Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-06

Office of the secretary OF the Senate
and said he could not do it. The galleries
were crowded when Davis made his farewell
address with young southern men and boys
Davis was the leader of the south and Judah p
Benjamin was its orator. Those were exciting
times, but there was never such a scene as
when Benjamin made his farewell speech.
The galleries were packed, and when Benjamin
ended by saying: 1.-The south will never sur
render! never neverl never, Handkerchiefs
were waved and thrown into the Senate cham
Der and there was an outbreak such as have
never seen in the Senate"
Speaking of Mr.. Davis personal qualities Mr.
Murphy said that he was courteous and kind to
all. He gave strangers" said Mr.. Murphy
the impression that he was reserved
and unapproachable, but this was
not so. His quick, nervous tenn
permanent made him easily nettled, and
when he was disturbed he would sometimes
make q sharp retort, but would apologize for it
the next moment. He stood very high in the
estimation of Senators on both sides of the
chamber. His long and varied service and his
practice OF entertaining gave him wide &C
quaintance. In those days most Senators and
members lived in hotels and boarding houses.
Money was not so abundant and many of them
lived in quarters which o government clerk
would not now occupy. Davis, Slidell and a
few others were the only southern men who kept
house, and they entertained in a luxurious man.
ner for those days, although it would not be
tHOuynb 30 HOW. L reColieCt now
kind Mr.. Davis was to all the employees about
the Senate. He knew them all personally and
would ask after them and after their families
where they had any. He complimented the
stenographic reports of the Senate. He was a
favorite with all the employees for another
season, and that was because he would always
endeavor to secure extra compensation for
them"
Several years ago Mr.. Murphy wrote to Mr..
Davis in regard to two pictures which a friend
had secured at a sale of the collection of a
picture dealer named Lamb. The history OF
the pictures made it probable that they had
belonged to Mr.. Davis. A letter from him was
received by Mr.. Murphy, in which he said that
the pictures had been stolen from him and that
he had had too much experience with pillage
during the war to buy back his property twice.
REPRESENTATIVE sPINoLA's REooLLEcTIoSs.
Representative Spinola of New York is one of
the few persons now in Congress who were ac-
quninted with Mr.. Davis when he was Sena-
tor of the United States and a member of the
cabinet. He says that at that time Mr.. Davis
was looked upon as one of the leading men of
the country. He was of bright intellect. of great
determination and frmness and leader al
ways. But, like many other bright men, he
went of on tangent, tried to break up the
government and died virtually an exile. For
conduct preceding and during the war he is
generally condemned in the north, but con-
demnation could not efface his previous record
WHAT REPRESENTATIVE MILLS SAYS.
Aw of the southern Representatives about
TIL, pitol today could be induced to talk
ahous Mr.. Davis career, fearing, in many in