The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-21
ELOQUENT ADDRESS.
Lowry at the Veterans Re-unIOu.

tliAt tuCAC WOaAQ uc u uAo0tAAe H~tN "
night, but when | heard that Confed- |
crate veterans were to assemble
thought my place was with them And
if there had been no ether reason when
it was said that Georgia's distinguished
soldiers statesman would address his
own men, that should have brought
every veteran to this hall And | say
to him now that, as an humble repre-
sentative of the daughter of Georgia,
for the noble words be has spoken,
words that we shall all remember, |
would take the great Georgian by the
hand and say: God bless you, Gen.
Gordon
The great Mississippian has fallen.
To-day demonstrates the fact that no
man haslived before him, nor none will
live after him, who will receiye the
same tributes that he has received this
1ay, the llth of December, 1889.
There Is not a town, nor a village,
nor hamlet throughout this broad
land OF ours that hasn't to-day mongned
for the great citizen. Mississippi
claims Jefferson Davis. He came to
her before she had been admitted as
State into the Union. When he enter
ed political life he did so in that State.
When there was war upon foreign
soil, and when Mississippi had to fur
nish her quota in that contest. had to
contribute her number OF soldiers, all
eyes were turned to Warren county,
and all eyes were turned to Jefferson
Davis. He was made its colonel, and
let me say, there vas none like him in
the contest, and | say that higher
tribute was paid to-day to our great
chieftain than ever will be paid to an
other. There never was but one Con-
federate President, aud he was that
one, and there will be no other. can
endorse all that was said by our dis
tinguished chairman. believe that If
Mr.. Davis could speak tonight he
would say to every Confederate soldier
in the land, sBe true 70 yourselves,
true to your memories and make no
apologies, but let 1t go down to history
that you made such contest as was
never made before,a
As q Mississippian | stated the fact
the other day that, in my Judgment he
was the greatest living American states.
man. Mississippi honored him. When
he smoke in the grandest body under
the sun, the Senate of the United
States, Wings and Democrats alike
united In paying tribute to the great
man whom you honor to-day.
When 1t was desired, and when this
Southland of ours belieyed 1t was In
cumbent upon 1t to establish separate
government, and when every effort wa
to be made, when her people had Is
sembled for tho purpose Of inaugur
ating q government, without means, o.
even the time TO do what would usual
| ly be desired to accomplishing such
great purpose, It was well known t.
Mr., Davis friends that he desired ne
the Presidency of the Z Confederacy, bu
position In the field. A great leader
educated as a soldier. his friends an
he believed that he would add to tina
national reputation which he had mad
upon the battlehelds of q foreign oour
try. But there was but one voic
when they spoke of electing
President who should bear th
banner OF the Confederate States, an
all eyes we're turned upon the gres
Mississippian, and with q united voic'
they said Jefferson Davis shall be ou
leader.
! When that flag went down his col
duct challenged the admiration of tl
civilized world, as one who bore hin
: self most nobly. l, too, saw him
I. prison. | was commissioned by ii
= Governor of my State to visit Pres
!. dent johnson IN his behalf, and aft
: seeing those connected with his d
fense, after meeting Mr.. O'Conncr an
: VIM. b. Reed and others, who we
! then engaged in preparing a defen
: for him, | visited Fortress Monroe, an
/ there stood the old chief in his priso
!, with his hair whitened by suffering,
= | believed, proud and erect, feeling,
: he looked to mo, that he was the Ell
!, bodimcnt of the feelings Of the Sout
/ ern people, and that he would ha
: died by inches rather than have ask,
!, anything of his captors.
y / hardly think, comrades, that
!. would be just to those whom we desi
i to hear for me to occupy more of yo
N time. only want to say that when
Ia Il left the capital Of Mississippi yesterd
If If evening, Judge Wiley 2. Harris,
= great lawyer, one who stands amo
= the great American lawyers Of this a
81 and Gen. Wharton and others, were d
~ ~ cussing the question that is submit
!. !. to this meeting.
4. My fellow-citizens, 1t is not possil
40 that there Is Confederate soldier
y all this land, who followed the sll
- aud bars, who has not a lodgment
his bosom for all that should be dc
for those he has left behind, and VIII
slhu w uOuu ~ all uaLhrus, uHe
'al want to say in this connection, II
ed resolutions werc passed proposing
on submit to the Legislature a propositl
he to appropriate 100000 for purpo
'es connected with Mr.. Davis.
re- My countrymen, | speak tonight
ng an humble representative of Mississ
ice pi, the adopted State of Jeffer'
Use Davis. The people Of that State 10,
ie- him as they never loved man beft
lty and tonight, in the presence of th
ice who followed the cause for which
he apologies will or can be made,
IN that Mississippi will do her duty, I
on her behalf | pledge that she will
he all that could be asked at her hands
re- know that it is a matter of c
res graduation to every veteran that
lb- portunity was afforded him to foil
&c the remains of the great chieftain
be- the tomb where he was tempora
-. -, placed.