The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-21
TRIBUTE TO GEORGE
Memorial Exercises m the United
States Senate
rha Great Mississipplan Losod BY His
Epmrades-sunafors WaithaH AID
Money Pay Their Respects
to ais MEMORY

to his MemorY
W~AsHNGroEi April a-Nenoral exercises
wea Heid ID tb2 senate last Hes o. henQr q the
late senator 3. 2 George 81 Mississippi no
maa enjoyed mere universal aatcemtp hisoFate
than Senator George aad few men rave eHloIet
Ehs same recognition 90 ability. honesty and
courage in ehe rniicd States seaate Is vas the
fortune OF ths ereat Mis|slssippian Represents
tive senators 81 every phase % political factions
now composing tbat h0dy spoke % ealosy Of
senator George. senator Malthall the senior
senator IRON Mississippi. arsl addressed the
senate and hi doing 30 said
In the Congressional Directory We hnd the
following modest and Unnecessarily meager sketch
Of the late Senator George prepared with his
approval;
james z. George OF Cafr0iton, WIS born in
Monroe county. Ga. October 20, 1896 his father
having died To aus infancy, removed, when B
year Of aye. with bis m0ther 30 NoNubee county,
Miss, where he resided two years PIG tien re-
moved 20 Carroll county. ehereh De was educated
In the common schools then eXistinPi he yol-
unteered as a private in The First regiment Of
Mississippi volunteers ID Che Mexican war, com
mauded By Col Jefferson Davis, ami was az the
battle OF Monterey on his FstHrn he studiedlaw
4ta w,s eabo5t5s5 f,th. INN III garr6tf r8nntrs
is ~ $500 Fs,or,es 81 M uitb ponrf M
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40 nn1,is nf f5at s,sts Tssm INV admlysion
oftEe 1t,t. 4,ta+b. n,i,n.fa gna ioelp9ing AN
yser ~. ~ 80 msn,bsr II M Convention I'M
WigsIssipDi m 4sel yblcb psssed M ordnance
"A sacassiop mi ~ y,tet IN and sivped tbat
t,sf,nns,t ~ 0os , oap4af,jn M irVantath
regisant n Wfssissfmi volunteers IN tbe con.
fa5sr.ta s,afas army afterward a brlgadier-
,.ns-,f II gtlta tronns and l1tar : catone al
nm E9rb rsgiesnt,t EIisqssiunt calvary N tbe
Ca,redArats gtatas arng M chairman 81 tm,
amocraticS tate eyecnftv ommiftee tD lg75-a5
m 5s7o uas apno.nIed one ii nc t,apes Of ne
sunrame Conrt N Mlsstsglpni ana ele,tsd Chief
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iba sth M March ID that year and was re-eieeted
h fssg and aoais N .IanIary tsa2. aas mem-
XII "a ,hs- a5sffnflonaI eonyentt6p If I'M state
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tss8lng isat,res IN M ufa worg Of ! man WHO
I uHlR IA WFumiUnut fulF9 and imIUuTlHDT factor
tsyon,b msny yssrs M KIM eountrv,g blstory-
most IN tbem eyentnt wears for that section OF
tba Union n winch be rssIded
Retveen thess lines INA gitboit them we must
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sneeseses ~ eopHlcts ana frlpmBBs wblcb
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N no5astIv raejfad
TBis MIA skefcb fsilg t. be was educated n
me eonmon seboals an ttat earfy day m Missis-
sirnI, bpti is only nv their frnltg mat We know
~ ~ r,tt.paa ana cnuraga tis mis- and trlals
h cost blm " overcome Nh early disaayaptapeg
ana sconirs t,at sn,andId ietaIectual eanipment
IN aasT M exhIbitsd IN various arenas.
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Nevjcap Var ana was M t5a hattie If Monterey
bnt NM priv5te soldier exrept ia agaregatlon
cuts bpt Iltte 8gnre n me record 81 M CAM
naiyps Il, which ia makes great names fgr other
man Tradltion often mister than recorded
history assigna IA tbair proper plaees 81 credit
the nameless heroes ~ fbe asld and ID the story
If fbis younp soldiers service bis panantry and
deviation ~ abnndantlv Arrested.
on bIs rernrn fram Maviso NJ stpdied law and
wa admitted totbe bar but III tbe fact thht NJ
soon established himself ID practice where there
was formidable comnerltion desDite he draw
baeF m Ma Imnerfect edpcation and the inter
rnnflon m Nd pfeparatiop eaused bv hts military
ge+giss IA Nv NM w,rFiBge N Nina element n
s,rosqs ybiob Vas inpstratsd In MI bIg nsder.
tatIngg For atpb 4 LAWYER ~ M became ID
issue IA vopDmgs N rep6rtsd decisions of the
a~nnefIate ontrt vac Of Itgelf A. great perform.
anea bpt when their eompletgness and the
raridity vim Wbich NEE gere prepared and
rrbllsbad h ms nldst IN etber engaeements ars
coneidsrsd n Vas 4 remaFkabie achievement
MI oonalntane vltb M lata coueameb eeau
X tss9 VIVIAN gag admlftea a. tbe tar ana "
yyas asu m bts wav 4, nrafassiopal distinction
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o5-3oinl,g ,o0bties and far mapy wears ware al.
tiys nraetttionerg m NM saue eoorts. AWAY,
n,ambsrs of tGe eatta poUt.oai pgrfy apd aep.
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800 o,d ,bomeaivss NM Wboss oni5t,pe tasto,
snd intarests l9fbor man politioan wero IN
srgays IN seeard
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IN 4 ter 4 Iarge part III foftv .Gyo years vg,
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