The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-02-26
CONFEDERATE RELICS
Museum at Richmond Formally
Opened to the Public.
THE JEFFERSON DAVIS MANSION
Mementoes OF tho Grost Struggle From
White House Of the confederaoy-Roon
Set Apart For Each state-speeohes by
Southerncrs.

White House OF tho Confederaoy-Roorr
Set Apart For Each state-speeches By
Southerncrs.
RICHMOND, Feb, e5.-The Confederate
Museum In the old Jefferson Davis man
sion was formally opened to the public
Saturday, the anniversary Of Jefferson
Davis's Inauguration, as well as Of
Washington's birth. From p. n to
p. m. and at night receptions were held
The building has been restored to what
1t was when 1t was the White House Of
the Confederacy. One room has beer
set apart and dedicated to each Of the
Zone time) Confederate States.
The general reception committee re-
ceiyed In the main parlor, while the re-
gents and vice regents Of the respective
states received in the state apartments.
At 2:s0 p. m. public exercises were held
In the presence Of the governor and
other state officers, the members of the
legislature and the veteran camps. Gov.
ernor O'Ferrall presided. DR.. Moses D.
Hoge, who offered prayer, is called upon
to of1ciate in this capacity on all big
occasions commemorative Of the Con.
federacy. He has been pastor Of one
church in Richmond for Il years. he
said in part:
"We come here on day hallowed as
the birthday Of the father Of his ooun.
try and by the Inauguration Of the
chieftain who, being dead, yet lives In
the hearts Of those who followed the
banner now forever furled. We dedi-
cate this mansion as the shrine TO which
all rightminded and dghthearted men
Will gather from every state and from
every land to pay homage to exalted
worth; the shrine which will be nal
lowed by men who are bound to Us by
no tie save that which admiration for
such worth establishes between all mag.
Unanimous souls; the tie which will
never be surrendered while the great
heart Of humanity throbs IN sympathy
with heroic endeavor, and, most Of al,
when heroic endeavor is overwhelmed
by defeat. Here we would preserve the
relics and the records Of q struggle
never more to be forgotten" !"
General Bradley T. Johnson, formerly
Of Virginia, now Of Baltimore, made
an address, in the course Of which be
said:
"Today commentaries the thirty
fifth anniversary Of the Inauguration Of
the last rebel president and the birth Of
the first. It commentaries an epoch IN
the grandest struggle for liberty and
right that has ever been made by man.
It celebrates the baptism Of q new na-
ton, born So years ago today. There Is
nothing Ike 1t In history. No Greek
general, no Roman consul was ever vel.
coined with triumph after defeat.
Nowhere, at no time, has defeated
side been 30 honored or the success.
full apothesized. Success Is worshipped,
failure Is forgotten. That is the an!-
versal experience and the varying law
Of nature. Therefore, 1t would seem
that the fall Of the Confederaoy was
IN some sense a success and q triumph;
FOR It cannot be that universal laws
have been set aside for this sole eIcep-
tion, the glortfcation Of the lost Con-
federaoy, It's heroines and its heroes.
The relics are not all in place. but the
whole interior Of the museum was elab-
orately decorated for dedication. En-.
tering the double doors, one Is the fe-
option room. Beyond this Is the room
Of the "Solid South" To the left Is the
Virginia room. This was formerly
President Davis diningroom. To the
right is another large room. Georgia's,
where is displayed the famous De Renne
collection Of Confederate antiquities,
including the original draft Of the Con.
federate Constitution and autograph
signatures. The small room adjoining
the Georgia room is Mississippi's.
Proceeding to the second floor, the
room to the left is North Carolina's.
The room directly over the "Solld
South" room is South Cardinals. Then,
to the right, Alabama's, adjoining which
is Maryland's, which was Mrs. Davis
dressingroom, Alabama's being her
chamber.
On the third floor are the rooms Of
Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Missouri, Louisiana and Texas.