▁southern ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁had ▁contributed ▁largely ▁to ▁the ▁defeat . ▁Bi ograph er ▁Jack ▁Mad dex ▁Jr . ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Pol l ard ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁navigate ▁incons isten cies ▁between ▁his ▁new - found ▁pro - Union ▁white ▁supre mac ist ▁position ▁and ▁a ▁pro - Conf eder ate ▁position ▁he ▁also ▁attempted ▁to ▁hold ; ▁after ▁Pol l ard ▁published ▁his ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Davis , ▁the ▁Confeder acy ▁ceased ▁as ▁a ▁main ▁topic ▁in ▁his ▁writ ings . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁he ▁also ▁edited ▁a ▁week ly ▁paper ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁Moreover , ▁he ▁conducted ▁the ▁Political ▁Pam ph let ▁there ▁during ▁the ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Pol l ard ' s ▁opinions ▁continued ▁to ▁change . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁Pol l ard ▁wrote ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁northern ▁capital ism ▁and ▁thr ift , ▁limited ▁civil ▁rights ▁legisl ation , ▁and ▁black ▁suff rage . ▁He ▁supported ▁seg reg ation , ▁but ▁opposed ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan , ▁and ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁wrote ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁sla very ▁had ▁" comple ted ▁its ▁historic ▁mission ▁and ▁its ▁continu ance ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁in ex cus able ▁opp ression ." ▁ ▁Death ▁Pol l ard ▁died ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁in ▁Lyn ch burg