The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-27

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90 p,.l u,sn n.,s.e 81 the state Of
so,,b Carolina where he .tns,ts lsw, aad
commenced in eemnara,i,e et,tas.,,. the
meat lu.ipes. Of lie lie .ahssaaenil,
r.mov,d IN tho State Of Geefris. and IN
ls9, ~ r.x,. The struggle ler the IT,.
da,onasuce and sepafa,e national existence
81 T.,.s had ,ben becnn. sni that love
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.nd Ian ,,trio,i.m which so distinguished
hi. ,nc, year, induced him n, once to
iJ1,,;f. his C,,,,,.. with ,ho.. al tho brave
.ni,i,. ,bo,e who had learned the value OF
,'..d,n, and ,onality and had determined
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f. ,o, ,,y ,,,roso poo ,o oo,ice in
a.,ail Tho man, his,n,i, .ver,. IN ,b,, life of
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nro,,hJ ,,,n,,e of tina bravo and oeoetous
sao,lo ho has 90 o,,er commanded in hat.
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81 ''NAs az wv "'s' e"''' justice VI Wv,
nrpuonc o' ''h's as "'' s'",'" v,
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WIN important o"''es' nv" e'u'"e' WIN
large powers as "e'hoer o. VIC con :
venoon "n'ch 'o',oeo '"' oo"s'''o','" y,
'he hep"o"o oI ie"as as ''e","e' "
'ee congress OF uhs "ePn"'c OF t"''' ,
as president OF me cohVen'o" wn'ch 'o'''e"
The constitution o, '"' ''"'e o' 'eNas as
senator !" '"o '0"s'ess " Wv ."''''
: states AS successful ana cm'"en. law
yer as an unosten'a,io"s an" iosai e'ohen'
ever respecting We laws tue feng'oh' .he
institutions, aud tho Government OF MS
country, MS devoted husbanh ana hHee>
tomato father though be has fallen in the
meridian ui manhood he has filed tho
b full measure of y citizen, soldier, patriot,
a statesman aud hero, to whom the citizens
OF Texas will continue to point with pleas
ure aud with pride AS long rs their hearts
shall continue to beat with the pride OF
chi.alry, and the hove OF pure and unspotled
integrity, and exalted and unsehsh pat,
rioti.m.
Gen. Rusk possessed mind Of uncom.
mon oleafness and strength, aud consti>
tuition aud physical yigor capable of great
labor and endurance, a commanding and
noble person a pleasant and vvacious
temperament, was fond OF anecdote, aud
full Of kindness aud sympathy Tor the I'M
fortunate ol all grades aud conditions In.
deed his love OF Justice, aud candor, and
truth, aud his sympathy for, aud readiness
TO espouse the cause OF tbs unfortunate, or
weak, or oppressed. might 10 said to have
been his most prominent characteristics,
Always courteous aud respectful to hi.
equals. he vas aind and coudescending to
his interiors; OFTEN recognizing them, sud
hearing their suIt, aud contributing to their
"an'. u"d+- circumstances which showed
that he regarded Tue f"e o't"UN OF man
as consisting f"'ne' y" "cs 0, J"s'ee "'"
mercy man ~ ho'o'"e n'"'se', oou"u .,
Tue ena'hs OF ce'emo",si eo"'"ess WHICH
100 often separate ma" "o'. JUS 'e"o"
lie ioug"' ea""n,y ''e pa'''ss u "''
auoP'eu c""n''.' ANU WIN 'eo'e'"'' "
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on 'ue so',o"' "s'u W In" I'. ~ 80, aas
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nnJ,o,inish.J l,s,,e amid ,hs Grand arr.
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ran,o,s,,i,, q, ono. ,he ,en,rat. sovef,
oir,,y and ,be national unity of the Amer.
ieen S,a,e,
Thonah hs oec,,;ed man, ;pro,,,nt
s,,,;o,s and ,bou,h much of bis lGe was
s,sn, in ,he discharge of official duty. he
w,, fond of the retirement and ouietude Of
nriya,e lie and generally stunned rather
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