The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-03-26
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

1nlS ScnLlclllitH Has UCcl SpeIiuiiiS
some time in this city, on his return
from short sojourn in the State
wherein was his home, and is now OH
his way to Richmond where he is to
be subjected to trial for his leadership
in the late war. While here he has
been visited by great many persons,
whom he has received with that quiet
and unostentatious courtesy for which
he is so well known.
AS was mentioned by us in Thurs
days Picayune, two or three of the
fire companies of our city paid their
respects to him, on their return from
their parade on Wednesday, and OF
this an effort has been made to make
use as political capital, by certain
persons whose own political past,
though very obscure, is not the most
free from taint of disloyalty.
Perhaps the best answer to this is
to be found in the history of certain
proceedings yesterday, in the Dryades
street Reconstruction Convention,
when one Cromwell, a Northern ne
gro, moved resolution declaring Mr..
Davis presence to be detrimental to
peace and orcler," and notifying him
to leave this State within twenty-four
hours. 1t was, by the order of that
Convention, Indignantly returned to
its author; and one speaker, Repub.
lican candidate for Congress, declared
that he regarded Jefferson Davis per-
sonally as il brave and candid man,
but politically a traitor, and that it
was, to say the least, barbarism to
order Jeff. Davis-who is now, in one
sense, in shackles and prisoner
out of the State. That such a man,
now wholly withdrawn from public
life, and held an object of sympathy
even by his honorable enemies, should
receive respectful attention from
his honorable friends and companions
in defeat and misfortune, without
being barked at by camp followers
from the army of his conquerors and
deserters from his own, is certainly not
toEe wondered at.
We will here add that when it was
suggested lately to a leading Radical
of commanding influence and personal
position, who has declined of late to
bea leader among the advcnturers who
have assumed the charge ofparty af-
fairs here; and is not now resident
of the State, that certain friends of
Mr.. Davis we're anxious that he should
be put at the head of a certain enter
prise of great public use, but not at
all connected with political affairs,
and that fears had been expressed
that it would be unfavorably received
by Republicans at the North, who, at
all events, it was thought would not
embark their means in it, promptly
replied that he knew not a better man
for the place; that they all had conf
dence in Mr.. Davis sincerity, ability
and capacity to conduct great work
of internal Improvement. and that
nothing could be more satisfactory to
them than to see his great energies
and untiring industry thus employed.
We think that with such opinions
respects. g him ard his deserts as a
man, score or two of frenen may
be excused if they pay him the COM
pliment, bestowed on many others OF
few cheers, and the playing of a
tune or two of their bands. Mr.. Da,
Wis leaves to-day for Richmond.
New Orleans Picayune, 7th inst.
THE PrEsIDENcY-A MoYE BY
SOUTHERN RADIcALs.-A few Radi,
cal southerncrs now in Washington
who dislike General Grant, held a
meeting OH Monday evening, and af
ter some talk, decided in favor Of
Mr.. Wade for the next President and
Senator Wilson for Vice-President
Some Of them subsequently called or
Messrs. Wade and Wilson. The,