Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-12-15

an to the People the State, to put down the as
sassin P'~s6re Of carrying dangerous weapons
aud using theron slight provocaon, cannot
pardon you in justice to my own sense of duty, Of
with safety TO society. Respectfully,
A. G.. McNUTT.
RESERVATIONS Thos. b. Woodward, Esq,
Of lazoo, has resigned his seat in the House of
Representatives, and W. e. w. lowers, Esq, of
Monroe, has removed.
Elections to fill vacancies will be held on the
first and second days of January next.
John G. Skinner (whig) Of Oktbbeeha and
Gen. A. G. Brown and Jacob B. Reed, ldem.)
Of Copiah, have resigned their seats III the House
Of Representatives.
Elections to fill the vacancies have been or
dered N Ol>tlbbeeha on the lst and I'd days of
January, 1899, and in Copah on the oath and
18th Of December, 1898.
Gen. Brown and Mr. Reed are candidates for
reelection. The election will turn on the ques-
ton Of chartering a National Bank. Mississippi
plan.
The High Court of Errors and Appeals COM
menced its session on Tuesday last, Judges
Pray and Trotter presiding, who have taken up
the docket IN good earnest and are progressing
in the business Of the Court.
Judge Shariey has not yet arrived and is said
to be in bad acknowledgements.
MLITARY-The following letter was written
by Gov. McNuu, to Brgadier Gen. Naul, in re-
ply to a letter on the subject Of the late Reviews
in his Brigade. 1t will be read with interest by
military men:
HEAD QUARTERS,
Jackson, Nj. Dec. 3D. 1893.
Sir: | have received your letter Of the Goth
ult. and am much gratiied at your success in or.
ganizng your Brigade. When the Brigader
Generals and Coonels do their duty, no difficulty
will arise in organizing all the Regiments in the
Brigade, Our citizen soldiers know the impor-
tance of being always ready to rcpeI, either for
elgn or domestic foe, and cheerluIIy obey the or
ders Of their commanding officers,
Unfortunately Tor the service, too many persons
seek Office, for the sake of obtaining the tile and
when called on TO perform duty, say then cant
organize their commands--cdnt eithelr subor
dinae officers elected, and cant eel their men 10
turn ont on parade armed and equipped as the law
directs. The words impossible and cant, arc
not to be found in the dictionary Of military men.
Such caniing drones should retire from the SER
vice and leave the field open 10 men, who at least
lciH Try to perform their duty. When YOU tool,
command Of the Brigade of the fourth Division
not single Regiment was fully organzed-.most
OF them had not an officer and a volunteer GONNA.
ny was unknown.
have no doubt but that when review yom
Brigade next year, will find all the officers
equipped according to law, and every citizen sol.
der with gun on his shoulder.
will recommend to the Legislature TO estab.
lish at Grenada depot of arms, and have ne
doubt but that your untlrng devotion TO the du.
ties fyour office will enable YOU soon TO have
enough of volunteer companies to form "a Reg
ment OF lnlantry Squadron of Cavalry, and .
Battery of Artillery
In the course Of twelve months, will be enable
to furnish all the AIMS you require, far your Brc
AIDE In few days will send by the way o
NIcksburg aud the Yazoo river sixty fine mus,
kets and Announcements complete, for the Grenad;
Pioneers and in few months will forward tc
the Troy Troop of Calyalry, swords and pistols
; am, general, Yours respectfully,
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