The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
To DR LrKE =. HLAcEnrRN.
49, - Testimonial NJ Love and
Gratitude from Southern Eeugccs-is7a


Tho ladies handed him n silver ship filed
win iiowers wnereat am tod the good Old
man mn, eyes ,., iilrd win tears. We meet with
you in fun hoalih. and We call upon the bcnig-
naut Father above, whose mercy and kind
ness send phlianthropic heroes. such IA
you 20 Tighten the burden OF human woes To
b"Siow upon YOU many, many years Of happi-
ness. And when the history Of this great pesti-
"nco shu.l log written and the miseries and suf-
ferinEs shall bee rccountcd. when tho record
shall be made Of the immortal heroes VINO
stNkcd lie 90 save life. who rskcd all for
love Of humanity. who felt the call OF duty
ana obeycd. ana who truly loved their fellow
beings as themsclyes-on that history's bright
,'st paGs VIII appear the name OF L. +. Black:
burn. For ages monuments have been reared
10 heroes, but you, sir have yourself reared one
whose splcndor and excellence outrival those
OF tho past whose endurance will exceed the
power " eifaclng time Its column-gratitud (;
its basn-your countrymen's hearts its iuscrip-
Ton Ills mission WAS accomplished his duties
Merr fulfilled y" came TO alleviate the suffer
| wish / might quote to you the Doctors
speech IN iull. manly WIS II and modest. He
disclaimcd credit FOR himself but took occasion
10 tell In glowing terms the stories ~ his broth
or physicians and oi the heroic clergy. You
Will read with interest that paragraph In II
which referred a. Father Ryan of Chattanooga:
, ,aT &c gal. ch+,an Father Ryan Of chsiianocss
hat .uItr,gcd Ne from the nrst INTRODUCTION q me
buried the dead and conorted the SICK and the he
~ had S Ps a G . . saa ,G 'pS 9is
tnst w. alta snd dangerou lie asked me
lent face could not deceive him told him tic re was
q m tho hut seemed to put lis ho,e u6on
mai Sa, az be had 50 ishlny served and hs faith a.
r I S S b M g WSr P eRFd to "a 1s"1S
hs,c gveu ih- arg 10 hay. saved HIN To The Catholics
Of America ami ihe world would say, when Father
spartled In the diadcn Of your Church.
H. is not known who first suggested tho namo
OF DE- Blackburn Hs n candidate Tor Governor;
tut the suggestion once made, II was haled
from end b. end OF the state with immense on
ihn'iasm. ono newspaper said: " New Or
leans made Gen. Jackson President. Cerro
GorIo sent john :. Williams To the United
states senate and Hickman and a hundred
Blackburn Governor" This time the Doctor
TOOK mo noniinauon in earnest. Perhaps he
lesson Lui ID" has been called To make speeches
in every town in the State and uucommonly
good speeches they arc said u be. In one
many lHdies a. there were men-cams QUE In
force 10 meet him as he drove over from
drlSgei the carriage in with shouts. At the
hotel they made Mrs. Blackburn come out on
the balcony and make speech.
1he Convention u not 10 meet until noNt May.
and asked AN Influential Blue Grass farmer
the other day. i by that time a reaction would
not set in and tho Doctor lose by the present en-
thusinsm. No sir SAID he: people in the
cltlrs may, forget. but we farmers have long
As the farmers make up the great body Of the
vote IN Kentucky IT is likely that Dr. Blackburn
wlllgo IN by arousing majority. Will be n Just
Hpl' y 'i'tAIA nv Ntiu, hllt tue passage
OF the Jefferson County resolutions above
given; and not use that offico as a stepping
stone TO another. will use my best efforts 10
promote the interests OF the common schools to
improve the rivers and develop the resources Of
thls grand old Comnonwealth." Ho said that
he might err in his administration OF affairs
but il would not be Intentionally and il he
thought that his administration should cost
him anything in the esteem OF his follow citi-
zens he would. even At the very moment OF prom
lsed SUCCESS. reject the office.
Tho Doctor would rather be Governor Of
Kentucky than President Of the United states
AZ present he is the President of a company
that manufactures the nimble salts from the
waters Of Crab Orchard Springs and there are
many in Kentucky who regard his canvass ms n
very huge IOke But he will be elected. for all that