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recent times. IN ni4 man, III tNO "~N
of a life spent amid the privations OF the
camp. the WEAKNESS of long marches the
.tormiest scenes Of our political history, the
danger, of the b'oodie>t war of the world
and. as the Atlanta Journal says, beneath
the dirs hatred ever cherished 10y man
kind aud the world loses the onlS hero
that chose 90 live under the name OF " rebel
when all hi, compatriots except, Thaps,
General Earlyl had taken the oath of allie
glance to the vic or; and the South Is be
rsft of her mos be,oyed hero Now that he
is gone hatred will have nothing but hl-
grave to hate. and. maybe, his enemies viii
learn to zee him SIS he WIS and % honor hi-
genius and hi, lofty patriotism. Already
+, the shadow of tie tomb. delraclion Is
.,rowinrsilent. la this Christian age the
IS GOOD that men d. and the high honor
they cherish will "liyc after thrm,' and
b,.rdwill De "lut,rreI si,b their bones
Mr. Davi, was born 10 Kentucky la 1913.
t.e son ofan officer of che Revolution. Ia
1894 President Monroe appointed him ca
art at West Point lie ranked along with
II. r. Lee. Joseph E and Albert Sidney
Johnston. soon after graduating he dis
tineui,hed himself ia the Black Hawk war
and won fame against the Pawnres. In 30
Ee resigned and went back 10 Mississippi
,o iit himself for political career lie be
came an ardent STUDENT of history, ph'lo,o
phy aui poi,ir>, aud acquired that brrH"th
ID. Know cdge ami that itrtbir logic winch
.i-,in.ni>hcL him ia debate and made hi-
state papers. when he was Secretary OF Waf'
the finest la the national archives, In Al
he was elected 20 the House Of representa-.
tive. and afterwards resigned, on being cho.
SEN "a, Colonel of the First regiment OF Mis-
,i-,ip1i volunteers for the Mexican war
The story OF Jefferson Dlvi,'s career 30
Mexico ought 20 De familiar t. every Amer
lean. Wellington pronounced the storming
of Monterey one of the most brilliant tcai-
Inn military history But Monterey WAS
ecip,ed by Blena Vista. COL Davis's ge
min, saved the day and he Wa. the hero Of
the war. Iu 1917, fresh from his yictories
of war. hc was appointed 10y the Governor
of Mississippi 10 the Senate of the United
States. Oh, senatorial career, irlm 1871 Co
ID and again frum 81 ro 81, WAS crowded
sita houor.. lie wis recognized leader
in % b.dy famed fr It's ability. Ills speech
es ail always Dee models Of elegance. rca
.lniu q that convinced i,- hearer-, and lofty
patriotism. Tie wanted tie Union 10 stand,
and opposed every effort during The Nilsson
ri compromise agitation and 30 the famous
peace Conference, and the DISCUSSION of
tle Cruendyn c,mprami-e 90 dissolve Che
cmielra,ioa ot states.
IL ha, been conceded that Mr. Dtvi. was
tie finest and most brilliant Minister OF
War chat thi, country ha~ hnd. lie WI,
= cretary OF War under President Pierce.
IS-3-j7. and was Immediately ancrward
>,ut again % the Senate, aud ON the verge
of ,br volcano OF war still siroye toaycrt its
horrors.
Iti, NEEDLES, here to speak Of the reyolu
ton oft 1861 That story Is known, and eve
rything chat the beloved aud revered ex-
President of the Confeleracy did will al
ways Dee green ia memory lei, enough 10
SAY tha, hc did his duN Certain it i, tina,