The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-06-01

hence this tide IRON the northeast
took the course of the Ohio river
to its junction with the Mississippi,
thence down ill 1t met and Goa
leSeed with the tide from the south
Atlantic in the famous Natchez
district on Mississippi soil.
This is no imaginary picture, but
historical truth, These early
settlers were the choice spirits from
eighteen States, who, through their
combined characters and interwov-
en- energies and sentiments, have |
bequeathed to Mississippi a popu-
lation peculiar in the fineness of
It's fibre and the susceptibilities of !
It's nervous organization.
Thus from North Carolina came
a long line of her finest material,
represented by Coy. Williams, Ja-
cob Thompson, the Sessionses,
Willises, ,Hutchinses, Barnes, Bum
phries, Wmtfields, McLaughlins
and host of others. From South
Carolina came a splendid column
of such men as Gov. Scott, the
Fords, Montgomeries, Hamptons,
Prestons, Pincknies, Calhoons, |
Witherspoons, Hookers and Albert |
g. Brown.
Georgia furnished US a legion as
valiant as ever courted fortune, or
bearded danger, represented by |
Gov. Runnels, Gen. Dickson Flour |
nov, Longstreet, Catesworth, Smith |
and that distinguished gentleman
who has proven himself equal to
every emergency and every posi-
ton, from a seat IN the Georgia |
Legislature to his present exalted |
seat, Mr.. Justice Lamar, and that
no less conspicuous character, that
stalwart, massive and unvarnished !
representative of truth and honor
and intellect, the grand commoner
of the u. S. Senate and the peer
OF any jurist In America, the Hon.
], Z. George.
From New York we inherited a
rich vein Of our finest material in
a long line of characters like Brad
ish, John ID. Freeman and John
Quitman.
New Jerseys best blood has
permeated the entire State in the
1escendents of the A5hfords, Cole
mans, Farrars, Fowlers, Grifins,
Luses, Montgomeries, No
Oles, Stocktons and many others.
Delaware is represented in a bril-
liant line Of ShieldSes. Robertses,
and many others.
massachusetts, bestowed a price
ess legacy in the exalted genius
md renowned character of such
nen as Judge Fletcher, Judge Win {
hester and Lyman Harding.
From far off Maine, sitting among t
er cold, inhospitable hills, came a ,
ace as proud, as pure ard famous I
s any in the records Of our history, '
'oyd, VOlney E. Howell, Judge f
ray and that burning and bright b
lmlnary of thought and spirit, "
Dming like a planet let loose from b
s moorings in the heavens, cleav- Il
lg, Illuminating, and electrIfying ii
he elements through which he II
assed, the matchless and immort-
Sargent S, Prentiss- n
From cultured, chivalrous and 4
ltriotic Maryland, we have the 6
Calvits, Chews, Gov. eC
gtons, Graysons, Rawlings, e(
aiteses and Magruders. tr
From the grand sold Dominion" a
e roll is simply innumerable, the tn
tempOraries and followers of W
ov. McNutt, Powhaton Ellis, Fl
Walker Brooke, Gen. gr
'cke, Chalmers, Claiborne, Dan it
rfield and Henry S. Foote; the wi
as, Leakes, Lattimores, Kemp gr
:, Meades, Marshalls, Randolphs, of
ckers, Starkes, Coto West and spt
At still lofty spirit whose mag url
tic charter touches a sympathet- for
cord which thrills the heart of try
cry son and daughter of Missis-
pi, the soldier, statesman and
riot, Grenada's distinguished gre
/, the Hon. E. @. Walthall. yo
As the swelling stream swept Gel
wn through the middle States, 1T an
hered from Pennsylvania men an,
e Geo. Holmes, Balch, Clarke, the
mean, Minor, Rankin, Simpson, tin
Taylor and Robert j. the
llker. When it reached Ten to
isee, the volume was augmented stiC
the Antryes, Andersons, Adam 'cia
Roger Barton, Barrys, Barks- onl
es, Reuben Davis, Trimble, Nor ton
Is, Yergers, Sharkevs, Roanes gat
VIM. NJ. GwIn. Kentucky's pes
s too have reared here enduring
mes and monumental fame {
Jmas B. Reed, o. Il. Singleton, wifi
/. L. AlcOrn, VIM. r. Miles, and AN,
{ other name which should en-,
S even the lips of grateful eulo- abr
only with modesty aud defer Ho
e, whose sublime character RI Dire
like mighty promontOry of apI
rnal stone, jutting out into the oui
5, beetling over the shoreless pre
an of past and future history, tha
wing alike the winds and the idl,
res Of adverse criticism, and bu,
"slings and arrows Of Outrag- ere
S fortune" the Hon. ex-Presi- bar
t Jefferson Davis. The spirit
liberty was restless and turbul- 4
in the souls Of such a people. for
y could not be long content to wit