The National tribune., 1895-06-27
MONUMENT TO JEFF DAVIS.

Of the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso
citation made statement that SO, 1916
had so far been collected for the erection
of grand monument, and that he had
strong assurances that several thousand
dollars more would be forthcoming
within the next few weeks for thi:
glorious purpose"
Gen. Cabell, Of Virginia, made rous-
ing speech for the monument fund. He
called upon all Camps in the Trans
Mississippi Department to meet and
take collections for the monument fund.
He asked that each member give what
be could-not to fail to give because he
could not give largely, but to give what
be could, so that the monument would
be builded by the whole Southern peo-
pie. He called upon the wives and the
sons and daughters of the veterans to do
their share in contributing to this fund.
Chaplain J. William Jones, of the
University Of Virginia, seconded Gen.
Cabell's speech in an imprisoned adj
dress. in which he said:
That SO far as Jefferson Davis was con-
cerned, he needed no monument.
The man who as soldier illustrated bright
pages Of American history, and saved the
day at Buena Vista by his cool bravery
and marvellous skill-who as Statesman
graced the Senate OF the United States when
there were giants in the land, and was the
peer of the great triumvirate Clay,
Calhoun, and Webster-who was a peerless
orator who was the greatest Secretary Of
War the country ever had, and left many
changes which are now blessing the service;
who was patriot true and tried, and who
was a high-toned Christian gentleman with
ont fear and without reproach-this man
has, indeed, erected monument more last
ing than bronco and needs no granite or
marble to perpetuate his memory.
he is no longer the uBcrowned king of
his people, but they have crowned him
with loving hearts and he lives forever in
their affections.
But we owe it to ourselves, and to the
great principles of constitutional freedom
for which we fought, and of which Jeffer-
son Davis was the embodiment, that we
should rear this monument TO teach our
children that we were true to duty in the
day of trial.
We owe il To ourselves and to posteritv
that we should build this monument in the
old capital of the Confederacy and LET it pro-
claim TO future generations that our beloved
chief was DO rebel " and no traitor, but
as pure patriot as the world ever saw.
We have already in the capital Of our Con-
federscy monuments TO grand old Stonewall
Jackson and gallant A. Il. Hill and peerless
Robert Lee, and the true hero Of the war, the
private soldier of the Coniederacy. Let rs
now cap il all with this monument and make
it worthy of Jefferson Davis and the cause he
loved so well.
Let us utilize the enthusiasm of this hour
and put in granite and iTonze the kfe-speak-
ing embodiment Of these principles. ] have
travelled / ,42S miles to come here. and would
readily travel IL. 600 miles to witness the
scene here on yesterday when we hailed and
greeted the Daughter Of the Confederacy."
and she acknowledged il with that queenly
grace which made US crown her queen of our
hearts, God bless her
But shall count it higher privilege still
If / may carry back home the assurance that
the veterans of our Southland viii unite,
hearts and hands, in honoring themselves by
rearing the monument.
Dr. Jones then started a subscription
and In little while had over $4,000
more pledged. The enthusiasm was
skilfully wrought up by displaying a
number Of old battle flags on the stage,
and making addresses about each. One
was " the flag that waved over Jefferson
Dayis's regiment, when he saved the
day at Buena Vista" Another was the
flag Of the Sd Ga, near which J. E. B.
Stuart was standing when he fell at
Yellow Tavern. And so on.
A roll Of the Camps Of Confederate
Veterans was called to secure pledges
from them as to the amounts they would
contribute or raise. The delegates from
Missouri said that they were the most
recent members Of the Association, but
they had raised $4,000 to establish a
Home for Confederate Veterans, and
they would pledge their State to give
as much to the monument as any other
State in the South.
Therefore we can expect at an early
date another day of rebel jubilee in the
South, when business will be suspended.
houses decorated, cannon fired, militia
paraded, children pass in professions
through the streets, and orators and edi-
tors 60 into paroxysms of rhetoric in
extolling rebellion and civil war on the
occasion of unvailing magnificent
statue to the chief conspirator in rebel
lion and bloody civil war.