Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-14

to the Boston journalists declining to write
q criticism of Gen Grant, showed that he
had no maignity for bis distinguished an
taconist, who he, MIR. Davis, said had never
sbetted arson or pilage in the Southern
country, and bis desire was to contribute to
the peace of his mind and body in his dying
moments. The people had displayed
their love aud veneration for Mr..
Davis in manner such as had
never been shown to the leader OF q
lost cause, and rarely TO the most successful
hero. and rs q statesman and scholar the
dead chieftain We mourn to night was
worthy of the honor. While On exile. de-
priveG of the rights OF a citizen, MIR. Davis
had the respect of all and the love of many.
Hannibal and Napoleon complained of their
misfortunes, bnt Mr. Davis bore his advers,
ties and bitter denunciations with fortl-
| tude never before seen. He never COM
planned. He ever conducted himself with
| that dignity that was native to him. AS
military man, as member of the Senate, as
Secretary of War, as q promoter of the I'm
provements Of Washington, and as Pfesi-
| dent of the Confederate States he showed
himself statesman the glorles OF which
| were only surpassed by the manner IN Whlch
| he bore the disastrous results OF the war.
The speaker had known Mr.. Davis for 80
| years, and had associated with him In the
| domestic circle, around the council board,
in the camp and on the field, and had never
seen him unduly eated in triumph or un-
duly depressed IN disaster. The people rev.
erenced him and they sincerely m0urned bis
death.
Gen. ". n. F. Lees address was an impress.
H. 4. ,in n r ,Iif
melting hearts and moistened eyes to honor
him whom We selected TO represent US In
the battle for constitutions liberty" lie was
DOT there as an euiogist Of Mr. Davif, for his
fame was world VIDE monuments pass
away, bat the name of Mr.. D4vis will never
perish, and among the illustrious characters
who will stand out in history there will be
one overtopping them all, and it will be the
first and the last and the only President OF
the Confederate States. Providence had
granted to Mr.. Davis the privilege of ivicg
long enough to zee the respect Of those who
| formerly looked upon him as traitor. Gen.
Lee closed amid the paudits fthe audience.
Senator Daniel followed Gen. Lac in
| most touching and eloquent address. He
| had come to commune and unite with his
comrades in respect to the memory of that
| M = este soul that has, after long period
| of work, entered into that rect where malice
can never gain admittance. He was faith
| ul to the uStermost; he wac faithful 10
| liberty as he interpreted its creed he WINS
faithful to the Lost Cause, bearing the
7taodsrd through long struggle, and when
| it fell he suffered es only such man can
sull,r; be was faithful to every duty, aud
died with his hand in the hand OF his loving
life partner. "Ob, mighty chieftain, farewell;
with clean hands and pure spirit thou has
| left this earth faithful unto death shall be
thy eptaph aud as long as freeman's blood
shall flow thy memory shall be ever cher
| ished"
The next speaker wa9 Senator Wheeler,
of Alabama, who said that he felt that i;
would he we'll TO close the exercises after
The eloquent tribute of Senator Daniel but
| it was thought better to hear voice 10 the
exercises from the S ate in which President
| Davis was first inaugurated. Strange it
was, he said, that in the same week the
Washington centennial exercises we're in
progress at the Capitol they should be called
to mourn the death of the first and only
President of the Southern Confederscy. AZ
leader in the charge at Buena VISA, as
Secretary of War, leaving the Office with
more credit than any OF bis predecessors, as
President of the Southern Confederacy, Mr
Davis presented the grandest specimen of
| chivalry and manhood the world has evsr
seen. History will paint him as man
faithful to every duty.
Senator George, Of Mississippi, who now
has the seat in the United States Senate
formerly occupied by Mr.. Davis, said he knew
Nlr. Davis as boy as the commander of
of the First Mississippi regiment, he knew
him in camp on the ba tie field and in al
these relations be found him gentle, beau
tiful, faithful, courageous man, devoted to
his duty. To day there is not household
in Mississippi that does not NOUN his
death as the death OF devoted friend
There would be no brighter page in history
than that one which will describe the fact
that Mr.. Davis was the son Of Mississippi
He gave his best services to the South, lead
ing losing cause, but he would venture
the prediction hat wnen pri judce has pass
ed away the historian will ascribe TO MIR.
Davis the chiefest place among the chiefest
men.
Gan. VIM, e. Payne made the concluding
speech, giving some "reminiscences of the
war, which was received with delighted ar-
plause. He had been q hero worshper al
his life, and his trinity of heroes was Davis,
Lee and Jackson. Hs spoke of the pure
character of Mr.. Davis, which he said, i'm
pressed itsefupon all with whom he came
10 contact. He wore the white fl1wer of
bameless life; to live with such man was
the highest privilege.
The meeting then closed with the bene-
diclion by Rev. Mr.. Young OF the NJ. E
Church South.
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