The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-12
The DAVIS Monument.

The recent laying of the corner stoae
of the monument to JeGersoa-Davts
| was the commencement of a Wora
| which the Southern peo pie should see
pushed 10 the earliest Complexion that
Is possible. Inc monument IS 10 COS.
| $3.50, 900 aod the Association In charge
cf the work has naW IN hand orimme-
diateIy available ABOUT $25, QUO. Ine
rest must be contributed Dy suoacrlp,
tons of the Southern people. Tue
press of the Southern States are espec-
lallY asked to bring the matter to pub
lie no,lce. On this point the NeWa and
Courier says: The go 1d Wors Of OBJ
| tanning Subscriptions need not, now
ever. pe confined TO the newspapers
All the organizations OF C0nled5raL,
soldiers, and Of their sons aud daugnt
| ers, and all other organlz ATOMS &aIcI
care to Interest thems ,t9es In tue
| work, can contribute their aid 10 aay
| and every way which tney hnd 10 be
practicable and effective. fhe ebject
Is 10 raise the money that Is needed,
and to raise it as rapidly as pracaca-
BILE, and every ASSOCIATION and every
community can work IN It's oRn Way,
and should 60 10 work quietly bat
earnes.ly To accomplish ali Il GAIL lt
should not be necessary 10 renew the
invitation, or to make numerous puD-
I lie appeals III the papers, IL oldor 10
command the measure OF Interest and
effort That Is required for the early
complexion Of the nlouuulcnL, AIN IL
| not lhink It Will BE- necessary. Eno
chief value aud Significance Of tie
memorial Will lie III the readIuss4
/ with which all the people of Tie Soutn
will contribute TO It's cous.. ucllon.
| Every family that was lGeutitied IL
any way or degree VITA the cau,o
which Presidelt DLvls lepresen ed
should be represented by au uFcrlug,
large or small, IN the iuad lUr tne
construction OF the monumeut 10 nl4i.
We suggest that every such family IL
the S.aUe whlcn proposes to take part
in the work subscribe one dollar, ~
least, and more, according To ch1ir
means, and subscribe the detertnlnel
sum without waiting for another lnvl-
tation. Local associations Can heI1
materially by opening slbssrtpiton
lists and Circulating them, tnaa CIV.
ing every one who Is SO dspJs=d Tue
opportunity to Subscribe "naL no Vii.
Inc corner s.one OF The monument has
been laid, and II Will De . uob.e anu
beautiful memorial 10 Mr.. Davis, the
Confederacy and its builders wuen
/ completed. Let us complete II with
out delay" The Columbia Evening
| News seconds these SUGGESTIONS, as
follows: There ought " De NO need
to suggest to the Southern people tnat
| they snould speedily supply The means
| to build q suitable monument to Jel-
ferson Davis. Such a memorial would
attest more than the feeling OF Lne
Southern people toward The head of
the Confederate government. lLWoUld
be a monument to The Contederacy
itself. The suggestion VI The News
| and Courier, thai tie fund De ralssd
by subscriptions ranging from one
dollar upwards, and Representing every
family in the South, Is an excellent
one. The monument should represent,
as much As possible, the feeling oi Tie
Southern people III general, raLher
than the lberallty OF some lndlqid
| uals. The money needed can be raised
| without any sacrifice on Lhe part oi
any who are expected to contribute.
1t ought to be raised AT once. We
most heartily agree To all tnat Is thus
said by the Charleston al" Columbia
contemporaries. We Should like lo
see South Carolina III tne front rank
| of those who shall see 10 Inc raising
Of monument IN memory OF Je1er-
son Davis, the President OF The Coz
federate States. Tne wnolo State
should do It's part ii I work OF love
and reverence, when Is 10 BE- Shared
by the whole South. But little effort
without any sacrifice will bring that
work to early consummatlon.