The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01

"A letter from, the Gifted Pen
of hon. = Q. 6. Lamar,
Of Mississippi.

Tha fua1nwtyre letter wac wrxtten shortly
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afr0u Oclopcr ~ ley, s''iu ~ tuSn -. eol'' ~
this sentiments therein expresscu may
~ ns,,r mr. sas universal aAccs aice, never
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e Nsxa, we - 's.s.4' - =
ortny OF pre5ervatio
> Colonel William H. Mccardle and
Others, Committee, ETC., vtcksburg.
Ma
oxhof,a. Mics. December s. 1870, --Gentle.
m. sE ~ y. -. a.. .-s., :, .,,.,s.,
un W, ne' ~ wy $3.50 - ''al =. Ssu0' -
se = oeatn, received your invitation TO
oliver an address on the 10Th OF January
~ ~ mi, CIV a Vicrsb,,rg t,e ~ ran sxest
Is - = ~
q ~ lie ~ an iinu'euiate and
rdtal acceptance Subsequent reflection
bwuyvr, showed me that rcnlld not 20
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.scs ,,rx,,,tpv ,,s,,s ~ vnse ~ = p'sseape
s@s. plousny Hlouilllu OCCASION.
- 10y sons ueAy IN giving you maj
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~ anA v = Neshe 70 avon the necessity
Z Y sssl an opporlun-ty 81 Etv-
~, s ',ss - vna eNIlp Ions wnico fhl my
q, $500 ss,s,S .ha eno ile tnNl mas
~. ~ SaSseu ai''iu INC tears OF u nation sor-
HM.
,,,,.a,ss,s : rsser .iiunIaued py every ac-
~ ~ OF the soldier and SCHOLAR. as
n, ~ ~ nlelso, lesNlss OF tne patrol
ssalsleulah, Is peycna ait euiogy, 1t Is
sss ~ lsnp's OUT uuty ana deiaght W make
s,ss ~ s,s a soin s.,. "a 70 our
nss VI L.s s'anueuF, just as ~ Dehooves
Ia ~ usAe every pfeparation Tor eternity,
s.Lolsa eternley IS beyond the grasp OF our
s s,,p suaalslvn
.Ae uay % MS ueaNn WIN De tina ami
~ ,,ot hs suS Sa na great SORROW. put u
s,4.,. Is. s'Sanese uay WAS lit Apo
1 u wuieh tne rag wn1cn snad been
PING IN talumph upon his many battlefieids
90 o~ln from nus rowing and reluctant
VS.. AFTER tne terms OF capitulatdon had
sn aniansed, cnance brought him TO the
=. wle4e NY ptnt was pitcned.
a.. s.aa eesn u ,A,, oiien paiore. On one
o1'.on, espSciaiiy, remainder how lie
p 'sSl IIi a consultation OF lealitnE men,
a 70, alniu the greatest perturbatfcn5, hts
hu seeaneo 70 repoSe IN majestic poise and
Itn!cy AGAIN. ! saw Kim Immediately
vi one "a MS great battles, while the
~, =. o. victory snone upon his brow.
Sut never en'all forget how completely
wonted composure was oyerthrown In
g g. IasC san 1n.sarview. Every Ineament
ms crane race wltthed and the big tears
truan nis eyes az he spoke of the an
.Sn VI me scene taat ne had lust witt
ana yet mis- whole presence
satneu me nero still. A consciousness Of
real caGamity to be greatly endured gave
~! Ms race Tue grandeur OF victory as we'll
tIe mouimluaness OF death; and when he
y, ls wa!se than DEATH"
~ EASILY see now ne would have well
lt' nne grave Ior himself and all that he
60, Could " only have averted his coun-
awful wee. An. my countrymen! we'll
YOU Weep over mis- grave, for there
one whose neart broke In the very ten
81 lts rove TOR you and yulNr country,
eyNeen lEe characters OF Washington
LNs' Dr. Palmer, An recent address,
W 81, = psIs.Asn wnlcn IS no Tess true han
etoquent and suggestive. The pc Gts
reaeInp4ance between them were indeed
" and Softktng Rcbh were Solitrernels;
were slaye-holders: both, by incina-
as Wei rs inheritance were planters;
possesse1 IN en- eminent degree those
tiles which ennoble and inlvlgorate the
tnern character: anil both were inspired
IeroiG q voslon to Liberty and right.
M$Te uhe paTAflel ends. AS the orbs Of
Sem are aUlke IN bftTtancy anil grandeur
DIVINITY, wbNe yet .one star differeth
anntner star in glory" so were the
puerlnl vfrties which were common to
souls sni bonn o. these men strangely
erse IN their manifestations. Each was
tsth sui R1smeris. Flireay original IN their
FdcterS. neiumer ever thcaight OF forming |
own MANURE on any Prototype or OF cs-
lsn'nE IN mimsalf an archetype fer
- 80, Ihls Mnsffererce to what men
oImty 10 some recognized npodel-nat-
" nroruced peiahhNarities to some ex-
sahe' pul 70 q large eNtemt unlike
~ instance, ptIn wTNe or uFiilecked So |
pusMy. Washington, however, was
ara austere IN ms nature. inaccessible
4 ~, =, i isrIlleas 10 mcinen, NO warmth OF
~. e hoy or rational pleasure ever
80 tne Irlgid dhghity which s'nveloped
- Gu 9 me COMFY, was aHecfioDate
ss,li.el. NnesTiui Witnont ieVfty. cor