Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-12-11

was carried to the catafalque by the same
gentlemen who placed it in the hearse.
The funeral ceremonies will take place
to-day, Wednesday, the 18th, with impos-
ing ceremonies, and memorial services will
be held in the churches of the cities
throughout the Southern States. The re-
mains will be deposited temporarily in the
vault of one of the Confederate veterans
associations at Now Orleans.
1t is not yet known where the fual rest
ing place of his remains will be, whether
at Richmond, Va; Montgomery, Alabama;
Atlanta, Georgia; Louisville, Ky. Coach of
which has petitioned for it) or some other
place. The wishes of his widow and chill
dren will determine it. Around the spot
where his remains will be committed to the
earth the whole South will gather in
thought on the occasion of his obsequies to
pay mournful tribute to one of the very
noblest, truest and greatest of her sons.
Thither in future years, all who esteem
holiness Of character, honor adherence to
conviction, revere patriotism and admire
genius of the highest order, will frequently
repair to renew their love of country and
respect for principle at the grave of him
whose name shall be immortal.
The coffin is covered with black plush
edged with broad black braid. The handles
along the sides consist of a single square
bar of silver, and across each end iE a short
bar of gold. The top of the casket is COW
cred with one sheet of heavy Fronch plate
glass which extends its entire length, and
rests on the thick copper lining.
All day long Sunday there was cease
less stream of people viewing the remains
of jeff. Davis. Floral offerings have been
pouring in, aud the coffin looks as if placed
at the base of bank of flowers. The
Army of Tennessee leads with design ten
feet high, one of the handsomest floral off
eriBg5 ever made there.
When the doors opened at 10 o'clock fal-
ly three thousand people were waiting to
enter. TIE crowd was SO great that the
people 9eia allowed to pass the bier in
double Instead of sisgle column, and over
$500 people passed every hour. Tho total
that day ~as fully forty thousand. The
body will remain exposed until the last
minute
A silver plate on the casket bears the in-
cription jeff Davis at r est"
Mr.. Orion Frazee, of Atlanta, has made
a death mask of Mr.. Davis for statue. A
special messenger has been dispatched to
Beauvoir for the sword worn by jeff Davis
in the Black Hawk war, which will be bu-
ried with him.
Mrs. J. II. Hayes, daughter OF Jefferson
Davis, auG her baby arrived from Colorado
Saturday. Mrs. Davis was not as well
Sunday as Saturday, but no danger is ap-
pretended
E programme for the funeral was adopt
ed. There will be eight divisions in the
parade, and place has been reserved for
United St}tes civil aud military officers,
colored societies, fire department, military,
veteran and benevolent bodies and secret
organisations.
Miss Winnie Davis, who is in Paris,
had intended to return to this country
when she !earnsd of her fathers death, but
her physicians there have telegraphed her
friends 8! home to dissuads her from it, as
it would nat be advisable for her to make
the trip LOW, and they have complied, SO
she will probably remain in Europe.
Mrs Davis, in a note to the agent OF the
Associated Press in New Orleans, says:
"Will you have the kindness to say for me
through tie Associated Press that il will
be physical impossibility for me to an
swer the thousands of kilograms of condo
leucs that rave poured in from all parts of
the United Statese I therefore take this
means of expressing my appreciation of the
profound sympathy exhibited by SO many
of Mr.. Da7is's friends to his bereaved and
grateful ia nnily."
Elk President Jeff. Davis was born on
the third day Of June, 1903, in Christian
county, Ky. dis father moved into Miss
issippi wbe the son was ten years old. In
1924 young Jeff. Davis was appointed a
cadet t. thu West Point Military Academy
By President Monroe. Among tho young
man s contemporaries there were Robert e
Lee, Joseph E Johnston and Albert Sid
ney Johnston. He held high rank az a
cadet, as il soldier and as man. He was
graduated in 1928, becoming a second lieu
tenant by hrevet, the customary appoint
meat. He catered the infantry service and
distinguished himself as staff officer on
the North estern frontier in 1881 80, SO
that in March, 1888. he was promoted to
the rank Of first lieutenant and adiutant of
a new regiq eut of dragons. He conduct.
ed himself With equal distinction and oour-
age during The Black Hawk war and sub
seauent expeditions against the Pawnee,
Camancbe and other Indian tribes. -
Though much attached to the profession of
arms, he resigned his commission in June,
1885, and returned to Mississippi to engage
in agricultural and literary pursuits. Soon
after bis resignation he married the daugh-
ter of Col Zachary Taylor, under whom a
few yes,s later he won great reno wn on the
battle-felds of Mexico.
Mr. Davis stayed in retirapent for eight
gears and ;ban went into local Mississippi
politics in 1913 He Immediately became
prominent smong the leaders of the Demo.
cracv, who included such men as S. S.
Prentiss, Fopte, Thompson aud others.
His first public address was made in the
Mississippi State Convention of 1943 to ap
point deles .es to the National Convention.
Dir. Davis favored Mr.. Calhoun as second
choice for President, Mr.. Van Buren, being
the frat ch ice OF the Convention, and it
was upon motion to designate Mr., Cal
houn as ssc nd choice that he made his
first important political speech. The sc
complshed Aississlppian rose gradually and
rapidly from that point to his election 10
Congress in 1915, from which, after short
service, ne resigned TO take command Oh bna
First Regiment Of Mississippi Volunteers,
which be overlook at New Orleans, OF their
way to The BIO Grande. No man ever had
nnoro bill: .nt military career, or display
ed more IN repidity, GOODNESS and military
genius than did Colonel Davis during the
Mexican C. fnpaign. At the end of his pc
Rod of euls; 'nent, July, 1S47, he returned
to the Unifal States covered With glory.
Pras;Sert y liz ofTnred him a commission a.
Brigader c ~nerel of voluntsers, which lie
promptly defined on the ground that no
Federal AZ hority could confer aUy such
appointmen+. He thus illustrated bis firm
adherence tn the principal of State rights,
and he nevsr changed hairs breadth in
tbat regard.
In the Thiltieth Congress Mr.. Davis took
his seat as Q senator from Mississippi, and
he served ffoca 1947 to 1851 land again from
1857 to 1861 in that body, where he took
aud kept r>a::k with the intellectual giants