The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-27

ology- should. come back homo and be
have themselves" and, II he had lived he
would have made this wish effectual rs he
made everything eIectual TO which he Sc
riously addressed himself.
His was the genius OF common sense. or
perfect intellectual aplomb, he spralg from
u Southern pedigree and was born III Ken
lucky. lie knew all about the south, its
institutions it's traditions and Its peculiar
tiles. He was an old-llne wing OF the
school OF Henry clay, with strong eman VIZ
slavery he not wrong" he said, nothing Is
wrong" but he also said, and reiterated II
time ana again, 81 nave no preJnalce
against the Southern people. They are Just
what we would be In their situation IL
slavery ala not now exist among them they
would not Introduce II. II II ,id now
exist among US we would not Instantly
From first 10 last throughout the angry
debates preceding the war, amid al the
passions Of tho war itself, not one Yindlc-
tive. proscriptiye word fell from nis tongue,
or pen whilst during its progress there was
scarcely day when he dld not prGJect ms
great personality between some souiherh
man or woman and danger. Yet the south
does not know, except as KIND OF near
say, that THIS highrHined, bis-sohleu man
was a friend. a friend AZ court; Whtn
friends were most In need, having the WIZ
and the power TO rescue &c from the WolNes
~ brutality and rRpiue whom me history
of all wars tells Ms the lust or victory ihe
very smell of battle, lures, from theif hlulhs
TO prev uuon the helpless the dying ana
The dcod Bnt pernsing the after-story Of
those dread days Mr. Davis knew TINS ana
died doing full justice 20 the character OF
The Years are gliding swiftly by. Only a
little while. and there SAnll pc nc ln"s
living who saw service on ellher SLY "a
that great struggle Of systems and ideas
Ifs pnssious long ago vanished from manly
hosoms. That has come 10 ,pass Witnlh u
| single generation In America WhSTr, III
! Europe required ages 20 accomplish Ihere
/ Is no disputing the verdict or events Let
| us relate them truly ana iuterpret them
| fairly n we would have the North 90
| Justice 10 our heroes we must 40 Justice
| Ia It's heroes | here rend6 unto caesar
! the things that are Caesars even az l
| would render unto God the thinss lhot
| are Gods. As living men, ston1lhg erSSt
! In the presence OF heaven and the world,
! we have grown gray wighout heLng
ashamed, aud we need not rear , ,nnr ms
| when those ARE gone that fought the nat,
! tie and posterity comes TO strike me hnal
| balance sheet. II Will be shown that N
| zion of the States to the Federal govern
ment and OF the Federal government u
the States open 20 2 double construS,lon
| tion that slave labor was requisite 10 IN.
| profitable cultivation OF sugar, rice and
! cotton raised q paramount properly lu
terest In the Southern section OF the Union
| whilst ia the Northern section. responding
| TO the trend n modern Thought ana th'
| outer movements OF mankind; there aros'
| great moral sentiment against slavery
The conflict TINS established, gradually hu
surely sectionallzing party lines Was as IN
fought ont 60 It's bitter and logical con
clusion at AnpomattoN II ropnd us hud
die OF petty sovPreignties. held toCethe
nv rope ~ sand II made ana II left "a
nation Tsto perpetuA!
Mr.. Russell replied 70 the toast, 'Jeifer
son Davis +"
silent Brigade" all rising and q bugl
sounding tapa