The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-18
INTERVIEW WITH JEFFERSON
DAVIS AT MEMPHIS.
HE REITERATES HIS REMA RkS
AT WHITE 81 LPHER
SPRINGS.

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A reporter of The Appeal held an inter
view yesterday with Mr.. Davis as to his
recent spcecI at White Sulpher Springs.
Mr.. Davis said his speech then was im-
promptu, and he thought it strange thst
"a few remarks addressed to II few freHds
and associates, upon n subject which be-
tween them and myself there could be no
diversity Of opinion as to the propriety Of
. historical vindicAtion of the course and
conduct of the Southern people in the late
war should be regarded ~ an address made
to the public with any expectation OF AT.
fecting political opinion. But, waving
all question as to the character of tho adj
dress the place where it was made and the
circumstances under which IL was deliver.
ed, wha, is there ia it 10 justify criticism or
excite Apprehension OF an evil effect upon
the efforts OF those whose political success
desire? The expression which lie usu-
ally referred t. il that the Southern peo-
Pile have been more cheated than con-
quered.
"Now, IL TIL. true or not Did not the
congress OF the United States, by solemn
resolutions, assure the people OF the South
that there was no purpose TO Interfere with
the institutions OF the states! That the
object was to preserve the Union, and the
purposes for which it was ordait o and es-
tsblished Did not tho executive Sir.
Lincolnl by proclamation give llk5 aSsur-
snce to the people OF the Southern states
DID not tho L nited States general com
mAnding tho departments encourage the
same belief among the people, Aud did
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until tho invader w.sriod of wba, r,i,,b,
be REGARDED us an endless struygle would
baya re.urred. md in the lanyuage of
Gen, Scott. have allowed the oefrinr ale.
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word "chea,edp used in hi, spe.ch no
said "Of course ,be iden conveyed hy tho
word .,chested, was Inn, the n.nnIs of tho
Sou,h yere decsicaa hv ...nra,,pa, .,,.ar
them by the Irnit.d State. coyorn,non,
through ITS officials int tho 9oIios ,ha, i,
thew laid down their arms tbov would no
restored To ALI the advantage ard n-iyi-
lepes of citizen,hin which ,Ssv had pra,.i-
ouslv enioved IN. trials ~ n Ion, u,r
had made all men DESTROYS for the ease of
peace. 1t was thus alone that the word
could be fairly construed. Men who had
been reared under the constitution of the
United States, and knew how almos, en-.
tirely their domestic interests were prom
erly under the control of their state gov.
| eminent could naturally feel but little an.
prehsnsion of the exercise of power by the
general government II thev knew that
government could be restrained within its
constitutional limits"
lhe reporter then asked Mr.. Davis If he
thought The South would have been able
70 proiong the war another year or two,
10 order TO save itself from the conse-
quehces which nave followed upon the sur
render, could they have foreseen those
consequences
Mr.. Davis-1hey would have prolong-
od the war by Withdrawing moro into the
interior, so a. to compel the enemy 10
lengthen his lines of communication, and
1t was the opinion of soldier now no
more, and ono in whose judgement. tho
greatest reliance was placed, that in the
mountains OF Virginia u defensive war
could have been continued tor twenty
years.
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for Tho da,a,sa an, p,'i osvu "'s
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