The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-04

ON FAST AND pHEstNr POLITICS,
No opinion on Cisvsiand's ADMINISTERS.
fion-A Constitutional 0"vefniuent
la Name ONLY No iiAs 10
rasora o. Ask 81 10.

WA,IliEoTos, May Si.-Dr. a. 4. II,
sArnett, OF this city, while on recent
trip south, visited jefferson Davis, with
whom he has had long aud Intimate sc'
uuain TANGO. The star this morning pub
! lIshed an Interview with DR.. Garnott, In
which the views Of the ax.coniederate
president are given on tho political sit
aation and other matters. DR., 0arnett
sAys,
dIn tho course OF our convers alton
Mr. Davis alluded 10 the political con-
ditiou OF the country by saying he
knsw nothing OF the present executive
aud that Mr.. Cleveland had not YET pro-
yressod far enough with his aiministra-
ton tor him, (Mr. Dsvis) 70 form an
opinl0n. lla seemed satisfied with the
members OF the cabinet selected from
the south, but WAS not disposod,. i
thought, TO entertain u worry hcpefni
View OF our future, as no said the re-
spsct, love and veperation for The con-
stituLon which animated the citizens OF
the United States before tile war had
now departed from our people and that
the systom OF government erected BY
our forefaihers existed only in nRinei
that there werO clements Of disintegra-
tion and disruption At work In our
midst, which could only be- restrained
and held In check by force; that the un-
deriving and fundamental principles
upon which our system was erected and
unou which the constitution rs 10 was
before the war rested, were fast heoom-
.-g obsolete, forgotten by old men and
noyg, learned by the yOungi that uu-
der the rule OF ropublicanlsm during The
WAY and subsequent 10 II, the constitG.
tion was made OF q rope OF sand
and that whilst this party OF so,eslled
liberal IDEAS was proclaimfEs universal
freedom and equality on the oLe band,
they TerA toariDg down and blotunS
out tho very safeguards and posts which
alone, unuer our form OF governments,
could > l.Js IL TO tn em."
Speaesng OF Commodore Bullock's
book. y hich discloses the secret histo-
~ OF Confederate agents ia England
during tb6 way for procuring ships, the
Doctor continued:
nMr. Davis exhibited iauch feeling al
what he characterized the duplioity and
moanuess OF the English government In
It's conduct towards the south, and,
whilst that goYrrnnenL would permit
the United Sta.ss 10 purchase and take
away as macy ahips as IL desired, thore
was always suho pretext TO prevent sail
ling. those Vessels purchased by any
agent or citizen of the Confcderacy, al
though such vessels were entirely un-
armed.".
Did you refer II the report that petit
ton WAS 10 he presented 10 congress in
mis- hehalf?" asked Inc reporter.
: lI asked him 4 10 were true. He re-
spor6fd iv&4 had not authorized any
pslluou 10 100 presented to the Federal
authorities 70 have his disabilities re-
moved. He replied very emphstically
in the negative ana added that he had
written an open letter to the author Of
that petition, calling bis attention to
that fact. lie said that he 10 all times
had been perfectly willing TO undergo
trial ii the government thought proper
TO bring such an issue, provided no was
trisd strictly under the provisions oftho
ce,u sti tuti0nu