The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-07-28
JEFF DAVIS.
an Account Of The Rise and Fall Of Confederate
Government The ES.PresidenE8 Defense Of The
South and HimselE

an Account Of The Rise and Fall Of Confederate
Government The Er.PresidenEs Defense of The
South and Himself
This book is by odds the most important con.
tribuuon to the history OF the war from the
Southern side. Mr.. Davis has resisted the i'm.
pulse to meet current assaults or misrepresenta-
ton with current replication, and has reserved
all his strength for final and deliberate effort
that should not only serve as an answer to run.
ming assault but sand as an appeal to posterlty
The book has the advantage Of coming from an
Intelligent author, before whom has passed In
review opinions OF yearly every prominent man
on either side Of the late struggle, and to whom
the stores Of Information gathered in nearly
| twenty years Of peace had been opened. Beyond
question the book that is the result Of Mr. Dav,ss
work will be accepted as the standard Of author.
ty for the Southern side Of the great struggle and
the very causes that combine to make It supreme
among the sympsthiz'rs with the rebellion, will
tend more or less to give 1t weight with the world
at large. 1t is therefore worthy Of the attention
OF intelligent people everywhere. Mr.. Davis ia
aggressiVely In the assertion OF the righteousness
Of the principles for which tie Southern people
fought. Utterly regardless Of the arbitrament
made by the sword Of Appomstox, or the march
Of events since then, he defends secession not
only as right but as corner stone Of the ONLY
possible constitutional union, al vindicates ev.
cry position taken by the Southern leaders before
the war. JEFF rsOn Davis will live In American
history as a man called upon by destiny to plav
great part The time hes not come for us to
estimate his character, his motives, or his intiu
encp, nor will that time come in this generation
To grea part Of the American people he Il the
head OF the rebellion; the founder OF the South
ern Con'ederacy; the master spirit OF lremend
GUS war; the iDcarnattOn Of treason; the enemy
OF the Union, to be remem oered with Benedict
Arnold and Aaron Burr To another he is the
hero OF the lost cause; the champion NJ consttu.
tional right; the defendant of liberty aud wor. I
thy the fame Of Washington. History will accept |
neither Of these jud9ments. The fact that Mr. |
Davis lost his cause has won for him the sympa, |
thy OF the world Those who fell In wars OF re. |
bellion have compensation in the tendercv Of |
our human nature to look with kindness upon |
the unsuccessful. More than that the cause |
which Mr.. Davis championed has always had the |
respect Of large part Of the world. Whatever |
our friends from over the sea may say about our |
matchless Republic-its growth, It's power, It's |
fame-we have never been a popular nation.
Our very strength excited an envy which came
upon us like cold chilling wind from all quar-.
ters Of the world in the hour Of our trouble, The
work OF Mr.. Davis is an important contribution |
to the literature Of the world. 1t was becoming
in him to tell the story OF his cause and all men,
without regard to their sympathies will listen to
his story with attention and respect Mr.. Davis
is an old man and must soon pass away. Look.
Ing at the rebellion with Northern eyes 1t was
wanton attack upon government which, with |
all its faults, is the best that has ever been de.
vised. 1t was still a tremendous convulsIon.
The causes which led to It, the manner In which |
1t was conducted on both Sides the military and |
civil lessons which 1t teaches are worthy OF |
careful study. There is no better way Of avoid.
ing similar eslamities than by studying this IN
all ofits aspects. The American Union must ex-
pect to encounter dangers as grave from without
as from within, and history has 10 better
office than to teach us how 10 avoid and to meet
them, The agent for this great work is W. A.
Gentry citizen Of our town. The book is sold
by subscription never at the book stores The
time to get 1t IS now. No more will come to this
town than are subscribed for. The Appleton's
are the publishers. The work will be ready for
delivery to subscribers In July. Every mans Ii.
brary is defective without 1t. Don't fail to sub,
scr be, thinking you will get 1t at some future
time The supposItion Is a fallacy, born Of pro.
craSiination. II you fail now to subscribe, the
probabilities are that you will both live and die
largely deficient in the history OF this greatest
struggle Of modern times