The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-15
LETTER FROM WILLIAM.
East MISSISSIPPI. Jan. 8. 1874

EAST MISSISSIPPI, Jan. 8, 1874.
EDIroRs CLARION: 1 believe it is just
6fty-nine years ago, to-day, since General
jackson fought the Battle of New Or.
leans. That was small affair compared
with some of the battles of our late civil
war. Perhaps | ought to say of the late
rebellion. am willirg-have not the
slightest objection. Gen. Jackson's bat
tie, however, was a good thing for him.
but rather tough for the British soldiers.
1t made jackson President Of the United
States. Buena Vista made Taylor Presi
dent; Tippecanoe made Harrison Presi
dent, and Spottsylvania elevated Grant
TO the same position. ODe-tourth Of the
men elected 10 the Chief Magistracy OF
| the country have been chosen on account
Of the lucky explosion OF gunpow'ier, and
| the above are the four weakest men that
ever lived in the White House.
Christmas is over, and / am glad of it.
| | despise the whole mess of pop crackers
and whisky and general confusion. All
employees seem To fancy that there is
nothing to be done, and our "colored
troops are terribly demoralized every
Christmas Now, when one has some
wealthy friends who will make valuable
present, the thing is different; ore can
be composed, but it is almost intolerable
when The cows and horses are to feed
wood and water are to bring, and the
out door work of half a dozen is thrown
upon one poor fellow, all unused to such
exercise. No fun to me. This whole
Christmas question was adjusted to ante
bellum times, and don't begin To fit at
this period OF history. " hat sense is
there in bawling out Merry Christmas"
when one is doing drudgery from day
light to dark, and the whole country is
trAmped down by strolling negroes and
irrepresible white men.
L have just had conversation with
Mr. Jones, and he told me of serious
disturbance at little place called Sum
merville, over here in the East, and asked
me to embody his statement III my next
letter to the CLARION, inasmuch as the
good name OF Summerville may suffer
by the rumors ahoat. Mr.. Jones state
ment is as follows:
son the morning of the 25th of De-
cember there were In Summerville per
sons generally from the surrounding
country, and among them, a colored man,
Scott Lampley, who lost his life There
was no complaint against Scott. Two
young white men, brothers, were in town, |
and one of them was considerably intox- |
icated. The younger, a mere youth, |
began to push one Solomon not Solomon. |
King of Israel-and finally kicked HIM. |
Solomon went home. fhe Young man
RI h I I
had his knife open or drew it, and e /
young man ord'red him to put the knife |
in his pocket. This Lanpley refused to
do, and assumed hostile attitaie Upon |
this the young man struck him, ami the
elder brother gathered a brick-bat. AT
this point the melee began, in which
Scott Lampley lost his life. His death
was caused by stab, which reached hi
heart. In the progress of the fray,
Captain III. Edwards aud his son in-law.
Mr.. H. @. Haynes, saw the trouble from
the residence of Captain E.. and ran to
assist in stopping it. Mr. Haynes ar
rived first, and seized Scott Lampley.
who had closed with the young man that
had struck him, and sprang upon his
shoulders to tear him away. Captain
Edwards arrived with a small stick in
bis hand, which he not only threw down.
but also, IN order to avoid any serious
seized large one in The
hands of another white man, wrested il
from him and threw it away. Scott
Lampiey and several others fell together,
among them, Mr. Haynes. In moment
Scott rose and ran about two hundred
yards, and fell dead. Almost at the mo-
nent he rise he colIided with a younp
gentleman who was coming up to the
'cene OF action, and that Is where he was /
stabbed. From the beginning of the /
ray DR.. j. e. Prince did all he could to {
Iueu the disturbance In peaceable way. {
lie came near being seriously injured By I
! missile that struck Harry Lampley. I
brother to Scott, on the head, and nearly
<ilsd hin. IA sooa ~ The dsakh Of