The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-26

ont Of danger that in tie Senate chamber,
when Mr.. Davis would work himself into
towering passion, as he sometimes did, and
no other Senator dared approach him, Mr..
Seward would quietly 90 over 10 him, MI.
Davis would rise TO greet him, and putting
their arms over each others shoulders they
would retire to the cl0akToOm, cOnversiDg
as pleasantly as though neither Of them had
ever been aBgered. In short, they we're the
Damon aDc Pytbias Of the Senate. Mr..
King said be knew the writer TO be entirely
truthful but that aside from that he would
still have been prepared TO credit these
statements from what Mr. Davis himself
had told him in relation TO his regard for
Mr.. Seward.
Said Mr. King: "When l was settled
over the church in Boston l was in the
habit OF spending my summer vacations In
Portland, Me-. exchanging pulDits with the
pastor Of the Unitarian church at that
place, and | always made my home at a very
nice, quiet boarding h0use, kept by an
amiabie and excellent old widow, prom
inent member Of the church. and where |
felt a. much al home as any one could in
the house Of his own mother. la the sum-
mer Of 1859, the year before | came TO Cali
fornia. when l went up TO Portland 10
spend my vacation, / was met. on the ar
rival OF the cars Al the depot, by young
man, the son Of the old lady who kept the
clearinghouse who told me they were ex-
gratif-d at my coming; that Jefferson
Davis and his family were guests at their
house, and that both Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
had expressed their desire to make my ac-
quaintance.
when told that Jefferson Davis was
stopping at the house my first impulse was
10 Keep away from 1t. and L said TO the
young man, OF course, l intended, as L
always have done, to stop at your house,
but IL you have jeff Davis as a boaTder
guess | will have 10 decline going there at
all. l have DO desire TO be brought in con-
tact with him; | would much rather avoid
him. In fact, / have holy horror OF meet
Ing that man. He, in my opinion. is respon-
sible for the terrible Kansas-Nebraska out
RACES. / regard him as the most Infamous
man In all the country. He has pTosttuted
his talents to the protection and perpetu-
alton of the most outrageous system of
human slavery that ever disgraced any
and is now striving. with might and main,
to have the blighting influence of that sys-
TEN extended ever all the unorganiZed ter
Titory Of the United States, and to succeed
In this would welcome civil war. even if il
should result In the utter destruction OF
the Union. No, no, l have no desire tc
meet Mr. Davis, and do not think that
can afford to stop at the same house with
him.
''But the young man assured me that
should ind Mr.. Davis a quiet, dignified and
most ahabe gentleman with whom, per.
s0Dally, he was sure | would be highly
plea sed, and that his wife was altogether
the jOlliest and best-natured of women
The young man assured me that II hii
mother had entertained any idea that theil
presence would have been Objectionable Il
me she would never have admitted them t.
the house. He insisted so strenuously upoI
my going home with him, and appeared sc
unaffecIedly sad at the idea of my refusing
TO do so, that / finally, but very reluctantly
consented 10 90 with him.
ut WAS on Saturday afternoon when
arrived. and when | went down to dinner
was introduced TO Mrs. Davis and given
seat at her right hand. She expressed
much qualification at meeting me and sail
that she and Mr.. Davis had promised them
selves great pleasure in my company. Mr.
Davis was not well, and they were here TO
the purpose of trying the effect OF the New
England summer climate. Unfortunately.
she said. our children all have the measles
and when | come down 10 my meals Mr.
Davis has TO stay aud take care of the chill
dren, and when lie comes to bi
meals l have to stay with them. o
course, she added, we are unable
to bring our servants with us, becaus
your abolition friends might question oul
right TO do So do not imagine that the
would steal them or run them away, bu
they might possibly succeed in persuadinl
them that state Of freedom would be bet
ter for them than a condition of slavery II
which, when applied to the African, WI
think, they are greatly mistaken. Be tina
as 1t may, however, We were afraid to brln,
any of them with US. and we find 1t exceed
fngIy troublesome and inconvenient to al
tempt TO get along without Them
''Tbe next morning / was introduced {
Mr.. Davis. We were given the seats a
the table which Mrs. Davis and bad occu
pied the day before. found Mr.. Davis t
be man Of clear cut features, dignified
austere and reserved in manner, and appar
emily without particle of wit or humOr i
his composition. In appearance he was m.
ideal of Calvinistlc professor OF theology
His coun tenanee clearly indicated that b
was nan Of much and earnest thought
q He vas man of large intelligence
and, without being a voluble speaker
be talked without hesitation, clearly
logically and to the point. III
said he knew of me for years and promises
himself much pleasure In making my &C
auaintance end In hearing me preach.
felt greatly embarrassed and honestly trie'
10 dlssuade him from his purpose. / toll
him that while felt greatly compliments