Telegram-herald., 1890-06-29
MISS DAVIS AND MP, WILKINSON.

thunous work. It Is called "a Shor.
History Of the Confederate States" and
] am indebted TO the publishers, Bel
ford & Co. for the courtesy. 1t Is
hook worth reading. u throws new
liyht upon the Confederate cause, and
while the author held firmly to his old
beliefs age somewhat mellowed his
writings and the story Is told with
frank aad easy grace, that shows rather
the character OF an elder brother who
was in the wrong. and while not willing
20 admit IL, was courteous enough to
discuss the affair in An afable manner.
In this work all the papers that the ex-
Prosiden. OF the Confederacy possessed
were utilized II may be taken as his
last word In reality IL Is voice from
the grave
IL is not little curious that whilo
the presses are printing this book two
women-one in the Sou n, the other in
the North-sitting alone with their
consciences IN tho twilight OF their
lives should each be writing a memoir
% her husband The widow Of General
Grant is now occupied in writing lit
will be Incorporated souae Of the letters
she received from him when the great
war hero vas 4 wooing. and later when
he was IN the field. and still later un-
related incidents OF his life while Pres
fdent The widow Of JeR Davis Is do
ing the same thing, and two mighty in
teresting volumes are bound to be the
result Both books are al--ost ready
for the printer, and the writers may
be depended upon 70 look at their idols
through eyes bedewcd with the tears Of
grateful love and memory.
And while these women are perform
Ing this labor the only child OF Jcier-
sou DAVIS, the Daaghtcr of the Confed-
eracy is preparing her trousseau. for in
few weeks she - % we'd the man Of
her choice. a staunch Northernor. a
resident Of New York State, and she
viii make her home in the future not
in the land Of her CHILDHOOD in sunny
Mississippi but IN New York State,
that sent 80 many thousands Of men 70
crush the rebellion and her father
But to the book. The writer shrinks
from no issue. lie evades no conclusion
IN his introduction be sets forth as "a
the right of tho South 70 secede IS
based up0n the constitution.
Tho British Colonies - North Amer
ica-subsequently the United States
had a common allegiance 20 the British
Crown Otherwise they were as distinct
from ono another "a they were from
Canada. Nova Scotia and the Americau
islands owned By Grea, Britain When
~ the violation 0f both charter and In
alienable rights FOR wEi-h neither re-
dress nor security against repetition
could BE- obtained. cone 20 tho colonies
decided % sever their es1noction viii
ths British Crown. theV formed an a.
lance. declared themselves free and in
.ependent States. and with thei
united strength msdc such vigorous 70
sfstance - the efforts ~ the motbc
country - reduce ther % subsection
that finally a treaty % peace WIS N adj
IN September, fTsS, IN the followin.
words
he theu cites Articles l. y, VII, XI
of The treaty with Great Britain; an
Articles 7. II. and XIII q the AR
ticiss % Confederatior He continues
If it Be asked how could nine Ssate
consistently secesie lrrrn toe 'confeder
alton and perpetual noion.' 81 ~hic'
theT were a component part and th'
terms % ~hich anien could not be a.
tered unless such Alienation should y
canhrmsd oy tke Ie7. stare ot ever.
safe. ft - submitted. ss an answer :
the question. thss tha states. that a
the people u esch State. lad never sug
rendered their sovereignty. and bg v3r
tue of &c II the Government failed o
faihli the end for waich II vas estab
lfsaeI they bad ~ unalenzble righ
- alter or -e abolish IL and - insti
tate a new eru1ren% laying its four
sspon ca 80 a PrinciPses sri organic