The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-24

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 And all that beauty. all that wealth | e'er gave,
 Await alike the inevitable hour,
 The paths of glory lead but to the grave. t A plaintive poem, more expressive of lamentation than even this funeral song. is contained in Ingalls, own words. In one of his characteristic obituary addresses pronounced in the Federal Senate be exclaimed:
 Tn the democracy of the dead all men are equal. There Is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave. At this fatal threshold the philosopher ceases to be wise and | tho song of the poet is silent. Dives relinquishes his millions and Lazarus his rags
 Here at last is natures final decree in equity. The wrongs of time are redressed. Injustice is expiated, the irony of fate is refuted, the unequal distribution of wealth, honor, capa- city, pleasure. and opportunity, which | make life such a cruel and inexpli- l cable tragedy, ceases in the realm of death. The strongest there has no su- premacy and the weakest needs no defense. The mightiest captain suc- cumbs to that invincible adversary, who disarms alike the victor and the vanquished.' | One of the bravest and brainiest | spirits that ever dwelt on earth passed forever from the walks of men when | John J. Ingalls, breathed his life away. His personality was picturesque. His form was tall and towering; his brow | high and massive. Wisdom gave to | his face 'an ornament of grace" He wore upon his head the dignity of kind | ly power: his soul possessed a daunt- | less heroism The lordly virtues of I truth and courage led him in honor's ] pathway and committed to him an everlasting crown of glory These attributes proclaimed him while living prince among men. As was said of | another:
 All things adorned Aristippus--ap- pearance, size, manners, and everything l else.
 Nature with lavish hand decorated him in such marked degree that he could not avoid arrestlng the gaze of | mankind, even In the company of thou sands.
 I He was patriotic from principle and not in the narrow sense of personal or political advantage. His life was spent in the service of his country. and in the l loftiest places of trust and honor he | as a statesman. No pent up Utica" defined the boundaries of his alle- glance. The whole Union, irrespective | of territorial lines, was the object of l hisaffection. He was a friend of free dom-a lover of liberty everywhere. | While he believed he could best pro- mote the prosperity of the land by be- longing to the Republican party, he re- fused always to favor any policy which might benefit one section at the ex- | pense of another.
 | A striking illustration of his broad . gauged American conservatism was furnished during his Senatorial career. | Partisan animosities grew bitter and sectional strife ran at it's flood, result ing in an effort by Congress to enact a force bill. The Southern people re- member with feelings of intense gratitude that his vote was potential in defeating that hurtful measure.
 His life and Iife's work were unique. His individuality embraced an aggrega- tlon of characteristics peculiarly his own. I shall not attempt to sketch them. because that will be done by others more competent to speak, some of whom were actors with him in the stirring scenes of the past, in which he was always shining figure. Mature twas so prodigal to him in her gifts lthat they shone in clusters" In d | word, he was a respondent genius 1 We are told that from his earliest boyhood he discovered rare and radiant talents. He had a penetrating iutel- lect u powerful memory, and a dazzling imagination. He soon won the ap- probation of the people amongst whom he lived by his affability. marvellous learning, matchless eloquence. and splendid attainments. Self-poised and superbly equipped, both in mental and bodily powers he readily eclipsed in public speaking all his competitors for popular favor. He finally reached the goal of his ambition. the Senate of the United States a body which Senator Morgan of Alabama has pictured as d chamber where legislation is enacted not only directly affecting the welfare of SO,000,000 people, but influencing the councils of kingdoms and deter mining the fate of empires" a legisla- tive body mot less powerful than the greatest tribunals that have ever as- sembled, the scope and majestic sovereignty of whose power is beyond description in words or by reference to any other systems of government"
 Conspicuously' able, of commanding and gracious presence, possessing an attractive individuality, fluent in speech. ready in debate, and without a | rlVal Tn fepartee he easily forged to the head of that class of statesmen who then stood in the front rank and were enrolled in the highest grade. With him life was no "irdescent dream"
 It was said of Cicero that his chief art lay in the application of existing materials. in converting the disad- vantages of language into beauties, in enriehing it with circumlocutions and metaphors. in pruning it of harsh and | uncouth expressions. and in systematic ing the structure of d sentence. This constituted him the greatest master of | composition the world has ever known. | This summary is an accurate descrip- ton of John J. Ingalls,.
 The majesty and splendor of his elo- quence will live until this Republic shall have perished from the face of the earth. While his style was re- markable for versatility, lucidity, and ease, yet in affluent. copious, and graphic diction he has never been sur passed in either branch of Congress
 His gorgeous vocabulary, sparkling with the brightest jewels of thought giant, the imperious Conkling. In beauty and elegarce of expression. in the logical and analytical treatment of his subjects. well as in the har- monious arrangement of his sentences he was the equal of that brilliant Southerner, the gifted and knightly Lamar.
 He was the perfect orator
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