Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-02-05
AN Old feud Revived
TFTom the Neus & Courier. I

The politicalfeud, which had its origin.
twenty-five years ago between Jefferson
Davis and Henry S. Foote, both then of
Mississippi, and warm political opponents.
and which lived through successive party
campaigns in the State and the country,
did not Abate one jot, except for o breif
and delusive truee, when Mr.. Davis be-
came President of the Confederate States,
aud Mr.. Foote member ofthe !Confesle-
Iate House of Representatives. and sur
vived the wreck and ruin of the war aud
its defeats. 1t seems to-day to lave IN.
creased in intensity and bitterness in spite
oftheir gray heads and growing wisdom
and thousands ofexamplesof part, md
personal reconciliation that have e7siuc! oc!!
CURED while they, pcrpetuated their
quarrel. Recent publications IF Mr..
Foote in Washington papers affecting
Mr.. Davis have added fresh mate
rial to their mutual wrath. and nov nov
it is reported that duclis actually being
arranged by which to end the feud forever.
The following letters form the present
climax of the trouble, the firse appearing
in the Washington Capitol, and being a
private letter written last fall: 81
LETTER FROM MR. DAVIS 4,tts2
MEMPHIS, Tenn, November 90, 1873,
Mir, Dear : ir, Yours of tile goth
instant has been this day received. .s,lI-
have not seen any of the articles which
you inform me III. S. Foote had written
in abuse of me, nor have had any desire
to read whatever he might write. ag
In 1851 I published him as constitu.,
tionally liar, ard his subsequent career
only served to confirm me in that judg-
ment. Since that date, Therefore, have
taken no heed of the utterances of said.
Footc. His fattery, when lie was seek
ing political prcferment in the Confee-
racy, and bis abuse when, faithless TO his
trust us representative in ths Congress
ofthe Confederate States, he was prepar-
ing for his subsequent descrlon TO their
enemy, were alike ds egarled Ly me.
y
You are at liberty to use this as ycu
think proper. I remain, respectfully and
truly, yours, JEFFERSON DAVIS.
BELLIGERENT CARD FROM MR. FooTE.
The following card is published in the
Washington Chronicle by Mr.. Foote:
AS portion Of the community may
possibly expect from me some notice Of
the insulting and grossly aspersive letter
over the signature of Jefferson Davis,
which yesterday morning made its ap,
pearande in the columns Of the Capitols
though the glaring mendacityiof all the
allegations of fact contained therein
might well justify me treating the letter
itself and its infamous autho. with cool
and passionless contempt, yet, for certain
reasons not difficult l imagine, to be d.
vined, have thought proper to take ~
somewhat different course,
shall not now 90 into detail of past
occurrences with view of my own vim
dication. 1t is nrt possible forthe ruined
and disgraced champion of disunion to
say aught of me, or of my public career,
which could in the least degree disturb
my cquaniniity. He has cherished an
undying hatred for me ever since his own
prcsumptuous arrogance, OH very noted
occasion, compelled me to slap his jaws
in this city in the winter of f1S47-4S. The
hostility thus el genderctl was aftcrward
much heightened by my defeat of his
reasonable aspirations to the office of
Governor of Mississippi as secession
candidate in 1851. My constant and un-
yielding opposition to him and his ncf,ri-
Gus schemes i'll Richmond during the war
of the rebellion for three years was not at
all calculated to assuage his enmity. Ny
free, but unanswered, and + venture TO
say unauswcralle, expositions last sum.
mer of hisindcccnt and scditious attempts
to keep alive in the bosoms of his coun-
trymcn feelings OF irritation and aliena-
ton which ought never to have been
brought into existence, have doubtless
much infamed the malignity which was
slumbcring in the recesscs of heart
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