Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-31
TVENTSIN HIS LIFE.
Prominent People Give Personal Re.
collections Of Mr.. Davis.
~aUE TO EVERY TRUST.
,,--r cieristics of the ex-Presidont Treat.
% from Different standpoin,s by
Old-1imc Friends.

l'.r ~ re NtspI'Ct,
..r.-Y.ueo O. your Telegram of yes,cr-
t -s.a.slug zoe 90 furnish Won por-
.... r.ull.~ccuco 81 Jefferson DAVIS. /
r.|t.u tao following
.u. rticro'iv Understood here on the
t.g... $3.50. that Richmond was to he
....! hy the Confederate government
ana TIE next neadquart ers would
'a..ti 20 banvilie. Early IN the
'ar age numbers OF people in
'.e ani the surrounding country
tr,oi assembling NJ the Richmond
a N.ntf.c depot O. witness the arrival
$3.50 President, his Cabinet. and.
t.t. tao government. Soon after
'.o tram arrived. and great
people pressed forward 20 see
lr- icut aud hi, associates as they
o. u,n. mot Mr. DAVIS with somo
nrJ brought HIM directly % my
N..u MI George ". Trenholm.
rt ut tie Treasury. and his wife,
'.. |.-.1fF. Secretary 90 the NAVY
others and they remained with
.t' eight az nine DAYS. President
n' itto careWOrn. hut IN
t.'s looked as well ns usual. 4
.t.~ nrrr ms arrival he selected "A
- nt4 hR. Offices fitted mp for him.
10 n'L,. departments OF the govern
'rl 70 u" solicitation of nav wife
X h' orf.Jc1 to roiaiiu with w
r- Dos stay IA Dauyil.c. which ho md.
R.- 10 that time IN feeble health.
t.,.. "a. ,'', ''N,.rt,'uS % "'os'
-,'''' ms E,Ne nc IA
~. u.t"f WIN M paViS
..' 'l-'' nae n'Ie' anu huuing
..-t- c'Dversc1 with hlrn upon quite q
fr ot subjects. He rccounted many
i'.t'l WIN ms oc-
'.' .'-,"' zen. - nave
90, 80, ~ $500 ,'-'.,, .' io' w pee PIE
'..' " a. '''.N H'', 'S'eI at
.'" mp sea 90 tn1
,,f, .'.. 49,, ~ -. '.' "r c.t.u
t.- ,,.'.'... ' 20 NV
pt a-u-ei md faull, w1iIe
~" in1 strong hopes that
L.' would oc able O. roach
.r VITA Dos Amy and often spoke
.A' c'Hhi'lro b." had IN ms ability
-Hrarr AID Boo, great admiration
i'r Lin n- q r.au. Beng with
'-.- unft ~ 'he time. and b'CoW-
'''r a"puaint"t with t'm. ycuturcd
t.iu great many questions. which
% .er sliF answered, aud being
% know h.9 views 30 reference 10
i.t'iDr' r"ltflur 20 the causes ana
r.,. 1T tho war, etc, ! inquired d he
think me war could have been
% it0 said that was % question
90 time last hal given him a great
concern. ! told him that as no
member of tie Senate ~ tie United
ana lal been FIR d long timo con-
wI,a the Government OF the
'.i states. I would boz glad II he would
L', view 900 roio'cuce 3 the Quo5-
. 9sI UrDp. uu led g. him.
..,............. ....... ..-...,....
w. Davis slii toe differences tina, were
'....rr B.. tween tla North AND the South
... e long -tatilug hui BE had hoped
Mss .r COMPROMISE would have
.r.. u-If.Aucrt "a .lsfariiuu g. the cuuu-
... .ut the leading Abon.ouists ot the
...t. continued o. aElf4tc the question,
ta., were m,t % debate AMI other
..,. tv the,Htreu.e representatives of the
-ft. aut lu tll- WAY these differences
r... continually tsl.le the people unuI
..r lau- 'as- finally subrl.t,d hi- propO-
fi % Ct -quatt.r -uy,rel-rt-, which was
'. rI'r ~ tho Yt 'pie az carh Ioru'oly the
a-lf 20 d"ct.e FIR themselves whether
aver should he established or not when
...I ,.re ,,rn tl.. e.,ul.i T., ,uief ttn
cauu'rV but It served also ~ q means OF
continued agitation 0t tie question Of
s.uF r.. sri the sHfrciuo lucn 49, al" North,
i u.i 'gt ~ Congress. seemed door
question. anl th.c onstrva'Weweu OF both
-.-f'a, We're unable o. Incu} or control
... rN'rcul~te.
lic SAM Lo thd great attachment Tor tho
tl'i. hhi distilled very .mu'h the lden OF
-. ii-sl.uupu. anu dld a' IN ms power 10
- ~. We 'F.n renamed IN ms seat
'' r1nv cd the southern senators had
.' .lI returned % tLclr homes, until his
State lMi.slr,ippD had pa -ed tho
raraucc oi secession. When TINS was
.. ic gave up AL hope. resigned his
i' 'n fhe senate ~ the nltcd states,
.' turned T. hiS nome ana united h!s
.'rLe with that ot the southern people.
N.-g done TINS. mS greatest desire and
.uou was 90 so" the southern people
and happ' uu1cs government OF
~ own choice.
~. .i,,.,.S Oh srrfssroy.
''hN,i7n''"u H'"Ctu me 70 ASK
-t '"- jon VIM "o '"YuhHt Vi 90
ID. "".' II iN' Nt"'.s h'' .EhU 70
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ID i-o I.-4' '' .'''t'N ~ aDl
.t'h '"i' question A"d any tHIn-
".'i h's 9iop'It- 'ht' ,uVnt OF r.
'l.cI. ll' sa'i ne nhi Hi"ays ut-
.N tuy il~"l9 81 .He '''cs 4nu 'ucl
'.. I-E"t 10 "lt"1't"" ""uh tuo go
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