The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
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Summit Sentinel

Summit Sentinel
The storm of Indignation that was
aroused in the public mind by the recent
"outrage" letter of Rev. (?) II. NJ.
Church to the n Y. Witness had not
vet subsidized, when, on last Saturday even
ing, this s3nctimonious old hypOcrite,
fresh from the scene of his mischief-mak-
ing in Franklin county, put in an appear
ance on the streets of our usually quiet
CITY, and proceeded to this office to read
our exchanges, and ascertain how his
slanderous letter had been received in
different parts of the country. He eX
pressed a great anxiety to get possession
of THE CLARION, Liberty Herald, and
Sentinel, even offering to purchase the
former at any price, as 1t contained
copy of his letter in full, and letter from
prominent citizen Of Amite county
giving the lie to every statement which
his letter contained. He stated while
here that the statements contained in his
Witness letter were substantially true.
and that he had in his possession sworn
statements from responsible persons that
two negro women had been hanged by a
mob in &mite county, and cleft dang
ling in the air until the next day" He
then left this Office, and started on foot
towards McComb City, on the railroad
track. He had not proceeded farther than
the crossing, when he was suddenly sur
rounded by about twenty-five or thirty
boys, armed With tin pans, bells, horns,
kettles oyster, cans, sa.diDe boxes, etc,
who rendered the very air discordant with
their noisy music. Church seemed to
take in the situation at a glance, and in or
der 10 e4triGate himself from this ludi-
crous dilemma, sought refuge in eight. and
hastily shook the dust of Summit from
his ponderous feet-in other words, he
busted.
He hoped off at the lively gait Of 2;40,
and in hol puSsuit Tray, Blanche and
Sweetheart" Of the urehinG. held posi-
ton near the eXtremities of his coattaiis
which were fairly streaming ont behind, ,
until they reached the long bridge, when
the music sounded halt, and Church
faced about, and Internationally sur
rendered Tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching and to the music of rat, tat, tat,
tat, discoursed by 8 ten-year Old with an
empty coal-oil can and tie drum stick OF
Shanghai rooster, the fugacious parson
kept the step, until he reached Forchhei-
mer's corner. Here he called loudly fer
the Mayor, in a stentorian voice that was
distinctly heard high above the din ana
roar of the discordant tin pans In few
minutes the Mayor was at the scene, and
the little troubadours, at his request, dis
persed. Here he stoql, the observed OF
all observers at once the most abIeot,
Inundated and crest-fallen specimen of
disgraced humanitythat we have ever seen
a living illustration of that trite aphor-
| ism.fA guilty conscience needs no accuser.
The Mayor accompanied him to the de
not and placed him aboard the insight
train. and Church reached McComb City
in safety. As he left, the shrill whistle OF
/ the engine SGd the vile music of the tin
mans which was yet reyerberatiDg "a Gun
ears. seemed to say 'Jdre'osu Brotho'
| Church" We understand he took the
Northbound passenger that night, and al
he passed this point, concealed himself
in the water closet of the car, in order tC
escape the ieers and ribald shouts OF tht
little bows who we're in waiting to give
him another blast from their hugle horns
Thus ended one of the most ludleFous
| vet harness. sCSnSS IA40t No w. -
messed.
| We have given the above particular
of the occuranee of Saturday evening, II
advance Of the report which Church vii
certainly send forth of his hair breadt
escnne from, the fury Of moo. We hay
seem a letter which he wrote on that even
ing subsequent to the above occurrence
/ IN which he fully discloses his diabolica
! mission in this country, and in which h
seeks to obtain the observations Of prom
inent gentleman in this community upol
what he terms the present war OF race
in M;ss;ssinpi.' He admits the writID
of the letter to the Witness, and says
has been pronounced by the Democrat
press of this State "a tissue of falsehoods,
, that he desires these observations t
I quote from, without revealing the identl
! ty of the writer, so that he may confer 'rlt
) President Grant, and sabstantlate h