. Minutes . ause. The grandest that ever rose, tluipurest that ever fell. lie was the vicarious sufferer of the Southern man of the Confedeiacy was more ruthlessly maligned, moregrossly misrepreseided, and it devolves ui)()n us to protestagainst the base calumnies that have been charged against him. Having im])licit faith in his stainless character, we askthat tli(^ searchlight of imi)artial history be thrown upon thelif(^ and charactci- of JefTerson Davis, believing that his namewill slTuu^ forth as a bright example of j)alriotism, statesman-ship and (liristian viitue, foi- he


. Minutes . ause. The grandest that ever rose, tluipurest that ever fell. lie was the vicarious sufferer of the Southern man of the Confedeiacy was more ruthlessly maligned, moregrossly misrepreseided, and it devolves ui)()n us to protestagainst the base calumnies that have been charged against him. Having im])licit faith in his stainless character, we askthat tli(^ searchlight of imi)artial history be thrown upon thelif(^ and charactci- of JefTerson Davis, believing that his namewill slTuu^ forth as a bright example of j)alriotism, statesman-ship and (liristian viitue, foi- he was a man faithful to all1 lilsls. The Women of (he (\)nfe(leracv ha\e come IVoiu thefurthest ends of the South with garlands of love and affeclioii,wliich they offer as a liabute of lo\e inid revei-ence !(► hismeiiiory. Couk; hilhei, you hat t le-scar-red vet<rans, loyal Ieiii-naid of \\\i.\ grandest army ever marshaled in battle aii*ay;come, honored heroes, as great in peace as yon were valiant in !<j i. <P


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