Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-08
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all his faults. mistakes, and hlundefs, Sei-
fefson Davis was throughout hrs pupiic ga.
reer man of spotless integrity snd nDnsse
devotion 10 what no believed TO De tp9
right. His participation IN the courier
halls Of the Union in conspiracy 70 ufeaN
up that Union by using its own weapons
against il must be stamped as Q wroh1.
MANY of tue methods employed IN the carry
DAYS OF secession were beyond question uii-
righteous and wrong. But in the cause !or
which they were done he honestly De
lievedn =. -
baltimore American: In the death OF
Jefferson Davis there passes away one ..
the most important factors in the most
rnomentous transaction that ever concern
cd this nation. As the leader on the Con-
federate side, much of the shaping. the
conduct. and the result OF the civil war was
due 10 him. He was an uncompromising
southern man for years before that stfiie
began-an ardent advocate OF otates
rights.
New YORK World: The key to hls ca
rcer IS found in the two facts that be FORM
Cd his CONVICTIONS bv the logical processes
OF the closet. and that he did VIVA; his con-
yictions dictated with the unhesitatins
obedience of the soldier he was bred 10 br.
The services which he rendered the coun-
trv n, a statesman IN both branches OF
Congress in the ante-bcllunl days a- secre-
tary Of Wan and rs soldier OF me thioh
in Mexico entitle HIM 70 the kindly re-
membrapce Of all who recognize AFFINITY
and courage. His state papers VIII n'o
III our archives "a models. =.
He is dead in his eighty-socond year: III
remains for later generations IMAM tiis 10
give the final Judgment upon the deeds lie
( did in the body.
Philadelphia Times: The present genera
I ton knows little Of what manner on hiah
/ Jefferson Davis was. lie Is known 10 the
new generation of the South a. the CHOSEN
| leader of the COntedcracy VINO hAa peeu
/ i,nprisoned and Inundated as the represen.
/ tatlye of the cause FOR which the south had
/ fouoht with heroism that challenged the
/ HOMAGE of the world. aud the new genera
J tion of the North know him only - the
| Chief MAGISTRATE OF tho ContcdcracF tn'1
| gave W. bloody war and countless sacrifice
/ and as the persistent defender OF me over
thrown rebellion. Neither section does
oven approximate justice TO Mr.. DAVIS, anu
only when all the passions OF the present
Shall have faded out with the people VINO
cherish them will history present nm IN
/ his true character. RE was not the author
of rebellion and war; he became an lniesfal
mart of IL from the sincerest CONVICTIONS;
nor was he the implaca2le foe OF the re-
united republic that he has so long Deen
regarded in the North. ~,
I
/ is 10 be written OF Jefferson Davis must ne
wholly of him "a a public man. Socially
and in his domestic lite he was all thar was
and is desirable, and perhaps he was NOR,
/ than a majority of the men OF the woriu
can claim to be. But with Mr.. DAVIS az
/ connected with social life the great world
has nothing 10 do. He Is dead, but ms
death makes no gap III current actlNiues
and no breach in the ranks OF the poiitl-
clans or of statesmen.
New York HroM. The death of Jeher-
son Davis marks the departure Of one VINO
for nearly a generation has had only MS
torical interest to the American people.
And n Is as n historical figure, aS TAR re-
moved from the stern judgments on th,
hour "A Bolingbroke or Pitt, that lie will
be viewed even by those who, under inc
cruel pressure of terrible events. were wont
TO regard him rs the incarnation OF treason
and ranino. We have been 80 long accus-
toned to regad 3lr. Davis as the ombodi'
nent oil the Southern Confederacy, as tht
object of extreme hatred by one class OF
our people. and OF extreme adulatlon OS
another. that it Is difficult to assign HIM
true place among the rulers or men. q
generation must pass and many hiddei
things become known before the tnbuna
of history will pass its final judgment upoi
his character and his career.
We know enough OF the inner workings
of that extraordinary movement which de
welcomed into civil war to know that DIT
; Davis WAS not an original extreme seces
, sionlst. that he cherished Union nope
lone after Iancey. Rhett, Toombs, an'
their fiery associates had become enemle
of the republic. A..
New York Times: II remains true ina
upon It's own strength and with only uh
lawful and surreptitiOus aid from abroa'
/ The South protracted the war for lou
I vpars. Considering the difference IN tn
} resources of the two sections, TINS was
/ remarkable and, TO the yanquised. mos
3 crcditable feat. and 10 a large part OF Tn
credit of it Jefferson Davis Is unquestion
3 ably entitled.
Aurusta (Ga.) Chronicle: Let the OF
soldiers and tho young men, the women
and fair daughters OF our land pay solem
tribute to the memory OF the souther
chieftain. -
Washington Post: All will agree tnat u
was a brave and kindly gentleman,
gracious host. q knight without reproac
7 i'm the gontle chiyalries of home and pr
4 yatC life.
u Petersburg Ind,1-Appeal: Among u
= older people Of the South the death Oh WI
q Davis will be mOurned as that 81 q dea
p and cherished personal Trend, anu eve
- the Younger generation, 20 whom ne wa
\ not SO much Of an actually but rather
" warmlv-commcnded tradition, Will pay
his memory the need of homage that
due to n good. true, brave. and nonoraDl
6 man and typical son of the south;
Norfolk Landmarks: Death has clamc'
in tho fulne,s of years and hoGorS, IL
hero and sage of the Southern ConicderacS
=, the most conspicuous character 81 ms TIM
The Hon. Jefferson Davis, the soldic
q statesman. orator. and historian; the II
= fined. exalted. gentle, modest. Chrlstla
~ gentleman IL dead. He has gone INTO u
a presence of God without trenor. crOwne
q with the record of mighty work on earl
and ready to meet the Judgment reserve
/. for all the children of this world.
- Norfolk Virqinian: When the passions
e his time shall have died and the calm We
= dict of history shall be made up the ven
- rable gentleman and noble patriot VINO ~
- gone to eternal rest VIII hold high pia'
% amongst the great names that make up u
% worlds history.
10 Atlanta Journal: Mr.. Dayiss bearlT
% since the failure Of his Government IN
= arms has been such as we'll becamfa va
=, quished hero. He has borne himself VII
: dignity and manlness in the face OF lnsu
"a ami coarse aspersion, illustrating III defe
= the same noble qualities displayed IN Il
4 elatiOn of success.
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