St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-01
JEFF DAVIS DRIVEI.
What is Thought at the Capital Of the
Resurrection Of the Confederate
Cadaver.
Northern and Southern congressman Give
It but Lii hought and Say
It is Unimportant.
Three Public and Prominent Men
Nearly Confidenced Into the
Telephone Scheme.
Proceedings of the Senate and House
"A Congressional Secession1st--
Washington Waits.
The Rebe, Kesurrectioni.r.


Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.--The masses
for the repose Of the soul of the 'lost
cause" now being celebrated at various
places in Alabama, more particularly at
Montgomery, when the briefly-enduring
deceased was chriStened, are attracting
some attention among Democratic congress.
men, but are not OccaSiOning much remark.
Democratic congressman who want to be
reelected next fall are little afraid of the
use OF the speeches of one Jeffer-
son Davis, and the plaudits
of the multitude as his sepulchraI
deliverances, may be put to next summer
For the most part there is disposition to
treat the matter as OF no political signifi-
canoe. and the demonstration over that in
teresting survival of a bygone era, who
usually secludes himself in Beauvin, as an
Outburst of sentiment over thrilling bit of
the past. without any connection or refer
ence with the present and the future; but
it is so well known how effectively the Re
publicans can use the language of Mr.. Davis
and the
APPLAUSE OF THE PEOPLE
and how sensitive large proportion of the
people of the North are to any semblance
OF vitality on the part of the Confederate
cavader, that some of the Democrats are
little worried over the possible effects of
this raid on the political grave yard both
in the elections next fall and those of 1888.
Southern congressman, who is also
Confederate brigadier, said to-day:
Of course, don't want to be quoted in any
thing 1 say about this business. Any criticism
from me might seem to be in bad taste 1 am
rather sorry about this little demonstration
in q pNf ao1lv
thing, but 1 know it will be used all over the
North to give color to the charge that we hate
the Union and would Secede again if we had
a chance. Consequently 1 would not have
HAD THIS CELEBRATION
If could have prevented it. But hope it
won't hurt the party in the North. shouldn't
think it would have much effect on public
sentiment there. although I am not well
enough acquainted with Northern people to
judge. 1t ought not to have much effect. Of
course we have warm feeling for the men
who led US in the war of twenty-five years
ago, but the people of the south have no wish
to undo the results of the war, and we are as
loyal to the general government as the people
OF the north are. a great injustice will be
done the people of the south, and Democrats
al over the country, if the perfectly unim-
portant observations of Mr.. Davis and the
wholly innocent expressions of affection for
him by the people in our section are con-
strued to indicate that the political ideas of
the south to-day are what they were quarter
of a century ago.
A Northern Democrat, who was an
officer in the federal army, said:
think the people of the North understand
that what Mr.. Davis says is mere drivel, with
out political value or signifcance. I have
hardly given this Montgomery demonstration
moments thought, and do not apprehend
that it will have any considerable bearing on
the congressional elections.
1t is unquestionably true that Democratic
congressman are already very much afraid
that the next house would be Republican,
and many of them feel that the Mont
gomery demonstration will assist in bring
ing this about by helping the Republicans
in some close districts.
A SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER OPINION.
Special to the Globe.
VIcKsBURG, Miss. April 3O.-Comment-
ing on the Montgomery celebration, the
Vicksburg Commercial Herald, the leading
paper of the state says:
Jefferson Davis is not of the new South; he
is ofthe old South. He said things at Mont
gomery that would have been better unsaid,
and did not say things which he, of all men,
ought to have said.