Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-03-08


pa.v - the sAriY Preach settlers. ea'
lts i.ter-aay hsr~~. a. wvli men who
have iapr~.sed thsua.~isss On the his
tsrv - the times. and written their
aa@~s high on ~ scroll - fame.
This stale has given T. the cuuntrv
some - the rrand~st mea - earth
They have aipars hesa true n every
rviAiiou - hfe la pioue~r day. Ia the
formative p~rtnt - the STATE. IN
etvl AFFAIR snd military natter,
aivsy- the sane euusiss~ut patriots.
siway~ the devoted friends - the STATE
she;hsF r. she hosn~s on the hustinws
nr marching 20 the notes - marshsl
nusie They have ever been grsnd
m~n. noble u~n
Time cannot cffsc- the deeds AMI
acts - s.~n. Claiborne. your hrs, civil
governor. 90 dion the lustr~ that hov-rs
sF1gaa shr names - Niiier~. Roman.
White. Johnson and Alice. And who
can forge, John Randolph Grimes. the
compe~r anA associate q Webster and
stephen Nararou. great masters u the
law. WIN gave majesty and power 10
the busting and that vi1sari - Ian
guagc. fafcAdio Ii~arnc. and ,'rorg,
v. cable who charmed yuar hn~r
senses and administered o. you rrhned
inteliertf
Your state honorvd the country IN
giving % it ono - - h.-st presidents.
ten Zachary Taylor. who Won his
spurS on the battIcaeids % Msxicc.
while cornman,l~r IN chi,s - the Amer
can army.
Here was also born the great natural
i.t AMI ornithoiori.t. Audubou. - hoss
works On bir,is are regarded a. stand
4rd authority the world over. lie
brvught woodland sDngsterS from glen
and dell. and made them SPEAK ami
.iug t. rs from his book.
Louisiana Contributed % the "Lost
Cause a trio - great generais-G r
R~aurexard I~onidaS Polk and BRAY
ton Bragx. and though the cause for
which they fought went down IN dcfca,
they will ever b~ Sno~u In tho history
% this srand and Snagnaniulous coun-
try. which recognizes merit wherever
found great military commanders.
and the cump~rrs % ~herman. Grant
and sheridan. grvat generals - the
'Pt''S."s ARMY, 'n~ former "t Nh"m r.
a<n~N u" HnpTFtntenaeHfy % miit-
taff sva.sge OF ths NtAt-, when thr
to--sin - war ~aN ssu-aded in t~ssf. -
take uP arms with the people of his
"Nn - t''n-
th'a state sent :" the 7 niisd state
senate her greatest constitutional iaw
YER |""ah y benlamin' WI" held
thfrr sacerNSiFs p''si,ions IN the Zoo
tolerate eae'nsI voluntary exile
from Ms e7autFf AFTER the eiv4 war. Ne
went !" L"aian. as4airri tarSr PrAe
ties- ana "As thrrr h9a@rea ~ The sp-
P-''a,msnt 81 '!aeen e'aas-i' an IN
usual Distinction Tor an American.
i~ia'siana aiss' sent 10 The utted staies
senate the iafnrntra f.ustis, who wss
the nrst ameass'isi"r aPPa'utTd from
The htts'i states 10 the court -
fFAnss- aa" IA thas hsn"ftnE MN the
country haa''ss'i issett
Here ls~t for many Fsars - he
~vrntfui life the grand Old rh'~ftaiH
hns hosiy fpuuf Temporary seruica~r
Her" the zalisnt Hns-i lived AMI died
Here ltret i.eugstrrrt. the >nlr surviv.
Ing general - tn var between tho
States
Here Father EFan. 'h' P'st-prisst,
spent many years ~ hf> eeaatttui ttfc.
Mad tAts was ~" h"m". ais@. OF the
world greatest prtHa do0nA ADELAIDE
fattt Nha has thrilled th~ earth with
her matehtess xoier-
t"uting down 10 later period. and
passing over the uinsi Illuminating eppea
IA t-aais'anas history when vice
staiSsi abroad al MONDAY and ignor-
aner at IN the temples Of justice. We
cannot pass hY without word 81 praise
10 the glorious record and splendid
aehi-vements Of brave ten ogden. Of
ID u Penn. Francis T. Nichols, L. \
Wutz- = u NeEaery. y & blanchard.
aud sas'. but by means least, Murphy
{ J. Foster
What lover Of sweet thoughts. lofty
ideas and pure Engiish has not read
and admired the descriptive sketches
/ OF Mr. VI. K Field tSnown as "Cathe-
/ rtn~ Cole :. the beautiful poems ot Mrs
Nicholson who wrote under the nom
lie plume ot Pearl Rivers. or the
POEMS and criticisms OF Mrs Marion A
baker, They gracet literature. hon
orrd their state. and their works will
live after them
II : said that New ORLEANS = unliiss
any Amsrtcaa city. and We are glad
that q = ~. for much ~ the city pride
ami glory are largely due 70 it. diStine-
tive characteristics Founded AMI p-o-
I s.t..s ar .t = =
n.,u,.n..i.,gr. - ,ha. a,,i,,afi,v Tn.
stat. .l.,, differs with o.b-r~ in IL. ~
/ ten, - i,ris,rr,,s,.ne. ,5h.-;,,, ., ~.