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> History ration. And yet all ast» and countries hare reoo<- wired that those who, devdling themselves to the public ktvIcc. bare ltd the people through great peril*, and, by dUtlngnUhcd career*, added to Ibe fiat renown of their country, were entitled to ibelr highest reaped, honor and veneration. 1 he children of Iarael wept for their peat leader and deliverer on the plalua of Moso. The men of Athens gathered at the graves of three who fell at Marathon and pronounced panegyric* upon them. Thl* rcntlmenil* an honor to the living a* well aa the dead. It la Jnat, for no merely human pur- anlt is higher than that public service which non* catly and Intelligently devotee lt«elf to the com* non weal. There la no study more worthy of the highest faculties of the mind than that which weeks after the nature of civil government, applies It to its legitimate use* and end*, and properly limits It* power*. No object Is more worthy of the nobleft philanthropy of the heart than oodety and the state. It la not only honorable and lu*t, but Ilk© all high sentiment, ft la useful—for Junior* to the dead are incentives to the living. Monuments to our great and good should he mulil- pUid. May 1 take the liberty on tht* occasion of raige*ting to the bar and people of the state to pro vide a fitting memorial to the distinguished chief justice who so long presided over our supreme court. whose decision?* are such splendid sjiechnens of Judicial research and learning, and whose career recall* Wharton's picture of Nottingham "seated upon fit* throne with a ray of glory about hU head, his ermine without spot or blemish, bl* balance In his right hand, mercy on hi* left, splendor and hrightnem at his feet, his tongue dispensing truth, goodness, virtue and Justice to mankind." And by its side, and worthy of such association, anoth er to commemorate the sturdy virtue, unswerving fidt-llty under great trials, and worthy public ca reer of that other chief Justice who so recently passed from among us. The publle disposition to honor the dead too often finds Its only expr&o idon in the resolutions of publle assemblies, and the exhibition In poblle places of embloms of mourning. 10011 to be removed. • • • • As a Mm of Georgia be eminently merit* this en during memorial and ail the honors conferred hy this vast concourse of grateful and ad wiring coun trymen. Horn upon her soil, reared among her people, educated at her schools, permeated by tho Influences of her society and civilisation, he plead wltb an eloquence uusurpamed by any or her sons for whatever would promote her weal, and warn ed against every danger his sagacious eye detected •hrentetilng her prosperity. Called into publle •ervIce at an curly age, be at once gave aemranoo of the high dUtlnrtlon he afterwards attained. For years his public career was a straggle against prevailing principles and policies tut believed to be dangerous, ana he stood conspicuous against as powerful a combination of ability and 11 1 'i’i I .1 I I .Ill failures to achieve victory only called fora re newal of the straggle with unbroken spirit nod purpose. Failure he did not suffer, for his very de feats were victories. To say, as mag he Justly said, that he was conspicuous among those who have madeoui'history for thirty years la high encomium. Muring that period the most memorable events of our past have transpired. U recalls besides hi* own the names and careen of Htephena, Toombs, the Cohbe. Johnson, and Jenktos. In what sky has brighter galaxy ever shooeT The statesman- •hip. the oratory, the public and private virtue It exhibits should swell every breast with iNUriotlo pride. In some of the highest qualifications of leadership. Mime of his day surpassed him. Ho did not seek success hy the scheme* of hid den caucus or crafty manipulation. Ho won his triumphs on the arena of open, fair d*- bate before the people. An earnest student of public questions, he boldly proclaimed his con clusions. The power of opposition majorities did aot deter him. As a leader of minorities Im wa* unequalled. As an orator at the forum, before a E pular assembly or convention, In the bouso of prcM ntallvc* or the senate eharolier In ootrere**, • waa tho acknowledged equal of the greatest men who have lllnstrsted our stale end national history for a quarter of a century. He was thor ite blf equipped with a masterly logic, a captive king eloquence, a burning Inveettve, a power of dennuelatIon—with every weapon In the armory « fpoken and written language, and used all with a force and skill that entitled him as a de bater to the highest dUtlnrtlon. While the most unfriendly criticism cannot deny him the highest gills of oratory, some have withheld from him the praise due to that calm Judgment that look* at nwnlfs, that polplral foresight that belong* to a statesmanship. Judged by this Just atabdaad. who among the distinguished sons of Cs o*gla In that |* red when lier people must S eeded that Judy merit and sagacity Is entitled to a Ight r honor? Who more clearly fun-saw lu the clouds that flecked our political sky tho storm that was coming? What watchman, stationed to Nlgtinl tba hrst approsch of danger. h*d more far- re-ten lug jWsnJ what pilot, oharged with the guldauncof out of the union, or had liettcr lie bornu than tho fteater evils tha sou Id follow dissolution, he op posed the secession of the state Wemav not now undertake to trace the operation of tho cau** that brought about that event. We can Justly appre ciate bow It could not appear to other* as It did to «». Aa to ns, U waa not prompted hv hatred or the union resting In the consent of the pconl-, an-l governed l>y tneconstitutlnnofour father*. It was not Intended to subvert the vital prluclples of the tuvernment they founded, tail to perpetuate them..The government of the new did not differ la its form nr any of Us ea*entUI principles rnm the old confederacy. The constitutions were Ihc ••we, except such ehangea aa the wisdom of axae- rW nee suggested. The southern confederacy con templated no invasion or conquest, lu chief cor- her Hone was md African slavery. Its foundations were laid to the duetrines of the fathers of tho re- C hile, and the elite/ corner stone was theesaen- I fundamental principle of free gnvernmoiu; w-at all r*venimenU derive their Just powers irom the consent of the governed, its purpose was not •d rerpvt uatr; the slavery of the black race, but to •jvesenre the liberty of the white race of the south. It w as •Bother declaration of American ladepend- u»0PWy°ftheir motive*, la the MU- mss of their patriotism. In their loro of liberty, TftS****!^ 0 5 nd “AlnfeloM the drat were But worth or than they who declared an I failed in yjH 1 ’ .Animated by such purpose*, aspiring to WttJWlW then (and wltnuut D ° " nd u P wn movement. waa (here more love of liotno. of country and of liberty? Deriving their theories of government from the constitution, her public oniccrx never abandoned those principles upon which alone the governmetd could stand; esteeming their public virtue aB highly aa their private honor, they watched and exposed every form of extravagance, and every approach of corruption, ller religious teachers deriving their theology ftnm the Bible, guarded the church from being spoiled "through philosophy and vain deceit •fler the traditions or men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." Her women adorned lho highest social circles of Korop* ami America with their modesty, beauty and culture. Her men In every society, w oo a higher title than "lho mud old name of 'gentleman* "-that ' •Southern gentlemen.'* ♦ • ♦ 9 There are trials severer than war. and calamli... worse than the defeat of arms. The south was to pass through such trials and be threatened with such calamities by the events of that period. Now and then It seems that all the latent and pent up rorresof the natural world are turued loose for ter- rible destruction. The foundations of tha earth, laid In the depths of the ages are shaken by mighty upheavals, the heaveus, whoso blacknoas * W . M by. war on the south ami her gyyplfi JN "** *ho south and who were her who seem to thluk she nurtured a Enas whose very shadow blighted iJf *o l m * d * herelvlIUatloo Inferior. ALft* and the ehancter and history of that people answer. Where do you loth for the civilisation of o people? In their his- THE WEEh./.Y CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GA.. TUlfiSDAlT MAY 4 1886 SCENE OF THE UNVEILING OF THE HILL STATUE SATURDAY. tcuy. lu their achievements, In thclr institutions, in tLclr character. In their men aud women, in tl.elT love of liberty and country, In their fear of tlort. in their contribution* to the progress of so ciety and the rare. Measured by tlii* high stand ard. where was there a grander and nobler civili sation than hers? Where ha* thero been greater love of learning than that which established hur colleges aud inilveraltle*? Where hotter prepare- ..i system. Whose people w _~ - - l-crmial honor? Whose business and cotntnerco was controlled hy higher Integrity? Whoso jmbllo men bad cleaner hands and purer record*? Whoso sol diers were braver or kulghtlieri Whom orators more*loqticnt and persuasive? Whose statesmen more wise and e«ii>servatlve? Whtwo young moo more chtvalrlc? Whose young women more chaste? Whoso fathers and mothers worthier example*? Who*e homes more abounded In hospitality a* genial and free to every friendly comer aa tho sun Is unrelieved by a single Mar, roll their portentlo-H intensified the gaze of the mariner on the star thundering*, "and nature, writhing in pain that shall lead nim out of darkness Add danger, through an her works gives signs of woe." Tho Unit* ol yeaisof industry are swept away Inan hour; the landmarks j>f axes arc obliterated without .ks ages arc - a vestige; the atnrdlcrt oak that has stuck deep lis roots In the bosom of the earth Is the plaything of the maddruttk wind*; the rocks that mark the h ttnslioti of whole. geological period* are tent, slid deep gorges lu tho tnouotaiu side like ugl L«-v .. property rcmalue-l wa* hold hy ..- tenure hut the capricious will of tho plunderer; liberty and life was at tho .mercy of the conqueror, thosnetlty ot hon e was Invaded; vice triumph ed over virtne; lgi.oranco ruled in lordly and haughty dominion over Intelllgeuec; the weak were oppressed; tbc|unoffoiuMng insulted; the fall en warred on; truth was silenced; falsehood, un blushing and brazen, stalked abroad unrhallemr- id; anxiety filled every heart; appretiou*iou clouded every prospect; despair shadowed ev«rv hi si thstone; society wa* disorganized; legUla'urex dlspened; Judge* torn from thclr seat* by lira strong nrm of mllitaiy power, xtatea subverted; arrests mode, trials bad ami leniences pronou-cei without evidence: madness, lust, hnte, and crl n u •f every hue, detiant, wicked and diabolical nilod the hour, until the very air tras rent wltn thp Cry, ai d heavens deep concave, fchi* d tho wall: "Alas! Our country sinks beneath tho yoke: Jt weeps, It bleeds, and each tiuw day a gush 1* added to her wounds." • • • * Among all the true sous of Georgia and of tho south In that day, one form stand* conspicuous. No tear blanched his cheek, tiodauger daunted Ills loiirsgeoussoul HI* very piVH-uec Imparted o.sur- sge. bis very eye Hashed entbuslasin. Uuawo«t hy |owir, in.hilled by honor, he sUxai in the inldit of the i* ills that environed him, bravo a* Ta il bo- foie tin batibi drfm, ready for bond* ordesth.tMO a* ihe nun st Itutiuyniede. sud as eh qticnt a* Henry admiring gaze. Ills crested bsUnet wave* high when* the battle I* fiercest, tho pure tays of tbcsun relieved ftwtn Ilia glpt-rlnz «hloM ate not purer Jhan the fires that bum In the breast tt covers. His clarion vole© mug out louder thou the liu of battle, like the busle oi<uu ot siugnlaa l ehW I rcKtuudlux over hill aud mmiuulu au t gloo. Mimmonlog hh e.’ans to tho defeme of home and * s-vty, and thrilled evtry heart audherved every arm. 11 was the form and voice of Hill. Not only Is ho entitled to the houor wo confer upon him bv the events of this day. am! higher hot or, lfliigbtr thcie could Is*, a- a tioorgiau. but ss a >ou of the south. Tho great weri boa*t*th*t It gave Lincoln to the country and th* wirld. New England exults with peculiar prido in tha name and history of Webster, aud one of tier must distinguished Maui. up. n the roceul occa-ion or the ec uipleilon of the Washington motiuuicm. In an oration worthy of lih suhh et, did not he*itato tossy: "I am myself a New Kuglandcr by birth. \ son of Ma*sachusetts. Imund by tho strongest ies of aficetlon and of blood to houor and renerate . .j the greater the peril the more earnestly he con- tiud.d for the principle* of tho constltutiou Hu regaided the AmrricMn system of government a* the widest ever devised by the wisdom of m*n t and ever ready to a**ert and vindicate thclr Jn*t renown." W by should not we cherish the sams h< notable sentiment, and point with nrldo to the names with which we have adorned our country's hMoty? "’hat '* there «o <"-r pa*» which wo need be Bshtaed? What la there ii. which we oukui ..«>> to go.or They tell us to let th« dead past be hurie«l. Well, be it so. We are willing to forget; we this day proclaim and bind It by tho highest sanction—the sacred ooligstion of southern houor—that we have forgotten all of the past that should not beeber tsbed. We stand in the way of no true progress. We freely pledge our hearts and hands to every thing that will promote the prosperity and glory of our country, llut there la a past thst Is not dead—that cannot die. It moves upon us tt >l>cak*tons. Every Instinct of noble manhood, every Impulse of gratitude, every* obligation of honor demand* (hat we cherish It. We are brand In It by t.es stronger than the cable thst bin I* the continents, and lkld as deeps.*iu human nature. Wo llud the expression of that sentiment in every me morial we erect to mrommmor i'o those we hive. In the unpretentious >lab of the country churebyard. lu the palate l win dows of the cathedral, in the unpolhhed* head-stone aud the cost!1c-t mau«nlemof nurcttle* of the dead. It dedicated the Roman Pantheon. It has rilled Trafalgar square ami Westminster Ab bey with memorials ol those who for centuries have made the pnetnr, tho literature, tho science, the s*atemansMp, the oratory, tho military and naval gh»»y—the civilization of Knslaud. It has adomrd the squares of our own w^hiugton city and filled every rotunda, corridor and niche of the caibol with statues and monument* anl haste until we have assembled a congress «»f th* dead to Irrtiuet. Inspire and cnlde the entigre** of rite tv- lug, while, higher than all surrounding objects, lowerit g above lho loftlv demo of the eapltol. stands the obslUk to Washington. • • • No son of the south had higher elainu upon our w»c wi-mrMirwvinN u; mu vi u»u. gu’ded by abcoeticei't Providence which seeme«l to have chosen them for the highest achievements of the race. Heestcemcd it not only for hi* own, but for all people tbc greatest production of mau. tho richest gift of heaven except the Ultde arid CbriMlHtilty. Jtut to him tho state* wreroa* much • part of that system s* the general government. His indissoluble union was composed of Inde structible Mate*. Hu opposed sectionalism under •ny guUe, and flroni any quarter. A* long a* It >1 oke the truth, he honored anti loved the flag of Ms country. For so long, wherever it floated, from the dome of the national capital at home, or under foreign »ktea; leading the armies af the republic to died* of highest valor iu war, or slgualtzlng the peaceful pursuits of oummcrce; at all ttmes and everywhere; at homo or abroad, on the land and on tbe sea. In peace or war, It* stripe* uttered one voice—of good will to Its friends and f roud defiance to it* enemies -while the stars hat glittered u|K>n its ample folds told of free and (qual states. Thus looking at It hu could ux- elaliu with pafrlotle fervor: Flag or the nniout Wave on. wave over. Wave over tho great and piosperous north, wave over the thrifty and his tone east, wave over tho young and expau ltux west, wave over onr own south tint!! the union shall be »o firmly planted lu (lie hearts of all tho I coplc that no luteri eciue war shall break our I *see, no sectionalism shall disturu harmony! 'lag oi the free! Ware on until tho nation* bin*. Ingupon thee shall catch Hie contagion of frea- lit in his dialingufshtd career when ho would u likvo arrested mu! stricken dowu any arm lifted ngaliist that flag speaking the truth. Hut hu would have It wave over "sinus, not province*; over free men. not slaves," and never wits a riino whoa ilsui.tiiig a lie, hy whomsoever borne, ho would l ot have desplM-U and trampled upon It. Thl* was Hue Ameiium patriotism. *1 bough loyal to Georgia aud tho south during the period of separation, he rejoiced at their re- s'oratiou to the union. No mariner to***d ihrouxti long i.iglit* i u uiiehoaen aud teinpestuou* sea* ever hailed the day of return to trauqull port more glially ihsn he hailed the day of tho restoration of the states. No son driven hy fortunos hu could not utroi horn the paternal roof, ever left that root mrnt," lit up by the splendor of thl* unclouded n.utlu m sun on Ibis august occariou, dignified by tbe bijiheM officer* of municipality and state, aud rtlilmon- by the presence of tlic most illustrious liv ing as well a* the spirits of tho m*wt lllunrlou* dead, we coir.ein grand procession—child hood and age, young men and maidens, old men and matrons, from country aud village and cite, from hovel and . cottage and mansion, from field and >h('p and mart aud office, from every purauit and rsi x and Mat on. and with united heart* and voice*, crown thee with the undying admiration, gratitude and love of thy countrymen. General Longstreet’a Arrival. While Mr. Mack waa speaking, General James Longstreot, wearing a uniform of con federate gray, walked upon the platform. Ills appearance was tho signal for an enthus iastic outburst of cheers. Tho general was gtv»n a chair next to Mr. Dtvl*. wo tut* day h/.ior. BENJAMIN HARVEY HILL. gratitude than L_ AaatnM hi* convictions he followed th** *.mth into •ccesf l«n and war. True to her In ihu -lays of that war she waged for separate nationality; true to her In the darker days that follow** that war, whrn she waa denied admission into the union, •tier hrr restoration he apiod In tho h>m-«> nr repre- seiitatives and the sen*to chamber th* br*ve>t and Biost eloquent of her defenders roosting *v»-rv In vasion of her rights, and defiantly and triumph antly hurling bsok every a-sonlt upon her hmw. Not only as a son of ttrorgia and tho son h d«M« hu mi rlt i he tribute of our highest nraise, h iu- a cltl- » nof tbe republic, lie wasaprofmm-lMu !«-ntnf.wir system of government, and his fcnowledc* o'that agate m was not only displayed in his ruM'C trier ancts, but U written in the lives and ch.-iro-wra of tbe yntit g men of Georgia who learne-1 fo»m him at the Hate university, an t who lu ail the depart- inents of public service are entering into c*re-r» of the hishest useftrii.e-s ar.d «li-t-notion. “M-rttus est twtere fttntrwqikam sretari rlvuht« " Maliww* aid \trr»t«rw«rehlsirarbera. NeverdiI •talent have I etter tractors; never teachers U tter *:>: lent MtUler wa* not m«we fnten-u In ht-1 »v • f»- tn-- urlon o» originally established by the f.vmderaof t) erentielU’ with the nnderlying principle-of that U-lonne waa familiar. Tohiintbe %ra*nc«nunion was rot the territory over which the tUg fl atted and the laws wwre a-lminteterod It wa* a -vst-nn of g-iTcrnncnt embracing a general gore-nm-Mit for set era 1 purpose*, and local governments for local purpi***. eorh ltke the • sphere- in the hr avers, to be confined to its own orbit, aad n.*ilhvr the dbvusrion of oil qw-tton*/ la* tha shapi' g nf at* IwtHfe* He W»'k-d t-* »h-* CvbfUiuUun AMl.c ilcrrvKts'ot u*v st->rjspu</ w itb sadder partliu; mau be left the union, or ro- tumid from the storm* without to the shelter o' tome with wilder transport of Joytuau he felt wl,«u the south waa again admitted to "our Esther's house." Permanent peace and unity in republic or mon archy raiiuol lie secured by the power of the sword or the authority of legUUilou. Eng land, with all her power au i -tstomanshtp, baa irk'd thst for centimes and failtd.aud will coutinue to toil until hur people si d Ler rulers learn w hat her forum id stateMmau has ttcoguiztd, that the unity of all go vent limit* he devoted ad the |io«crs af hi* great mind and all the impulses ol hu patriotic heart to the ro estab lishment of that cordial respect and good fcullug mat tut union aud i<csce. The great and good do not die. Fourteen centu ries ago tha head of the great apostle fell before the sword of the bloody executioner, but through It ng axis of opprcidon his example animated liu pcrtcciucd church, and today stimulate* Its mis sionary spirit to press on through tho rigors ot every chmate and the darkness ol every heathen >y*ttm, to tho universal and final triumph* of that cross for which he died. Four centuries agone th • body of John Wlckliiic wasexhutned and burnt to asbts, and these east into the water, but "tho Avon to tbe Severn runs, tho Severn to thu wa," and tbe doctrines for which be died Cover and bless tin- world. Haifa century ago the Itriug votes ol U'Conuell was hurtled, but that voice today stir- the high-born passions of ererr true lrl-U heart throughout the world. Thu cohoes of FceuU**’* eloquent voice still linger in thu valley of the MlwbrippL BteckenridgeV liody Hus under th ud oi Kt mucky, but ho itres among her sous, an lnsplrstiou aud a glory. Ai d today there cornea to us, and shall cornu to honor. Give your richest ttensures and best effort- to her material, social, intellectual and moral ad rstnvmcnt until she shines the brtghied Jewel li the dlactem of the republic. hi* u of tne south, sons of the proud cavalier, to.und together bv eoinmon tradition, un-morie- ttidKimm.i t, sharers or a common gory aud c« iu moii sufferings, utter lower your stanlard of priVttte or public bonot. Keep tttu churc- — Tupte * ~ Mir G—, — .fuit* you. Citizens of the re public, low your system of government, study aid reiterate the constltuttoo, cherish tbe unloa, o> pose all sectionalism, promote tbe weal and main tain the honor of the rep-bUc "Wno saves hi* counuy sere* himself, saves all things, and all thlnt* savtd do birs* him; who lets his country dir W ta all tbit gs die, dies t hlm-ajif ignobly, tad MX. HA Vis IftTKDiilt'fcl). Mr. Grady rose and In tho fuilowiug lan guage introduced Mr. Davis: "Had tho great man w lioso memory 1* porpo:- uated lu this marble, chosen of all meu, ouo wit nera to bis constancy, and his courage, ho would have chocen tho honorable statesman w iwe pres ence honors this platform today. Hud tho people of Georgia chosen of all men one man today to aid In iltls sscrcd duty, and, by the utemorle* that Invest him«bout, to give deeper sanctity to their work, they would have ohosen Jefferson Davis- tint and last president oi tbc confederate state*. It is good, sir (turning to Mr. Davis), for you to bs here. Other leaders have had their triumphs. Conquerors have won crowns, and honors have been piled on tho victor* of earths great battles, but never yet, sir, cam* mm to more loving people. Never conq imor wore prouder diadem than tho death less love that crowns your «rey hairs today. Never king, inhabited more splendid palace titan t ie millions of brave hearts In which your dear na no and fame are forevei ensbrlued. Speaking to yo i j >lr, as the son of • confederate soldier who sealcJ, his devotion with hts lito—holding kinship through tbe priceless heritage of Ills bk>"> l to yon and yours—standing midway between the thin* nlPg ranks of hts old comrades, whose faltcrir.. footsteps are turned toward tbe grave, and new generation thronging eagerly to tali work that falls unfinished from their h here in the auspicious Present, acroi? the bktoric Pari salutes a Future, 'let me pledge you the love wc bear you shall be transmitted' to our children, and onr childrens.children, and that y« i«mi u> yet unborn »ball In this fair land hold your memory sacred aud point with pride to your lofty and stainless life. My countrymen (turn ing to the crowd) let us te*aol» the lesson in this old man’s life, that defeat hath its glories no less than victory. Let us declare that this outcast from tht privllfges of this great government is the un crowned king of our people, and that noaouthern man high or humble adesgreater glory than to bear wltb bim heart to heart tbe Marne and thu burden of tbe came for which be stand* unpardoued. In dignity and honor ho n»-t tbe responsibilities of our common cause. With dauntless courage ho faced its charge*. In ob-curity and poverty he has for twenty years borne tho reproach of our enemies andpha obloquy of defeat. This moment—in this bte.-ccd Faster week -that, witnessing tbe resurrection o'tnese memories,thst for twenty years have been buried lu onr heart*, has given us the tori En ter we have aeuu since Cbri-t was risen from the dead. This moment finds its richest reward; in fact, thst we can light with sunshine the shortening end of a path that has long been dark and dreary. Goorglan*. coun trymen, soldiers and sons of soldiers, and brave women, the light and foul and crown of our civili zation, rife and give your hearts voice, as wc tell Jefferson Davis that he la at home among hts people." MR. DAVIS SPEAKS. Amid tho most stupendous cliocrs Mr. Davis advanced to tho edgo of the platform. IIo •poke as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen: You have beeu. I bo* Neve, generally apprised that no address was to be expected from me. I came here to silently and reverently witness the unveiling of this statue of n y friend. I came as one who wanted to show bis respect for a man who in victory or defeat waa ever the same—brave, courageous and true. If! were asked from Georgia’s history to name three men who were fair tjpes«»l Georgians. I would take Oglethorpe the bcnevolcut, Troup the dauntless and Hill the faithful [Croat applause.] It Is known to you generally, ii ha* been told to you today what part ho took iu tho struggle which Jias Ju>t passed. If it were expected of mh )5 to ?P«»k. I should feel that nothing could properly supplement tho great oration* to which you have listened There 1* nothing to be added. It is complete. Hut thero Is re meriting 1 may fay of my dead friend. If he was the last to engage in the war betwoen tbe states, he wea the la>t to give it up. If he did not precipitate the controversy he stood by tho wreok i four fortunes, and it wa* his voice that wa* raized loudest and rang dearest for Georgia to assert her sovereignty. When, under tbe power of the couquering enemy—for they were still such— when paralyzed by defeat aud poverty our people seemed to shrink hack, hopelc*a of tho future and despondent of the pout, h i wrote those notes on the situation that first kin-lied thu fires of hope In Georgia and elsewhere. Ilia voico rang om and called the people to remember that their csc«c was not lost: It was tho eternal cause of truth and and Justice, and ho invoked Georgian* to icr.cw the struggle in such form as has led to the independence you now enjoy. Bat I dare not speak of Hill personally From the beginning to the end of the controversy no wa* one on whoso shoulder I could place my band and feel that its foundation wa* as firm as marble. He had nothing to a«k. but be had much to give, and when 1 was tho List from tbe south who could excite auy expectation or benefit, it wa* DUl whose voice rose triumphant lathe senate and mashed the inj-nlous Yankee down. [Great cheering 1 My friends, our* is the day of peso* The friend whose memory we have met to nouor taught us the lesson or pesce as well as resistance, lie taught ns that it wastbrotign peaccfut methods w e were to refrain our rights. We have trodden tha tboi ny path and paswot over the worst part of tho toad. Let us still remember fealty to every prom ise we Lave given, but still let us love Georgia and bar rights, and may her rights or freedom and Independence, such a* your fathers gave you, bo yow* and your children* forever. As Mr. Davis concluded ho was led back to his seat by Dr. Spalding, iritis tbo vast sea of people sent up «-h«cr after cheer. MR. DAVIS I.NTKOnUCCP. While tl-e cl o- rs tha* followed tbe speech of Mr. Davis were still ringing loudly, Mr, Grady and pr. 8psidiog approached Miss Davis and led her forward hufore the groat crowd. Tho wildcat enthusiasm prevailed. Hats flew in the air and the choeriug was like thunder. Miss Davis autilt d aud bowed. Dr. Spalding said: "J» I* my pleasure to introduce to you the daughter of tbe confederacy, tho daughter of President Davis." Again tbo crowd cheered, and after bowing gracefully several t ines, ML-s Davis wa* led dju J: to her chair. Thcie were many cries r< it Gordon, hot the general did not reveal himself. Mr. Grady i nnonnccf! that Mr. Davis wn* very feeble, lie ennrioued the crowd not to attempt to touch him but requested all to seo to it that tbo ex-pnsident was allowed to return quietly to Mrs. Hill's. Mr, Davis waa then escorted around tbe rdge of the platform so as to allow all to are him. Ills appearance was greeted with tLaf-uing chtvra. Fioin the statue Mr. Davis went to Mrf. llili’a aid letted quietly during the afternoon. The crowd waa sometime in dispersing. Tho exercises lasted a shade over two hours. The Decorations, Atlanta was a perfect sea of red, white and blue. Nearly every building on the principal struts is toctily decorated. At the entrance to the union passenger depot a latgc banner to urs the inscription, "wel come to Unr lllustrimi* Ex-President, JeflTer- sen Davis." Around tn« banner great stream ers of red, white and blue bunting fl rated. Tbe work was ba»tily done, and was much admind. At tbo baggage room tho intiro front waa covered with banting and flowers, at d l niter Mat- a fays. A 1-rj epic- lure of JeffeTson Davts wa* suspended from ore side, while lb-tort E Lee*s portrait could lie seen on the other. Mr. Davis and Party Leave for Savannah. Mr. Davis and hs party left fur SavinnaH Sunday morning. Seventy-five thousand pco- plo gref tod thu ex-prcsldunt on tbe way with enthusiastic demonstrations. all thing* d> lup curse hlm^M IlloMrioiw ciiirenoflhe*tate, of tbo math, of the republic, ibou h*»ttsuah( u* to be bravo in dans* r. to be true without the hope of success, to Ur patt fa tic in oil thluco. We honor thee for thy »s<rMw> eloquence, tor thr dauntivw courage, fur thy forty pstiioctem. For the usefol lewsms tu tu Eost taught n*. fur the honorable example thou bast left us. for the faithrul -civic* thou hart done i,, «, d-flicaie this statue to tby name and me n- ii*. Tt lling of tb*e it shall animate the yoiog wlffc the bizhrat and wortbtert aspirations for dts- tii'Cil- n; ehcerthe sg» d with hopes for the future, and»Ur net ton all iu tho perils that may await n*. May Ii stand erdurtng as the f uudatlou* of p i- drrrsrltol. no more flrarir UM I* the -i-th . . tby Juit feme In the memories and hearts of this 1 -t-ple But whether tt wand pointing to tho gto rit- of the pari, lurch to* m • itb hope- for tie fo> tn*o or tail to-ferr some onfrifS'iy stum, tbiuriatt lire, for we tbfe day. crown the* vl"- tutor hot or than fiwum or **«are oa» cti.fer. ’ll-til* rpsrlcur uropfe of tie fifj»z- EX-PBESIDENT JEFFERS JN DAVIS. -r