The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-01

rights OIL, WHlcn plaCeu VIC HtSIo
on the exact level with the white
man in respect to all civil privi-
leges; and almost his last words,
addressed to Mr.. Hoar, were,
rrake care Of my civil rights BILL
That a Mississippi representative,
southron of the southrsns, should
pronounce a eulogy upon
him, was naturally regarded as a
curious spectacle, of Questionable
taste. Perhaps no one expected
aught but pure perfunctory per-
tormance-an unwilling tribute to
a deaG toe-expected by the good
breeding of civilization. But the
generosity of the southern nature.
its chivalric passion which con-
cedes so much to honesty OF pur-
pose and to hieh hearted devotion
to sincere conviction, had not been
taken into account; and Mr.. La.
mar, who thoroughly embodied
the Hottest southern sentiment,
amazed the doubters.
"When Mr.. Lamar arose to de-
liver this address he confronted an
audience of the most distinguished
and int ellectual men in the nation.
The galleries were crowded with
visitors, among whom were num-
bered members of brilliant diplo-
matte corps from all over the en-
lightened world. The house it.
self was throngad; on the one side
friends, full OF misglvings; on the
other opponents, cold, curious,
critical. The speaker was fire
eater of the long ago. The odor
of rebellion hung about him. A
secession Democrat, he yet stood
there by suffrage in which both
negro and republican votes par
tioipated. 1t was an epic in itself
his presence there. on such an
occasion. He was in his prime,
full of vigor and physical power;
but the lines of the year before
mad aged him somewhat in appear
ance; his dark, abundant hair was
combed back from his broad, high
forehead; his great gray eyes, with
pupils so distended as to produce
the impression Of coal-blackness:
burned with suppressed passion,
his mouth was hidden by long,
brown, luxuriant mustaehe and
goatce: his voice was full and, clear,
although it was evident that i'll
health he'd robbed it of some Of its
higher tones--.well modulated. and
pitched to sn,t the gravity Of the
occasion. He spoke simply with
but little use Of the arts Of the or
ator.
"As he proceeded with the ad.
dresp it WAS evident that some
thing unusual was going on. The
house became hushed and rever.
ent; the faces of the members and
Of the vast auditory were turned,
rapt and attentive, upon the speak.
er az he stood in an attitude Of
easy grace in the first aisle beyond
the center, on the left Of the cham.
Der. The stiffness of the house
and galleries became oppressive.
The apeake-, Mr.. Blaine, sat mo.
tionless. his face turned away,
with tears streaming down his
cheeks. On both sides of the
house. members wept. The scar.
red veterans Of hundred fields,
and the calloused actors in a hun
drsd debates, Democrats and Re.
puhlicans alike, melted into tears,
Said one spectator afterwards
Those who listened sometimes for.
got 10 respsct Sum nar in respect
ing LAMAR When he closed all
seemed TO hold their breath as Il
10 prolong the spell, and then 4
spontaneous burst of applause
broke out from all the floor, and
all the galleries, coming up hearth
ly and warm. especially from tn,
Republican side. Such n thing tt,
Democrats and Republicans unit
ing in hearty ard sympathetic ap
planse Of the same speech had new
err been heard Of before. and tn,
speaker, gavel in hand, did not at
tempt to check it. NV Cod TX
claimed Lymon Tremaine. Of New
York, rushing up to Mr.. Kelly, 0
Pennsylvania, with tears in hi
eyes, what speech, and how i
will ring through the countrv.'
And so it was that Nh. Lamar
before distinguished, now leape'