Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-04-03
THURSDAY. APRIL J. isrs.
The Democratic Spirit South.

The following clippings from editor
ials in Okolona, Miss Southern States
relative TO the recent debate in Congress
over pensioning Jefferson Davis, will be
found very interesting. Ii says:
A long and fiery row followed, and the
bloody shirt was run clean up 10 the top Of
the flag staff, with loud and prolonged
yawp.
One Of the speakers was the forever-lnfa-
nous Zach Chandler. who ought TO be
breaking stone In a convict yard for the
part he played In the sx7 transaction OF
1876
He said that eighteen years ago he and
Mr.. Davis came into the Senate together
aud both AT the same time swore To sup
port the constitution of the United States.
he forgot TO supplement this bi; OF his.
tory by telling how he had broken that SOL
emn oath Into q million fragments, like the
traitor that he Is, while Mr.. Davis had re-
manned lval and loyal by following the for
tunes of his sovereign state.
Chandler-(and we wish that we could
write this up without polluting our pages
with his nsme)-proceeded 10 state that
every man. womsn and child 10 the North
believe Davis is a double dyed traitor; and
yet Il Is a broad and luminous truth that
the northern Democracy honor Davis as 4
patriot without a peer.
A vote was taken. The northern and
southern Democracy rallied IS one man TO
the side OF Davis, while the radicals went
unanimously for the Hoar amendpent,-
carrying & br a little mean. contemplate.
pusilisntmous ard ccwardly majority OF
one.
As Mr. Garland said Mr. Davis would
scorn 10 draw from the pension" He asks
no odds al the hands OF the pirates and
jaekals OF Ysnkeedom. No, sirs, Strong
Ia the strength OF his past career, he looks
down from invincible heights with inefa-
bic contempt upon the dastardly ours that
are bsylng at his immortal name.
In another editorial in the same issue
on the amendments 10 the United States
Constitution, the States SAYS:
This is the song that the northern Dem
ocrats are singing. aod YOU will hear the
chorus from the grand. Old southern Jeffer-
sonisns BY and bye The amendments
must 90.
And the following from editorials in
the same paper OF later date:
Yes. thank Godg We have captured the
Capitol. and 10 1850 our man will wax up
the White House steps and take his seat iu
the Presidential char.
Then will our glorious triumph De CON-
plete.
Then will We proceed 10 tear your
Amendments from the Constitution and
trample them In the mlre
Then will We recognize the right Of Sc
cession--a right that Is not dead but sleep
Ing.
Then will We decorate the Capitol with
tAe pictures Of Davis. and Lee, and Stuart
and all the glorious leaders of Cause that
Is not lost but living still.
Let the Federal brgadiers take back
seats In the work OF restoration. The Re
public has no further use for the Lincoln
hrelings.
B;-ihe-way, Yankees. don't IL make you
feel queer to think that we've defeated you
fellows after all, and captured the Capitol ?
But we can tell the ankees that the
man they exclude frsm their amnesty
will be looked upon as the most dis,in-
guished patriot In the United States, and
we haven't the slightest objection u they
want 10 confer that immortal honor on the
illustrious President Davis.
.PArdony' Fudge and iiddlesticss!
We have done nothing in the past that
we wouldn't do sgAln. under the same cir
cumstances-nothing whatever. Par
DOM Pooh"
Think you for one moment that the
South, the proud. chivalric South will re-
pent OF maintaining her rights aud self-re.
spect 8. the point OF the bsyonet, Never