Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-09
BURIAL OF GOV. STEPHENS.
An Immense Throng at Atlanta The
Services at the Capitol.
Special Dispatch TO Tux BHE.

ATLANTA, Ga, March S.-The
Stephens memorial services began at
10 o'clock. The attendance was over
whelming. Many delegations of citi.
zens and military are here
from different parts of the state.
Speeches were made by Martin J.
Crawford, General ToombS, General
jackson, Senator Brown, Col. Jones,
Attorney General Anderson, DR..
Miller and Ex-Governor Smith. Tho
funeral will take place at 3 o'clock.
EULoGIsTIC RESOLUTIONS.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 8. The fu.
neral services opened with prayer by
Rev. VIM. Adams. Senator Colquitt
introduced the speakers. General
Gordon read the following resolutions
by the oitlzens' committee:
RESOLVED, That In the death OF
Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Geor.
gia has lost her best beloved, foremost
citizen; the union one of Its most
able, enlightened statesmen. and the
world an example Of benevolenoe and
humanity.
RESOLVED, That his catholic sym
pathies, embracing a. they did, al
classes, oolors and conditions - ths
whole family of man render his life
an inspiring example for the emula
9ion Of ourselves and those who are
to come after rs.
RESOLVED, That not only with ad
miration but with astouishment, we con
template his life long struggle agains,
adverse circumstances, beginning with
his career at college and ending onl,
with his repose In the bier, he con
quered poverty. debility, disease, ant
with skill unsurpassed and courag
invinoible he achieved imperishabl
honors In almost every sphere of In
tellectual activity, and fell at last
hero In the full panoply on the fiel
Of his fame at the post Of duty.
RESOLVED, That the readiness wit
which he broke with political partie
when, In his judgment, they had wal
dsred from the constitution of h
country, and his brave support Of til
rights and privileges, as he conceive
them, of all citizens, whether oolore
or his own race, native or foreie
born, illustrate his courage of convit
tion, which never failed him, or
which is worthy of emulation.
0REsoLvED, That while weldo not Z
) present Stephens 40 infallible, we {
point with sincere pride to the man,
Z sided intellect of this rsmarkst
, man, to his vast, various acquir
! ments, all disciplined to usefulness !
, his superb practical wisdom and san
titled BY the virtues of an every. d
' Christian life; to his pre.eminen,
everywhere, In speculative a. we'll
!. practical life, at the bar, on Il
hustings, of statesmauship and In d
! wider field of letters, as rendering hi
? q match for the mightiest. An q
8 complished man, bis fame will tal
} care Of Itself. He built his ov
0 monument In the heart of eve
Georgian. His name will be cano
! lied on the hearthstone of eve
a house In the state.
In presenting the resolutions, Ge
, eral Gordon spoke In terms of prai
r of the life of Stephens.
Q General Toombs, In ascending &
{ stand, almost broke down with en-
K tion. He spoke for nearly an hour
t the life Of Stephens. In the course
n his eulogy he said Stephens wou
have deserved all honor II hehsd do
no aot In his life except to sdvoos
these principles Of state rights, Will
he had always held to.
Crowds continued to arrive duri
It the day until fully fifty thousa
l. visitors were In the city. Such crow
,. were never seen In Atlanta. With t
II population of Atlanta left out thu
I. must have been over seventy. Fl
t. Thousand people In the streets.
Is The funeral services In the aft
10 noon were conducted by Rev.
I. Jones. Doctor Talmsdge made
Is closing prayer. The funeral proc
8. SION was o mile and q half long.
20 night the visiting citizens and milit,
ss are returning home.
.s The memorial services at Augu
Of were participated In by thousan
20 Nearly every business house In
l. city was closed and all the b,
solled. Appropriate services were a
held In the oolored churches.
a TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March 81
or governor and cabinet passed reso
De tions of sympathy with Georgia
st the loss of her chief magistrate. P