The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS.

tthe eN'C0nfed crate ChleItap Is dead, flashed the cable from con tlnont to continent, and as q corse- quence the whole Sonth is in mourn ing.
 In the deatt of Jefferson Davis, one of the most conspicuous men of the I9th century has passed away. His memory cannot perish and the future historian will place his name upon they very highest pin acie of fame. Like Saul of Tarsps he lowered above all hls compeers, and was chosen as leader of the Confederacy simply because Of hls known integrity and great intel- ligenee. He opposed the seeess' on of the Southern States Tn the begIn- mng and retained his seat in the U. :. Senate until hls own state drew of from the Unlon, when be- ing HI intense believer in State Rights and constitutional liberty he felt hls duty was to his State and he linked his destiny with it. He was Tot hostile to the North, and this being understood, many of the more extreme leaders of the Southern Cause refused to confer with him, and as stated before, he was called 10 the Presidency Of the Confectionery simply because Ills ability, integrity, and up ight char acter fitted him peculiarly for the position. \ man Of untirlng ener- gy and honesty of purpose, the sole object of hIs lie seemed to be a de sire to secure q government frieud- ly to the people as a whole. With hundreds of others of the great minds of that day and this, he be- heyed that the States should con trol absolutely thelr domestic af fairs, and hence with tue hostsof his countrymen, he siaked his all in the effort of repelling Northern az gresslon, and was stranded with the cause for winch he periled his life and hopes.
 Jefferson Davis led the Sou tn through four ot the darkest yearS of her eXisMece, and most nobly did he preform his part, and We would pay tribute to his memory in more burning words but our per is unequal to the task. No man living ordead SD far Us we know has been persecuted with such vindictiye hate and petty persecution by his eonquerors IS has Mr. Davis. ! ct all the gibes, Jeers and malignant falsehoods 10 winch he WAS sub jeeted never caused him to lose his equannaimity and only twice when Gen. Sherman and Murat Halstead stopped to maIign him dld be deign reply, but from hIs Coigno of nor al vantage, looked down upon his ialsifers with utter contempt. Tho people of the South well under stood that all the contumelv tha, was Il caped upon their beloved chieftan was meant tor themselves, and the m ore he was made le sutfertor thelr ake the dearer WAS he to their hearts. Had it been possible for the radical leaders ot the North to have done so the entire South would have been ostracised as was jetfer- son Davis. He was hated and an. a,hematized because he consistently refused to abase himself by asking clemeney of his enemi s. He scorn- ed to ask pardon where he consid- cred he had done no wrong. While lie suffered for his people ho taught them 10 still stand for the prlnci- ples un CT the constitution tor which they so nobly combatted in the field. h all the nobler at tributes of man, Mir. Davis has had
 but few equals and no superiors and Lis memory will ever be held n reverence hy hls people.
 Jefferson Davis was buried with beftnng honors Wednesday near