Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-07
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
By ]. L. POWER.

~,s,s7s1sasa $1,000


II was this writer's very grca, plea,
urr 20 partic pate in the tenth annual
reunion Of ths ni,ed Confederate Vet.
rran. g, Louisville r. was psrhaps the
biggest and the boz; reunion that has
vet taken place. Conservative esiinate<
hv the railroads and ci,y press place
the total number % veterans and visit
ors in the ei,v last week az ~. .ooo Ni,-
.iSsippi was very much ia eviienee
The state headquarters WIRE thranxrd
Upward Of 80 Mississippi Coufc,lerates
were registered. IN alphabetical order.
Naior-tsenersl W. ~ Cameron. com
handing the Mississippi Division. Brig
sdicr-tsensrsi sam Fryor. commanding
the nrs, brigade, and Bsigtdier-ssensral
nv White. commanding tire ss,-out
brigade. with ,heir staff. sponsors and
mails Of honor and the more than 40
old vets. formed conspicuous feature
of the reunion. This writer. ana scv-
srai other Nis>iss ppiaRS. were hsovrc4
rs tscneral stephen n. Lee. command
ing the Army of Tennessee department.
syj'h positions On his staff
The exercises were held in rcunibn
hall. an immense building. specially
constructed fcr Tho occasion The cou-
r-utior was called IN order q. noon
"Wednesday. Chaplain-in- chief lev. J.
William Jones. offered prayer. after
al bad united in singing the long meter
d1xolo-v Addresses Of welcome fol-
lowed by Mayor Cha-. z. Weaver; Col.
Thos. W. Ruliitt for board qf trade.
Rev Carter Helm Jones for the com
mercial club; Hon. AttiIla Cox for
finance committee. Chief Justice James
II Hazelriyg for the Kentucky DIVISION,
presentation % the building 20 the
commanding general by Col Bennett
n. Young. chairman of the reunion
committee; response tn all these adj
dresses by ten. John u. Gordon The
Confederate gler club sang My Old
kentucky Home and Aud Lang
Syue.- All this occupied until soeloclS.
when Rev. Dr. r. ". Palmer was intro
ducrd A. the orator Of the dav. II this
writer had the arranging OF the pro-
gram. DIR. Palmer would have been the
trst 10 speak. Just before he aro>c
hundreds left the hall. snd thousands
would have retired bad IL BEEN any
other man than Dr.. Palmer When he
was introduced he received an euthu-
siastic and aNcctioaate ovation. foe the
eutir- audience rose To salute. He
spoke for more than an hnur. aud his
voice was a. strong and clear at the
h.a4s -.
are Just a few sentences from that
matchless defense Of those who wore
the gray
1t 5 fhirty-ave yearS since the Caa-
te,ierate war elssssvi. aui abeas thirsy y
uine yesrs siuc- il w4s b,xun. ant it =
slnsrimes asked why Nr shauid stir
the ashes of that ancient feui zhg we
shauld not barry the past IN - awa
fatHre- To ;hi~ qaestissn. cenrasl.ss-
ue return the answer wish a vosc~ iousi
a. seven thuatcrS-bccause Z = his-
tory; because II i oar history. and the
history Of cur dead nerves. who shall
No, 70 without their fame. A. long a.
there are men WIN wear the <r4v they
viii gather the eilarrc,i enb-rS q their
Old eamp-hres sasi IN the biaxe of thesss
r-anioas tell the storT q the martyrs
who fell IN defense Of coa1try and II
truth.
~Fellow-eitizrns. the appliratiaa st
tins discourse i Jeff 70 siIeaer aad -
yoa- That which hath b--~a = noS. and
that which = - Be hath alr~asiT
been Iavertixe aH5 r~pru4eh viii coa-
iane- in the sacred nanr u htstorv.
q poarr.l aPsn sao-- Who deserved o. ;
her applans~- The taisAfzi witas~s-s
- the truth wiIi 20 IN eina.i aasi s-,rrplx.
Bat they wiIt ID ls n the e~rsain saith
- FeSarrr~tAoa- A. tar ta~ir own
fsn~- th~r Sza ars~'i - wai.- E.-rz-
~ = lozg xaa Il : their lisrt5aa~- Z psse
,iae Up ot that beanai-ss "a th-ir pro-
Fartle gzz~ n Gx~sf asan she huruE~assi
t1r1a~ whssa harnsn isEss.ae zA<es -
iass trioaaaL AaA s~fsrc whaeh TIE "a
taas 4na ths CENTURIES are srvA1xzesi
- trzAL nxfAmxsssz aaa sl4nsf-- r-s'
a. <aslF apaz ts~ir e4lm spirits A. ths
saE~p<aT< tat erwstkar Hpcu sszr
seat r~ez- r. ts~s. the w1rsiaxS n
ssas1rA. are he4rd aalF 10 - tisa-
-s-s4 ssi1i - 80 a~~potz u esrsh
suaw sh~x are sa< -swia.s tA~ ars<uu
s~~sa - al ar-n~s 2aa arrr~ r~sriea
taa. s@nsxzEzsaaaAl fr~~stsym hAs no'
~ taxsa tr1m - cs1aict - az~s ID
az q Sod asyw wh~n A~r hr1aa sAi~ld Is
tsr~Ma sNer tso eouEaa~nts sac wi
a . -
ssrrh-rA-n~- ~ r~z-z~rzse@ >kstrss for
r-rulatrz Hh<rtr . - the oonmoa'
w-xlsA Sat ss~sv tx - the ehurch. And
ta~ VERY AS of is life Both hare
ssrux<ie.t shrsaxa eurruPsioa 2zd deezy
ssa ua-~ eomplete r~alixzti0u- Bas i
tie Car shcald eous- when despotisn
sail - Ear esn~slidat~ Is power A. u
eraA al hzrnan fr~~sisG b-n-2fh II,
irsa ke~i. ;h-n viii be cousnHmased
the seeoad aps~tary Of man after ths
sssas "a sA~ asarp@tioa % NimrOd-
TaIIahaf -hie eouasv = not 70 be al
wisi-si a. proposed ny the act Of the lss'
legislature The vot~ oa the question =
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The following amounts are due Mis-
sissippi regiments IN SpaniSh-Aneriear
var
Prs Ser neax - --.....-..---..- Slsiis =
S-~W.s R~w1-~u< - % I5< .
A44rA He<aLs1A 49, .
Col J. :. HamSlton recently visites
Washington 10 collect this money, bui
i viii be paid only where each mar
sigus the MUSTER roll
The contract fur the new additions
To the State Insane Hospital. at JACK
son for eolored patients, was awards[
to H " Taylor for 80. SO. plumbing
not included. which will be about tS, ,oo'