The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-25
h SATURDAY, FEBRUARY p, 100: 1905 "A
Al Assault on the Dead. ,


6$5l 4 d ar dent OF the Philadt ia
dger thinks that THE refined Sfeelil's g
OF most citizens in all sections q 'lle
country arc being ruthlassly di lst y ''
4 nv tie ,inseemly controversy over 1t ~
II treatment OF a prisoner Of state OF n len
forty years ,s he re fera 1S q
course, is to tho treatment Of Tres g idehc
II Davis by General Niles and this CORE t'
y snondent further says that The worst s',
4 ERECT Of the controversy will be TO lessen F.'
5 q tl,c minds OF the rising generation the
magnitude OF tho crime OF treason ~ NY NY NY
Is ever may or may not have been the treat ca
"A ment Of Jefferson Davis" he proceeds
..he suffered the due reward Of his deeds as
NJ he had been q loyal son Of his co 'll
try5 there would have been mo suffering .f1H 'fil
u. to try to escape from, and, on the other her
i'd hand, IL his efforts and desires had boon
.S successful, We would have had no counI-
Try to love and to cherish or Its laws N'' TO to
4 obey \. n & 55.ss VI.
lie is an easy matter to accuse q dea ca 9
man Of treason. a But this correspondent
whose feelings have been E so q outra gcd.
4 seems to forget that, although Mr. Davis vi
was arrested for treason, tho United
States government dared not not bring II him i'm
TO trial on any such charge, kro wing sfull
4 we'll that it could not bo sustained IN
". 4. VI 5s5 q,
N u gain he makes the remarkable state
Il mem. by Implication that II the South
jSern Confederacy had been successful the
United States government would have
N come 10 naught. There is no warrant for
that statement either. II was never the
design or the desire Of the sccedlng
s States to destroy tho United States Soy
4 crnment. They went out with no such
& purpose; they withdrew from the Union
because 1t was not agreeable to them TO
rema In in 4 the Union. and they proposed
simply to establish a Confederacy of their.
q own; and leave the other States alone.
IL they had been allowed to retire in.
Il peace there would have been no war. NO
attempt would have been made on the
a part of the Southern people to overthrow
the government ut washington.
\ This was made quite clear In the be-.
ginning by the man whom this core
sspondent denounces rs q traitor. In his
inaugural address, President Davis sald:}
Eve have entered upon the career Of in
3 dependence and 1t must be infexibly pur-
sued, Through many years Of controversy
with our late associates of the Northern
3. States, we have vainly endcavored to Sc
& cure tranquility and obtain respect for
THE rights to which we were entitled. AS
i a necessity not a choice We have re-
7 sorted to the remedy Of separation and
Il ed to the conduct Of our own affairs and
III the perpetuity of the Confedoracy which
Il We have formed. If n just perception Of
h mutual interests Ehall permit jas peace.
ablyato pursue our separate political ca
n reer, my most earnest desire WILL have
been fulfilled. But if this be denied 4
us, and the integrity Of our territory unt
g Jurisdiction be assailcd,S 1t will but remain
L for US with firm resolve 10 appeal to arms
p and invoke, the blessing of providence OF
8 Just cause" Ia At
i3, And again. "Actuated solely by the de
FL sire to preserve our rights and to pro
mote our own welfare. the separation b,
s the Confederate States has been marke'
by no aggression upon others and follow
YAK ed by no domestic copvulslon."
But We we're not permitted o'pursu
4 our separate political career. The armic
S3s3 or the North Invaded US and ours was
ii war of defense. x
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