The age-herald., 1899-07-07
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Beauvoir Rel cs At Aiabama's Capital.

A%e eNe -aNAo 3eauvoir Rel cs At Aiabama's Capital. The ladies of the White House" com mittee have given to the press the follow ing interesting communications in refer ence to the "Beauvoir' relics which have been recently placed in the Jefferson Davis room in the capitol at Montgomery. The committee includes Mrs. Carrie Phelan Beale. Mrs. Wilhelmina c. Lanier, Mrs. Sallie Baldwin Bethea, Mrs. Carrie Hoitz- claw Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Evelyn Ii. t1tz- patrick and Mrs. Marie Lou Armstrong Cory The letter from these ladies to Mrs. Varina Jefferson Davis IS as follows:
 The ladies of the White House com mittee, Alabama Division of the D. D. G., have received the sacred articies recently sent by you from Beauvoir, and committed to tne1r perDetuai Keeping for the state of Alabama, and all loV- CTS of precious Confederate memories.
 These have been carefully and rever- ently placed in temporary nome In the state capitol, at Montgomery, on whose base, imp.anted in the marble, is bronze star commemorative 0. your husbdnd-the one memorializing his pub lie career of historlc stdtes..-a,-y.i.l- lHeSe nlS own uOiHSstlC tenderness of character in home re.a- tions, and suggesting the devoted af- lection for him ot hls home people, his felloW-citZenS in aSpIral4on ana i'll pa- triotic suffering.
 And now, truly we know not how, or in what terms, at once spontaneous and formal to thank you for this treas ured gift It is as 1t were a part of the / heart of our Mothers in Israel-of the hln.saA N4-it r4p of the dear, dead Confedt racy that you thus give back to us, tne;r daughter. Woman's clinging affection only seems able to feel and understand all that this means; and yet it would bring tears to our eyes to see how the thought merely of this collection thrills the men of this generation, and especially tae veterans of '65, when the idea of pre- serving these memorials In this Heart them.
 But how could it be otherwise? The grim and rugged Romans preserved for more than a thousand years the rude matched cottage of their ancestors and city founder, Romuus, amidst the mar ble palaces and golden houses of mo- hles and emperors, on Pala tine Hill. If then such a sentiment was found in the depths and purity of that fe1ziag of love and reverence animating the souls of southerners and their sons, for one who so bravely and dutifully dared and suffered all in their stead and for their behalf.
 You have conferred a boon, dear madam upon our children and chill dren's children. These relics, dumbly eloquent will speak to them of their ancestors and of their loyalty to con- viction, of their willingness to suffer for the right, and also of his great qualities, who led his countrymen in war and statesmanship, in battle, vic tory and defeat-whose spirit was ever open and manful in fight, serene and undaunted in disasters which seemed at the time to leave no room for hope
 we can only say that we earnestly thank you; that your sacred commits sion shall be carried out to the fullest measure of our power; that we shall strive to interest the rulers and people or our state and country in this cher lshed memento; and we trust that your tnoughtfulness may be commemorated soon In a permanent Jefferson Davis museum, near the Confederate Soldiers monument which crowns the Capitol tilll Of Alabama. So it shall become a oesired Mecca for those who love you and your daughter, and who love to honor your heroic husband.
 Governor Johnston, in writing to Mrs Davis, gave the assurance that the memo- 1al room would in time lead to the preser- 'atlon of the old residence of the Davis. me governor wrote as follows:
 It Is a source of patriotic pleasure and pride to every Alabamian to have in the capitol of the state the many memo- rlals or your husband so kindly present. ca by you and your daughter to the Daughters of the Confederacy The en- thusiasm of the ladies who compose the committee is inspiring. Their devotion will ultimately accomplish their design Of owning and setting apart the old resi- dence of MT. Davis as a memorial sa- cred to the cause so dear to us all, and these inestimable gifts will have a home in keeping with the memories that clus- ter about them. But until this is done rest assured, my dear madam, that they will be safely, carefully and reverently preserved here in the capitol.
 Please accept along with the enthusi- astic appreciation of our patriotic wo- men, the thanks of the old soldiers of Alabama and of their children and chldren's children.