The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-03

every square inch CT her soil has been made
sacred with the blood Of the brave and hal.
lowed with the memory of the great. Among
the galaxy of stars that shine upon the skies
OF our great Union, there Is none that scintI-
aates with more lustre and beauty than the
glory, however, is found in aer manhood and
w~omanhood.
Who can speak of Mississippi, and the IL
lustrlous JEFFERSON Davis does not appear
upon the scenc; and there is the eloquent
Prentiss whose stentorian voice still echoes
IN the halls OF our great marble Capital.
linen TOO there Is that great constitutional
lawyer, j. q. George, who could grapple with
the intricate principles of International law,
and whose name might well be mentioned
great Galloway, the orator and writer who
has been such a factor In making this couu-
t t6y M i,amor IT Is r ! m see "a SiS ai IN the procession
to the people OF Grenada. there is one who
rises above all the rest like "A tall mountain
peak that lifts its head above the surround
ing hills. He was as simple as u child in his
thoughts, but rs wise as Il Scion. He made
no great boast of his courage and yet no
Drawer man ever trod upon the battlefield,
AS perhaps some OF you can testify that
met him in that deadly confiict-the battle
OF F~ranklin-where he snatched victory
from the very jaws Of defeat and made It
possible for the army to retreat across the
tennessee. He was plain and easy in his
manners, but commanding in appearance
and majestic in his movements. He loved
his friends, and when he made one IL was for
an Tune. Ihat man was the prlncely.
knightly, gallant z. g.. Walthall. And close
along by his side stands the Barksdales and
Others too numerous TO mentions; and last
but not least. our own sui generis Buchanan,
TO whom we owea great debt of gratitude
Tor THIS very enjoyable occasion in which we
are now participating. He is one of the
most practical newspaper men and sends
out once of the best weeklies pu blished in all
TINS section. Gentlemen and ladies, we have
no beautiful marble blocks to which we
can point with pride, and we are sorry
that we are not able to show you a greater
Ea riafy 1. of t,a ~ ~ y "a - ~ ,u in npna+ Nn;+l
er have we any electric cars to which you
have been accustomed, but ladies and gem
tlemen, We can boast of as fine specimens of
manhood and womanhood as can be found
In any land; and we hope to convince you
ere you leave us that genuine Southern hos
pitality has not yet been lost as an art.
We fling open the doors of our banks, Il
mean the outside DOORS our shops, our
stores, our offices, our schools, and our
homes and bid you take possession-pro-
vided your wives and you sweethearts /!
promise TO see to it that you gentlemen be-
have yourselves.
We feel that your visit to our State marks
the beginning of "a new era, and that we
shall be placed before the world in our true |
and proper light. The supreme vindication
and it is TO the United Press that we must
look FOR the supreme development of the
new.
When the true revelation. shall be made Of
the many-s1ded beauty and strength Of our
social and industrial systems, when the
great awakening in every department of
material and intellectual lie that is thrill
ing the south to her uttcrmOst circumIer-
ence shall be chronicled, then there vii be
a mighty movement OF immigration that
VIII build up our waste places and make
them blossom as the rose.
. we look to you, gentlemen OF the Press.
Tor "a correct statement Of TIE mighty re-
OF our section.
1t Is yours to show that peOple who en-
dureo for four long years The horrors of the
civil war ana without complaint turned and ,
wrlng nom Tie ashes Of the past a new
a M Hlf sV. - 80. -, l
step with the movements OF the uouter and
richer world, and may be relied upon in any
smSrgsiiey great or small, that touches the
II Was not Grants success at Vicksburg, it
was not Lees defeat at Gettysburg. it was
rot march TO the sea, it was not
whipped us III the civil war, but it was the |
Northern Press that wrote us down, and now
gentlemen, we feel. it your Christian duty '
In behalf OF the people of Grenada. Mis-
sissippi, and the entire South, l again ex-
lend you u hearty welcome"
AT the conclusion of Mr.. McIntosh's
speech, President Henry responded on
behalf Of the Association in his happy,
iiguifed and pleasing manner.
Rev. w. A.. Hamlet, the gifted
young pastor of the First Baptist
church, was then presented. He held
the vast audience electrified with his {
matchless oratory. The address fol- {
II
There are times when the soul Of man is
sorely tried when he feels his littleness in
to the greatness of the things sur ,
rounding him. Men have been known to ;
without a tremor into the very mouth
OF a cannon. because they felt themselves !
the equal to the men behind the guns. l am {
firm believer In the equality of man but
upon this occasion l tremble; not because
your position is more noble than ours, but
because Of your power. 1 speak with no I
double tongue, nor oil of fiattery when 1
say, never In Grenada's history has she had
such representation of power as she has
in the presence Of these editors! 1t is
said that the wizard Of electricity-Edison-
one day stood beside the mighty sea. The |
restless waves presented such a
world OF power that he was overcome by awe
and stood before them With barred head, In
their honor. And what traveller has ever
seen Niagara, where nature with finger OF
omnipotence has chiseled out a mighty
canon and has her power reflected by the
prismatic beauty OF a million falling water
drops, what traveller, say, has ever seen
this sight without having felt his l%ittleness?
1t Is the contrast of the infinite with the f.
mite and the latter appears to a disadvan-
tage as the result. Even so does our city
In we-no before you men but before
your colossal strength. Grenada bows, ST.
lent and speeches.. Yet we welcome you.
Glad are we that you are here; our city is
the honored one. We welcome you for your
W POLITICAL.
THE Power Of the Press has come to be a
household phrase. There have arisen gener-
ais who made and unmade kings at pleasure
their strength being such that a mere wish
on their part would cause crowns to brighten
Or fade and make thrones totter or be more
firmly established. But what these generals
did, they did by sword, or spear, or powder.
That which an Alexander or a Caesar could
only accomplish by blood, the editor OF to-
day can do with ink. The pen is mlghtier
than the sword" The combined force which
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