The Opelousas courier., 1869-02-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
Jefferson Davis in Paris,
I From tl,, t;au1ois.1

N". Jefferson Davis. ex-President of
IT,. Confederate States OF America. il
:lIon- is. With his wife, whose herois1n
j. ru1l;Ii to the llaVSlness OF her2destiDy.
liz comes to see Paris and seek retreaU
II which Ii" can bring in II week Ills
..;.t!,l1rn, lett temporarily in America.
Nothing can be more simple than this
man, who is experienced, like ourtather 5
ot '@:' and who, like them. sent suddenly
t, all points of the Southern States as
u..ny armies as tile French Republic op-
,,u-,l to the coalition in Europe. jeff
In;tylS is vHy thin. but erect. His chest
j. not hollow, and his body supports an
admirable head, joined to broad shoul-
,lers by a.ratler thin neck. His forehead
is ample, his hair gray, his contour rath
er bulging, in which are set clear blue
eyes, which are very soft, yet observing.
His face is thin, his cheek bones proul-
neut. and consequently his check appear
hollow. The nose is auuiune and like
an eagles beak. His mouth is rather
large and Indicative OF goodness and
resolution; his chin prominent. The
ensemble of that ascetic face is now q
mixture OF meditation and indulgence.
Jrlf. Davis speaks mildly. and his face
eypuuds as he smiles. He is naturally
slow in expressing his ideas in our IAN
uun.e. which he constantly mikes mp
with idums from his own tongue. He is
..f,ivt in GESTURE and in recrimination but
lis phrases in the mother tongue are we'll
rounded. concise aid neat Has expert.
>ucc. in the failure of better or stranger
combinations, rendered Aim less posi-
t:vo or does he always proceed, III the
y<oression of his ideas, less 1nsan abse-
Inc than dubious way? It is trne, he
feels his way in our language. III.
lie has remained true to the principles
.t slavery, but moditits, as he admits.
Il" comedies rights to the negro race
which rrn pr0re tlatsit is born to enjoy
them ans: made to understand them; but,
at bottom, he is convinced that the Afrl-
can and the Caucasian races cannot asst
rlit,,tc. As to the rest, the extreme vl0-
l.nce which the exigencies OF the anti
slavery party caused. the effect of which
wis the sudden ruin Of the Southern
people. was, in his opinion, the conse-
u,lence of the resistance which the latter
made.
Here, jeff. Davis is fully enjoying all
the curiosities that Paris affords, which
he finds very beautiful, and which he y n
tiringly visits oil the day. AS to his ma
terial life. lie does not care rs to his food,
braaktasting ON d slice ut bread and but
ter and a cup of coffee, and dining on
two dishes.
Morally, his courage, his views, his
strictness, his exquisite probitys the ex-
ample of all his devotcdness,S bis, self
dcnials, his good faith to his principles -
to which he Eas sacrificed every ything, for
which he has suffered verything-the
piacidity of an apostle, and the commits
Grafton of n martyr for his enemies, his
resignation and serenity-all these have
made jeff. Davis rare and great man
80 great that, i'm the midst of our modern
civilisation, one cannot come near him
without the utmost respect.
Mr.. jeff. Davis dined on New Years
dav at the residence of his old represer-
tative ut Paris, Mr.. Slidell. The dinner
was quite private, and Mrs. Davis, in
mourning for her mother, WAS not there.
THE PREDICTIONS OF JOHN G.. CAL
HOLM VERIFIED.-In 1887, John C. Cal
hvun, whose perspicacity was so wonder.
full that his prophecies have become his
tory, thus addressed the Senate OF the
United States:
"Be assured that emancipation itseh
would not satisfy these fanatics; thaa
gained, the next step would be- % raast
the negroes to social and politica
equality with the whites and that being
effected, we would snon ind the presen!
condition of the two races reversed. !
speak with full knswledge and q thor
ongh exasninati0f Of the subject. and fol
one, see nayfsWay clearly. One thing
ALARMS nas-the eager pursuit of gain
:. which overspreads the Land, and whlcl
ahasssbs every faculty Of the mind ans u
eysry feeling of the heart. OF all pas
5sibns, avarice is the m8st blind and tan
COMPROMISING last to see, and frs
20 yield to danger. ! dare not hope tha
anythinR can say viii aronse the Soatl
tea due sense of dagger Efear is is be
yond the power of mortal voice % awak
It in time from the fatal seearity int
which it has fallen. ---Rsckasoad E"9asr
ef> 80 - : -. ..a =. --4. .v rse l.
An UNa1xRD NEGRO JuRY.-The Ty
Ter, (Iexas,l Reporter Of the ID instant
says:
The peepEs of this vieinisy hava see!
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