The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-12-20
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the other hand The extreme South
hating sheets are still slauderous
false, and bitter in the extreme.
One ofthe best paragraphs ahou
HIM IS from The New York Herald
"He lived and died in The Indul
gent recognition Of his c0untrvmen
His Confederacy has gone into lhC
limbo Of dead political expert.
ments. The knightly genius o
Lee, the sombre Jury OF jackson
the gaIlaniry Of Stuart, the narrow
tanalicism OF Sydhey johnson, the
proud unpauSing valor of lhou sand.
who followed them to the supreme
fate OF war-all will live in song
and story an undying part of our
history. And IN thi, history no one
will hold a more conspicnon, place
than the Stern, inpIacablp, resnluIe
leader, whose cold thir lips have
closed forever in that behaved
South which he served with passion
if not with wisdom"
Cne ofIhe meanest is from the
New York Tribune.
SIN no respect, therefore, can
Mr. Davis be considered entitled to
the regard of the Suufhern people,
unless 1t be a title TO their gratI-
tude hat he did much to plunge
them into a terrible struggle, and
much to make it disastrous.
His conduct during The last TWEEN
ty years has shown no higher quail
titles. Other Southern men have
learned to inStil loyalty and hearty
love of country INTO The hearts of
the people. Mr.. Davis let no np-
p%ortunity pass to fan the dying
flames Of sctional hate and di>lUy-
ally. Surely it is permitted to
hope that he represented only
what WAS worst in the Southern
character, and that, as he departs
from the Stage, the narrow diclalG-
rial and vindiclive spirit which he
so sharply represented may also ,
fade away"
The Philadelphia Press. Repub-
licaD, thus closes lis article:
"1he only one OF the leaders Of
The Confederacy 10 suffer even i'm !
prisonmenI. he attracted a vnpa
denied TO me more successful
IN lis more dangerous service. For
he Young he came TO represent a u
Lost Cause, whose fall their faith ~
5rs saw fastened by his errors Of G
and his blunders in The Sc g
eclion Of men. For himself, he a
Preferred 10 represent the past Z
than to lead toward the
and he had his reward
'erliment clustered about him,
ppIause greeted him, but history
'ill have 10 record The sober YER
let that he died as he had lived,
he champion Of a social system a
hose curse Is not yet over. and tO
he stood ready 10 sacrifice
he liberty Of The whole black race.
nd The hopes Of The white on this
Ontinent.n
Thus The Philadelphia Times I'm L
.pendent:) r.,
"The death Of Jefferson Davis
,moves at once and forever The {
rilation that his frequent deliv ,9e
on public ques ions pro dies
]ked, AMI now for The first time
S name and his memory viii be
.vered from the passions Of The S
aud he will 90 into hislo- -
as enc OF the most sincere. con r
lenilous and self-deuying Of all
e Confederate leaders. lie was
I'm and nursed IN the lap ofIIE
ates Rights; he was steadily
hooled in The ultra faith Of South.
n mastery and advancement. and
Is The one Of all who believed
he did, who proclaimed and de- 4
lded his faith even when lis q
use lived only in sorrowlng M
1mories. History Will say that Is
Davis was honestin faith. q
preston and effort alike # Y
)nigomcry when he was crown -,
amid the smiles and roses Orthe K
my South; in the prison cell a
en- hope and friends seemed TO 6
We persisted, and in the hour q,
en- The long halt was called that g.,
nmoned him to the dreamlcs> e,
lch of the dead" T.
he Boston Herald says he has ",
de Il name for himself in Amer :
Il history, at
rhis The ably edited and always l
r New York Post: -
We have given in other col
ms a sketch of the career of the (
,ar'ed leader Of The lung depart M,
.oniederacy. We have there lIIH
ed our belief that nobody could
e done more Than Davis did 10
success TO a cause thai was POI
med to fail before superior
e. II follows that he was nne
he ablesl men of his lime. for il
by no stroke of change that he Be- i
chosen to guide a masierul 2. "a
2 Through a struggle for exist 0et
believed Inv 81 oIo'"se ne II. NJ
~ E''bN Jutl-c~. ans
Wllh practical unanimily. to M
her besi equipped representa-
ana strongest MANI
he New York World thus con-
les BGdTl
me Key 10 his career is found
Two facts that he formed hi, - Ds
yicilons by The lngical nroces- n,