Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-05-19
PRAISE FOR CONkLlNG.

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| Ills Record as Jepis,sto,, p,,yot.
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, AEgASY. n Y, Nav l0-Thirt e. Eve hun
dred neI.sSt,. listened in the Academy NJ
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o'dhf more oesieseu Vle Ddtreu uoors,
| Whllo h'anI ,cumoed 10 the fOol
ana peeped rf0"eH the sky-llghts.
| The ceremonies were '.'ides the au-
| spices Of the Senate and Assehitg, The
| oration was an eloquent eulogv of the char.
| aeter Of the dead as a poIitical LAWYER and
, ,t,a,,, rhe snealTer vas a, his bost and
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Roscoe Conltling-a great man. an orator
| statGsInan. a lawyer, distinguished citizen Of
| the republic, in the zenith OF his fame and
| power-has fe4shsd his journeys end, and we
| are met here in the cry ef his birth to pay our
| tribute to his worth and work. tsr earned and
| HcIu "a pEOul position III the pubic tnOtgHt
| He stood for independence, for courage, and
| above all, for absolute integrity. and his name
| Was kso@n and honored by many millions of
| his fellow mta
The literature OF Inhny lands IL rich with the
| tributes that gratitude admiration ana lave
| have paid to the great and honored 1ead 1baae
| tributes disclose the Characters Of nations tha
| Ideals of the human race. In them we find the
estiiriptss OF greatness the deeds and lives
that challenged p,alse and thrilled the hearts of
men. In the uresCrRr Of death the good man
Judges as he would he iudged hr knows that
men are only fragments that the preafeat watl, |
in shadow, and that faults and failures mingle
with tbe Eyea Of all. In the graves should ha |
buried the preiud.ees and passions horn Of con.
Hct. Charity shoulo hold iba sraIe.. in which |
are weighed the deed. of man pacn,inr. |
ties, traits born Of locality and surroiind |
lhgs--those are but the dust of the race. those |
are accidents, Graporv. clothes fashions that
have nothing ,o do tlith tha man nvrnnt IN
hide his character. Thev are iha clouds that
cling to mountains. Time gives Ms cIoaFrt yta.
ion. That which was merely local fades awav
The words of envy are forpotten and all thnre
is of STERLING worth remains He who was
called partison 4 n fatrint, Tho ravoIr,ion.
ist and the outlaw are Tho fonndsrs az notiops
and he who was regarded as n scbemine sgla.h
politician becomes n Statesman n nbiloso.
pher whose words and deeds shed lfrbt Mort
uuate is that nation prent enongh to l.rou tho
great When a greot man Il as..o,a who hos
noblv fought tbe hattie ora no teho baa haer
faithful to every trus, and has nttorod HE jii~h.
est. noblost thonpht. one who has .tood ,rondIr
by the ripbt in snttr of ioar and tanrt rotber
stoned by foe nor swrryfd nv IN, honor.
ing Inn. in speal,tnp words of nraise and love
above his dust. we nav tr bnte to ourselves
How moor this wdrlI would ho y,t,hant a..
graves, without the memories of its mighty
dead. Only the Ynecless speak forever Intel
ligence, integrity and courage are the great
pillars that support the State Above oil. the
citizens OF a free Nation should honor the
brave and independent mantle man Of
stainless integrity Of will ana intel
lectual force. HuCh men are the Aliases on
whose mighty shoulders rest the great fabric
OF the republic. Fattcrers, cringels, rrRwlers,
tlme-sefFefs are the dangerous citizens OF
democracy. They who gain ap-
plause and power by pandering to the
mistakes, the preludices and passions OF the
multitude are the enemies Of liberty When
the intelligent submit to the cldmor of the
many, anarchy beginc, and the republic reach
es the edge oil chaos. Mediocrlty, touched
WIN ambition hatters the base and calumni-
ates the great while the true patriot who will
meht OF the people leader should be
u teacher-he should carry the torch OF truth.
MOST people are the slaves OF habit, followers
oi custom behevers OF wisdom Ia the past;
and were it not for brave and splendid souls
" the dust OF antique time would lie unwept and
mountainous error he too highly heaped for !
truth 10 ever peer Custom is prison, locked !
ana barred by those who long ago were dust, !
the Keys OF which are III the keeping Of the
dead
Nothing is grander than when strong, in. ,
trcpid man breaks chains levels wnlIs ana
breasts the many'headed mob like some great 1
'lil mat meets and mocks the innumerable I
oilloWs OF the sea- The politician hastens to t
agree WIN the mayoriiy-insists that their
preludiceis patriotism that their ignorance is Il
sdom-not that he loves them, but because y
le loves himself. The statesman-the real re- O
ormer-points out the mistakes of the multi. |
.uHe, attacks the prelu4ice- OF his eOuntrymen, |
au4hs at ther iollles denuunees their cruel II
Ies' ehlShtehs ana enlarges their minds n
'hu cuucales the conscience, not because 5
le loves himself but because he loves Il
ma serves the right and wishes to II
make ms country great and free. With ii
I'm oeieat Is but spur TO further h
HotL lie VINO refuses TO stoop who can not st
'c ulioeu ny the promise OF success or tie b
ear oil failure who walks the highway OF the h
lgh'' ana IN disaster stands erect, is the only h
clof' Nolhlng Is more desplcaole than 10 W
each lame by crawlng-position by crng. Q,
hg Nhen real history shall be writ NJ
Gu pl the truthul ana the wise these HI
NV these khce!ers at the shines OF II
nance ana fraud, these brazeu IDOLS wor' II
h'ppeu once Us gods Will be the very food of d,
corn whle those who bore the burden OF de. II
eat VINO earned ana Kept their sellrespect, W
mo would not DOW TO man or men for place or hi
o"er' WI! wear upon their 6rows the laurel fu
Mingled with the oak
Roscoe ConNling was n man OF superb cour. ~
&c, He not only acted with, nj fear, but he n,
Gd the fortitude of soul that bears the conse. n,