The Van Buren press., 1875-09-21
JEFFERSON DAVIS TOUR.
He Meets Hearty Reception at Kansas
City.
Fifteen to Twenty Thousand People
in Attendance.
Especial to the St. Louis Republican.
II I

luose VINO calleu were III SttW2fJ OIL
Henry county. who bore him from the
field when he was wounded at Buena Wis
ia Gen. David Atchison of Clinton,
who was a member Of the United States
Senate with him 20 years ago, was also
among the callers, and had very pleasant
INTERVIEW WITH HIS OLD FRIEND.
But perhaps the most interesting inter-
view was that between Mr. Davis and
Maj. Sewer of Richmond, Ray county.
These two men were class-m mates at
West Point, the one appointed from Ken.
lucky the other from Tennessee. They
served together for some time in the old
army and then their paths were separated
Forty years ago they parted, and since
that time until to day they had never
met. Davis left the army first; then Sc
vier resigned from the service, and each
had pursued his own peculiar fortunes
When the late war came on, Maj Sewer
adhered to The Union side, but being an
old man, he did not take service in the
army. After all these years, the two
men met. Each has grown old and gray,
and the fsebeness of age has come upon
them since they parted in the yigor OF
manhood forty years ago. To day they
talked the old times over. The years
now buried in the tomb Of the past had
left memories dear to each, and once
more they sat face to face, and reverted
With kindling eyes and animated spirits
to the rare days of Aud Lang Syne and
the wild pranks Of cadet life in the train
ing school Of the leaders of armies. It
was most interesting and ahectiny Incl
dent
Gen. Atchlnson and Jefferson Davis,
tar back in the days Of their boyhood,
sat tsgether on the same form and conHed
the same lesson in old Kentucky Once
more the three met The fires Of youth
ting down together they looked out into
the not distant future when for them the
battle of life shall close and they will lie
quiet in the unbroken peace OF the grave.
The sun goes down, the twilight shows
full and then the night Of rest at last af.
ter the stern conflicts aud disastrous
,tor;ns Through they have passed.
TO THE FAIR GROUNDS
Mr. Davis entered carriage at fifteen
minute, alter twelve o clock accompanied
by Gen. Atkinson, Col. Coates and
Maj Gllland, followed by another car
rage in which rode Maj Sewer, Col.
Keatlag, Maj. Gibson and the representa-
tives of the Republican and was driven
to the fair grounds Mr.. Davis was con-
Quoted to the presidents office and had a
reception continuing for upwards of hall
an hour, during which he received large
number Of persons, among them many
old friends and some cid army comrades
of the long ago. ing And hooadueted
TO the speaker'hnng by mistake At n
erected ip Of his poor mother, the tea
seatf hewn his cheeks. Was 1T for u
was vared so tenaerly her earliest chill
Is, ,000 to a, his beloved and betrstht
II was nearly or sister. Wh"t5lonel
Coates, president Of the Far association,
and who was an original abolitionist and
has always been a Republican, arose and
introduced to the assembled multitude
the Hon. jefferson Davis as the orator
OF the day Mr.. Davis WAS received with
storms of applause which prevented his
proceeding with his address for come
minutes. Quiet having been restored he
proceeded to address the great throng IN
a clear strong voice, notwithstanding his
fcehleness
THE ADDRESS
Is essentially the same as that delivered
at De Soto and at Fulton. What was
left out of the De Soto address at Fulton
was incorporated in that of to day, and
what was lacking in the Fulton address
in that given at De Soto was introduced
1t is not necessary to report in full the
remarks he made to day. The train Of
thought employed is already familiar to
the readers of the Republican In one
respect only does the speech of to day
differ frsm those hitherto reported in the
Republican 1t was more lively, and
the honorable gentleman several times
succeeded in cliciting almost convuisivc
peals Of laughcr.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
Mr.. Davis at the conclusion Of his
speech, which occupied something more
than three quarters of an hour, took
seat at the back of the platform around
which had gathered a dense throng of
people, Men and women pressed forward
to take him by the hand. Among these
were many men who had been soldiers in
the Union army. One eX-iederal veteran
came up to shake hands with the ex-
President Of the Confederacy and said as
he extended his hand, " How do you do,
I'm glad to take you by the hand Twas
four years soldier in the Federal army,
aud was a prisoner at Andersoviltc. 1t
is AL = ia lie about that matter Mr..
Davis remarked that sometimes people
might he mistaken.
Another old gentleman pressed for
ward, took the old soldier chieftain bv
the hand and said IL ALWAYS disiked
your politics. was an abolitanist,
came from the State OF Maine, and am
proud of my native land; but / am glad
to see you here to day.
Mr. Davis met all with cordial grasp,
a kindly smile and pleasant word He
did not remain long on the ground, but
entering = carriage, he was driven to the
Coates house, where he has had quiet and
rest
E9r a Missouri divine left the Lords
to be clown in a circus Ii
reasons were that three square meals a
dav aud $50 per week are better than