Evening star., 1894-01-24
HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Senator Walthall Has Received a Let
ter From the Governor of Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 49, 1894
Hon. E. c. Walthall United States SenG tor
Washington. d. C..
My Dear General: 1 have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt Of your letter of
! the 18th instant, inclosing a tender of your
resignation of the office of Senator in the
Congress of the United States, to take
effect on the 24th day of the present month.
Realizing that no alternative is before
me. but that must consent to your with
drawal from the councils of the nation,
where you have served your state and mine
with such distinguished ability, constancy
and faithfulness. l reluctantly accept your
cere and profound regret. in which 1 am
sure the great mass of the people Of Mis-
sissippi unhesitatingly join.
While 1t may not be denied that Missis-
sippi has honored you with her best gifts,
she has ever been amply rewarded in the
splendid achievements of her able, gifted
and distinguished son.
The people of Mississippi are deeply con-
cerned in the matter that has impelled you
to the step taken, and with earnest hope
and united voices pray for the restoration
of your health. in which none more de-
voutly join than
Your friend and obedient servant.
Signed) ]. NJ. STONE.
High Estimation of His Associates.
The high estimation in which Senator
Walthall Of Mississippi is held by his asso-
| cfates in the Senate Is we'll shown by the
following correspondence. Senator Mander
son Of Nebraska received from Senator
Hoar OF Massachusetts, after it became
known that Senator Walthall had rendered
his resignation letter in which he sug-
gested that the kindly and affectionate
feeling toward the retiring Senator take the
form of a banquet to be rendered to him
by his associates in the Senate. Acting
upon this suggestion, the following letter
was transmitted by Senator Manderson to
Senator Walthall
SENATE CHAMBER, January %. 1894.
My Dear Senator Walthall: l inclose
herewith a letter received by me yesterday
from our esteemed associate, Hon. George
F. Hoar of Massachusetts. l know that he
voices the desire of all your associates in
the Senate Of the United States. without dis
tlnction OF party. Those of us on the repub-
lican side who have had association with
you during your term of office in the Sem
ate feel deep regret that you are about to
resign your position as a Senator from the
state of Mississippi and deplore the causes
that have induced 1t. 1t Is our hearty wish
that you may soon be restored to health
and be able to again take up the work in
trusted to you by your state and which you
are so abundantly qualified to perform.
I hope you may be able to fix an early
date when the Senators of the United States
may testify their great esteem and hearty
affection for you at a banquet, to which
friends.
Very truly yours.
CHARLES F. MANDERSON.
Hon. E. c. Walthall.
United States Senate.
MIR. WaIthaIrs Reply.
This morning the following reply was re-
ceived from Senator Walthall on the eve of
his departure for his home in Mississippi:
UNITED STATES SENATE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. %, 'S94
My Dear Senator Manderson:
1 have been deeply sratihed by the re
ception of your letter of yesterday in which
you express the regret of yourself and 9TH
er Senators that l am about to resign my
position as a Senator from the state Of
Mississippi and ask me to fix early date
when the Senators of the United States
may testify their appreciation of myself
at banquet. TO which others of my friends
would be invited
The cordial terms in which you convey
this request, and your references to the
feelings cherished FOR myself personally by
my republican associates in the chamber,
which are emphasized by the letter of Sena-
tor Hoar, inclosed In your own, are most
sensibly felt by me- and render your invita-
ton no ordinary compliment. But my ar
ransements for departure tomorrow night
with my family were made prior to the re-
ceipt Of your, communication. and / am,
therefore, compelled to decline your kind
request.
1t is now nearly rine years since 1 took
my seat in the Senate, and though in that
period there have been serious and weghty
differences Of opinion in the body, / am
most happy to recall at this hour the cour-
tesy and kindness which / have uniformly
received from all my brother Senators.
feel how much my humble endeavors in
the public service has been aided and
strengthened by their generous con sdera-
ton and sympathy. l part from them with
the most heartfelt wishes for their health
happiness and continued usefulness to the
great country which has devolved upon
them one Of it's highest trusts. Very truly
yours,
(Signed) Z. c. WALTHALL.
Hon. Charles F. Manderson. L. s. Senate.
The expressions of regret at the loss of
Senator Walthall to the Senate are by no
means confined to one side of the chamber
His gentlemanly department, conscientious
performance of duty and great ability have
endeared him to his republican associates as
we'll as those who are of the same political
faith. Upon the committe on military af-
fairs he has done important and valuable
work, and has been most acceptab BILE TO his
republican associates on the committee, as
it's chairman. Between him and those who
fought on the side of the Union during the
war the relation has always been very close
In many of the battles of the west the COM
mands of Senators Walthall and Manderson
came in direct conflict and this fact has
helped toward mutual respect and esteem
TO PROVIDE FIRE ESCAPES.