Southern planter., 1832-12-08

g ,,s from the time he startled
m fa.,iog visited ns friends and relatives. hc got a
';aa IN a store lr about three months, when.
:, oorltct health, he concluded 10 revisit The
~ III K, X, which he was more particularly induced
fse0 0,rlke aspect in that quarter. Before he
onl, "a however, be bad procured some Spanish
IN 4. and had made little progress ~ that lanru
N. W. The passage 10 New York, by sea, was unu-
tLr, long, being e2 days, during which, however.
!, -.f,ed much by the instructions Of a Spanish
H., Is,ooer. lie also undertook 10 learn Irish oran
r,'. IIbcrnian, but, for wan, Of books, could not
nbs bmuch progress.
~, gsn New York our traveller rapidly crosi the
s''l e,,ns. descended the Ohio and Msssippi ,o
A.. 4. Orleans, and there paid all the money be had.
nl. n Ia q5ceuts, for passage to Pensacola, where
= 1..no or General Juckson's army then lay
81 Ar,ed, Spanard pointed out TO him the baI.
NJ = n, uhee he presented himself to the officers
a n expressed wish 10 engage in the war then yir.
Ie,. iIjy begUn but they, together with Captains
1,ooand Randolph, now residing in I.owndes
is, Dly. endcavored in vain 10 dissuade him; advis
~ him 10 accept Ola situation in the store octhese
Esmcn But nothing could change his inien-
o /. n, and he was a lengh received
iw N 'IIs devotion 10 books procured him exemption
~ most duties, and he soou acquired some
a,i -l.sedge Of the Latin and Greek, and improved
49, I'M 10 the Spanish. All thought Of war howev-
M. sas soon al m end, and the Americans cyacua
va, /, I Pensacola. On the way, young Il. was en-
ma he'd 70 translate tho very friendly letters Of tho
o,.ir haisb Commandant The troops soon reached
|, a }. canlonment at Montpelier, in Alabama
Meanwhile, powerful recommendation To the
eea IN Department had gone on, and, in the Spring of
t Is, our young soldier, in preference TO $500 9th
ler sI,ppicsnis, received from John G. Calhoun, an
10 ,Dcinlment TO the United States Military Acade-
ian ~ Here he continued ill the fourth year Of his
ram kies occupying high stand, when, peace being
,ev 7 iyto continue, he resigned, aud returned TO Mis-
i6. sppi 10 1885, where only, he ever exercised the
Or akdleges of freeman.
nj n Here he taught the Mathematics aud various Ian.
he Noes, for some years ;aud devoted much attention
asJ sb b study of law and other subjects with which
een.l had not become familiar.
uf h 1920, he coEmeuced literary paper, in con
a6 cion with Col. Marschalk, the veteran editor Of
4 II fsssppi, who published the first paper and first
aus, rs under the govornance of Winthrop Sargent -
NIL H il did not succeed In 1929 and 1880, he
mul hished paper in connection with Mr.. Chisholm,
\, present proprietor of the Southern Planter In
) N 3.gI, fearing lest much useful information might
re lost forever, he visited the Chociaw Nation, I'M
es ~ many inconveniences, for the purpose of adding
Md u he historical collections he had begun 3 years
Ous fore
X hihe spring fihis year, he sent TO the War Dc
mAlmcnt the highest recommendations, with a view
s. Be appointed Typographical engineer, and have
a state OF Mississippi assigned for the sphere Of
duties. He felt confident that he could rend
h 0me service 10 this way, especially in exploring
!, Il outlets Of The mississippi Of which, from the
awvations of General Dickson and others, he has
usshpea and published the best accounts extant.-
Bk a pameved from the War Department, then under
sa rue us Mai. Eaton, friendly answer but stating
ND ai there was then no vacancy.
ed g few months after, Choctaw Chief having
ImGssied wish that he should accompany him
gef IN his people, over the Mississippi, with salary
,ka 1900 wear, he received, by direction of the pre-
eI tIn worthy Secretary at War, letter highly ap
ot Obaiory Of the appointment; but, though friend
10 Indian interests, and very desrous ofpreserv
N.g as much of their history as possible from thu
o. hdes Of oblivion, Mr. V. strongly desired TO place
an almselfn an attitude TO collect the debates of thi
sda approaching convention, which Was TO innovate up
hhtEn principles to which man, for forty ages. ha'
@g bowed submissive, and for other reasons, subse
pently waived the tender.
4 n the spring of 1889, he again returned 10 th
sa chociaw Nation, and, with the assistance of tn
nd nerable Interpreter and his son, made dicioE
n ~ Of their language, in which he pointed out ma
6af g anaNOgies, drawn from such comparisons as h
un ioulo make, drawn rom languages ana ulalecb
NJ every part of the world.
PdaI In September, hs was elected Reporter TO th
uA FIRST Mississippi State Convention, aud took dow
800 pages Of notes, during the session.
cH4 Ia 1899, he was married to native lady of on
nA eflhe most respectable families of the state.
Ies The first published piece he ever wrote, W
sl@ printed in the Port Gibson Correspondent now
dn daed by Mr. Stockton, and then by Mr. Cornell,
/, = 1894; since when, he has contributed, directly,
od more than so papers, literary, scentica and pol
naia ical, in divers parts of the Union, embracing
gaa but one Of this state Amongst his contribution
VIZ are many historic and moral tales: one, If not mo
nd Olhe latter, has been repuhlshed by half the pre-
Nd es Of the Union ALSO many thousand lines OF
eIry, original or translated--more than one hur
nN rcd articles, connected with the subjects religlt
g masonry aud education; he value OF which he
"a, constantly maintained ..whn their proper spher
da though attached 10 no sect or soceiy. Also b
Fe' graphical Sketches sketch Of the convention
hf 1871, and numerous other articles. lie has,
; sides, more than 2 1000 manuscript pages, Ielai
He' 10 the History Of Mississippi, which will Doubt
lOl be published whenever means adequate pres
nce' themselves.
sw 10 life so eventful--for twelve years of his
lN aorily, without guide or guardan--oiien ho
ve less, Griendess, penuyoss, that man must seek 9
'lS u worlds for motives to human action, who co