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j^jslN M0STG0S1KRV.
nrrFUVIKW WITH HIM BY OUR
Fecial coEBBSPONOmW.
Grind Old Hu Appears-IIalr
„ Little White—Ho Make, a
* Zf'> *i"' el ‘- 4,or,, ? a '* r
Warmly Itocelreil.
Ljo****. ALJL ’ April
‘ ’ d „; and Bloomy, nnd with ram
^ down i» torrents. It began yea-
It afternoon ami continued daring the
'■ The general expectation was that
Jjtbad been rained and a postpone-
l^e necessary; bnt about 9 o’clock
, |jn c(a .. t( i, tho clouds lifted, and
b tbe rifts the sun began to shine,
under thi" promising sign, tho city
j its holiday attire.
' hotels, crowded to suffocation, soon
*ied themselves, and to the rant throng
]'blockading the sidewalks, train after
•dded its living freight, until in the
ess rod' 0 " of the cit J r P r0 8"*s »■» »ny
jou was difficult. The city presented
LniScent appearance. It had been faste
st systematically decorated. Flags
„ Mtions by the tens of thousands hung
edtd from public buildings and private
Erery place where there was
Euneii with colors, but upon the large
the display was lavish.
Eichango Hotel, where Mr. Davis
ippinp, was draped in tho tri-colors,
jjjjjraa the top ran the inscription:
••WIUONOB TUB BBAVK."
verthe portal of this building where
Pari! entered, hung a great flag of tho
on. It may interest the suspicious and
-aensitiro loyalists to know that as he
ad his gray hairs bruslied against this
L. am ) he neither flushed nor shrunk
„jti contact Upon another building
street, profuse decorations bore the
nd "Our itero.”
citv building or hall showed a
_ou at each window bearing the
i of some Confederate generals. A
portrait of Davis hung from the top,
bfusthila fine representation of the
federate monument, the corner stone
ihich «ill be laid to-morrow. Pictures of
,, U. Clay tou and of Gen. Lomax were
hire displayed. Home of the private
n were completely covered in front
_ strips of red, white and bine,
j 10o’clock bunds were playing, cavalry
artillery dashing about, and uniforms
jgtM streets, bnt at assembly time it
inootmced that the speaking had been
Spoiled until 3 o’clock.
ISTOMSW wait MB. DAVIS.
THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH Tl iv- AY, MAY 4, 1886.—TWELVE PAGES.
a?iv. D< / 8a ? ? ag8; “ a floating upward,
I heard the far faint strains of Dixie, 1 where
the procession was forming. The great
connthean columns behind rue were draped
with immense flags and pennanla. Unnm
jacks and banners of all oonntries were
twined sgamst thebnflding. Thousands of
people were grouped on the terrace, the
eapitol steps, the portico and balconies
Ladies were present in great numbers, and
at a little distance their bright colors
grouped against the wall, and columns ”f
the buildings formed a beautiful picture.
Around the reporters’ tables were gathered
a soon of penciled knights seenrely en-
trenohed in comfortable chairs. In the
balcony just above the spot where Mr.
Davis stood and took the oatli as President
of the Confederate States in 1861, to day
~ “J r °°p of pretty girls, a bouquet
8 & s npon 010 bills of Alabama.
. The decorations on this building were de
signed and put np by Frank T. Poster an
ex-Lonfederate soldier, who ronfidentiallv
informed n friend that in 18G1. he did not
expect that twenty-five years later he wonid
be decoraUng a house in honor of Jefferson
Davis. The flag that was flying from the
stand-pipo in tho rear of the eapitol, once
nbont tbe body of lighting Joe
kited tbe opportunity to seOnre n mect-
vith Ur. Davis, a diffionlt task, as ho
locked in bis room, with a policeman
'door, ami in thu bands of » very oon-
itiona committee. Bnt tbe influence of
ov. Watts, Mr. Davis's former Attor-
G'aaa!, opened up a way, even through
commit!"; and I was ushered into the
t shore sat the ex-I’resident of the
Miikj. lie was reading a letter as I
ltd, bat instantly rose npon the intro-
ioa and came forward. I hod heard
call'd «-t're and stiff, and I was not
and lor tbe warmth and cordiality of
prwting.
toald be bud to describe the effect of
dasp nad pr,«sne«. ft was like tlio
'ran ot the south wind npon tho cheek,
loacbolold aine to the lips. Ilisindi-
ilitj di-irms and overwhelms. Ills
e it lo» and penmnsive. Tho infinite
feoess of the grand old man, and ths
nof purer that larks behind the eyee
ifd on me, i can never forget.
9ft are interesting when they snr-
i a great man. The trifles of this
ng x're these: motioning mo to s seal
1 wntly gesture and excusing him-
moment, be resumed the resiling of
ter. At he approached the end, he
•lowly: " Is it not strange that people
day write 1, tiers, write plainly until
'go it, when they spread their namea;”
that moment the door opened, nnd
«ra a group of cullers. The letter,
.'•r®** 10 me, was withdrawn. After
. * " ' sine a break in the stream ot
or«. and 1 asked Mr. Davis if he was
jH to Oeorgia He replied:
»», 1 «n going to Atlanta.”
“im earns the stream of callers, and
ng no break in the line, I, too, threw
adieus and withdrew.
OVVIS AM) ms ATrOBNEY-GKNKHAI..
most delighted man I have seen in
tgomrry ts ex-Governor Watts, who was
waej-fJencral under Mr. Davis twenty
•go. The two have never met since
S ,on Ly" ,er,, *y. when tbe former
led Mr. Davis’ special car. They
d together, says an eyewitness, fell
. . "IS*** o™" and wept. Gov.
•ajs Mr. Davis does not look s hit
mui twenty years ago, except in the
P* ^ lH Other* any no is look-
“ interview Col. Sorcws, who went to
7" npo'I Jbe special train for Mr.
-’“J•'bnt Miss Winnie, his daughter,
“T* a reb ** yell or seen any do-
L,b°® "> honor of her father, having
n at lechmond the lust year ot the
Jtwyonng lady sat near her father,
u * ‘, e roKr platform of the train,
c‘'*' io n •«•«’ station added cheers
11 * 1,1 ^ onor of tlio crest uncut,
•'bed np ont of her eyeafur. 5avi»[
M ^jri.'whelineii. lie stood port
. "me upon the lower step,
friends foared that he
off. Thu scene
hi,
a. b" Pilled
font wi |H . H Bil “l’'y Indescribable.
horses driven by the same
-1C k, i' ,e l)aT ‘s oxer the same
its I. : PtHncing up the street
id lit 8 ,f wh of •'re, that waved and
her,)! T,, *“ of a “igbty furnace,
in the a 11**7 , m *n, stood forth dis-
Hht , co light, and bayonet, button
w»Uv 8>V<! b sc b the HarJiea of the
“''"ymevoment.
"d u hi 11 !* 1 *,b° old man’s heart was
••obbvd 0 ht00< * °P “d bowed nnd al-
fwnmrymen, my countrymen.”
* ORAHD OVATION'.
Tiif. raocKasiON.
The scene as the proeession came np the
avenuo was inspiring. Tho order or ad
vance was as follows: Detachment of mili
tary, Knights of l'ythias. Masonic bodies,
carnages with Mr. Davis and family,
and members of his oabiuet. Tb* G«v.
ernor and Gen. Gordon with an escort
of Confederate veterans on each side, chair
man and members of the hourd of trustees
of the Soldiers' Monument Association,
ladies of the Memorial Association, a de
tachment of military, cwrrisges with judges
of the Supreme Court and other judges and
Slate officers. Federal officers, city council
of Montgomery, citizens in carriages, citi
zens on horseback, citizens on foot.
As Mr. Davis dismounted and usoended
the terrace, he uncovered his white head,
and the cheoring became deafening. The
band instantly struck up
* ‘hail to the cmrnr. ”
Following Mr. Davis, who leaned npon
the Mayor s arm, came ex-Uovernor Wntts
nnd Miss Gordon, Gen. Gordon nnd Miss
Itecse, Miss Davis and Capt. Ilragg. Quiet
was with difficulty restored, and then Mr.
Davis rose to speak.
His sleuder figure was drawn up to its
full height and his hnnd, not his weight,
rested upon his Btick. His black suit was
relieved by a large expanse of shirt front
and broad ouffs, and three plain gold studs
relieved the expansive shirt front. A plain
gold chain, from which dangled a little gold
horseshoe, stretched across his vest. One
open white rose shone upon his coat lsppel
and was evidently pinned on by a lady,
since the atom was up«ard. Thohnsh that
nettled upon the crowd was intense. It
lasted bat a moment before it was broken
by bis own voioe. Yet in that moment a
panorama rose beforo my eyes, and a great
tragedy was enacted hero twenty-five
years ago by the same man. What a
return it was! He came again up the same
street to the same people, to speak his brief
piece on almost tho same spot. What a re
turn indeed! The scarred and maimed
veterans who surrounded him to-day were
boys then, many of them; tho old men, gray
like himself, were then iu their vigor. Be
tween these two memorable scenes rolled a
panorama of twenty-five years and slept
half a million men. I seemed to tee the
white smoke roll out towards Homtor, and
to hear the echo of that gnn go thundering
over the land. Manassas with its struggling
linos flashed into view, and Federiekabnrg,
Soven Pines, Malvern Hill, Gettybnrg,
young ropabllo, destined to only fonr yrurn ot met.-
orlo life n nation, but an eternity of renov
Here the Chief Executive cf that young RopubU*
(U first and it* last Pro-Merit -called by tbe united
voice of the repreaenlnllteo of bis people, modestly
tut firmly aaaumed the atupeLdoua re>pon»ibi!tty
of his high office. I may be pardoned, ereu iu hie
presence, a brief allnab n to two memorable oc
casions—tbe only two—uron which it was my priv
ilege to meet him from 1861 to 1 Mi5. The occasione
illustrate tbe very climax lu the antitheais fcf for-
tune. The one was in viotory, the other In defeat.
On tho ono he waa a President; on the other a pris
oner. On the one occasion he rode with lofty bear
ing on the battle-field of the first Mauaftaas, the con
stitutional commander-in chief of a victorious army;
on the other he lay incarcerated In Fortress Monroe,
the vicarious sufferer for his vanquished people.
As 1 saw him in that first great conflict of the
Confederacy, with the shouts of victorious legions
in his eare, and the glory of Utile on bis face, he
waa in the meridian blaze of his fame, command
ing the unqualified confidence of his Houthern
countrymen aod the attention of Christendom,
liut as a prisoner, stripped of all power save the
power to endure, sn«tained by that majestic spirit
which no force but death .could conquer, awaiting
his judicial trial and all Us consequence* will) a re
pore of mind, an equipoise and dignity of demeaU'
or rarely equaled and never excelled—it waa then
jWta \ ountl bimnelf to tbe hearts of his people in
deathless affection and tree to the sublimes! height
of tho morally heroic. Of these two »cene». the
one in the Fortrees waa more piofonudly imprrn-
•ivH. Its lesson is of inestimable vain * to tbe
young men of our country. It teaches that no re
vulsion in political fortunes, however sudden or
extreme, can overwbe tu or crush the matt whose
aims are lofty and whose life is blameless. To m;
JUjwpnury Uidgci, Shiloh and ft hundred
■mm lire toxty ana wnose lire is blameless. To my
mind, great and grand as he waa in the hour of hia
most tplendid triumph, he wan greater and grander
•till in the hour of hia deepest humilia'ion. Aud
when alienations and bitter memor.es are gone,
when tho crucial test of historical analysis shall be
fully, fairly and trwihfu ly mido - then his name
a d hia fame, hia conspicuous services to the coun
try before thrawar, his unrivaled Gtato japer* aud
ffiaal vnUfcrsKccs daring ths war, and hia moral
elevation and niatchlens fortitude an prisoner of
Htate after the war, will command universal respect
aud challenge anqudifled admiration.
The third and last thought snggetted by yonr
committee’s invitation is that the occasion appeals
to our "patriotism." I embrace thi* truth in its
broadest significance. Tola ••memorable event ypon
historic ground? will assuredly increase the <4resgth
and enlargo the scope of tho "patriotism" of inis
I>eople. The natural, logical, inevitable issue of
this and ail anaiagous events must be to enhance
tbe seif-respect, anginent the self-reliance, exalt
the manhood and heighten ths appreciation of this
people for their past history and achievements, and
therefore intensify their love of country. The con
verse proposition is equally t/ue. Should we build
no monuments, write no histories, cherish no mem
ories of the men and the deeds which truthful his-
torv would make immortal, we wonid sap the most
solid foundations of our manhood and bring cer
tain decay to the patriotism of onr people. Ths
soldlsr or the citizen of the North or the doutli who
would frown npon scenes like this in either section,
who does not esteem the renown wou by both
armies in tho late war, as emicbuient of the history
aud aliment for the patriotism of the whole people,
is narrow in conception and jaundiced in vision.
The thought of Lord BollngbrOke was the true
one, that "patriotism mast be founded on great
Wherever! turned iny eye* I seemed to
see the gray ranks mah and hear the far off
cheers of victorious troopa. Oat npon the
bine acroca the hills, in atremnloaa mirage,
rode the great ships Alabama, Hhenandoflb,
Sumter, Merrimuc, and bevond, half hid
In the mints, the banner in the sky.
Only a moment the changing arena was
visible.
The words of the great orator olosod up
tho gap, and the present only lived beforo
i. inn
clear, bell-like voioe, he aaid:
MR. DAVIH 8 8PKXOH.
My friends, it would be in vain if 1 should at
tempt to express to you the deep gratification
which I feel at this demonstration; but I know that
it is not personal, and therefore 1 feel more deeply
grateful, because it la a sentiment far dearer to me
than myself. You have passed through the ter-
ribla ordeal of a war, which Alabama did not seek.
When she felt her wrotge too grievous for farther
toleration she sought a peaceful solution. That
being denied her, the thnndereof ear came ringing
over the land. Then her people rose in their
majeety. Gray-haired eiree and beardless boys
eagerly rushed to tho front It was that war that
Christianity alone approved—a holy war for
defence. Well do I remember teeing
yonr gentle boys, *o email, to nae
a farmer’s phase, that they might have been called
seed corn, moving on with eager step and fearless
brow to the carnival of death, and 1 have also
looked npon them wheu their knapsacka and mus
kets eetmed heavier than the boys, and my
eyes, partaking of a mother’s weakness, filled with
tears. Those days have passed. Many of them
have found nameless graves, bnt they are not dead;
they live In memory and their spirits stand ont the
grand reserve of that column which la marching on
with unfaltering step toward the goal of constitu
tional liberty. [Applanse.l It were in vain if 1
ehonld attempt, as I have already aaid, to express
ay great gratitude to you. I am standing now very
learly on tbe spot where I stood when 1 took the
oath of office in 1861.
Your demonstration now exceeds that which wel
comed n.e then. This shows that the spirit of
Houthern liberty is not dead. (Long and continued
applause.] Then yon were foil of Joyous hopes;
you had every r respect of achieving all you de-
aired; and now you are wrapped in the mantle of
regret. And yet that regret only maolfesta more
profoundly and does not obliterate the expreiu ion
of yon* sentiment*. I felt last night a* I approach
ed the Exchange Hotel, from the gallery of which
your peerless orator. William L. Yancey, introduced
ainrirav, 01 }"everbefore accorded
, 1,1 »il this m, \r.._ t.A .
<t wt'fl th o^_. M ? n i » 1 »^*P d »«P*
S.XfSrSXSt-.
*i th*>n r h ® *° demount.
wh*n-i{ bim onco before,
rafw?2.* fi « l ‘‘ i »g btfora the Lanier
Then it was
the gZ/T 0 **' 1 {hat Knrrounded him
J 'Hou„b ‘ °° kcd in wfr ® »or*
,he cto * d bad
atm,] «« *uoi» drifting toward
^ 'j lil 0 *! ’ tand " n D° n the bill at
nix* *x«nue, had secured
tl. n. * iexxacea. From where I
'li«W*^ 1 w . on,lfrt,ll lx beautiful.
V? M * n *»•' Alabama
Ld 1,11,1 seaward,
IiAnwra exerl.ating hills, on
eft--* “ecini.l fa,rest.
with iU grove
me to the citizens of Montgomery, and commended
mein language which only his eloquence could
yield, and which far exceeded my merit—I felt, I
say again, that I waa coming to my boms, coming
to a land where liberty dies not and aerions senti
ments will live forever. (Applanse.l
I have been promised by my friends that I should
not be called npon to make a speech, and therefore
I will only extend to \on my heartfelt thanks. God
bless yon. one and alt old men and boys, and the
ladies above sll others, who never faltered In onr
direst need! (Load and long continued applause |
During Mr. Davis’a speech the cheering
wan almost incesKant. Once when he em
phasized the statement that Southern lib
erty wan not dead, be struck hia breast and
the petals of the shattered rose fell at his
feet like snowflakes.
When he dotted the band played “Dixie”
amidat the most intense excitement, and
the speaker rose and bowed right and left a
dozen times.
General O’Neal then introduced General
Gordon, who spoke as follows:
oKNKIUL GORDON’S SPKBCIL
Mr. CiiiTiXiDi Uniix Broiibb Bolhixi* *w>
Fr.Li.ow OrrusNit: Tbe Invitation of your commit-
to. found m« onXTMMd with th. ramand eoalllrta
of Important buslnt.. enpKMumla; but it would
bar. boot aterptrt bad |E« burduu upjm ma Iwd
ton-fold grramr. Tbat togowl clowd with tow. 1m-
prutoln word.: "It will to u -oawwW. ra* «£•
kutcrieg
gmmd. thu inrftdiow oppfuf. to gmr gain-
“pTrtvAp. DO inor. appropriate Uno of Uoushloould
be punoed by m« thaa th. on. aucfootod by Uw.
01 to*thi. d.y will b. ■toratouto.” htowu-
tho monum.nl wkooo louadatlonawoaroatoombtod
aswsssaraax^M
Uoo of thooosraiia fld.llty. uoroioo pou.ou.iu ■
■ulf-oacrlhru of the bnreot and hoal: of hor aosaH
This ground la "AGtorfc"barauoo «'"“‘h.horne
of a rare antedating thorrd ““by
tecauso tbo Hpaateh taraltoro ■** **?”
upon ihooe hulo Marly two hundrrd yoora ogo. D—
Mine It wa» thf probable blrth-piuo • ad homo of
Wr.thorford and Trrumwh; bul. more
b». *i:-o h^re v.m ljorn the ’-txmfederati*
America-- Here, amM-t the P*»yw* —
-..I.:
frend fn <-C j
.Acwfi was cMstsnedtke
principles end Hupportcd by great virtue*,
therefore follows that the more commendable tbe
principles end the higher tbe virtues which moved
and supported the course of each sectiou in the late
war, the more life-giving is the nutrimeut Afforded
to the patriotism of oti by tbeir contemplation. Let
oecb section, therefore, while epprecUting the viz*
tuee of the other, add to the sggregste patriotism of
the country by perpetuating in brass au<1 marble
sbsfts end granite piles tne valor of its sons, anr]
ciublszon every page of Its history with the glory of
their achievements.
I am not of those who sympathize with the spirit
of that nerrow though patriotic citizen of England
who declared that high praise of tbe Remans was
detraction of tho HriUm*. Nor can I supprels con
tempt for that chort-alghted atateeusnship in this
country which soee in merited tribute* to Confed
erates implied detraction of tbe valorous Faderals.
On the other hand, I acknowledge inferiority to no
man In admiration of the broad liberality which
prompted the efforts of Charles Humner to strike
from tbe flage of the Union the names of the battle*
between his estranged and embittered countrymen;
yet I subscribe neither to its policy nor to ltsjwtec.
All honor to tho spirit ot tbe man who. facing a
storm of political wrath, could ilse to tbe lofty pur
pose of ri Mitrtning all mementoes of North urn tri
umph over his 8ou hern countQrwenl All honor
to tne eloquent utterances by which he sought to
makn pmutirol hia magnanimous conucutiont Hut
1 utterly dissent from the opinion tbatminh oblit
eration was essential to the fraternisation of tire
sections or Jnat to the intrepid armiee of theUnion.
The one thing eeaential to the manhood sad self-
respect, and therefore, I repeat, to tbe pa
triotism of the people, is that exact historic
justice shall bo meted, tn mcA army
and all sections, he* miditdoeg >l«^tr^tian^ ce«eei
place In the breast of any (over of truth. "•Wab
what measure ye mete, it «ball bo measured to you
again." A just appreciation of the motives that
impelled and of the heroism which sustained each
army and section In their Tiiantlo conflict is the
symbol as well as sustenance of patriotism Illiberal
criticism Is not only unpatriotic—It is irrational.
Merited encomiums of Houthern heroism is implied
cnlogv of Northern prowess, which. Inspired by
devotion to tbo union of tho Htate* and sirataimcl
through privations and blood by tbe profuundest
convictions, brought at Inst thi* lion-hearted sec
tion to defeat and surreuder. On the other hand,
laudation* of the great commanders of the-Army
of tho Potomac" and of their fearless followers and
the monuments built to tbeir memory are monu
ments also to Lee and hi* barefoot and hungry
heroes, who for four bloody years kept those vast
numbers at bay, and in the space of three year*
defeated aud forced from the supreme command
at least five of these renowned Federal Captain*.
And now, withont th# pnsaibiUty, 1 trusk of being
misconstrued in spirit or purpose by either the
North or tbe South, I will group together some of
the indisputable facts connected with that tnluhty
straggle. Justice to tbe conquered South, to tho»e
who fell aud to those who »i>v%ived, as well as to
their descendants, demand* the production and re
production of these facte nntll they become famil
iar In evary household In tbe land. Truth, aslf-re-
spert and Houthern manhood demand U. Patriot
ism itself demands it. The statesmanahlp and spirit
of liberality of the North will «anction it The dau-
ger is that Injustice will be done to the conquered
and not to the wtiqueror. In the average estima
tion of mauklnd, victory vindicates, while defeat
dooms to misconstruction.
Deeply Impress id with this portentous truth. I
wish t were able to impress every Houthora mind
and sustain all Houthern hearts with the profound
convictions which a somewhat extended Investiga
tion baa left upon my own. Htaudlug near the ram
ie if cf this, the nineteenth century, and looking
backward through all history, modem and am-ient,
civilized and barbaric, I aasert the belief, grounded
npon carefnl thought and statistical Information,
that no more exalted purposes ever inspired a
people than those which impelled the Konth to
enter her perilous straggle for Independence, nor
ever Induced a freer and more ooetly sacrifice, nor
led to a defenes, which, though unsuccessful, se
cured a more deathless renown.
I am not her# to disc ass the causes which pre
cipitated the conflict When all is said that can be
•aid in Jnatifioation or condemnation of tha oonne
pursued by either section, it is sufficient for the
purposes of this argument to radix# that ths South
waa driven bv her apprehensions, whether ill or
well founded, to seek eecnrity under a separate
government; tbat she threw around tbat Infant
government a cordon of breasts as d*voted and
danniieM a* ever withstood ths shock of battle; and
with lavish liberality gave to its defence her wealth
and her blood, her prayers and her hopes, her man
hood and her womanhood, and yteldcd at last only
when exhausted In resources, bleeding at every
pore, paralyzed and prootrete.
I wish totnbroit one remark before giving tbe
figures which evidence the enormous expenditure
raiir ads ln the» section onposing them measured quarter of tho globe, rot* at UlO bottom of
? ’ < “ n \4\ The value of this agency fe ftroeecut- Bea< °
Naught is left bnt the mnnkood nnd
womnuhood of thofioulh, which to-day clux
^ sg«ney in proeecut-
will be appreciated when it is known that a
recent able wnter aatiiuatiw -thst, with the aid of
rattroada, NapoJron would have conquered Europe.
The Houtheru NIaIm h*/l inva.taH in
The Southern States bad invested fn manufactur
ing establishment*-from wlm-h to ttupply the South
ern armies, about *13«.2'A. M4, while the North had
In like establishments atiout $873,689,731.
he Kouth, including the border State*, contained
a jiopulstion of II,441,129. They were confronted
by Hratea containing a population of 19,649,114. To
a»d to this disparity, the Southern State* funUahei
to be Union armies more than300,000 men.
Let it be fur-her remembered, tbat the movement
**« made by the leading Houthern Htates without sn
organized central government, without an srmy or
o*V), practically without arms, artcnal*, ammuni
tion or artisan*. This embryoulc power of poorly
armed Htates wa« antagonized In the inclpiency of
the movement by a g verument thoroughly organ
ized and equipped, with at least tha nucleus of an
army and navy; with magazines, munitions and
mannfactorics for supplying all the impleihenta of
When tho future historian shall consider this re
markable inequality In territory, In wealth, in
means of transportation, in population—in all the
circumvtsnce* surrounding the section*--and when
b«r»ha)l ad I to these tho still more finking dis
parity in the numbers of men enlisted by each, be
Will be lost in amazement tbat the struggle oould
hove been prolonged to four years of Houthern
resistance.
Tbe official reports from Adjutant General's office
show that the number of men enlisted in the Union
arfiiies during the war was 2.869,133. The nntnber
enlisted lu the Houthern armies during the war. as
seMioated by the War Department, waa abont SOU,-
Mwmen. Placing these man against man—800,000
against the HOO.ooo— there was Hurled against tbe
Hotith more than 2,000,000 of men in excess of the
numbers she had enlisted.
These official figures, absolutely startling in their
disproportion, will forever aticst au unrivaled
oograms and consecration by Houthern troops. Let
Him. who can point to tbe parallel.
Both armies were composed
priucipatiy of free-born American citizens. I he
ranks (f both were largely filled by volunteers and
not by mercenary hireling*. Doth gave allegiance
to government* organized under Rtmilsr coiistltn-
tions. guaranteeing political and religious liberty,
trial by jury, taxation only with repre*entallou,
and al) tho fundamental rights of equality and re
publican freedom. ILth gathered inspiration from
tho example of tbo fathers. Both were impelled by
Uie aathoritmtivp sanction of a genuine patriotism;
and every soldier who fell on either side turned
liis pale face to heaven, a martyr to the right aa he
understood it
It Is ne. essary, therefore, to find in some other
and peculiar elements of power the explanation for
this ancxarnpled resistance made by the South to
one of tbe most superb armies ever mustered for
battle. Of tbe name race, born of a cor mon ances
try, reared under the ssiue free Institutions, it would
bare seemed safe to predict that with the disadvan
tages under which the South labored she would be
compelled to iiurrender to a force not greatlv super
ior to her own. It is true tbat the rural life of the
HotUhcrn people was promotive of individual inde
pendence. and this independence was productive of
indivldal heroUm, which waa one of tbe marked
characteristio* of the Southern soldier. Bnt on the
other hand, the Northern soldier waa more vlgorona
in oobsH ution, more rohuttin physical energy, and
was reared under a oiv ill cation aud domestic inst-
tutions which developed, in a high degree, tho vlr-
tue'of self-reliance. Where, then, are we to find
the-*xplanatton of tbe astounding fact that it re
quired to defeat the Houth In four years an enlisted
forte more than twice as great as tbe entire Pnia-
siafi armies which in wen monthaoverwhelmed and
homlliated France? What is tho ssplanation, I
agate Inquire, ot the unexampled record made by
tbe Southern armies.
It Caonot bo attributed to any want of bigb cour
age lb tha soldiers of tbe North. Independent of
the exhibitions of individual heroism by which all
were Impressed who met them on the field, the ra
tio of Federal lques in battln as coir pared to tbo
lo**e * of European armies, tbe ruablng and oft-
repeated onsets o.’ Northern phalanxes, with fixed
bayonets, against the walla of fire from Hon them
guns, and over tbo deed bodies of their comrades,
piled in ghastly hecatombs before Houthern forts
andjfcreastworks, beer witness to Federal oourage
and devotion which nothing can ever impeach.
Ill aasklng the smree of this marvelous exhibition
of resit.ting power sho* n by the South, it is proper
to take into the aooewnt tbe fact that she oocnplsd
the interior line# of defence. But to my mind tbe
• sufficient explanation— the “oomm cauio**"—is
h* found in the greet, distinctive, primal thouaht
.hat moved, dominated and inspired the Southern
people. - If the Northern soldier was Impelled by
the thought that a disruption of the Union endan-
i!»red the permanence of onr fret Institutions, and
that to save the Union was to aave Republican free
dom on this continent, the Houth was movad, on
tha other hand, by obcdlenre of "Nature's first
domStTAi'UffJr
North, it was ia the belief that
would find safety under a government:
homogeneous institution*. lier declaration of a
deelre for peace and tbr a continuance of frieodly
relations, was emphatic and sincere. If in the
provreMof »uoc*eriiug war she cronned her borders
aud bore her banners northward, it was with the
hope of forcing tho withdrawal of Federal force*
from her territory and of compelling recognition of
her independence. Tbe one controlling, all pervad
ing thought that throbbed through every fibre of
the Southern brain was tbat the rights of th* states,
the *
not of defiance nor of couqueet, nerved her people.
Tbl* was her panoply of power, this ths tower of
heramexiog strength; this the individual inspira
tion that made of ner individual soldiers individual
heroes, who have left a record unequalad in the an
nals of war.
But we were not auoomsfnl. Circumstances da-
creed it otherwise. Fai are caiue bscause success
impossible. Rut deeper and more lodelible
than the scars and lines left by tbe war on the face
of the country is the lmprres made by your valor
on the pages of hbtiory. A past so lustrous and a
prriH’iit so full of endouragemeutare prophotio of a
brilliant future. Do you aak for more *pe>:ifio basis
for Ibis promise? It la in tbe striking contrast of
your present condition, with past experiences,
A few yean since yonr basks were bent under
biir.lena incident to bloody strife, to defeat, and
Hulmcquent political spoliations. You were suffer
ing unprecedented privation*, consequent upon tbe
drutructlon of four thousand millinu* of property.
You were enduring the keen anguish of a prolonged
rccouatniciioi ana of repressive and ooensive legis
lation. which you solemnly believed unjust toyonr-
■elves and unnecessary for the national safety—
a *y*t«ni of legislation, ths wisdom of which is lm-
tu•*• bed by experience here and experience in Orest
liriuln. aud which ia condemned by the recent and
noble utterances of the moHt conspicuous, if not
the most ablest statesman of tbs time.* You bore
these trials w ith a fortitude and conrega worthy of
the highest commendation. With rare and unpre
meditated disturbance*, yon preserved the
poa.-e, obeyed tbe laws and sought redress only by
manly appeals to tbs sense of justice of yonr ooon-
truuen. In the midst of an almost endless ex-
douse of desolation and financial rain, yon heroi
cally turned to tbe task of restoration, realizing that
yours waa a "goodly laud,” aud, though parched
and made bare l»y the fires of war, that a benignant
God still bent abovs it tbe balmiest of skies sad
peopled U with ths bravest of men and loveliest of
womeu. With what snocess you have striven, yonr
In.rva-ed comforts, yonr increased agricultural
products, yonr increased miles of railway, your in
creased mines and manufactures nufltolontiy attest
Ainl t*t it a11, aud better than all, you have retained
the respect of mankind and preserved yonr own.
And now, 1st the manly virtues of tbs fathers and
the stainless purity of te* mother* dwsll richly In
their sons aud their daughter*; let personal and
public honor be tbs commanding law both of yonr
thought and of your action; let yonr representa
tives, Htate and Federal, still maintain no tarnished
reputation* for incorruptibility In office; 1st yonr
Ui JlSlffnT bv »K.tta^Ttimis Of lhiir ’ th " whole country be as conspicuous in
•• *M j.mr Kronen to th. SoaU. dorln, M-
an exhibition of manrelons
the South. They are also most em
its* to ths persistent and Indomitable
lendid courage of the North. WbUa mm
to claim the credit due on a-count of
•Itarity iu number* end resoura-* which
U. H show, we must conc ede to the North
of having secured tbe victory while
jffe.naive warfare against Interior lines of
oiu the d»y of our surrender, m> earnest
xen, and is now, to apeak and act with
PPHitli armies and section*, and. to the at-
most of my ability, aid In promoting cordiality, re
ciprocal respect and confidence throughout onr
reunited country. Ths citizen who at this day can*
not disease tbe facts withont prejudice is a partisan
* J ‘ ‘ 4b> hi*
and not a patriot—or els* a patriot enslaved b> I
■l introduce these statistic* by remarking that It ia
difficult to obtain any adequate conception of the
cost of that war to the country. Perhaps this gigan
tic expenditure will be more readily appreciated
iwhcn I state tbat if expended in steel tracks it would
have constructed enough mils# of rati war to have
reached more than sight times around ths whole
earth.
Bat let ns ooms to the details. The original colo
nise which rebelled against the mother country nnd
established their independence were thtrtren in
number. Th* Houthern State* which sought tbeir
indspsndemw were also thirteen in number. These
thirteen, including the border Htate*. which were
divided in nentimAnt, embraced a territory of about
012.608 square miles, leaving the goyonuuant of the |
812.608 square lull**, leaving uie govonuuent or the
United Htates in n&dtetnrbed and nnthreatened
possession of a territory of abont 2,1 W,*to square
miles. . .
I These thirteen Southern Htate* poses*sed an ag
gregate wealth or about $6.Oj0.14j0,000. They ware
confronted ny an segregated wealth of about $10.-
OOU.1MVAW. Of tbs Houth’a wealth, the greater )*or
itloa was reprinted by slaves.
Tbs Houthern Htates had. as a means of tram
porting. «on<entcatiogand d.-rribnung tro< j-t and
topplif, abont HW9 miles cf retinad*. while the
your devotion t
daring dg-
vs»uting war; let the South’s plighted faith to tha
permanent Union of ths Htates and th* legitimate
retullsof the war be torever unquestioned; lot all
con* itultonal policies that tend to nnite more
clo«ely tbe section* end people, and at tho aarna
tirco to promote simplicity and ecoqpmy of admin
istration, find among you their sineatval and most
enlightened champions. Then, in ths march of the
Republio to its high destiny, the Houth will resume
her place with the ranks at tho head of tha column,
and tbe liamr* of Southern *tete*>iiMB and Southern
soldiers will live among the most conspicuous and
honored of our country's history.
At the closing of the exercises, tbe pro
cession Uioretl to city hall, where Mr. Da
vis held an informal reception. While the
procession **a moving, a salute of a hun
dred gun* waa fired from Capitol Hill.
I conld bnt notiou that of the forty-one
delegates, who organized tho Congress tbat
made un so tuncli history in so brief a time,
Cfily a half dozen were present. Oat of the
Georgia delegation Toombs, Howell Cobb,
Crawford, Kftbet, Hill, Kenan and Stephens
died, itartow was killed at Mananas, and
Tom Cobb at Fredericksburg. Only A. It.
Wright ia now living. Of the Alabuna del-
Jition, Walker, Shorter and Chilton are
dr ad. Soath Carolina has lost Rhett, Barn
well, Reitt, Chestuut and Withers.
Other State delegations have soffered.
The qnrmm has passral to another conn try.
Gone nru their creations, gone like a troubled
dream.
The men they called to anna sleep in
bh>ody graves or limp npon the stage, while
their dug, ki.t~ <1 by the aunlight in every
to,red around tbe gray-hoaded ex-President
and mingled tears with his own.
. This has been a memorsblo day for Ala
bama; and it is a happy omen that, unlike
the day of the great Confederacy, which
opened grandly and closed in gloom, this
camo with nature's tears and. passed ont
under God's rainbow.
Montooykry, Ai*a., April 29,—The Capi
tol grounds at 11 o'clock to-day presented
an animated scene. Tbe whole hill ion and
premiaea were covered with people gathered
to witness tho laying of tho oorner stone of
the Confederate monument, .or as some ex
pressed it, “the official banal of the Con
federacy. M
The skies above were cloudless, and
pleasant breezes wafted the breath of flow
ers from tho city. The foundation of the
monument only, was ready, presenting a
surface of thirty-five feot square. Near at
hand stood the corner-stono, on which, in
raised letters, was the inscription:
“Corner-Stone Laid by Ex-President Jef
ferson Davis. April 29,1886.”
Opposite this was a large platform for tbo
speakers. The procession formed in front
of the Exchange Hotel. Mr. Davis, his
daughter, ex-Governor Watt*, and Hon. U.
C. Tompkins, chairman of the committee
of arrangements, were in a carriage drawn
by four white horses, etch led by a negro in
livery. Tho next carriage contained
General and Mrs. Gordon, his daugh
ter, aud Mrs. Clement C. Clay, and
was surrounded by survivors of the
Sixth AUbaum and ether Confederate vet
erans. The procession was preceded by
cavalry aod artillery escort, and was farther
made up of other local military, a uniformed
rank of Knights of Pjthia*, Grand Com
manders Knights Templar and Masonic
bodies from different parts r>f the Htate.
The demonstrations along tun route were
as enthusiastic as they were yesterday.
Whenever the people caught sight of Mr.
Davis tbe cheering was enthusiastic. He took
hia Beat with the committee of the Memorial
Association. Behind him were Mrs. Gor
don, Misses Davis and Gordon; on his left,
General Gordon; on bis right, ex-Governor
Watts. Offioers of the Sixth Alabama and
others wore on tbe platfoim. Tho riixth
Regiment was present also.asVere the trus
tees of tho Soldiers’ Monument Association,
Col. W. L. Bragg, Maj. Rose, Gen. W. W.
Allen, Col Wm. R. Jones, Col. W. W.
Screws and Gov. O'Neal. Before services
began Col. Bragg presented Mr. Davis with
an elegAut basket of fiowors from Maj
Boling Hall, who lives near this city. Muj.
Hall is a descendant of Georgia’s Lyman
Hall. He was a noted opponent
to secession, but had eight sons
in the war, seven of whom gave
their lives to the Confederacy, and the
eighth ctrrios lead in him as evidence of his
devotion. A prolty pictnro was witnessed
when some old soloier brought forward the
muster roll of tbe Hixtb Alabama and two
ladies, Misses Gordon and Davie, examined
it with his Assistance, The old veterans
standing near swelled with gratification and
pardonable pride. Ex-Governor Watts,
presiding officer of the oocasion, opened the
exercises with references to the importance
of calling down tho benediction of Heaven
upon the occasion, and requested Rev. Mr.
Andrew, pastor of tho Methodist Episcopal
Church, to pray. Ex-Gov. Watts then
spoke and was followed by Mr. Davis. The
scene as he arose and gTasped the hand
of his old Attorney-General was very affect
ing. It was tome moments before he could
proceed, as cheers were again and again re
peated. When there was sufficient quiet
Mr. Davis said;
*It Is deeply nratif>lr.e to xne*
jrabyonsuu whom I leaned t<>r ad ricsvbw ad
|| WM wanted, whose storting qualities always
you. Alabama asserted the
Declaration of Iudoi^u lrn. h* »>• !«•»
people. Hire found that the compact
Lad boon broken on one side, and
annulled; that tbo Government of tire
did Lot answer tire ends for wh!<
stituted, and with others of like mil
to form a now Con federation, or^slii
In the laoKUage of the Declaration of Iniep
This was not revolution, because the I
eminent bavins charge of all tho domi xl
both of person and of property, rem
changed. To call it revolution ia a grow
(applause]; as sovereigns never rebel an
sovcrelgua can form a natlo: _ „
had not boon aovsrelRus, then il l net have been
a compact of union. (Applause.)
i by the
tion for it, aa well aa by efforts made to
peaceful separation. The successful party always
bold the defeated responsible for tbe war, but v
passion shall have subsided, aod reair.n shall have
resumed her dominion, it must be decided that tho
general government bad no conatitutp nal powi r to
coerce tha Htate, and that tbe Htate had a ri&ht to
repel the invasion. It woe a national and von* mu-
tional right. (Applause.)
From tbe early part of the century there lied
been prophecies end threats of dlaeol
Union. These began at the North o
of preserving tbe balance of pow
tire qu
of the
xtio
noted during tbe war of 1812. oi the dedinoof
their trade, though the war was wag* d 'or tho pro
tection of sailors’ rights.
In the course of jeers the ba^.;.>e of r
passed to the North, and tbat power waa so Dead
that the Booth, despairing of p<» fnlanjoynii. t< t
their constitutional rig' < ia tho 11. -n. Vito
withdraw from it; this without Injury to their Lit v
a*i--. late*. Th* right to withdraw * as denied. *i;«t
the North made ready for war. Distant mu tin 14*
of tbe storm were readily i ndmitooi t.y
ths people of Alabama. Orax -haired slroo
and beardless boys, all nnprci*r>-d ,m they
were, weut forth to meet the storm ere it hurMt
npon their homes and their altars. It required no
Dcmostboncs to arcuzo them to the duty cf rant
ing tha invaders, no Patrick Henry to prepare tbr u\
for the alternative of liberty or di-itti . it w in the
people, not leeders, who resolved and •» ted svoae.
Th* sentiment inspired all classes. Yet I belicvo
thorewere very few who did not rei.r- tthe nru. si*y
which left tbo 41 no alternatives between fighting
for tbeir Htate or against it Mother* wives and
daughter*, choking eack their sobs, ehr*n l
K ih of honor and duty.
ad thess patriots. untrali
war, advanced on many battle
fields to look death in the face. 1 hough AU
Like Niobe. must mourn her children In death, yst
is her woe tempered by a glorious halo whi.-h
surrounds tbsir memory. For mors than a cei tory
afterhtsdeatb.lt is raid tbat Phillip Det.vl'^nu’s
name eras borne on the roll of Grena.ll- rs t» w bom
be belonged, and when hia oaruo wni call.-A
it waa auswered from ranks *Jtort Swr
le champ d’honrur. Long, very lom', would he tho
list which would contalu tbe names of Alabama’s
sons whoso valor and fidelity would Justify tire
rams response. To name a few would be unjimt to
the many. They are all therefore left where thoy
securely repose In the hearts of a grateful people.
This monument will rest upon the land for which
vice v
made me sure thst the judgment be eras drawing
was from the bottom of bis heart. When you
called him away, the place waa mlaslog which he
oies filled, end 1 have always desired to lay my
hand upon him again (doing 00—applause.) Thus
It waa when we met tbe other night after year* of
separation, some people In the room gave a
sardonic smile to see two old weather
beaten men embrace, but onr hearts
were young, though our heads were old. Associated
here with so many memories thrilling aod tender. 1
I have felt that it were dangerous for me to attempt
to speak to you aa my heart would prompt me; not
that I am alwajs treasuring np bitterness against
any one, bnt I am overflowing with love and admi
ration for onr beloved people. (Long applause J
To avoid, therefor*, anything which might be
they dit*d, and point upward to tho Father who
knows tbe motives aa well aa the deeds of his chil
dren, and at last resting in the land where the jus
tice may l»e rendered which may have been denied
them here
In conclusion, permit me to say, though tho
memory of our glorious past mast ever be dear to
us, duty points to the present and future. Alabama
having resumed her place In the Uhlon, belt yours
t > fulfill all obligations devolving upon all good citi
zens, seeking to restore tho general government to
its pristine purity, or as best yon rui*y to promote
tbe welfare and happiness of your common coun
try. [Long applause.)
Citizens of Alabama and ladles (facing tho Lulleu
on tha stand), for to whatever side yon may belong,
it is vour sex that has been true Mwajs In war mim!
desolation. We hear of valor .xml virtues
and enduring namea of Kpertan mother*, b it
tell me where, In all the bUtory of na
tions was ever aunh a spectacle ecen ss
witnessed In tho valley of tho Shenandoah. How
tha tide of war ebbed and flowed! Sometime.*
Confederates retreated, ami sometimes th»y pur
sued. Those people who claimed to bo onr broth
ren hail burned everythin,q except tho fonres."
(Ex Governor Watte Interruption;) -"And they
would have burned them had they cot basn f tor.o."
Mr. Davla turned and smilingly continued: "And
why do you suppose they did not brim the fences.
b*v*n«s$ they (load seplassc): sad yst
there never was a time when a Confederate body of
tr«».«ps marched down that holies did not hung out
little Confederate flags from their windows sud give
bread to the hungry soldiers. (Trt mon dons Ap
plause.]
Ihaveprni.il cl th I would not «vtem
porsuoouslj and I will i * do t
j»~Wp resell tea fite OedHsesyse.Whean.i m PfvNFVN r-»nt
* thr bottomo( igyhteni-an . . iv. ,..11 thanks new
for your kindness. (Trcmeu 1 >n-, loiig-cuntini.ral
applause and cheers.]
Governor Watts then turned orer the r t
ot the proceedings to the Grand Lodge of
Msuons, who were to lay tho corner stono
according to Maaonio tnle. A great many
things wire deposited in tho vault. Tho
first was put ia by Miwt Davis, and wan
tho Coofeuorato battle flag of General W.
W. Allen's commAnd, used during tho wlw lo
war. Mr. Davis placed in it some articlen
as did other prominent pooplo, nnd tho
ceremonies were declared at an cud.
To avoid, therefor*, anything which mJgbi
prompted by the fullness of my heart, for I believe
1 am case hardened by that condition of non-
citlsenablp which leaves me vary Utile to fear,
(applause]—for tbs purpose of guarding others,
rather than myself, 1 have prepared aoino notes
tbat I might read, which would not contain any
thing that would be destructive or hurtfuL”
Voice -"Go on; say what you please. You are In
the house of vour friends.’*
My friends, partners in joy and in sorrow, in
trial* and anffaringa, I have come to Join yon In th*
performance of a sacred task, to lay the founda
tion of a monument at the cradle of the Confeder
ate government, which shall commemorate tha
gallant eons of Alabama who died for
their oonntry, who gave their live* free,
in defense of the rights of thoir sires. In
the war of the revolution, Htste sovereignty,
freedom and independence waa left os aa an inheri
tance to their and our posterity forever. These
rights, the compact of the anion we* formed not
to destroy, but to better preserve and perpetuate.
Whosoever denies this cannot have attentively read
ths articles of confederation or the constitution of
the United Htates. The latter was formed and de-
■limed better to effect the nurpoe* of the first.
It ts not my purpose to dwell upon event* of the
war. They were laid before yon yesterday by tbat
greataoldlerlnooableamanner as to retrain no
supplement from me. They were laid before you
by one who, like Jtaeaa, "Of which I have seen
and been the greater part.” General John B.
Gordon waa a soldier who, when oar
times seemed darkest at Petersburg, waa selected
by his Chieftain, Lee, as the best iusq t * lead the
charge to repel the besieging army, to make a sortie
and attack in the flack and reverse, to double up
Grant’s army; and If I rosy say so In his presence
here, he failed, bat bla failure waa dna to failure of
hie guides to carry him where be proposed to go.
Again that man and gallant soldier was one person
whom Le* called at Appomattox when he wanted to
know whether It were possible to break the lino
tbat obstructed hia retreat towards the mountains of
Virpfinia. lie emvrred that U was impossible;
that after fonr years of hard fighting bla
division was wo n down to a fragment,
°“ r all parts of tbe connlrjnre eitptcte.1 to jj
tieipato in tba grand parade nn<l review on
march to the mountains. Lee.
without knowing, 1 perhaps, that Waabtngtonever
used the expression, said if be conld reach tbe
mountains of Virginia ha conld continue the war
for twenty years; but when he found the line which
obstructed hie retreat conld not be broken, ke said
there was nothing to do bnt enrrender.
Be It remembered, however, that Lee waa not a
>aa who contemplated a surrender as long aa he
had tbe power to fight or retreat, and when he
came to tho last moment of the surrender
to General Grant: "I have
treat with yon for the purpose
of surrender;” but, General Grant, understood
I will surrender nothing that reflects upon the honor
of my army.' Grant, like a man, said be wanted
nothing that would have that effect, and that Lee
might draw up the paper* himself. It Is not my
purpose to disease the political question either, on
which my views have elsewhere and in other times
been freely expressed, or to review the past except
in vindication of the character and conduct of thou*
to whom It le proposed to do bonoron this occasion.
That we may not be misunderstood by such as
are not wilfully blind. It may be proper to state In
tbe foreground, that we have no desire to feed the
fires of sectional bate, while we do not seek to avoid
whatever responsibility attaches to belief in the
■itovengit Is not the sentiment of a chivalrous
people, and the apothegm that forgiveness le easier
to the injured than to those who Inflict an injury
fc**» novae hod a more powerful illustration than In
th* present attitude of the two tecUcns to
wards one another. Policy, In the absence
of magnanimity, would have Indicate 1 that
tn the restfired onion of the Htate* there
■herald ham been a foil restoration of equality.
Though this has not been the .
MB. DAVIS TO VISIT SAVANNAH
During the Chatham Artillery Centcnniwt
Celebration.
Havannaii, April AS.- Jefferson Davw u;in
invited to visit Savannah daring tin- oenten
ninl em-atnpment clebrntlng the orcani/a-
tion of tha Chatham Artillery from May a 1
to 8tb, inclusive, nnd a H-grara mot ived
to-night by tho Morning News from Oen.
Gordon nt Montgomery, Ala., nays that Mr.
Davis will accept tho invitation.
Preparations for ths priro drills, compt li-
tive bond contest, formal opening of !!.<>
Telfair Academy of Arts and Hciimeta, a
magnificent structure Ailed «ith coatly
works of art, the nnv. iling of the no v
bronze tablet on the monument to Gencnt)
Nathaniel Greene of Uovolntionary fame,
tho corner-stone of which was laid by Gen
eral LaFayetto in 1825, and for acontmuoiM
ronnd of feativi ie, and hospitalities are
completed.
Tbo drill grounds and grand stands .iro
E renounced the finest ,vtr prepared for a
ke oocasion. Ten thonuna enlillii, from
Monday next. Ample accommodations fo
th, reception of 50,000 atrangers have been
mad.-. Thirty companion have enb.m.i t)„i
competitive drills for prize* Tho celebra
tion will be the moat extensive of tho kind
ever attempted in this oonntry. Tin- prizno
aggregate nearly $10,000.
CHALLB5GBD TO A DUEL.
Two North Carolina L.BN'.toni y., 11 (>„.
Annul it || in... HIM,
Balbob, N. C., April 28. Oen. John
stone Jones and lticbmond Pearson arc
Representatives in the lower House of ti.n
Legislature from I)nncombe county, .it
thu last M v ion of tbe Legislature they took
different aidee on tho fence law question,
l’earaou voting against it for thnt county
and Jones supporting it The question
became a very exciting matter in t!,.v
eonnty. Recently Pearson published and
circulated widely a pamphlet in wbiob
he made an attack on Jones's
character. In a lengthy u. wspaper article
in the Aaheville paper of last Snn.luv, Jon.-a
replied, impugning the courage of i»«i .on,
and yeoterday th, Uttar sent Jonsa a ohals
lenge to fight a duet As yet no r. ply low
been received. Pearson is the sqn qLTMt
Ute Chief Justice Pearaon of thi-,,Shite, aud
waa for auumlrer of yeara l.'nit.d St.il, -.
conanl at Liege, Belgium. Jones boa for
the p,.,t nine years bee;, .-ljut-.nt g.n, r.J
of thi-State.
i'n.lerlawaof tbia Stale, ■ • riding or atv
•••' ' ' .' n v from -.lie ri ;lil
to vote or hold office. •
Tire 1*.
Mmi.i iv, M
cola nnd Jl-mi.lr
survey lietwe. n M
for a permanent lo.-ati
have H fllli '-'Tp-- of
The road - II run fro
■ tun are! Crt ria.i.,, M
'Mr.OUrlti
$ -il SSoh on Co?:x> o ot Ire-
defis without equal be.vfits. I n. prou4 of you,
imv <ouutrjm«r<, f »r this z4<litionzl proof oi yonr
66* litjr. )*ray God to Rivs you grsc« t.• •nr. -r aod
tie btrorv- WL*-n yourch ldreti'ii children -LaI.
what it^AJrt thi* iiionumrnt, Ui*-re will be th*- < u
dnnir,. Ci.w.r, I note paper now
"J! « utii..*ujer«te« til. -ta-..- of Ai«bvrr.& « ,,.n. I of h,.p|-ineafl
. I
'll.i.* , lu rry blo-aorr.* are t., he a. en on
rail- paper now. It ia th. Japan.*,,, ay rated