The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-27
A CONVERT TO DAVIS.
JAMES REDPATH, a ABOLITIONlST
AND UNION MAN.

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n'm'tor - Mu,.hnT '"'' '' '"' ''''"
New York world.
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he'ei nol Af"l'oi' ., 49,
fora subject, Prof. '"mc' heopa'''' III
the Commonwealth, say OF Jefferson
Davis:
ct .,o,+ ,o,r,,, tho ,.tiro summer
I1o.
OF 1909 as guest oi ''e"''''f 'to''7.'
the home Of the late Jefferson DaF Is
[ was in his compuuy III from six 20
,o, lo,,r. o,,or,, d..v arr;nr tho whole
,;oa
Ilile ol my VlSl'. ''''""% : '''"O f0i'o>'
We talked Of every i"': Urt"Gt event IN
his lonu and eyentfii ii!e, aud discuss
ed almost evorv i.s,e between the
>r',,, ,,,,; :,;,>, ,,I.1
No''A an" 0o"' H. Wy i'''9'','A o"''o''''
and authorlz2! mot" Ask questions
and TO introduce t"pi sj v nich other
wi.o # miobt - ,vr hr.n u,,uracious. to
;, .. ~,
say 'he least, ca III l'!h as 'he
ia'c@' ph;aSe -: 20 rec 'H IN 'te hohie
o. ~" eN ffes''!e't OF 10" EoDleoerate
HS"-c" ny an! '>''fIhe''' W'i'er' eSPecl'
ally 2'le Who' 'Nc my 9eii' nv" Dccu
an 'NDoiitioh;"y ol inc no | fdulcal
Scho / rom us earliest "'nuoVu -"
iacl wen kho" Il 10 ny Vo:'t 'Ip Z h'oI.
hr"O neV Mt DaViS Ia :i'| 81 I.i -
Lier @ oi 1900. n'r' tN'ieh "o''i'''he
r'lc' h'u dellLnlhco ~ l!ep"Ee as
coh'l'anioh Vol''nlc W us No'n'il'HceiiI
ce7 ol h'fahaln 'L'hco u' - 9"l0 ot
NoNiHdcra'e SupPiSneh'' i 'oiume o.
tt'n'DlS ehceS .! Lee "d" ';S''%a'l
'acl>!oh. haVlhS conN ''C" MN
tha% IL Wonla Do lmp"S7lo' ~ secure
Inc contFip"'iohS ne neo' RON ~
NOUS ooutheli'els "l.no"' 80: lays
co,"ler"'ion? @ L was coii''. 's,iGne'' Soy 10
V'?'1 neauVo'r al, seCure 'hu 70 op-
t'!'l' one or cMo nis'ollcai '"'S" iion'
i.nh ,ol ''le Hor.h Atnello'n >o,lc"'
"i 81 "nicn ~ VIC 'iiiie L was '" ''n'S
'"5 St1l0'i
ven le"Glleu peauEio' 'n'
'"".''e't tneic 'o1''' wen ''' az inn
"FT'S pl|e'u'eil:e ei I've" VI Ill., ti.S ,.'Le
%nn lottVer olsaPt'ehleu. 'i,',, ,'""ouy
n,t n"t?teU CnstH ot anool Uap.'ItS;
,nn,t ~ ,,nmra,od m'r nn ,y,t toT ~ uonI
,,,o,. ~, ~ iii n,,d ,ho,r h;.ir.n1Iont-
mnI ;rtn"r;Iv naI,sr rC.,,,n nIj man
wnn,n r.rn boro mara ,m,,L ,Latic cvi-
Tanrc oT y onntlo rel;n.d .,,I hrnir-
ro,,t nT.r,eta, lJo src,,.', to mo t6o
,,lr,I rm;,odiment of .,r,,in,s, aud
j;rlt nis convnrs,,i,'. si,nwAG lhot
~ Mad snhar;tv Ear "li ;, nnlicn to.
m,,,1 nonn, nover ,,,...,.l Nm utter
-, uni[i,,,i word of ,rv ,,.l md he
.,n,,n ofncarlv Mi of,, ..,.ro lannon's
n,,,n,n,,t,. liz -, ..'...,. ,.ou:I hnat
~, ,r' ,H,i ',nl ,s rracin,i. sncvu,i .itelv
re ,,,j So oo,rt;vvet, i,o,,rt .w,r,n ME
I;,,nitv nr most RI Tonru,h,ic n,n;: 1ttcn
ronintln one Of the hod-carrjrr,, store
su,t, it. IS so evidently mt o., I,.i ILL.,
Gttium AR. DAVIES dignity was as
natu'nl md "a chorminr q. the Ger.
f1mo of @ ros,--the G,tino eynresti m
,I ser.re ben;r, and comclv moral
nature However handsome he ..ay
h.ve hoo, whom nxcitod i'm nnt;i, or
ln,,,te--,nd Of such times ,ya>: told
hn ccnn,ad on ;pc.rn,tion nt ~ most
uoctic concen,ions of a valiant knight
III surely was in his u,yi; nome.
with nis family a,;d rrispds
,round him that he was seen at his
Los.. and thot hest was lho hirnest
no;nt of Grace and reiincmeu that
,hc Southern character has ever each
ed
Mr. Radnath tells orhjS pre.;I lend
shin for Jefferson Davis. arr; con
tinues.
UEut with this sliphta q inaueu,late
,xurnseiou of nv affection for Mr..
Davfs must now rest content. in Or
der to state rs clearly az. terseiy as [
NAV whv tho o,d Co..;,,!crate chief.
tain never 'rapented. md why he
never regarded hims,:.. as either a
reh.; or a traitor. bp. secuted such
titles. Whenever nppuvl to himself OF
to the Southeru people, IS proof that
thc utterer of them wa ignorant O.
constitutional law and o' tHe true ma
turc of the Federal Uuiul.
II returned to Beauvoi: "ad remain
ed ;hrce or four months It sisting Mr..
Davis ia preparing a Sh )li History O
the Confederate States. .Gter the las
pares OF that work (now in press) hac
been mailed Mr.. Davis consented tt
urrl ale for the same publishers an cx
tended autobiography if would re
m-iu to assist him. He had rOt pro
r,,dcd tar with his life before cuisines
recalled me North. Although | re
turned In d few weeks it was 100 late