Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-30
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From it, this without injury 10 their late asso-
ciates. Their right to withdraw was denied
and the North made ready for war The
distant mutteriDgs of the storm were
readily understood by the peopse of Alabama
Gray haired sires and beardless boys, all unpre-
pared as they were, went forth 10 meet the
storm ere it burst upon their homes and their
altars. Ii required no Demosthepes tn arouse
them to the duty of resisting the Invaders. no
Patrick Henry 10 prepare them for the alterna-
tive of liberty or death. II was the people not
the leaders, who resolved and acted One sem
timent inspired all classes Yet / belieVe there
are very lew who did not regret the necessity
whlch Ieie them no alternative between sght-
ing Tor their state or against it,
Mother, wives and daughters. cbol,ns,
back their sobs, cbeered them on the aoth
OF honor and duty. With fearless tread
these patriots, unframed to war, advanced OF,
many battlefield TO look death in the face
Though Alabama like Niobe, must mourn her
children in DEATH yet is her woe tempered by
the glorious halo which surrounds the memory
For more than century after his death il is
said that Philip Devalognes name was borne
on the roll of the grenadiers to whom he be-
answered from the ranks, Mort sur lie champ
d'honneur. Long. very long, would be the list
which would contain the names of Alabama,s
sons, whose
vALo2 AND FIDELITY
Would justify the. same response. To
name few would be unjust to the
many. They are ALL therefore left where
they have secured Iepose, in the hearts of "a
grateful people, his monument will rest uDOn
the land FOR which they died, and point upward
TO the Father who knows the motives as well as
the deeds of His children-at last resting in n
land where justice may be rendered which NAV
have been denied them here. In conclusion.
permit me to say, that though the memory OF
our glorious past must ever be dear to us duty
points to the present and future. Alabama hay-
ing resumed her place in the Union be il yours
to fulfill allobligations devolving upon ali good
citizens, seeking to restore the General Govern
ment to its pristine, purity, and as best you may
to promote the welfare and happiness of your
common country. Long applause Cili-
zens of Alabama and ladies facing the
ladies on the stand), for to whatever
side you may belong, 1t is your sex that has
been true always i'll war and desoation. We
hear of the yalor and virtues and enduring
names of the Spartan mothers, but tell me
where, in all the history of nations, was ever
such a spectacle seen as was witnessed in the
eobed and flowed Sometimes the Confederates
retreated, and sometimes they pursued these
people who claimed to be our brethren and
burned everything except the fences-Iex-Gov-
ernor Watts, interrupting." and they would
have burned them had they not been stone.'l
Mr.. Davis turned, and smilingly con-
tinued:
And why do you suppose they did not burn
the fences ? Because they were stone. (Ioud
applause And yet there never was q time
when a Confederate body OF troops marched
down that valley, that the ladies did not hand
ont little Confederate flags from their windows
and give bread to the hungry soldiers. Tire
mendous applause. l have promised that
would not speak eXtemporaneously, and | will
not DO it God bless you, one and all. love you
all from the bottom of my heart, and give you
thanks now for your kindness. Tremendous,
long-continued applause and cheersl
Ex-Governor Watts then turned over the
rest of the proceedings TO the Grand Lodge
OF Masons, who laid the cornerstone ac-
cording TO Masonic rites. The first article
deposited in the stone was a Confederate
battle flag by Miss Davis.
Anti-Dayis Demonstration.
Albany On. ", April 29th.-In re-
sponse to call issued by General Henry
a. Barnum and other Grand army men.
citizens to the number of 200 met in the
Assembly chamber tonight, to protest
against the utterances of Jefferson Davis in
his speech at Montgomery yesterday. and
in the words of the call, TO denounce the
" resurrection of Davis from the oblivion
to which the loyal and patriotic people had
consigned him." Patriotic speeches were
made by General Barnum, Speaker Hustled,
Senators kaine, Coggeshall and Smith !;
Assemblyman Van Allen and others. The
assemblage sang Wen Hang jeff. Davis
on Sour Apple-tree." The following was
adopted:
Resotred, That treason is odious that the
union of the United States of America and the
liberty which the American principle of popu-
lar government Illustrates is worth the blood of
all the loyal citizens of our country.