The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-13
UNIONS SOLEMN TRIBUTE
To,THE
CONFEDERATE CKIEFTaIN.

JOEf UniGT AIN.
Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's
gone,
And o err hiScold ashes upbraid him,
But nothing he'll reck, if they let him sleep
On
In the grave where his people have laid
him.
Upon The announcement that the funeral
# Ex.Pre.ident Jefferson Davis had been
pos,routd to last Wednesday, in crsier No
give the people Throughout, the South mn
~ p"rruniiy te unite in showing their re-
>rcct for him who was recognized rs the
embed ment Of tho great principles fol
which the South contrnded in the grea'
>tr' ggc with the North, aud for which he
was personally made to suffer more thap|
any o'her man, nm impromptn meeting was
ca'lsd ard n committee appointed, consist
ing "f Mcss 8. u. l.. Cess, F. NJ. Farr and
w. d. Dewlcy, to make nli ncce,snr.
AR arg,m,nts for funeral services 10 TO held
|ly the Ic"rle Of Union, simultaneously
with the solemn services at New Orleans
,ud in every other town of importance in
the Southern States.
The committee waited on Judge Wallace
,n,l ,cqu, s'ed HIM to address the people op|
the occasion, to which he consented.
Al tho appointed hour, IL o'clock Wednes-
ny morning. the BAL tist Church was filed
With large assembly OF ci,izcns, the bells
II the churches commenced toliing, 'storeS,
drared in mourning. were closed, md a
solcmn sadness, peculiarly fitting the oc-
casi II, ptrvadcd the community, and in the
ro'l' wing ,rog' nm of proceedings the people
Of Union laid their tribute Of love and
vent rnti,u upon the bier of the dead Chief
tain of the Conr, der ate States, Hon. Jsffer-
son Davis:
Ikc church had been tnsiefully draped il
mounting under the tasty supervision OF
some of Unions patriotic ladies. In the
r, M Of tie pulpit, in the folds of the en-
hlems os death, hung the tattercd and
battle Scared dug oc Co. D., 9th S. Z. Reg,
commanded by the heroic Capt. John r.
aGics, of this County.
The ct'zcns scatci, tho sound of the muf-
uSu U1uul anu tuc stCuuy ooiuiCto tiSn',
Gu, ced the c, ming of the johnson Rifles;
I in the veins of many Of its members flowed
n 'he o'0"N -s--.', 'nan who gave their lives
in defence of those principles which the
lead hero held so sacred aud dear.
The services were opened by tho singing
{ Hof an appropriate hymn; followed by the
read ng Of the Goth Psalm, by Rev. S. r..
Hope.
Rev. B. G. Clifford then offered up q very
eloquent and appropriate prayer.
Rev. B. c. Lnmpley then, in most affect
J. ing md patriotic terms, introduced Judge
w. IL Wallace.
The address of Judge Wallace was pecu-
liarly appropriate rnd in fine taste, and he
held tic large audience in wrapt attention
for half au hour. 1t WAS repleie with thrill
5irg "Reminiscences Of the many sacrifices
and heroic sclf-sacrifcing deeds Of him
whose death they now mourned, bringing
tears tn the eyes Of many brave men who
took p.r in The bloody drama TINT ma,lc
Sthe Southern re1f1o-a man without a o5un-
atry. but with q home in the hearts Of mill
! ions Of people in cur beautiful and genial
Is on'hln, d. il would te impossible to give
even fhiLt SYNOPSIS Of Judge WsiIaoo's
eloquent md tcuching tribute TO the crave
soldier, able statesman, pure christian and
notle citizen. 1t was the grandest tribute
! to n"h'c md complete character Of man
Locd, as Wi! ns the grandcst eul,ey Of the
immortdi Southern chuse, we ever heard;
'oing honor 10 his own patriotic heart and
justice 10 the honorel and venerated dead.
AT the closc Of Judge Wallace's address
MIR. Goss :niw duced G. c. Cup, Esq., VIII,
in short Tut admirable speech, introduced
the following resolution, which was adopt
cd by "a Ii.ing vote Of the whole assembly j
Resolved, That in the dta,h Of jefferson
Davis, the South has lost its most dislin-
|guished and illustrious son. As man ht|
was noble; as n soldier he was brave, and
las n Statesman oble AMI renowned. The
exalted Representative Of n cause that wasI
lost, he maintained the confidence, love
and reverence of his f flowers, and ip|
death his memory will ever be enshrined inI
The hearts of his people.
After which the sympai hizing audience
was dismissed by Rev. Is. g. Clifford.