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tion, he agsin resisted all persuasions of friends to have them protected" In reply to questions, Justice Lamar said:
 sThe whole people of Mississippi are in grief. They regarded Mr. Davis as much- beloved countryman who had suffered much for their sake. My own personal relations with him were not only kind, but affection ate. As public man, my estimate of him was of the most exalted character. He was man of intellect, honor and statesmanship. He was the friend and sympathizer of young men, whom he was always ready to aid. When I came to congress inIS57, . young man, MT. Davis was then . senator. He re- ceived me with kindness, and throughout my life have been indebted to him for kindness, counsel and aid."
 Senator George said:
 "Whatever may be said of MT. Davis by some of his contemporaries who differed with him, am sure the Judgment of posterity will be that he was pure, able and patriotic eit- izen."
 Senator Walthall said:
 "Mr. Davis ia his last days had stronger hold on the affections of his own people than he had in the time of his greatsst power. There will be universal mourning in the South and especially in his own State to whose name he had brought so much of honor in tho past.h
 Opinions Of Lenaon Papers.
 LONDON, Dec. ~6.-All the evening papers have leaders on Jefferson Davis. The Globe recalls MT. Gladstone's eulogium, including the famous phrase 50 much criticised at the time, "Jefferson Davis has created nation," and adds, s'that if he did not create nation it was because such a creation was clearly not possible in the conditions; that if states manship, military genius and devotion to the part of whole people were sufficient for the foundation of state, a slave-holding repub- lie would have been established. The enter prise failed, :" it concludes, "because the con- ditions were not difficult, but impossible"
 The St. James Gazette doubts whether Davis will take historical position as one of the worlds great men. He was man of great persistency of purpose and keen polit- ical vision.
 The Times says: Stripped of rhetorical trappings, MT. Davis' policy was 8 superb game of brag. His cardinal vice was failure. His later career was hardly worthy of him. While he was @ conspicuous example of clemency, he seldom had good word for the North.
 The Standard says: His natural reserve and pride were little illumined by sympathy or humor. Hence, while he must occupy 8 prominent place in history, he will not be accorded the affection that friend and foe Allk6 Ue6tOW6u upou 1IlucOlu, 4Ao0, JdckHOu and Grant.
 The News says: Ike splendid clemenoy of the great popular government in the case of Mr. Davis has been justified by the re- suits. MT. Davis, passing his old age in peace, has stood as an evidence of the abso- lute security of the federal system.
 The Morning Chronicle says: In the nature as a national hero. Still he was a man of extraordinary mould and was rebel only because the contest he entered upon ended in failure.
 ~ Resolutions efSympathy.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 6.-Upon the announcement of the death of Jefferson Davis the Miasissippians residing in Wash ington came together at the Metropolitan Hotel and passed the following resolutions of sympathy, honor and affection, which were telegraphed to Mrs. Davis at New Orleans: the feeble health of the distinguished dead war ranted expecta.ion of this sad event, yet its cor guase can express or even faintiy shadow
 Resolved, That we recall with tender emotion his without parallel in annals whether as soldier pouring out his blood on foreign battehelds, as g leader of his party in Congress as the guiding spirit or the South through the stormiest period of her n1SCory o6 VlCar1OuS BuIIeroE TOT us ana n8 p0o- pie in defeat, he has constantly and fully met the Requirements of the nest exacting criticisms and illustrates in every station and condition the manly courage, the acute intellect the heroic forttude, the unfaultsring devotion to duty, the consistant sacrifice to conviction that won for him our conf know that the imperiilous will and unbsnding pur- pose which at moments provoked dissent and oppo. stion were but the results of absolute senso of right and superb self-reliancs which permitted no hesitation or turning of his chosen course. Resolved, By pure force of mind, by fervid pa- triotism, by uncompromising honesty, by delicate honor, hy kindly and sympathetic nature, we de clare him constituted an exemplar for our youths who aspire to high and heroic things; and in this moment of our grief, and in our pride, we conn- dently challege the judgment of posterty, and be- leve thar the historian in after years looking down tho perspective of the years will see Jefferson Davis the colossal figure of his times and to do jus tce to the virtue which deeply fixed him in our hearts.
 Resolved, That we tender warmest and deep- est sympathy his bereaved family and invoke for them the consolation of the divine love- Resolved, That we condole with fellow-citi- zens upon the loss of his living presence and con gratnate them upon the of his ilustrlous example 1pd % his immortal memory.
 THE CK0NIN TRIAL.