The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-26

state. but was defeated by Henry s
Foote, the union party candidate re-
ducing the majority OF that party from
1900 to less than 1000 In 1853 he
was appointed secretary Of war by
President Pierce. After retiring rs
secretary of war he re-entered tha
United States senate for the term ex-
plring. 1868. His state seeded from
the Union January ., 1861, but 1t was
not until January 21, twelve days
afterward that Mr. Davis resigned his
seat in the senate. On the 9th day 1f
January, 1861, he was unanimously
chosen by the provisional congress,
then in session at Montgomery Ala.s
president of the Confederate States
Of America" and on the 18th, A. u.
Stephens, OF Georgia was chosen vice.
president On May 20th the seat
government was removed 60 Rich
mond Va, where It remained until the
fall OF the Confederacy In November
1861, Mr.. Davis was elected president
OF the Confederate government by q
popular vote OF the Southern people
and inaugurated February. 1862. After
the surrender of General Lee the Fed
eral authorities offered and paid Sl0A-
coo for the arrest of Mr. Davis, and he
was captured near the village of Win
Vile Ca, by the command of Gen
/ eral J. III. Wilson, and on the 18th )f
May 1865, incarcerated in Fortre ss
Monroe. where he was kept for two
years. subjected 20 many outrages and
indignities. among which not the least
was putting irons upon his limits. He
was charged with an manner of crimes
against the laws OF his country but
In all his trials he never betrayed the
least anxiety as to his complete vindi.
cation in the courts, knowing as he
insisted all along that not only the
courts but public sentiment would vim
dlcate him, and In This he was right.
flor after more than two years suffer
ing when the cases We're called fer
trial the government on It's own mo.
tion exonerated him and dismissed all
proceedings against him
Probably no American born citizen
Twas ever treated so harshly or so mis-.
Represented and vilhfed while Twins
Tor his memory so unjustly assalled
after death. as that of Jefferson Davis,
and FOR that reason among others dear
10 the people OF the South, his mem
ory will be kept green and sacred IN
the Southland for all time, and great
tractors in this direction are these me
mortal services, and God swiI bless
the good Soutbern women for what
Ithey are doing TO accomplish this
lForty-three years have elapsed since
1.-The tragic scenes OF Appomattox
which SO CInded the death knel OF
Southern hopes and filled the hearts
of the Southern soldiers with a pail
like gloom. Forty-three years have
passed since the fatal and mournfu
tragedy in the nations capital, when
the bloody hand Of an assassin struck
down the lamented Abraham Lincoln
IN the very hour of his triumph and
glory and at9a time when his greai
heart and broad and sympathetic mino
was most needed by the people MAJ
mot we both North and South, class
the hand OF each other in fraternity
and cOrdiality in doing honor and rev
erence TO the memories of our great
men regardless of tho section, state
or attitude they occupied fory-threC
years ago?
know that there are those yet liv
ing who believe or affect to believe
that Jefferson Davis planned or hat
knowledge OF the conspiracy 10 assas
mate President Lincoln To any on'
curious to know the truth and th'
. complete exoneration of Mr.. Davii
! from his foul slander. refer him o.