The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-10-17

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little further but most NJ the great
men who have nodded States have died
In lie hfm belief that their death would
throw the wheels u progress out ot gear.
Hicbelieu'a last slghlng ejaculation,
'foar France, Z was u this character,
and Cavour spoke In similar fashion
Dying, full NJ sins ~ man could be-
from the preachers point VI vlew-whep
surrounded by priests who we're urging
him ~ accept ,hs last offices ~ the
church, he turned lmpatlenily, saying
"Prsy not Tor me. pray for lialyf' lie
had orented Italy made a Homogeneous
mass out u the most heterogeneous ele.
ments; subdued the most refractory
spirits melted all opposition from within
and without In the fires u bis own In
tense devotion; perillod his salvation;
plegcd his soul rs = stake In the great
game he was playing, and, dying when
in sight Of the object Of his labors, he
felt no surety Of It's permanent posses.
lon. pray not Tor me. pray for ltalyp'
and Cavour died, while Italy lives and
grows In strength in the spirit which,
| evoked By poets and a%dventurers, found
field for its development through the
labors Of the statesman.
And there Is much wisdom 10 be gain.
ed from ever q casual glance at the clos
ing scenes in the lives Of the great sol
diers OF the Senate. In the last century
there foil a man Of the kind. whose
death was the most dramatic, as his life
had been the most extraordinary, In the
annals OF England. William Pitt, Ear
OF Chatham, was one OF the few Eng
fish statesmen who had the sense to un
derstand and the courage to oppose tn,
val which severed England from thu
richest Of her American colonies and lee
TO the establishment Of the greatest
proudest and most powerful republic
known to the worlds history. OF him
as Of all great men, many stories ar
current--one Of them brought fresh h
my mind by the refusal Of Gladstone h
be shelved In the House Of Peers. Whel
Pitt accepted the Earldom Of Chatham
and left the turmoil Of the Common
for the placid dignity Of the Lords,
was Chesterfield who said Of him tina
no had "tallen up stairs" But the ma
jesty Of his mental powers shone fort
even In that enfeebling atmosphere
He opposed the taxation Of the Amer
,csn colonies with all the vigor Of hi
matchless c~loquence; denounced the wa
against them in memorial language
you may ravago," said he, "you ca
not conquer; 1t Is impossible. You ca
not conquer Americans. / might as we
talk Of driving them before me wit
this crutch;" and no lifted up the wood
en- support which his infirmltie
had rendered necessary. And then, o
q day still more memorable. when tn
disastrous war had about come TO q
end, he raised his voice once more again,
what he conceived to be an ignomInlor
peace. He came down to the House |
make his last speech, worn, bent, almoI
lifeless with disease. His eye shon'
however, with the fire that had dfte
quelled opposition, and he commenced
saying: II thank God | have been 81
abled 10 come here this day TO periorl
my duty, and to speak on a subje,
which has so deeply impressed my min,
am old and infrm; have one foot
more than one foot-in the grave. l Al
riser from my bed to stand up In II
cause Of my country-perhaps new,
again TO speak in this House" An
then he reviewed the history Of Il
struggle. reminded his hearers Of Il
disastrous results he had prophesie,
and added; 80 1t proved" In n fe
minutes he sank into the arms Of tho
|, near him, and spoke no more. The see,
is graudly commemorated in Copley
, great painting. st. Louis Globe Dem
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