Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-05-05
Early Recollections of
Oxford.

N the morning. the Lunar Islfiei
and the University Greys we're
AZ the depot preparing to take
the train for Virginia with hun
dreds u their friends arouad
them bidding them farewell. Il,
WIS 2 time for memory aud for
tears. = The train was ate. and
AT At once I saw Lamar ascend
4 a box car and 10 that immeu -
ltlrUng Il soldiers and citizen :
re made one more speech, the
last that Oxford ever heard him
make until the four years Of
fa.eful strife was9ver. But how
can any one ever. ever forget
that mighty 1Ood Of eIoquence
tia, burst ike a Niagara food
from his lipsl
FIRST addressing the audience
/ generally be made one more
mastery defense Of his DOWN
trOdten peoP,e, once more he
showed the utter uselsssness OF
tue Southern States sncour4riuc
even the shadow Of 4 nope u Sc
curing her rights while she re-
rialnet N tae UniOa. Oacs
more he called tor gniiy ond har-
nsogy "a thE= great t--s,ir- tf-r,-.
snd then- a. the train vas almost
Cue, he turned g. The - gallant
c .npauies and IN another stream
Ot teu4erest pathos and II the
Ioftiest Patriotism. he bate then
g forth - n-hs tfe battles OF
Southern freedom always rem=m-
oerlnZ that truth an Justice
acre Oh their side. and on their
future cJuluct a. defenders Of
AL thai va near aad dear %
them, t.ler- ever r-sta..! sic bie,;
lnss ~ e grateful people.
No wonder these young heroes
of the south Redeemed score OF
odttiehelds with theI- blood, and
many a one fell face t. the
front and feet to the fge.~
In closing, 1t is due I, the pa
trloJic men all over TIE South
vFEo were Cnion t. the core. ana.
eontended for the Union ana
against secession. that waen their
states seeded, they went with
them and made gallant soldiers.
Just as gallanl and in not a sew
cases .4-s- - than those VINO
were violent sec-sh- until the
time came 10 seal their prInci-
Pts vita their blood, aud then
failed to sls@ea here
Capt Green made = rum5er of
strong Union speeches, but when
his country called him, be re-
sponded- but came rot alone. but
brought with h5m that brave
company the Lamar RITES.
Capt. T r.. Robinson was
another Union man ot a pro-
n0cneed type and eniaeGtIy 30.
but h. too sad here when his
native south called for her sons
% come and defend her. and
brought With him The True
Aississ-pPiaas," who s.revei
their blood over Kentucky. Ten
nsssee' Georgia and SIississippi.
tEanS God for mer. north or
south, who loved their country.
and stood ever ready 10 back gp
their principles with their lives.
\ lew weeks ago noticing that
We hsd a Lamar county in this
state, anu being curious % know
where and hox they got the name.
| wrote To the postmaster at We
dOwa the county seat. asking
about II stating that II il was
named for l. .. c. Lamar. I
would say that IN their effort t4
honor Tim, they also hoaored
themselves, Tor I considered that
the south hai never had bat 4
very few greater soEs than he
Tue lester was referred bv the
postmaster 20 4 prominent eid-
Zen v 10 made ne tie following
reply:
'.De1- rother Smith. The name o.
this county Wa first SANFORD. bur vas
chang & 70 Lamar b. L :. senator
b1akhead- VINO At The tina was In the.
State senate and WIS A. ardent adni
-sr OF L Q. C. Lamar OF Mississippi -
These articles close with thi-
number unless something else
suggests itself to nv notice. |
have been II a great dlsadvant-
age on account Of my distance
IRON my dear old native town.
Doubtless If I could be there a
day Or tvO and talk with nv
friends [ could recall many things
not now remembered.
We vii nov adjourn IL the
Confederate Column.
I Z. \. SMITH.
To be Continued.
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