The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-28

The okson, (Nis' Clarion givrb
the ll,sinE cpmplrL- report oi the speech
al Jefferson DAVIS 81 the ovation extended
10 h,n b. tie legislature Of tnal sIale on
thr 10 u inst;
"Frisnds and d ethren ~ Mississippi: 10
ntieis ttsrus, nut stih Ge-pe't feeling,
pvrui. to return my tnanks Tor the unrI-
uec ca honor You have conferred on M.
Ag from the prl uc,l aea, | nave III my
,eclutpd home observed WI h intense in-
terest I'll passing .vsutH Aft ctirg tho int 20
ost or honor u MsNtsppi, snd have re-
iicsh 10 see In this uigefsiiicstion OF LABOR,
he devrlo, ment OF new sOurc-B OF prosper
i,y. and tho incr. ss1d iacl ties o' pu0ic
education reason 10 hone tor future 10
our state more prosp,rous than any pro
eating sra The ssftty aud nor OF re-
pu 10 mus rcst upon ths moralty,
lutte lg,nce and patriotism OF Toe commuh
| ny, 49,
| awe arc now IN transition state, which
IL always ond oao both IN socisty ana II
| azure. Whsy II ~ no the result OF tht
cnauges which may be anticipated u Is NOT
| possiuls TO forecast, hut our psopia have
shown ouch fortituoe and have risen 40 sc
| 4 andy FROM the deep depfesrior iuhloted
upon them that IL IL fair 10 snteTtaln orish'
hopes Tor the future. Ssct,ouI haze, con-
csntrating self upon my devoted hsnd, de-
privss ms OF the privilege accorded T. 9th J..
disliu ction oi race, color or previous conoi-
,ion, bus / Can no, deprive me OF that
which 10 nearest aud dearest my heart, The
n sht To be n Mss ssipplan, aud II Ia SIN
great grautic ton that receive this en-
ph1tir recognition Of that right nv the
reprssentstiv OF our people. X AIRED
on the soul Of n Mississippi, the am
biiinn of my bovhoud Was TO do some
Things ~h ca would redouud to the honor
and wi 'are OF tue stste. The weight or
anv years admonishes me that my d.y
ior sexual service has pas, d, yet the desire
rem .ins uud!min sh. a to sre the people OF
Mississippi prn'psrOui md happy, and her
{, me no; uut k the pas, but gricuaily
g'owing wider and orisater ~ tue ye.r
roll away.
n has been ssid that shout apply ~
the United States for pardon nut rrpert'
ancs must or. c-us the t'sht oi p truon, a1d
I have not rrpeuted Il m"mn'fi' e as |
must Il, which hos been sLii-f' u, al Sh en-
has been iost, disappointed hopes Shd
cru he'd pira.ious, vt de tberssrly say,
IL 10 were ~ do over gain, would akain
ter OF his own late. The y 'uplr OF tue con-
rd.rs'e st-,es did more IN proportion t.
their mum bsrs a. q IN, ans than vas eve;
achieved by any ~ ma world's history.
Fac Gecr-ed tnt' they should he unsuc-
&c .sful in the 'ilJu 10 maintain 'heir
q, aim to resume the grants made 10 the
FEDERAL gov rnment. Our people have
accep ed the decree; II therefore UehooUs
hem, n, they may, to promote the gem
.r,l welfare OF ihs union, I, show to the
world that hereafter, ne heretofore, tho
untrio,ism OF our paoI /, is not measured
Wy lnss ut latitude aud longitude, nut II
as broad Az The oblisationg' they hsvs as
,umei, and embraces the whole OF our
cenn- noui Il dom ain. l. I them leave u
their chilnr. n nni oh ldfvn's en- ir-n the
grand II mule Of never -werving from the
ua,h of du y, at prrf-rring return good
f,r evil rather thsu tn cherish the unmnuly
telling ~ revenge. But never question or
[ ach you, children TO des' crate the memory
I the dead by admitting that Their
broih hers were vr ug In The tffOrt
20 maintain the sovereignty, iie
ON aud iudpp-i d-uce which was tLeir
innli-natl. hir hiish' Rrmem herring thst
the CONT generation ara tina children Of
the hisior'r ,npthrra whose devotion 10 our
cause In Is do ksst hour sustained the
strong sud strrug hened no weak, | can
NJ ieve nat The cGuse for which our
.scritc-s were mace can ever be lot, but
r4tn.r nope thA those who now deny the
Justice of oar a-,.rtsl aims vii lssr1
FROM Frntrirpce thft the fathers builded
wise and the c,nst' ution should he con
srusd according T. the commentaries OF
the men who inside H.. IL taving been pre-
v'onslv undsrs,oot that | would not At
tempt to do more than 10 return nv
thsnkt. which ara far deeper than ~ would
v pcss'hls for Gie ~ express, | will nov,
.tns'ors nnd representatives,, and - you.
Viss ard gentlemen, who have honorsd
my by your attendance, MD ynu an sfec-
uo'ats, aud v M v No. 'ss' ia'swell."