American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-06-29

the shafts CT ridlcule from batteries
of, perhaps, less calibre than the
one manned by him. He was
among the first to capture and
occupy the ground upon which the
Liberals all stand now, and he has
held it with Spartan pluck and de
termination, unit! the whole State
mas come squarely Up to his idea
and hISpIOSramme OF subordinating
the extremes and prcjudices and
excuses of all parties to the con
servation of the real interests of the
whole country. Whatever may
have been the idi0syncratic
cr0tchets Of Central Brown" it
cannot be denied that he has
pioneered the way i'll Mississippi
by Which most of her people now
expect to get out of the wilderness.
And, although it is usual for
prophet to get no honor i'll his own
country, still it is due to candor to
acknowledge that he has fairly
won it.
MAJ. J. NJ. NORNENT,
of TIE Corinth Ledger, is the oldest
editor i'll the State, and Mr. \. b.
Upsltaw, of the Holly Springs indie
pendent South, is the youngest.
NAL E. :. WALL,
Of .he Southern Field aud Factory.
at jackson, was present during all
the grave deliberations OF the AS
ISOLATION, and while he spoke bnt
little on any subject, still it was
evident that he was fully alive to
all measures and suggestions look
ing to the good and pleasure of the
g gang" The Major is now sole
tory, and can boast of one of the
neatest agricultural magazines in
the country. He is the author of
Wallis Manual of Agriculture, Il
valuable book for farmers, and is
abundantly able to make his ma
gazine Indispensable to the mechanic
and farmer. The whole press of the
State are his friends and the friends
of his paper.
MAI. J. J. L. WOFFORD,
of the Corinth News, is a iiercc
looking little man, who is able TODD
his own thinking and his own
fighting. We take him to be a man
of decided talent and decided moral
courage, and this view of him is
sustained by his paper and strength
ened by the impression which
personal intercourse leaves. In the
relations of ordinary intermingling
with friends, he is genial, pleasant
and instructive: but there is that
in his bearing which clearly says,
Il know my rights, and knowing,
dare maintain them y
COL. JAMES j. SHANNON,
of the Meridian Gazette, has built
up Il valuable newspaper property
in the young, vigorous and growing
city of Meridian. He is distln-
guished for his prudence Oh all poll
teal questions. 1t is rare That he
makes Il mistake. He is safe
leader. In the conduct Of his'paper
he eSchcws personalities, and all
private illusions calculated to
wound anybody's feelings, and goes
on in the even, quiet, persistent
tenor of his way, which lends to
success by dimt of straightforward
hard work. His rival,
COL. A. Il. HORN,
OF the Merediaa Mercury, IS more
combative, but has less Of the
working vim in HIM. Shannon
seems to have the bulge in the WHY
of business, but we rcGar'. Maj.
Horn as one of the first and finest
newspaper writer's i'll The State. III
he and Shannon were to consolidate
their newspapers and brains, the
public thereab0UtS would he greatly
benefited every way. Few mem
hers of the Association impressed
US more favorable than
II. d. MONEY,
of tie CarrolltOn Conservative. He
is evidently gentleman OF liberia!
education and appreciative reading.
Although comparatively Young in
the journalistic field, yet lie has
given unmistaiabic proofs OF fine
order of talent, and if he steadily
adllcres to the business, We predict
that he will pluck il Oil it both fame
and fortune.