The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29
a TIi.tory of Mississippi Eaated
Hon. .BOIin Il. IA. Claiborne
the Wan TO Write ID.
TFoR THE CLARION. |

FOR THE CLARION.
Ne EDITOR: The smoke of the
-..+a.t political battle ever fought in this
7,ontry having nearly cleared away, and
,r..is,jppi standing erect, clothed in the
f,u panopIy of her restored political
,,uer. it bchooves her citizens now to
l.o.v their efforts and look forward to
a.. flture % see her restored, also, in
L,r,,cuniary and material interests, to
.aa her attain that greatness and pros
csrify which nature has 80 lavishIy pre-
-,r.I her for. We must have immigra-
ron. We must invite capital here. We
,on-t establish factories of various de
.,ri,,ions. and manufacture at home the
ar material from our own fields and
orr oFn noble fJres 5. We must Gas
.o,o a. pos.ible) build more railroads
o,l dear away Instructions from many
Of our rivers once navigabe. nd in
kea,ing with these lofty aspirations We
mist. too, give to the world, aye TO pos
,.rity. history Of our otcn noble State
IN which will be preserved her great
achievements, and the imper!sh ,ble lus-
-, which her noble sons have shed upon
Iar i1 the past, upon the battle fields, in
~. halls Of legislation, and upon the
taroh and in which, also, her many adj |
,sutayes Of soil, Of climate, Of location,
and variety of productions over other
countries aud other States will be fully |
dsoictei. and the immigrant and capt |
tails. be informed where to locate and /
,obera TO invest. This we must do and /
have if we desire to keep step to the |
progress Of the times.
Most all other States have had their
histories written and published, but
never Mississippi; the nearest approach |
10 il being an appropriation by the Leg /
islature forty or fifty years ago for the |
pubication Of fifteen hundred copies of |
4 brochure about Mississippi By one Neal,
but which appears never to have been
nubi-bed. Louisiana is proud of her
romantic history written by her accom-
2ished and erudite scholar and noble
[ou the Hon. Charles Gayarre; and in
Pickett's history Alabama is well repre-
senttd 70 the world
BY the most fortunate of circum-
stances material of the most valuable
and authentic character have accumulat-
ed and are at hand this Centennial year
ever - many counties or towns Iii Mis-
.s,ippi having been favored with histo-
ries Of themselves on the 4th of July, in
accordance with the proclamation of Gov.
Stone. have had the pleasure Of read
ing some Of these interesting historical
addresses that of Judge q. s. McMn
Ian. ID Monticello; that of Pamela county
b. Mr. --; portions of that Of Hon. j.
q. H. Claiborne, at Bay St. Louis; was
present to hear that of Hon. {. II.
Campbell, at koscusko and know of
those Of Judge I. n. Martin, at Hous-
ton; and OF Judge y. NJ. Clayton, at
Holly Springs, and others. / also read
with much interest the able and patriotic
address upon Mississippi of Gen. A. NJ.
West. at the Philadelphia Centennial;
read Also. the eloquent and learned adj
dress Of Joseph 4. BroYn, Esq, (son OF
GOV 4. c. Brown before the Alumni
society at Oxford also the interesting
"reminiscences of Winston county in the
Louisville Banner, and those OF jefferson
county,. by Hen Thos NJ. Reed sketches
of Monroe county. in the Aberdeen
Examiner. with here and there sketches
OF other counties of Mississippi III various
publications. also ii most valuable COM
pendulum Of Mississippi, especially that
portion of it along the line of the New
Orleans. St. Louis d Chicago X. r., by
Col. NIB. Hillyard, of McComb City,
added to all these are the able geological
reports Of the State by Professors WALES,
Htllyard and Littlc-all furnishing
vast fund of information which could
be very handsomely utilized in history
Of Mississipp,
Now, what master mind shall, of this
vast array of material, reduce 1t down to
order and proper dimension and give to
the people Of Mississippi 4 history OF their
State Of which they may all be proud,
aud the Legislature invited to aid in Its
extensive dissemination for the good OF
the State? Though not having the pleas
ure Of his acquaintance. l can think OF
only one man in Mississippi fully equal
to the task, and that man is the ripe
scholar and eminent writer, Hon. John
+. H. Claiborne, of Bay ST. Louis, one
Of the most esteemed old citizens of Mis-
slssppi | trust he will be invited by the
press to assume the task, and all persons
Hho delivered Centennial addresses, or
have written historical "reminiscences OF
Mississippi will forward him copies OF the
same If he decides TO accept
Etr. Editor, if l have succeeded I'D
calling attention to the fact that MIssls-
sPpi has so published history and that
one should Is supplied, l shall have ac-
eomplished my ob;ect.
Very respectfully,
q. ID. BUsTAMANTE.
JACKSON, Mss, Nov IA, 1875.