Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-10-25
DOUBLE SPRINGS, Ohti5Geha Co., Mss,
September eth. 1851.

James D. Montgomery, EsQr.:
DEAR SIR-After my compliments to you,
must say to you | have been more surprised and
astonished lately than l have ever been since the
organization Of our county.
Immediately after the late election, we received
word from Starkville that they would send Double
Springs Bible to enlighten herpeople. In place
of Bible yesterday morning they sent US large
company Of men, which, suppose, calls itself the
Missionary Band, and came to enighten the boys
about Double Springs. This band had Wagons
containing provisions and what they called good
whiskcy We told them we supposed they had
come as Missionaries they said they had not,
neither did they call themselves Missionaries, nor
had they ever said so or heard of any such thing
as their coming as such--but said they had mere
Iy come out on Camp hunt. They soon began
to make preparation for cooking, ordering their
cooks to put in plenty Of red pepper, and two of
these Missionaries soon drew from their Wagon
larg' teeo handle jig of what they called good
whisfey, and carried it to the Springs. Some
eight or ten of the Double Springs boys being
present, we were all invited to drink heartily of
this good whiskey. After some time dinner was
announced and the Double Springs boys were all
invited to partake Of it. There being one or two
good State Rights men in company with the Mis-
sionaries, l believe some of the Double Springs
boys both ate and drank with them.
Dinner being over, we were invited to listen to
a speech very good looking youngster got up
and appearantIy read over to US a speech, telling
US something about Foote and South Carolina, but
it had no influence with the Double Springs boys,
for they all had good and true Bibles.
Mr. S. E. Nash was to have spoken, but before
the other gentleman had concluded reading his
manuscript, the Double Springs boys grew weary
and began to dispense, SO Mr.. \. abandoned the
idea of speaking and the Missionaries left, hay-
ing done nothing, / consider, but disgraced them
selves.
Several belonging to this Missionary band are
Sons of Temperance and belong to some Church.
or Religious denominations, as l have been inform
ed and some of them, in fact, were old fellows
who, according to the Bibles which we (the Doub-
lie Springs boys) have, should have set better ex-
amples than going about our county with their
good sohiskey calling themselves Missionaries, 60
ing about to enlighten the boys about Double
Springs. And | must confess that | never saw
Missionaries so anxious to have their good oohiskey
drank And | am informed these same Missiona-
ries have been trying to break down certain can
didates, because they would occasionally take a
dram with the boys. Shame! SHAME! SHAME l.!
upon such hypocrasy-strain at gnat and swal-
low camel These Missionaries certainly have
mistaken the true character of the Double Springs
boys; though, their Bibles may tell them the
course which they are persuing is right-if so,
they differ from the Bibles possessed by the boys
of Double Springs, and do, sir, for Gods sake,
try and have their Bibles examined, to see if they
are genuine, for there is certainly something wrong
either in the Missionaries themselves, or in their
Bibles.
You may rest assured the Missionaries cannot
turn the Double Springs boys against Col Barry.
Yours Respectfully,