Newspaper Page Text
CITY
I\ TURD AY, AFRIL27.1878.
The flag
ro at the
The Fi«*«
,(<lon the eland yesterday
r»ry and can be obtained
the hiitoiic MTH.
Hrmorlal Day In Slacaa—Letter of
ex-Preaineat Davia—Oration tor
Governor A. II. Coiqolu—Laylnr
the Corner Stone of the confederate
Monument—Floral Decoration*—
A Grand pageant—A Memorable
Ocenalon.
Yesterday was one of the grandest days
! Company B 21 Georgia bittalioc: J. 8.
i Cargill, 1st regiment Georgia Volunteer.:
H. L. Coot, Lt. 2d Georgia Keaerree; C.
B. MasseLbarg, Sth Georgia regiment;
TT H. Jones, Spaulding's battalion; W.
H. 'WilUe, Cel. •4th Georgia regiment;
by calling for them.
Georgia Weetlg, of Msood, Georgia, April
21. 187a
_ . . i By M. Newman, Sandenrille, Geor-
W. F. Cannon, Capt. 3d Georgia regi- j gj ( —Circular order of Ltentenant-Gener-
ment. . j »1 Jackson for recruiting regiments, da-
Following them were representatives ted Headquarters. 2d Army Corps, Jan-
is. Atlants Constitution, April 23th, 1S78. ■ battle-fields. Thsre ainually, with rev-
Maoon Tzu taars and Hiaszwon, ; erential affection, the graves, alike cf the
April 26 b, 1878. known end the unknown, are decked with
By J. W. Strong, Macon, Georgia—One ! vernal flowers, expressive of gratitude re-
S-its of Georgia, war bond. Central newable forever, and lypical of the hope
Macon has witnessed in many year?. The I 0 j jjasocie fraternity in large nnm- nary 14,1SG3.
lection of Major.
occasion of memorial has sinco the inau* J jj erJi and next to them cams the Grand
Yesterday Vhe soldiers composing the I guiation of the custom become a fired j Loj Ka 0 f Georgia. Close after, the Odd
2 i Georgia Battalion unanimously elect- fact and the legidators of our State have j F t n ow3 fined tho position aesigned them-
■ d Captain B.E . nerty, of the Baldwin I set apart the day as a legal holiday, so ^j, 0 Teutonia Brasi Band, followed by
liluc-, of Jlilledgeville, Major cf the bat-j that all can meet and pay to the heroes the Hibernian Society, the Faculty of
of the lost cause their annual tribute of | yy ef i e y an Female College, Mercer Uni-
Tbis is a well merited compliment to
gallant soldier. Captain Herty regrets
very much to givo up biacompasy, which
is devotedly attached to their noble cap
tain.
Personal.
Cclocel L. M. Felton, of Marshal Iville
was in the city yesterday.
Eev. Dr. Iitadrum, of Memphis, Ten
n sec, is in the city and will preach to
morrow nt 11 o’clock in the First Baptist
Cnnrch, bis old charge.
Mr. 0. B. Howard, of Reynolds, was In
the city yesterday.
Mr. J. Nauusliy, of Grifllo, in thooity
for Memorial day.
Mr. E. F. Spoer visited Merooryesler
day.
We bad the pleasure of meeting in oar
city yesterday Colonel I. W. Avery,of At
lanta. Colonel Avery is one of tho most
gallant officers that ever drew sword in
defenio of hia conntry during tho war,
no is juit retorning from Savannah
»>..< re lie delivered a very fine address, a
few days aince. He it a graceful speaker
a fluent writer and a citizen of whom
Georgia is proud.
Wo wero pleased to meet in oar office
yesterday Captain B. R. Herty, of the
Baldwin Blues. He Is a gentleman of
whom tho old Capital may be prond, for
ho has always stood np for hor right
end in tbo lato campaign did noblo ser
vice for the causa in which ho was cn
listed.
The Grand Lodge,
An occasional Grand Lodge was opened
At 12:30 o’clock p. m., with tho following
officori:
M. W. James M. Mobloy, Grand Mas
ter.
It.*. W.*. J. Emmett Blackahear, as
Deputy Grand Master.
O. C. Horn, as S* nior Grand Warden.
John Q. Doit.T, as Junior Grand War
den.
Joseph E. WolD, Granp Treasurer.
Wm. O'Daniel, as Grand Secrotary.
John W. Burko, os Grand Chaplain.
Charles It. Armstrong, as Grand Sen
ior Deacon.
Wm. M. Key, as Grand Junior Deacon.
A. H. Sneed, aa First Grand Steward
J.A. Foster, as Second Grand Steward.
J. T. Lovett, as Third Grand Steward.
J. J. Ball, as Fourth Grand Steward.
G. W. Qitnimage, Tslbotton, Georgia,
Grand Marsha).
C. H. Truman, Grand Tyler.
A procession was formed under tho di
rection of tbo Grand Marshal, which
proceeded to the city hall where it joined
tbo goncrnl procession, which moved to
tho site of tho proposed monument to tho
Confederate dead, where the Grand Mas
ter, agisted by tho Deputy Grand Mob
ter. Grand Senior Warden and Grand
Junior Warden and others, proceeded to
lay the foundation stone according to tbo
nncient ccrcmonis of the craft.
Tho biblo borno in tho procession waa
tho old historic bible translated by Mar
tin Luther, and publiahod in tbo 15th
century, and is tbo ono on which tbo
poit Barns was obligated a Mason.
Tho .amateurs.
Tho Amateur Minstrels last night gave
another of their splendid entortainmonts
for the benefit of tbo Memorial Associa
tion. Owing to tho exercises or Memo
rial Day having been quito prolonged
tho audienco was not as large as on the
nigbt previous.
An almost entirely different bill was
presented in elegant etyle.
Tho singing in the first part of the en
tertainment was most admirable. “Tho
Golden Long Ago,” by Mr. Wood j
‘•SweetGemvieve,’’ by Mr. W. B. Winter;
“Good Old Friends,” by Mr. Arthur Find,
lay, and “ThoKnotof Bine and Gray'*
were beautifully nnd exquisitelysnng;
"Shino On," by Mr. Clancy, carried the
honso away, and “Ran Home, Levy,”
by Mr. Bridges Smith, was extremely
taking.
Tho whole performance was worthy of
particular notice. Oar space, however,
preclndes onr doing so. The Central City
Quartette, composed of Messrs. Wood,
Frio?. Wider and Findlay, was twice en-
oorsu. They snng with groat beauty and
refinement. The dancing was, if any
thing, better than tho sight previons,
and ibe sketch rendered with greater free
dom and spirit. Oar Amateurs have a
strong hold on onr community.
The Visiting Companies.
The following is a brief skotoh of the
two absent companies of our battalion.
Both oompaules are gallant bedies, and
wo wish that thoy canid meet oftener
with onr soldiers and people:
TDK PUTNAM BtFX.ES
were organized in 1S35, J. H Branham,
captain, who was succeeded by Reuben
U Niflbet. Captain Niabet was promoted
to the Colonelcy of the 32J Georgia regi
ment, and was wounded several times.
The command of tho company, on Nis-
bat's promotion, feil upon Lientenant
John S. ltjid, who was wounded and cap-
inrod. Tho company was carried through
the war by the lieutenants.
The company was re-organized in 1S73,
and was presented with a banner by the
ladies of Eitonton in 1S77.
THE BALDWIN BLUES.
The Baldwin Blues wore organized in
1S51. During tbo war tho company
passed through tho bloody battles of
Seven Fine?, Kings' School-house, Mal
vern Hill, Sharpsnurg, Fredericksburg,
Maitinsburg, Gettysburg, Snicker’s Gap,
CharlestowD. Winchester, Petersburg,
Washington City, Monacy, Richmond,
Cold Haibor, Spotsylvania, \Yilderness.
Cedar Creek and other engagements.
Captain Doles commanded this com
pany at the oi tnmencomentof the late
war and became a brigadier general, and
was killed at Cold Harbor.
J. W.Caraker succeeded Captain Doles,
ami, on being severely wounded, was dis
charged. Caraker was succeeded iu the
Captaincy by J. W. Butts, who lost his
leg near Washington City and was cap
tured.
The command of the company fell up
on Lieutenant B. R. Herty, who now
commands the company. He deposited
their present roster is the corner stone
yesterday. He reporte nine members of
bis oompany in ranks yesterdsy were in
he late war.
t
reverence.
Yesterday, in obedience to custom and
in response to the never dying dovo-
tion to tho chivalric dead who sleep the
sleep that knows no waking, from whero
the blao Potomac seeks tho ocean to tho
prairie bordered Rio Grande, onr people
gathered together to again straw tho
flowers of spring above their sod.
veraity, students of Mercer University,
Faculty and stndents of Pio Nono filled a
largo poition of the pageant.
Next came a long array of firemen,
dressed in their holiday attire. Tho offi
cers of the depaxtmest and all tho com.
panies were ont. No. 3 came list, draw
ing a piece of aitillery decked with
flowers. Lastly, closing ibe long pro-
The observance of this the thirteenth ceaa ;cn, camo the representatives of the
anniversary of this occasion will remaiD 3^5 cavalry, 0 f Confederate renown.
ever memorable aa the day in which the
corner stone of the Confederate Mona-
ment, to be erected by the Ladies’ Memo
rial Association, was laid.
Early in the morning the streets were
crowded by a moving mass of citizens
and strangers. Each train arriving swell
ed the assemblage, wagons, carriages, and
every conceivable kind of vehicle brought
in vUi’ora from the oonntry, ail joining in
to mako one grand display.
At twelve the sound of bells and mar
tial music called the organizations to
gether and all proceeded to the oity Hail.
Here the procession was formed under
the direction of Colonel W. H. Ross, the
gallant ex-Confederate officer, assisted
by Captain C. J. Williamson, Captain F
M. Heath, Major W. F. Shellman and
Captain R. J. Anderson, each of whom
lost an arm in the service of their conn
try.
Tho procession presented one of the
most imposing sights nnd extendod pa
geants that has ever been seen in our
city. It wag composed of nearly every
organization of the city.
At its head camo tho Sanderaville cor
net band, in the beautiful uniform of tho
Washington Rifles. Following were the
dram corps. Next in tho position of
honor came the Baldwin Bines of Mit-
ledgeville.vrith a full company,command
ed by Captain Hetty. Next in suits of gray
oaiae the other visiting company, tho
Putnam Rifles, commanded by Gaptain
I. 11. Adams. The Macon Volunteers,
with a very fall tnrn ont of mer, camo
next, commanded by Captain Carnes,bear
ing the colors of the Battalion.
The Cadets under Captain T. L. Ross
filled tbo next position in racks.
The Macon Guards,under tho command
of Captain George L. Mason, occupied
tho next placo in the column.
Captain J. A. McManus with tho
Mitchell Light Infantry, nnd tho Floyd
Rifles, commanded by Captain Geo. F.
Cherry, completed tho turnout of sol
diery.
Tho Knights of Pythias, commanded
by Mr. D. B. Woodruff, Supremo Vi:o
Chancellor of tho world, assisted by Mr.
T. J. Carling, Chancellor Commandor of
tbo lodgo in this place followed.
The carriage containing his Excellcn.
cy. Governor Colquitt, attended on caoh
side by n Guard of Honor from tho
Knights of Pythias followed. The vo*
biclo contained the Governor, Colonel
John P. Fort, Col. L. N. Wbittlo and
Mre. Isaac Winship, President of the
Memorial Association.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Following his Exoellency the Governor,
nnder command of Major Rogers, of the
45th Georgia and L entenant Ripley, of
the 2d Georgia battery, came the Con
federate veterans—men whose blood had
crimsoned the battlefields of Manassas,
Obiokamangs, Richmond, Konnesaw and
many other gory fields. At their bead
marohed Captain T. L. Massenbnrg, ot
tho Jackson Artillery bearing aloft the
shell-torn and tattered banner which bad
waved o’er bis gallant oompany on many
hard fonght field.
Oonspionous among thorn we nolioed
(he gallant Thornes Hardeman, Colonel
of tho 45th Georgia, Captain James
Fields, of the Sth Georgia, Colonel W. H.
Willis, of tho 4th Georgia, Captain F. M.
King of the 1st Georgia, Rov. A. O.
Glazebrook, of Stonewall brigade, Colo
nel H. H. Jones, of Spalding’s battery,
Captain Gannon, of the 3d Georgia, Cap
tain Townsley, of the 64th Georgia,
Booker, of Virginia, and Reeves, of Lou
isiana, besides many a man whose name
is unknown to fame, yet who were heroes
in tho strife.
The following is the roll call of
those who again enlisted in the sym
bolic oanse, and by their presenoe illus
trated the gallantry of the oanse whioh is
lost forevor:
Major M. R. Rogers, 45th Georgia regi
ment; Lieutenant L. Ripley, 2d Georgia
•ttalion; Colonel T. Hardeman, 45th
Georgia regiment; Captain T. L. Mas
senbnrg, Jackson Artillery; M. W. Wim-
bnsb, Sth Georgia regiment; P. R.
Smith, 1st Georgia regiment; M. Peyser,
Glenn s Battery; E. K. Euimell, Co. B,2J
Georgia battalion; S. A. Tounsley, Cap
tain 64th Geoagia regiment; D. B. Jones,
2d battalion Sharpshooters; W. C. Wil
son, Co. C, 2d Georgia battalion; A. F.
Holt, Co. C, 2d Georgia Battalion; J. R.
Booker, Richmond Va., Howits’ b&ttsry;
W. Beddingfield, Co. C, 2d Georgia bat
talion; Corporal J- R. Griffin, Macon Vol
unteers, 2d Georgia regiment: R. V.
Hardeman, Macon Volunteers, 2d Geor
gia regiment, C. E. Campbell, Lieuten
ant artillery; M. H. Cutter, Co.
C, 2d Georgia battalion; A. O.
Glazebrook, Stonewall Brigade;
O. C. Sims, Captain, C. S. A.; W. G.
Ross, Quartermaster-sergeant, O. S. A.;
S. B. Price, Key’s battery ; P. S. Good
year, 6th Georgia regiment; A. O. Bacon,
Adjutant, 9:h Georgia regiment; J. C.
Rutherford, A. A. G. Cobb's brigade; G.
W. Sims, 0:h Georgia regiment; H. C.
Taylor, 80th Georgia regiment; C. C,
Wilder, 12th Georgia regiment; Wm.
Stephans, 1st Georgia sharpshooter:, : H.
C. Fennell, 12th Georgia regiment; E.
O'Connell, 4th Georgia regiment: J.B.
Nelson, company B, 2nd Georgia battal
ion; E. H. Steele, 14th Tenu. regiment:
D. V. Reeves, 19th Louisiana regiment;
J. P. Simpson, 4th Georgia regiment:
Captain F. M. King, let Georgia regi
ment : J. R. Rice, Haven’s battery; W.
T. Nelson, — Georgia regiment: C. W.
Newton, Company C, 2nd Georgia Battal
ion : T. U. Butn-r, 2nd Tenn. cavalry :
J. C. Wheeler, Captain C. S. engineer
corps; J. P. Plunket, Sparks Guards :
A. J. Semmee. Sth Louisians regiment:
H. Clark, W. B. Gelston, Sparks Guards:
J. P. Cnapman, 21st Georgia Regiment:
C. A. Ella, Jackeon Artillery: V. Brunner.
10th Georgia battalion; K. A. Morns
commanded by Captain S. S. Dunlap,
a very gailsnt ex-Confederato cavalry
commander.
The procession marohed over the
ronte prescribed, and gathered aronnd
the stand erected in tho middle of Mnl
berry street. All along the line of niaroh
the streets were crowded.
TUB STAND.
Tho stand was atraDgod in a semi'
cirole, and was adorned with the portraits
of thoso who on battle-field and in balls
of slate became illastrioni for their love
of conntry and the sacrifices of self for
principle. In front of the stand was
resred an archway of evergreen, while
pendant from almost every pillar floated
a banner which bad been bathed in the
snlphnr smoke of tbo leaden sowed field
or had since been won in the more qniet
contests of peaceful days.
In front of tho stand on tho edge of
tho monnment rose a column designed
and erected by tho ladies of the Hemori-
al Association,the meat elaborate piece of
ornamental workmanship ever designed
and erected in the city. A more extend
ed notice of this work is make elsewhere.
On the etand wero tho Ladiea’ Memo
rial Association and invited gentlemen
the Grand Lodge of Georgia, the munici
pal authorities, marshals of the day; rep
resentatives of the press, gentlemen’s
committee of arrangements, and othera.
LATINO TUB CORNER STONE.
The Grand Master ef the Grand Ledge
assisted by the grand officers, with
beantifnl and impoaing ceremonies, pro
ceeded to lay the corner Btone. Prayer
was eloqnently offered by Bev. W. O.
Bass, D.D., Chaplain of the day. After
mnsio by the Sanderaville band, Hon
James M. Mobley, Grand Master of the
State, of Harris Oonnty, opened the oere
monies. The articles to bo deposited
wero prsented, and each article read ont
by Mr. L B. English and were as follow:
By Colonel C. M. Wiley—Sketch of tho
2d Georgia Battalion, from April 1861 to
April 26, 1878.
Present roll of the Macon Volunteers,
Present roll of the Macon Cadet!.
Present roll of the Fatnam Rifles.
Original master roll of the Brown
(Pntnam) Rifles, Company B 3d Georgia
Regiment-
Sunday Telegram of Savannah, con
taining history of Macon Volunteers.
Present roll of the FJoyd Rifles.
Present roll ot the Macon Guards.
Present roll of lho Baldwin Blues.
Roll of tbo Macon Hook and Ladder
Oompany No. 1, Macon, (ia., April 2G,
1878.
Address of Governor A. H. Colquitt
on the occasion of laying the corner Btone
of the Confederate Monument, April 26,
1873.
Letter of President Jefferson Davis on
laying the corner stone of the Confeder
ate Monument at Macon, Georgia, April
26, 1878.
Proceedings of Grand Lodge, October
30, 1877.
By C. H. Rogers, Macon, Ga.—Letter
written by Paten Randolph, of Virginia,
dated August 2Sth, 1762.
By C. H. Rogers, Maoon, Ga.—Army
map taken from the body of Capt. J. G.
Rogers, commanding the 12th Georgia
Regiment. Killed in the battle of Sharps-
bnrg, September 17tb, 1862.
By F. S. Johnson, Jr.—Roll of Com
pany F, 45th Georgia Volunteers, from
Jones conntr.
Pntnam Light Infantry, Company G,
12th Georgia Regiment. Georgia Vol-
nnteers entered the Confederate States
Army June 2G,1S61.
By N. M. Hodgkins—Memorial
Capt. Henry J. Menard, who died at
Richmond, Virginia, ‘December 22nd,
1862.
Memorial to Lieutenant Thos. G.
Hodgkins, killed at Gettysburg July 2d,
1S63.
By M. D. Lanier, Milledgeville, Ga.—
Inaugural address of President Jefferson
Davis at Montgomery, Ala., Feb, 1861.
By Mrs. H. B. Mynck, Merriweather,
Baldwin county, Ga.—Ballad by Dr. W.
F. Sanford, dedicated to Robert E. Lee,
April 22,1861.
By Alfred B. Woodson, Macon, Ga.—
Ono State of Georgia war bond, $500;
one Confederate State Treasury note.
$500, and one of $200; one Spanish coin
Of 1774.
By Mrs. N. M. Hodgkins, Macon, Ga.—
Oae new silver dollar; two brass buttons;
one staff and one Gtorgia coat of arms,
worn by a Confederate officer.
By Mrs. J. M. Bsardman, Macon, Ga.—•
Four copies of the Macon Dailt Tzle-
grapb, dated May 4,1863; Feby. 11,
1864; Mch. 1, 1S64; April 19, 1864.
By il. C. Tindall, Maccn,- Ga.—Photo-
togrnpla of a Confederate soldier and
minature Confederate flag worn by a sol
dier during the war.
By Charles Herbat, Macon, Ga.—An
official commnnication from Chief of Ord
nance of Confederate States to Brigadier
General John H. Morgan, dated Februa
ry 4, 1878; Richmond Whig, dated July
■Itb, 1S64.
Constitution and by-laws of the Macon
Volunteers.
By J. B. Wells, Macon, Ga.—A com
plete deposit of Confederate currency,
from 50c to $500 inclusive; one $5 State
of Georgia note, payable in Confederate
currency; one $100 State of Georgia note
payable in Confederate currency.
By , Haddock’s Directory of the
City of Macon, for . 1372 and 1873, con
taining history of Macon by Jcbn P.
Fort,in which is a catalogue of the
eighteen companies*of infantry, three of
artillery and two ot cavalry sent ont by
Bibb County, and a complete muster roll
of the Maccn Volunteers and Floyd
Rifles.
By Henry L. Jewett and N. M. Hodg
kins—Half penny cf William and Mary ;
English copDer half penny of William
III; English copper half penny of George
II; English copper half penny of George
III; English penny of George IIII; En
glish copper one cent Hong Kong, Victo
ria; English copper one cent mil Hong
Kong, Victoria; English half penny Hong
Kong, Commerce; English half penny
Hong Kong, Commerce; English half
penny, Upper Canada: English halfpen
ny, Liverpool; English half penny, N. S ;
French brass 2 stivers, Republic 1793;
French brass 1 stiver, Republic 1793:
copper un decime, Republic 1793: copper
uu decline, Lcnis KVT; Portugal large
copper: Switzerland, two pieces, 5 batz;
Germany, sixteen small silver and copper
coin*; one brass medal, crucifixion; one
bra s Chinese, “Cash;” sin United States
copper coins, old dates.
By J. E. Welle, Jr.—Engraving of Con
federate iron-clad, Virginia, March 8:b,
1862.
By B. H. Wrigley—Ivy leaf from the
soldiers Monument at Richmond, Virgin.
By H. Massenbnrg, Maoon, Georgia—
Roll of the Jackson Artillery, of Maoon.
By M. R. Rogers, Maoon, Georgia—
Roll of the Uresbam Rifles, Company A.
45:h Georgia Regiment.
As they were announced Mr. English
handed them to the Grand Treasurer of
the Order, Mr. J. E. Wells, who deposit
ed them in the oorner Btone. The vari-
oua ceremonies followed until the Grand
Muter declared the Btone well laid—true
and trusty—according to the teachings ot
onr craft. Oil and wine were poured
upon the stone with the emblems of na
tional prosperity, and tho grand honors
given. After mnsio by the Teutonia band,
the emblems of the Order were presented
to the architeot. and the Grand Master de
livered the following appropriate address:
ADDRESS OF THE GRAND Of ASTER OF THE
LODGE OF GEORGIA.
Friends and Brethren—Be it known
nnto yon that we be'lawful Masons, trne
and faithful to the laws of onr oonntry,
and engoged by solemn obligations, to
erect magnificent buildings and struct
ures serviceable to the brethren, and to
fear God, the great Architect of the uni
verse.
We have among ns oonoealed from the
eyes of all, secrete whioh oannot be di
vulged, and whioh have never been found
out, bnt these secrets are lawfnl and hon
orable.. and not repugnant to the laws of
Gcd or man. They were entrusted in
peace and honor among the Masons of
ancient times; and having been faithful
ly transmitted to ns it is our duty, to oon-
vey them unimpaired to the latest poster
ity. Unless onr craft were good, and onr
oalling honorable, we should not have
lasted for so many oentnries, nor shenld
we have been honored with the patronage
of so many illnstrions men, in all ages,
who have ever shown themselves ready to
promote onr interest, and to defend ns
from all adversaries.
Wo are here to-day, and pay a grate
ful tribute to the patriotism and merit
of those -who gallantly fell in the service
of their country, battling for liberty and
tho rights of man.
None can witness this event without
the deepest emotions..
To those whoso hearts swelled like
theirs, at their country’s call, andglowed
with patriotism or panted for glory, this,
to them especially, mnst be an hoar of
pnrest exultation.
We leave to the distinguished orator
of tae day tho pleasant duty of speaking
of other appropriate subjects, and of re
sponding to the proud breathings cf this
vast assemblage, on such an occasion, r
the 13th anniversary day set apart, and
to be perpetuated by fnture generations
in commemoration of a great event, when
tho green graves of those who sacrificed
tlioir lives on tho altar of their country
shall bo haliowad and decorated by tho
warm hearts and bands of beautiful ladies,
sent liko angel spirit!, not only to honor
the dead but to cheer and bless man
kind.
Macon has much of which her citizens
can bo justly proud, but there is nothing
that she has done, or that trill be done
which will reflect more honor upon her
peoplo than this prond monumont; when
completed its splendid summit may
stand for centuries, being kissed by tho
first and last rays of the rising and set
ting Bun, to stimnlate to noble deeds
those who throng your busy streets.
Ladies and gentlemen, wo return
our sincere acknowledgments to all who
have assisted in this pleasing and impor
tant duty.
To tbo members of the Grand Lodge,
to the Committee of Arrangements, to
the members ot tbo various companies,
bands and public bodies who hare favored
us with their company this menu-
meat, when completed, must be
object of groat interest, awak
ening in the minds of all the most
gratifying recollections,filling our hearts,
to overflowing with unutterable senti
ments of patriotism; with love for onr
fellow man and obedience to the Su
premo Architect of the universe. Long
may it etand and be preserved from the
destroyer’s hand, and may those who have
contributed, or may contribute or aid In
its erection^live long to enjoy with us all
tho blessings of a well spent life.
Music followed, and in tho distance the
boom of a cannon conld he heard.
EX-PRESIDENT DAVLS’ LETTER.
Col. J. P. Fort, introduced Mr. J. L.
Saulsbury, Jr., the gentleman selected to
read the letter of Ex-President Jefferson
Davis. Mr. Saulsbury rose and in and
eloqnonb manner read ono of the grand
est letters ever penned by human hand.
The selection of the reader waspercnliai-
ly felicitous. In a voice modulated to
great perfection and in a manner that
■bowed how deeply the reader felt the
sentiments of glowing patriotism of the
great Ex-President of the Confederacy,
Mr. S. executed the trnBt assigned.
Theletter was read as follows:
of a resurrection and 1 eunion where the
b?en contemplating the chances ot evad
ing the last resort. The conviit'on camo
at last that thero'was no longer hope, nnd
when tne supreme hour of decision came
our millions ea : dj to each ether—we are
ready. Self-marshalled onr people nejd-
wicked cease from troubling and the i el no leaders—askid none—had none
weary are at rest.
To be remembered, honored, beloved
by their people is the reward bestowed on
onr Confederate Dead. It is tho highest
whioh a good and purely patriotio man
ocr'd desire. Should it be asked, why
then bnild this monnrnt nt ? the answer is,
they do not need it, bnt posterity may.
It is not their reward, bnt onr debt. If
the greatest gift a hero gives his raoe, is
to have been s hero, in order that this
gift may be utilized to coming genera
tions, its appreciation by contemporaries
should be rendered as visible and endu
ring as possible. Let the mounmont, ri
sing from earth toward heaven, lift the
minds of those who ccme after ns, t> a
higher standard than the common test of
suooess. Let it teaoh that man is born
for duty, not for expediency; that when
an attack is made on the ccuimnaity to
which be belong-, by which be is pro
tected, and to which hm allegiance is due,
hia first obligation id to defend that com
munity; and that nnder such conditions
it is better to have "foegbt end lost, than
never to have fought at all.” Left poster
ity learn by this monument that yon 00m-
memorate m-n who died in a defensive
war; that they did not, as bias been idly
stated, snbm:t to the arbitrament of arms
the questions at issue—questions which
involved the inalienable rights inherited
from their ancestors, nnd held in trust
for their posterity; bnt that they strove
to maintain the State sovereignty which
their Fathers left them, and which it was
their duty if possible to transmit to their
children.
Away then with sucl. feeble excuse for
tbs abandonment of principle?, which
may be crushed for a while, but which
possessing the eternal vitality of truth,
must in its own good timo prevail over
perishable error.
Let this monnment teach that heroism
derives its lustre from the justice of tho
cause in which it is displayed, and let '
mark the difference between a war wag
ed for the robber-like pu rpose of conquest,
and one to repel invasion—to defend
peopl :’e hearths and altars, and to main
tain their laws and liberties. Such was
the war in which our heroes fell, and
theirs is the crown whiuh sparkles with
the gem3 of patriotism and righteousness,
with a glory undimmod by any motive of
aggrandisement or intc:it to inflict rnin
on others. Wo present them to posteri
ty as examples to be followed, and wait
securely for the verdict of mankind when
knowledge shall have dispelled misrepre
sentation and delusion. Is it unreason
able to hope that mature reflection and
closer study of the political history of the
Union, may yet restore the rights pros
tr&ted by the passions developed in our
long and blcodywar? If, however, it
should be otherwise, 1 hen from onr he
roes’ graves shall come in mournful tones
tho
“Answer fit:
And it our children must obey.
They must, but thinking on our -1 .v,
Twill less debase them to submit.”
Yours faithfully,
Jefferson Davis.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mississippi Citt, Mris,
April 11th, 1878.
Gentlemen:—I sincerely regret my
inability to be present at the laying of
tho corner stone of “a monnment to be
ereoted at Maoon, Ga., in honor of onr
dead Confederate soldiers ”
The event possesses every attraction
to me; it is inspired by the Ladies Memo
rial Association; the monnment is to be
located in the key-stone State of the
Confederate arch; and to oommomorate
the sacrifices of those who died in the
defenoe of onr inherited and “inalienable”
right-.
What though wo were overborne by
numbers, and accessories not lees efficient,
truth is not to be measured by success in
maintaining it against force ; nor is the
glory less of him who upholds it in the
face of unequal odds, bnt is it not rather
more to bis credit that he counted ail else
as dnstin the balance when weighed with
honor and duty. On many a stricken
field onr soldiers stood few and faint, bnt
fearlesB still, for they wore the panoply
of unquestioning confidence in the recti
tude of their cause, and knew how to die
bnt not to surrender. Let not any of
their survivors impugn their faith by
offering the penitential plea that “they
believed they were right.”
Be it curs to transmit to pcsteraty onr
unequivocal testimony to the justice of
their convictions, to their virtues, and
the sanctity of the motives by which they
wore actuated.
It is meet that this monument should
have originated with the ladies of tho
land, whose self-denial was conspicuous
through all the trials and sufferings cf
war, whose gentle ministrations ia tbo
hospitals, and at way-aide refectories, so
largely contributed to relieve tbeeick
and the wonrded, and whose nnfahenng
devotion to their country’s cause in the
darkest hours o! cur struggle, illustrated
the fidelity of the Bex which waa last at
the cross, and first at the sepnlchre.
Iam profoundly' thankful to them for
invitin: me to represent them, as their
orator, on the approaching occasion. Had
it been practicable to accept, their re
quest would have keen, to me, a com
mand, obeyed with no ether reluctance,
than tho consciousness of inability to do
justice the theme.
Thanks to the merits of onr Confed-
eritate dead, they need neither orator
nor bard to commend their deeds to the
present generation of their countrymen.
Many fell far from home and kindred,
and sleep in ncmarked graves ; but all
are gathered in the love of those for
whom they died, and their memories are
hallowed in the hearts of all troo Confed
erates.
By the pions efforts of our poople, many
humble cemeteries, each as, in their im
poverishment. were possible, have been
prepared, and the Confederate dead have
filesira. John f. Fort, L. N. "Whittle.
John C. Curd, T. D. Timley, W. R.
Rogers, J. F. Groer, I. B. English, Com
mittee.
Daring the reading almost as caoh sen
tence would fall, the applanae of the as
gambled multitude would riao cpra the
ilr.|
Never will thoso who heard it forget
this Utter. Bnt stored away in the troas
nry of memory it will .’-omain a diamond
never to tarnish, sealed with tho aipnej
of immortality. Tho reader too, who so
oloquenlly gave ntteranco to the words of
the absent patriot will aot bs forgotten
by those for who he onoe prefered his
life as a sacrifice.
At the conclusion of too reading of the
letter Colonol John P. Foit advanced and
said
Ladies, citizens, soldienr. I have th9 hon
or of introdnoing to yon Hon. Alfred H,
Colqnitr, Brigadier General in the Con
federate army and the hero of Oluafec.
Governor Colquitt rose, tho personi
fication of Southern mi.nhood, grand in
hlB bearing and ccneoicns of lho impor
tance ot the ocoasion
With a few very oonplimsntary alia
sions to President Davis' Uttor, Governor
Colquitt spoke as folio? t:
ADDRESS OF 00V. ALFE.tD H. COLQUITT.
Mr Countrymen:—We have met here
to-day npon this spot to speak of one
of the most wonderfcl events in history,
and then begin a monnment whioh shall
commemorate it. The task which I am
called to disohsrge is almost an impossi
ble one, if a fair and adequate portrayal
of the true history of that event is expect
ed. The Mnse of history lierBcIf will
mako many a vain essay in this great un
dertaking. For ages tu come new and
striking aspeots of onr great oivil conflict
will bo discovered, and be wonderingly
and admiringly told for the toaohing of
coming generations.
How rnnoh that has been already writ
ten of the war between the Slates that
mnst be cancelled! Ho r amok that God's
eternal truth will not anffer to go down
to the ages uncontrolled! This need not
be the oanse of fresh stiife.
In dignified composure—m the love ot
truth and in a spirit ol! inexorable jus
tice, each of tho four quarters of this
Union must confess thi.t the recent con
flict was waged in defer ae of a principle
on one side, and in its disavowal on
the other. [Applause. J The rights
of property were merely incidental
and altogether subordinate. The
grand and vital claim of self-gov
ernment made up the issue, and
it was valuable enough for trne men to
risk their all in upholding. Tho South
did not straggle for supremacy in tho
Union—nor for booty or empire—bat
for independendence ar.d for that “de
fensive power” in the Union which the
founders of tne Republic deemed essen
tial to her freedom, safety and happiness.
[Applause.]
With our honest belief iu tho theory of
this government, which had been tncnl
oated by the Fathers, hc-w conld wo fold
onr arms and Btand mute in the presence
of efforts whioh we supposed were aimed
for its overthrow. In enr inmost souls
we felt that the aggression had long been l~,j
assumed by that side to which tbo good-I }0 t ^ e
old ways of the founders had become
distasteful and wearisome, and that vir
tual revolution had been inaugurated by
it.
A chill despondency first, and the
gloom of despair came over ihe hearts
of the Sonth, when it became evident
that a majority of the peoplo of this Un
ion had cut loose the corstituticnal moor
ings and substitutad tbo prevailing will
of tho majority. If the old corenant was
waived by the leaders cf the “higher
law” party, it left to us no peaceful shel
ter for refuge or security.
Here then to-day, in this vast assem
blage of true hearts, and in full hearing
of the whole country, let me claim and
reassert for tho thousandth <ime, that
the Sonth went to war for a principle, and
not from disgust or er mity to tna old
order of thing?. [Great applause.]
For the constitution, as interpret
ed by the fathers—fer the constitu
tion with its checks and balances
—for the constitution with its restraints
npon power, its protection for the weak,
its traditions and memories, every South
ern heart would have imperilled its life
blood. [Applause.] Tie war, as made
by the South, was but astrnggle to pre
serve the principles of that constitution.
In terms of most equivocal compliment
we have hod it ssid of ns, that the mass
es, so called, had no heart for the late
In crnel tenderness it has been
alleged that the leaders of our population
only were responsible for the bloody con
flict. Never did a supe rficial judgment
convey a more stupeodous blunder.
[Applause.]
The powerful motives.t oth of self-inter
est and principle, had th oroughly aroused
and unified the public feeling. No Peter
the Hermit was needed to lash the minds
of the Southern people into phrensy. For
been oolleeted in them from neighboring ^hirty-five years all minds and hearts had
when making np the final arbitrament.
Is the smallest imaginable compass
the fact might be stated. The South be
lieved earnestly that the North loved
not—that all 'fraternity was gone, and
that longer union with it wonli be at tho
surrender of our rights and sacrifice
onr honor. Right or wrong, these were
our convictions—convictions as solemn
death and mighty as the power of truth
[applause] and in tho light o'
them onr people decided. Any his
tory of the war which speaks
dissensions among our people and
threatening and alarming opposi’ion
had as well bo erased. In tho mighty
tide of the popular will, our entire people,
men, women and children, joined w.th
such accord as left tho feeblest expression
of dissent.
Bat with 'his oneness of spirit, and
union of aonl all claim for preparedoei
for the terrible ordeal ends. Without
arms or arsenal—wlthont ships and gnu
—we engaged a foe worthy the steel of
the most puissant power that 6ver accept
ed the gage of battle. [Lund applause.]
After four years of war, sustained witn
unprecedented gallantly—after a aeries of
brilliant viotories gained nnder nneqnal
ed disadvantages—after losses and suffer
ing, and sacrifices surpassed in the an-
Dais ot no nation, [renewed applause]
the struggle was dsoided against ns. Bnt
we now approach forbidden ground
Not even here, surrounded and snp
ported as I might be, by vivid and abound
ing sympathies, wouid it be at all proper
to draw any comparison between the valor
or desert of the contending forces. To
do this at snob a time as the presrnt,
would be to disturb the quiet and repose
of the noble dead, and invite the date
oration of a ceremony that should be bal-
luwed by (be pnrest and sublimest of hu
man emotions. We may not speak invidi
onsty in onr own praise, for soldiers, men
trne to their own colors of both sides, un
derstand eaoh other too well for this. Bet
ter had it-been for onr unhappy oonntry
if all such debate had been left to the
men of tie ' Blao and tho Grey.” [Ap-
lpause,]
From the impulsesesof a generous and
self respecting courage,wo would long ago
have had, as a peace-offering between
brothers estranged, all the reassuring and
oonoiliatory admissions that would have
brought ns, by a tonoh of nature, into
each other's arms. Unfortunately, policy
and politioians thought differently, and
oivil strife had its Bufferings intensified
by bitter paugs in the shape of humilia
tions whioh entered the eonl like barbs of
steel. I pass all this—I willingly forget
it. Leava the blunders and wrongs which
were born of revenge and vindiotive
ness, to the cooling and oorreotlng pro
cess of timo and onr religion. This does
not forbid the tribute of fervid eulogy
over the graves of onr dead, or oheok ns
in our praise as our tears bedsw tho turf
that rests over them. [Applause.]
Our great and good Chieftain expressed
traest estimate of onr rank and file,
when with aching heart and tremulous
voice, he said, as be pointed to hiB ragged
aui war-worn host—“Ah, there stand the
men whom history will delight to honor
after all this is over. [Applause.] It
niil not he us who command, but the
men yonder who are enduring these trial?
who should reap tho praise.”
Onr beloved Cobb epitomized the tiuth
abont onr Bufferings, when ho said, “The
gloomiest days of all my life, wero the
days when the mails wero brought into
camp for my men.” The overflow of
grief that would swell np for utterance
from wife and children left starving at
home, so dwarfed tho hardships of the
Confederate soldier that it was almost
unmanly to feel them. O let the too
mournful theme be tearfully dropped
In brief forms let us only recount how
one hundred thousand noblo hearts gave
away their life’s-blood with a smile—
how erntehes and crapo were resignedly
seen in every home—how an earthly
paradise for hundreds of miles was
bloated and changed into a desert—how
uncounted millions of property wero
swept from the face of our land, and the
attachments and asEociations which camo
down to us from the century behind us.
were ludelv seveied.
This much we may say here and at all
limes, and avow before God and man.
that snch sacrifices were not the punish
ment for the sin of greed—of ambition—
of groundless discontent and factious
ness, and, least of all; for hatred of our
fellow-men. [Applause.]
But, friends, and countrymen, if our
sacrifices willingly, if our sufferings so
heroically borne, givo us high pla :e,
those who, for the sake of principle, have
trod the fiery ordeal, what does our resig
nation merit ?
In all history there never was uttered
in the sonl’a extremity a snblimer speecn
than on the day "of Appomattox, camo np
to the great Lee’s lips from a breaking
heart: “We have fonght and Bhed onr
blood from a sense of dnty, now let ns
return to onr home, if we can find them,
and snffer, if needs be,in the same oanBe.”
[Loud applause.]
These were the parting words whish
disbanded tho army,and In an instant ad
journed, and it is hoped forever, toe aw
ful oonflit. If onr oonrage and devotion
to a prinoipie are worthy of eternal
memory, was cot the most illnstrions of
onr virtues that moderation and self con
trol which at the failure of onr armies
instantly deolared that no aseloss blood
should be ehed.
With what heart sickness npon the day
disbandment did we all take onr weary
way for what was onee happy homes.
Lee the word do ns justice and oonfess
that tho efforts we made, after the battle
was fought and lost, to recognize a shat
tered eooiety and restore law and order,
was a virtue eqnal to Confederate valor,
[Enthusiastic applause.]
A word from the great leader might have
made civil disorder ohronio, and a little
concert of malign agencies might have
established in every mountain fastness a
gnerilla band, bnt we did not at the first
seek a benefit beneath the ambition of
the noblest people, nor at the last was
ocr conduct disgraced by the excesses of
the desperate.
Are not the martyrs of snob a oanse
entitled to their monnment ? Will friend
ly handB withhold the commemorating
pile ? or a generous foe grndgingly con
sent that it may rise and stand before the
eyes of the generations to oome? No,
y friends—a thousand times, to, will
> the response of every nnselfish patriot.
The day is faBt approaohing when men
who onoe faced ns with mnsketa in their
bands will clasp ns fraternally and admit
that onr hearts were rigbr, and if we
erred it was beoanse we loved tho rights
of the State too Beneitively and to well.
[Applause-]
From this point of departure let ns take
np the great and good work. With that
sincerity and earnestness of sonl which
has ever marked onr history in the midst
of stirring public interest, let ns prosa-
onte the taek of a complete restoration of
peaee. We will honor onr dead—we will
gather annually aronnd their graves with
tribute of tears and flowers—we will
cherish their memories and defend their
names against the assaults of false accu
sers—we will raise monuments to trans
mit their fame to ages to come—this will
we do in love for them and for the cause
which perished with them. [Applanse ]
But we owe a debt to the living. The
future as well as the past demands cur
concern. This is our country, here aie
the graves of our fathers—hero will we
be buried—hero are onr homes—here are
our children. Let us seek to make the
country a land of peace—to make our
homes peaceful and permanent, and cur
children happy, buoyant and hopeiul.
Tnere should he no further strife between
the sections. I will not believe that a
people so committed to each ether by the
terms of a great compact, so bound to
each other by moral and religious tus,
will ever consent to see a part of this
grand sisterhood of States only tolerated
m its freedom, or bowed down in the
shame and humiliation ot abject bond
age. Let men who desire this have a
care. Let the crnel and arrogant giant
think a moment hew long life can be en
dured if he is chained indissolubly to a
dead carcass.
My friends, if yon should prove un-
■ faithful to the dnty you owe to our com
mon country in deftnding and perpetua
ting the rights of freemen, then of all
men yon will be the most culpable ard
the most miserable. The men whose
memories we cherish by the noblo monu
ment you this day begin to erect, laid
down their lives, as they firmly believed,
in defence of that interpretation of free
dom under our constitution which was a
tradition with ns. All they hoped to ac
complish by war was tho preservation of
such rights as the constitution guaran
teed. We this day, and for all time, will
honor them most by upholding in all its
strength and purity such a government
aa that constitution has established. If
they could speak from their serene
heights they would bid us to forget and
forgive, [applause] and with surviving
comrades and surviving foes they would
plead for peace, justice and fratornity.
[Loud applause.]
The oration is tho grandest of his life*
The noble sentiments 0! patriotism evok
ed frequent applause. But though tho
outward demonstration was hearty,
it did half convey tho deop impression
that tho eloquent words of our noble
Governor made upon the assembled mul
titude. Those who know him and have
heard him on other occasions say that
never has he approached his effort of
yesterday. Every Georgian present was
prouder than ever of him who, in war
and in peace, has battled for tho old
commonwealth and a common country.
Tho exercises at tho stand wero con
cluded by a benediction pronounced by
Rsv. R. F. Jackson, Jr., of St. Paul’s
Churob.
AT THE CEMETERY.
From the Btand tho procession waa
again formed, and marched to the cem
etery. Here the decorations took place,
and each sleeping soldier was again
crowned with earthly flowers, emblemat
ic of the eternal laurela won in the battle
for tho truth and tho right which can nev
er fade away while the pauseless years
roll on. No grassy mound was neglect
ed, but each humble grave, by the devo
tion of tho fair, received a floral tribute.
In the middle of tho soldiers’ cemetery
was erected a monumont of cedar nnd
evergreens, about twelve feet in height,
made by Mrs. S. Boykin and other la
dies.
A prayer was fervently ofl'erod by Rev.
M. O. A. Glazebrook, and the ceremony
of deoorating was completed. Three vol-
lsys were fired above the groves by the
battalion, and the nnblio rites of memoria]
day were concluded, and the beroos who
slumber on the banks of tho Oomnlgoe
were left alone once more.
THE CROWD.
Tho crowd, both at the stand and cem
etery, was immonae. Never has snch a
crowd congregated in Macon on a mc-
mor al day. Tbo grounds presented a
perfect sea of heads in front of tho stand,
and all tho windows and even the house
tops wero full of spectators.
THE FLORAL MONUMENT.
Just in front of the speakei’s stand
r03s the floral monument before alluded
to. It consisted of a shaft thirty-six feet
in height mado of cedar,laurel,evergreens
ani flowers.
Tae shaft is made in imitation of tho
oolnmns of St. Peters. The base is a
broad square covered with large leaves of
tho magnolia. Abovo the pedestal rises
column ojlin’r.cal in form, covered
with garlands of cedar and festooned
with wreaths of roses and other flowers.
The capital is composed of tbo emble
matic pomegrnnite flowers, wheat and
corn leaves, illustrating tbo prodnotions
of our oonntry. Intertwined with crimson
flowers.
At the top is a massive urn three feet
in height made of pure white pinks
From the urn drapes a wreath of over
green?.
ORNAMENTS.
On ono Bide of the vase, mado of crim
son geraniums, pinks and lark-spurs, are
the Confederate national and battle
flags. On another, compassed of rich
golden hued flowers for the hilts and
steel colored verbenas for tho blade?, are
crossed swords.
On another was a oannon also made
of rare bloom?, while on tho fourth was
the well known verso commencing “On
Fame’s Eternal Camping Ground.” Half
way np the shaft, surrounded with forget-
me-nots, are tho words, “Onr Dead,” and
on either sido the portraits of Lee and
Jackson, surrounded with leaves of laurel.
The design was gotten up by Mrs. C.
H. Plane, of Atlanta, formerly of Macon,
and was exquisite in general design and
detail. It is undoubtedly the handsom
est floral decoration over mado in Macon.
To Mrs. Plano is duo the greatest
praise and two cities may be proud of
her artistic skill. Sho has several tirneB
assisted in the floral decorations in Ma
con, but this timo sho has eclipsed all
other effort?.
Her heart is in tho work and with her
it is a labor of love. To the cause of the
gray she gave up the paitner of bor life
and ho sleeps with our Confederate dead
by aide of Oemulgee’s waters. Major W.
F. Plane, of the 6th Georgia regiment,
was killed at Sharpsburg in 1SG2, and
sinco that time she has remained faith
ful to his memory and true to the cause
for which he gave his life. The Indies of
the Memorial Association and other
ladies assisted in making this beautifu j
and appropriate decoration, and to them
must De given the highest mead of honor
for the great exertion and trouble
willingly undertaken.
THE DESIGN AND ERECTION OF THE MONU
MENT.
The wood work of the monument and
the execution of ihe design was by Mr.
. D. Irvine.
The lofty monument wu3 placed in po
sition by Mr. "Walter T. Johnson.
THE MUSIC.
Among the things that added to the
attractiveness of the occasion was the
splendid music furnished by the Sanders-
vilie Cornet Band and the Teutonia
Band, of thiB city.
THE SALUTES.
During the exercises nt the stand a mil
itary salnle was fired at stated intervals.
The firing waa arranged by Gaptain T.
Massenbnrg, and was done by th6 eld
Jackson Artillery, called, in tho latter
poition of ike war, Massenbnrg’a battery.
This portion of the exercises was in the
charge of Mr. Jasper F. Greer, a lieuten
ant of the battery, and was mo3t admire
blydone. Thirteen guns were fired dur
ing the evening.
GENERAL REMARK!.
Yesterday was a day which will bo ever
memorable in the history of Macon. Wnen
the events of the past shall troop through
the mind on memorial days these
memories shall oome to mind.
The events of the day will shine forth
a triumph to all interested in them.
Ptcnliaily gratifying must be this con
summation of the work to the honored
and worthy President of the Association.
Mrs. Isaac Winship.
Never has a daughter of the Sonth
been more devoted to its oanse. Binoe the
first smoke of the battle wai cleared a
and woman like an angel of fcuxaai^
first songht on the blood washed or ”
of the battlefield, tho uncared corj^ 0 j
tho hero slain, hor life has been devoted
to tho work.
Tho building of this monument
has been tho latest ambition of h er
lifo. To her the ainceroat congraiulst j„
are offered that now tho work begun yca^s
ago will soon bo crowned with a com
plete and gloricua consummation.
The gentlemen, too. who h& T ’ 0 m»j.
the arrangements of the grand po-eim
of yesterday can look back to the day os
one which will always shine cooipieaoni
in the past.
May tho beginning of yesterday be an
earnest of a rapid completion of the work
and may tho shaft soon point skyward in
its gracefnl and symmetric beauty.
Let the monument rase. Lst it remain
a porpetnal reminder of those who in the
path of duty took from death’s hand the
garlands of victory. Let it stand until
deeds of valor nnd heroism are no lo n <. er
sung, or recorded on tho historic pag 0 .
Let its voiceless marble lips tell tho story
of thoso who died for principle, troth an]
right, to coming generations while the
ceaseless seasons bloom and fade.
And when time, wearied with the
march of yeare, shall expire in the armi
of eternity, may this structure whose
foundation stono was laid on yesterdsy
bo the last thing on which the eyes of
tho patriot may rest when the vail ; 8
moved which shuts from view the band
of those who, loyal and true, have cross
ed over the river and with Jackson are
resting “under tho Bhade of the tree*."
Decoration in Andersonvlile.
From gentlemen down the Southwest
ern road we learn that yesterday the
Confederate graves were ciecomtod for
tho first time iu yeare. Among there
who were present woe Colonel Belger, of
the United States Army, who psrtioi-
pated in the cenncny.
Reception,
Last night at the residence ot the
groom’s father Mr. Hugh McLean, a
hmdsome reception wan given in honor
of hiB son, Mr. Elihn S. MoLoau, and hia
accomplished bride.
To a late hoar the friends of the yoaag
couple called and mingled their wishes for
thoir future prosperity and happloosi.
Mr. MoLeau is one of onr most prom
ising yonng men, and tho good wishes of
all attend him and his fair bride.
The Virginia.
The Virginia, a representation of
which was made and deposited in the
corner stone of the Confederate Monu
ment, was the first iron clad ship in the
world.
To tbo South belongs the honor of the
invention of this kind of veest-1.
NATIONAL HOTEL.
B. C. CORBETT Proprietor
SS-Icates $1.00 to $2 per Par.'S*
Arrivals April 20, 187S.
J WJJullard, Griffin A Conncher. Ga
Pat Riley, Atlanta
J S Bryant do
Col J A Thomas, Ga
J H Rylls
J Tonns, McRae, Ga
G J Ore. Atlanta
G A Harrison, Ga
W N Leitch,Bauman
W Marco?.
T W Faulk, Twipi;! co
Capt J C Hightower
A Spicer. Ga
J P Buckalew,
J A McLeod. Ga
Wm A Tarver. Ga
B F Yates, Ga
KB Royal
H Faulk, G:i
Alex Session
T U HendrickaCochnn
R W Dine and wife, Mo G W it Goodo and wife
S B Webb, Ga Mrs J neighsheino.Pe
Mrs Joseph Heighslieino 8 Potter, U S C 8
W A Morgan, Boatman J U Wilko.i, Term
A Chambers nml wife Miss Annie Chambers,
No 1C C R K
Joiner, do
G H Thornes, Cochran
S D Jones, city
W R Liebster, Macville
WTratier.do
W W Seiks, do
n W Burch, do
J J Clemeds, do
W H Clemens, do
A G Nappe!*, do
F A Crawford. Gr
T RHendricks,Cochran WE HavEOod. rily
W A Sherrill, do W N Lcitcb. Kastmun
J8McLendon^C R R F Rennet. ililBK
J G Thomas, Baldwin R J Courtney, Bavh
C J McArthur, McVille
Irwinton
O V Mardeson. C E R
Miss Lillie DreWeui,
city
J F Pearson, do
C E Joyner. Ocoaee
R Fiuker, Quinton
John Greer, rily
A K Fisher, Ga
J T Clarke, Cutbbcrt
J A Ryalls, Ga
B F Finney. Jones Cilj
J H Dyches. Ga
List of Advertised Letters.
Remaining in the Post-office at Macon. Bibb
County. Georgia, April 27,! 1878.
It not called for in thirty days, they will to
sent to the Head Letter Office.
A—Mils Malisss. Andrews, Miss C L Andrews.
Goo Andrews, Miss Marthe Amette, it J Anglin
B. ..Thos J Bonn, Jefferson Bryant, Mrs J J
Bronson. Jno Beggs, John Biount, Miss Harriet
Bell, F L Brown, Miss Emma Brown, Mrs AC
Kurd rail
C. ..E J Cook. Miss Fannie Clark. OK Cun
ningham. Mrs Matilda Canto. Miss MChnpel,
Miss Mollie Christian, 8eban Collins,
D. ..Mr3 Ellen Dennis. Betsey Dawson. Mrs Sa
rah Dukes, Mrs John llukes, Mrs Olive Daven
port
E. ..Jolin 0 Etheridge, R R Evans, Win Ed
wards
F. ..Mrs M IS Flournov, Mias Mollie Fuller,
Rev J M Field. Col Hortert Fielder 2
G. ..Miss B GloveiJ J Griffin, Mrs Bills Griffin,
Mrs Visnr Gonicky __
H-W J Holloway, Mrs Lucinda Herring, Hu»
SallieBHead, it H Head. Mrs Patsy Hams. C
H Honks, Miss Henrietta Hentlrin
J...Willis Johnson, Thos Jones. Mrs 8 B -Ior
dan, Mrs jl C Johnson, Miss Julia Jones, 1 J
Johnston, Miss Isabella Jones, G J Jobus, Cel
Johnson, Miss Alsy Johnson
K—Goo Kitchen, Joe Knauis, C F KitriunA
L-Jas Lawler. Dr E H LeDuc. Miss C Lundy
M...Miss Annie McKin,* Mrs Bessie Moore,
Miss J Mardon. Maria Mims, it F Miller, Mrs K
Morrison, McLay, Reed A Co, ,
P...Mrs Patience Parker, Miss L S Perry. Cess
Powell, _ ,
R...Mrs E L Rudolph, Mrs Anna Ryals, 4H»
Miss Florence Roberts, Mrs Mary Kaney.
S—Walter Shaw, Lewis Sheppard. JDSpSM*
H Harmon, Mrs Juiia H Smith,
Styles, Hattie Staley, Geo Steward. MrsAoo.
Smith, M£s G Stephens, . _ ,
T...Mrs Ella Thompson. J M TweeJDJ"®
Thompson, Georgia Thomas. Matilda Threet.0
Ta w.!.Dr Watson, Mrs 8 GWood. Mrs L Wood-
ly, Laura Williams, John Williams. Cbsrire
Wright, Miss JSIlen Wajshirfftor. f
HbGLOVEB, r II
U68IHESS auriCES
Prepared for ttie Grml Riml 1!
I liavo fust received, direct from tbs m*n u ***
turers, another lar^o assortment of
Fnncy nnd Stick Candy, fresh mid P ure »
my usual low prices. Also a full •tookof F»no>
Groceries, Fruit, CrAcker* etc, etc, /ortbe pic
nics. .Don't fail to call and secure bargains *
J D CARNBRa*
April 27th-2t
C. P. Roberts.
The attention of the tradin* public ii c*U«a to
the fact that Mr Roberts of
C P Roberts A Cu.
is now connected with Messrs S. Waxelb* u ®*
Bro, proprietors of the New York Store# andtw
his friends who Intend their favors for
should not address C P Roberts A Co, but
C P Roberts, care S. Waielbaan^ r0 *’-**
where he assures them that their wWts
attentively cared for,' and promises them c
moat complete satisfaction- apritl
The Dollar of Our Waddle*.
By gettinjyour Clothing madeof J H
ou can save many a dollar.
feW*
IKK a HINA. .
TEF.THIN’A (Teething Pozcders) cure?
era-Infantum, Cholera Morbus, and tfceSuwiu
Complaints of ChUdren, regulates the B 0 *'
Heals Eruptions and Seres, aliaytlrritalion,
makes Teething easy. aortlson tuafri aw—
JilSW ADVEKTlSfiMENW*
FREE BAfiBECCr-.
A T No S Hollingsworth Block. jfjJJllSLto
A. day, at 11 o’clock a m,. a JJJ*
?h a cordial invitation is extended
which
my friends.
The best of wire
liquors and cigars i
dispensed over tho counter. VNKDY.
apr27 lt JAbL-Khjjfra—-
apr27 It —j
The Bottom Has Fallen Out ana
Prices Below Zero.
F vou want 3 tip top job of Carriage—^ to
Painting, or Repairing nHWJ 1 "? f nsr-
AVIS, on Mulberry Slreefc SaMMacWn^
an teed- Anything - than
wood or iron, you cai- sol **
Ihe cheapest.
shoeing at 2o cent* j 0 Rt? n
Furniture repaired and
all its brunches. Please re:j
joiuing Presbytenau church.
27 K