The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-01-11
LETTER PROM WILLIAM



several days. write these &c" lines
say ~Christmas gill;" and to relate "nas
has happened. Before ] speak OF myself
will alIude 10 some events that have trans
plred OF late in these ends Of the earth'
Col. Meek. OF Columbus, did not Mi "eh'
Reuben Davis, OF Aberdeen, In the court
house NJ Columbus. I understand that both
gentlemen are alive and are good Demo-
Gratis. They are certainly gratihed at the
profound sensation which the rumOr Of their
alteration created in the public mind.
Closer 20 me occurred the tragedy of II
negro boy shooting w. ;. Gambrel, Sena-
tor elect from the district composed OF KEN
per, Neshoba and Noxubee. Judge ND
Gambrel was not bad man, and heard
gentlemen tell him, during the canvass that
he was too decent 10 prosper In the Radical
ranks. TO which Gambrel made no reply.
Ho was seduced, by the hope OF office. into
the Radical party. Verify, the ways OF
Providence are past finding ont. His dis
trict is thoroughly Radical, and the people
fear that no one so moderate as Hambrel
will be elected TO succeed him.
At Meridian occurred, some weeks ago,
the most painful tragedy Of this year.
which ended in the death of col. w. l..
Cole. Marshall Payne aud J. a. Mcdonald
are charged with the murder. Mcdonald
is in Jail H. was acting policeman at the
time of the killing. IL Is believed tina
whisky and bad women are nc the bottom OF
the whole affair aud that no malice existed.
Over here, gentlemen, nearly every one
drinks. Parties who, before the war, never
touched a drop, are now, quietly, surely
gliding into drunkards graves. saw last
Saturday, two brothers, men of the church,
men of weight in times past, drinking NJ a
saloon; and their hands trembled SO they
could scarcely conduct the liquid fire TO
their mouths. | saw them through win
dow. Their hairs are gray. They have
been useful They have raised large fami-
lies. They are dignihed gentlemen. They
are drlinkards' The boys over here drink (;
and some OF them get drunk. Mr. Jones
says our people arc acting Ike "A man who
loses ms property, and, instead Of entering
| the lists for another struggle, attempts 10
forget his misiortunes In the oblivion of
drunkenness. Our people have lost their
property, lost their government, lost their
prestige, are aliens and strangers In the land
of their fathers. They live under the gov
eminent Of those who nate them; but let
US hope that they will arouse themselves 10
! retrieve their fOTtuLes and their liberties,
and add additional lustre TO the history of
this country. Old men seem more despOnd-
| ent than young ones. Old men, more than
young Ores, have sought surcease from sor-
row In whisky. Their loss from an active
participation in the eventful scenes OF to-
day is not - damaging as the license their
dangerous course tenders 90 the boys aud
young men, who learned In other days 10
respect tie friends and companions of their
fathers. These old men should say, "I.ifc
is real, life is earnest" and by their example
Induce the Southern boy to "leave his foot
prints on the sand OF Time" Poor John
Mcdonald who knows what Influenced
him? He is not murderer lie is too
brave. Col. Coles family weep for their
protector, cut down IN the Vigor OF young
manhood, not by a foe. Mcdonald was not
his enemy. The affair occurred at the "Va-
rieties." Men Of influence should not 90 TO
such places. Ladies' should ostracise every
man that does. Ii a lady were caught there
she would be doomed. Let IL be so with
men. Rational amusement IA one thing
debauchery and lewdness quite another.
know il would be better II people would
not get drunk In would be- better II church
members would not drink. Col. Cole II dead.
His widow mourns His little boy chills US
with his hopeless wall. His country has
lost valuable citizen. NJ. Donald Is In a
felon's cell, his old mothers heart l. almost
wrung in twain. His sisters refuse to be
comforted. lie bids fair to be taken from
them permanently, though his good father,
long since dead, is not responsible. His
mother has led godly life. Who Is respon-
sible Are there any old citizens, who
have taught John by their example, that the
bowl ia the place 20 revive buried homes
! If there are any such, let them be slow 20
pass severe Judgment upon IA brave boy,
whose young blood was, most probably, too
warm with strong drink.
Up i'm Oktibbeha, Sheriff Powers has
been shot by a negro mob. It seems hard
for your neighbor of the Pilot 10 speak out
like man. lie fears TO rebuke wrong. per
petrated by a negro. He speaks OF Powers
being shot by desperate character" ae
has not yet stated facts In any occurrence
bat he has uniformly tried TO Intensity
Northern hate towards people among
whom lac lives. This Is the service he is do
ing the country. lie hates the white people
OF the State. and Is an enemy of the negro,
whom lac incites 10 violence Ia order to Sc
cure his vote against the interest OF all the
property and PROCESS OF the land. The
Pilot man Is an incendiary. Horace says
that punishment though it may have
lame foot rarely fails to overtake the |
wicked, going before. God is just Bailey |
will be- overtaken. Events succeed each |
other. The Bible is true. The right VIII /
triumph. The future has It's deliverance for /
the oppressed. "God moves In a mysterious |
way" Go on Bailey. Retribution.
The cotton crop Is gathered, and Ia most
cases laborers have realized a good return
for the toll Of the past season. Most negroes
have money left, after paying everything
and they are falling cheerfnlly into line Tor
another crop
When begun 10 write, it was OF myself
More important matters occurring 10 me /
broke OF. Now will return and say again
nobody hurt. Let me explain. About two
weeks ago, there came 10 my station. down
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, "A little box
directed, William. ! opened 1t aud found a
bottle and six lemons. Punch was the fret \
thing thought OF, so bought me pound
Of loaf sugar, ADD started home. opened
the bottle and smelled IL. IL smelIed ike
smoke. poured little out, aud IL was
white, just like the whisky Dave Reed
made during the war. That smell. I vas
afraid, and sent for Dir. Jones, who pro-
bounced IL the best OF Irish whiskey. We
made punch and drank. IL was "A ''dam-p',
'old day, and we drank. Mr.. Jones took the
,olic. We parted. Last week another bottle
.ame shaped like a cannon, marked 4VU