Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-03-16

army, in about one.fourth Of the time that had |
been consumed by forced marches in going down.
But Mr.. Lincoln seemed never TO have lost
sight of the importance Of Tupelo to the Union, |
and he marshaled another army under that aole
commander Gen. A. j. Smith, and started them
to capture rupelo Gen. stephen d. Lee ana Ten
Forrest, with their commands, were sent 10 IN
tercept him, but in maneuyering for posiuohs
Gen Smith got between Forrest and Lee ana
TupelO and succeeded in capturing the town. anu
in an effort TO dislodge hiIr from there the ues.
perae and bloody battle Of Harrisburg, when n
in the suburbs Of Tupelo, was fought, in when
nobody had any decided advantage, but Gen.
Smith evacuated the town and went back "
Memphis. But the very fact that Tupelo hau
fallen seems to have broken the spirit OF the Con
federatcs and we never did much good after that'
(Great laugher)
You viii find, Mr.. Chairman, in the Congress
sonal library a book, the title OF which IS iu'
pelo" II was written by Northern Prespy
terian preacher and school teacher who nappehro
to be down in that section when the war began;
| remember him very well. This book treats Vi
| his trials and tribuatiOns about Tupelo Whefe
! he was arrested, imprisoned and would have been
shot but for his timely escape from prison. anu,
as remember the substance, as he puts II, OF hls
ofense was a suspicion that he entertained secIe'
doubts as to the divine origin and right OF Al
! riCan slavery.
Points Famous Product.
Alter the close OF the war, when We hsh re.
turned TO our peaceful avocations, one OF our
brightest and most iar.sighted young men, na.i,'s
IN mud the great uiture as we'll as the g'eat past
OF this town, settled in Tupelo, and afterward De.
came a member vi this body, and is now anou'
! terminating a great career OF sixteen years Iete
What this nation and this house o"cS TO luptlo
! for this contribution | lCaye Tor othti5 70 Say
My modesty forbds my speaking Of IT. Laugh
tcr) Some fifteen years ago Kansas NlS anu
Memphis appTeCiating the fact that II they ever
| hoped 10 do nny good as cities they must ha'e
direct connection with Iupelo, butt idlipsu
from Kansas City, through Memphis, TO lupeo'
Birmingham, realizing that with all OF ltS ila I
yelous resources they could never be deYeioped
and properly distributed without direct railroad
connection with Tupelo, saw to il that the fodI
wag built from Birmingham TO Iupelo'
Mr. Chairman, during the discussion on ln'
river and harbor bill in this house recently
heard so many statistics as to the tonnage OF tn'
various cities that were seeking appropriations Il
that bill that it stimulated me to inquire lh''
the tonnage Of Tupelo, and | find that during las
year there were about i,C0O,OOO tons oil lIeish
passed through Tupelo. II was only the otheF aa
you saw in great headlines in all OF our news
, papers that the Southern Railroad had purchase
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, running from 81
Louis to Mobile through Tupelo.
The president Of the Southern ROAD was J.
Washington a few days later, and | met MN 10
the first time and in conversation hau WI
him gathered the reason for TINS purchase.
was that the Southern system had already aDo-
0 1000 miles Of railroad which had cost them hui
q dreds of millions Of dollars; they found IN
great system after all this expenditure, pIaetlcd
4 " useless to them because they had no dlIe'
e connection or terminal facilities at Tupelo. ln'
!. therefore spent many millions more LOT WV mn
O of railroad that would take them into Iupe
. and give them good terminal facilities ther
e OGrcat Iaughter.) -.
!, Many Of you gentlemen have never been to
0 peo | hope none OF you entertain any lnea
j. diving without going there. ] should hate 10 ha
it said Of any member OF this CQngress-ior,f ,
j., Of whom have such a kindly feelng-that IN
4. did not aspire to visit Tupelo before they DIE
ia Uaughter) ! extend you all an invitation
ic come and promise you royal welcome. oo'
IA with me 10 College Hill some evening and see o
h. Of cur Tupelo sunsets. Qaughter)
e, Retains Her Original Moon,
n Come and see one Of our Southern, silyery, ]
u pelo moons! | think it is the only place IN
III South where we have the same beautiful moe
" we had before the war (Laughter'1 I'D
e often been asked about the size of Tupelo. ] G.
" fess | have not been able to get the exact hgu
&C from the last census The tabulating machiI
do not seem to have been able to work 1t
y, ", vet: but / can say Mr. Chairman, that by. s
IN fciently extending the corporate limits o.
az town we can accommodate population larl
iu than the city of London. daughter The tn
ls is that our lands about Tupelo have been so va
~ able for agricultural purposes that we nave
lf, Welded them up for building city as rapidly
sS we should have done. CLaughter)
10; ~; can say, Mr. Chairman, that while there
3u larger places than TuFelo, ! do not think IN
ne is any other place Just exactly like it.
'e' Tupelo is very nearly, il not exactly, IN
W. center Of the world The horizon seems about
ng same distance in every direction daught'
iul The sun, when doing business on regular sched
ger comes right over the town, and sometimes q
OF us hot time in the old town. 1t is 81
ms nlaco for the investment Of capital where it
for be welcomed and protected, Come early gen
NS men. and avoid the rush
oi This, Mr. Chairman, is proposition 10
ian tablish there fish hatchery. Wa have the IL
Mace for fish hatchery, Why, sir, fish
travel overland for miles to get in the water
,on have at Tupelo. Thousands and millions OF
it horn fish are clamoring 10 this Congress TO
ii Tor an opportunity to he hached at the Iul
md hatchery. cloud laughter,(
lo Now Mr.. Chairman, only wish to say IN
ms. clusion that II there is member here who WI
M. 10 have his name in future generations eonne
,da with that Of Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arm
II II he wishes to have himself and his poste
Ala. ponted at with scorn; il he desires TO be
Nh spised bv men and Stunned by women let
AT vote against this amendment and he viii Sc
and all this infamous notoriety. cloud laughter
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