They were accustomed daily to gather their entire households around the evening fireside in their humble homes and read aloud a chapter in the Bible. or if the head of the family did not do so. either his brave and gentle wife or daughter. companions of the labors and dangers of pioneer life. would perform the task. and thus it came to pass that the Ten Commandments and Christs Sermon on the Mount formed the cornerstone of their faith and the firm foundation of their private and public virtues whereon governments of law. courts. schools. colleges. and churches. and the enduring ligaments that bind communities to concord and prosperity. freedom and stability were finally established and made fast. Conspicuous among the pioneers of the State of Tennessee was General James Robertson. the grandfather of the recently deceased Representative. His own father. the late William Blount Robertson. soon after the birth of his son. Edward White Robertson. following the march of immigration. made his home in Louisiana. on the banks of the Mississippi River. in the parish of Iberville. where he and his descendants. always occupying positions of the highest respectability in private life. became leaders of the people in all the important questions vitally affecting thepublic welfare. In Hon. E.
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