The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-07

presentation of Handsome GOAG"
Headed Cnne q" the Hon. u. ~.
HuddIe~tOn, by the Mem
hers Of Hhe Hitherto
DfsframcERiseG
Counties.

The ELOQUENT and ffective advocacy by
the Hon. @. b. Huddleston, of Scott, Of the
Apportionmtnt Bill, was so highly appre-
cIated By the members OF the hitherto US
trapchi,ed counties, that they united in
testimonial to alat gentlrm an, in The shape
of handsome and costly gold headed cane
which was presented yesterday In the
House. lust uefore final adjournment
Mrssr<. f. F. Griffin, representing Harrison
and Jack .cE: John ellis, representing
Marion and Perry; John f. McCormck
representing Greene and Wayne; John l.
Farley. representing COvington and Jones !;
and Hubbard Sanders, representing Han
Geek aud Pearl, ere the getters up of this
or, ditable aud justly deserved tribute. On
the head of the cane, is inscribed ITO
Hon. G. B. Hu llleston, from the P4uper
Counties.
Mr. Mccormick. stepping to the front of
the Speakers chair, remarked that he held
cane in his hand, which he proposed should
be Csed on the gentleman from Scott, aud
calling up n the Hon. f. +. Griffin, that
gentl, man proceeded to the desk of Mr..
Huddesjon, and spoke As follows:
Mr. HUDDLEsToN: Ii Is with great
pleasure that | appear before you on TINS
occasion in behalf of the Representatives
and people OF the southern pprGioa Of this
State. to express III some small degree, our
gratitude. and our sincere thanks for the
great and distinguished service you have
rendered US ia securing for u5 equal rep
resrutation in the House OF Representatives.
Sir, it is with no inVidiouS distinction or
discrimination that We have selected you
from among our many friends, both in com
mittee room and on the floor of the House,
as the particular person to whom we
should express our qualification and thanks.
Messrs. Johns, Hall, White and Stands, for
their ablea and eloquent defense and main
tainance OF our rights, We and our people
will ever hold in graceful remembrance.
But TO you. we understand ii, pre-emi-
neutly uelongS the credit and honor of our
success i'll the late close contest. For after
repeated efforts, and all nope had departed,
you, it'll tirnuess of pose as true as
the needles u its pole, aud with energy
that knew no abatement, rescued us from
our great peri, and to-day are the pears
of other Representatives., on this floor, ard
our constituents the equals of all others in
the State.
La the name of our people, we present you
with this cane as IL testimonial OF our glat-
itude. we beg you to acce pt of il in the
spirit in which ii is rendered, and with il
our best wishes for your future happiness
and success in life, and may the recollection
OF this occasion, in years to come, serve to
cause of right and justice.
To which Mr.. HuldIeston made response
as follows:
SIR: In view of the surroundings, you
will charitably indulge me, am sure. in the
feeling of EN- barassment that possess me at
this moment. For, | assure you, that | AN
too deeply sensible of the high, but unmer-
tilted honor done me by you and those in
whose behalf you act, to tie composed In
receiving from you your complim entary ut
terences and this elegant, and, in view of
my condition, | will add, appropriate testi-
monial of good will from nv friends of the
South, do it in the same liberal aud patri-
otic spirit that | am sure actuated them in
bestowing them, not so much as a compli
ment to me personally. or manifestation
of that generous regard for and apprecia-
ton of the services of all earnest advocates
Of justice and constitutional ri ghtS that ever
lives in the hearts OF the people of "the
pauper counties" of Mississippi. | am free
to confess, that | am not so disingenious
nor so devoid of vanity, as not to recognize,
and | hope mOde;tly appropriate the high
personal compliment that may be i'm Piled
from this proceeding, and beg to assure you
and those hom you represent, that heartily
appreciate, and as heartily reciprCcate the
friendly good will thus generously NANTES
ted towards me. But my regard for truth
and justice in this matter, impels me to
state on this occasion, that partial friends
have charitahly accorded to me more thar,
nv just share Of credit in securing the sue
cess OF that measure, which restores To no.
bic mo Their count of our commonwealth,
their just proportion of representation in
this House. For, if it be true, "a is kindly
said. that to me belongs The credit of having
suggested and urged some of the argu-
m"nts which wrought conviction of the
propriety and constitutionality of that
measure, in the minds and consciences OF
some of the members of this House. vet. il
is equally true, that the earnest advocacy of
that measure, and the able and conN ihcing
argument by our friendS from Amlte r8n-
ola. Tate, Clay, Leake and other counties,
secured its tinal triumph in the House.
And wish t. Te-assure those gentlemen
on my own as well your behalf, and in |
behalf of nv people as well as your people |
that til, r efficient services in this matter |
viii BE- held in grateful remembrance by the |
donizcns of THE COW counties of Missis-
sippi And again, sir, beg you to accept !
my profound gratitude for the great honor !
you have done me this day and be assured /
that viii ever recur in meAary to this oc- |
cas!GH, ana the friends who are inseuarably |
associated with it, with grateful and affec- |
tionate pride, and will ever cherish and |
treasure this beautiful present ''from the pau |
per counties" as IA most pleasant memento |
OF their generous appreciation of the SER |
vices OF their earnest and unworthy |
friend.