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opening of the building as a Confederate Museum, and to commemorate the formation of an institution for the preservation of the records of the glorious deeds of the
Southern sons who went forth to battle in defense of honor, truth, and home, and the foundation of a permanent repository for relics of the war between the States.
The former home of
Jefferson Davis, the
President of the
Confederacy, is a most appropriate place for the location of the
Confederate Museum.
Situated in the very heart of the capital of the
Confederacy, the institution is where it will inspire the pride and interest of every Southern man, woman, and child, and will be ac-
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corded the loving and tender watchfulness of a fond and patriotic people.
When the City Council gave the
Jefferson Davis Mansion to the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society for a museum, that organization undertook a high and noble work, the consummation of which on yesterday was a brilliant climax to five years of undaunted energy expended in getting the building into proper condition for the change from a public school-house to a place for the reception of Confederate relics and records.
The ladies of the society have done their work well.
The old soldiers may pass away, but their immortal deeds and the evidences of their achievements will be preserved in the old home of the
President of the
Confederacy, where they will remain throughout generations and for all time.
