Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-05
SOCIETY,
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70 T1mel whose Verd1ctS mock our own,
 The only righteous judge art thoui''
 The gathering together of great crowds of Alabamians at different points in the state to listen to orators of large or small regulations, which has been going on for many weeks, emphasizes the fact that as people We are devoted to political convoca- tions and exceedingly appreciative of ora torical efforts. No other race admires and responds to the genius of oratory more than the southerners, and no other race has produced grander orators, or such magnificent statesmen. The matchless eloquence of the past not only aroused the hearts and minds of the south, and melted them to deeds of valor which have no parallel in the history of the world, but 1t also shook the very foundations of our government. It is well just here to re- mind our people that this power of golden speech was united with the broadest cul- ture, most thorough education and closest study of nations and peoples. It was not the rude earnestness of the untutored; 1t was an eloquence whose figures, sentences and rhetoric bear comparison with that Of any other orators of any other country. When we are passing through such campaign as Is now agitatlng the entire state one naturally recalls Alabama his tory and the wonderful scenes that have taken place within her borders. or course foremost stands the splendid campaigns carried on by Hon. William Lowndes Yancey and his marvellous contempora- ries. wish had space to write at length of all these men, whose reputa- tions only grow larger and brighter, as the years go by. We cannot defy our states men and heroes as did the Romans of old, but we can hold them up to the world as specimens of manhood unsurpassed and unsurpassable! But as a represeu tatiye, perhaps the represe tative, of his time and generation we can take MT. Yancey, his genius and his work. Whether one, h the light of su bsequent events, agrees with bis doctrines CT not, is not the question. Ills greatness of intellect, his transcendent elo- quence, his untiring zeal for his section, and his loyalty to his people, through gooo and evil report, easily put him among the very greatest of Americans. He was leader of large majority in the south, who felt and thought just as he did. He did not "stir them to rebellion,' as has been charged by his enemies, or those ig- norant of the history of the times; he only, in burning words, expressed the thoughts and desires of large portion of the south ern people at that time. They followed him because he lead where they wished to go; they listened to him because he said what was already framed in their own minds. They believed in hls honesty and his loyalty, and their confidence was not misplaced. He died too early to Wit ness the disappointment of his people in their hope for separate govern ment, but not too early to show them his faith by hls works, for he gave his mind, heart ana life to the south. He did not enter the army, simply because he could not be spared from the councils of state. His brain was more necessary to the south than his sword, and as 8 senator from Alabama he was stricken with fatal illness, and died in 1863, not yet 50 years oldl 1t is more than thirty years since the sod was ten derly pl.Xed above him in the beautiful cemes Montgomery, bnv his fame has grown With time, and will continue to fpnx anti Notwithstanding his doctrines, he was one of my greatest sons-"
 Mrs. s. P. Fowlkes and her children left last Thursday for Marengo countyto spend several weeks wilh her brother, MT. Minge /Wilktps, at his home near Faunsdale. MT: 0Wlkes will soon join Mrs. r owlkes and enjoy short vacation. very happy visit to them all.
 The Tuesday Afternoon Whist club was entertained by Mrs. John M. Martin, and Mrs. J. F. Graham bore off the prize.
 Mrs. J. F. Whitfield of Montgomery came up on Thursday for a brief visit to friends. She is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Jack Q. Cohen.
 Mrs. Sydenham Moore and her daughters have gone to White Sulphur Springs for short stay.
 Mrs. Alabama E. Ware and her children left few days ago to visit her kinswoman, Mrs. Sallie Oliver Knott, who now resides near Chicago.
 The Entres Nous club held a business meeting last Tuesday evening at the resi- dence of Mrs. Anna o. Phelan and several new members were elected. Hiss Hannah Elliott entertains the club next Tuesday evening.
 Misses Kate Morrow and Maggie Flaw kins are again at home after delightful visit to friends in other sections.
 Miss Mamie Morrow has been entertain ing charming bevy of pretty girls at her summer home on Shades mountain. Among the number are Misses Delma Will son and Kate and Sarah Rogan.
 The young people report delightful evening at Mrs. Lewis Y. Bradield's last young sisters, Misses Lewis of Nashville, are spending SC. eral weeks in Birmingham and have made many friends during their stay. Mrs. Bradfield invited her. friends of the younger set to meet her pretty sis ters Wednesday evening, and the enthusl- astic guests say that it was an ideal party. , Nothing was wanting to render it en- chanting.
 Madame Rumor has it that the popular and rising young dentist, c. Mansfield La than, is soon to wed the fair daughter of a distant state, who carried off the honors of her class last June at one of the finest in stitutes in her native city. Dr. Latham is one of sBirmingham's promising young men, and has many friends here and else where, all of whom extend best wishes to the fortunate young gentleman.
 Mrs. Thomas M. Owen is now at Fayette, Ala., spending the summer with her pa rents, Hon. and Mrs. j. H. Bankhead.