The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-09-19
MR.. DITTS' LETTER.

For some time past the erca
dread OF some small politicians an'
u few of the Dolly Warden pres
seemed to he that ex.H'residen'
Jefferson Davis would become
candidate for the United States
senate, and that his popularity III
Mississippi would bring down upon
the heads of our people the united
condemnation (and probably ami
hilation) of the people of the great
and good Yankee nation, thereby
assuring the success OF the radical
party in every State mp in the so
called Gods country. We really
believe there are men and papers
in this free State of Mississippi who
think our people should shape their
politics and actions according to
the notions of the people and press
of the North, and that should we
fail to CRAFTY the Northern idea
terrible and mighty calamities
would befall the South, and We
would be irretrieyably a lost and
ruined people. These men have
held up MI. Davis as the great hob
goblin of the South, and advise
that he should not he sent to the
United States senate because his
presence there might recall to
the Northern mind the scenes
and incidents of the late civil war,
and would have a tendency to unite
the North against the South in
their bitter and relentless TRADE,
which the bloUdy-shirt party has
ever waged against us even to this
good day. Away with such paltry,
cowardly, cringing ours! If the
South is thus to be ever held in
allegiance to the whims of the
Northern hater we had as well OBJ
literate all State lines and become
a province at once, with the head
ruler at Washington, to whom we
must approach on Bonded knees for
any favor asked.
But we digress. What we started
ont to say vas that Mr.. Davis has
written a letter, which will be found
on the first page of this issue, in
which he states that he is not, and
will not be q candidate before our
legislature for the United States
senate, aud that his name will not
be submitted before that body,
with his consent. We hope now
that this letter of our ex.chieftain
will be satisfactory to those thin
skinned patriots, who have had
such fearful forebodings of the can
didacy of Mr.. Davis, and that from
this time forward they car rest
we'll at night aud not dream Of
Yankee bayonets, prison bars, dun
geons, etc. But we fear their peace
of mind will not be Gained for the
thought that possibly Mr.. Davis
has written this letter only as a
of policy, and that the inten-
ton of his friends is to "dark-
horse" him through the Legislature
to the United States senate. To
this class of Dolly Vardcns we
would say be calm. Mr.. Davis is
not u man to deceive the public.
He is IN opeu, honest friend or foe,
as the case may be, aud has never
yet sought, through deception, any
public office, and would have none
under such circumstances.
Should Mr.. Davis desire to serve
his State in the United States sen
ate he certainly could be elected to
the position, and no man would
more honor the station than he, but
he does not desire to again enter
political life, and he frankly and
,aDdidly says so i'll the plaiuest
language. We should not be sur
Drised, however, if some of the
Yeak-kneed press do not attempt
o distort the meaning of his Ian
suage, aud endeavor to show that
he has left a gap open whereby he
Gould accept the nomination if ten
Tered him. Mr.. Davis is far above
he reach of the shafts of such
)eurile attempts, and can sit calmly
Dy and complacently watch the tide
IF events with a smile of contempt
rs these little tumble-blgs slosh
,round in the mud endeavOring to
ioil his garments.