The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

IL is enough The stranger 80
longer wonders al the unwnntnd
display Of feeling, biz own heart
catches the glow " The magic spell
aud be, too, joins the enthusiastic
throng N sending 20 the great,
good man the tribute Of profound
admiration and heartfelt ven.
Grafton What emotions the name
inspires toall who march under the
broad banner of the free, With
what reverence dove think ofhim,
to whose noble endcayors we owe
our lofty privileges and our glor,
ious country!
"Grrat Washington, thine honorcl name
Will Ger be- treasured IN our hearts
The record VI thy matchlcsa fame.
The sweetest Of all charms imparts.
Deprived at an early age Of a
fathers supervision, and the cher.
ished counsel OF an elder brother,
he displayed even in his youth that
greatness and nobility of soul
which distinguished his entire
career. HIS first steps werein the
pathway Of honor. No stain sui
lies the bright escutchcon OF his
fame. His record stands on the
page of history, unblurrcd, either
by youthful indiscrction, or the
hcadIong impctuo-ity of carly
manhood, Steering clear ofall the
shoals, q%uicksand and destructive
rocks which prove fatal to 80 many
a son Of promise, he stcered his
barque onward, right onward 70
the sea Of glory.
A character more perfect, more
honored, more reycrcd has never
been deliHeatcd upon history 3
pages, II stand. before the world
II model for all succeeding ages. Al.
mankind have admitted his supc.
riority to every other hero; for his
glory is untarnished by cruelty,
avarice, tyranny, or ambition.
From his soul over gushed n stream
Of pure aud patriotic feeling. Moth.
er the caresses Of fortune, nor the
splendor Of rcnown cnticed him
from the pursuit OF his country's
good.
With him this was Of paramount
interest placed in the scale
against ambition, wealth and fame.
is outweighcd them all.
lie left loving friends and a hap
py home, to endure the many
hardships Of a soldiers life nerer
did he falter IN the pathway Of
duty. We ever find him at his
post, d~ischarging the duty Of the
hour with singlc-hcartedncss, and
n%obleness unparalleled. When he
had returned from n victorious bat.
tlefield, the instrument by which
freedom was gained for his beloved
country, then ii was that he dis.
played the noblest traits Of his
character when all sought to do
him honor by bestowing on him
the highest office Of the nation,
twas with great reluctance he
yielded to the imperative claims Of
the people, and accepted the ar.
duous and responsible position. II
was an elevation he neither sought
nor wished ; his country's welfare
was his most ardent desire and
when itsindependcncc was achiev.
ed, the modest and cherished
wish OF his heart was to live and
die a privats citizen on his own
farm, to withdraw from public
view and dwell amid the quiet
shades of his beloved Ant. Vernon
The character of Washington
may want some Of those poeticaI
elements which dazzle and delight
the multitude, but il possesses few
er inequalities, anda rarer unison
Of virtues than perhaps ever found
in that Of any other mortal.
His fame stands apart from every
other in history shining with a
truer lustre aud a more benirnan,
glory. With us his memory re
mains a national possession, where
all the sympathles throughout our
widely extended and diversified
empire meet in unison. Under all
disscnsions, and amid all storms Of
party his preccpt and example
speak tous from the tomb with A
paternal appeal and his name by
all revcrcd, forms a universal ,,e
Of brotherhood, a watchwocd for m,r
Union.
"lahd Of the West, though Passing hriet
The reeorl Of thine ayr,
That hast a name that darkcns NIL
On hisior,'s whle pay,