The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1889-12-18
INCaSTER'S TRIBUTE.
)NOR TO THE " EMORY OF
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
n, Women aud Children Gen.
,vlly Do Honor to The Dead
Hero and Statesmen
Eloquent Speeches at
the Court House.

W
11'h instsnt, ct the telling Of the
Irch bells, the people nf our town
I many from the country assembled
he court house to commemorate
life aud services of tho dear, dead
phisn Of the Lost cause. Old men
! aged women. tottering upon the
nike "f their graves. middle-aged
nhn"d aud womsHhnod, young men
| fair yonrg l.dies, and children of
ry nre, crmpn'ed the vast assem-
ee. 1t was n solemn gathering and
III occasion. The building was
ped with cmhlems Of mourning,
| the faces Of old, middlc-aged and
ing, wore the aspect Of grief.
\ few minutes after II o'clock. L.
Pnyseur, Esq., the Interdent Of the
Sn, arose aud stepping up to the
ks desk said: "Ladics aud gentle.
u, have called this meeting al the
nesr Of qnire number Of the prGr
tent cilizcus of this town. for the
pose of conducting Memorial
vice in honor nf jefferson Davis.
President of the Southern Cons
aracv, whn'di in New Orleans nn
Friday morning, and whose fun
takes place in that city sbout this
lo day. 1t is appropriate that
80 srrvic's should he opened with
yer, therefore request Rev &. w.
mphreys to lead us in prayer"
.fter prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hum.
eys, the meeting wns nrgsniz"d by
ton Of Hon. George McC Wiiher.
INTO the chair, and Thurlow S,
ter ttssct as secretary.
Judge Withcrspoon on taking the
Ir said: Th" rccnsinu which alls
thor this meeting of our fellow.
,cNs is no ordinary one--n meeting
-" :" mug cur svmpathies and
'o~s with the sorrow Of the whole
tbprn people. rri with al righ,
fair minded people .verywba--,
-mr strikes tho MnerSl bell this
all over the Southland. The
VI Of JeHrrsaa D+vis has now de.
ted aud unno ~ lis long home, but
- ~ %! his lie and character,
h IN private and public life. will 90
IN Ia future nges, au,i then he will
ave that reward If npnrnhaiinn
ch now he So richly deserves 1t
~, ..-r..-..nry frr me- un this Occss-
to speak nf his lie aud public acts,
se are uow matters Of history. SUI
il tn say, that he had broad,
Drnus and comprehensive mind, he
courageous aud bald and never
ank from duty. He was a wise
slntor III the halls "f Congress and
he cabinet before the war. Fore
ng the dangers which threatened
Southern Statc-, he honestly be-
ed tha, the only safety in the South
a separation Of the States and a
thern ConlederHcy ard he ideuti.
himself with the Southern cause
was elected the President of the
Ifedera,e Slater. This is no ordi-
y event, he was the President of
de fdctO Government for four long
rs and the four years that tried
- souls, full of trials and dangers,
,dshed. sickness and death. Such
event may never occur again in
history Of this country. The cause
lost. hut the principles which
rIse to the war will always re-
n, and when malice and hitter
envy and hatred have passtd d
y. those principles will always
inue to domlratc the human
d-for they are eternal.
I the close of Judge Witherspoon's e
arks, Judge NJ. J. Houzh arose
offered the following Preamble
resolutions
e. the people OF Lancaster, deep.
)uched by the memories of the
and having entertained the
est regard for the great chief OF
Lost Cause. have heard Of the
nt death Of Ex-President Davis
feelings OF profound sorrow. In
past, he bore to the Southern peo-
relation that 10 man on earth
bore. and which no one In
future can ever again bear.
was our trusted Lead.
the darkest period of our history;
his action. In this high trust
ionship, was characterized
lghout, with the truest fidelity and
test ability. He was great man
.at in war, great In peace. His
ii ~ an orator and sta tesman.
Cabinet officer and historian. will
enge comparison with the fore
men OF these United States
BEFORE
soEUed I. That we will revere
npmnrv NJ the ilIustrioua JooJ =