The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-24
JAMES C.. L~ONGsTREET.

Judge James c. Longstreet, jurist,
lawyer, prince Of gentlemen, and lover
Of all humanity, died in Chicago Satur-
day afternoon, where he had been IN
der medical treatment for several
weeks.
Ruthless. indeed, have been the ray.
ages Of the Grim Reaper in the ranks
Of the legal profession in jackson dur.
INK the past few months. A great
trinity Of legal minds, Thomas A. Me
Willie, Charlton II. Alexander and
James G. LonRgtreet, have been blot,
ted out, and the city, State and Nation
have sustained a loss that will be- felt
and mourned for many, many days.
OF James C. Longstrcet it can be
truly said that those who knew him
best loved him most. Several blight.
encd years, the loss Of his sanity wife
and beloved mother, had both saddcned
and sweetencd Il nature that was at all
times kind and genial. and seemed to
draw him closer 70 those who enjoy
joyed the precious privilege Of his init.
mate friendship.
Judge Longstreet was a man Of mod
est and unassuming ways, gentle AZ a
woman, and yet he was a mans man,
md it was among men that his magni-
hccnt talents shone resplendcnt. Ut
tcrly devoid Of any element Of vanity,
1t "aa not necessary for him to pro.
claim his talents from the housetops.
One had to be in contact with him but
a short while to be impressed with the
sweetness Of his character and prodig
Iou9 intellectual endowment.
Although essentially a student and
thinker, he was also a lover Of nature,
intensely fond Of out door life, and,
had he chosen any other path in life,
he would have been a leader among
men, rs his ancestors had been for
many generations. He was Of that type
Of the Anglo-Saxon born to lead, who
go down to the perilous sea in ships,
who sing in the face of a storm, laugh
at the sings and arrows Of fortune,
and who, wherever you find them, you
Likewise find that they are loved and
esteemed by their fellow creatures
with n worship almost akin to idolatry.
As an orator, Judge Longstrcct had
few equals and no superiOrs, There
was never an occasion when he was not
thoroughly at home, never a company
in which he could not make himself a
congenial spirit, and never an indiyid.
ual who, when brought in contact with
him, if for but a few brief moments,
not learn something Of inestimable
value.
Not only did he possess all the arts
and graces of an orator, but Judge
Longstreet was a MAJ Of wide reading
and culture. His knowledge Of the law
was profound. his acquaintance with
and current literature was
thorough, and he never discussed a
that he did not enrich it, or
,ring forth a thought both original and
instructive.
OF distinguished birth, n descendant
two Of the most illustrious families
the South, Judge Longstreet was a
nan Of most democratic manners, and
,is affability vas one Of his chiefest
while his evcr-ready sympathy
made for him hosts of friends in all
walks Of life.
There is no recipe for producing such
ouls ~ that Of James Longstreet.
choicest heredity cannot breed
hem, schools cannot prepare them, re-
Igion cannot form them. Such gentle
pirits can come only from God, and,
7hen life's htful fever is ended, they
eturn to the God who sent them for a
title while as a blessing and a benedic-
ion to mankind.
Spirits such IA this man possessed
annot pass away. The body may per.
III and return to dust, but the soul of
ames c, Longstrect will live on in an
lYisible repuhlic Of loving hearts - :