The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-06-14

We have received copy Of an Oratlou
delivered 10y Cut. Duncan X. MtRau, wei
known by most Of the readers of the
APPEAL, at Newhcn, N. C., on occasion
OF planting % m enulial tree IN honor OF
the late Judge CASTOR, of that city. The
Grafton II a fine specimen OF the richness
Of Thought and stdtulmcss of ajctiuu for
which Col. Mritae WAS SO much admired
when speaking on public occasions IN
tins city. Referring 60 the Tact That %
living tree, not insUl sHtp marble, was the
monument chosen 10 memorable the
hOuOrrd dead, the "lUWnrut speaker ut
tered these beautiful words: "IuStcau Of
drawing upon nrt. Nuu draw upon nature;
and committing this emblem of your
love ana reverence to the bosom Of our
mother earth, who has taken 30 her
kindly heart The remains Of him whose
name il Is to bear, you invoke her boun-
temls and pTOpitiaus favor thpt she viii
nurture ITS roots ana strengthen its
growth, and swell It's proportions into a
lofty and stately tree, lofty aud stately
like the character 1t commentaries.
The following is Il specimen of tarsc but
suggestive language; "Nualth and
edgp-whateNer Bacon may haze
sail--is each u power. Wealth IL ccntri-
petal, aud aggregates with II few, and is
mouopoi;st,c. knowledge is CEN
trifugal and difusive, does nos cn-ross
but di-DurscA, rs doth the gracious year
distribute its blessings through the vary
ing SCISSORS Many OF our legal readers
VIII agree W I'll cor. NcBae'S sentiments
upon very important subject when he
says: "Frru all over the lanf there is a
mouluful sigh over the decHdencU of the
Judiciary. 10 is vain tu hope otherwise,
from tine adoption Of the p0licic, which
ConstraiIi the Judicial freedom and limio
the judicial Independence. Invariably
ftst. 3
election Of the judges is mace to depend
ON political nominations, and the Illness
TO be a Judge Is qualified by party label,
the rights and Interests Of the people are
in motion, on Il declining plane, to a
lower level" After speaking OF the
noble life aud Christian death of Judge
CASTOR, the eloquent orator expressed
his own convictions rs TO the life 10 come
in tho following noble words, which show
that hc has lost nothing of that gft Of
expression to which we III Memphis have
so often listened with delight aud admir-
alton. what for good To man or woman,
to society or humanity, if science, so
called, or lUght else, should demonstrates
malhrlnaticdlly, that there was no crCa-
ton Of man and is no Creator is Genesis
relates, and should prove this Bitful life
to he the BE ail aud end ALL ard after
to lie ii cold obstruction and TO rot, this
warm sensible emotion 10 become Il
! kncade1 c0ld, would intellectual man
hood acccpt the verdict? Why, no. Mans
mighty genius, then unictttred, bound
| by no allegiance 10 the Creator, aud I'm
restrained by any orderly control, would
compass SEA and lamd sky aud earth,a and
the waters under the earth, and con-
polling al She force Of nature, omnipo-
tent aud unniacient hut not divine, into
his grasp, would, if no angel stands with
flaming sword to guard H. pluck the
| fruuags Df the tree of lite, aud make
himself immortal Or else in the riot
and confusion Of unlimited aud uuuri-
died license this disordered genius would
again Bald babel, to oertop the clouds
l.and reach 10 heaven; whose giddy head
| by feeble base supported. would reeliug,
t6tteriug. tumbiug, fan and crash, and
crush the earth til chaos came again
with furmess void aud primewl s0li-
tuIe. Bat il can never he. Instinct and
revelation point TO God, the author ana
giver of life, and science will always find
Il pause at that line, which it cannot
cross, whore force fail, and a Creator
stands, its awful presence yelled indeed
but manifest ia might, majesty, pow II
and dominion through universe Of
works Men D5is Appc0i