, 1879-07-09
THE JEFF DAVIS BOON, .
Mtssisslpp4 pornorrauc Comments Of All
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Mtssisslppa Domocrauc Comments Of All
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Grenada Sentinel.
Frank Butket, uf the Chickasaw innseyr1. ID
not Jel Davis man. senator!ally considered,
and tells hia feelings Ia words OF no uncertain
siRoi1cance; and be is moro than half right in
What be saYs OF tic matter. We have so often
re ,Iecd say ITO morr just NOW than that wo
think 1t would close MIR. Davis life, now Serena
and cafm, In storm, Of troubles md contontion;
aMI place our stato In the front rank Of dtsor-
1aulzcrs. When VIC have sucli fnan M Walthal,
BarEsaaie. Houston, unti others, mcn OF tho
present, we need not 60 down amongst the
political fossils for 5enator.
LOVED AND NEvEnEHcsD.
EHterDrsss Courier.
Sow That ths weight Of years ia upon htm,
h'id he cat tecl the end approaching, Il must be
peculiarly gratifying to the Hon. Jefferson
DAVE to see how mitch 30 ts loved aud rever.
enee1 by Observation-Disclosures Msstssp-
n!ans alonc,. but soutl,erncrs everywhere.
The eultnrs of the Mississippi press, the ladjes
a'la all present on The recent OCCASION at Pas
sasa n. rsemsa % n !" 1nys 'o >nger near hI 70
from his ilps. 4 ktnE might envy him such
place ID Tho affection Of ILLS pcuple.
NRAD OFT.
rfrkssuro Herald.
Tie Chtckasaw .4casen7tf, which believes IN
bury lng tue past, working for the future, and In
honoTably keeping pledges. reads Mr. Jefferson
Dayls our 0f the democratic Conservative purity
VI Missssppf. The -Htsaeager il fully justified
In this. Tested by our principles as set forth In
our last Convention and unanimously adopted.
.Nr. Davs Is not a Democrat. 1Iv has never &C.
ccpsed the amendments. has never bucn recon-.
structcd but TN Tire contrary glories IN tho be-
lief tlat there aro manT In the South who afe
unFccUnstructcd.
LOWERING HIS PERSONAL DIGNITY.
CaHisn Csiztn.
We believe TINT We express thu opinion of
nine-teAths af the people ot Mississippi mud u1
.ht South when we say that for Jefferson
would be 4 lowering Of Ills pcraonal dignity, mud
Il Jeteens from tic proud position tllnt he now
holds Us the lteprescntattye Of tie Lost Cause.
There In no place In thG politics Of these tnes
that is worthy Of Mfr. pavlsi bis throne ts In
Tie hearts Of the true men and Women Of tho
South. Let htm be content with their lore nntl
vrnrTatton while llo lives, and when lIe dies hte
nA.ne will bc cnsl,r1ncd In their memories for.
ever.
WANTS 70 hETI1.E HIN.
C+t,ta l7trotd.
While he, Of all men Of our State, has been The
n,ost honoEed. alsl perhaps the test loved, he
seems unfortunate in committing egrcgious
bic. Tie Terrible Past has bcenmc h1sturic, and
Mr.. Dayls' history is In the past W. therefore
suggest the Importance Of retiring. atr. Dayls.
No tongue III pen cnu add 10 tho briliancy Of
hts naths; and this continual harptng on his
tavorisc hume, "construction rcconstructcd."
Is simply ridiculous. Tile youth Of Mississippi
vii! taKu their proper places IN their devotion to
the Unlot. anll will keep step to the music 10 It's
defense, Nr. Davis 10 tho contrary notwitl-
standing.
cERTA1S M IS NOT CANDIDATE.
Thno!u Star.
OF late It has been layortte theme with the
Opposition urcas TO parade tho honorcd name OF
Jefferson Davis us q catltilatp for tho UuiAed
States Senate lrum Mississippi. It was evcu
stated that :" Tits natne bf Jefferson Davis will
be presented to tile MtssisstppE Legislature Tor
Unifcd States Senator" 1t af1orlls us not
little pleasure to be able By direct authority to
positively contradict all such rumors ami state
ucnss. rllr love Ut all true southeruers for the
grand old ctfeftaln Of u cause, though Iost,
still draE ever Increases and ,utcnsIAcs With thu
tlleht OF years. Tie measure Ut bis glory and
greatness Is full. Ills fame is immortal. In.
partial history Wilt record his natne beside that
Of Washington. A cotnul1sslon as United States
Srnatur could i,npnrt no new honor to Jefferson
DnyIs.