The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-01
THE GREAT COMMOFER.
UhVeiling the Monument To- AIexsnder
Stephsns at Crawfordviilc, Ga.

history of Crawfordvllle. Admirers
from all over Georgia have congregated
to do honor to the memory of Alexan.
der II. Stephens, The 'great Common
er," at the unveiung this aitsrn oon of
the beautiful monument erected TO his
memory by the people Of Georgia.
About two thousand people were
present this afternoon in the grove sur
rounding Liberty Hall, for nearly fifty
years the home Of Alexander II. Stcph-
ems, to witness the ceremonies attend
ant upon the nveiling of the monu-
mant ID his honor. The assemblaoe was
called TO order AT . o'clock. Vice Pres
ident Patrick Walsh, of the Stephens
Monumental Association, presided.
The.e exercises were opened with pray
er by the Rev II. +. l.. Harris. II. Nj.
Holden delivered the opening address,
giving the history of the Stephens Me.
moral Association.
The Hon Patrick Walsh made an in
troductory address at the close of which
the monum;ni was unveiled by Miss
Mary Cory, a grandnlCcc OF Mr. S.eph-
ems.
The Hon Thomas NJ. Norwarh dcliv.
cred the Grafton. lie spoke for an hour
and quarter presenting the principal
points IN the lie Of Stephens.
The monument is Il handsome Struc..
ure of granite and marble. There arc
three bases, each slOpiny Cil smaller
than the Other as they ascend towards
The slope on which the statue stands.
On these bases arc sculptltrad wrcath3
OF m mmortclles and auttaol Inscriptions.
( N hn l,r
statue Of Stephens. IL represents INN
while the "COmmoncr" still retained
his tull vlgcr, and not rs the invalid OF
later years in his rolling chair. lie is
standing beside 4 table. one hand rest
ing on Two books that lie on the surface
while the other rests across his body 10
his fAvorite position Of yesticulution.
The whole statue is supposed 20 rep
resent Stephens while delivering his Ia =
nous speech, "Georg!a and Ohio again"
The Inscriptions on Inc moDnument
have been selected by those who knew
Stephens best, and aGe very appropriate
Oa one side is pas2ag: from his Au-
gusta speech: 81 am afraid OF nothing
On earth, OF above the carth. or undcr
the earth, except to do wroug-thA pail,
of duty l shall cndeavor TO travel, fear
Ing no evil, and drcadiny no consequent
ces." Another Is: "IIcre sleep the re-
mains Of one who dared to tell the ueo.
pie they were wrong when he believed
so, anl who never Intentionally deceived
friend O; Betrayed an enemy" On
another side is following written by Rich
ard Malcom Johnson. "ThrouyhOut life
a sufferer in body, mud and spirit, he
was signal example Of wisdom, cour.
age, tol t!tude, patience, forbearug and
unwearying charity. La the dccrepitude
of age called to be Governor Of the State
he died while in the performance OF the
| work of his Office, and il seemed fit that
Having survived parents, brethren,
sisters and most Of the dear companions
of his youth--he should lay his dying
head upon the bosom OF his people,"
On that side of the monument toward
Liberty Hail is written:
1.-The Great C0mmoncr." The de-
fender OF civil and religious liberty. He
coveted aud took f;nm tn. Republic
nothing save glory"
On the side fronting the cat" and be.
meath the bowed face Of Sj33hens are
the following lines inscribed: "Boru
February IL, 1912: Member OF the
Georgia House Of R@prcsen entalives 1886
TO 1910; Member Of the Georgia Sla.e
Senate 1912; Member Of the Unit II
States House OF REPRESENTATIVES 1913 TO
1859; retired from Can%reas, 1859; Vice
President OF the COME derate safes,
1861 to 1865; Umtcd States Senator
elect from Georgian 1866; mrmb +
Unl..d Sta, es House Of Representatives,,
1873 TO 1882, Governor Of Georgia,
1882; died in Atlanta Sunday morning..
Marct +, 1882; author.ot The Constltu-
tional View OF the War Between the
States" and OF 1.-The Compendium nl
the History Of the United States from
then Earliest SCttlcmcn. to 1872
Letters Of regret ;Or non-altcndcance
were read from Governor w. j. North
ern, Ex-senator Joseph T.. Brown.
Senator Gordon, Gen Henry r.. Jack
son, A. O. Bacon, Clark Howell and
others.
Chief Ju:t:c. Rlecklcy composed a
sonnet on Stephens, which, was read by
MIR. Walsh, who bad IA large wreath Of
flowers placed over the shoulders Of the
statue in remembrance OF Stcphen's
Lifelong devotion TO the PRINCIPLES Of
civil end religious liberty.
Train Robbers.
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