The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-22
Death of Capt. Harvey.
"Sans pelr e sans repr0ehe. .

Sans peltr et sans iepf0che.
ADDISON HARVEY, after a brilliant
career of four years in the service of his
oppressed and plundered country, fell
at Columbus, Georgia, on the 10th of
April last, by the hand of an assassin.
Though incompatible with the character
of this notice to detail the circumstances
under which he met his death, il will
not be out of place to remark, that he
was struck down by a concealed weapon,
while in the faithful and fearless dis
charge of his duty, as a Confederate
officer That a man so admirably con-
stituted should have given no justifable
cause for the atrocious deed of blood, by
which q virtuous and blameless life was
thus suddenly terminated, will surprise
no one.
In the carnival of death, which we
| have witnessed in our unhappy land
during the last four years, no nobler
victim has sunk into the grave than
Addison Harvey. However often we
have been called to weep over the early
fall of the gallant and true, who went
out to battle for the rights and liberties
Of their country, we feel our grief inten.
sifed by this last sad intelligence. He
had passed unscathed through so many
dangers, and had achieved such high
distinction, that we fondly hoped he
bore a charmed life against "the moving
accidents by flood and field;" and We
| had begun to look to him as one destined
to secure Jet higher and more enduring
honors in the walks of civil life.
/ He had not reached his twenty-third
year, when the cruel and relentless wal
against the rights and liberties of the
| South was inaugurated; and yet, ever
at that early period of his life, there was
not, perhaps, in the bread limits of oul
land, youth who gave surer promise oil
winning the highest honors within the
reach of an American citizen. Gifted
with an intellect of the highest order, ht
had not permitted his talents to slumber
Returned but a few brief years before
from the University of North Carolina
where his education was finished, ht
was already upon an elevaUed career a
the bar, when the tocsin of war wa
sounded in our startled ears.
This community cannot have forgot
ten the ease and grace with which b,
turned from the forum to the rostrum
and the great vigor and ability which h
exhibited in the political contest tina
resulted in secession. His closing speecl
in Canton at the termination of tn,
campaign, was, perhaps, the ablest po
litical address ever delivered in tn
J county, exhibiting mastery familiarit.
with the mighty theme discussed, an,
: exciting the admiration of his audienc
by the extent OF his erudition, as well a
by the purity and beauty of his classi
literature and style. 1t was our for
tune, at that period, to be able to com
pare the address OF young Harvey wit
one delivered by the eloquent Soule il
the same place, only few weeks before
and to have felt that the younger wa
the abler man.
At length came war, to whose nit
mate arbitrament was submitted tn
momentous question, which had alread,
; beea decided at the ballot-box. III
argument of right against power beinl
, exhausted, it became our duty, in tn
last resort 10 stand to our arms Amonl
the very first to rally to the standard 0
our country, when the crimson flag wa
unfurled, might be seen the slender forr
i and earnest face of the intellectual an
! accomplished Harvey. However tn
, proud and lofty spirit of patriotism ma
: have sWelled within his heart, it dis
) turbed not that self-poised expressio
I and earnest look of devotion, which ar
the usual characteristics of that elevate
few, whom religion and liberty couss
! crate to martyrdonl.
As a member of the Madison Rife.
} under the command of Capt. Davis,
: spent the first year of the war at Pens,
, lcola, where his capacity to endure th