The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-02-02

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NJ speech without jul appreciation
or Thought
We have clar in hlnd which sill
doubtless surprise mans ~ mf rud
ors Fot some time It baa been ilic
fashion ~ speak Of Cen Benjamin
Y Butler ns person who, In hla
peculiar line of exploit, WIS not only
unc,wllcd, hut uuri,alcd Few,
perhaps, who are fully cunycrsim
aud aware of what Butler has done.
imagine that nny likeness or rcpm.
blancc to him can be- found In The
annals NJ the past, II We were lo
mnnck them back 10 the earliest
ages.
Bui strange ~ Il may appear But
Ter u bat q prototype or copyit Of
what the ancient world possessed.
Some two thousand years ago--we
have the authority of Cicero, the
illustrious Roman orator, for the
statcmcnt--thcrc was man in high
public position who exhibited the
same remarkable qualities Tor hi,
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the same
wonderful capacity in It's develop
ment that we now see in the dis
tinguished General of Massachusetts.
In words that burn-in cloqucncc
that will live forever, aud bc repeated
by generations yet unborn, Cicero
gives him all the Immortality that
exists in endless infamy. Nothing
can exceed the sweep of his charge,
or the force of his illustrations, when
he thus intpalcd Ncrres, the procon.
sui Of Sicily--as Butler was the pro-
consul of Louisiana-upon the altar
Of public indignation. Here is tn,
way the Butler of the ancient worlt
is described by its greatest orator:
"Therc is not in all Sicily silver
vessel, a Corinthian or Delian plate
a jewel or pearl; anything made o
gold or ivory, a statute of marble, ol
brass, or iron; a picture, whcthcI
painted or embroidered, that he di,
not seek out, that he did not inspect
that, if he liked il, he did not TAX,
away. | will say that he has lcf
nothing in any ones house; nothing
even in the towns; nothing in pub
lie places, not even in the temples
nothing in the possession of any citi
zen; that he left nothing, in short
which either came before his eyes, q
was suggested to his mind, whcthc
public property or private, or proian'
or sacred, in all the land. He stol
from the private chapel of the hous
of Caius Ileius a statute of Cupid il
marble, a brass statute Of Hercules
Also, before these gods, little altars
indicative of the holiness of tn
chapel.
"Bcsides these, there were tw
brazcn statues of marvellous beauty
in the dress and robes of virgin.
which, with upliitcd hands, wcr
supporting some sacred vessels wbicI
were placed on their heads, after III
fashion Of the Arthenian virgins. Al
these statutes did Verres take away
leaving nothing except one old rood
en- figure. That, iorsooth, he did no
choose TO have in his house.
"From Diocles," SAYS Cicero, "thi
robbcr Vcrrcs took away every arti
Gle from his sideboard where his plat
| was set. From Marcus Calius h
b took his sirer plate. From Appolo
MUS he stole all his cxquisitcl
= wrought airr plate, while fror
, Lyso, with whom he rds sidyiag ds
, guesi, he stole the statute of Apoll,
= at was repeated to him that ii
= odorous, OF Mclia, was possessed I
= some valuable and highly-wrougl
2 silver plate. lie required Diodorr
G to produce the coveted treasure, VIII
e leaving his presence for the ostensibI
b purpose Of procuring il, fees into
= distant province. He IL, in hi. nj
b sencc, ordered by Ncrrcs TO be- pei
r secuted for withholding his ow
i plate, and was banishcd from b
. country for his contumacy, durin
: the three years, or as long as Nerr,
! remained 'Pretor. Every one ha
settled il in his own mind that !
&c had carried his coyctousncs to sur
z an extent there was nothing whi'
y any one could expect to retain in Il
o own possession, if il was admir-,
Is ever ~ little by Nerrcs.
II do not attempt 10 enumcrate all i
r, exploits Of this sort il is Meth
il necessary nor possible. ! only pr
le duce To you tokens and samples
10 each description Of his varied al
= universal rascality.
le "Nor did be behave in these aiIa
] as IL he would some day or other
D called 10 account for them, but all
in gether as il he was never either lik,
e, to be prevented; or else as IL !
n more he stole, the less would be
ly danger when he was brought bci'
th the Court"
d. Striking out the names and cla'
n cal allusions, who would not thi
ur he was perusing an extract from
mt history Of Louisiana during The ye
he that General Butler exercised owe
mt arbitrary and unlimited sway?
ps, that we had, in order to complete
ye parallel and promote the ends Of p