The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-17


Yesterday morning at :! 80 an excursion
tram chartered by the Louisiana DIvislon
of the Association OF the Army of Tennes-
see, lett the city with goodly number OF
our people, bound for Mississippi City. The
object of the trip, AS already Agitated III tne
papers, was to present badge and certiti-
cate OF honorary mem bership to eX-Presl-
dent Jefferson Davis.
Cheer after cheer rent the air when the
people beheld the serene and reSolute coun-
tenanee of their beloved old-time leader
When order had been restored, Col. Lin
gan introduced the II V. DIR. Witherspoon
OF New Orleans, VINO delivered a most eIo-
quent and impressive
PRAYER.
Almighty God, we IT cognize Thy good
providence that brings us together on this
| presSive occasion. Great God. how In
finite art Thoui what worthless worms are
we! We ask Thee to pardon our sins and
shortcomings through the merits of our Lord
and Saviour, Jesus Christ. We invoke Thy
blessings upon him who stands as the head
and representative of lost cause, I'D fact,
but we trust not in our hearts lost, or III the
hearts OF thousands of those who are not
bodily present with us to-day. We pray
| Thee our Lord! to give him strength for
the occasion. Help him from on High /;
| and we ask Thy blessing upon the families
of those men who were slain in the battle,
oh God! Be in place of husband to tue
widow, and in place OF father TO the father
less. WeinVoke the blessings of Almighty
God upon all of both armies. Let grace,
mercy and peace from God on High rest
upon them all. foreveri And we pray Thee,
| again. to be with us OF this occasion; grant
us Thy Heavenly benediction. Amen
COL LINGAN
then came forward and made the following
| address:
Comrades of the Army of Tennesse see
| Ladies and Gentlcmen-We have met here
| to-day for the purpose OF rendering a testi
monial of our hearJs-our warm hearts
affections, and of respect for one upon
whom in the past, the people of the South
have heaped every NOR and power within
| the gift OF free people.
| We have Assem- bled here for the purpose
of looking back on the past, in order 10
| learn a lesson for the future. We have as
! sem bled for the purpose of doing honor To
The past, revivng memories OF the dead
| and paying honor To the living. At the
graves of our dead comrades we have no
| bitterness 10 cherish; we look rather to-
wards the future Tor the realiZl tlon of the
hopes lost to them, preserved,tn.us III Il pros
| porous and successful country. We can
| honor the living without melting any OF
the antagonism of the past, because,
| throughout its length and breadth the coun-
| try from the Rio Grande to its northern
most part, has rung with the name OF him
is not alone the ordeal through which we
have passed together that we are called
upon to-day to memOrialize, because the
name of jefferson Davis long before the
war between tue sections LapplauseI was a
name honOred and revered throughout the
land, name at which every man felt proud
of his country and his manhood. APP
plause.
1t would. therefore, be in bad grace for
anv one to say that the people of the South
IN honor n wi
re-opaning questions or issues, or feelings,
or preiudices which we, at least, desire for
ever TO be buried in the past.
You, Mr.. Davis, | am instructed by the
Association of the Army of Tennessee to
inform that at a regular meeting of our as
ISOLATION you have been elected an honOra-
ry member [Applause.l
On behalf of that association hand you
this engraved certificate OF membership, and
inasmuch as many here will perhaps not be
able to see it in person, will read the de-
scrptiOn.
C5I. Lingan here read the certificate of
membership, which runs as follows:
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE ARMY OF TENNEs-
SEE.
To whom it may concern:
We do hereby declare and certify that JEFF
ferSOn Davis entered the Military service of
the Confederate States of America as Prcsi-
dent and ommander-in-chief, which posi-
ton he filled with unsWerVing fidelity and
patriotism. Undismayed by dis aster and
unbeguiled by temporary success, that he
met the Obloquy of utter and final defeat, as |
he has the later shafts OF detractlOn, with |
the patient, dignified bearing of a Christian |
gentleman and hero, without reply, save |
in the language of a calm and phiIosOphi |
craftsmanship, and that i'll com meInOration |
of his personal and official virtues he has |
been unanimously elected an honorary men, |
Der of the Louisiana Division of the Asso- |
citation of the Army of Tennessee, and upon |
due proof OF the above military recC rd, has |
been awarded this certificate.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto |
set our hand and affixed the seal of the as
ISOLATION this tenth day of July, 1873
(Signed) JAMES LINGAN, President. /
JoHNC. GoLDING, Secretary.
In addition to this, Mr.. Davis, Col. Lin
gan continued, am instructed to present to |
you. on behalf of the association, this badge |
of membership. 1t is inscribed: Jefferson
Davis, from the Louisiana Division of the
Army of Tennessee, July 10, 1873" There is
on it the monogram of the Confederate
States Army of Tennessee. There is a bat
tie flag of the Confederacy. Applause
You will recognize the blue cross on the red
field; and the Pelican, the coat of arms of
Louisiana, in the centre. We present this,
Mr.. Davis, to you from the affection which
we all bear to you personally, and from the
great Veneration and esteem which we have
for you as representative of our principles
and rights under the constitution of our
LtldJ are as true GO-udV as Ln6y were |
on the day when the issue was made. We
believe that from the time when you espous-
ed those principles in early manhood you
have been faithful to every trust imposed
upon you by the people of the country.
Applause
And we believe that in the future the time
will come when that record will be Endorsed
by every man, woman and child in the coun-
try, from one end to the other [Applause.J
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
the hero of the Confederacy, then delivered
the following address:
The gratitude due tor your kindness, and
the appreciation of the honor you have con-
ferred, are doubly dear to me. Dear "a an
expression of your friendship and esteem
and not less dear as an exponent of the
nagnanimity of those who have much OF
sorrow and sacrifice to remember in con-
1ection with the period of my administra-
Jon.
The history of the world Is full of exam !,
pies where rewards and honors and public .
appreciation have waited on the successful | :
md where condemnation followed failure | ;
title discrimination in either case as to the ,
merit or dement, of the conduct applauded !
'r condemned. To you, my countrymen, :
belongs the distinction of presenting an ex- :
eption to the rule. !
You come to-day to confer a badge and or :
Ter on one endeared to you by our common .
Misfortune, and especially regarded by Won :
BECAUSE he has been the particular object of :
he hate and unwearying SANDER of his and :,
our enemies. l am cordially thankful for =
his kindness, and proud to be enrolled in an =
ssociation of men whose opinions. and =
friendships do not veer with the chazzeing I
des of fortune. Your organization is ap- :,
ropriate, if not needful, to preserve the :
Memories and cherished brotherhoods of :.
our soldier life. and cannot be obiectiona- :
lie to any, unless it be to one who holds :;
our services to have been in an unworthy +;
ause, and your conduct such as called FIR :.
spentance and forgiveness. The weary -
arch, the picket, the ill-supplied cam D, the 4,
eart-depressing hospital, as well as the -
attic field, afford numerous occasions to 3