The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-17
JEFF DAVIS ON RECONSTRUCTION.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE HEsAlu.
The EN-Rebei Chief ON the Result OF the Ten-
nessec Eicctton-Fcars of N War Of Races In
the south-How IL should be Avoided.

The Ex-Rebei Chief the Result Of the Ten.
nessec Eicctton-Fcars of N War Of Races In
the south-How IL should be Avoided.
McSTRsAi, August Is, 1897.
The ex-Confedeate chiefain from faithful capital
Of Montreal still casts anxious watchiul glance
upon the unsettled affairs of the South land where but
short years ago he delighted to reign supreme par
Dea g, son drom But his recent "chanys OF base, to
those parts not having been accompanied with all the
pomp and circumstances OF power has made grea, dier-
in the life OF this II must be in fact
almost hesrrendng for any ruler anoined OF popes
fall from absolute power, unless happening 10 be
si,Uted like Macmillan Austrias SCION so Il has been
indeed the person OF Mr. Jefferson Davis bearing that
title all short and longer controlling generals and
leaders cabinets and seraiesand what cabinets and
eena,es at thatl Here he is but the chief Of clan,
Of which the cIsnsmsn too poor or too rich to
do him that reverence which would doubt
amazingly smooth the the hinges OF rustng van.
10y and render things generally agreeable him.
Bsreft OF power and fororn Terrible fate. All yes
Though, truly no mans valley Of life IL throughout.
the crossing Of ts rivers Look yonder nf that tall
he walks unobservedy through Montreal streets
on an habiiual stroll and you will see PLAINLY marked
his face the great lesson given all 10 learn whether
we be sceptred kings or peacock tailed Presidents big
Bat has long ago been found out that all things in
this world OF pretty olerably we'll mixed up
sosSase sSoa or es pens ~ aacu 20 NEE.
portfolio at demand. Tho evil ons himself Is not so
black NJ he IL painted the French. Thus IL with
the renowned parsonage here residing With all his
shortcomings he gifted with lucid Intervals during
which he vIcws things In very sensible light
For instance, learn that his observations In regard
TO the crisis reached 10 Southern Affairs by the Tennessee
elections are noteworthy He holds that those cleo
lions, not snnulicd and counterbaanced elsewhere,
will have inaugura,ed war between the two races 10
The South; aud this he would regard o. the greatest
calamity that could bsfai not only The country, aud the
negro especially, but humanity at large In such war
the negro would inevitably 60 down. but At fearful
cost; would be proh,iess destruction, whereas the
negroes aud should bs made available in utilita-
ran point OF view, both for themselves aud others.
Touching more Immediately the result OF The Tonnes
see elections he that he has not been able TO ds
any other left to the whites there than
their adopted removal from employment Of the blacks
He did not see how the whites could voluntarily
keep around them those who were, Willingly
or unwi,iipgiy, directly dining 10 rob them
and become Their oppressors The course they
had CHOSEN wss an unfortunate necessity ia calamity
TO the neeFoss. for whom he entertained the kinden
fcelingsi but pot II rested on reason aud nature ne "
lustrated the arg rment by remarkng that people
should zee lyine before them hundred thousand
muskets that could DO used against them Unless ae-
soyed there would b etrst Justification " DESTROYING
or capturing them ~ that we're Poesiblel ., long - sole
preservation hodsa nrst ia~ o. nature. -. y .nusy
opposed 10 an cppou current ~ ne sousS' 'oss h"ose