Telegram-herald., 1889-05-18
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nooa. After Fel.es4az ourselves of
4 good sapply q AlAbansA's bEoaq
mlEsF4l dusg aad parlAslag OF a good
bEeakIast Al gAs kxen4ngv Hotel, we
t9ok LAs eaF. Far IL ghlaad FaFk. ou
our return Ee visited the state capitol,
winch Wa the nrst rstConiedeFage capitol.
We were kindly shown through the
saEas, and igoIa the Top OF y, h.sh
elevation, 40 could overlook every
pC.ut VI the city, hllls, valleys and tae
winding Alabama river below.
Ne were shown the old Bible upon
which jefferson Davis placed lgla hand
ana took ths oath ol Office a. President
u the provincial goyeEumeat OF tae
Confederate states" Of America. We
now stand upon the step where he then
stood and make few HoIes for the
fELEoRAaHERALp.
Any one who has been At Washington
ard can picture u himself the location
oi the United states capitol building at
the head Of rennsy can
fully realize the location OF Alahama's
capitol, for Il j. located precisely the
same, or AS near aa can be.
We left the caplto. aud visited Je.ter-
son DAVIS, then, White House." ot the
south, ia which he lived butslx months.
From here ho moved "on Ia Rich
nOpd, where he lived the remainder
of MS Official term. we were in that
haRs.. tft "a xsa... - 1874 a,,A fa,,,.l
had been put 10 good use, q public
school, ~ which Va found many OF
Rlcnmond's finest and most Intelligent
ladies employed rs teachers).
After walking through the house. in
and about the grounds 10 our salts
faction. We took trip 10 the Mont
gomery Highland Cemetery" Ii j.
beautifully located, facing the valley
and the winding Alabama river towards
the north and west. The graves OF the
/ Confederate soldiers We're handsomely
decorated. We counted $50 unknown
graves. Upon each of these was placed
! 4 fine wreath of flowers. At the south
end of these grounds stands monu-
mcnt, and We give you the inscription
upon II though rather high for our
| eyes 10 seol. On the side OF the monu-
ment facing the dead We find the fol
| lowing,
Erected by the Ladies' Memorial Assoeia-
| ton, of Montgomery, April. lsos."
On the east side We lind the follow
ing
They do not die who In their deeds survive.
| Enshrined forever In the hearts of men"
ON the south side we lind the follow
ing;
"Dulee ct decorum est pro patria mori."
| Ha,ilOwed the dust where sleep the brave.
On the west side We find:
mot battle trump. nor the rude cannon's
1 roar.
From their calm sleep can e'er awake them
| more
We returned 10 the Exchange about
. O'Clock, rested, then took tea, after
winch we took Il slow walk up Court
and down Perry-sts., the finest resident
avenues IN Montgomery. Some OF the
| houses and yards are certainly beautl-
ful beyond description. This quiet
walk, under the tall, blooming mag
nOllasI listening TO the mOcking birds,
can never be described on paper. One
must be here III person TO fully realize
the grand surroundings and the soul
inspiring effect. Words placed on paper
are but dead mOckery compared with
what we hear and see.
"Oh! listen to the mocklng bird"
Oh, listen. The mockIng birds are
singing all around.
1t may not be out of place jusv mere,
I perhaps, to explain the location OF the
| Old Confederate capital, It's general APP
pearance and sanitary advantages
claimed for 1t. This may be done by
the following simple illustration: Take
an ordinary plate or dish. Cut out
One-third of the rim and place the cut
surface due north, and you have the
city IN miniature form. Let the bot
tom OF the dish represent the business
or commercial center, and the rim the
hills. From this plat, containing about
eighty or 100 acres, the ascent Is grad
ual Ia the beautiful crest, or water
shed. Back of this is a sweep of green,
undulating country, which Nature
! seems wisely TO have placed there for
/ the free and unObstructed outlet of
storm, waste and surface accumula-
! tiOns. Extending from this watershed
70 the river below Is a network of large
! underground water mains and cOnduits,
| OF sufficient capacity and strength to
| resist the pressure of the tons of water
that How through them at every heavy
rainfall, thus carrying off the debris
Unto the ''way-dOwn Alabama river. -
Montgomery Il claimed to be- A charm
ing aud safe resort for tourists and a
home for the invalid. Nature has be-
slowed upon her a gift OF position,
broad avenues, shaded by endless lines
OF the water oak, elm and maple.
Their gardens are graced with mag
ni.fcent maguOliss- AT give charm
AMI add beauty aud attractIyeness 10
the old State capital.
/ The close Of the waT-vear lS65-saw
Montgomery an utterly exhausted little
town Of some sIN thousand people, with
three broken down railroads. The
year lSS9 finds her a city Of 50 900 peo-
pie, with SIX well equipped railroads.
I Her sole resource was trade with the
cotton planters of the surrouudnq
/ country. and such other enterprise n.
/ men might exhibit who started life
over WITH a dollar. or even nothing.
+ This difference between ls65 and so.
We state. % show the discerning reader
Of the TELFGRAM-HERAID that there i
q resource OF wealth here. and that the
people are utilizing t as fast as they
can accumulate capital ID develop the
same.
Ursdod by the influx of cap tai and
I enterurse from the Esst and from In.
/ rope. tnat seeks fields ef investmeu;
throughout tbe Northwest. and taus 81
I RAPIDLY bult up other sertons Cd
the country. Montgomery has accom-.
/ pushed much without s8Ch al. W Waai
might be- done and could h. done with
The sld Of capital, need NOS be wr tteu
t0 h. appreciated. Rnt things are fast
taking change. Both enterprise and