The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-10-09

justice TO Col. Benton, thoroughly convinced
Of is correctness, and not to adrGnce base party
purposes as your genAemGny correspondent O.
Beatie's Bluff, charges. joined Jackson's ar.
3 my a few days after the battle Of the Horse.
Shoe, was in hearing at the time it was fought
And my recollection is that Col. Benton wat
the Lieut.. Col, Of the 39th Regiment, which
won for itself great renown on that occasion
! marched with this regiment to the Hickory
Ground after the battle, when we built Fort
Jackson, and at this point the Both Regiment
embarked ON Flat-boats for Mobile, or For,
Mlmms. ! will here state that on a former
occasion, when a distinguished Democrat, and
trend OF mine, made use Of similar language
to tho remarks Of Mr.. Tompkins in relation TO
Mr.. Benton. corrected his statements in the
same way that | did Mr.. Tompkins, at Living
ston; this occurrence took place some months
since at the Courthouse door, in Canton, in
the presence Of many gentlemen, amongst
whom were DR.. W. E. Harreld, Col. J. M. Ell
der, who will, no doubt, r~ecolIect the incidents.
| have frequently stated these facts to many
gentlemen, long before the speaking at Living
ston. should have corrected Mr.. Tompkins
two days before, at Canton, when he used the
same language, but | disliked to interrupt a
public speaker on any account whateyer.--
Now to the proof Of the correctness Of my
statements at Livingston. | have a letter in
my possession from Maj. Thomas s. Young, of
Carrollton, Mississippi, dated 9th Sept I847,
who states that he was in all the engagements
fought by Gen. Jackson in the Greek War. OK
cePt the Horseshoe, ard that it has always
been his understanding that Col. Benton was
in service in the South, and at Mobile. Major
Young is well acquainted with Col Benton,
having lived neighbor to him in Tennessee. |
have also a letter from Mr.. Jesse Stancell, who
says that he was an officer in the Cd Regiment.
that che was at the battle Of the Horseshoe,
that he was not personally acquainted with
Col, Benton, but that there was a regiment
called the Benton Regiment, that he cannot
positively say that Benton commanded at the
Horseshoe, but feels confident that Colonel
Benton commanded a Regiment in the Creek
War. Lhave also received within a few DAYS
past the following communications from gen.
tlemen Of high stanling, and well known to
many citizens in this community, which | sub
nit without eminent to a candid public, leav-
ing your Beatie's Bluff correspondent, and his
friend Mr.. John Read to answer at the bar of
public opinion for their publication, Of the
speaking at Livingston" The first letter lie
from Mr.. VIM. Parrot, Of Leake County, Mis-
sissipi, which is as follows:
LEAKE County, Sept. 10, I847.
CoL Jesse Nabry- Sir: / understand YOU
nave gotten into a difficulty by stating ST. Fl.
Benton was in the Creek WARP This is to in
torn you that Coils. Benton and Williams. and
MAJOR Montgomery commanded the 39th Repi.
ment' and that Regiment made the charge up-
on the breastwork at the Horseshoe.
[signod] WIN, PARRoTT
The other is from Mr., John Collier Of The
same county:
LEAKE County, Sept. 10, l847.
Coh JuGory-Sir: understand that YOU have
gotten into q difficulty by stating that Colonel
y 4. Benton was in the Creek War. | was
there tQr six months, and Col. Benton comman-
ded the S9th Regiment Of Regulars, and they
were in the battle of the Horseshoe. feel
confident that he (Benton) commanded said
Regiment.
J0rIk1 rnYrrrO
me letters and certificates herewith publish.
y anu RETIRED to, are in the possession Of Mr.
g = singleton, Of this place, where they car
! " seen ~ any person who may desire ii. Mr.
Neao-the only fault | have to find with him
p VINO permits his name 10 Be used by nBea,ie,,
. BluH'" 49, that he did not come out at II,
n Speaking" and let me hear what he had !,
k say then. might have convinced him than
e ne was IN error, and not have been driven I
this mode Of vindicating my character from HI
false statements.
TO the writer Of the article, "Beatie's Bluff,
I whoever he may be, ! will say, that COL Ben
ton is no favorito Of mine, for | never admire,
3 him, but felt Tiny duty to place him correct
I y before Che audience at Livingston, as to hi,
Partlcipaiions in the Creek War, &c.
Az 70 the %alIusion which the writer is pleos.