The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-11-14
HIS DEATH WARRANT.


writes his own death warrant. How
ever. that's what proved to be the case
with Editor Carmack of the Nashville
Tennessean. On last Sunday morning
that very talented editor. than whom
there was no more brilliant man in
the broad stretches Of the nation,
wrote the following editorial in his
paper, which so exasperated the clan
of Cooper that the assassination of the
writer was agreed upon and its act
ual occurrence shocked the entire re-
{ public on last Monday afternoon:
across the Muddy chasm."
I'VE trust there will be no unseemly
ribaldry on the part OF the base vul-
gar concerning the happy reunion of
long sundered hearts which was ac-
complished in the joyous reconcilia-
ton Of His Excellency Hon. M. r.
Patterson and His Excellency Hon.
John Isaac Cox. All honor to that
noble spirit, Major Duncan Brown
Cooper, who wrought this happy
union of congenial and conhuxible
spirits. separated by evil iates'
though horn for each other. All hon
or to Major Dune, and may the bless
ina az tbe Peacemaker lie upon him
NAV he be heir to all the beatitudes,
and especially TO the blessing reserved |
for those who do hunger and thirst I
after righteousness!
"And there goes also blessing to
His Excellency-for as he has been
merciful to Cox. so shall he obtain
mercy
"But the two choicest blessings, as
is right and proper, are for Governor
Cox himself. For if there be any re-
ward for meekness and any for en-
during persecution for righteousness
sake he shah inherit the earth, and
his is the kingdom of heaven!
yet such is the meekness OF ms
shirt that we doubt not that Governor /
Cox would be entirely comforted with
the meek mans reward.
III we pause here briefly to- review
the unhappy differences that have
armed these valiant souls against eacn |
other, ii is for no purpose OF renewing
the strife, but rather Of emphasizing
NV contrast the felicity of the present
situation. 1t will serve also to BRING
ont IN hold relief the gracious spirit
which enables Governor Patterson 70
.condescend to men of low estate hit
nm where he has trampled down anu
Law a poultice of warm words upon
the reputation he has so leariuhs
bruised. 1t will also teach those "ho
most unjustly, have regarded cover
GOV nc a man of proud aud
naughty spirit that he is IN iacS
man of modest stiffness and humility,
one who can forget injuries the most
grievous, forgive insults the most nag
rant. endure every assault upon his
honor and good name without resent
ment, and, in general. humble himself
that he may be exalted. 1t will also
show that no one can ever sin away
his day of grace with the present all
merciful machine; that no man can
ever become so vile, so degraded. so
corrupt in its estimation that 1t is not
ready to raise him up and load him
with dignity and honors if only ne Will
give up everything and serve it with
fidelity and singleness of heart.
at will be remembered that Gov
ernor Patterson protested to have
only one great motive in seeking the
calce Of governor the wholly pa
triotic and Gnse'ish desire to purge
the state Of TIE shame and infamy
brought upon it by Cox and the Cox
machine He openly declared that
he would rather some other than he
had the task and the honor, but his
soul would not consent that such
man as Cox should be governor of
Tennessee. He charged that Cox had
daglsGed and debauched the politics
| Of the state; he represented him as the
plant tool of the saloon and the cor
, porations he charged that he was q
democrat only in name, republican
in fact:' for he called him traitor to
| the democratic party Not only that.
but he yiciously assailed his personal
honor, his pecuniary integrity, and