Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-12-12
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
The Ex-COnfederates Meet and
Consider the Death of
Jefferson Davis.

At 4 o'clock Monday afternoon a
solemn throng gathered in the Cir
cult Court room to talk of their loss
and to pass resolutions of respect
and love for one Of the departed
great.
Elder Bradley was selected to
act as chairman and B. F. Dobyns
secretary. Elder Bradley opened
the meeting with the reading of a
statement of the purpose of the
meeting, together with the fol-
lowing appropriate words for the
occasion
ED. BRADLEY's REMARKS.
Comrades and FetkoaU-C Citizens:
We come here this evening to
pay a tribute of respect to a great
man, jefferson DAVIS. When we
use that word great, we do SO with
a full understanding of its meaning;
and we mean all that the word i'm
plies. He vas a great man. Not
as much from the fact that circum-
stances placed him at the head of q
great people !; not so much from the
brilliancy of his administration
during his presidency of the Con-
tederacy not SO much on account
of his leadership as a chieftain,
but because of his manhood and
integrity in his fall. Almost any
man can maintain a character in
prosperity, but Jefferson Davis
had his in adversely. He. with
his noble men who placed him as
their leader, fought for a cause
they honestly believed just.
Whether right or wrong they must
be allowed an honesty OF purpose.
For over twenty years Jefferson
Davis has stood as the faithful. I'M
moved representative of a "lost
cause" Every step has been watch
ed ; every word criticised; every
action examined, and every effort
made by a host of enemies to
bring reproach upon his name. He
Is the n nan %ostracised by a
nation and yet his character rises
up before US without a stain.
Through the long years of suffering
his character has become brighter
and his integrity stronger. You
may look at him in prison, e him
in chains, follow him to the dun
geon, or view him IN the midst of
tormentors; or, turning the picture,
60 with him to the home circle, or
upon the stage giving counsel to his
comrades, and you see him moving
before you grand in his humilia-
ton. He accepted the fortunes of
man with Christian fortitude and
has maintained, till the shadows
have fallen, his honest convictions
of light.
We pay a tribute of respect to-
day to the only man in this great
nation who, for twenty years, has
been denied the rights of an Ameri-
can citizen, for no other crime than
that you and 1 placed him as our
leader in defense of what we belIev-
ed to be right, and failed of sue
cess.
But now the curtain falls. Our
great leader has been called before
that tribunal where all wrongs are
righted; where all mistakes are
corrected, and before that God to
whom nations bow and to whose
decision all men must submit.
The eyes of his comrades in wal
have followed him in every houro
adversely, with increased admira-
ton; each affecting hand raised
against him has but touched deeper
till the cord of love in each colG-
rade's heart and as the years pass
by the cord has grown stronger, un-
til to-day, we're we all permitted
to stand by the hero's coffin, we
would tenderly wrap the remains
in loves own garments, and battle
the pale cheeks with affection'stears,
and putting the body in its last
resting place, we would say, Here
in the grave letthe mantle of charity
cover every fault, and let a Nations
tears wipe out the wrongs of the
past, and look to The future, with
brighter hopes in a determination
to work for the good of ALL"
1t was moved and seconded thai
a committee of three be appointed
to draft resolutions of respect
Motion carried. Messrs. w. III
KEENAN,, H. A. Ricketts, and Rev
j. A Matthews were appointed sc
to do. The committee retired, re-
turning shortly with the resolu
tions, briei but to the point. These
} resolutions were adopted and, to
Igether with the paper of Elder
Bradley, ordered given to tn,
newspapers and a copy sent to thu
family of deceased.
Mr.. M. Y. Duncan in a few wei
chosen remarks expressed the feel
ings OF every one present.
Following, Rev. ]. A. Matthew
related incidents in the life Of JET
ferson Davis, who was a membe
of his flock at Memphis, Tenn, il
1872. The meeting then adjourne'
until Wednesday. Below we Civ
the resolutions:
!, WHEREAS, In the death of Jei
ferson Davis, the country is calle'
upon to mourn the loss oil
truly great and typical American
He was honest, vlrtuous, hrm
] brave and patriotic. In short, b
possessed all the attributes OF
great and good man. He needs n