The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-02-10
~HESUREGAKD PEA Has

tn Citizens Are Opposed to Pgton.
1t a meeting Of the cities OF
8ca,regara aud vicinity, heldFeb-
ruafy 9th, il8E, at the &C. n. hrris
store" for the purpose of ascdain-
ing public sentiment with %reaence
to the disappointment of E. (Pey-
ton. Jr., to a CHARACTERISTIC. n mo-
ton Of Hon. !. Ii. ThompsonMr. S.
L. Bcacham WIS called to TN chair,
and Frank Mcintosh requisite to act
as Secretary.
Hon. j. II. Thompson presided the
following preamble and resolutions,
which were adopted:
Whereas. We hive lcarnedyith no
little surprise, that some Of lie Dem
o%cratic lawyers ana newspaps have
recommended the re-appoinpent Of
e. q. Peyton, Jr., to Cl'ancdorship.
We wish,in q public manner, t%protest
against the movement forFarious
reasons, among which are thfollow-
ing: e. G.. Peyton. Jr., is hphati-
cally an of1ice-seeker, havinafew, if
any, conscientious scruples to the
means employed to accom,ish his
purposes. Since recOnstructjn com
mencel in this State, he hasbeen al
most continually in offices gen him
by the Military and Radikl Gov
errors of the State, from eilem to
Ames. He supported theinfamous
Eggicston Constitution. IiTrcsided
at the night meetings of tie "Loval
Lragues,' assisted in organizing the
colored people against AIe whites.
and warned them that to &void Il
condition worse than thaNof slavery
they must solcmnly, pledge them
selves to forever support the Rad.
zeal party. lie received the ap.
pOintment of Chancellor from Gov.
ernor Alcorn, but@ the cam.
paion of 1873. he deserted Wis former
patron and took to Ames,bc being
as Peyton believed. the STRONGER man
and, as a reward for his faithessness,
he was re-appointed Chancellor by
Gov. Ames. In consequence of Q
family feud between the Peybns and
and Gov. Ames, and in CONSEQUENCE
of the waning prospects Of tie Radi.
cal party, he saw there was. ,othing
for Peyton in longer adherilg to the
cause of Amcs--possibly something
might be made by 4 changeof tao
tics; and because of a persona feeling
between himself and the Radical can.
didate for Sheriff of the county, he
did cote a part of the Conservative
ticket at the November Electbn. 1t
is claimed by some that. by Hvton's
assistance, we were enabled tohave q
fair registration in our county. In
this, he did nothing but his lutv AZ
clearly defined by law, and fot which
he has been paid a very liberat salary
by the State.
AS Peyton has been in full BELOW.
ship with the Radical party from lis
organization, uttering no word OF
protest against II Of its infamies--
indeed endorsing and sustaining it,
every act until the late campaign
and then. we believe, he was influ'
enced by personal feelings, not by
any love for lis or II cause.
We spent u money and time free
~ in the late campaign for the over
throw of Radicalism. but by no mean,
for the purpose of honoring mel like
f. e.. Peyton, Jr., who, as long a
their pecuniary interests could be hes.
advanced by ~adhering to the Radica
party, were against us. We are sat
isfied that there are plenty Of Demo.
cratic lawyers in the District, who, i
not learned above their fellows" are
fully competent to make Chancellefs
and we protest against the appoint
lneut OF PeYton.
KSolyed, That we endorse our
neiAbo and townsman. II. G. FaiE.
man, Esq. and commend him to the
of the District as n faithful
and Jealous Democrat, and worthy
their confidence.
Resolved, That we approve the
course ofthe Crystal Springs Monitor.
Resolved. That the Brookhaver
LEDGER, C0pjahon aud Wonjt0r be
requested TO publish the above pro
;eedings.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
sine die. S. Z. BEACHAN,
FRANK NcINTosH, Chairman.
Secretary.