Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-10-19

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
BY ]. L. POWER
BY ]. L. POWER.


lee was the srccial gucst 80 the occa.
sion. liis presence and his grca,
speech. and several short addrc>ses
created intense enthusiasm His prin
cipal address - published In full. l,
occupies seven columns of the Repuh.
lican. aud Is thus introduced by tina;
paper
Lieut. Gen. S,eph~n y lee who com
mande.i brigade of Confelerats soldier
who taitl~i against the Iowa brigade n,
Nickshurg, made striking contritailou
to history lsst night. September 81
At the Iowa brigade reunion exercises.
presided over. on thi. o-cs-ion. by the
rwenty second Iowa. be delivered an al
dre~- on ''vicksbarx. from IN. Confederate
| siis
Gen. lee infinitely and accurately do
scriiA~d the memorable strugxi- - ~ hs,
never h--n de-crii.~si 60 Northern suii
enc- by . Confederate .oliier bsforc and
probably such . comprehensive, csrrfal
description hy no,~i osso~r % the South.
ern army has never be.a listened to by any
audience anywhere
FEELING that - important contrii,atioa
to American history deserves p~rp~tuity
sni De 'irlng 20 place the document ia ths
asnds % every re,aer Of the Republican.
from one en.i cf the country o. the other
-s prs-en, the splendid s.isireS. herewith
in full
We are sure the rssi-rs of this yournsi
-ouid greatly enjoy the reading of thi
sisir~-@. saf hence ve pruro~e 90 give it
entirely in t~o or thee in-tsiiua~uts Ths
seixe Of Ni~ssbarg vas one u the me-i
aosa.s~. a. It was one ~ tho most decisive
incidents u the civn var sni u i for
tansts. for ~. trufh q his,nry. ihs; Gen
Steph-n u I.e- hs. hen sf~resl 90 de-crii.s
u. o. the kePalIicsn ssss. from the stand
poiai q oaF Fri-u.l- the eaemy" W
will merely give no~ ts~u i.es s1tempors
prefsce - bis prepared s.lir~ss
when tell you to.isy that year fellow
coantryssn % the seaih give 20 thi. gov
srnmen; the sam. LOYALTY and devotion
~hi~h they cncv gave se the IN starred
Ccnf~i-rsry. and that th-y are just A.
rcafiy 10 lay do~n their live. for the star
AMI Strtr-~ a. they uer~ 60 die far the
stars sal Bars generation ago. AMOS
thst yoa vii believe D. and knos tha,
yea wiii truss tAsm. Thsy. "a the late
-f~nssh var. sm tolA by Gsn. Certiu
that the soath furnished more volunteer
in fropsrsion 70 poPulstion than any 0th%s
psr, 81 the rsioa
ia year hiEhiy srT'rsei .ts.i iavitstian e.
- rs>->at ~ vour reunion ts-isy. you
<sy Oar people de-.r~ 10 hear trosa ou
the stssy of the s-ix~ frosi the Cenfeirrsts
sssis os sA- hs~-. I can r-aiirs that a great
deal d~p~a.is 90 the sagis u sision- Ths
sac~~-~ q th. fe.ierais gave them glory
that mssr- their rer,li~.tian risssarr
IN .F4ts Il le--e- sad ssr'i-hir- Ii. lous
ssruxxle u the esher .si~. ~nding IN a..
aster sssi deses, - .Iso sioria,s- IN hsrolsus
sns endurance. give yea the tolio~ NJ
ses-ouHi, tsksa frum tho ofsciai records
Nos can serify them a, year leisure -
Among many other pleasant incidents
I - the reunion was the e~corting of
ten. Lee. hy the Iowa brigade Ia the
I University campus. wh-r, he addressed
T the students aud an sudieaee - three
3 thousand people. President Mclean
/ presented him. a. president of the
/ Mis- ,is,ippi state Agricultural College
/ for nineteen years. with the freedom
i % the university symbolized by n
+ copy Of the = y I. catalogue of i>y9-
/ 1900. cntwincd with old-gold ribbon
The true soldier said Dr. Mclean.
scholar, and the true scholar must have
f the virtues of the true soldier-Gcn.
Z Lee has bath"