The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22
MEMORIAL MEETING.
RICHMOND'S TRIBUTE TO HON
JEFFERSON DAVIS.

Long before Che hour set for The DAVIS
Memorial Meeting 40 the Noznrt Ncaaemy
- uus,c last night the crowd began 10
e,ther and as the time approached LOT ih'
..ariug of the meeting the large audito-
INN IN The Academy was rapidly hllci. n
~" 49,. 80 thc Galleries. The hall had been
tn,utinnll, and TASTEFUL, drapcd 10y vi. 90
reatWfirhi in mourning colors OF hla'N
and white. aud suspended o'efhs'd We
li6cr'- portrait of Mi. Davis. undtfh'"th
The baiilc-fag Of Zee Camp Of '~onlentl"'c
hn.t of Mr.. Davis. drapcd IN confederate
cplor- and haitlc-n1es.
~hor,lv before y iue orchestra OF the
AcsJomy. which had been specially en-
o,gc5 feg ibc occasion. began = medleN 81
iii Souibnru plantation melodies. ana as
Zach body of the various military cnnii''h'''
,pd Inc fvo Camps Ot Confederate cl'!dhs
et.,t \, tho, were pach received wiih INu"
AMI ,ntbusiasfic applause. lee lamp mus
800 elopf $50 sirOnc. Picket camp ai~n
,r,ued ont well. The First Regiment me
n l.. l.. Blues. The howit/et7' aug,
,be STUART Horse Guard were also wen
renrssented. and each presented q manu-
..,oe appnaraucp. ou tAe STAGE were ih,,
~ n,ovn,ious churches 81 Richmond.
.,f.ors If thr cts Council and Board ~
Aldermen. and representative 81 the pHsi'
,.s. orrnizatiOn- and of the citizens gene
,,f, Among those specially noticed were
..o.r,l Jo4eph H.. Anderson, nr. u. ~
Patterson. Major lew 6iniff' non o.. }
Crrr,. Hon. n. ". flournoN. toner.
p-,ton. Misc. Nr. Peter n. MAYO. Mr. H.
gsiiaffrn. Colonel John H.. Purcell. aio
IN. Ir. T.. William Jones. al Atlanta
pl,rrNGrI.rp ARRIVALS.
few moments after 3 a burst Of yocifef-
,us ert5on.r announced the TACT thai Gov
,r,nr 10. Navor Ellt-0n aud Rev DI'
Ifooa had arrived. and ~ these gentlemen
o,,ear.d ON fine stage round after rouhd ol
strt,l,u.o erected Them from att parts of tire
V,,nr rllrson called ihe meeting 10 or
dor. aud iu feeling terms mifoduceu h''
pr. Moses -. llogo. who opened iie pI.'
crtdinr. with o. eharacterisilc'lN D'auii
nll. eloquent and appropriate pray ~ al ~,
conclusion (which ihe Mayor dcli'ttee "
cha.ip and happy address 90 '~"iIo'ue,ns
Ills TxccllencY. Governor lre, ~ 'hall-
man at ihe meeting.
rnT GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
Tho Governor arose. and on taking the
chlir. spoke a~ follows;
Aben The messenger OF death. nyine WIN
.r,ctgc wtur from fee "tfc~cHt cay :.
NireinIas capital. Sought to MS ms leceh,
sa1 rdfnrs. SIZE band cd mourning i'"N",,
ihe Isnri.stnn1s of 0urllc1nle. ann 'IitF "i'
sffINf rsfiug with genuine 2fiti t' Nle" ~
.,.t.,ntIu voice Of the mother 'pihiunil
wealth. How hath The mighty mli,n!
40 elqdur nls been east over our phhllH
49, ,,~",ii.y.. aur rivers fOut troubled 20 the
Wv ti,e r.t. riur cloak of gloom has ofl
800. ID orr Tow. and cities: slffoN'e cloun
M uDpcd or IuOuiff in tops; NlfsLhlH
vrcus Ion Jefferson itlNlsi How apron ile
6er iamcnfHlunt Bound, ms she in>
Iren. o. cOusiifu iOnal government iiyn
fn. nfiV formation of ihf tfitfstc' uN
tueswufuofWus hiunton, the pchol n.is'h'
1ne V0ic. oft Henry. lhe "t,Nu"1 o., ~
ANA lie rnottsOf Mnd sor, DOB ana ON ul lll'
E,.tc.et Invention tnaf constructed inc
constitution. md mixed Win nae very maj
,.,g al hrt nuues. is the knowledge, thdl' lh
80" stucfnr that instrument foo luilndcl'
.o,a t.a body. Z resided over hy one Of her
~ go sn lis ratification hy her after
$500, .a.ta ,ns no denial Of her right to
,vffhdr1W GomfheI uion then form . Wnen
.be should decide 90 dO 500 believing
an ffaf sentence at the lccnflipn oi thlt
p.uce. drafted iN anOiucts d., tiifi " ~ W.,
rtrtt Of people ITO nitct TT hnnii>h"iy 'utH'
Of government thnt becomes. IN lneII Jun,
i,n. fe.trurtt fo "iic liberty ana p"lsut'
al Lnpuiur~s. and 'Institut me-" govern
mrnt ID Virginia was in Through ACCORD VIII
f,. Constitutional construction. OF Wnic1 Mi
t,xt. Ma. .u conspicuous a defender.
Ia was c.sg Then. in those days OF Oh iOl
AlfNNNlHLh To- NANNNNiNAt AN'N n A'' -,
vtI cn. rud whore tnou lougesl WI
I,ll,. thr people shall Dee my people, ana lhN
I,d INV Gtdr'
rl-ulrUf tuIs splendid g~sscmnlHgc lu Hlul'
.,iu, tn nov hunnec 10 his memory. speaks
- .. ,t..ffaIn fOut. 10 the country. lnal
,.,,fs ,,.r. md. his people. and
'"' IT,. tol vii. l.ot. down from Ills throne
-. i. v.,Ul mo bin- dome above. and
- -. rIe ttoltu hHnrls of the solrOWiul
.nt Children b. Ina SHINE God to whom
o.. IUt,lIe submission To this tNcf-
.ttft. s,,i,, will
M 80, ..k me Ia Nffninil hOnOrs Davis
a t.r Il Ah. nalatrts courage In "a s idier
.,-,tar .un fnn representative conscientious
,,eiin.f object. Integrity iL "a Scns.
IT,, ,.,,ie.s nI.lt, tn "A ruler. aud uuafiec
go, IA, ,l Thai constitutes "a Christian
2" 80.
-V.', 10, b., ,ro4nc.d this hero. we do mol
, ,I,,t -I.. ,eIs loo. daughter OF NIrgInla
,.'-,' tn' ,r.. a.. od.nfgd STATE. we re-.
Xxx. 4. ,tfrlnfnt sister. chnined &
49," a.. t.vi,,r links of mighty pas
"t a. n,. t.fv memories of She present
w, NOM "a h.arf Ina The great fuiuri
~ ,.ue
"",V' hr No. so" cioouentlv expressed 10 o.
90 n,a-.,rlI 49,, .tuorr should bee no geo
~r,lI.I ~boundarit- r6tlc qualities which
,.4t,f. Mobile myrhDoHH .ln SeVcn-lpll
49,, Irn. .f,ns me ufch of Heaven ani
t''is LIZ H.. fr thc fo,ul SAY. auoihrf
WN'''' ',n ,..arorifea limits
ltt INV ,"' .,i' ,,r,,I. n, admifc IAN
.nu i,"'n w. nn ia the tui
Nl.,i"'' q H., rn1.tftnf,S "a noble man.