The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-09-18

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and 90 impression tbat told oi ih1
mlbd snd matjo0d N him who
stood there Ike q giant, striking
i0f liberty, truth. and virtue. IIg
talked of Misfssipyi and tho dread.
'ul dlsators that threaten TO crush
out her very existence.
Reviewing tho entire career Of
the Republican party since IL wen.
into power, he told oi its costly, iA
cruel it, unconstitutional. and ts
sel sh administration. lie went
back to the oldcn times, and follow.
ed up the coufse Of events 10 the
present day, with a statesmanlike
ability and clearne that was as
matchless as il was convincing.
He paid high tribute to the courage,
Chiyalry and patriotism Of tie Fed.
eraI soldiers, acknowledging their
just claims Of all this. He did not
believe that one Of them sanction,
ed the rule of the carpe; beggers.
These last-where were they when
the war was waged and danger
lurked in the air and bullets few ?
Wy didn't they come to the front,
when patriots by the thousands
wheeled into line and moved in a&,
lnl silence into a field Of death ?
Where were they when cannon
belched forth missiles that Carried
away thousands OF the noble and
gallant sons of American They
were peacefully in the redr, waiting
Ior danger TO lie still. When the
battle flags of both armies were
'olded away forever when the
brave of both armies said the war
vas over and peace must reign, the
irmy of plunderers came from their
riding places, homeless, friendless,
ND almO-t naTeless, and said,
I'VE will wage war upon the fal-
en-" So they did and Mississip.
i writhes to-day under the terrible
harges Of the carpet.bag corps.
Ter oppressed and chain ridden
eople called out in their agony for
relief, Tor q change, and it must
ONE.
His language to the colored
eople was simply grand and touch.
lg. He addressed them as his
lends and countrymeD. He took
? every charge the Radicals had
rought against the Conservative
arty, and aswered them all with
lndor and force which made its
npression. He appealed TO the
1lOred men as Mississippians TO
ome back to their people dnd
lends, and drive ont the carpet.
az plumbers. His arraignment Of
10 Republican leaders. was unans-
cradle. In fact he defed them 10
lswer.
Many United States soldiers
ere II this audience. He called
1on them, upon the black and
hite citizens all alike, to rise up
He truly noble patriots, and save
lr common country from destruc-
)n. He asked the men before him
look upon Mississippi as their
nmou mother, waiting in her dis
ess, weeping in her shame, and
ling on them to rescue her. He
ked them to remember that in her
SON rests the dust of our fathers,
r sons. and our children, and thar
ere with them we must shortly
He asked them to put away par
lines, to forget party issues, dnd
swer Mlssissippi's wall for help.
the condition of tho
ack man in Georgia to his condi-
IN in Mississippi, he showed how
nch better it was there than here.
The close of his speech was mag
icent. He is manly person,
er six feet In hight, with a fine
e, noble face, aud large Roman
aped head. He stands like man,
cry inch of him. Such a man as
ordon is seldom born. They live
TO many generations. What
lendid model for the young men
the South TO follow. What a
Orious example for the mothers
the South TO point out to the
ildren. The chamDipn OF truth,
rtue. chivslry and liberty, Sens-
r Gordon stands to day one of the
rest and hest men in the nation.