Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-12

this nothing has been seen OF him. Parties
with dogs are still in search. The barn with
its contents was entirely consumed. Some
think that this Is a white man disguised, and
others think II is negro. Whoever it may
be, he Is public enemy, aud is capable OF
anything, asi his recent conduct has shown. y
An Earnest Tribute TO the Memory
of MIR. Stephens,
At a largely attended meeting Of the
| citizens of Albany, Ga, held in the Pres.
| byterian Church in that city on Thursday
| last, after appropriate preliminary SER
| vices, upon motion Of Capt. John A. Davis
a committee of five was appointed TO pre-
| pare suitable resolutions for the occasion
| The Chair appointed the following: Capt.
John a. Davis, DIR. f. W. Alfriend, Judge
/ G.. j. Wright. Mr.. A. VI. WOlihin and
Judge ID. \. VasOn. The committee re-
/ tired. and during their absence Col. Nell
/ son Tiff addressed the meeting in a patri-
Otic and well timed speech, pOrtraying
| the character and consistency of Mr.. Ste
| phens. The committee then returned, and
| their Chairman, Capt. Davis, in offering
/ the resolutions. spoke as follows:
MR.. CHAIRMAN: But a few months ago
was selected to introduce to an Albany
audience distinguished speaker, then a
candidate for Governor of Georgia. Upon
tnat occasion | said the task was to me q
pleasant one, because it had been my good
fortune TO have been born in the village
of CrawfOrdyille. that had been made
famous and historic by the long residence
of Mr.. Stephens; that my reVered father
hsd been his lifelong friend and admirer.
and that my earliest recOllectiOns We're
| associated with him. But four months
| have passed away, and am asked to per-
| form n service of an entirely different
| character: the melancholy duty of laying
| an humble tribute upon his grave.
l could wish that | were competent to
liftingly perform this seryice, and say
| something worthy of the illustriOus dead.
Some characters are so grand ana SObie
| characters are so distinguished that we
| feel incompetent TO discuss or review
/ them, and such is my feelings to-day when
| called upon to take part in these memo
/ rial services. The name of Alexander ii.
/ Stephens has been a household word in
/ Georgia for more than half century.
4 For forty years or more he has been in the
/ public service, and his fame and character
| iOrIa an iIdissoluble part of the history OF
/ this country.
Commencing life pGGs and friendless
and under circumstances most adverse,
| he conquered success and fame by the
| mower of his energy and genius. Inherit
/ ing no illustriOus name and backed by no
/ family p9ger or influence, he became by
/ his own unaided efforts the peer of any
7 SIdlEctidh Ill lallS 4elills
| From the cradle 10 iile gfase he was
/ physically an invalid, and yet he accom-
| plished mental and physical tasks before
/ which the StOutest stood appalled,. How
mueh there is in the life and character OF
| this trGly great man to encourage the
| young and stfes gthen the old. How many
/ beautiful lessons of psesy end devotion to
urinciple, and faithful peri6rhjacce OF
| duty may we not draw from short re-
r-ia af oh Cf9fnGTn 4
| patriot, orator, phiIs9thropist, historian.
citizen, he performed his part well, and
diving mas left p legacy 10 his state AID
country, a name without blemish and a
character without Fepr9acl.
How beautifully did his life illustrate
that
- Honor and shame from no condition rise,
Act well your part-there all the honor lies"
Lord Nelson. at tn celebrated naval en-
gagement of Trafalgar, had displayed
from the masthead of his flagship the in
spring words, England expects every
man u do his duty;" and in the brave dis
charge OF duSy upon that memorable Oc-
casiOn he gave up Lis life and made Eng
land illustriOuS as mistfesF o. the seas.
The hero to whom these memorial ssryices
are dedicated, adopted as his motto ~
ear;v life. 1.-THE State, the Union and the
Church expects every man to do his duty y
and i'm long life, illustriOus for faithful
adherence to this principle, he at last
gave uD his life in the Discharge of duty.
Human life is a wonderful and complex
thing. presenting in its many phases
much to excite the admiration OF man.
Kind. but none of its varied developments
presents so lOvable picture as long
and consistent life spent in the discharge
Of duty.
Human life Eresents 40 mans ambition
wealth. fame, honor, but none ~ sll OF
these can satisfy. unless legitimately ae-
0uired in the discharge of duty. Human
life offers TO the heart OF man many and
varied Joys, but none or all can afford
complete qualification unless we can nave I.ee
the answer of good conscience in life
well spent Human life develops many
charming traits of character. but none
equals seif-abnegaIiOa and devotion to the
good of others.
IF lam right in these prOpO Osit4ons, and
I think they are undeniabie, then the llie
of Alexander ii. Stephens seems TO baye
been especially designed to come up TO
the f1I measure of greatness, and TO
oder to the Y0rld perfect type oil man
hOOo. ..,-,,
Occasionally in Jae history OF the world
such shining lights are seen TO cOnyince
us that all of man is not soFdid and COR
rupt. and that under the influence OF
pure Christianity man may so live as 20
bless His fellOW man.
In his death the State, the Union and
the Church has inaeea suffered great
loss. but the memory and iDHgeFce of his
pure life and example will live 10 bless
the world after this generation and Others
TO come shall have been forgotten.
Mr.. Chairman, am instructed by The
committee to present to this meeting the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The sad intelligence of the
death of GeOrgia's distinguished son and
Governor. Alexander II. stephens, has
reached this coIGnau nifty, and whereas the
citizens OF Albany, in common with all
the people in the State, have assembled TO
do honor TO the illustriOus dead; therefore
be it
KesOlred 1, That i'm his death the state
of Georgia loses a distinguished son, the
United States az eminent patriot and
statesman, the church. 9Onsistent Chris
tian and the world a true pbiianthroplst
ReSOIred ,, That the city Of Albany a.
mart of the Commonwealth of Georgia de-
sires to give expressions to its sorrow over
tbe sad event, and 70 offer sincere condo
iences to the immediate family of the de-
ReSoIced 3, That copy Of these resolp-
tiops be furnished the family OF the de-
ceased. and the NelrS and AdcertfseF for
publication.
Tsle sssQ!utions were adopted unani-