The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-12-31

appointed life, aud, severe civility
and studied feticence In discussing
all things OF the past; bat those
who believe Jeffersonl Daris to be
misanthIopic in. temperament and
embittered against the nation and
tue world greatly misjudge him.
Nor he 10 the. broken invalid that
heiis generally regarded. .hoai)
DAVIS N CONVERSATION.
i HIS ! YET abuhdads locks and fun
beard are deeply silvered, and bis
face and frame are spare as they
always haye been, but his step is
elastic aud Astsady, and the hard
lines of his brow which are so con-
spicuous in his pictures, are at once
efisced EhAl ke enters into CONVEX.
satiea. Ipstsad ,of impresxng the
visitor as q political recluse who
has no interest 10 the land to
whose cititspsbip ~ yutslive and
die stranger, he at once invites
the freedom Of the planters home
by chatting without reserve, save
when his contemporaries are likely
to be criticised, When. he .adroitly
and PLEASANTLY turns the discussion
into inoffensiyc channels. He is
yet the saue Egpsltise man in all
his convictions AMI purposes that
made him the leader of q causeless
rebellion. He well understand
that he cast the die for empire or
for failure that must make him
alien to the country and the world,
aud that he lostj and he knows
that he is to-day the most power
less Of all men In the land to re-
trieve the fortunes Of those who
followed him to ,bereaveulent and
sacrifice. iIS reads aright the in.
exorable judgment that makes him
eyecrated fbr The ConfeLsracy, /,
while his equally guilty subordi.
mates have beeu welcomed to the
fatted calf. His yice-president
who followed the slave empire afar
of when doubt aud darkness gath.
cred about it, made haste to scram
ble over the ruins OF the C0nfrd.
eracy, and rrgMued the ssat iu
Washington from which he seceded
wifh DSvis y ed N sguidlag ~
belljoe. I've Of II boted war
ndrs have satin republican, cabi.
nets; Lees abIest lieutenant Is the
republican minister to Turkey ;
the man " no mslchsd)the Arst reg.
iment of volunteers to Charleston
aud who served as Confederate
senator until Appomattox became
historic, died ~ sthe repsblican
minister ltt R444 bud qeeate,
house aud tie Washington DEPART.
ments swarm With men who we're
abreast with Jefferson Davis In
every ellovt - dhmember the re-
Ipnblic, but Davis IL the emb0di.
meuts OF huNjlistien while bis fel-
lows 70 ID and out without dis.
pleasures i heaN no allusion to
or UbnsJhint. o. ttls injostice, bat
| IL IL plainly evident that Davis en-.
l|tirely appreciates 1t aud that be
believes be would not be consistent
with himself and the grave respon.
sibilities he assumed, however mis-
| taken he nlAys hsvn been assuming
them, If he did not deliberately re.
main an alien to the government
that he moro conspicuously than
all others stroggled tn overthrow
He could not help the South or
himself By seeking or accepting
restoration to citizenship and ht
| is wisely content with stubborn
faith In the rectitude OF his lost
cause. ,e9bgoB = 9fisIaA
soie Rsn HnscENcks OF ritwAE
/ have long desired to know the
exact truth sfr6ui the fouutaih o.
Southern knowledge on the subject
10 regard to several importap,
events of the war, aud was agree
ably, ,slrpried " the- freedom VIII
which Ma 0sSsssactiRy illquir5es
l Whva Baahrf,Vnrd WA ordered K