Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-07
THH FUNERAL ON WEDNESDAY.

All Business in she South Wiil Re Sus- pended on That Day-A Misjudgea man Senator Reagan Tells she Motive That Aetuated Him In the RsbelIion-No Hostility sO she North A Deveut Christian.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-It hes been de- cided that the body of Jefferson Davis, which has been enbalmed, be removed from the residence of MT. Payne tonight to tho City Hall where it will remain until Wednesday next in charge of uniformed guard of honor composed of members of the Association of Confederate Veterans assisted by the mili- tary. This action is taken in order to enable citizens from every section of the South to attend the funeral. It is expected that many volunteer military regiments will attend in . body. Governor Nichols of this State hav- ing been notified of MT. Davis' death will c proclamation advising that all business be suspended on Wednesday next, the day of the funeral. MT. Davis' remains will be de- posted temporarily in the vault of one of the Association of Veterans. The meeting appointed an executive committee who will arrange the details of the funeral.
 Senator Reagan said this afternoon to . re- porter: .sI served with MT. Davis in the cab- met of the Confederacy from the beginning to the end as his postmaster-general. He was man of great labor, of great learning, of great integrity, of great purity" "What was the principal motive which actuated him in going into the rebelliona' ITO secure @ government that should be friendly to the people. He was an intense believer in the doctrine that the State should control absolutely their domestic affairs and | that the general government had no power or | authority to act outside of the matters spe- cially delegated to It."
 "There was, then, no vindictivsness, no hostility to the northern peoplea ! ~k~ ~1l. Ill So far frnun that hn- ing the case Nr. Davis had served in the army and in the war department; had been . msm- Der of both branches of Congress, during all of which experisncs he associated with the northern people in such relations that for . year or two before tho war the radical south. ern leaders did not confer with him at ell. know this, for I WAS here and familiar with
 "Why wal hs elected to the presidency o1 the Confederacy if the leaders felt 90 disposed toward him?"
 "Beoause they recognized his ability and integrity of character and knew that he could
 be depended on"
 "what will be the effect of his dsath upo'
 the Southa'' y.
 '.There will be general sorrow among tn
 people, for the people of the South 9rsstl. loved him."
 sWill it affect in any wsy the sentiment ii
 favor of accepting the results of the rebellio l as fnal.n
 .sNot at all. Why, Mr. Davis himself al
 ways urged the fullest acceptance of th
 present condition of affairs.
 "Why, then, did he not ask to have hi disabilities removsdsD
 "Besauss he did not feel that he had don
 anything which required him to ask an f mans pardon. He had done his duty as { had conscientiously seen it, and he had ?
 apologies to make therefor. Mr. Davis WI
 greatly misjudged in many ways. Hewi
 the best devout Christian ever knew an < the most selfss4crihcing man. When b ' Fplsntation wss'in danger of being seized an 7 the property destroyed, he was urged E l friends to send a force of men to protect sThe President of the Confederacy,' he T sponded, Cannot afford to use public meal ! to preserve private intereats and cam employ men to take care of my property Y And 20, when his hill property in Him
 county, Miss, was threatened and all
 bonds and papers were in danger of destgu