The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-17

and more splendid sacrifices, With all
the sufferings Of its people and all the
blood OF It's heroes the name of JEFF
ferson Davis must stand forever link
cd.
His. second title to our tender
memories. He was the representa-
tive OF his people in suffering. Elect
OF his own people to rule them, he
was elect OF their enemies to suffer
TO. them. He was the chosen yicari-
Gus victim. They laid on him the
falsely alleged iniquities of us all and
wreaked on his devoted head the blind
and unjust vengeance they could not
wrcak upon the whole people. You
know the history.
mo sooner had tho fire of battle
ceased than the venom Of all ipnoble
souls was turned on him. He was set
apart for suffering. Malice and all
uncharitablcncss spent their shafts on
him! Hate, invectivo, menace, SLAM
der, childish, brutal, blind, furiously
hurled their missiles. Then they
laid hold on him. Rufian hands
touched the sacred person of 'the
LORDS anointedr This kingly man
OF loftiest worth and deeds and station
they threw into dungeon and there
subjected to strange, savage, unusual
tortures, such as no felon is made to
suffer. Then op this man who had
done nothing amiss against them they
forced the crowning ignominy to such
as he.
Upon this weak, sick, heartbrcssn
prisoner, in dungeon in strcng
fortress, guarded by many soldiers,
with not one armed man on earth
standing for his cause, men in the
uniform of tho great Government hung
felon chains. Perish the day that
saw that shameful sight! Fetters on
hands that had held a sceptre and had
done only knigbtly deeds! Iron on
feet that had ever trod only in paths
OF honor and duty. Unspeakable pain
on heart that cherished only kind
and Just and gentle thoughts for all
Pain so bitter and intolerable as for
the moment to make that strong, calm,
patient soul seek for death! Tortur-
ing ignominy on stainless life!
They did these things unto him in
their blind, unjust wrath against his
people! They meant for him a shame
ful death, but feared to bring him to
trial, even before their own high
priests. For the chief priests and
scribes of the law warningly said ::
We find no fault in this man touch
ing the things whereof ye accuse him.
1t is not lawful for US to put this man
to death. So they branded all that
was done to him as lawless and unjust
hatred without cause and wapton
cruelty to the innocent.
And see how God reversed all
this! The man who, as 1 believe. had
those chains put on the helpless cap
tive died 'as fool dieth,' by his own
hand, miserable suicide, and men
are forgetting his name and hating
his memory for his sins against his
own country.
And for the unsoldierly, brutal
officer who lent himself so willingly 70
do the deed Of shame and who directly
ordered the irons to be put on. Ris-
ing by successive grades, Of course,
to be general oomman ding Of the Uni
ted States army, he has reached that
conspicuous station only to become q
shining mark for the arrows Of misfor-
tune as soldier. Thirty-four years
his daring ambition for the highest
military rank in the country's service
was defeated and treated with ridicule.
The first voice in opposition and scorn
that was raised against him vas that
OF Representative from the North,
Massachusetts, who said that q SOL
der who was capable of suoh hang
mans deed as that Of putting those
fetters on sick prisoner was dis
grace to his profession and not fit to
be honored by this high Office. And
SO said they all in Congress aud in the
country. In the late war he was re-
fused command, imbeoile officers be-
ing preferred before him. And so co.
day the jailer of Jefferson Davis stands
pilloried before the world as o soldier,
discsedited and humiliated by his
Government, general commanding,
insulted with impunity by his subor.
dinates, an object of amused contempt
to the country at large and none 40
poor to do him reverence"
The Rev. DR.. Dame contrasted the