Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-01-02


Wis Is dead. and people every
where feel that a great man has
fallen. In history hrs name viii
1--we. Il VIII be prominent 80
pecialiy IN the chronicles of the
Confederate government. and of
the great conflict through which
that government lived. and IN
which il went down We can
see IN that sal. evenfful history
only the disappointment of higa
hopes. the failure of heroic eft
fort. the vain sacrifice OF prec-
ioas life and the wide spread
desolatiOn Of wasting war. For
coming generations those chr0n-
Icles will be invested with the
rgmance Of knightiv achieve
ment. The t0rtitude and valnr.
the patriotism and principle
which gathered the embatiled
hosts on both sides. and hurled
them upon each other viii be
recognized IN wondering admir-
ration The bitterness will have
departed. The sectianalism will
have faded out American CLIO
" viii be considered the COM
mon heritage coming down alike
from the defea. and from the
vietGry= and American pride viii
sindls and glow because only
Americans could have wsged
such a contest. We NAV trust
20 history when the time for its
writing shall come. 70 tell why
there . this universal concious-
ness that. IN the death OF Mr..
Davis. a great man has fallen.
In every part of this Southland
there has been a spontaneous
expression of grief
I The dead ChEeftan has been
consigned 20 MS long sleep with
al the s0lemnityand all the dem
0nstratIal that civic testimoni-
!. ais and military parade from the
whole Southern people could
give. He was h0n0red IN his
life and hou0red In ms death by
those whom he served 81 long
and f1r whom be suffered 50
much, and whom. eventunt0 the
end. he loved so well II re
mains f0r them 20 rear d mnnu-
ment. which viii tell their Dos
Eerity that " hOn0red his
memory Ir- Davis sas iden
titled with Mississippi and be
has been the largest figure in
her history While all the peo
Pile Of the COnfederacy recsg
nized him as their official head
and representative. he was 70
MISsIssIppIaas bone Of theII
bone and flesh of their flesh
He stood for the whole South.
aad 50 for Mississippi. too. as
the exponent of State Rights
under the Constitution. bur Mis-
sISsippians could further claim
MIN as belonging 10 their family
and as given by them 20 the
common cause.
Mississippi unItes with all bel
Confederate sisters IN devotion
ID their leader AMI President
0ur she superaGtsts that he wa,
her son and m0urns ms loss ss
a mother 1ereavel. She vii
; unite with her sisters. too. Il
erecting the monumental stone
as a witness I'd prove their lie
J vJtion. but it will be her pecu
liar honor that a MIsslssippIau
has earned. by his life. tn.
. proud distinction of such a me
mortal. anu the priceless niece
of so large a lave.
The monument 30 such 4 maI
commemorative of a charactel
: 80 exalted. and il career -
{ grand. must De OF proportion,
not only lifting It's purpose. bu
also lifting the hands that shai
build L. and the hearts tina
shall e0nsecrafe It to that pur
! pose Mississippi, We feel
needs only an opportunity q
!, contribute its quota OF materia
ard. To AlssissIppIals. as Ia al
the South. the name of Jeffer
: son Davis Is an appeal that stir
the heart There Is concentrs
. tel IN that name the glory ul
Buena Vista. the achievements
of craftsmanship in Congress
and Cabinet. the credit OF being
the one President OF the Con
federacT- the pashos uf Fortress
Monroe, and the calm. grand
dignity OF the long years since
Ic65; but for MIssissippians
there Is also the pride that
comes from the thought that tIlis
soldier, statesman and patriot.
this man gentle AID generous,
tender and brave. of unbIemish
ed reputation and superb intel
lectSal endowment. was himself
a Mississippian.
We tr1St and believe that
there viii grow, from the vnlun.
tary tribute OF the Southern
people, and the most aastiE ted
Legislative appropriation. upon
Southern soil. up toward the
Southern sky, monument that
sh III be worthy to proclaim 10
the latest time, the name of
Jefferson Davis.
W. D. HOLDER.
z ". hILLSAPS.
4 HEBER CRAFT.
ub-COmmittee of Citizens