Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-06-07
OssOro's FAvORlTE
Resoluticns lndorsins Congress.
man Morgan tor Sc election

Special TO the Avalanche
Hernando. Miss. May
The democrats Of DeS0to coun
IS. 10 convention assembled.
passed the following resolutions
lndOrsing Congressman u
Morgan, Tor denomination
The Hon J Morgan. havtng
resided continuously IA this
county for forty eighi wears coz
eung bis childhood, vouth aud
manhood. 90 kueT that 80 are
able to speak ont Of the iullaess
81 oar personal knowledge.
touching the record aud history
81 his lie. private a. well a. pub
lie. private citizen be has
led = pure and exemplary IL,
AID h4s been invariably . kiad
social. amable and sympathetic
fneaa 4al uti2hhar. A. sol
dier s8t tde lost raase De sbow
ed his devotion by rssiguIlg tue
oa3ee OF probate jaigr, 10 ich
he hzsi been elected aud which
ex.mpied bin from military sell
wee. and entering the army as a
private soldier. be Eas soon pro
NOTED To- command. and by hS
calm. fearless aud unfslteripg
courage. be w0n the respect oil
ali. and though several times
dangerously wounded, he re
NAMED az the post OF duty until
the end Of the final struggle As
a lawyeT he - a great master OF
legal lore aud science. lie pre-
scented his eases with consumate
skill, tact aud fidelity TO his eli
ents Asa chancellor he was
laboTIous, conservation and
psinstaking. Pure aud upright
and his integrity beyond even
the sreath of suspicion. As a
politician aud political manager
he stands without a superior,
either In party councils or as 4
bold, skIlltul and determined
leader in the field. We can ney
CT forget aud will never forget
his services during the darb
days of reconstruction, au | u
Freedman's Bureau, carpet bag
aud African domination, nor the
part le took in the revolution
that put an end 10 that rule
drove Abelbert Ames from the
executive office and from the
state and supplied his place
With John u Stone, as our gov
ernor. Nor can we forget. mol
will the democratic party of thi,
district forget, that only a few
short years ago the eaemies o.
democracy had again obtaine,
the mastery over this distric,
and was lntrenehing itself unde
the skilltul and WHY Chalmer
with a view to remain in power
when Morgan, In response 10
sense of duty aud the call of hi
party, gave up his private pun
suits, led the almost forlOrl
hope, and in two successive su,
cesstUl campaigns routed til,
enemy "horSe, foot aud dTa
goon,n aud drove the leade
from the state and firmly re es
tabIished the party in power
therefore, be il
Resolved, That the demoera
cy of DeSoto county point wit
pride and pleasure to the lif
and the record of the distin
guished aud valuable public Sc
vices OF the Hon. J L Morgan
and present his name To the dc
m0eraey of the district az thei
candidate for the party nomina
ton to the neAt Congress of til,
United States.
Resolved. The course of til,
( on. Il Morgan in Congress i,
Endorsed and approved as il
strict accord with the principle
OF our party and the best wei
fare OF our people. Especial,
do we endorse aud approve hi
tirm aud steadfast support q
President Clevelands tariff poll
cy aud the Mills bill intended I,
give effect To it, and his earnes
efforts TO advance aud protec
the interests of that portion O
his constituency engaged in a;
ricul.ural pursuits.
Resolved, That this conven
ton appoint fifty deIegateA. ten
from each supervisors district
to attend the district conven
ton to be held in the city o
Hclly Springs on the 18TH da,
OF July, and they are hereby in
strncted To use all honOrabl,
means tn secure the domination
OF the Hon. James Il Morgan.