White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-06-08

JeAersea Davis Leek Ahead.
The words Of man who hss 0ccupisd
so prominent place in politics a- Jesfer-
son Davis. Who has been the chief of the
mort formid able rebellion ever orgsniz,i
against constituted authority. anil whose
sdmi'ers can still be connted BY the hun.
drel thousands. have ggest Significance.
The people will attach importance to
them and carefnliy consi'ier them.
Mr.. Davis seems to be aware Of this.
and since the close Of the var has. been
exceedingly circumspect both at homs and
.br".d. tie had opportunity. while in
England. to express himself with the ut.
mott freedom. and he vas expected to do
SO in his bennington lecture. There Was.
indeed. . feeling Of disappointment when i,
wss known that the lecture relstei to mat
tsrs Aholly foreign to American politics
Alter his return to this county. he
maints sined the same discreet silence.
lie was not to be drawn ont BY the more
vigorous pumps Of the press. The inter-
viewer found him a. iscitnrn a. Grant
In this respect hestood in marked contrast
with Alexander H. Stephens. who has
spoken. written and printed volum mons
" since the war. making an elaborate de.
fence Of the conduct Of ths south, AMI
giving his views upon various measures
of reconstruction.
!, Mr.. Davis. however, seems to have de-
cided to break the long spell Of re'icence.
In answer to q serrnading party. in SeIms.
AiAbsms, he broschsd political topics for
the first time since his arrest ami csptiv-
ity, and opened his lips only to disclose
The fact that he ia a. wholesome 4 rebel
a. ever. and cherishe- the belief that .Sistr
Sovereignty. slthough defeated in the late
struggle. will ultimately trinmph" In
that belief he lives and proposes to die.
He proceeded in the old strain to speak Of
the Yankees aud Y.nkes power, and tn
proclaim with unnecessary emphasis. tha,
he had "never askeL pardon for what h.
had done. anil never wouli. for be felt he
had done no wrong"
This is not the wav to pesce and pros.
perity. and Mr.. Davis is experienced
enough to know it. He and his polit,c d
confreres Of the sonth stnkei the question
nf state sovreignty. a. they understood it.
upon an appeal to arms. and lost. The
verdict was against them. The decision
cost mighty sum Of 'hnman suffering
Is not Mr.. Davis satisfied? Does he wish
the experiment tried again? Isthe sppe.
tite for blood unsated? Why this rrocla-
nation Of hopes unsx'iaeuish.d. of con.
victIons unshsken? What will he its ef.
feet in that part of the country which. FOL
lowing the counsel of Mr. Davis and Other
Southern rsiicsls ten years ago. was Wis.,
itei with wrath and the desolation Of wa, ?
Such is the state Of aff. there now
that Congress is engaged in considering
what measures can be taken to suppress
the disorders and ouirages which have
been kept alive largely 'hrongh the .inis
ter influence of men who. like Mr.. Davis.
make parade Of what they have done. and
by implication. at least. express hope
to s.e it attempted sgsin. We have
never doubted that. when the war was
over. had those who prosecuted it on the
southern sids frankly accepted the sifna.
tion. as did Longstreet. Forest and JEFF
Thompson. the work of rpcnnstruction
wonli have been completed within q yesr
and without ,ex,r.o'dinsry l-gi>l.tiou.
Tho government. ~ the conq1erimg party,
had the right to dict ate the conditions of
peace and restoration
Mr. d avis asserts thst these terms were
unprece,lentedly hard. and that the south
ern people have suffered since The surren
der as no other people on earth have snf
fere,. In Whist way? Who has been
triei and executed? Whose properly
since the war. has been cunfi.csted? I?
Whist punishment. beyond q Temporary
loss Of political privileges, has ben inA,c
ted? We can tell Mr. Davis that had
historic precedents in Cases of rebellion
been followed. he would not have had
occasion to grnmhle at S.lms. AMI stir a.
animos'tieS which. If he desires domestic
tranquility. should be placate,l. HIS de-
sire to bscoms q party to q lost cause
conld have been sratifisd long ago. had
had he resisted with srm,a q capture which
be songhr to avoid by disgui-s. Thi,
precious exhibition Of desire to be thai
which he might r'a lily have become,
makes Us skepticsl ~ to the intensity al
his anxiety to have his lamp Of life snuff.l
ont premsturely
Bat what sign does Mr.. D.vis sae 10
encourage the hope that the right OF sc
cession will b. vindicated now or here
after? Does be discern it in the New
Hampshire election. on in the increase
OF Democratic strength in Congress?
These gains hsvs hren in proportion AZ
the Democ sry i'ave recedsi from the po-
sniou o. tie CAlboanis's. Victories have
been made possible where drclnatious
have been male to abide by the results Of
the war. Nothi z c"u!d insure a D,mo-
cratic de.est so qn,rk a. the ennnc,ati n
OF such vews sud snticip patinns a. Mr.
Davis INDUCED in at Selma. Hosever
much the people may I've dissati,6eI with
the administration and Legislation oI Con
grers. they will endure both long and
patiently teiore restoring to power any
party tirst proposes 10 reopen the question
Of the sovereign right of State to with
draw from the Union. or that encourages
The hope Of renesei attempt to break
tho integrity Of the Great Rspublic-
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