The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-05-23
NUMBER 8.
The SenatOrsllip.
MONTICELLO, Miss, May Is, 1879

l observe in your last issue,
copied from the Aberdeen Examiner
the opinion l expressed, that if ex-
President Davis, now of our sea-
coast, is not elected United States
senator to succeed Bruce, then the
Hon. Il. Barksdale will be. / think
all careful observers of public SEN,
timent within the democratic party,
will coincide with the above opin.
ION. AS the present distinguished
Senator Lamar1 resides in North
Mississippi that great section of
the State will doubtless coucede
the other senator to South Missis.
sippi, if we present a candidate
entirely acceptable. AT least, that
would be the right and proper
thing, and IN Keeping with the gen:
erosity heretofore shown as. If,
ON the assembling of the legisla-
ture i'll 1880, that body should Come
to the conclusion that it would tie
tst for the interest OF the State
and country to bring forward the
honOred name of jefferson Davis,
aud he will consent to serve, l ven
ture to make the prediction, that
Mr.. Barksdale will not Oppose him.
[ say this because kuow. and
believe you know, that Barksdale
is one of our great men who always
sticks to his deserving friends, and
who will not sacrifice them to pro.
mote his own Announcements. 1t is
we'll known that lie has been life.
long friend and supporter Of Mr..
Davis, in sunshine and storm, in
peace and in war, and / do not be.
lieve he will now occupy an atti-
tude of opposition to the old chief
the idol of all Mississippians.
So much by way of prelude
now "a word as to Maj. Barksdale.
He needs no fulsome enconiums
from me. The columns of the Mis-.
siSSippian and Clarion, for thirty
years past, and his able speeches
in many hard fought canvass,
from the Tennessee line to your
coast, seem to render wordy praise
of the great editor ont of place,
superf1uous and unnecessary. For
that long period he has been known,
and well known, to the people OF
Mississippi and to most reading
people Throughout the Union. His
voice and pen have never been
idle, and they have always advo.
Gated the principles of the demo-
cratic party. The piney woods
section of our State, as we all know,
has always found in him, both by
voice and pen, IA warm advocate
and friend. OF course, you remem-
Der with what determination he
advocated a change of representa-
ton, so that each one of our small
counties should have at least one
representative. He has at all
times strenuohsly urged the build
ing of the Ship Island railroad,
and the improvement of the rivers
leading to the seaboard. 1t may
be said, with truth, that Barksdale
is not a statesman of the theoreti-
cal or mere rhetorical order. He
is plain, hard working business
man who has the ability, the will,
and the tact to work, and work
effectually, in and out of Legislative
in obtaining from the
general government that "material
aid to which the State is justly
and which we so much
need in recovering from the DESC
lation of war. This is above all
party considerations. We are very
poor. We need aid, and we want
practical craftsmanship to obtain
it. Mr.. Barksdale is now in the
full prime of his physical and intel
lectual powers, and to place him in
the senate will not only be tor the
of the State, but just
and appropriate crown of honor to
a life spent in home service for the 9.
people of Mississippi. He would
90 there with reputation already
As a political writer
t is co-extensive with the Union.
His style of oratory, though at
ines capable of arousing the en-
husiasth of the multitude, is more
old than showy, and peculiarly
dapted to the debates of the Sen
tie. He is logician of the high
st order, and great on facts and
cures, and it may be safely pre-
icted, that if elected to that
ugust body he will soon take the
ont rank as ready debater. His
and historical information
inexhaustible, and now in the
I'LL maturity of his powers, after
many years of arduous service
behalf of his party and State, it
'ems fitting and proper, and a just
to the press to give
IN seat By the side of the gifted
amar. This, 1 believe, is the wish
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. B f
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