Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-19
TIE CARNIyAL0r LIES

Fron the New Orleans Picdyune, March I5
We often think that when lies are told
OF as or of our people, or of any visitor OF
| transient resident, who may show us or re-
/ ceiye of us any clvility, and who is abused
for the same, that ii is best to treat such
stories with silent disregard. Sometimes it
IS well, perhaps, to put our foot on them
, for the sake Of Others, if not of ourselves.
80 false is the story telegraphed North
| that Mr.. Davis and Gen. Hancock were
seen, on the night Of the firemen's parade,
riding together in the same carriage, that
they did not meet or see one another at all
while the former was here, nor have any
intercommunieation directly nor indirectly,
though we doubt not that each respects the
other as a tried soldier and gentleman
So untrue is il that the bands Of the fire.
men played the Bonnie Blue Flag" before
Gen. Hancock's headquarters when salut-
ing him, that they played the popular
loyal Federal airs alone. So unfair is the
statement that the carrying six American
flags in the fremen's procession is any
proof Of less loyalty now than when Sheri-
dan was here last year, that then only one
company carried U. S. flag, while, before
the war, it was never the custom to carry
flags at all.
Finally, Mr.. Davis kept entirely out of
sight while the procession passed, and was
only serenaded by one or two companies,
on their return home, after the parade was
over, while many other individuals were
also serenaded in like manner.
Unquestionably, Mr.. Davis has had ac-
corded him the profounded respect of the
best men ofthis community, alike of those
who were Union men before and during
the war, and those who then thought with
him-aye, and of all good men; but so
modestly and retiringly was this bestowed
on and received by him, that the New Or
leans Adoocate, edited by Rev. DIR. New
man, and lately appointed by the Clerk Of
the u. S. House of Representatives, to
take the place OF the Tribune, as the u. S.
official organ for advertising, spoke thus,
in its issue of the 7th, after those supposi-
titious events Of the 4th so falsely avowed
to have taken place, and with malignity
which shows how little love or forbearance
for Mr.. Davis was in the heart of its editor.
Misled by the silence of this people and
the retiring and modest behavior of Mr..
Davis, it spoke thus of him, three days
after the iremen's parade took place
This miserable man is wearing out his
time in our city. His presence neither ex-
cites interest in the people nor calls forth
comments from the press. For him per-
sonally the Southern people entertain no
regard, and only defend his name because
he was the leader oftheir now "lost cause"
They feel toward him much like blind men
feel whom blind man has led into ditch.
They attribute to him more than to any
other Confederate leader the mistakes
which brought misfortune to their arms,
death to their households, and poverty to
their hearthstones. The companionship
of bad men is endurable only when wicked
ness is triumphant; in defeat and adversity
they hate each other. And this feeling of
disgust will increase as the good work of |
reconstruction advances to completion and |
when that good time comes, the American
people will couple the name of Jefferson
Davis with that of Benedict Arnold"
We hope no one will accuse us of sharing |
the coarse and malignant spirit of Newman |
because we quote him. We only desire to
show that, with equal opportunity to see
Mr.. DAVIS made the object ofan ovation"
he did not see it, but thought him neglect
ed aud despised.