The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-28
The Northern Press on MT.
Davis.
Farmeryiile Gazette.

We are glad to note that the major.
ity of the newspapers of the North are
kind, temperate and fair in speaking
of Mr.. Davis since his death. In The
columns Of some journals We see ex-
pressions of sympathy aud even praise;
but ON the other hand, the extreme
South hating sheets give vent to their
feelings in words of SANDER and malice,
Notably among this latter class are the
New York Tribune and st. Lonis Globe
Demucrat-sheets too much blinded by
malice and vindictiveness toward this
section to be able to see anything good
south of the Mason s. Dixon line.
Below we reproduce extracts from a
few of the more prominent Northern
newspapers
New York Herald He lived and died
in the indulgent recognition of his coun-
trymen. His C~onfeGeracy has gone in
to the limbo of dead political expert
ments. The knightly genius of Lee,
the sombre fury of Jackson, tile gal-
lantry of Stuart, the narrow fanaticism
OF Sidney johnson, the proud unpaus-
ing yaior of the hundreds of thousands
who followed them TO the supreme fate
of war-all will live in song and as an
undying part of our history. And in
this history no one will hold u more
conspicuous place than the stern, inn
placable, resolute leader, whose cold,
thin lips have closed forever in that be-
loved South which he served with pas
sion if not with wisdom.
Philadelphia Times, (Ind): The
death of Jefferson Davis removes at
once and forever the irritation that his
frequent deliyerances on public ques-
tons provoked, and now for the FIST
time his name and his memory will be
severed from the passions of the pres
ent, and he will go into history as one
of the most sincere, conscientious and
self denying of all the Confederate
leaders. He was born and nursed in
the lap of States Rights ; he was stead
lily sciiooled in the ultra faith of South
ern mastery and advancement, aud he
is the one of all who believed and
taught as he did, who proclaimed and
defended its faith eyen when its cause
lived only i'm sOtrOWing memories. His
tory will say that Jefferson Davis was
honest in faith, expression and effort
alike Mt Montgomery when he was
crowned amidst the smiles and roses 0I
the Sunny South; in the prison eel
when hope and friends seemed 10 have
persisted, and in the hour when the
long halt was called that summoned
him 10 the dreamless couch of the dead
New York Post: We have given ii
| other columns d sketch Of the career d
| the departed leader of the long depart.
/ ed Confederacy. VIZ have there stated
our belief that nobody could have done
more than Davis did TO give success tt
/ a cause that was doomed at the ontse
to fail before superior force. It followi
/ that he was n of the ablest men o
his time, for it WAS by no stroke o
Chance that he was chosen to guide {
masterfui race through 4 struggle fo
national existence. He was selected
| became he was believed by good Judge
and with practical nnanimity, to b,
their best equipped representative an,
strongest man. &
New Yors World: The key to hi
career is foun d in the two facts that b.
formed his convictions by the logica
processes of the closet, aud that he di,
what his convictitADs dictated with th,
nnhesitating obedi,mce of the soldier Ii
was bred to be The services which b
rendered the country as q statesman il
both branches OF Congress 10 the ante
bellnm days, as Secret. sTy OF War, am
rs B soldier Of the Uniou in Mexico, on
title him to the kindly remembrance Q
all who recognize ability and courage
His State papers will live in our arch
ives as models. He is dead in hi
eighty second year. It remains for la
ter generations than this to give the f
nal Judgment upon the deeds he did j
the body.