The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-02-20
lFFo'a TIE Memphis Avalanche.
Letter from Rip Van Wrinkle.
Pamela, Miss, January q, 1851.


10 The Editors Of me ArdlaHete
Being in this interesting little town,
and sitting quietly and alone in the ONCE
Of our friend Col. II. $. Ward, oil the
STR. have concluded TO dash you oil
few lines of sEch news a. J have.
Well, first. as the public have become
very considerably interested in the move
ments and fate Of certain Seceders from
/ the -Juniata domain, "know all men that
I Billy and Nanny have. "hv the force OF
circumstance" consisting Of noy' a
rope. and a mule and cart assumed thcir
/ Tightful position rs members 81 me Juhl-
! alta Repubrc. So. that knotty question IS
! settled for the present.
The Mississippi Convention has adj
| journsd, and had the pleasure o. com
/ inc down Yesterday on the cars IN com
pany with Col. John b. Fiser, one OF the
/ DELEGATES from the county Of Pamela.
! The Convention did not adjourn stHc DE,
| but holds its existence till the first OF
October. and is subject to the call OF the
/ Governor.
! The news of the secession of Louisiana
was received here last night with every
/ demonstration Of joy. Eight guns were
I fred Tor the eight cotton States. and one
each for the noble Illinoislns, Fitz, Ny
I rick. and Richardson, who lately made
| such patriotic speeches in their Conyen-
j ton. The Panolians have the only can
non in tho county, and they make it
I sneak out on the secession question every
| now and then in such an emphatic tone
as TO be heard all over the county. /
4 know that people who can hear a little
| better than ] can, often hear il up in the
! neigh borhood of Slrdis. and it wakes
'em upw Pamela Is really a very nice
| place. and find the citizens as clever a
set Of people as | care to meet with any
| where, or az any time. They need a no
tel, however, for even though HuIihan'
/ sign still hangs out, lis doors are closed
\ As for myself, ] don't care to fare better
than / am doing at friend Farmers, and
IL his house were large enough, there
would be no necessity for any other: but
unfortunately, his house is too small to ac
4eaSpmodate allwho have to come to Panels
10 C0uff, and there is need OF more room
If ] can always fare as well as have done
this trip. it viii be some time before
give up Farmers
Probate Court is ID session. his honor
Judge Harrison presiding. Judge Har
rison is, l believe, holding his first Court
| since his election. He Is thoroughly vers
ned in the duties of his important position
(which Is more than can be said in somt
counties, and if not the handsomest mar
in the world, is clever. obliging and pleas
ant enough to make mp for it. Tn,
Judge Is an old practitioner at the Bar o
thia county, and the Office he holds is on,
that should only be filed by member o
the Bar, for its duties and responsible
ties are in the highest degree important
The resident lawyers here are Messrs
FOote, Wand, Miller, Harrison, Taylor
ClantOn, Watson. Hoolcand Taylor, and, $,
far as my acquaintance extends with them
as ,gentlemanly a parcel of men as / hay
ever met. OF course the Sardis Bar
proud Of their brotherhood. Long ma,
they wave
A homicide occurred near Eureka, il
this county, on Friday or Saturday of las
week. Mr. Willie was killed by a Nh
5 John Snktord The latter absente
himself afterwards but rode into tow
this morning and voluntarily surrender
ed. The case viii be examined before
| Committing Court on Friday. From VIVA
| can gather Of the circumstances Of til
case an OF opinion that it will come III
der the head Of ''iustiiable homicide
Messrs. Ward and Foote Of this count,
and Herring, of Yallabusha, have been Ell
7 gagged GA the defense.
have Just to-day seen, for the frs
time, aCopy Of the Eastcrn Carton, pull
lshed At paulding, III this State. 1t IS
u paper that Mississippians may well b
proud Of. Its principles are sound as
; dollar: it is "aIl right on the goose" an
! Is the largest paper in the State, and doe
" what no other newspaper anywhere doe
9 to-wi,: Publishes all the decisions of th
! Supreme Court Of the State-and all Tia
! for h,1 doy1rs v5rr. Every lawyer, al
> everybody else, ought to take the pape
just to read the decisions, though il col
tainsabundant interesting reading matt,
besidas. hope you get it.
There is to be a military meeting her
i on Saturday next, to organize a compan,
: and there will bea grand basket dinner
: at Sa-dis, on the Saturday following, (th
a 9th,l for the benefit of the Sardis comps
ny. The ladies will grace the occassio
y with their presence and speeches are a
- Fertissd by Gen. Chalmers, Col. Bowdl
: and others. The boys want q target
practice at. Can't you, by any manner
!. means get rissr andy J0iHsiHg to con
I down and take peep.
Vel. YOU haven't heard ofmy cane We
= and yo may as well stop advertising i
! for ] suppose the fellow who got it h
= fully made up his mind 10 hold on TO it.
:, thinking, no doubt, with me, that COL
u headed canes are not comeatable evei
day. But goodnight now, and mo
: aHg4Asaz RLP- An WINKLE.