The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-29
the CAUSE THAT WAS LOST.
A Great Demonstration in Montgom-
cry, Alabama.
Jeff Davis, the Leader of the Rebel
lion, Speaks.

IT. IN
noNIGonEhh' AID, Aprn lo.-louay WIZ ever
De memorable IN the history OF Alabama. Every
locality was represented and many adjacent
+o,,ns ,rd ,,;1,oe ,,o, ~, oi otio ,'Io.i,
eO"'.S "Nu 'ii"s0' pouiou 'hoH ohtn0 PoPuio.ion
INTO the steeets ana at an early hour the side
walks were so densely packed that locomotion
was difficuIt If had rained all NIGHT ami ,orred
WAC ulileus - ,iau i"eu an nisns anu pouieo
down until IL o CLOCK, ana the hour 1Or delivering
the addresses by Davis and General Gordon was
:. - T-.e " w 70, A N
y was decldeu 10 go 10 tne capltoi GROUNDS anu or
Ine speeches 10 pc Inaue from tne very Spot wnefe
Davis LOOK tae oatn OF ounce As rreSluent oI tne
confederate states. ms change was MADE pc Pc
cause OF tne muddy c0ndltlon OF the PARK. Inc
entlre city was gally decorated ana city nal nad
the United States flags huttering out OF every
window; PICTURES OF confederate generals We're
fastened 70 the OUTSIDE walls WINE tne names q
os y az 9aGkso pers tar 1lnsy
ert z. Lee ana many otner Confederate generals
nuttered 70 tne Dreeze on streamers: Inc capltol
was Deautlf9y . decorated irom tne topmost point
the city foated the Stars and Stripes. Private
houses and business houses all had liberal sup
ply of decorations and devices and words OF well
come to Davis.
The scenes around Davis this morning and the
great desire to see and shake hlm by the hand
were indescribable. People were packed in the
Exchange like SardfneS and it was with difficulty
that there was entrance and exit. They wanted
to see their old president and nothing would sat
lsfy them until they had done so, but being feeble
Il was more than he could stand and he had to re-
tire. A military escort formed in front of the ho
capitol Acarriage with four white horses was
drawn up to the door and promptly at two O'Clock
Davis, escorted by Mayor Reese, Goy ONeal and
ex-Goy. Walls formerly of his cabinet stepped
shouts Of the multitude as be was seen to emerge
from the hotel were louder than ever before heard
IN this city The next carriage contained Gen.
John B. Gordon and Capt W. L. Bragg, Miss
Minnie Davis, youngest daughter of Jefferson
Davis, and Miss Reese, the Mayors daughter;
guests, and amid the waving Of hats and hama,
kerchiefs' booming of cannon % and playing t Of
witnessed i'll any country, the demonstration
being in honor of a man prescribed by the United
States government and as tribute to the dead
rived at the Capitol, Davis was seated on about
the historic spot he occupied February Is, 1861.
People-men, women and children-were packed
from the steps to the front gates, forming vast
multitude When order had been secured-and,
for such vast throng, 1t was the most orderly
ever seen nere-Mayor Reese advanced to the
fronG ana sald
MY Countrymen: 1t IS with profound emo.
IlOn that preSentto you Ine foremost type OF
SouInern ~ IaalLooa, non. JeMeIson DAVIS eX,
The scenes heretofore enacted were agone over
as DAVIS M adyaneea ana & u was @ some minutes pc
ioae He coTa Due s ne SnOaes nnaH a
Federal flag over him and Confederate veterans
pefore nm VINO mad come hundreds OF miles to
the deep intensity OF his feelings, but without
trelnor OF pause, excepC Wnen interrupted by the
SHOUTS Oh MS hearers, Salu;
ny freenos;-it Would pc VAIN II should at
tghlpt 70 express 81 70 YOU LIE th il
WHICH rIIaetaI ,iOs hsietefofe feel more deeply
grateful because It Is sentiment tar dearer TO
me than myself. You have passed through the
terrible ordeal OF a war which Alabama did not
seek Wnen sne 1eit her wrongs 700 grlevous ior
turtner t0leratloh sne Songnt peaceaDie sou.
tlon, Dut tnat Demg denied sner tnS tnunderS OF
war came ringing over lhe land linen ner peo-
pie rose IN tnelr nalesty anu gray haTeu SreS
ana ana DearalesS DOys eagerly rushed 10
the front. IL was thag war wnlch
ChrlStlanity alone approved, holy war
for defense; Wen 40 remember seeing
your gentle boys, SO small 10 use farmers
phrase, tnat tney mlght pave Deen called seed
corn, moving on WIN eager Step ana 1earIess
DfoW, 70 tne carnlVal Oh ueatn. nave also looked
upon Jhem Wnen en- tner Knapsacks ana muskets
seemed neaVler tnan tle poys. ana my eyes, par
taxing o. tne motner ,nlled WIN s Tears.
Inese dayS nave passed.; Many OF tnein naVs
10und lou nameless graves, put tney are not deaa
lney liVe III Lle memory, anu thelT spritS stdnu
OUT as the granu reserve OF tnat column MiicH N Is
marching On Min ulIaiIerl1g g steps toMaIo tnt
goal oI constlsuGondl ,lpeIty. iAppid4qS5el. II
We're IN YAM snoulu atteimpt: as l have al
reauy salu, 10 express my g.atltuuS W you. an
stanQlng now very nearly on tne spot a1 M1eIe
Stood Wnen took tne oatn OF ONCE N iool, put
your demonstration now now e1ce59s t tlat
Mmeh Welcomeae ne snen, anu 1nis SHOWS
tnat the spTlt OF ooutnern HDe[ty Is
NOT uedu. NLOuu anu COutluutu dpplduSe).