Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-09-02
From The Memphis (7snn.) Eagle,
PROPOSED MONUMENT TO THE
MEMORY OF DR.. JAMES IIAGAN.

N UOFUOUVl NHo tlAiftuh W WlNHlHNlUVl
recently held a meeting for the purpos'
OF having n monument erected TO the nom
DRY Of DR.. James Hugan, Editor Of III,
Vicksburg Sentinel, recently killed in I
personal rencontro with a political friend
A mans life and works whether virtuou,
or vicious, as they rise above the common
level Of human action, build 10 his mem
DRY monument far more enduring than d
stately pile Of marble and mortar, built
by the kind hands Of others. The first Is
the living impress Of the soul, executed
whilst on the stage Of human action, i'm.
bedding its influence on its kindred souls
now living, and through them to future
pos,eri.es. The last is the mere work of
the hand Of friendship-a purseless me-
chanical pile-and when there reposes
behind il no glorious deeds to which it
points, which il commemorate which out
lives the iralernal ties Of ono political
party, or even one generation, which finds
no remembrance IN the page Of the his
torian, it stands an object only to arrest
the idle sight and inquiries of the curious.
The life Of Dr. Hagan, il is we'll known
as melancholy truth, furnishes but few,
il any OF those examples which parent,
or patriot, or Christian, should preserve
as sacred and worthy such eminent re-
gard, as model Of his children or 10 pos
terity. On the contrary, it is fruitful
with principles and acts that should be
held up; not as "Heaven to win," bit a
Shell to shun." We are writing with the
feeling Of a parent; and we trust as pa
tfiot. And although we are fully aware
that some will charge US with anleeingly
profaning halowed associations, and tho
memory Of the sacred dead, still nothing
is further from our heart II is wholly TO
the coil effects upon society und especially
youth, Of erecting monument Of praise
and example so giaringy unworthy. Dr..
Hagan if we are correctly, was ap'unna-
iuralized foreigner, who soon after he
came to this country, assumed the lead,
direction, and destiny Of a great and pa
triotic party in Mississippi, that has 60
verned the State for years on principles
originated By himself, behold the condition
of that noble State! its charac abroad!
bleeding at every pore, and overwhelmed
with direful visitations. Unscrupulousy
and unfeelingly assailing not only the
public, but private of every political OPP
ponent he dared assail, there was hardly
month during the past years that he
was not engaged in duel or dangerous
quarrel, or the slandering OF political
victim. His publication of a long series
OF personal and most outrages ISLANDERS OF
the prominent and most eminent mer-
chants in New Demonstrating their
lineage, generation, after generation, in
order TO drag their descent lrom brolhel,
or fish market, and often endeavorlng TO
villify them as springing from mechanic |
parents--brought the punishment OF rio- |
lent death to the unwise and uncharitabIe
individual whom he bribed 10 the work oil
slander-to the work Of wringing the
hearts and poisoning the happiness OF
hundreds Of innocent felow-belngs, male
and female. To one thus driven TO tren-
w and desperation, whose life was curse
under the torment Of the slanderer's peu,
and who could bear the reproaches heap
ed upon his sacred fireside no longer, this
man was called 10 render fearful account.
Miserable in this world he gave the as
sassin Of his peace the hazard of putting
him in his grave at once, or himself 50
where
"The wicked cease from troubling"
He fell in death! a victim Of his employ
or, who shortly followed him in similar
violent manner, fromthe hand Of recent
personal and then political friend.
pair OF suicides! Each possessing talents
Of high order, and for ought we know
amiable and devoted in their private rela-
tons; possessing the power, both from
their indulgent Creator and youthful in
struction, in an eminent degree Of becom-
Ing bright and shining lights to the paths
Of their associates, as we'll as to posteri.y.
Al the death Of the first, monument was
also proposed at Vicksburg, and sub
scription list past round. OF this monu-
ment we have heard nothing further.
The one now proposed, through over gen
erous and noble though mis-drected
friendship, we pray may rest where II 49,
The virgin blocks Of marble now quietly Il
sleeping in their maternal quarrles, would It
blush in shame to be the instruments OF
such commemoration. The magnificent
pile when erected, would shake ITSELF down Ie
with virtuous indignation, at the censorl' (
GUS remarks Of the by-stander, as ne
stood admiring its beauty and archltec'
ture! Would parent walk up 10 such
monument with his children by the
hands, and say. "1here my so there my
daughter, is monument erected to the mem
Org and virtues o one iohOse life tOc desire
you should imitdte---you tsilI ind his deeds