The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-04-20

man bv the name Of JEREMIAH Winnie
HAM. This old man Is one hundred ,nd ,,ro
veqrs old. and was a soldier of the Amari-
can Revolution. He knew Wasbipyton
and Jefferson well, and was at the bettIa
of Eutaw Springs, and many other of the
hardest fought battles Of the Revolution
He voted for Jefferson for President and
is a democrat to the core, never HAVING
wandered from the faith Of the fathers &c
the Republican party. Mr.. Willingham
contracted his last marriage at the ace of
- years, and upwards Of 80 vevrs have
ELAPSED since his first marriage TIE old
man has undoubtedly been one of the
most powerful men. physically. who oyer
lived. and several of his feats of strengtb
and power are known to MANY of the
old citizens of East Mississippi. He is
still hale and hearty, can mount n horse
with ease, and can shoot a squirrel from
the top Of the tallest tree with a rife
Mr.. Willingham has been a resident Of
East Mississippi for more than so wears
and says he expects to live until AIRrPT
g. BRowN is President He was horn in
Virginia, but was raised in South Carolina
Although very poor man, he never could
be prevailed upon to receive a pension
from the government, to which he was
and is entitled for his services in the Roy
olutionary and Indian Wars. He saws he
simply discharged his duty to his native
| land. and always preferred to live upon
! the fruits of his own labor. rather than
RELY upon the bounty of his country.
After the death of his first wife, he lived
| for - wears solitary and alone. without
the company Of any human being. and
scarcely ever seeing any of his neighbors
or old friends. During this long period
| he did his own cooking. washing and
mending, made his own clothes. besides
cultivating his corn and potatoes.
The old gentleman, We are sorry to saw,
is at last becoming tired of East Missis-
| sippi: the country is becoming too thickly
settled for him, and as soon as he can sell
! his half-sectiOn. hecontemplates removing
and settling permanently in Texas, as he
| considers that the greatest country un-
| der the sun.
A democratic meeting was held at Au-
| gusta last Tuesday Resolutions recon-
mending 4. c. BRowN for President, and
| J. j. MCRAE for a reelection to Congress,
were passed unanimously.
You will perceive, by reference to the
enclosed list, that ! have added quite a
| large number of subscribers to our list in
| Perry county, and have promises Of more
/ accessions in future.
We had the pleasure of meeting with
our contemporary, RoBT. FuLLER, Esq, edi-
| tor of that sterling Sea Coast paper, the
| HandSboro Democrat. We learn from
Mr.. F. that the prospects of his paper are
! frightening, and that he is already re-
ceiving a liberal patronage from the peo-
| pie Of the Sea Coast counties.
We are greatly indebted to Messrs. CAR
| TER and BYNUN, the Receiver and Regis
| ter at Augusta. The Government has
| been truly fortunate in securing the ser
| vices of these gentlemen in their respec-
| tive offices, and no officers have ever
been more popular with the people gen
orally, since the Land Office was first es-
tablished at Augusta
| may write again. In haste,
| $ r. A.