Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-26
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Memoir of
Her Husband. y

1t was our good fortune to be
chosen by Jefferson Davis. be-
fore his death, to publish bis
last complete work. "a Short
History of the Confederate
States" and by Mrs. Jefferson
Davis, since her husbands de-
cease, to publish her own gneat
work, Jefferson Davis, Ex-
President of the Confederate
States; A Memoir. by His Wife "
The result Of this has been a
storm of calumny and Islander,
chiefly through the medium of
circulars widely distributed
among the people; though, to
our surprise. some of the news
papers have taken part in the
attacks npon us. 1t 10 the Me-
moir of her husband by Mrs.
Davis which seems chiefly to
have evoked this vituperative
tempest. We have boon called
Yankee publishers;' our straight
forward statements of the char
acter and aims Of the books we
publish have been denounced
as lies; in fact, everything that
envious invention could devise
has been flung at ne. Why, We
ara at q loss to understand.
Why we should be yankee
publishers" because some of
our Offices are in the North, We
fail to see. We have close bust.
ness and friendly connections in
every state and city in the
South. Our affiliations are al
most entirely Southern; it il the
works of Southern people that
We chiefly publish, aud the
books cpon our catalogues are
largely devoted to Southern life
and in the interest Of Southern
ePs. Are not thousands Of
Southerners born and bred, liv-
ing and doing business at the
North, As We are doing. simply
because, at the present time,
receiving and distributing, rail
road and shipping facilities are
easier of access thersf Does
this make us Yankessf Does
any aensible person suppose
that Jefferson Davis, or Mrs.
Davis, would have ihtrusted re-
sponsibIlitiss SO heavy and
works of a character so pnrely
Southern, if both of them had
not had full assurance of our
Southern relations and sympa-
thlesf Such b statement 10 as
absurd as it is slanderous and
untrue. As to Mrs. Davis work,
Jefferson Davis, Ex President
of the. Confederate States" pub
lished by Bedford Company, We
make, once for all, this plain
statement Of . trath, that this
book is positively the only Bi-
ogrsphy, life or Memoir Of Mr..
Davis that has been authorized
by his family; that Mrs. Davis.
the honored widow OF Jefferson
Davis, is the sole author of it;
that she has neither contributed
q line nor a word to asy other
so-called Biography, whether
published, OF to he published,
North or South. For this book
and al 10 for the Short Histsry)
Mrs Davis Is to receive a fall
share of the profit on every
copy sold. She owns and holds
the copyright. The work is a
fall, minute and graphic nara
tive of the public and domestic
life of the great mar, by the on.
ly person now living competent
to perform that duty. 1t is
therefore the only biography OF
Jefferson Davis which ia or can
be authentic, authorized and
complete.
These are the facts, and this
is our only reply to the injustice
and injury We have received.
We make no counter attack
upon any one. 1t is not neces-
sary that We should; for we can
safely accept the Southern PEG
pie asa Jury, confident in their
verdict.
Respectfully yours,
BRLFoRD COMPANY,
Publishers.
Is % East 18th St., New York.