The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-06

1872. The speaker pointed out how Mr.
Davis, alter a service of seven years in
Indian campaigns, during which won
lame which his country gladly gave him
then. and should not forget now" r..
| turned 10 his Missis sippi home: served in
/ Congress; led regiment of Mississippi
rifles in the Mexican war. rendering bril-
liant service al Monterey aud Ruenn
Vista, and later served in the United
states Senate and the Cabinet Gen.
| Evans discussed the issues which led To-
the Civil war. mainly the right of seces-
sion
A,cErr> SACRED TRUST.
At the conclusion of this address the
mayor spoke briefly. accepting in behalf
of Richmond the sacred trust imposed
/ upon IL by the whole South.
| Mrs j. A. Hayes. of Colorado Springs.
Col. daughter of Mr.. Davis, then pulled
gently the cord that held the canvas.
/ "a ni~h covered the bronze statue Her
''vO Young SONS. the grandsOne Of IN.
4 confederate President. caught the two
cords used tocomplete the unveiiing The
moment was impressive. and then the
cheering burst forth. bands played. and
/ the Richmond HOWitzers began firing
the Presidential salute.
The ccremOni.S were not ended with
/ the unveiling, but the multitude could
not Ice kept quiet.
! Mrs Norman V Randolph. of Rich.
| mOnd. chairman of the central committee
Of the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso-
citation. made an address OF welcome. To
which u response WAS made by Mrs
William j. Behan. of Mississippi. presi-
dent OF IA. Confederate southern Me
mortal Association, Mrs. George ;.
| Holmes, of South Carolina, president of
the Monument Association, made a re-
| port OF the work done. aud former
senator CrAmark. Of tennessee. rend a
Response that had been prepared by Mrs
Lizzie George Henderson. pr, sid nj
general OF the United Daughters e the
/ tuniederaey.
cNNiANnS oN MONUMENT
Garlaud~ were then placed un the mon
ument 10y the officers of the Unite,
Daughters of the COnfedcracy. Conieder
ate States Memorial Association. mite,
Confederate Veterans. United Sons q
Coniederat. Veterans and jefferson
Davis Monument ASsnciation. Alter thl
henelictiun 10y the chaplain general
floral tributes We're offered 10y the public
rnE MONUMENT.
The monument to Jefferson Davis con
-ists of "A semi-circular colunnade. termi
mating at each end IN "A square pier, will
"A large column or shaft rising from TIA,
incio-ed space. The semi-circle is ahou
30 iret across. with depth OF 30 feet
and stands 90 feet in total height. Tn,
monument typities the vindication o
Mr. Davis and the cause of the Confed
eracy, the leading inscription being "De,
Nindice' God will vindicateD
The culonnade, composed of thirteer
Doric columns. besides the two end piers
rises about : feet above the walkwav
and has it, irieze decorated with hronu
seals OF the eleven States that secede,
and the three others that sent represen
tatlves and troops. ln the center of th'
space inclosci 10y the colonnade stands
Doric column. over > feet in diameter
This column forms a back ground for tn
bronze figure Of Mr.. Davis, aud ale,
carries on its top an allegorical brOnz
figure, whose right hand points To HEAVIER
and whose title. "\indicatrix." repre
sents the whole spirit of the movement
The large column bears the seal of tn
Coniederacy in bronze, and has the in
scription:
JEFFTRSON DAVIS,
President of the Confederate States of
Americn.
lS6I-1 SG5.
The bronze figure uf MIR. Davis stands
on "a block of granite in front of the col
umn. and about twelve feet above tn,
roadway The President is represented
in ii standing position, as though ad
dressing an audience
Around the moulding il traced a not
worthy extract from MIR. Davis farewell
speech when he resigned from the Unite,
States senate on the secession OF Missis
sippi:
Not in hostility to OILERS; not to in
iure any section Of the country; not ever
Tor our own pecuniary beuett-but foi
the high and solemn motive of defending
and protecting the rights we inherited
and which it is our duty to transmit un
shOrn to our children
On the points of the cOlonnade stanC
bronze tablets. one TO the navy and ON,
to the army of the Coniederacy. TIL,
army tablet is incribed:
From Sumter to Appomattox, fou
years of uuflinching struggle agains
overwhelming odds"
The navy tablet is incribed:
"Giying new examples of heroism
teaching new methods of warfare, it car
ried the flag of the South to the mos
distant seas"