The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1889-12-18
MORNING. DEC, Is. 1889.
hatred of foes cannot harm, and the

right prevails forever. Whether
Davis was right or wrong in the choice
Of policies let history settle, but az long
as pure and exalted mind, tender
but firm heart, patriotic aud unsel-
fish soul, a vrlucus and blameless pri-
vate life, devotion to princi pie, and
courage aud fnrtitude IN every danger
and in every trial are things excellent
and worthy ofimitation, so long will
the South Mt least. if not all mankind,
cherish the memory of Jefferson Davis.
1t may be said of him as Tennyson
said of the Duke of Wellington,
"All is over rnd done,
Render thanks to the Giver,
Southland. for thy son.
Let the bell be tolled.
Rood sc t,IanSs 20 TIE GiSeI,
And render him to the mould,
Under the cross of gold
That shines over city and river,
There he shall rest forever
Among the wise and bold.
Let the bell be tolled.
And reverent people behold
The towering car, the sable steeds:
Bright let it be with it's blaZoned deeds,
Dark in its funeral fold,
Let the bell be toll'd,
And deeper knell in the heart be
knolrd;
And the sound of the sorrowing
anthem roll'd
Through the dome Of the golden cross
And the volleying cannon thunder his
loss,
He knew their voices of old. -.
o good gray head which all men
knew,
O voice from which their omcns brave
men drew
O iron nerve to true occasion true,
o fallen at length that tower Of
strength
Which stood four square to all the
winds that blew!
Such was he whom we deplOre,
The long self sacrifice Of life is DER "
REV. c. w. HUMPHREYS
Next spoke, in substance, as follows:
We are called together to pay pa
triotism and loves tribute to the
memory Of the leader OF the lost cause.
Upon his personal integrity and
Christian character malice itself has
not "a far as ! knew, cast single
aspcrsion, except IN so far as these
were involved in his political life
When Mr.. Davis was arrested, incar-
ccrated and chained, | felt that |, and
every other Southern patriot, was in
him sharing tho same doom for this
cruel fate was his only IA the logical
outcome Of the forces and events that
gave rise to it. Eomity has pursued
BIN even to the grave with the charge
oHtYZc E&Gassan has been commit.
ted but whether by those &cupying
r~:-'~.,.- .-.'ou ccrtaIn prinvipfo,
gave existence, or by those who
sought to emhnlm them in a conslitu-
tion and in the affections Of worthy
constituency, the future must decide.
as treason is a hagitious crime, the
presumption is, il will ALWAYS be found
in company with other crimes. In
this view Of the matter, since evil men
have opened up the subject by reflect
ing upon Mr.. DAVIS character, we
may challenge campsrisons of his
character, asa private cltizea, patriot,
soldier, Statesman and Christian, with
that Of Mr.. Llncoln, who, at times
when his country mourned a million
dead, was enjoying theatrical sports
with brutal Indifference. In the same
way we might compare Lee and Grant,
Jackson and Sherman or Sheridan.
The principles that moulded Mr..
Davis life, as far as / understand
them, | endorse and hold and teach
my children. They will survive the
wreck Of war, unite all patriots, har-
monize all agencies for national great
ness and stability, and against their
opponents alone can the crime of
treason he truly written.
DIR. f. J. STRAIT.
Was the next speaker. He said in
substance feel it my solemn duty,
as one of the fifteen year old traitors
as some Of our Northern ffends
would designate the great Confederate
Leader, Jefferson Davis, and his fol-
lowers-to express my continents on
this occasion. / feel that it was the
praudest moment n my life when
enrolled my name under the banners
of the greatest leader the world ever
knew, and not only leader, but one