The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22
%nr.nIrrIONs Ap0rrED.

bIsOIl lions ADOfItD.
General Pe,ton Wise. chairman Of the
committee on resolutions. spoke as follows
Mr.. thalrman.-in p~resenting these re.Oiu-
tiOns. ! a. sire on rchalf Of the committee "a
SAY fhat while they may lack in the grace
Of eXnross.on. they 90 not fail, and we. did
not intend that they should, ln The hrc OF de-
vOtiOn.
Tho rest and ior myself want 90 say
now, .r. please GOT. ! stall say with ht
--latest breath. that The people a. Jefferson
LAWS tYe my people. n hn God % my Coz.
That people Produced ia him, lot Dee was OF
them as well as IN them. "a strong, study
earnest. honest man. That God made him
what some one Win reverence ana praise
mas said that Christ was "a tue gentleman.
His remainsthat nay De. aud, - We pray
will be. cOnsi nd To Us, VIII ircNltubly grow
10 be dust. ANY monument when W. may
| rear to htH VIII certainly crulnDic INTO run
but the ideal he las furnished shall stand.
armed cnp-a-pir. s rctei thc UNDERGRADUATES
fence Oi the Liabilities of hls people. All nal.
teit! We gffeilt l1f Tire glat coming Time
as for ourselves.
lfke riue oak M the t~tiilncss OF thc forest
a great man has filen. Jefferson Davis. OF
Mlssissippi-laurelltd one I iu the Amy
Secretary OF War. Senator o. the United
states. and late President 81 the Confederate
Stftes- having ado d lhc GROWING grace OF
Chii-tian life o. tuc sturdy strength oi his
natural manhood, haA been gathered 10 hs
fathers.
lie had not merely been ihe representative
ofthe cause offh Southern people; he mol
only wncn this niicd took our burdens upon
him and suffered lu our Stead. bur hc Wus the
type of Whatever Is b,st ami tfucsl III the
southern character, OF is undylng love oi
liberty. 10, answering devotion 10 Lass eHa
order. us urcon4piOmislua adherence o.
principle, It's g.uOeuess aud gtlsutiy. IT.
simplicity and gooi ~ tn, and lls chiyalrous
aele Sc Ct women IA cAiidlcn an of what
ever Is weak against whate or Is strong.
Wc, citizens OF tlchmCud, ia ma s-moei-
lfng assembled. come. therefore. Tonight love
ingiy aNd earnestly. not ga turN, but Is
praise him: not simply TO mourn him. but o.
make memorials Of him and o. rCi0i &c that
God gave him 10 us for an example n an lu-
| spimtlOu lOfeVc'. And We come. too. wi n
out APOLOGY. hut without defiance, with aiieC-
tiOnatc regards for oar ellOW-citXen every
where. bat with special love for him, 10 COM
mcnd his character 20 all America ~ one 90
b reNorcntlnlly pOnceied. ana which ia the
snecif 4 respect Ofstcrn ndclliN 10 honest con-
i.Viclions l~aitoge tner admirable and glorious.
win these sentiments, md y bud ana
/ grateful TO have them in -. We resolve:
l.. That as hlcnlnUnI was lie capital Of the
/ Confederate states and the place where his
high manhood and siaicsmanship. his stain
less uroh-ty and clad seit-sacrince .or the
southern pcuple were most cDNSpicuOuSly
illustrated, Richmond. on behalf Of an lie
Ouiheiu people. should bc tie spot where
his remains shall zoe tcndcrly guarded, and
where a statue now gladly plcdg d, rising
above them. shall lc icli iO~ uthtiu Vnufn
that not worldly success, hut duty done ai
every haz1sr. upon every Held, and The be-
ing every inlnaman In evil report as ln good
report. through aii the suffering OF The body
and the mind, are the ieai goals Of tnr Chrs
tan gentleman. and We hpmbly pray The
beloved widow q our great chief 10 give
those remiins 30 III for such a disposal %
Them.
?. That the Governor az Nirlinia. who f.
IL 80 o. tito H.. o.
10 convey cur action to Mrs. Jefferson Dav $.
The resolutions were received with M.
plause, and were ieeiingly seconded by CO..
onei John Bell Bigger, and were unan.-
mously adopted.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Judge H0urnOy. as chairman Of The con.
mittee ON permanent; organization. reported
the following permanent officers: Chairman.
j. TAYLOR Ellys0u; Nice-President, Major
Lewis Gintcr; Directors. ID. &. Richardson.
y. y. Randolph. George l.. Christian, I. II.
Mayo and Peyt0n Wise; Secretary, W. -.
thesieTman; Treasurer, John ;. Elicit.
The report of the committee was unani-
mously adopted.
HON. J. l.. NJ. CURRY
was loudly called for, and in response. de-
hyered an eloquent and conservative adj
dress of about twenty minutes, which was
frequently interrupted with applause. and
which at it, close ELECTED a tumult OF en-
thusiasm.
DE. }. WILLIAM JONES
was next called on, and spoke briefly in adj
vOcacy Of the ObjectO the meeting. I'm the
course Of his remarks he paid q high tribute
y Mrs. Davis, and alluding 10 the meeting
81 Southern Governors in New Orleans
the day Of Mr.. Davis funeral.
said that there seemed 10 De decided pref
erence for Richmond as the place of iinal
interment. lie urged on the people of
Richmond that they must face the RESPONSE
bility OF contributing literally 10 The m0nu-
ment 10 be erected 20 the memory OF the
dead. III Richmond is 10
haze the grave" said he. 'she mist con
not only a mite, but literally TO that
which will mark the last rest
Of our chief" The doctor, ut
lines, grew very eloquent, and the applause
which greeted him. both during aud AT the
lose VI his address, was yociferous. Rev.