The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-03

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pliraiipn II u M ihl. fsa.1n
mnf' ihah any Dtlief That boz lsl
hlm y - steadily refuse ~ svsn
consider thf question N rYing into
NJ clsv lsnd' Cabinet IT, IL
unqu,tipAhly NE most in1usn
iial man ~ Southern polilic. ~.
u w every srn'e y leader H. has
alsays bsen 10 advance N ~. peo
plo IL maj IN aciual ].en.tiinn
when hc wa in the Houso hy his
cuI1gy u Charles sumner Thu.
va. ih- FRI, marked step from tho
South toward. o better understand.
NJ with the North after the war.
lie Sas bitterly denounced by hi,
own people for this speech, but by
making a number of speeches in
hisown State afterwards be brought
his people around 10 his view His
idea has been for many years since
the war that there could be noreal
prosperity for the South unless it
accepted in good faith the results
u the war and became thoroughly
reconsiled 10 the North. lie i.
pa%s.ionately devoted 10 the South
and in her interests alone has
worked 10 close the gulf which has
so long stocd between the North
and tn. South. He is a ripe schol-
ar and has nearly all his life been
a teacher. He was a professor for
many years in Oxford University,
Mississippi, and when he entered
polite. he did not cease ~ be a
teacher. lie has never been led or
by any Of the popular crazes Of the
day. When the Grecnback fever
ran rio. through the South be was
one Of the few men who fought it
with wisdom. lie opposed the sill
yer mania in the same way. Even
under the instructions of his State
Legislature he held his position.
His refusal 10 obey their instruc-
tions was followed by a request for
biz resignation. This wa. also
met with a firm refusal. Til. in
dignation against him in his State
was so gre at that a few u his timid
friends believed that he would not
geta dozen votes for reelection. But
before that time the Senator made
n careful canvass Of the State. He
Was s poor man and had the money
of no powerful friend. TO help him.
His only weapon was the demon
.trstion Of the correctness Of his
position. The result; wa. that he
was triumphantly returned by the
very people WHO had been 50 bitter
IN Genouncing him.
Senator Lamar is in his sixtieth
year. Thers is very little in his
general appearance to indicate al
yanced age or physical weakness.
60 long as ne takes care Of himself
and lives quietly he is apparently
a. well - any one need be. But
under the strain Of deep emotion
or great effort be suddenly gives
way. This has been shown in one
or two notable instances in the
Senate when under the exciting
Influences u 4 passionate cOntro-
very or al exciting debate he has
sank yoiceless. half fainting, into
his chair. overcome and broken
down. Bot a. a counsellor he is
one d The Elsesi and most far.
seeing. and IL NOR. often consulted
By public men than any other one
man. He Is - dispassionate in
hi. adyie. tha, his counsel has
often been sough, BY Republican
statesmen 1, is not generally
known that he is one Of the SEN
ai0rs Hi,h whom Mr.. Blaine al.
vi-ed before going into Mr.. Gar.
fields Cabinet
4 The Senator j. above the medium
IN height II he were straight he
-ouid b. much above the average,
bot he is quite rUund sholdersd
from the habits d his student life.
he has a very large, long head,
and IL strength y male % APPEAR
even greater than IL il by the fash.
ior Il bis hair aud rhiskers. His
xrzyish brown hair y cpmh-i up
high from he narrow, full Forehead
and falls in a bong roll -hich cnrls
ia a, the hack q bis neck ia such
a ma. a. % hide the neck com.
pleriy. Ills mustAche i. very
lOag. thick snd fsnus. and dryDps
ia lin. by the side. e bis Iuxuri.
ant hard. which reaches DOWN 70
bis bfezs.. His eyes are CARR aad
deep set His DO-e il a straight
Grrcian His cheek bunss arr as
} high am pnDmizsnt az an In
ldi,n's, while his complexion u
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