The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-10
,tr tlee through your parks and plucl-d

I tOuSh youi pains
roses from your flower gardens; have
paused with uncovered heads in jack
son square, at the spot where Old
Hickory was crowned with laurel by
young ladies, who scattered flowers in
his pathway as he returned to the city,
after defeating Packenham on the
plains of Chalmette.
Louisiana is a State rich in historic
characters. 1t has nursed and Graded
celebrated historians, distinguished
uovelists, sweet poets, great lawyers,
eminent judges, famous educators, able
clergy, worthy statesmen, grand o
diers, renowned musicians, splendid
doctors and strong editors.
To read the history of Louisiana is
to recall the trials and struggles not
only of the early French settlers, but
it's later-day heroes as well, men who
have impressed themselves on the his
tory of the times, and written their
names high on the scroll of fame.
This Sta te has given to the country
come of the %grandest men of EARTH
They have always been true in every
relation Of life-in pioneer days, in the
formative period of the State, in
civil affairs and military matters;
always the same consistent patriots,
always the devoted friends Of the State,
whether IN the homes, on the hustings
or marching to the notes of marshal
music. They have ever been grand
men, noble men!
Time cannot efface the deeds and
acts of Gen. Claiborne, your first civil
governor, or dim the lustre that hovers
around the names of Villere, Roman.
White, johnson and Allen. And who
can forget John Randolph Grimes, the
compeer and associate of Webster, and
Stephen Mazarou, great masters of h
law, who ave majesty and power to
the busting; and that wizard of Ian
guage, Lafcadio Hearne, and George
w. Cable, who charmed your finer
senses and administered to you refined
intellect?
Your State honored the country in
giving to it one of its best presidents.
Gen. Zachary Taylor, who won his
spurs on the battlefelds Of Mexico,
while commander in chief of the Amer
lean army.
Here was also born the great %natural-
list and ornithologist, Audubon, whose
works on birds are regarded as stand
ard authority the world over. In
brought woodland songsters from glen
and dell, aud made them speak and
sing to us from his books.
Louisiana contributed to the Lost
Cause" a trio of great generals-G. T.
l Beauregard. Leonidas Polk and Brax-
' ton Bragg; and though the cause
! which they fought went down in def
they will eyer be known in the histo
of this grand and magnanimous cod
5 try, which recognizes merit wherev<
found, as great military commanders
and the compeers of Sherman, Grand
r and Sheridan, great generals of the
: opposing army, the forpArof whom re-
), signed the superintent hey OF a mill.
tary college of this State, wucn Liff
: tocsin of war was sounded in 1861, to
: take up arms with the people of his
own section.
This State sem to the United States
S senate her greatest constitutional law
yer, Judah p. Benjamin, who held
three successive positions in the Con-
o federate cabinet. A voluntary exile
from his country after the civil war, he
: went to London, acquired large praf-
tice, and vas there honored byS
pointment of Queens counsel,S ~
y usual distinction for an AnA<S
Louisiana also sen to the Unitedf -
J., -o,a4a +ha 1aD,a-taj E,-t;e VIII -cN
d the first ambassador appointed YIN
the United States to the Court OF
France, and in thus honoring him the
e country honored itself.
d Here lived for many years of his
eventful life the grand old chieftain
o Jefferson Davis; here he died, and here
his body found temporary sepulcher.
Here the gallant Hood lived and died.
Here lived Longstreet, the sole surviv.
g ing general Of the war between the
States.
h Here Father Ryan, the poet-pries@
l. spent many years of his beautiful Ii
g And this was the home, also, of
s. worlds greatest prima donna, Adel1
ID Patti, who has thrilled the earth vi I
1t her m~atchless voice. ~
Coming down to a later perie4r
re passing over the most humiliatim ~
h in Louisiana's history, whfcaIe.
n stalked abroad at MONDAY ami If Lor
l. ance sat in the temples of j%c. 90 ps
t. cannot pass by without a wordEoIs see
N to the glorious record and 81 A.
ID achievements OF brave re-, 81. lil
We d. b. Penn, Francis q'oNo"n' oJks :,
r. Wilt, S. ID. McEnery, kihames Sc
Id and last, but by meanan nd stands "e
IL J. Foster. Ion. Theaars
lg 1t is said that New qnany brig
IN any American city, atlsciple of indiay
ct that it is so, for much d uf II
and glory are largely d Newspapt '9 1bs
es tive characteristics. HLa,rr ,o icts
OF pied by the French, w.. Zrtfor
d. institutions largely part Sas 1.
IS, nomenclature of that n~ati6halb., SD
nd State also differs with others IN