The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-17
senator Ransom.


Gen. Barnside, Of Rhode Island. il
worthy of republication and com
n.endation:
Mr.. Ransom said: Mr.. President
whatever OF pleasure there can bc IL
,cnderiug homage TO the il!us!ricus
lead l feel when unite in these
iouors 10 Tho lucmory OF Gen. Burn.
sido. His grca. nature has left IN
impression with me which l regret ]
have no words to express. In many
respects, his was on extraordinary
character. In tho memorable "Ora.
ton OH tho Man;lian Law" tip I'M
mortal Roman assigna to Pa;ypey
tho "frs! place" am,nS his country
men for Lila gen;lcncss to conquered
Asia: Sed ne vos,igium quidem cui-
dem cni1uam pacato nocuis'e dica-
lrr. Aud the samo orator, in The
beautiful "App"al for Marcclluq,'
udjndscs Cesar "vcry l:to god
because Of his magnanimi'y 20 hif
PROSTATE personal and political en-
emies. The couqueror OF the world
was greatest whca lie had conquered
lis own passion Ho,;icrno vero die
te ipsum vicis,i. at tie ord Of like
!. OF hu4drei years We rca''2, ic an
american ci,:z, n the ccmlina.i'n OF
the suprcm, ,,soilcrSics which tLs
illls,, ions ora'cr cltilncd fyr his two
mos. distinguished coIrtrymon. On
the shield o, Busnsiic are united .ln
III moderation Of poppey, and the mag
nariality Of C,c ar. On tie death
.: Ponroy, ~ on tlo iGll Of C@ ar,
Rome was iiyild in her emo'io 3
Oau party was conyU'sed with Gccp
ggic', and tle opposing faction wa'
platcd with meddouing Joy. Ga lie
death Of Bnrnsidr, all hearts nrc
touched with gri,i The rni'n o'
sorrow ~ ~ broal ..as the union ci
the couptry-docp, sincere, and just.
Thc'cho,l. that Linds patriots, iriends
society, homes .cgo;he. has rocaivcl
a shock, ard tito sympathy Of The
good everywhere responds in sadness
for The common bereavement,
Glncral Burnside lad not . Great
intellect. but liz had what is better,
i, Great heart. he WIS no. griiTs;
he vas not an orator; Ee was not y
great gonor,l, ho was not n great
.cI,olsr, he WAS ~. great pliloso-
phcr; bat be was more-ho Was Il
phi,anIhropist; 10 was a patriot;
ne was good picn. His virtues
were his strength; his was not
mental power. it was moral force,
ais wa not tie Tightening from
heaven, nor rays Of light from the
srn, be-. II wa. tn. wsrtath OF TIC
ca,th, making all things cheerful. /
regard his example AZ one on which
the eyes Of the young men Of the
country should be fixed. 1t is sn cK.
ample for study. Let ua contem'
plate it for mDment. Without
wealth, without illustriyus decent,
witho oit,thc favor Of the great with
out striking mental endowment, and
without extraordinary good fortune,
he attained distinguished cmi-
oence both in war aud in peace.
He commanded the armies OF his
country, and he Was an American
Senator. lie was loved and honored
at home, distinguished in foreign
lands, end leaves an iilustrious name
in history. To what was his success
due? have often thought cf this
question. In my opinion. and In
tina. Judgment think his best friends
will unite, his distinction was due TO
his great moral qualities aud to !hcm
alone. His virtues made him great.
As his integrity, his courage, his for
titude, his industry, his devotion, bis
unselfshnoss. his charity was great,
60 WAS lis character great, so was
his lifo great. The virtues are the
forces and powers in life.
The want Of virtue with The
grentest ability made Bacon. tho
greatest OF mankind, tho most infa.
nous; the possession Of great vir-
tues without great ability mnde
Barnsd', the good man, famous. Ma
polcon's genius could not have re.
trieved the disaster to tho Union ar
my at Fredricksburg; but the can
dor, the chivalry, the honor, tho sac
rifioe Of Burnside in his defeat shed
q halo on that bloody sunset AZ pure
and as bright as the Decomber snow
that glit,ered on these immortal
hills.
His colleague, tho venerated Sen.
ator from Rhode Island. in mos. e!o-