The state chronicle., 1893-05-30

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Southern people, and We felt for
him as no other people ever felt for
any beloved chieftain. /
After his capture Mr.. Davis and
his family and some gentlemen VINO
attended him, were carried to Port |
Royal, S. c., and then transported
by sea to Fortress Monroe. There
he was incarcerated in cell. His
family were separated from him and
ordered to be transported to Savan-
nah, despite Mrs. Davis urgent re-
quest to be allowed to go to Rich
mond, or Washington, or Charles
ton, or some place where she had
acquaintances.
"My daily experience as a pris-
oner", wrote Mr. Davis, "shed no
softer light on this tranction, but
only seemed to intensity my extreme
solicitude. Bitter tears have been
shed by the gentle, and stern re-
proaches have been made by the
magnanimous, on account OF the
needless torture to which l was sub
iected, and the heavy letters riveted
upon me while in stone casemate
and surrounded by strong guard;
but all these were less excruciating
than the mental agony my captors
were able to inhict. 1t was long
before I was permitted to hear from
my wife and children"
At first Mr.. Davis had shackles
riveted upon his ankles and guard
! was kept in his cell. But after
| wards the guard was removed from
the room and a hole was cut in the
door and light was kept burning
all night in the cell and the eye of
| the guard was never removed. His
health rapidly gave way under this
treatment. Gen. Richard Taylor,
the son of President Taylor, and
brother-in law OF Mr.. Davis, who
was one Of the most noble and il
| lustrious men Of his generation,
wrote j: jefferson Davis was a pris-
oner in irons, and it was known that
his health was feeble. Lee, John
ston and [, with our officers, were at
large. If Mr.. Davis had sinned we
sll were guilty, and I could not rest
without making an effort for his re-
lief" With that view he went to
Washington and after many disap-
pointments obtained permission to
see Mr.. Davis. cit was with some
emotion that | reached the casem ate
in which Mr. Davis was confined.
There were two rooms, in the outer
| of which near the entrance stood q
sentinel, and in the inner was Jeffer.
son Davis. We met in silence with
the grasp Of hands. After an in
terval, he said This is kind, but
no more than I expected of you
Palid, worn, gray, bent, feeble, suf
fering from inflammation of the
eyes, he was painful sight to 6
friend. He uttered no plant, and
made no allnsion to the irons (Which
: had been removed temporarily
} said the light kept all night in hi
} room hurt his eyes a little, and
added to the noise made every tw'
hours by relieving the sentry, pre-
vented much sleep.
3 After some delay, Gen. Taylo
succeeded in getting permission TO
his family to join Mr.. Davis in hi
J, casemate and his devoted Wit
t nursed him back to health.
Then the torn and wrung heart
: of the Southern people went out
J. the hero statesman they had chose
= for their President, with a tende
;. sympathy unparalleled in the annal
g Of time. In their wall for Indt
y pendence lost, for husband
6 brothers, fathers. unavailingly sacr
If feed, they felt the sting and obloqu
i of the chains rivited upon the perso
of their chosen representative. b
le suffered as the President of tt
vi Southern people-a vicarious pul
,e ishment.
10 It is thus that he became Il
le more endeared to the hearts of
ii generous people, whose memo
never fades, whose affection nev
~ dies away.
RS In his retirement after the surgi1
p passions Of the struggle had meas
I'd rably ceased, he wes the centre
at an affectionate interest. On
We death, a dozen commonwealth
Id mourned his loss, and now that
IT. mortal remains are being transfe
f. red for final sepulture, with reve
an ence we attend to pay the last f
es ting tribute to his memory. Wi
Dir bowed heads, we will today stal
On at his bier and do honor to hi
q who more than any other man h
,e- given the world an example
.ly highest Southern character.
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20 REFERRING to Maj. Harrell's CO