The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-08
RIoHMoND's DEEP REGRET.
Report OF the Legislative Committee.
The Chamber of Commerce Acts.

uepOrC OF the Legislative committee.
The Chamber of Commerce Acts.
RICHMOND. VA. Dec. 7.-The following
was presented in the legislature to-day:
The special joint committee appointed to pre-
pare suitable and appropriate resolutions upon
the death of Hon. jefferson Davis, late Presi-
dent OF the confederate states OF America,
would respectfully submit the following:
/. ResoLCed, The House of Delegates con-
CURING, that the people of this commonwealth
having heard with profound sorrow OF the
death of Hon. Jefferson Davis, ex-President Of
the confederate states of America, ge
recognize In the death of Mr.. Davis the loss OF
distinguished soldier, statesman and patriot
In every position in life, whether on the field of
battle, in the councils of the nation, or as the
leader of the southern confederacy, the de-
ceased was distinguished by his fidelity to prin-
ciple, lofty honor and loyalty to the trusts i'm
posed upon him. The people Of the southern
states, of whom he was chosen chief, are hon
ored in his stainless life. His name is insep-
arably connected with the history of our coun-
try; and the historians of the future, when pas
sion and strife will have cleared away will
assign to this hero of the lost cause place
among the wise and good men of all ages.
2. The general assembly respectfully tenders
its sympathy to his family in their bereave-
9. That these resolutions be spread upon the
journals of each house and be communicated
to the governor with request that he impart
them to the family Of the deceased.
4. AS further mark of respect to his memory,
upon the passage of these resolutions the
general assembly adjourns for the day.
The report was made the special order Of
the day for Monday next at II o'clock.
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The chamber of commerce, at a largely
attended meeting, adopted a lengthy pre-
amble and resolutions, highly eulogistic of
the life and character OF Mr.. Davis, from
which the following is an extract:
This event calls for unusual notice from the
Chief commercial organizations of the city
where he spent the four most eventful and illus
triouS years of his life.
Singled out at the close of the war as victim
of malignant hate aud persecution, he bore
himself with such high courage and lofty cou-
sciousness of right as to win in even greater de-
gree than before, the esteem and affections of
the people whom he had in other years so
faithfully served. These vicarious sufferings
for the deeds of the southern people doubly
endear him to our hearts as the representative
of that section of the country.
That as q mark of respect to his memory
this chamber requests that the public and
private buildings of the city be draped in
mourning and that the merchants close their
places of business upon the day appointed for
the funeral; that mass meeting be held in
this city az some further day, when memorial
address will be delivered; that we earnestly
request the family of the deceased to permit
his honored remains to be buried at Richmond
the capital of the late confederate states of
America.
The Stuart Horse Guards of this city
will send delegation TO the funeral of Mr..
Davis
Gen. Thomas L. Rosser has opened a SUBJ
scription with 81 900 for a monument to
Mr. Davis' memory.
Senator John W. Daniel has been re-
quested by the legislature to deliver an ad-
dress on the life aud character Of Mr.. Davis.
GOV. LEES PROCLAMATION.
Gov. Lee tonight issued the following
proclamation:
To the People of Virginia.
jefferson Davis is dead. The hearts Of our
people are heavy with sorrow. Our grief is
natural and proper; our mourning unreserved
and si lcere. When certain states OF the Ameri-
can union, some of which had much to do with
the formation of the republic. declared the gov
ernment the states themselves had created to
be destructive of their rights and attempted to
assume among the powers OF the earth
separate and equal station, tney selected
this illuStrious statesman as their chief
magistrate. In the estimation of many of his
fellow citizens in other sections he was a
traitor. In the opinion of some people We
too, are regarded as guilty of treason, aud
with him should officially share all the re-
sponsibilities attaching to such action. When
he was our ruler we gave him our dutiful obe
dience, when he was in prison and m irons pro
found compassion, when in the retirement of
private life our respect and reverence; and now
chat he is sleeping his last sleep we would be
recusant to the elevated traits of his
nature if we failed in a proper manner to
do honor to his memory. We are again citi-
zens of the United States. Once more Virginia
is equally interested with the other states in
promoting the glory of the common 'untry,
but such citizenship does not require us TO write
as unknown the records of the past.
Having been officially informed by the
mavor Of the city of New Orleans that
the funeral services of this eminent
citizen will take place in chat city at noon on
wv, VT 11fh inst. and in order
that there NAV be unanimous action on the
part of those of our people who desire to
testify in a BETTING manner their respect for
his services and character, have the honor to
recommend that upon that day at the hour
named memorial services be held in the churches
throughout the commonwealth.
To the above was affixed the great seal Of
the state and signed Fitzhugh Lee. governor
of Virginia.