The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-08
VETERANS HONOR HIM.
GEN. HENRY r. JACKsoN's EULoGY
ON THE OLD ZERO.


The Confederate Veterans AssocIa-
ton Telegraphs Its Coincidence to
Mrs. Davis and WIN Send g Floral
Tribute for the Funeral Arranging
tor Memorial Services on Wednes-
day-The Confederate Monuments
n the Park Extension and in Laurel
Grove Drsped in Mourning AL
Flags In the City at Half Mast.
The Confederate Veterans Association
met at the Chatham Artillery armory at
neon yesterday to take action upon the
death Of ex-President DAVIS. Gen. McLaws,
president Of the association, being absent,
Gen. Henry Z. jackson, vice president,
presided In referring to the object Of the
meeting, he said
CONFEDERATE VrTTRAys-The death OF the
only President Of the confederate states OF
America has called US together to-day, the OBJ
ject OF our meeting being TO take such action as
the occasion may seem TO require. Before sub
uniting that matter to your Consideration, per.
INIT me to utter O few words.
The occasion is one Of no ordinary sorrow.
In its own peculiar pethos it transcends all
other historic sorrows; even as the closing
scenes In the life of the niustrious dead tran
scended, In moral subimjty, all of its preceding
acts. Vicarious sufferer for others-for the
dead as well as the hving-it may have been
natural for some TO assimilats bis posi-
tion to that Of solitary Promethels chained
TO the bald rock, while the hungry vultures
preyed upon his vitals. And yet how vast in
reality. the dissimllitude! No adamantine chain
encircled his limbs; he declined to wear the
letters No yulture preyed upon his vitals; he
kept his conscience clean! Upon rock indeed
he stood; but It was that rock eternally fixed by
God himself in the moral universe; no earth
quake could shake him from it, AS surely
the WORD" Of God is Truth" so surely will
the memory OF Jefferson Davis be borne to the
coming ages to make them brighter by its oHn
peculiar llsteri
TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES
Hon. w. w. Gordon introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the President appoint the fol-
lowing committees:
/. Al committee of three to confer with the
military organizations of this city TO arrange
for suitable memorial services on Wednesday.
Dec. II.
Z committee Of five to prepare appropriate
ResoIUed, further, That the secretary be
authorized TO secure a suitable floral tribute TO
be expressed TO New Orleans in the name Of
This association.
On the first committee Gen. jackson ap-
pointed Capt. w. w. Gordon, Capt. John
r. Dillon, Gen. p McGl shan On the sec
ond committee Gen. Henry r. jackson will
act with Capt. j. r. F. Tattnall, Col, J, II.
Olmstead, A. Nee. Duncan, Capt. J. D.
Johnston and Maj. g. NJ. Ryals
On motion of Gen. MEG lashan it was de-
cided to draps the ball in mourning for
thirty days, and Gen. McGlashan, Col.
Peter Reilly and E. F. NeufviIle were ap-
pointed committee to carry out the
resolutions.
FUND FOR Mr.. DAVIS FAMILY.
The following resolutions, by Maj. G. II.
Ryals, were adopted:
Resolved, That Gov Gordon be requested to
open books Of subscription in every section OF
our state for the purpose of raising a fund for
the relief CT Mr.. Davis family, or, IL not needed
for that purpose, said fund to be the nucleus of
a monumental fund to the memory of ex-
President Davis.
Resolved. further. That said subscription be
limited TO . cents for each subscription.
On motion of Capt A. A. VIM, the Sec
rotary was instructed to furnish the press
with copy of Gen. Jackson's remarks, and
the resolutions passed by the meeting.
There was full meeting of the society,
over lOO members being present, and before
the meeting adjourned Secretary Bessellieu
was instructed 10 send the following mes
sage 70 the widow Of the distinguished dead.
which was at once forwarded BY wire:
SAvASSAH. Dec. 7.
The Confederate Veterans, IN assemblage in
tnis cltys send 70 yon their deepest coincidence
GEN. ID. L. Jackson. Vice President
The nag on the city exchange was placed
at hah-mast yesterday, and wherever the
national colors were displayed they were
lowered to half mast. except on the custom
house.
There is movement on foot to have a
public expression on the death of the ex-
President CT the late confederacy. and
the meeting called by the mayor
Tor Tomorrow promises to bs largely
attended. Universal regret is dominant.
The confederate monument in the mark
extension and the monument in the soldiers
lot at Laurel Grove cemetery were draped
yesterday by the Ladies' Memorial Associa-
ton in respect to the dead ex-President.
The board Of trade decided yesterday to
close on the day of the funeral, and it is
understood that similar action viii be taken
by the cotton exchange