The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-22
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;.sI,ifs i, ofsPresident Davis.

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: 5asI.ifa Of President Davis.
, ,rur KIrr ~ Jrrrs AyIs.--Bv FRANK IL
SSraIFalEGo late Editor Of the Southern Literary
Messelge s. i -
This;is d thick volume, small octave, OF
nearly roo pages, we'll printed, on good
,ssiprIapersand neat emo Oh for; the library.
SlEke publisher, f.ellsus shat The work will
ssf1ot be put on saiesfn the book stores, and
that they desire. All agent Tor its 9circula-
hon IA n ,sY cry. county of the State. So
e s s persons seeking the app pointmeat will ad-
::ssStdress isT he NationalSP p Plblishing Company,
SBroad street, "a Atlalta, Georgia" a from
s stispece. gives us. Il well ell.ongraved. three
: !: quarter length sportrat Of ex-Presdent
:iJesis. from y srecontlv- taken photograph.
The face7fully,4fronts@ the spectator, and
;aaiIits lines = and tho attitude Of the figure
Correspond ss nearI with most of. tile por-
s;tiaits:we have sesn, and this engraving,
5think Improbable, is quite asgood as
ANY which has been made. 1t may be re-
sons as accurate: ~
s..ssTha face ofsMr. Davis. is one Of strong
= = REMARKED chara cter; ~theslines deepened
,;shvthony.ht and care; the mouth impress
.ls;re and ssivnifical1t of fresolutionand fixed
mess al spIrpose: the forehsad broad and
nrnnertion 10 the5.pel, ern size of
s.tf5a.. face .wbich5is conipar,itis elys small;
81 ihas sbroWvs project overtlle eyes. which.
!. .afe,of rood size. but not prominent: :: the
: @hairss which is,soft zand thin.is parted over
ssfha eftsIenYple 1.-The. cheeks. are thineand
SsnipjSen. .butlthe e. chin is weIspronounced );
sssn6iiiin: in:neither long nor Sbushy; and a small
.margin -of grey beard skirts check
: .bones.an the neck The skin. seems al.
mos bloodTess and this. with the whole
- : -. 4,o f,,roo yo,;;ll .ro,r. do.
.o;daS .t1snd;n, ot tna neryons wishS m the
SiS I;an :; rs = fins noss;bly
- So,o ), ) scstt;;f..iism, ne cboractar Tbe
9i,eryons elementin tbe tempera m ent;oives
mental activity. Such is the general as
7 s1ne,t 3of Mr.. Davis since his prison life.
SsWa. bava.aread 4 this volnme with enInal care
ssand ! nterest, That if shunId possess in.
: ;na.;tahla- fron, ths, oct
JE sJS idessiseneetleel. connie.
!. tim ~ e.;tss claims its trnthtnlness. with
sfuliness. j { reoui,ed to. be sampleSof dc.
:staiI; c;ircumspect of.asseftion:; searching
aiia lysis; conipac narrative. yet SUI
sfer;np n, nothing to be suppressed which
s:conld Illustrate the mind and moral of its.
sfs,;;ss throw light ontira stat esman-
.;fs 4Iues:santi aims, which must con-.
sfi;,f Of His Claims upon the
S zsyn, barhies of liking men, andlhe homage
Of fie, remote ftltdrea -
g 81 Or sacI, 8 work. difficult mall cases,
s cialIyS7sos;in a-ii1e sozcomplicatcd
stances, as that of Mr. Davis,
,sitsrequired great painstakiitg,s much de-
Sslibcrntion, mud, ,sassf farsas possible, the Ut
NEST; dispassi sionateness ofjudgmellt.
sFor those and other reasons, wecare of
:sopinion.tha life Mr.. Davis, as wellaa as
my history ofsthe war.of secession, will.
need a longer, Interval oftinle--a remoter
Standardization the public passions shall
sshaFe5been quieted-when Judgment and.
s:reasons shall; in @measure, resume their
SWAY: ~ hen M as we'll as writer's, shall
cease to- be- partisans, representing the
sangry and ronsetl conditions Of the recent t
strife. and the presentzstrnggle for its re-
ycnyess and its ;spoils; and when it will be
? more in the power OF historian and bio
cfapher, to procure, digest and slit their
materials.
--T sbiographer, taking up his subject
!. ci,,sa,nore as isllsually. and should ALWAYS
J. s.he the case. :is very ant. however. to be-
con, ffl,a sna rtis;an. esnecially when the
IN, ssions!s !sars stitl.in active fame. through
: seisb;cb and against which. the subject of
.tha :b;oGraphy. has striven. whether to.
sssirisses.orffaI iin,the case of MIR. Davis; es.
whose fate ssstijI Tndetermined
.Sfbsra II 4 great. iIanper of the bioaranl er,
;s.1l;,s5:: o. aY,nsn's .r,ors of nsr,is,n.
al;e y, - as scion m ran,,i,, and,he
i alIo,y;n,, ,basl.ta ,.,,,s