New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-29

N
!, " 20 s,ill nm President and always will be-" Mr.
Dovs smiled in halfmelanoholy way. but made no re-
py Another. In taking leave, said no had numerous
fonv of Rebels who would call and pay ther respects
in the evening which Mr. Davis made some HUMOROUS
reference 20 TO the family Of John Rogers All
e callers appeared TO carefully avoid any reference TO
the war; perhaps account of the presence OF North
erner whom they preferred not 10 have for listener
In the evening, the "ex-rresident, as he Ia usuaiy
DESIGNATED held reception at Gen. Prcstons house. ono
OF the few mansions of the old first families mat inc
soldiers Of sherman spared in their march Through oo
State. stream OF people came and went Tor an hour
and half. Much the greater number were adieswhoso
warm greetings told how dear the fallen cher OF the
lost cause stlI is 10 them told that with the men
here he Is popular the great family OF the heS
with numerous following, having ctea'eda colaneSs
toward him by charging the failure Of the Confederacyt
his stubbOrnncss and incOmpetency. While MI Davis
received his guests with aldbity, his face was by 10
means insignificant. He had high, broad forehead
and general expression of his countcnance was mat
of man OF study culture, and experience; but his face
was not that which physognomst would select as one
belonging to leader In any great enterprfe' Az oho
time during the reception thrOng of pretty children
dressed in white up the steps, and MI DAVIS came
out Of the gloomy parlOr upon the broad piazza ana
greeted the little afectionately, giving a KIND
word to each, and taking the smallest In his arms TO
kiss.
After the reception there was concert in little haii
attached 20 one OF the hotels Mr. Davis attended the
concert coming in after the audience were nearly all as
spmbed When he entered the people all rose to their
feet showing as much respect subjects do to king
and they remained standing until he was seated, when
they gave him long round Of applause, at which he
bowed and smiled At the close of the concert the pianist
played he Bonnie Blue Flag" with an enthusiasm that
he had not shown in any OF his performances during the
evening and again there great uproar of applause,
mingled with cries Of Davis Davis The hero OF the
occasion was not disposed to speak, and the group OF
children who had taken part in the singing, set UP oud
call for "Dixie ~ accompanied by hafrantc clapplng
and stamping, but the pianist did not respond Inc
audience fingered until announced the that the
concert was ended Judged that this revival of the men,
cries of struggle that ended in defeat and disaster was
not pleasing to the men, from the expression upon their
faces but the ladies were delighted. All through the
South the women cherish love OF the lost cause with
pernacity that seems like species of insanity, and
the earliest instruction they give their children Is 10
reverence the dead COnfederacy its nag and its heroes
thejYankees and the very name of the United
States Even now, when six years have elapsed since
the end Of the war, these fanatics will not allow their
children to play with the children Of Northern people
and Southern who ventures TO associate WIN
the hated Yankees denounced and Ostracsed by her
friends q renegade Mr. Davis left this morning. and
large owdassembed at the station to bid him fare
well. His reception here showed truly than resOlu
lions OF conventions declarations OF public men, the
real feeling Of the people. The cause for which they
fought for five years forgotten and Is only aban
doned from necessity; but its chief is dear 70 them as
he was the day he captured In his flight from the
| wreck Of his ruined Confederacy
| AN EXAMPLE FOR THE KU-KLUN COMMITTEE.
| From The BlIIdL0 COmmerctui 4fterbe,f.