The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-18
Another Letter from William.
He attends Court-tte Judges, Jurie8 and
Bar-de Crops, etc.

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Editor Clarion II am here attending court
All last week Judge Orr held forth. Some
4 important causes were disposed of. The Ju-
! ries are over half negroes. These sable
/ arbiters sleep occasionally and listen occa-
sionally. and stare about over the court
room almost continually. Judge Orr's
/ charge to eleven negroes and seven white
men, constituting the Grand Jury, was suit
( ed to the times, and to his hearers. | lis
tened to all the political part of the charge
and barring that and the theological portion
/ it was creditable performance. Some oil
the Judges rulings are new in this country.
Col. III. i. Muldrow is representing the
State. which he does in good faith | have
I. noticed no Radical hate in his action. but he
seems Iow-spirited and nearly as solemn as
ii. G. Brown. l never saw the gentleman
but once before this court convened. He
commanded regiment of cavalry during
the last year of the war, and was regarded
as a gallant soldier. His present position
grieves his many friends / heard quite a
number ofgentlemen say Poor Henry as
they saw him pass the streets. This is Nox-
ubee county; below this is Kemper Judge
Leachman held a court there sometime
since, and you may have seen some compli-
mentary resolutions signed and published
by the Bar. | think the Lawyers were too
fast in those resolutions. One OF my par
ticular friends who was On hand during the
entire court, says the Judges charge to the
Grand Jury was a good thing. and Leach
mans friend or friends, doubtless by his
procurement, called an impromptu meeting
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charge. Capt. Woods and Judge Hamm
both have their names on those resolutions
and | am told that they are true men and
able lawyers. Judge Hamm was Judge of
the 9th District for seven years, and Capt.
Woods District Attorney for three years.
Gentlemen, would you sign some more reso-
buttons? Would you have done so when
court was closed? My friend says the no.
torious Chisolm, Alcorn's Sheriff, carried
things with a high hand, that Hamm and
Woods looked like they had been taking
medicine, and that Leachman is the equal
of High Court Brown or MiIsaps in law
sense. He is a frail old man.
Judge Orr has more sense than Leach
man. When a Southern man looks at
Leachman, he looks upon a man who has
accidented into ali the positions he ever
held, except those which he bought as a
matter of meat and bread. Turn him out
of office and he is pauper at once. This is
not the case with Orr. He has some sense,
without being a man of talents. He knows
some law, without being good lawyer
He was Colonel of Confederate Infantry
Regiment during the late war, aud subse-
qucntly was a member of the Confederate
Congress. When a Southern man looks up
on Judge Orr, he feels an unutterable loath-
ing Tor treason. Poor Simrall,
| met here last week, many old prominent
men, who are true to their first love, true
10 their country and its history, Among
these is Jas. L. Harrison, Col. Bev. Mat
thews and Sam1. NJ. Meek of Columbus
1t just seems to me, when | heard these men
Jarnagin and Foote and Beauchamp talk
that | was at Camp Meeting or back in
Georgia. They say stand firm. Be true
Organize for redemption. l met Capt. Au-
gustus too; he said he intended to subscribe
for THE CLARION and spoke warmly Of you.
Mr.. Editor, our friends are not despon-
dent. They say they cannot afford to sur
render this country to such miserable fate
as radicalism has prepared. They are sorry
that some of our people have joined the At
rican and carpet-bag party for the sake of
office; but they are surprised and rejoiced
to see no more detection than exists among
us.
Too much rain has fallen in this section
Corn is tolerably good. The boil worm is at
lacking the cotton on the lowlands. L think
however, that unless there is some unto
ward disaster, within sixty days, a good
crop will be raised in Noxubee county,
which is among the best counties of the
State.
When | 20 home, win write to you again
and give the views Of my neighbors on the
proper manner of action, looking to the
complete redemption of this Land we
Love"