The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-08

est. II Is said that John Marshal took
the constitution OF the United States when
It was a skeleton and by his judicial opin'
Ions. covering period of thirty uNe years
upon thc supreme hcnch, put flesh and blood
upon that skeleton, and hrcath"d the
breath of life Into H. and uHdr % a living
government. aud David Browning Cullcr
son understood the nature Of that cunsu
tuition SO framed ana construed as few
other men have ever known. lie was
great criminal LAWYER u great clvn law
yer a great constitutional lawyer q great
lawyer IN the fullest sense Of the word.
lie took strong position iur the people
while In congress- and YOU all know what
he did to rcform The Federal judiciary.
lie was "a great orator would rather
have heard him tban any man | over heard
utter an English seWente IN public all
dress, and / have heard HIM upon most
all uf the questions which have disturbed
the public mint during his term of yeArs
eyes, aud jet black hair Ike many OF
the great orators aud actors OF the world,
he drove conviction lonc 10 his spell
bound listeners, as few indeed could IL
his speech he was not all tears, nor all
laughter Tor nothing dries sooner thar
tears and nothing Is mnrc mopotonuus ihan
were sporting holidays, TO work would b.
as tedious az to play but he spoke as a
grent orator speals, making You weep.
think and laugh, as the thoughts might
arise. lie could give you such sublime
thoughts as Milton could give, or speak hi
the love notes OF Tom Moore Before II
man forum, or pleaded Ike Paul before
AgrppH. lie was not eloquent all the
time, but clear, distinct and forCrfuI in
his speech; for he was indeed very mod
est man, ana rather trien, II seemed, 10
suhduc his elOqucnce, But he could not
help IL; there seemed to be little Jewels
hung here and there in his speech little
riuulcs Of beauty lie did not paint fun
pictures Ike Angelo, but gave You glimpses
Of such pictures. haN0 sat for hours On
t"nCcd by the quaint charms Of his
speech.
As Statesman he was great He was a
truly good man, aud ! might say here
being good. Goodness and greatness are
a Synonymous term was applied to mon
His mind was not great machine which
registered that which came in contact with
IL, like some photograph. but his was a
mind broad. deep aud comprehensive. which
created great thoughts win ease, and
into new fields. His father was "A miu-
lister, and no doubt iustilled within the
mind ot the great statesman those moral
mHSms which made him great. He loved
mankind, and how can a man hp Il states
man who does not love mankndg Many of
ihe great men ~ Americn have been sous
ing unselhsh and kind, and never lost an
opportunity to help young man along In
the world,
In 1861. when the legislature was In The
net Of dcposlns Governor Houston, Ahra-
ham Lincoln sent q messenger to Houston
saying Ia effect that If ne HOustonJ de-
sired TO koep Toxas In the Union he would
send him an armed sodiery with which
to do 81. knowing the fame OF this great
man as a general, Lincoln knew how Inn
pOrtant his services would be as y general
| in the Union army Colonel CulberSou
was called. with others, to advise with the
governor Ms 10 the mntter. and In the dis.
cussOn of the matter he advised Houston
thar such would never do, us II wonld
place the scenes u the war upon this side
of the Mississippi ana in Texas whereas
n left alone Texas would be practically un.
( harmed by the cruel rnVages - war
Mr.. President. ! deem myself quite hon.
ored TO be permitted upon this occasion Ia
pronounce this eneomium upon this great
man,