Show Jeff Davis Book Chicago HThe Times gIve the choicest extracts from Jet Davis Rue and Fall of the Confederate Government Govern-ment which will be isued eary this spring He dedicates the work to the widows and orphans of the Confederate dead saying ha conceives it to be bit duly to preface this history He acquits the south uf the responsibility for slavery wbich he treats only as an incident ot the secession movement Tae paramount question was equality in the territories and to the inability of tho south to procure pro-cure a slave code ha traces the conflict which burst into open war He opposed toe Missouri compromise is a surrender of the rights of the south but say i its repeal re-peal forced the south to take a decided stand Ho says tbo election of Lincoln put the federal government in the hinds of a party under which the Southern States could not live Several chapters are devoted to Tindicating the right of secesion He denounce as a gross breach of faith the attempt of the government gov-ernment to supply Forts Sumpter and Pickens with provisions and ammunition ammuni-tion justifies their seizure by tbo Confederates Con-federates and lays on the north the responsibility re-sponsibility for all the bloodshed Mr Davis fixes upon hinuelf the res onsibil ity of prolonging the struggle after ho was convi cod that success was impossible impos-sible The concluding chapters it it expected ex-pected will defend bit policy |