The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-04-27
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Nov tbat ibs CREST Presidential 11es
ton ~ settled We nst1faify torn on,
thoughts 10 less inpor,as. though vital
issues, concerning our sysryIay lie 80
son after such q fierce iermant,tion Il,
our national aifds W. o,on0t re,sop.
ably expect % run smoothly Va the
channel of prosperity witbou, On occ,.
sional ripple; however, believe tha,
the people Of this oountry are, as q gen.
eral thing, on an sq1al footing gith the
most favored spots Of tbs world, 10 far
as is conc rned rsaiiz ,tiOn OF all that
nature eau contribute ia the way Of
health.
From our geographical position We
are bound TO reaIize more or less the
effects of the outgrOwth Of the impaired
interests and prosperity of New Orleans.
she is IN TACT the BACRBosE-to use a
common phase-not only of this por.
tlon of the coast, but OF the on ire sea-
board. With her restoration to that
pristine glory aud rank which she once
occupied amoDg the great Commercial
cities Ol the world, We can then hone
TO see our guilt region blossom as the
rose" To enter Into an elaborate tx.
position OF the natural facilities and r.-
sources ot our country as vet unde- !
veloped, to mourn its downward ten |
dency Tor the past seven or eIght years. |
and to foreBhadow its inevitable ascent
to the eliminating pitch Of future pros-
perlSy, wouId only De a feeble ATTEMPT
to portray the views and reiterate the
staLsments Of more able pens than
mine. One of our old and respected
Citizens returned to this county a few
days ago, otter several wears absence in
the Lone Star State, fully convinced
OF the iaisity of tue views of mankind
In general: that the best country ia
always auead. Adversity in its various
shapes (but the most serious was the
loss OF his wlfe) was his dire companion
through those long cIlamitous wears.
Viewing, phllosophlcally, the Intrinsic
value OF tie greatest blessing we are
capable of enjoying, viz: health, and of
which this country can boast, hs deter.
mined to take himself back to s'soft
skies on high, with amethyst hue" We
DIR. V. back to his old home
md friends, with the hope and prayer
hat God VIII shower upon him his
'holcesb blessings, and that the re- J
nalnder OF hls life among us may be :
ne that shall veil his past sorro We and
pen anew the gates OF his earthly and .
piritual happiness. ..
The selecGlOn of county officers for !
he next ensuing two years, is begin.
llng 10 claim the atteatlon OF the pub
lc mind. The names OF DR.. A. x Nor |
hrop aud Hon. Thomas Bond, our es-
eemed fellow-citizens, will no doubt be
'efore the~conventlon 10y their friends !
Jr nomination to the sheriff3hip. Either
me would do honor to the position.
The present tlucumbent, Mr.. A. j. RAM 6
ay, Will probably be- crowned with t
legislative honors. He makes a good !,
nd efficient sheriff, and will merit the r.
unor thus conferred if he is as true to p
le framing of the laws as he Is in their IL
xecution. There are several others
hose nomination would accord with the O.
1shes OF the intelligent mass OF the ty
eople. More prominent among them al
q the names of Co.'s. L. j. Humphries OF
I'd Robert Saffold. Both have the n,
'od and welfare OF Their country at in
,art, and would be 'stars of the first ci
agnItude IN our legislative assembly.
ar popular and I'll ,Ient clerk, Mr.. +. -
Huwes, Will undoubtedly hold over -,
irlng the term OF civil service and ~
form" a,
The organization OF an agricultural ~
sociatlun is spoken of by some of our b
ore enterprislug citiz sns, which would y,
much towards bringing about more "
'actlcal and scientific System of farm
& amoag US. 1t is hardly necessa y 60 u
y that IN our mercantile department w
ny lIttle is dong, but the outlook is W.
newhat encouraging representative M
the divine injunction to be "patient ~
trlbulatlon," we are fully reso we'd to ut
abor aad to watt" perchancs the &C
light Star that CLEANS, but not afar, Ia
Ii anon leach the snith of its glory,
d sued anew halo of peacs, hsppI- Fr
IS and prosperity over oar entire land. an
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