Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-28
JEFFERSON DAVIS GREED.

We confess to very great sense OF
respect for the true gentlemen OF the
South. Men like Generals Lee Stone
wall jackson ami Longstrest, pure and
upright and orderly IL their lives, and
honorable in their views and intentions,
are worthy o. the whole measure Of re-
spect in which their names are held.
They came from class OF high minded
men and women. and represent great
excellence Of home-breeiiEg which IS
the most beautiful thing in the uid DO
minion and the Csrolinas- But not III
anv manner related 10 this class Of South
ern gentlemen is Jefferson DAVIS. \
man Of urtloubte,l strength CT character
in some directions, lie Is IN no sense
pure, virtuous or truly lofty in his aims
and ambitious. Position, wealth and
power, at whatever prize, :hese are his
aim and chiefess end. Though a SraiI-
ate Of West Point, he never rose to 8
higher place in the regular army than
that of first lieutenant; and he quilted
the army in 1885 10 become planter
Hi. instincts have always moved hlm IN
the direction Of se.tasgrandizemeni and
not q. all toward the heroics. Pollard,
the Southern Historian of the War, de-
pounced Davis in unmea.ured ;erns-as
any high looking Nirsinlan with d seho!-
arly turn naturally would do. Had Ds-
Wis been hero, and not a selt-accusing
coward, he would have surrendered him
self 10 the United States authorizes, IS
Lee did. Instead OF doing that. he at
tempted to flee the country, disguised
asa woman, and was captured by Mich
ic,n cavalryman. He chose, though
educated a soldier TO occupy the place
( of A uou-conbatans in the Confederacy;
AMI he showed how much more he val
ned his life than his manhood when he
.rraved his body in his mother-in-law
gown and laid aside his hat to cover his
head With G woman S bonnet. The won
der is that in his ;repilation and preclp-
itan. ingenuity of Disgusting. he had not
blscken.d his face and pu. q crisp haired
wig upon his head, :ha: he might hide
behind the color he had SO many times
and SO cruelty denounced as worthy
badge Ct bondage II we may believe a
widely spread report, s:outiy asserted
and reasser.ed by al outspoken railway
conductor, Davis moral character Is on
a level with his poltroonsgy- The story
b-ouoh. q woman's name into disgrace
full relationship to the rebel President
and found origin IL sleeping car. /:
need not be repeated. And now the
story comes. circums:an;ia!ly told o.
the dishonesty and exceeding meanness
Of this hsartless old man. We confesi
that the authority is no. unquessionabls
bu. we give the s.atsment as it appears
IN the New YorL Sun of January "A:
Some time since jefferson Davis
brought suit in the Court of Chsncery
. in yicksburg. Hiss, against the heir
and Iecatees OF his brother. Joseph L
: Dayis. ior the recovery Of $40, 900, pur
/ chase money Of TIE Brierfeld plantation
: .ituated in Warren county, Mississippi
, The suit has Just been decided agains
! the complainant. 1t seems that JOSEPH
E e. Davis some fifty years since procure'
, from the United Safes Government tw
tracts of land known as Brierheld ant
5 Hurricane. In the year 1886 he SOL
; .bam both to his former slaves. BenJa
F min Montgomery and his two sons, TO
E $500. 600, taking in payment therefor tn
I purchasers bonds and . mortgage o,
! Inc property purchased for the ful
c an,oun.. giving a long time fo- the pay
r men. O; the principal. This was don
!. while jefferson Davis was IN PRISON
: charged With treason. In 1870 JosePl
a died. dispoeing OF his property BY WI
D The children Of Jefferson Davis were NJ
, principal lsgatess, and Jefferson Dsvl
!, | himself was one OF the executors. ID
9 qualified, and entered upon the dlschArg
!, Of his duties as such. executing III PaI
' the provisions Of the will. He even lal
/. claim to SO, 900 against the estate %
: creditor OF his brother. which was settle
, bv compromise. After thus recognizin
. the validity O. the will, he brought .