The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-03-19
HILL IN MISSISSIPPI.

iillIh IN mlOOtES61I H
The closing scenes of Hills great
speech at jackson, Miss, Tuesday is
thus described by a correspondent:
Cheer after cheer resounded through
the Capitol at the conclusion of SEN
ator Hills speech, and he was COM
PEELED several times to bow his
Acknowledgements TO the audience.
Scarcely had the distinguished New
Yorker resumed his eat before a
digniied-leoking gentleman, with
clean-cut features and a Sam Randall
forehead arose majestically in front of
the speakers stand and was promptly
recognized by the chairman. The
gentleman who so promptly obtained
recognition from Governor Stone was
Hon. r. II. Henry, editor of the State
Ledger, of Jackson. 81 desire, Mr..
Chairman, . said he, s'to offer the fol-
lowing resolutions for the considera-
ton of this assemblage
"Resolved. That the people of Mississip-
ri extend to the Hon. David B. Hill, late
chief magistrate of New York and one Of
her Quilted States senator's, a cordial
greeting, q sincere and unreseryed hos
pitality in the spirit of brotherhood
East, mo West. whose union is I'M and
inseparable, now and forever. Cheers.
aResolyed, That our thanks are due, and
hereby rendered ham for the words of
wisdom and OF patriotism which he has
uttered in u presence on this occasion,
cratic faith. and in the contest in which
we are about TO engage with n vigflant,
INSCRIPTIONS n powerful adversary,
his words will serve to lead Us in the path
OF duty and victory: [Applause.
"Resolved, That In David B. Hill, an
honored son OF the democracy OF the em-
| pire state OF the Union, we recognize O
gentleman without fear and without re-
proach, a democrat. lApplausel His acts
and his word Is the touchstone by which
he is tried; his measures are up to the
highest standard of Jeffersonian democ-
racy;, a leader who has never compro-
missed a principle, stunned a foe, deserted
a friend, betrayed a trust or lost a bat
tie. tApplause.
Resolved, That we bid him God speed
in his noble, manly endeavor to rescue
the government from the control of a
party which seeks to perpetuate its bale
bills, destructive of the liberties OF the
citizens and rights of the states, by keep
ing alive the settled issues of the war by
deoauchlng the public service; by impoy-
erishing. many industries to subsidize n
few; and by depressing the country with
unequal n intolerable burdens: and
through him we send greeting to the
democracy of the empire state, the heart
felt assurance of our devotion to a com.
mon cause, n our earnest degeneration
with them for. the preservation OF riohts
, sacred to us ALL" lCheers.1
t Mr.. Henry is not u member of eitbe,
branch of the legislature, but lawmak
er and layman alike forgot this littl,
parliamentary discrepancy. If Their,
had been any doubt Us to the manner
in which the resolutions would b
] received, and e~loquence of Mr.
: Henry as he read them to the eheerin,
| multitude would have removed tina
4. doubt.
: al move the Endorsement of thos
resolutions" shouted Senator Harri
son, of Lowndes county.
Z One wild affirmative vel! greete
S this motion, and Governor Stone dc
clared that the resolutions were adopt
! ed without the formality of asking TO
the negative vote. There were lou,
9 cries of esHooker," s.Hooker!' and
: yielding to the popular clamor, Gen
eral HooSer, the representative i