The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-19
a Handsome and Well Deserved
compliment to Hon. q. C. Viii
hanson, of Carroll.

. Inc regular order of business was sus
pehded In the House on Friday morn
ing 10Th, when Hon. J. Y. Murry. d
llPpah, rose in his place and said:
Mr.. SPEAKER: arise to question
OF privilege. 1t is for the purpose
Oh paying Just compliment to a fellow
member of this House.
Sir, my brief experience As a renre
sentative has taught me that much hard
laoor and great responsibility is the in
heritanee of every earnest and honest
legislator, and it certainly would he a
Pheasant thing to receive a token. how
ever small, of approval of a mans course
while acting in this capacity.
NOW, sir, in behalf of a large pumber
OF the members of the House, / have the
pleasure OF presenting to the distinguish.
ed gentleman from Carroll mr.. William
som small testimonial of our regard and
esteem Tor him as a conscientious and
vi representative of the people
| ana Deg to assure him that wherever
MS iot may be cast in the future, he will
carry with him the best wishes and kind
| regards OF every member of this House
l trust the gentleman will accept the
testimonial. wv
Page, please attend to the balance of
this Gaming business" as an opposed
to getting close to an excited gentleman
with cane in his hand.
Mr. wILLIAMsoN's RESPONSE.
Mr. Speaker and fellow-members Of the
House of Representatives
10 say that | am overwhelmed by this
unlocked for and undeseryed evidence
Oh your appreciation of my humble eli
l0rts to discharge the duties deyolved
upon me as member of the House.
ialis to convey an idea of my feelings.
Language is Inadequate Il EXPIRES, the
deep gratitude which fills my soul and
being now.
Rocked in cradle of adversitv. rear |
ed IN a home of poverty away back in
old Virginia, and embarkng at an earl,
age upon the great sea of life without |
the compass OF education, or rudder of |
ready money, | drifted out upon is |
broad bosom and cast anchor in Missis
slppI pennies, friendless boy. Did I /
say friendless? Yes-but thanks To-
God snd noble, big-hearted Mississip
pans, that trying period of my life was
OF short duration. When | tell Won
TINS, and that by Mississippians
l am thus honored, you can i'm
agIne better than can tell you in words,
the feelings which fill my breast to
day. In the discharge of my duty as
representative in the Legislature of my
adopted and beloved State have
been guided by my honest convictions
OF right and principle, and have pur-
sued the course thus indicated, faithful
ly endeavoring to reach thos. ends
which, in my humble judgment / sin
cerely believed would best subserve the
interest OF the whole people, and if, in
my zeal to do this, have at any time
been unmindful of that cou .tesy due to /.
my fellow members or failed to accord
to Others the same honesty of purpose :
which has actuated me upon this floor
have done so without intent.
| accept this cane with sincere and
thanks to the members OF
this House and especially to the dis
-lHguished gentleman from whose hands
secured it, and while in the vigOr of health
md young manhood | may not lean
upon 1T for support, shall ever remind I
me of my dependence upon q superior ,,
power and God granting me long life)
in after years, when iourneying down
the hill of life | shall lean upon it and
think of you, fellow-members with the
strong feeling of true friendship and Il
gratitude and of this day as one of the
proudest of my life. n
A few more hours and we part. A c
few tleeting moments and we return to n
the bosom of our constituents and our d
loved ones at home, ere we part let me a
hope that no cloud will ever cast its T
shadow ugon the life of any who sits be-
Fore me to-day. May your brightest
hopes be realized here and hereafter, il
md when the evening of life ovErtakes il
Is may we lin the language of our illus c
rious Prentiss) sink to rest with the o
LIQUIDS that close in our departure, gold a
tipped with the etlulgence of well =
,uput life" =