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Show SOUTH HAD RIGHT TO SECE0E7SAYS SENATOR MIIEY Old Negro, Jeff Davis' Body Servant, at Confederate Gathering. . WASHINGTON. June . Senator Joseph Jo-seph W. Bailey of Texas, addressing a gathering of confederate veterans last night, in observance of the birthday of Jefferson Da via. said Da via waa leaa re-aponelble re-aponelble for the conflict between the states than any other man and waa the lest man In all the south to abandon the hope of a reconciliation. "Tha truth of history waa with the eonfederatea." said . the eenator. "The fat here would never have formed thla union If they had not believed It could be dissolved for cause. If the southern people believed they could not remain in the union with honor and safety, they bed a right to secede. " Benator Bailey presented an aged negro. ne-gro. Jamea A. Jones; who served aa Mr. Davie' body aervant. "He la the only man living." aald Senator Bailey, "who knows where the seal of the confederacy con-federacy ta, and he won't tell." Many shook hands with the old negro, who had Jeflereon -Davie' cane with him. |