The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-09

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progress should be regarded quite satis-
iae'orly. There are now withinher Dor
uefs Twelve cotton mills and about > 500
other manufacturing establishments
employing about 10000 hands. with a
capital OF about 81 900, 900. paving abopt
the same amount in WAGES ana nro.
duelng ahOut$l5000, 600. Edpcafio1sl.
~ speakpg the diffusion Of knoWledge
Is greater now than it was eyer before,
mere are now over 5000 free schools i'm
Ihe state, with I'm attendanceb of 2f6. G54
OUT OF 425,6S9 black and white educAble
ch1laren: That Is not a bad showing.
put IL might be better, and am sure il
VIII soon be improved Besides, there
are about J, 900 private schools and acad-
emles in the State with an attendance
of 10000 '''''''' :
Dir. Davis, why are YOU 50 ayersc To
being interviewed ' 'A 0..l y
"BccauseI am constantly being ahusp1
mcailgned and villitied by thoapress and
for the reasons gave you when / first
greeted you this morning..
I'm your carly public life, what
pubic men and associates did You must
admire%
John Quincy Adams for one. Hewas
the most genial gentlemen knew. en-
loyed his society, and found him to be
highly cultivated. His wife was a most
estlmable lady, very charming in her
manner, and really adorned the White
House, 1passcd many pleasant evening
with them, and cherish amoncmy fondest
recollcctions the many courteous atten-
tons which they paid me. Col. Greene,
OF the Post, is another
MAssACHU let's. GENTLEMAN
for whom | have an abiding love. He
was very able, and in his day, WELD
ca great deal Of influence, Daniel
Webster was very kind to me, and.
though some of our political views were
thoroughly antagonistic, we ALWAYS met
as friends. He had a large heart, and
never forgot 4 kindness. Hisnature WAS
very grateful. / have reason to know
whereof / speak During my visit to
Boston was handsomely entertained,
and received perfect ovation at
Faneuil Hall, Then 1 had many friends
in the Old Bay State, and am proud to
say, | have a few Of them left. / adj
mired Henry Clay az a speaker, hit nv
political ideas were opposed 20 his. He
was q great compromised When merel
boy | looked upon Calhoun as an ideal
statesman, and as grew older my admi-
ration for the man increased. He never
prepared his speeches, in the sense Of
writing them out. lie frequently gave
nae his views on certain subjects, and
when he addressed the Senate ii seemed
to meas if he was repeating what he
had before uttered in conversation. u
followed him closely in many things.
and, like him, lacked, method and great
preparation. Webster, on the ether
hand, prepared almost everything he
uttered, and paid It's ihuch attention to
the sound!Of his words ;is he did To fbcir
sense. That is why BIS speeches read
so well" Ill.,. .a.. 4
''4faye you gathered and prepared !
your speeches for publications.
II have not, nor have / contemplated !
such a thing"
The conversation thondriftel intoliter-
airy channels, but by degrees Mr.. Davis
almost permitted himself to talk about
the Lost Cause Your correspondent |
smilingly reminded him that there was
still living a Massachusetts man who
had voted tifty-seyen times to make him
q presidential candidate, and who was
now regarded in some quarters an aspi
r int for thesamc high honors, and then
asked him what effect his nomination
would have upon the nation, conceding,
for the sake of argument, that Gen. But
l3r's plan at Charleston had proved sue
c2ssful, and that the Democratic party
instead Of dividing into factions, had
solidihed around him as a compromise
nominee. Mr.. Davis looked up a mo
ment, then became thoughtful and
finally said; "No, sir; twas to be. I'll
was an agitation, that began with the
government, and that kept the country
in a furry of excitement. Providence
decreed that the struggle should end as
it did" ' -
At this iuncture Mr. Davis rose from
his chair and offered to take yourGorres-
pendent over his grounds. His bath
house, extending about 400 feet into
Mississippi Sound, was visited, and on
either hand Mississippi City and Biloxi
were viewed. The orange orchard was
also visited, and Mr.. Davis said that
many of his choicest and finest trees had
been killed by the severe cold of last
winter. An old colored man was seen
repairing wagon, and Mr.. Davis intro
.dnced him DIS Robert, servant, who,
through good report and bad report,
through prosperity and adversely, had
remained faithful to him. and even
when Mr.. Davis was incarcerated in Fort
Monroe, stopped with his children and
waited upon their wants, After accept
ing other Inequalities, and when the
time for departure came, Mr.. Davis ac-
epmpanied your correspondent to the
end Of his demesne and warmly pressed
him to call again. ,gg-tgu la
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