The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-04

, from Packard's Monthly, for July.l
Mark q svsliIs,s Speeehi az tIle NJ
aOtk k-resA C1Fab, on. the Late
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42r. President and GaatLe61sa.s51 % 81
Itais nay painful duty to mar these
festivit ties with the ANNOUNCEMENT of
theadeath Of lone who was dear to Us
all --Our tried and noble friend, the
Reliable Contraband. - a. 70 the
world at large this event will bring
no sornoWJ for the world never COM
prehended him, never knew him as
we did, never had such cause to love
himi but unto as the calamity brings
unutterable anguish for it herafds-
the alosS Of one whose great heart
beat Tor. US alone, whose tirefess
Tongue l6NIDrAIEH1H s0IF 10 lerest oilfv-
whose dfeFveat fancy wroupfif 5ffs
miracles solely for our enrichment
III =hisstime what did he not do Tor
as bosNhen marvels ianguished and
sensation despatehes grew tame,
who ss.ss1s u that laid down the shoY-
ana the n0esand came with healing
on nlSlRlngs 2 1he Reliable Con tra- !
banddi fSNhea Armies ffed in 4Danf9. I
and odiSmay ana. the great cause
seemed dOst Beyond ali hope OF sue
rOr, IFhOoWas q that turned the tide
Of WEr and gaY69 victory tOthe van
quishedi2 2 This ReHabIe Con ntra ri I'd.
When despair hung its Shadows
about the hearts Of The people. and
sorrow sat on every face, who was. a /
that sbraRea every danger TO BRING
Ieheezing ana 3he6m pre- hensibie new /
from tehe front 81 The RAIiahle
Contrabahda Who took Rfchmond
the tirst 1tlmeF The Reliable COM
traband! Who took it every time
until the last and then felt the
bitterness g. Of hearing "a nation
applaud the man more who took. If
once than that greater ms a who had
taken six times before THE RE-
liable GoatFaband. When Wenae.i1 4
ed -bloOdless VfctorIy'tn whom did
we look to win 1t The 5iSeiisble
ContraDana.a When we needed news
to make the peoples bowels. yearnIs
and their kaotted and COM hined
locks to stand On end IKE oIiiIls m
,On the ffetfuIa p0fcupffls. 10 whom
We look 20 fetch IL Z the ReIiaBIe
GontEabahd. w hen We neeSied srfv
sort OF description Of neWs, mon anv
sort or deserlp tfon OF Subject. who
was II that stood always ready. to
steal q horse and bring that news i
aIong HaiThe Reliable C0ntra band-
ls M friends he was the faithfnIesti
Hassst N tllAt ever fought, bied and !
iled Ia the gtortous ranks of Journal
Ism tLhuhder and lightning never
stoPPed nIl1i ennihttteda railroads
never oyerto9k I hItn;; 10 2; mi lftary secrecy
never crippled n is kIiOYIedqa isfrat.
egetic 4elhts never confisei his ftldy--
ments scaHnOn balis coul dn,t kin MIN.
elairvoya eouldn't find him: Sa.
tanshfmSelf eouIdn5t catch HIM HIS
informatioa Comprised all tlrnoVI. i
edgei possible and iIIpossIble: his n
Imagination was utterly boundIess:
his capacity to.make mighty states
ments, end SO back them up as SO,
make an inch Of truth cover an acre
OF grounds without appealing to q
stretch or tear, was q thing that ap.
pailedp over the most ma uaimpressfbIe
with its awful grandeur.lt- - -, -. -
The Reliable Countraband is no
more Corn Of the war only. he
watched its prog res, : took notes OF
tta successes and reVerses- ainanufssc-
tured and recorded the most thrills
feautures OF its daily history, and
thens when If died, his great mis-
sion Was fulfilled, his OCCUPATION
gone, ana he died likewise. - - -
No Journalist here present can, lay
MS had upon his, heart and say lie,
had mo- cause 70. love his faithful
creatures, over Whose .unsentient
form we drop these ihayaiIfng tears
for no Journalist among us, ali can
lay his hand upon his heart and say
he has ever lied with such .natRos,
such unction5 such e5 4Hisite synap1e-
try, SUCH sGbtinity of coneeD tion
and such Felicity of execution, as
when he did It through and by the
inspiration Of this really gifted mar
vel Of nendacity, the lanented Re-
LIABLE CCNTRABAND.
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