The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-12
THE VETERANS, TRIRurE.
The Old Hero's Soldiers Honor b
Memory.

The Old 6ero's Soldiers Honor his
Memory.
The public hall Of the Chatham Artillery
could not hold the members Of the Con-
federate Veterans Association and the con-
federate survivors who met with them. At
III o'clock the meeting was called to order
by Gen. Lafayette McLaws, who in appro-
PIRATE words stated the purpose Of the veter-
ans assembling. After his remarks he
announced that the association, and such
other ex-confederates who desired to Join
with it, would assemble on the eastern side
of the armory, the right resting on York
street, under the following officers, the
president in command:
Adjutant-T E. Bessellieu.
First Company-Capt. J. r. F. Tattnall
commanding; first sergeant, J. K. P. Carr
Second Company-Gen. P. McGlashan
commanding; F. d. Bloodworth, first SER
geant.
GEN. JACKsoN's ADDRESS.
Gen. Henry r. jackson then addressed the
meeting and offered the resolutions His
remarks were frequently interrupted with
applause.
MR. CHAIRMAN-Before reading the resolu.
tions, which the committee submit to the meet
ing. cannot withhold brief utterance
The London Times, called by some the Tiers
Ctut. anu Dy OLleTS the lHUNDERER of ENGLAND
because of its world vide Journalistic sunrarn
acy, announced to its readers that the message
of the Provisional President to the Provisional
Congress of the Confederate States of America
was the ablest state paper that had ever eIna-
mated from the western hemisphere In ex-
preston strong and chaste-how few the
tongues, or pens, that have ever used the English
language with happier effect than did those of
Jefferson Davisg Clear and simple brief but
exhaustive embracing, as the acorn en-.
braces the oak, all the principles of life which
must lnfallbly grow into the governmental
civilization of this entire continert-behold the
MASTERS work which the mighty organ of
British intellect commended to the applause of
m mank 1nS T ina be to the providence
knew how thus to present cardinal truths was
coupled with the heros soul which did NOT know
how to surrender, or to qualify or 10 ignore
them. This combination, in startling contrast
with the times into which he lived; surviving as
he did. all other great representative men out
speaking these yivifying truths. came to make
him their one breathing embodiment
Thenwas exhibited TO the world. and for ali
It's coming generations a grand spectacle,
which had no precedent in all its past
history. In the lapse Of the dull, de-
buzz of the insect tribes monopolzed the
tainted air, as the physical man grew thinner
and weaker. the moral man was ever srow-
ing stronger, broa1er. taller; until. at
the close, he stood in lofty col.
ttude, as absolute in appearance. "a
In reality, it was sublime Like some tall cliff,
IL
he did indeed ''swell from the vala.u indeed in
deed, he midway left the rolling cloud. the
darkness and the storm; indeed, indeed, indeed,
eternal sunshine" will settle on his head " For
again be paid to the providence of God
cannot die. There stin it stands:
there shall 1t stand forever--a beacon. snowy.
white, TO guide the struggling patriot of this
entire hemisphere America South as well
as North-even as Orizaba, the loneliest and the
loveliest Of all the snow-capt mountains, when
Ia mil fcfr anna k,r,,, -.
ding clouds, guides the storm-tost mariner ON
her domestic sea.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The death of jefferson Davis is an event of
solemn import.
For long years-embracing period of unex
ampled turmoil and strife, of gigantic effort
and patriotic endeavor, of bright hope and nm
availing despair, of glorious victory and bitter
defeat-he was the exponent of this Southern
land and of its proud people. And when the
end came-when failure settled upon the han
ners OF the Confederacy and its brave armies
retired from the field-still was he our renre.
sentative-in suffering.
In the discharge of the duties of his exalted
station who will deny that he brought every
power with which the Almighty had endowed
him;-the clear intel ect-the indomitable will
the int1exible purpose TO lead SO long as there
was one TO folow-the loving heart whose pas
sionate attachment to the land of his birth
ceased only with its last pulsation2
1t was this that gave him his great hold upon
responds t. heart, we loved him; and now that
the venerable form is forever still; now that
the good gray head" is laid upon its final nil
low. his memory shall be fragrant to us and to
our children after us.
One by one the links that bind us to the
eventful past are being broken. One by one
the Comrades who stood by our sides in those
stormy days have gone to res Again aud
again we have closed our ranks to fill the paps
as IN the heat of battle. But nowl-tbe Sum-
mons comes to the Chief, and it is as though a
great curtain had fallen between US and the
days that are gone.
It is meet at such juncture that the Con
federate Veterans Association of Savannah
should give expression TO the feelings evoked
by the occasion. Therefore, b. it
Resolved, That in the death of Jefferson
DAVIS, exPresident of the Confederate States
OF America, there is a sense of personal he
rsavement to each member of this Association
RESOLVED, That the memory of his patriotic
services 10 the Southern people, and of the bjgh
virtues that marked his private character. shall
ever De Cherished by us as an incentive to I'M
senhness IN action and purity of life.
hesotOed, That we extend to the widow of
PRESIDENT Davis and to all the members of his
Iamny the ahectionate sympathy of honest
hearts- Nay the Father of ali mercies comfort
and sustain them in this hour OF bereavement
and anguish
. Resolved, That it win ever be a source oe
kra1eiul thanks giving to every Southern heart
mat the declining years Of our yenerahla
SsLleI We're passed in the peaceful quiet of his
51iSsihsippl home; that he outlived the main of
iianure and that it was his happy privilege to
J ~, 81 rom actual demonstration that the peo-
PIE Tor whom he had done so much. loved ANA
honored him TO the last - NN'
-. x.sssoeVed. Ihat copy of these resolutions he
sen1 " mrs Davis and also that they ia ,1ub
asneu 10 the journals Of the city,