The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-06-24

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bang hy ii's lnnI " aa nfn rllehi
power. itan tia msmois ul the
pa'i, and recall ihe many. msr,
change. that la,c lstn mmip ln tI,
short period ~ hnerp ,e5.f.. We lfs
siartlcdb VS. tho uBccrt dniv n hunru
expeditions, NIL tle brcf nnl imn
tisni impress eth aml every one II
~ make upon the history 81 ,ar
iin". Looking back 10 1856, IN the
initial number u The SriR, Ne see
tho names IL EHrlanan and Brc,L
sntldge, Fillmore and Donelson, and
Fremont and Dayton, q, caniidat,
Ter the Presidency and Vice I'rcsi
dcncy of the United Staica. aud the
gfoat principles Of national interest
discusscl, aud the lacmonitlon If
the future, nov strar@rly in many
eases fulfilled. And later, we find
the exciting l'rosid ntial canyaa OF
lS60 recorded, sud The first cry for
vengeance from the people Of the
south and the call To arms. When
We read the local accounts Of the
organization accompanies, the rem
eral orders IL Governors, and the
call for the asscmllage Of tho mem
bersot the Confederate Government,
time seems 10 have loot its leudcn
wings aud We hear again the toc.ip
M war and our souls light up with
t'e.lirc ofentlusiasm; again we i'm.
rg'nc ouraclt upon the field Of battlo
with the dark cloud of smoke and
dust about IA, the clash Of arma, the
rattlc Of muskctry aud the hoarse.
deaicning crash Of the artillery, tho
sl,Icking shell, the whistle of Minnie
ballsclose about our cars, the shouts
OF excited hosts..aa they rush ON to
tho fray, and the deep groans of tho
wounded and dying comminglci, fiji.
Ing our mind to Overlooking with ,
sadness amlgricf. Again, wo stop by
the side ola wounded, dying com. !
rade and hear his last faint messages
followed ones at home, or inthe social
camp circle live oycrthc ~plcasantrlos |
OF soldier life. Or VIC read the nc. ,
count OF battles fought until -, .
and then We como upon II dark sca ,
IA stygcan hackncss overshadows /,
II, no light CLEANS upon TIA billowy !,
waves. The 'SrAK' had set, and for !
two years, 1854 aud first OF 1869, G
We lind no history Of the past. The u
v'cisitades OF war hod compelled the I
publication to he discontinued. But /
July LIST, 1865 the STAR again spread I
Its fresh, renewed light upon tho hia- /,
tory OF Pamela county, and from that -,
time to the present issue, there has j,
not bcena single week elapsed with. '
Out It's regular publication. Since 0
Its establishment after the war, the II
b1AR has changed hands several times. d
10 1866, Mai. NJ. ). Warl, the foun. s.
der OF tile paper, sold mn interest 10 d
). NJ. Hogshcad and Il. J.. Walsh, Il
and this partnership was continued :,
up to the time Of Maj. Wards death :
IN iSG7. Irto April. 1870 the sur.
wing partners carried on the busi- ,
ness at which time Mr.. llogshcad "
retired, and Mcssr4. Polk 4 Ran. p
dolpl became associated with Mr.. I
Walsh, which partnership was dis II
solved in October 1870 by tho rcti, ~
ring OF Mr.. Walsh, and the remain
ing members Of the firm carried IN ;,
the publication up to Deer, 1870. y
when Mr.. Polk retired from thcGrm. /
leaving The paper in the present own n
efsl'r. The history Of the politics Fl
and local questions siuoe the war n,
are Oh highly interesting character, u
and arc worthy Of deep study by cv. n,
cry one. In tho old files of the SrAe :.
We lind the general history OF the cit :,
'zensof Pamela county and the State. y
We lind all legal sales Of property, D
marriages, deaths, public meetings, u
accidents, and the political complex in
ion Of the sentiments Of the people. I
In fact, within the bound files Of the u
SrAR are to be found u living, cor :,
rect history Of the past since :,
its first publication. When we think
VI this, VIC are more impressed with y
the importance Of the press, and the 81
great necessity for correct, accurate II
Information, and the most unflinch. W
ing advocacy Of truth and justice, Il
because the files Of newspapers arc v
now the sourc from which an his :,
torians gather their data and intorma. /