The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-08-13
ADDRESS OF DIR T. c. BROWN.

perform the sad duty OF depositing the re-
mains Of our brother and friend in their last
resting place, it IS proper that we shonld
take survey of his life and character as de-
veioped in his intercourse with US.
James Colhoun was native Of Ireland.
He came to the United States while mere
boy, and was o resident OF the State of Geor-
gia for a number of years; and, while re.
siding in Columbus of that State, he COM
menced the study of law, but finding his
means too limited to permit the accomplish
ment of his design, he became mechanic.
When about twenty-four years old he be-
came resident of this town, and engaged
in working at his trade, as saddler lie
was industrious and faithful in the discharge
of his duties to his employer; and although
intimately known to but few in this commu-
nifty, yet those few formed for him a strong
and abiding attachment
In January, 1914, he joined the lndepens
dent Order of Odd Fellows, in this place,
and became member of Wilkinson Lodge,
No. 10, and, during the prevalence of the
yellow fever of Al, in this place, he proved
the reality of his profession of "Friendship,
Love and Truth, - by his active zeal in car
rying into practical operation the charitable
teachings of Odd Fellowship, in waiting on
and minstering to the relief of the sick and
suffering, not only of the brotherhood, but
to others not connected with the order As
he was Il stranger in a strange country,
without family or relative near him to bind
him to the privations and danger of remain
ing in the midst of those terrible scenes of
distress, suffering and death, caused by the
epidemic among us, yet, prompted by a
sense of duty, and actuated by the magma.
nimity OF noble heart, he remained among
us, and went forth, night and day, like an
angel of mercy, ministering to the relief Of
the suffering, and sympathising with the dis
tressed Being among the earliest subjects
of the disease, neither the debility of hi
system, nor the fearfully fatal consequence,
of relapse, could deter him from his post
of danger. Often did he perform the duties
of nurse, coax and serraat, while attending
to the sick. And when the CONSERVATION
produced by the desolating influence of the
disease, had driven all that could get away
! from the town, with their families and ser.
wants, and SO great a number Of those who
remained were prostrated by the disease,
that it was difficult, if not impossible to pro-
cure aborers, he performed the Office OF
grave-digger, Those with whom he watch.
ed and abored, (and there are many of them
among us now blessed him then, and will
continue to recollect, with grateful hearts
his noble acts of kindness, and feel that this
community owes him a tribute Of high re.
spect, which we are pleased to believe they
will soon achieve, in the erection of neat
monument to his memory.
After this, he continued working at his
trade; and SO discharged his duties as an
| Odd Fellow, that the confidence OF his bro
Tiers passed him through the Chairs of the
Subordinate Lodge, and, as Past Grand
he became a member of the Grand Lodge
Of Mississippi
In May, 1916, under call upon the
State of Mississippi for volunteers to ait
Gen. Taylor, he joined as private, and, be
fore the Company left for their rendezvous
he was elected to the office of Second Lieu
tenant. Here again his sense Of duty to hi'
adopted country placed him in field of dan
ger, and gave him another opportunity tc
display those traits of character which dig
nifty and ennobIe the man One Of his com
panons in arms writes, There was no du
lty Of the soldier from which he shrank
On the march he was enduring; and oftel
did he call upon himself the blessings of hi
fellow soldier in the ranks, by relieving hin
from the burden of his arms and equipments
which he was too weak to bear. lie as
sumed none of those preogatives Of a short
lived command, to assert superiority ovel
those under him. lie was firm, yet mild
lie was a companion around the campfire
and friend to the soldier whenever his ser
vices were needful. lie was always promp
and cheerful in the discharge of any dut,
assigned him. lie was soldier in ever
sense, and fully deserved the notice taken c
his conduct by the commander-in-chief, a
the battle Of Monterey; and we'll merite
the respectful memory sacredly held for hr
, by his companions in arms OF that year {
service in Mexico.