Smyrna times., 1871-06-07


JEFF DAVIS AND THE DEMOCRACY.-Just
now, while the Democrats of the North are
accepting the situation" the Democrats of
the South arc accepting nothing" The
leaders OF the Northern wing of the party are
advocating the fifteenth amendment, while
JET Davis is swinging around the circle "
opposing 1t and the results of the war. In a
recent speech at Atlanta, Ca, he uttered tbn
following: am not Of those who accent the
situation. l accept nothing. | have done
nothing that am sorry for. | shall not abide
by the issue of the war. The South is only
waiting The cause for which we fought must
triumph sooner or later. Ourpolicyis to watch
the current OF events, and when our friends at
the North are ready to help us, we will helm
them They will give us what we want, and
we shall put them in power" This threaten
ing language, coming from such a representa-.
tive OF southern opinion, has greatly exercised
the progressive wing of the Democratic marty
ana caused considerable comment from all mar.
ties. We do not know that we can better show
the DRIFT OF this opinion than quoting from the
press OF the country, to the extent of our
space as follows:
The N. Y. World (Dem) SAYS: "JeGerson
DAVIS mas nothing to tie to but the lost cause :,
ana being such an utter political wreck that bo o
neither be repaired nor injured he i. weIc"U,o ~
ding himself IN the surf to be again dashed aonins,
the rocks II concerns nobody but himself that his
broken tlmbsrs are still further shivcred A cause
must be desperate indeed which can fad no betier
advocate than Jefferson Davis"
RON tie New Orleans Times at ia a gro,,
Py .4t lhoug"tiess people in certain parts Of tho
south will persist in calling out Mr. Jefferson D,vis
and badgrrinr him for speeches. II il also go
.'f.a" ..t u Davis will make speeches like that
.. Georgia, wherein the hope and con6
dence OF the eventual triumph Of the prnciplcs in
TolVed IN the Confederate struggle, are expressed"
From the Cincinnati Gazette: 1t is the virtual
N't announcement OF Democratic wing pledged to
overthrow the amendments, undo all the war bos
settled rePudiste the debt, and make final at,emnt
against the Union"
From the Richmond Enquirer. a. We toll NJ.
Davis that the Southern people are tired of his .,
OF talk. Their purpose and object are TO unite with
the great Democratic party of the North and so irv
TO beat the Republicans in the Union. This can he
done' IT we are not embarrassed by such inprudent
utterances as those of Mr.. Davis"
The Memphis appeal thinks the South has "fallen
upon strange times when Southern men propose TO
hear HCrace Greeley speak while demand ding that
gag be placed in the mouth of Jefferson Davis"
The Cincinnati Enquirer, (Dem.) defends Davis
by insisting that he Is sOreheaded, and blames the
newspapers generally for not making allowance for
his unhappy frame of mind.
The Nashville Times says: "The Democracy of
the North who are striving to rescue the Govern.
ment from the clutches Of despoiisr do not ask of
Mr. Davis a change Of his individual convictions.
but the Democracy, North and South, do ask of him
silence.
The Boston Post. (Dem.) says 1t is unnecessary
Tor the Democratic party pay any special atten.
ton TO these rawlings of broken. vain, and ,bsli.
nate man, who has evidently learned none Of the
s'ern lesson Of defeat.
The New York Herald says: From present m.
Pearances Jeh Davis has already secured the re-
election of General Grant, in fdemoIisbing ali sid
issues and in making the republican party unit on
the issues of the war. Give him the length of the
string that ought to have brought him up long ago.