we have it strikingly in the
repeated reply" They have an album
dance" Now where is this abundance
to come FROM Who knows Of any
amount Of any considerable importance
RENTED 10 them Have the family a
solitary dollar Of available resources ?
The relatives Of President Davis are
crippled in their finances, and so lin
tied have been his own means, that, ac-
cording to DR. Craven, he covers his
frail and feeble limbs with an over
coat given to him by the generous i'm
pulses of Federal heart 1t seems
to us that while he has claims upon
every heart in the late Confederacy,
that duty, and sympathy and the die
tates Of humanity, demand that that
dependent and prosecuted family Of
Mississippians, should be taken under
the especial care and guardianship of
Mississippians.
Deprived of his liberty, whilst others
prominent in the war are free to follow
the daily pursuits Of life, and are the
constant objects of generous heart Of.
ferings, and purse bestowments, he
seems to be especially selected as the
victim Of common cause, and a com
mon calamity, and for that reason
should be made the chosen object Of
our generosity and kindness.
The touching and beautiful address
Of Mrs. Gov. Humphreys has already
gone out on its pleading mission, and
we TRUST it will reach every heart and
every home, and return laden, like the
bee from the flower, with the sweet of
ferings of human kindness. 1t is due
to the man and to the memory of his
it is due as a vindication Of
the Southern character, that the lonely
and suffering patriot, who is doing vi
carious atonement for our wrongs, if
we were guilty, should be held in the
warmest embraces Of our affections,
and that we should send him, with the
greetings of the morning and the eve
ming sun, assurances that he is the
object of the hearts memo
ry, and that his little family are the |
theme of every fireside conversation,
Suffering son said the warr bard,
Though all tie world forget thee
OUR hearts at least, thy rights shall guard /
OuR tuneful harps shall praise thee"
tits not expected that all will con
tribute large sums. The rich, if
will be so in this case, but |
if each will send even a little Of the
widows mite, it will swell to a large
amount, for as we have said before,
rs rain drops make the river, so a dol
ar, and a dollar, will swell to on ample
sum, and each dollar will be a sunbeam
0fjoy and happiness to irradiate the
lonely dungeon, and to gladden. the
hearts. We address this,
to the ladies appointed as
in the different precincts
ouch every mans elbow, and tell him
hat the patriot is dying-that his fam
ly, voluntary yet broken hearted in
mates of the same prison cell, are
ooking lOngingly, enquiringly and
to the men and the women
IF Mississippi, and asking "are we SO
ioon forgotten Port Gibson Stand
nd.