Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-04
vnEMARTYRED SLAIN
,,es,ssIPpFs TRIBUTE TO HER CON.
WV FgDERATE DEAD.
e..,codId Monument--ro Include Life
sire statue OF Jefferson Davis
Tho dwelling.
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,.-rsoS. Miss, June S.-The monument
80 here in memory Of the Confederate
pr n Mississippi was unveiled to-day in
,-csence of vast multitude. The pro.
" IN 10 the site of the statue began
I'm before II O'clock, and in The van
- con companies Of the State National
vi Next came float drawn by ten
20 horses and carrying fifteen young
- daughters of veterans, representing
-. s,ates Of the Southern Confederacy
~ tbc Confectionery itself Each carried
Scr win the name Of her State eInbroider-
Siib,roupon'
iHE PAIR srsTERHooD.
A.. Annie stone, representing "The Con.
"..s-," carried q regular hattle-nAg; Miss
., Porter Of Maryland, bore blue banner
c,rr,rcy Walthan, Of Virginia, white
-. Miss Corinne II. Sykes, OF North Caro-
,,l hammer; Miss Annie Hemingway. az
, carolina, q white banner: Miss Mary
., a Georgia, a white hammer; Mise Elsie
800 % Florida, a blue banner, and Miss Nel-
. r.scIl. a. Alabama, blue banner: Miss
~, lowry Of Mississippi, a white hanner.
q Va~y Rcle, 81 Louisiana, n white banner
!, ,.-5Hnc Martin, Of Texas, red banner:
tr-.n.a llunt, Of Arkansas, red banner;
- >l.r C0gcn, Of Tennessee, red banner
g.. tuaapcl Power. Of Kentucky, red ban
: Mss Annie l. Stone, Of Missouri, a blue
''-. ATwo-NnE COLUMN.
,.,,-ov7o tho Officers Of the Ladies' Monument
.st,rn and then distinguished visitors from
,,-.si Dad Confederate veterans i'm carriages,
s..raf posts OF Confederate Veterans and
O.,...l.i POSTS Of Sons II Confederate Vete-
-, forming a column two miles In length.
tbs STARS AND STRIPES
.,.. carried at the head Of every division aud
a..f.f from the top az the Capitol Side bv
u.tr them were carried many torn and tat
a.. afeteraie batte-fags, which bore testi-
..yt On the bitter conflict through which they
-. .ru horne. The exercises were opened
80 --.yer by Father A. Picheret, n distin-
e't.I Catholic priest Of Vcksburg, who had
,.. aroagh tho war as a chaplain.
TIN UNWILLING BY MIS-. HAYES.
-,e uruumont, which up 10 this time had
49, trapped On white muslin, was then formally
,...el by Mrs Margaret Davis Hayes, daugh-
g. T.. jefferson Davis, amidst prolonged ap-
,.---.. uilr she combined bands rendered tho
a,.sr->. anrled Banner" and Dixie"
... Monument WAS formally presented by
49, i.H0 y. Morgan, the presentation speech
SO .rIH ~ Hon. G. 4. Hooker II was
s...'.' 600 behalf Of the Confederate Veterans
III D. Macintosh.
ORATOR AND THEME
..r.-rr. G. Walthan was the orator of the
ca, T.- thcmo was The Confederacy," and
: luz ~ asAFtNAS Va AAh war ifUin llN
N. . 60 ~ ciOse
~, fr.aur Manship rocited n poem by Rev.
$40. syan. entitled 4" The Sentinel Song
Governor lowry delivered an address on
.r.si1g AID CHARACTER OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
20 .. -.1-~e Of which ne said that when parti-
....f.. lai given place 10 sober reason and
.-.H.lt. historians would accord the late Presi-
81, fhe Confederate States front rank
.... B. 'le great statesmen Of his day as well az
g.. bed preceded him. His great and va
,..t u'-, auested by his many able State
,..-r.. l'l hv his many other deeds, showed
3 ..I. los both scholar and a statesman, and
p. -r.t.-- Il history hereafter would be COM
....t assign 70 him that exalted place.
s.r.e Inclusion Of Governor Lowry's Grafton
o. f.-. lr'lou was pronounced by tho Rev. II.
So he pastor o. the First Baptist church of
1 IT,, tg which concluded the exercises.
TAR MONUMENT
l.. f..t 3 inches tall from the base-line 20 the
,. % 1a statue of the soldier mounting the
. .-.- The structures upon q concrete fOunda-
o.. Tho three platform stone-bases are Of
81 .. limestone inches thick, and the lower
. "a fcrt long 10y 20 feet wide. Outside the
..... NJ eranolithic-stOne pavement feet wide,
.r-..f..s around tho base-surface, on the
,-a.-ilo. 81 feet long by 2S feet wide.
AHANDSoNg PILE.
-e. Fis resting upon these bases represents
o. vail ~ an old castle, and is thirty-four foet
s...-. and thirteen feet high. The walls above
Q. ceiling buttrCsses are equally divided and
s..-., into scventy-iour blocks, that being the
--r.l number ot counties I'm the State. On
,.r.rtt and south sides Of the monument, set
g. .-la tablets ~ marble, Is the inscription
81 'l. confederate Dead Of Mississippi" and
o. .....-f and west sides of the die are dOOrways
f...r, .-ht feet high, Ornamented by handsome
...-...7lf-. the doors having locks by which they
o.. u. secured from intrusion.
As-ATUE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS.
~t. inner vaulted chamber is Of octagOn
- xuItf 30 nr-a tn
r... VIII. is 20 rest the life-size statue of JEFF
--.l Davis. which has not yet arrived. The
'-.-r or top OF the column represents Con-
....-ar. private at parade rest" The marble
i.-.- -.i.s " the octagon, reading from the east
t.rsay fo The left, bear these inscriptions;
First slab:
"ft-sat- not where their bodies lie,
It bleeding hillside, plain, or river;
-...r names are bright on Fame's proud sky,
-t..r leeis OF valor live forever"
S..rf Slab: The noble women Of Misss-
f.-. moved by grateful hearts and loving zeal,
Crr4aI june IL, a. u. 1856, the Confed-
t-. Wamcns Associations. Their efforts,
r..t fy su appropriation Of the State Of Missis
s... were crowned with success in the erection
r-.- monument 20 the Confederate dead Of
= --'rJi In the year 1891
-..-f slab: The men 10 whose memory this
.re.t b. dedicated were the martyrs Of
t.- reed; their justification Is in the holy
.- ~ the God Of history"
.-'A -lab:
"t.t and our conscience alone
1iye Us measures Of right and wrong,
u race may fan unto the swift
tlI tle battle 70 the strong;
Ir The truth viii shine IN history
tLl blossom into song"
Frt- Slab: "Onicers OF the Confederate MOnu-
p 10 A~-o'iati0n OF Mississippi, A. ID. 1880:
N-. >aue b. Morgan, president; Mrs. Belmont
l.r. Nal-hip, NCe-president; Miss Elnor h.
ST.. treasurer; Miss Sophie ID. Langley, score
.T Mrs.. virginia 7. Mckay, corresponding
-.a'lrv.
sI'I slab:
"t- .-t but by the grave where martyred he
Frees rest,
H....- the most honor who braves.
(. .-- - uo; the test
81. total
COST OF THE MONUMENT
Ere.r'y 100000. Of which one half was sub
s-..' by the state Legislature and the balance
s.- r. -.I by the ladies' Committee by private
..-rlu.us, concerts, and In various other
f-.-