The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-12-13
JEFF DAVIS.

The distinguished American schol
ar, warrior, statesman and hero, th'
embodiment of principle, has passed
from ms. A long life of usefulness
has ended.
He was useful in early life, battling
for the success Of his country in tbs
western Indian wars. He was usefu
when, as a volunteer commander o.
the United States forced in the Mex,
can war at BueDa Vista, be drew
from General Zsckay Taylor, those
words of eneonium, endorsed by the
American people, "Colonel, you have
saved the day, God bless you. When
Dolly would have you, she was a bet
ter Judge of a man than l was" He
was useful as citizen of Mississippi
and of the United States when, with
marked ability, be represented his
state in congress, or presided over The
war department. He was useful 81
the time of the secession of the south
ern states in 1861, in concentrating
aud crystalizing the sentiment Of
those states INTO one principal, which
he advocates as a constitutional right.
and thus preventing the horrors OF
several different nationalities strug
Cling IN strife.
His predominating talent, bis cour'
age and indomitabIe will kept the
Confederate states organized, pro
longed, and rendered long doubtful
the result of the war of 1865. H,
rendered the struggles Of millions Of
people intelligent, noble, self-sacri,
ficing and patriotic.
He saw the people united will
him, crushed and overpowered by
hundreds of thousands of whom were
imported hirelings, who came without
patriotic or worthy motives, aDc
fought for bounty money and wages
He saw the Confederate government
of which be was the head, annihilated
and the country devastated. He be
held the principle for which he con
tended, denounced, stricken from thu
platform of the Democratic party as I
dead Issue, decided the bloody ar
bitrament of war as error, and con
demncd as the tenets of Traitors. &,
beheld a race of slaves placed fO
years virtually as cruel masters of biz
people. He suffered incarceration fo
two years as a traitor. lie lived K
see every effort to prove him a trallO
fail, beheld every Confederate exceP
himself restored to citizenship, behelC
the entire north centering their hat,
upon himself as the Que uDbindin|
Employment of the principle, which
through an unusually long life, b.
maintained as right, and died as b.
had lived, a Christian hero, agains
whom the shafts of hatred fell harm
less, and in his death drew forth th
profound love his people, which ha'
always been with him in the form no
merely Of national but of ipdividua
mourning.
The deposed hero, the man denie
citizenship of this great country j
which his equal does not, and, PEI
haps, never lived, lies in his toni
with towns, cities and states suin
for the honor of holding his remain
and bonoring his memory.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabami
Georgia and Kentucky all want tt
honor of erecting his mansoleum.
The southern states, represented b
their governors and Doled disti
guished citizens attend the fuBera
The people will build him a mon
ment. The x.Confederates will pr
vide for his family, and adopt his on
child as the daughter of the Co
federsey.
When his opponents and their pa
tisan histories shall have passed in
oblivion, when ages shall have sWeI
over the country and truth shall star
triumphant, Jefferson Davis will loo
mp ii American history as the soul
honor, The type Of truo patriotism,
mastery abilities, Of character Pr
eminent, and consistent heroism--tj
shining exponent Of independent
liberty and truth.