The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-06-13
From the Toledo Blade.
NASBY.
T'riumphal Progress of j. Davis
from Fortress Monroe TO Rich.
InOnd.
THE "SPorTswooD," RICHMOND, Va.

luOnus
THE ''SPoTTswooD," RIcHMcxD, Va.
May 13, 1867.
In castin retrospective glance backward over
the pathway of the past Kin see many mistakes
wich hev made. l hevn't alluz made the most
Nv opportoonites-I hev doubtid when doubtin
wuz a crime, and hcv stood shivrn on the brink
and feared to launch away, when on the tothcr
side NV Jordon wuz pelf and profit. Our foresite
isn't luz ez good ez our hind-site. The great
error NV my life wuz in not plungin headlong into
the war ez Confedrit Major General, dstin-
guishin myself for crooelty to Federal primers
and bein at the close Nv the fratrsidle struggle
reserved and embraced ez a long-ost brother BY
the Northern people Qettin chi kill fattid calves
tor me) and Nv coorsc bein the obieck Nv svmpa-
thy cz martyr by the Southern people. In this
sitooashen man hez two strings TO his bow. He
brings to his support the two extremes. He fetch
es together Horris Greely from one side and Gen.
eral BOregard from the t5ther-thev embrace and
slandin onto both their shoulders, he hez wat may
be called soft thing NV it.
wuz led into these train NV reflections by the
experience hev he'd with our sainted cheef JEFF
ferson Davis. | wuZ sent hither bv the President
to see that everything wuz done for the comfort
of the illustrious man that Good be done on the
occasion Nv his contemplated trip to Richmond,
cakeatcd to jar onto his sensitive feelns be re-
moved-every thing wich Good wound Ills sense
Nv hcarin, seein or smellin.
The CRATE man had consented to 60 He he'd
bin, he felt, illegally deprived NV liberty-uncon-
stiooshenelly in tact-0nd if he shood consult his
own ieelins he wood rename, but to forgive wuz
divine. Vcwin these perccedins IN the lite Nv al
apology he wood go.
The day he'd arrived. The steamer WIZ at the
! ErNV lll,y
Gus burden. 1t he'd been thoroughly cleaned and
fumiguted, the cabins he'd bin noolv furnisht and
speshl alelashens made for the President and
party. There wuZ YOonited States officers and
soldiers aboard, but out NV respect for the feel
ings Nv their iustrious ''prizner, cz he is tech
ncallv called, they KEEP themselves carefully out Nv
his SITE that the color NV their uniforms might not
awaken unpleasant refeckshens. SO pertck wu2
the arrangements that the ralcn nv the boat wich
was 0riginey bloc, wuz kyered with gray cloth
aud the eagle tggerhead NV the craft wuz sawed
OIL This wuz Sejested by q eminent Conservative
NV Moo York. who hez large Southern trade
wich he didn't prejoodis by his course doorin the
war. The ladies cabin wuz originally assigned
to the party, but female passenger he'd no more
regard for the comfort nv the martyr than to die
on the passage, an they were deprived NV 1t. Tho
| Conservative merchant insisted that the corpse
| be chucked overheard, but Mr. Davis with O
magnanlnity wich wuz alluz characteristic Nv
! him, refoosed. No" said he, ''let her rest
there. kin endoor the inconvenience, severe as
it is. 1t is but one more attempt to break my
spert."
All the way up there wuz the most tetchin rev
| crcnce shown him. At every landln the people
were assembled to greet him, wich he acknowl
| edged 1t with Condesenshun | never saw off thu
stage. lie conversed but little on the passage up
| Ez the boat wuz q swecpin majesticaly past pint:
made hstorcle by the events Nv the great strug
gle, his eye would brighten. cf they wuz sicl
pints ez Conledrit Good take pride In, and dim
with tears CT they wuz pints at wlch ther he'd blu
reverses
The most considrit preparashens he'd bin made
| for his resepshen. There wuz no irons onto him
! the only guards In site wuz them which wuz de-
! tailed to keep the crowd from annoyin him, and Q
carriage wuz in readiness into wich we seated
ourselves and wuz driven. off at dignlfed pncC
to that resort nv the arstoeracy Of Virginia, tn
! SpOttswood Here more consideration wuZ
shown. Mr.. Davis being averse to wakin VI
stairs, suit Nv rooms he'd bin prepared for hin
on the fust floor, and the presence Nv Gen. Bur
ton, NV the Federal army, bein obnoxshus, HI
was assigned by the Ex-President q room at thC
further end of The corridor His nerves bein YER,
sensitive, heavy mattin wuz laid down in all tht
halls, and the servants NV the house Wuz directed
TO wear list slippers and to walk on their tip toes
wuz invited TO his room and WIZ favored will
q few minutts conversation with the first o
Amerikens. Glancin out nv the winder his fine
soft gray eyes restid on the roof NV Libby
lilies lies I" sed he angrlly.
WAT speshl lies hev You reference to2" askt
''Them wich wuz publisht in the scurrilous re
ports NV the Committees Nv unconstlt0oshne
Congrs regurdin the treatment NV prisoners II
Libby. They asserted that the officers died beco
they he'd but ten feet by two for sleepin, waShin
cookn and catin. They he'd that space and wa
more wuz necessary Why give EN- room t.
cook when they hednt anything to cook
Wherefore room to eAt eff they hedn't anythln +,
eat No, it's false. 1t wuznt the crowdin tha
perdoost the mortality"
Only wonct wuz bis buzzum wrung and tina
the Government Good not prevent. He wuz
: standin at the wlnder, gain out upon Richmond
his mind revertin to the time when il WIZ til
Capital of his Coniedracy, when u procession
passed, with moosic and flags and banners. Wit
d shreek NV anguish he buried his head in tn
curtains and wept aloud, ! rusht to the winder
1t wuz ez feared. Film slowly by wuz pei
cession NV niggers who he'd past that way per
posely. "Mercllul Heavenl" sed he, "hez
come to thls3" aud he wuz very reserved and d.
prest the balance of the day.
The next day the Pres dent wuz taken to tli
Court. Ez he entered the room and glance
proudly over the awjenee, it would hev bin yer
difficult to hev decided whether he wuz u goin I
try the Court or the Court him. But repressl
hisself he took his seat. Techin sollssitude WI
displayed in the Court room for his comfort.
crack in the winder casin let in draft Nv cold al
he shuddered and q shudder run thru the entir
assembage. The shudder Nv the Conservativ
merchant from Moo York wuz trooly artistic
Cotton wuz called for, when the conservative mel
chants wife tore off one NV her buzzams and stut
the aperatoor. Wuz ther ever more techin sacri
lisp The President wept eS he beheld 1t. On AZ
sertainin the tenperatoor wleh best sootld hi
system, thermometer wuz brot, and the ROOF
wuz kept at that precise degree
There wuz some trialn legal formaltles gon
through with, and the Presidents counsel made
motion that he be admitted TO bail. There wuZ
stir in the Court. Make II million" sed on,
so that the craven North shel see how we ki
take keer Nv them we Lowell" but Judge Unde
wood fixed 1t at S10O,0O0 and, brisk ez bee
Schell Moo York Dlmocrat, several Richmon
Dimocrats and HoTis Greedy slept forrerd an
signed it.
Never shell forgit tho shout that assendld g
Horris wuz sgnin his name.