St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-05-23
xEFF DAVIS MONUMENT.
A STIRRING Appeal so the Southern Peo-
p,e for Organized Efforts in Raining
Euuds-Iune rs she Day Appointed.
,,..hx;,, NOV IA -The following is sel1-eX-

rte for Organized Efforts La fSa1s1hk
Euuds-Iune rs she Day Appointed.
Nashville, May l6.-The following is self-ex-
s'""" Nashville. Tenn, May 16, 1891.
At a recent meeti, x of the southern Press
hsociati0n aft Memphis a committee OF three
was appointed to cooperate Win uon Johh
b. Gordon, conlmander-ln-chleL OF Inc Conieu
crate Veteran AssOciatlui,, III raising luhu
for erecting monument to the memory pI Jel-
fersou Davis This step was taken lii 1irtner-
af.ce of n scheme set Oh loot shoftiy alIer MI
Davis death and which was Intended 10 secure
the cooperation Of southern newspapers l"r
shis end Some money has already been f;il :
ed but the efforts in this direction nave hereto
fore been desutory and lacking III system.
The committee have, therefore. Thought IL pesi
that a genera, and simultaneous movement De
iraugurated. They have, therefore, prepared
the following address
ITO the people of the South:
LeIt has been the custom OF all times ana OF
al, n, ,oples to honor the memory of their Illus
trinns dead by the building of monuments
which shall be perpetual reminder OF thelf
virtue aud achievements. S"Utntrh SOL ~
,.ich with the blood and ashes OF s0utlern he
ro.s and patriots. whose memory Will he a
nrre,tss heritage and inspiring example Tor
ever, Among all the noble dead there Is Eone
whose namU appears Win greater power 70
sha affactiunate remembrance OF the southern
neope ruan that of Jefferson Davis. His sp! len
did yalor upon the deld Ut battle, his brilliant
abilities in the arena of s1ateslnanshlp, MS he
roic fortitude under persecution unparalleled
in it's aetrocity and bitterness; ms tlent,
nrond endurance of Calumny and detraetlOn
make him "a figure which Will stand for all tlnh
in the group OF the great men or history.
.'Tne cause for wlieh he fought ana suHered
mas zone down, and we have buried IL forever.
Rut there is no sentiment Vt honor or ol pa
triotism which qulres us to bury the deeds OF
those whose lives were entWlner WIN aha
whose blood was shed for it, Inc southern
Deepie will have become lost to every hvior-
able manhood and wOnianhoOd when theN lofT
YET him, who for their sake wore the shacKies
Snou his wasted limbs. We owe it to ourselves
and to our children to build monument 10
mis- memory. We, therefore, appeal to the PEG.
ME of the South, confident of the nature OF
their response. We have appointed the lStn
1ay Of June, 1891, as day upon which the peo-
nhy in every town and county n the Southern
Sta,. es should meet and take the proper steps
I" for ward the enterprise OF voluntary contrl-
sutiona or Oth;r methods which they may
deem best Let thoe who tel pstrn, sslc in n
terest In this movement. every Snefs oesi sns a.
once to organize moveme." Az sa an and en-
tive communities, and secure sss 81 and
fhuslastic meeting on the day app, I tsi.
send the results OF their efforts to Capt. ~
J.. Weber, Charleston, s. c., who viii act a.,
treasurer Of the fund.
John w. CHILDREss,
PATRICK WALSH,
JOHN LANGDON WEBER,"