American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-04-18
HON. L. q. &. LAMAR.


The proud position occupied by
our distinguished representative III
Congress, and the respectful atten-
tiOn which his mauly utteranccS i'll
variably command, mnSt be no less
pleasing to himself than to his
many friends in Mississippi and his
native South. None but the most
commanding talents and exalted
worth could have enabled lin to
reach 50 lofty an -minence, and as
his influence is felt and lcknow l.
edged by both sections of the
Union, our eyes naturally turn to
him rs the champion Of our rights
and our honor. AS we have SAID
before, the entire South looks to
Mr.. Lamar as the true representa-
tive Of her highest and noblest in
terests, and we feel confident that
whenever they demand the exercise
of his great powers, no one Will
have cause to say that they were
not ably, zealousiy and sacredly
defended.
Those who have followed the
course he has seen proper to pursue
must have been forcibly impressed
with the wisdom OF his policy, and
the good which must of necessity
result from it. Instead of meeting
the assaults of his antagonists with
whitening sarcasm and passionate
bursts of oratorical denunciation.'
as was, no doubt, expected from one
80 well skilled in the use of such
weapons of warfare, he invariably
met them with gentle words and
severe logic, and which. while they
did not fail to accomplish the object
for which they were employed, new
ertbeless had the effect of eiiciting
the esteem and admiration of his
bitterest opponents. No Democrat
IN the House commands more genu
inc respect, and certainly none are
listened to with more earnest and
thoughtful attention. His utter
ances are regarded as the honest
sentiments of an enlightened, pa
triOtic statesman-thes solemn and
weighty asseverations of a man
whose mind, heart and soul are
wholly devoted to the rights and
interests of his own section, as well
as the good of the country at
large.
As an old friend and admirer of
Mr.. Lamar, we have been made to
rejoice at the many favorable notices
which we have seen of his character
and standing, especially those eman-
ating from political opponents.
Among the various compliments
which have attracted our attention,
none have afforded us more real
pleasure than the opinion of a Wash
ington correspondent of Our Fire
side Friend, published at Chicago,
and which will be read with interest
by his many friends in this and
other States. Wedo not agree with
the writer that a partisan can not
be a genuinely great man." One
definition of this term is thus given
ga person able in commanding a
party" In this sense, Mr.. Calhoun
was partisan, and no one, We pre-
sumo, would dare question his title
to SO proud a distinction, for a more
acute, analy teal and original mind
was, perhaps, never recognized
among the statesmen of the Union.
But we will not press this point in
view of the just aud handsome trib-
ute paid to the eminent abilities !
and noble chivalry of our honored
representative.
AS there is a contest now going |
on between Mr.. Dawes and Mr..
HOar for United States Senator, the |,
estimate placed upon the quallfica>
tons of these aspirants for Sena-
tOrial honors by this correspondent,
(B. Bunsby, Jr.,) may not be with
ont interest to our readers, and we,
therefore, offer 10 apology for intro
duciDg it in connection with the
tribute to Mr.. Lamar, both of which
are as follows:
E LOCKWOOD HOAR.
Of the two brothers of the name
of HOar, the ex-Aitorney General
is, perhaps, the ADLER man, though
both are entitled to great respect.
lockwood, though once a member
of President Grants cabinet, is now
new in the House, and I bring him
up for an early sketch because he is
surely one of the ablest men i'm the
FOrty-third Congress whether of
one branch or the other. / presume
he is the best lawyer in the House.
Had Speaker Blaine done his whole
duty in that matter he would have
made MIR. HOar Chairman of the
judiciary Committee instead of
Gen. Butler. 1t is unfortunate for
Mr. HOar that he is Someyl,ar mar,