The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-06
IN MEMORIAM.

An Immense Crowd Attend the Confederate
Monument Ceremonies at montgomery,
Ala.-Jefferson Davis and General Gordon
Address the People.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 39.-Yester-
day will ever be memorable in the history
Of Alabama Every locality was repre-
sented and many adjacent towns and VII
lagos poured in their entire population into
the streets and at an early hour the side
walks were so densely packed that locomo-
ton was difficult II had rained all night
aud poured down until ten o'clock and the
hour for delivering the address by Jefferson
Davis and General Gordon was changed to
two p. N. Instead OF going to the park
It was decided that the speeches should be
made from the very spot where NJ. DAVIS
took tho oath Of Office as President or
the Confederate States This change was
made because Of the muddy CONDITION
OF the park. The entire city was galIy
decorated and the city hall had the United
States flags futtering out OF every window.
Pictures OF Confederate Generals were
fastened 10 the outside walls, while the
names Of X. Z Lee, ''StoDewah" Jackson,
Albert Sidney Johnston, Robert 4. Rodes
and many other Confederate Generals ap-
peared on streamers More Federal flags
hoated in Montgomery than at any time
since 1850. The private houses and bust
ness houses all had liberal supply OF deco
rations and devices and words OF welcome
70 Mr.. Davis.
When the procession arrived at the Capl-
tol gate the way was cleared for Mr.. Davis,
the military being formed so as 10 prevent
overrunniny me building and grounds be-
- h.. 49, 1hn 10
seated near the historic spot he occupied
February 8, 1861. Arranged in front was a
place for the press and Oh the sides and in
the rear were members of various Organiza-
lions interested in the building OF the mon
ument which it is proposed to erect on tho
hill Immediately north of the Capitol
The people, men, women and chill
Gren, were packed from the steps 10
the front gate, AID while it WAS impossible
for a great part of them to hear they
stood in their places out OF respect for Mr..
Davis and desire to see him. Being in
troduced by Mayor Breeze, Mr.. Davis ap-
peared, leaning upon his cane, and in q
clear voice spoke briefly of war times and
the satisfaction it gave him 10 be present
on this occasion.
General Gordon was then introduced and
after reviewing the stirring scenes of the
war and praising the conduct OF the South
prn people during and since that time, con-
cluded as follows:
And now, let the manly virtues of the
fathers and the stainless purity Of the
mothers dwell richly in their sons and their
daughters; let personal and public honor
/ be the commanding law, both OF your
thought and your action; let your represen-
tatyes, State and Federal, still maintain
untarnislNed regulations for incorruptbility
IN Office; let your fidelity to the whole cOun-
try be as conspicuous in peace as was your
devotion to the South during devastating
war; let the South's piighted faith
to the permanent union of the
States and the legitimate results
OF the war be forever unquestione1;
let ali Constitutional policies that tend to
unite more closely the sections and people,
and AT the same time to promote simplicity
and economy of administration, find among
you their sincerest and most enlightened
champions. Then, in the march of the Re-
public to its high destiny, the South will
resume her place with the ranks at the head
of the column, and the names Of Southern
statesmen and Southern soldiers will live
among the most conspicuous and hOnored in
our cOuntry's history"
To-day will be another big day. The
corner stone OF the monument is to be laid
with impressive ceremonies, in which Mr..
Davis, General Gordon and other diStil-
guished Confederates will be present and
take part. The Masonic fraternity will lay
! the corner stone and Mr.. Davis will put it
in place.