The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-25
STEVENS MONUMENT.
Georgia's Tribute to the Confed-
eracy's Vice President.
UNVEILED BY HIS GRANDN1EoE.

The Virtues of the Great Commoner''
Displayed in Letters of Enduring Stone.
Description of the Monument to the
Dead Statesman and Arthur.
CEAwFoRDsvILLE, Ga, May 25-Yester-
day was the greatest occasion in the his
tory of Charlottesville. Admirers from all
over Georgia congregated to do honor to
the memory of Alexander H. Stephens,
the Great Commoner,n at the unveiling
OF the beautiful monument erected to his
memory by the people Of Georgia The
monument is a handsome structure of
granite and marble. There are three bases,
each sloping off, smaller than the other,
as they ascend toward the slope on which
the statue stands. On these bases are
sculptured wreaths of immortelles and
suitable inscriptions. On the topmost Of
the bases stands the statue of Stephens.
1t represents him while the "Commoner"
still retained his full vigor. He is stand
ing beside table, one hand resting on
two books that lie on the surface, while
the other rests across the body in his fav-
orite position of gesticulation. The whole
pose is supposed to represent Mr.. Stephens
while delivering his famous speech,
Georgia and Ohio Again."
The inscrip tions on the monument have
been selected by those who knew Stephens
pest, and are very appropriate. On one
tsa passage from his Augusta speech 81
nuh afraid of nothing on earth, or about
: the earth, or under the earth, except to do
wrong. The path of duty shall endeavor
to travel, fearing no evil and dreading no
consequences"
Another is: Here sleep the remains of
one who dared to tell people they were
wrong when he believed so and who never
Intentionally deceived friend or betrayed
an enemy"
On the other side is the following,
written by Richard Malcomb johnson:
Throughout life sufferer In body, mind
and spirit, he was signal example of wis.,
dom, courage, fortitude patience, forbear-
ance and unwearing charity In decrepi-
tude Of age called to be governor of the
state he died while in the performance Of
the work of his office, and it 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 towards
Liberty hall is written: 1.-THE great COM
moner. The defender of civil and relig-
ious liberty. He coveted and>took from
the republic nothing save glory"
ONT me side fronting the gate and be-
meath the bowed face Of stephens are the
following lines inscribed: Born Feb II,
1872, member of Georgia house of repre-
sentatives, 1885 to 1910; member Georgia
state senate 1912; member United States
house of representatives 1913 to 1859; re-
tired from congress 1885, vice president of
the Confederate states, 1861 to 1865;
United States senator-elect from Georgia,
1865; member United States house of rep
resentatiyes, 1873 to 1882; governor OF
Georgia, 1882. Died in Atlanta Sunday
morning, March 4, 1889. Author of The
Constitutional View of the War Between
the States and Of The Compendium of
the History of the United States from
Their Earliest Settlement till 1S72.'"
The address Of the occasion was deliv-
cred by ex-senator Thomas NJ. Norwood,
Of fSavannah. Miss May Cory, grand
niece of Stephens, unveiled the monument,
and Hon. Patrick Walsh, read an original
poem composed by Chief Justice Bleckley.