The San Francisco call., 1905-02-12
MILES AND JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Ohm SHARP WILLIAMS of Mississippi is probably not a
statesman class but he trouble maker OF high
pse the lar bill supposed Miles, he
opposed the clause but said although Miles had been
guilty Of unsOdiery conduct putting irons on Jefferson DAVIS
While prisoner in Monroe and therefore hated in
South would strike at him by retroactive legislation ms
opened Pandora box at once and the V wa peng ion
again editorials and interviews 1t IS all about an incident
and now the active force had heard of
Yet influence blocking the several promotions by
~ General Miles reached the head of the army and
cherished bitterly shown by jubations in that
section when Williams revived General Miles
obedience to orders from the War Department escape
John Morgan the raider had during the war s
bodness daring of Confedates who worsped Jefferson
Davis seemed warrant the greatest precautions.
Looking back it call all the incidents OF
the imprisonment of unfeelng looking back
everything the atmosphere OF the The had
ended Lincoln had been sassinaed and an attempt had been
war in every Northern had been made The
North ethed with Jefferson Davis would have been con-
Northern fortress but the Government feared he
brought North attempt would be made and would probably
school singing hang Jeff Davis apple
he imprisoned Virginia FORT OF access by
his followers
He had been captured while in fight Many cool
headed Northern regretted that he taken at all believing
that he should have been permitted to 60 INTO exile heir views
justified by his Immediately becoming white elephant the
hands OF the Government could not try him by tor
authority such procedure The
charge conpired his companions
President Lincoln nsucephbe OF proof So, while
against him tempest all the North evident
qualification could any legal punish
escape Miles put him
which upon him for few days only.
public passion had somewhat cooled and the spirit
had partly evapoated the Government eganed dignity
sought the advice of the greatest constitutional lawyers
could legally do with him. The nothing. He
headed bloody unsuccessful But by exchange
OF prisoners and various ways we had recognized the Contederac
begeenr Then high the confidence OF the Gov
thinking OF the future, which North and South
forward destiny This thoughtfuness
philosophical Horace Greeley that
slavery brought the which had abolished But the
South placaed by moderation the victor the abolition
slavery would have been AS he had been
provoking
far-reachng influence.
followed logic position. Government having
decided Jefferson Davis trial. adopted the policy of
letting the down and admitted him bail Greeley
bondsman Of the revolutionary ieftan. Jefferson Davis walked
OF Fortress Monroe free and in due time all proceedings
him quased and he lived in his
old aborng only under the civil disability imposed by the
fourteenth amendment the Federal which dsqual
hed him hold Office Looking back, again.
GREETED disability removed His generals
Gordon Hampton HILL Butler Longstree and Others
be of Congress and held other offices under the Government His
Vice President Alexander H. Stephens
turned Senate he could
picturesque chapter would have been added the history
republic.
But remember all this be said The Call had
said 1t in 1906 advisory forecast there would have been
Call the day; sheep shank proof galley
pencil molasses and glue roller would
have dobeyed the Department
commission rather than iron Jefferson Davis
The daughter OF Mr. Davis embttered interview
Miles with harsnes That She would not be
But she will the salute her galany
from adopting her Her distinguished father Justly
1865 But she should be grahed that
and exercised bitterness and hate the publication
family view of the will add her happiness
viii impair the respect of the North for her.