The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-03

- deVOlvh 49, =.
:. If the Sou,h-the fallen SOL
lv n The Conisderacy-and cele.
, ~ = the birthday Of that illus.
~, ' man. Jefferson Davis. Had
=. lived Until today. he would
=, b,,n lOl years old; but fate
,o,vill /, so, and We have only
r,mory Of the man who held
:, ,l,ce in the hearts and affairs
n, best people on earth. Per-
>, ,b,t, IS no one in the history
n, country who has received as
r,b unjust censure and as many
,ns ,pitheis as Jefferson Davis.
/, IA, been called a traitor. a
,,,,je. nearly everything that hat.
a and prejudice could invent. But
N, clouds Of the Civil War
A., been forever svep, away, both
Is,b,rner and Sou,herner can look
oop N, life With unbiased judgment.
as far as our limited space well
,rt. We wish TO give a sketch OF
M. and show that instead OF be-
10 A conspifa,or and traitor. he was
nan Of genius Who was frank in
I,,rthing he did and was a noble
nino,.
H. vas born in Kentucky, June J.
sOs. In bis infancy he was taken
y Bis father 10 Mississippi where
pent his entire life. II was here
bat b. hs, started preparations
b. bis eyentiul career. lie vent TO
be country school and thence to
Iranylyania College, from which
y ,ngih, he wen, TO U. S. Military !
acd,my al West Point. He grad
I,i.i from West Point in 1923. and
) Lieutenant, in the regular army, |
J, Ip,ni seven years in the middle
Northwest. lie played a conspic-
eoui part in the Black Hawk var.
Hs resigned from the regular army |
1885 and marrying the daughter
i General Zachary Taylor.
|siilsi down TO the life Of a refined
Southern gentleman.
IA 1874 Mr.. Davis was elected TO
Ctngess. Here he Immediately
nad, deep impression upon the
cldG members Of the House. who
predicted for him a great parliament
aiY career Upon all the urgent
questions Of the day, and there
vsr many, he put his voice with
i'al and energy, and proved TO be a
statesman Of great judgment and
i0I,sight Among the many who
ssr tayorably imposed by this
young orator vas eK-President John
Quincy Adams, who is well-known
as "ihe old man eloquent" Ger
Riay' be vas competent to Judge.
On the outlook Of the Mexican
'n NJ. Davis highly advocated the
Ian Of supplying all the necessary
1000 and equipments for the war.
q 1870 he resigned his place in
Congress and FASTENED 10 Vicksburg, |
where he was chosen as colonel Of
''glnen,' All during the war he
,'lnoed great courage and military
NIL More than once the Mexicans
we're y, routed by him and his gallant
mississippi Ritiemen. AT the battles
u Monterey and Buena Vista he es-
p'callY displayed his heroic valor
aaa 90, leadership. At Buena Vista by
.'u'ian' movement he snatched VIC
wy iTom defeat and drove Santa
anna southwark with but half the
'I'c' which he had before command
~ Although severely wounded
S,9 Davis would not leave the
y until the victory was complete
7 Won After the battle General
aacn1Ty Taylor paid him this high
compliment Napoleon never had
!. MARSHAL % who behaved more superb
y nan DID COL Davis today"
Ai'eF returning from the war, he
c ,.S ohsIsd the position of Brigadier
S S',a OF Volunteers by President
t sOl1, but he declined on consti,u-
S Ooi., basis holding that such an APP
F' w'. inhered only in the State.
,n, "nAln two months after his re-
, .'~ nom the war, Mr.. Davis was
'pp0ln'ed By the Governor to fill the
S &C. u the Senate OF Senator|
4. ''gn'' who recently had died.
~. vas elected to fill the re.
mann, Of the unexpired term. all
vso; y uhes and prejudices having
,,n. .ueu 10 the general desire 10 be
,oISi.. BY this brilliant young
,O,sa snd statesman. When he
,nIn. .u 'ne Senate there we're many
ca" I ~, men there, as Calhoun,
and a. ~ webster, Benton. Cass, Chase,
l,c,l O'nsis' With whom he was per.
.ta,.,. aole to cope in oratory and
s, A man who had
experience in the upper cham