The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04

Al the annual celebration of the an- niversary of the birthday Of Jenerson Davis. the first and only President or the Confederate States. General Jonn ana eloouent address on his life at the City Council Chamber last night be- fore A large audience of members of Camps Lomax and Falkner United Confederate Veterans. and represen- tatiyes of the different chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Veterans.
 The celebration was under the aus pfces of Camp Lomax, but the day was observed throughout the city by the closing of banks and public build inrs. 1t being a legal holiday. Commander J. B. Fuller of Camp Iomax presided and called the meet l ing to order at 2 o'clock last night, Chaplain F. Dix led in prayer anu General Sanford was introduces oy Commander Fuller. General Sanford said in part:
 John Quincey Adams was largely en- dowed by nature and was a scnolar, statesman, diplomat and eccentric. ! Among his ecceptricities was to hear | the maiden speech of each new mem | Der of Congress. He heard Jenerson Davis, a little over 37 years nf age' | ana prophesied that he would make | | made 30 broadly and so prominently | that the United Confederate Veterans | celebrate the anniversary of his pirtn- day.
 | is dificult owing to the fact that he lived in the most marvellous age re- | corded on the pages of history. l General Albert Sidney Johnston was right when he said There is no such l thing as measuring man like Jefrer- | son Davis.
 Like many noted Americans he came of Welch extraction. His ancestors were Georgians and Revolutionary | soldiers.
 General Sanford related the facts of Jefferson Davis's birthday Tn Ken ttucky in 1908, and his subsequent re- 1 moval to Louisiana and Mississippi. l At years of age he was sent on a three weeks horseback journey to a monastery in Kentucky. He related an incident of a school boy insurrec- ton in which MT. Davis was involved and in which he acquitted himself in 6 manner that gave indications or ms | truthfulness. Two years later he re- turned home.
 MT. Davis was next taught by an Irish tutor He showed talent Tn the classics but weakness in meth thsmatics. He was next sent back to Kentucky and placed at an academy at LexfnS- ton. ~
 His brother obtained his appoint
 ment to a West Point cadetship. In
 1898 he was brevetted a Second Lieu-
 tenant, He showed great loyalty to
 the Union in his work in post duty In
 the great Northwest.
 He showed great gallantry and maenaminity in the Black Hawk war
 He displayed great kindness to the
 captive Indians and yet was still 2 l strict disciplinarian. General Sanford
 related incidents bearing out these
 points of his character.
 MT, Davis was not wealthy mar
 when he resigned his commission but
 secured a plantation from his brother He loved some features of military life but a domestic and peaceful lif'
 was uppermost in his heart.
 MT. Davis paid suit to the daughter
 of Zachary Taylor but on account oi
 A petit difference between Mir. Davii
 and General Taylor. the union did not
 meet with the fathers consent MT.
 Davis pushed his suit and married
 Miss Taylor in Kentucky.
 In 1885 both he and his wife were
 stricken with malaria and she died g
 few months after the marriage. HG
 went to Cuba to recuperate. On his
 plantation he carefully studied poll
 tics.
 In lS43 he appeared in a politica
 convention which adopted a resolution , instructing the Mississippi delegation . to vote for Martin Van Buren and al
 a second choice John c. Calhoun.
 In 1s45 he was elected to Congres.
 and at that term introduced resolu , tion establishing a post route iron . Montgomery to Jackson. Miss
 As soon as the Mexican war brok : out the Mississippi Rifemen was or , ganized, and MT. Davis resigned hi , seat in Congress and accepted the col
 onelcy of the regiment. General San 3 ford told of the fame of the regimen r during the war and MT. Davis'o gal
 lantry at Buena Vista, which probabl! = won the day.
 In July, 1S47. MT. Davis returned t ; the United States and was given con
 Eratulatory receptions and was ten
 dered a commission as brigadier c ' volunteers, which he refused on ac count of his belief that the Preslden did not have the right to make the ap z pointment
 !; He was appointed to fill an unex 5 pired term in the United States Sen
 ate and served eight years.
 General Sanford paid high tribute t ,, him as a factor in that body. H }. Sou1hf tha eomnromise bill because h