The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-09-28
An Appeal to tile South For Funds.


SARGE PLUNKETT.
An Appeal to tile South For Funds.
RICHMOND, VA. Sept. 2O.-At 8
meeting Of the general committee of the
United Confederate Veterans and the
officers of the Jefferson Davis Monument
Association of Richmond held here to-
day, it was decided that the monument
to the ex.President of the Confederacy
shall be located In Monroe Park. This
is the most beautiful spot In Richmond,
and is located in a fashionable section Of
the city. In it was unveiled a handsome
statue of General Wickham.
A subcommittee was appointed to
prepare an address to the people of the
South to ask aid in securing the monu-
ment.
The matter of design has not been de"
cided upon. Some of those interested
favor a grand temple with statue OF
Davis in some conspicuous place, while
others think the proper thing would be
q magnificent monument, something like
that of Washington In the Capital Square
here.
In case of the adoption of the latter
plan it is probable that each State will
be allowed to designate general to be
placed within the gallery surrounding
expression of the Confederacy.
The address is ITO the Southern Peo.
Pile" and reads: "At the reunion in April
last of Confederate veterans in New Or
leans General John B. Gordon, their
commander, by their direction, appointed
q committee consisting Of one person
from each of the Confederate States and
the Indian Territory, to devise some
means to promptly erect at some suitable
place their memorial to Jefferson Davis.
That committee met on the 18th instant
in this city. It has ratified the prefer
ence expressed by Mrs. Davis for Rich
mond, Va, as the proper site for such 8
memorial. It has determined that not
less than $250,000 shall be raised for that
purpose and that there shall be an organ
izstion in every State in the South
through which the offerings of the people
shall flow in accomplishment Of this pa
triotic and pious work.
"This money will be raised speedily.
This monument will rise and soon, to be
an everlasting memorial, not only of the
patriot and statesman who purely and
bravely led your fortunes in times that
wruDg your souls, but of the ineffable
valor and devotion of the most heroic
soldiery which the world ever saw, whom
he typi6ed while he commanded. No
other hands thsn ours can be relied
upon to PUT the stones upon this pile.
Our own hard.earned mite must mainly
accomplish its rearing. Our own sweat
must be shed upon its uplifting. If our
poverty has been and continues to be
great, it has az least made US rich in love
for each other.
eff our lives have been one tale of
sacrifice and threaten more, the mors
willing of those to come must be that one
which will keep green forever the mem
ory of our lost land and of our dead
! brothers. love and self sacrifice build
more monuments than money ever did
or ever will, and we now gladly and con.
fdently bid you to illustrate it.
"The men and women who fought for
the Confederacy and their descendants
must quarry this monument out of their
hearts blood, if need be. 1t were best in
every case that they should. The South
| ern Press Association, the United Con-
federate Veterans and the Jefferson Da.
Wis Monument Association of Virginia,
chartered by that State, have all been
united for this great purpose into one
body, under the general direction of the
United Confederate Federation.
"There is not q discordant element
anywhere. Our organization will coon
be complete. When it is let US all he at
work. All remittances for this purpose
should be made to john S. Elicit, Presi-
dent of the State Bank at Richmond,
Va, who is the bonded treasurer of the
general association"
The signers are: W. L. Cabell, John
M. Harrell, Arkansas; Charles g. John.
son, Louisiana; John L. Galt, Indian
Territory; I. L. Power, Mississippi W.
L. Calhoun, Georgia; J. Taylor Ellyson,
Peyton Wise, W. D. Chesterman, Vir.
ginia; S. A. Cunningham, Tennessee.