The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-02

From the London Morning Herald, Ausufs ~
The arrival OF Mr.. Davis ct Liverpooli has nsIo'
Nor n there sny reason 70 wonder ct the warn
eceptjop he hes met with; though there 10 much
cause to rejoice ct the quiet and unostsntsuoos
character which the demonstrations OF respecs
and sympathy have assumed. Indeed. wherever
he may show himself among Enelishmcn, NJ.
Davis i sure TO be welcomed with every marx OF
ssteem and admiration. The heroes OF an uufor-
tunats cause are always popular Win u. espe-
ciaily when they have struggled and sgnered On
behalf Of . people struggling for national inde-
pendence. Kossush fresh from Turkish deteu.
iion and from the Hungarian rebellion, Was crested
with enthusiastic applause BY every Glass .. me I
until the iecolle ctions of the gallant defense on
Rome were sffaced by other and less honorable
associations.
. PoIlticsl sxnes always find MS predisposed in
their favor, whatever their party and Whatever
the cause for which they suffered. Bat no man
could appeal more strongly 70 English kympatnes
than Mr.. Jenerson Davis. In the hrst p'sce, ne
represent: kindred people, nation OF Eosns1
blood and English speech, whose assertion OF
their independence was based on principles
thoroughly congenisl to our own, and whose gAl-
lan,ry In the fed and fortitude In endufance
awskened In the hearts Of Englishmen the strong
est fe 81 ipes Of affection and admiration that we're
ever excited In this country BY any foreign
or party. Again, the Southern cause nao Pc
cuar hold on our sympsthies because y was, 70
begin with sns cau .os o. ,ss 81 mere
numerical majority; and because II was the cause
OF the weak against the strong OF eight miiions
against twenty. That hold was constantly deep.
eSed by the heroic courage and brilliant cnivslry
OF the southsrners. and by the splsndd eohieve-
ments and admirable qualities OF their Ieaders.
/ Moreover, Mr.. Davis commands our sympsthies
on his own account. Little known to ne when he
government. his character, ~ 1t was dhplayed
under ell the trials and responsibilities OF that
high position, under the vicssitudes OIL war and IN
the darkness Of the final cstasTophe MS ssssea-
msnship, his administrative skill, his unoendmg
| courage, his answering rectitude, hf unfaiiing
resolution-won for him individually tsgsrd only
second to that felt for his country, ans made MN
appear worthy repressntsuse, 10 nSs own VA PER- shs
gallant people who hadeintrusted THEM fortunes 70
| his hand. His subsequent suHeringi and the
| cruel wrongs he has endured with such unbroken
| spirit and such undaunted foru.uae, nave ~
| trscted towards him . still deeper sympathy and
| respect; and, outside Of small set OF fanaucs
| whose sympathies and wishes are alTsys on the
| opposite side TO those Of their countrymen: there
no Ensshmsn who would not Psy q ssess na
nav pss's -. .as seat sasss calamity.
I II would be unfortunate, and 1t would be uu.
worthy, were the American people TO take otiense
| at the welcome given TO the chief ef the fallen
/ Confederacy. We may request them TO remember
that we have nothing to do with the present feuds
/ and merely political squsbbles-wi,h the abroga
lion of Southern State rights and the prescription
of Southern citizens. To MS, South and North are
now parts of one American Union, and Mr.. Davis
is man honored and esteemed throughout one
| half Of that Union, as few unsuccessful leaders
/ have ever been honored by those whom they CON-
Quoted to defeat and ruin. We welcome not the
enemy Of the United States, but the chief Of the
| Southern people. We honor not 30 much the liv-
ing as the dead; We express our sympathy with
no present party strife, no possible aspirations
for the future, but with o past that, however
glorious however honorable, however full Of lofty
| deeds and great achievements, 10 beyond recall.