A reporter of the Boston Herald has interviewed Mr. Jeffer-
son Davis, the late President of the Confederate States. He states .that he accepts the results of the war, which he now de- scribes as " that great cslamity." He is of opinion that although nothing can be made of the negro, who belongs to a permanently inferior race, it is well slavery was abolished, for the abolition will lead to the rapid development of the South. It is certain that cotton and sugar can be grown more cheaply by free labour, and the South, being tempted to vary her in- dustries, is becoming more independent of the North. He is inclined to believe that the value of land will rise, and sees no further likelihood of disunion, if the parties will but abstain from extreme measures. He is wholly opposed to giving the negroes votes, and believes that they will gradually sink back into dependence upon their white employers.
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