Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-29

The fate Of Paul Jones. GvinE an lezl.
has been a strange ana h1rl cue, an
contains as many items al iall@.aec a.
ever tel 10 one m1a'S iCt- Aas-u- tle
foremost and most devoted. De r.-l-sl en-
to the Struggle 81 our Eevalu1o1, 1al
threw into the csmmoH treasury 2 >all A.
heroi-, rs adventurous, as CxaluS..-sS gt
resources, rs ever liy-d,-eul.e~> abar-
and money trtEe last l.-lE cd bis .ar-lle-
The oaiy naval ell-5E la the sertce u11
Showed the iutastye -cllus ~ q great
chief he not only waS u.I ul1cel &here he
belonged, az the heal lf The INV. u-t ras
postponed IN rank q 4 I1ng STRING 81 ussu
Uh1 hai no reuus ttl.u. ana nevGr lcar ra-
anv. Engaged en- tae url~s a-llre end
T successful service, Tor seven wears. Re 81
only received ma q L1..ar az pas. sG- gc
rati1aS, bat ae was almost t.e uaH.e ,1e
f ln advance ID Congress tr macy rar
7 OIt ia repairing his ships AMI i-c-ln- ll,
crews. From lme ia time De Ce-.rlea
bims s IA giving % lae u2sy dl.'ar,aea.
his views. iG.. oi sl1ll S-azc and c1.a-
7 preheusive system, 81 llc urg1alzat,el q.
lhe navy. Blt wai.e time las cluArule.'
his views and led O. their al r,Iaa. ca u-ls
not tlI the worlj bad i1rso,.sn waa ua-
their author.
But the INST beinaus wr1n- tole Co
T Paul Jones. IS fl.Iuf Ca the Pepai-r ul,ian
Y 81 ms charG-ter. which seems t1 bare keer
borrowed from lhe clarse s.auiers af sls
{ British press, Whit time be tr5-hleaeI Ga
Isles tr1m 'hei- PrrPu-ty. all P2t Ms
tres Britannia m a plraxys-u ef tefrs
and rage. For haI q century De exists
In the Pppllar mind as liti'e tc,gcr taaa
Successful ruduD-a h,g, terlc,rzs sAvase
with a di81slcIl csc, WAnza t.s-e ca 4a.
tie WIS that of an enga-ci ter. abs
Snu. eXu'tei Ia killing meB. SINKING shT
ana burning towns The trieD.. c.rres
pOndeni and companion 90 Fankiia.
ruiiianl The idlllzed hero 81 che Cs-
lot Versailles, e sayagcl Never uss tlec
a more raSca.ig eari-aturc. Pau foae
was a sleader man. Le.l-a1e.y uiaa.le1 ea
organize}, hlutsgme, ulla a zrca. ksgc q
refined society. ana vith qualities rs al "a
%, gwen 80 pHctEy. aud as distinguished en-
his humanity * his heEoism- An b 81
+ consider thai, excepting tae h1a co1-as
and intUitiye genius thlt tsad gave han. a
was IA al respects a se.s-ml.e uran. CD
refinement a. las mlnaers. the c1'lital "a
Of his mind. BIS comprehensive ael 20
s. found knowledge Of las p-o.essioa. an
/ his power &c developing h,s l.eas Ia iog
cal order, aad Nth rare cicarness al 81
I precision, vii, seem scarcely les uarvel
lOus than The Successful daring 81 his al
. lion. We cannot En1 In an naval h.sta-
, a hero with higher and maTc varie1s ellia
70 admiration, ialn joan PArL JoNEs
: Bot q the people ol tie Cui,ci safe
+ he IS something more. tie IS tlesr 6
naval hero-he, more than aay otaes. "a
p served 4 &c h0norcd a. che f.aa11r 81 GA
navy AMI the ioant of is iusPlrarisa-sh
utelar genius Of our woo1en Wals. III
7 lrst showed lh1t success Was passia.e, m
, 50 unexpected and as,oundiaE Was "a
proof, that al ElrCPe rung Nth lie caPtal
OF The Scraps, n 1t "a Ind been the 3,aa
: lall Of an empire. Il vas in facs he t.s,
of uyal n the Pr1a3 Mistress 81 la
. Ocean. Sleh i the nan q ahsss as=m
D ~ the Congress of the Uniiel S,a,es ag
E called on u ~ simaie ja>ssce-
D lCA-Eriestez NsrearE.
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