Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-03
NEW LIGHTS THROWN ON WAR TIME LIFE
 OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
Gen. Green Tells of interesting Incidents About the President of the COniederaCy at Reunion of Veterans in Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va, June "A tribute Go the character and motives of the president Of the Confaderates States of America was delivered at the Con. fedcrate Veterans reunion here today by General B. w. Green Of Little Rock Ark. in an address on Jefferson Da. vis.' Gen Green declared that "mis- judged in life and disfranchiscd until his death. Jefferson Davis is finding his true place in history. He suffered ss TO other Confederate
 The speaker related incidents in Mir Davis life asra soldier. planter. statesman. r g, Senator. president of tbe coufederacy and as a prisoner ar ter the war between the states "With such a varied and vide experience. :" said Gen. Greene "his character at all times evemplired centIeness end unselfishness. He was uuassumnc and rigidly truthful combnmc life Of patriotism. nobility and sincerity with an honest desire to serve his fellow man, which challenges the worlds sdmiration
 Having served in public life more than thirty consecutive years until 1861 found him with the highest hon. orH his state could bestow Ca |. s.. senatOr) there was nothing more he could wish, and yet at the call Of duty the voice of his state. he laid aside his honors voluntarily in order to save his peoples interests He was not at any time 2 secessionist. He urged on all occasions forebearance and pat fence when politcal wrongs were heap cd upon the South but when his state passed the ordinance of -ece,s- Ion hC tondered his resi- ignatiou as sen ator. choosing rather to take his lot with his own people as a private citi- zen. Mr. Davis never gave mp the hope Of satisfactory compromise un- til the first gun had been fired. He contended that a guarantee of equal rights under the Constitution would restore the Union immediately"
 The speaker mentioned that after Mr. Davis returned to Mississippi from Washington. the governor as. signed him to commaud an the mill tary force Of the state and on Febru- ary 9. 1881, ho was unanimously chos- en president CT the provisional gov ernment Of .he Confoderates States o' America.
 Mr. Davis Negarded the Confederate constitution model Of wisdom auf liberal statesmanshiU" said Genera Green, "and as hit election was unar imous he accepted though he greatly preferred active military service E. was in no sense candidate for thr presidency and was greatly disapp9in cd that he had been elected The pro yisional government having cypireG February %, 1862. the Confederate congress reelected Mr. Davis to th presidency
 Cen Green referred Co Davis con duet of affairs of thc Confectionery. O his efforts on behalf or the soldier of the South and on behalf of pri7ou CTS of war of both the North and th, South Of the removal of Nr Dayi and his cabinet from Richmond (. points further south. as the Unio. forces closed about them, and of th, receipt by Davis of news of the SUI render of the Confederate generals.
 'At Washington Georgia, Mr. Davi received the first official information Of thc surrender Of Gen. Joseph F Johnston. continued the speaker. "H, at once ordered tne secretary of wa of aar to pay off Che soldiers and dis missed an of his military escort. ask ing for only ton volunteers Co accom- pany him. He formally dissolved hi. cabinet end told each member Co looI out for bis own safety Mr. Davis in tended to go west and cross the Chat tahoochee and attempt to fan in wit troops in Alabama and SO cross th, Missi siDpi and join Gen. E. x. smiu and continue tbe war on that side of the river with the ultimate purpos, that the seeded states rhould rotur Co tho United States with an right of thC states unimpaircd
 Three days after leaving Washing fen MT Davis found his family eu camped with a small waeon train az travelled several days with them II still intended 10 cross the Mississippi He had his horse saddled one night and he laid down to rest shortly be fore dawn. Soon afterward his negro coachman reported 10 him that be heard firing nearby. Mr. Davis left hla tent and saw some Union cayal