Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-07-03

licFc WI. DaVlS 10 DO moral man
and All upright church member 0
Memphis. The insurance companies
have done something for him, along
with other Confcdcrates, md might
do more. Seriously, if we were of the
Confederate persuasion, we should not
want our hero to be pensioned off in
that way by Texas amsdeed. The
pride of N1ississippians should pre-
vent it. A tithe Of the money spent
in keeping up the color line and sec
tional strife in Mississippi would pur-
chase for Mr.. Davis his old home
stead, now owned by colorad man,
and there among those Who had loved
him when he represented them in
congress of the United States, before
ambition to become the head Of
secession Confcderacy had seized him,
he could end his days in peace. We
write feelingly and earnestly about
this, would contribute to fund to
keep Mr.. Davis in Mississippi. Hc
could do no harm there, and the
people Of Mississippi would do them
selves infinite credit by chcrishing
him i'll age and giving him snccor in
his declining years. Bad rs the in
dians have been since the progress
of civilization in Amcric,, it cannot
be forgotten that they we're once the
lords Of the land, and there is some
thing sad in seeing them continually
driven toward the sitting sun. We
would save Mr.. Davis FROM such fate,
and from Texas. Right among his
own people should he find home.
We are willing to blot from memory
the personal record Of Mr.. Davis from
the year 1860 to the close of the re-
bellion. Let him be rs if the war
had not been, and let him begin anew.
1t vas something Of this feeling that
caused Henry Ward Beecher to plead
SO strongly in his behalf, and it was
such a spirit OF forgiveness that
prompted Horace Greeley, the ablest
abolitionist of the north, to put his
name on the prisoners bond. Let
Mr.. Davis be regarded for what he
was before the war. He can stand
upon that, and there are northern and
western men who would subscribed to
fund for making him home in
Mississippi. The solicitors in Texas
pursue different course. They pro-
pose to do good to slr. Davis for the
good Ii" did to the Confcderacy. Mr..
Reagan i'll his speech at Marshall re-
hcarsed the services Of Mr.. Davis rs a
Confederate chicitain, his suferings
and his poverty at the close Of the
war, -----. n
When it comes to rewartling men
for what they sacrificed, suffered and
accomplished In the Confederate
cause, there will be found plenty of
mcn more deserving than Jefferson
Davis. In saying this We but echo
the sentiments Of many who fought on
the southern side Mr.. Davis is Ell.
dowed with great ability; he is able to
conduct large business enterprises; he
is able to write, travel, to make
speeches iii Texas, and in many other
ways to earn n comfortable living.
But the manned private soldier, who
had nothing but his strong limbs to
keep him from penury, who cares
what he suffered or what becomes of
him? Every southern city has its
crippled Confederate soldiers who are
obliged to ask for aims, and they
oftener get cold refusal than the
smallest sum of money. The eloquent
empty sleeve hangs by their side, or
they stump upon the rudest sort of an
artificial leg; for years th>y wore the
little faded gray jackets, having no
means to buy other clothing. Re-
membering the generals whose pre-
cious lives wore spared to write letters
and disturb the peace, who is there
that remembers the private soldier 2
Who ever heard of n monument being
erected to the memory of n man who
sent bullets to the enemy7 Fame is
reserved for the men who stovd USE
less in rear of the gunners, holding