Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-19
THE LEDU Err.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10, 1889.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

JEFFERSON DAVIS.
EuIogy ON the Life of the
HOnored Dead by Rev. j.
A. Matthews.
The following very impressive
eulogy on the life and deeds OF the
late Jefferson Davis was delivered
Ut the memorial meeting at the
Court House yesterday by Rev. j.
A. Matthews, rector of st. Paul's
church, of this city:
sing the hymn of the Conquered. who fell in
the battle OF life
The hymn OF the wounded. the beaten. who
died overwhelmed in the strife:
Not the jubllant seng of the victors, from
whom the resounding acclaim
OF nations was lifted in chorus, whose brow
wore the chapel Of fame.
But the hymn Of the low and the humble, the
weary, the broken In heart,
Who strove and who faiied, acting bravely
a silent a,a desperate pa,f
whose voutb bore no flower in its branches.
,ybose h,nas hnr,ad in .sbas .,y.y
From, whosa hand s,innaa the ,r,za tbev had
grasned ar who stood at tns dv,ng of dsv
Win the work of ,hat, life Al, .ro,nd them
n,n,,,aa u,nssaed ,,o,a
with dam swooning down o,sr thai, ,.,,,,,s
and all but their faith overthrown.
" ne M nseon o for II those nae who % hsxe ~ won ~ '''
While the trumpet is sounding triumphant.
anu nsn 70 .ne useez1 ,snas anu 'ns ,n sun
hurring feet.
ihfohging ai'et 'ns ,s laufe,-cro"nea V'c'0fs -
In the shadow 'mongst those that are fallen
o, and wounded Wounded and and dying i: and there
pain-knotted brow. breathe prayer.
Hold the hand that is helpless and whisper
Who have @ ,ouvSt t the ] roos ,,aht @ and have van
auished the demon that temptsu us within !;
n,,1s ina. wor,a n,ss
who have dared for high cause to suffer re-
Sis s,s' hsas ha,s-n nseas wns DC % n,s. aas ,,
roll thy long annals and say
Are they those whom the world call the vic
The ma mar,yrs s or m heros m The spartans m who fell
at Thermopslas's tryst.
" ss soeratesa A PLATE a Or CHRIS oHRIsrq ms ''"S'' VI
After a long and bonored life
follow c;t;zans ono of thu man
who,, tho noar, Jbova ;rst rao;t
ed ,onors-. man whose name ia
an, = ;ned with tho most innort.nt
aven, of ono n.t,o,ol 1;f. since tho
,be uo, Iafsrson
Dav;s-has fallen alseen tn meet in
the bannv rsDn;on which ia com.
;nc wban tho r,en of both s;des
.ball b.ve s,acked thar arnoa and
shall font for all eternity in Tho
green fields Of everlasting life. to
NEE. in peace and reunion. where
ba.,la s;,ock ia pnknown not on1v
those who foppbt with. bim-the
Lees. the Jacksons and the John
sons-but also the Iinco,ns the
Grants. the Garf;elds and the ma.
tr;o.s of all nat;ons for tho home
oftha tr,a no,,;o, - Fa.har,ona
49,. e.. 80 .,s -, :,
natrio,s are dear to God and fa.
mons for al, ages The haro q,
Ruana Vista the ex.secretarv ot
War the orator of the Senate and
the eh;efta;n of Tho South has oona
home :. and to-day avarvwhare i
"1 osoAy " -
seen by those he has left behind
the emblem of sorrow. The flag is
at half-mast, the bell is telling;
Senators have left the halls oi
legislation, the courts of justice
have adjourned and there Is heard
the solemn march ofthe old veteran
with muffled drum, reversed arms
and minute gun. To-day, from the
sayannahs OF the South, where the
palmetto and the Grange tree grows,
ana wnere the magnolia blooms
anu .ne wafer laughs the year
.ouha 'ne1e Is sadness. IN the coun'
Wy oI nappy near'eaness .nere
= solio = ..e sunny Sousa: enese
70 mourning, ,ios the ola enieitain II
gone and with him Is buried the
tattered nag that waved for fou'
years, s. .n,x him !. m. ...,. and s.,.
HIsblood has tlngsi is crimson bars.
Friends, fellow-countrymen, oul
common country has given us .