The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-06-18

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ssisy manifested 10 Iook Of ihe veReF.
slle sad valuable felis 4 ihe past,
which was NJ other lhaa The vefitable
cane presenled to Gen. Jefferson
Davis, By The lion. Frsahlin Pierce,
ia the year 1855. II was presented
10 Mr.. DAVIS fer he bravery N saving
Our army q. the battle Of Baens Vista
during the Mexican war, when the
Indiana and Illinois troops stampe'
ded and the battle was about 10 be lost.
The cane was made from oak taken
from the hull Of the war-ship "Consti.
tuition" which was one of the oldest
and most renowned ships In our navy.
The cane Is mounted with massive
gold head, estimated 10 contain pre-
cious metal to the value Of $50 or $50
: On the mounting is the inscriptions
"General Davis from Franklin Pierce,
1885," and below il on the side are
| the words: "Old Ironsides." The his
tory of how this cane found its way
north and how il came to turn up in
this part of the State, may be briefly
stated by saying that it was captured
in Georgia during the late war, and
brought here by an individual who was
in the federal army.
Some time since J. r. Lynn, Esq,
of this place, ascertained incidentally
that JEFF. Davis cane was in the hands
Of minister of the gospel residing in
neighboring county, and Mr.. Lynn
having remembered reading at the
time of the presentation of cane to
Mr.. Davis, presumed that this was the
identical one, and therefore made in
quiries in regard to the matter, ant
found that he was correct in regard t.
his surmises. Mr.. Lynn re
garding the cane as being iniinitel,,
more valuable to Mr.. Davis tb4a :
any other person, and feeling that i
would only be doing to Others as WI
would have others do unto us, wrot'
to Mr.. Davis concerning the matter
and as the answer Of Mr.. Davis is tn
shortest and best account of its cap
ture, and at the same time expresse
more fully the feelings of the owne
in regard to it, than we can, we feel
no breach of courtesy to publish MI
Davis own language, which is a
follows:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 16, 1876
J. r. LYNN, Attorney at Law, etc
Dear Sir Accept my thanks 70
your kind letter of the 11th inst.
had a gold-headed cane such ay yo
describe, which, with others, was pla
iced with my books at country hous
in Kinds county, Mississippi.
The man who had charge Of ther
represented to me that the Unite
States troops came to his house, brok
open the boxes containing the books
papers, the canes and other things
and took away part and scattered tn
rest about the fields and woods nd
jacent.
The particular cane described B.
you was much valued by me as tn
gift Of my dear friend, the great an
GOOD Franklin Pierce. Its value t
me has increased by the death Of tn
ex-president and the loss Of other me
mentoes Of him, which were taken a
the same time and inthe same manne
as stated in regard to the cane. 70
will greatly oblige me by obtainin
the cane, as you kindly propose, an
send it to me. : y y
Very respectfully yours,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Upon receiving this authority, M
Lynn, an attorney OF this place, pr
pared the necessary papers to take d
aforesaid cane by writ Of replevi
and proceeded to the locality betwe'
Toledo and Cleveland, where the pro
erty was saidtO Be detained. Findil
it in the hands Of o former scquai
tance, who was rather well dispos
minister, he was not compelled to !
sort to legal measures to obtain
although such course had to be hiI
ed at. The interview is said to hs
been in the highest degree interestir
the aforesaid minister claiming as I
thority for holding said cane the Ia
Of nations and the rules Of war, q
the aforesaid attorney falling back
the divine law for his authority. ]
reverend gentleman insisted on reta