The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-07
Decoration of Confederate Graves.

Lexington (Ky.) Herald.
 Here and in many places in Kentucky and in the Southern States, under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confed- eracy. Southern graves will be decorated. This is the birthday of Jefferson Davls, and the Daughters of the Confedcracy have recommended that it be adopted as the fixed day for the annual decoration of the Conf .derate graves, and this re- commendation no doubt will be accepted bv all the Southern organizations It IS a little late in the season for the extreme South, but it is-in the heart of the flower season for Kentucky and the border Southern States, and everywhere south of the Ohio River there are abundant natural flowers in bloom to make beau tifu the floral part of these ceremonies.
 Heretofore the Southern ladies and sol diers have not agreed upon any one dec oration day, and in various States ana Tn different cities of the same State different days have been observed. It Is well that this beautiful ceremony should be held on the same day in every place In the South sanctified by the grave of a Con federate soldier; and as one day had to be selected, it is we'll that the birthday of the President of the Coafederacy be chosen.
 The greatness of Jefferson Davis is not fully acknowledged. The effort of the Confederate States to form an independ- ent nationality caused immediate hostil- ities and failed on the field of battle. The war was the greatest the world has ever known, and necessarily those who commanded the armies became consp:cu- ous on both sides The assassination of MT Lincoln hastened his apotheosls The prolongation of the life of MT. Davis dur ing the reconstruction continued that par tial obscuration of his great qualities which had been caused by the military services of the Confederate generals. As vet the histories of the war between the States have been military histories. We have not yet had a civic history of that -fr,,r ln hn mar nt the war which was performed by the civic authorities has not yet been de- scribed in fitting terms by any one com potent for the task. When this is done. Mir. Davis will resume his proper place as the chief of the Confederate States. When the world once understands how it was possible for the government, inau- gurated at Montgomery, without bat talion of soldiers or a ship of war. with out arms or munitions of war, without provisions and military stores; govern ment not possessing within it's borders a single factory at which a single weapon of war or a single part of weapon or war could be manufactured, without credit or funds; a nation with her ports soon blockaded as to be deprived or ac- cess to the markets of the world, q re- public composed nominally of thirteen scparate States, of which Kentucky, Ten nessee and Missouri were practlcaily uIi- der the control of it's enemN-hoW sucu nation could maintain sueh a "ar tol period 0f four years against the hitt U States of America and bring into the field an army more numerous man its entire adult population, feed It. clothe IL transport it, arm it, take care of 1t and keen ii in such condition that 1t won Unprecedented victories has been an un, that Ju~ine- those years personal freedom was maintained, order preserved, courts kent open, and no rights usurped think CTS will conclude that he who was the head and life. the spirit and chief mus | have been a very great man