The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13


tives. Referred.
BY Mr.. Redhead. To amendIhe act reg
ulatng the railroad tax 80 FAR as &c relates
TO the West Fciclaua Railroad. Referred,
BY Mr.. Mckenzie. To smend an act 90
provide Tor the payment OF interest on the
Chlekasaw School Fund. Referred.
by Mr. Hurt. memorial from ceTta lu
. cltAths OF montgomery cOuutV in refer
euce 70 the repeal Of the law comforting on
mayors the Jurisdiction OF Magistrates. Re-
ferred.
THE REMAINS OF luE LATE JOHN J.. M'RAE.
Mr.. Brown Of Clarke, introduced the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The body Of the lamcnted JOHN
j. McRae, first a member Of thls body from
the county Of Clarke; It's chosen Speaker.
then state senator; then for two successive
terms Governor Of the State, aud member
successfully of both Houses Of Congress,
now lies upon "a foreign and inhospitable
soil; therefore. be &c
Resolved by the House OF Representative.
4the Senate coneurring thercin,) That hll
ENceueney, the Governor, be authorized,
ana Is hereby empowered and directed 10
secure the services OF some suitable person
| TO proceed 10 Honduras, where the body
now lies, and bring the same 10 the Cabiral
OF the state, where Il shall be properly in-
| TERED;
Resolved further, That The sun of one
| thousand dollars, or so much thereof AS Dlav
DC necessary, be appropriated for the nur-
MIR. Brown IN introducing the FOREGOING
preamble and resolutions saidi
MR.. SPEAKER hold In my hand. come
munication 70 the CLARION. calling the al.
| tenti0n of the people OF Mississippi and
especially the Legislature, 10 the fact-tbe
melancholy fact-that the remains of one
| OF Mississippi's most gifted aud honOrrd
sons now "ePose la q foreign land. The
writer of this article pnthoticallv nlludIuv
TO his visit To the cemetery OF the cApital 81
3Ha SSF2'e 81 EEriat aS4Is v{sheTe @ the
| OF some OF these lllustriOus men, came tile
sad and painful thought that his asho. now
| moulder upon foreign and mhosDitable
soil, without even so much as plain board
10 marx me spot where all that was mortal
| OF JoHN j. McRAE lies"
Mr.. Speaker, am not here to deliver
an eulogy upon the subject OF this article
His name and fame are a part ct the come
mon heritage OF the people or Mississippi
10 whom he devoted q long life OF unseltfsh
labor, standingas / do, Sir. the successor of
this illustrious son of the East; represent
ing as l now do, constituency who revere
ana IoVe ms memory, 10 Is emiucutly proper
that should call the attention Of the House
to this subject aud submit the proposition
contained in the resolution / have iutro-
dueed. am aware have discharged % duty
which owed 20 the memory of my departed
friend and neighbour. aud when Iufn inv
footsteps homcward; when 1 meet those
people whose history Is so indisoluablv and
Intimately interviewer with thar OF The SUBJ
ject of my remarks, they will indorse my
action. l know their warm and generous
hearts beat IN harmony with ms own.
now offer this resolution. / fully agree
with the writer that the Legislature might
make an appropriation 10 bring the remains
OF John j. McRae To the capital OF his native
State, and properly inter them, as 6 did on
former occasion In bringing the remains
OF w. J.. Sharkey for lntermcut Ia the cene-
tory of this city.
Mr.. Speaker mauyof the contemporaries
Of IaN
stage OF acton--therc are few lef-out OF
this large assemblAge / can only point 90
the venerable and distinguished member
from Monroe, in my hont, aud 20 the gifted
member Of Chickasaw 20 my left: thew Sir
were the friends and compatriots of mo
lamented McRae, aud + feel assured. will
respond to every sentiment that / have eX-
pressed.
Mr.. spight said: Mr.. srEAKrn--I fully
agree with the remarks OF the gentleman
from Clark. touching the distinguished serv-
ices Of Ex-Governor McRne. 1 have "a
feeling OF reverence for the memory of this
eminent statesman. / know that he has "a
monument in the hearts Of the peopie of
this State, but cannot, especially at this
time, consent TO appropriate tile SUN pro-
posed, TO remove his remains from their
present resting place to be re-iuterred in the
soil of Mississippi.
While the bones Of our gallant dead.
whose lives were given TO the cause we
loved, are bleaching upon a hundred battle
ueldS. cannot consent 10 make
priation to bring back the body 81 any civil
ian no matter how distinguished. Not "a
doll 1tsSitaases-s.-bsssu e'sgannsA hy this state
rO-c Ger Is7.fft remains or erect "a monument
to the memory Of those who were not onIv
distinguished for their services aud devotion
10 the State, but gave their lives as ana offer
ing upon her affairs. To-day they sleep on
distant battleilclds, ''unWeDt, unhOnnred and
unsung," save IN the hearts of their countrv-
men and until the State Is able. bV suitable
action, to recognize the services of our dend
heroes, ! cannot consent 10 make the dis
tinctiOu In favor OF any civilian.
Mr.. Reid, Of COahoma said: That wbilo
no one revered the memory Of Governor
McRea lmore than he, still he saw mo- rea--
on why this resolution should pass. ID was
true thar association had "a great deal 10 do
in rendering dear TO US those who are dead
and FOR this reason he could appreciate the.
motives which actuated the gentlemen from
Clark, Chickasaw and Monroe, who were
associated In life with the illustrious dead
and hoped that he would be given credit OF
being actuated by the same pure motives Ina
saying, that so long rs he had comrades
sleeping beneath the inhospable soil ON
which the battle Of GETTYSBURG was fouvht
and that, too, beneath the walls Of the Come
terry erected to the dead Of the, then enemy.
while their graves were unmarked and. in
many Instances, unnOticed, be would not
consent TO take the money which WINS
wTested.by the tax gathcrer from the widows
and orphans Of the Confederate dead TO SUM
port the State, and apply H. 20 bringing
back the remains Of one who now sleeps in
friendly soil, merely because he
was hOnored In life by the citizens q tho
State. lie did not think &c just either to
those who slept, rs the gentleman from Tip
pah had said, ~ unknown graves, "uuWeDt,
unhonOred and unsu7g," save by their COM
rades and friends, or 10 the Widows and
mothers and orphans Of the dead. That NJ
we had any money 10 appropriate 20 the
dead we should appropriate IT. Goo erecting
monument 70 the dead Of Mississippi, who
fafI In "a Itf ia .I.f
the liberties aud rights OF their State.
Messrs. Tucker, Gholson and ROane, IA
vored the resolution.
Mr.. Marshall Of Warren, said: Mn.
SPEARER-I rise 10 suggest that tho
distinguished gentleman who has last spo-
! ken has done Injustice, uuintcutiOnally. no
doubt, TO the gentleman from Tippah. The
| latter said Ia substance that the Mi.sissiD-
plans who lay dead upon the field where
| they fell In battle, were unrecOrded save in
| the hearts Of their cOuntrymen.
AS for this resolution, / should be glad M
/ it were practicable for Us 10 honor ourselves
| by laying In the soil Of our State 40 our
| Capital, or some other suitable place. the
remains Of all our noble Sons which now
are scattered In other lands. But ln doing
honor TO ourselves by preserving the sacred
/ bones of our dead, we must do Justice DO
the living-the impoverished taxpayers Of
1 the State.
Without rejecting upon the services of
/ the distinguished gentleman named Dob these
| resolutions, / maintain that the memories
| OF the unnumbered soldiers Of MississipDI
who gave up their lives for their Stase,
and whose names are fading away with ua.
| are more deserving Of such q tribute than
| that Of any man whatever whose services
consisted OF the discharge Of bis duty as "a
civil officer. To my mind. the noblest OF
them all was the poor, private soldier who
| without rank or position 20 induce him.
| went knowingly TO his death unsustained
save by the consciousness Of duty well done.