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Rages of .oolscap and sharpen . ia
Der No, =. preparatory to writing the
newsy and wide-awake LEDGER o letter,
lif you did not stop me in tho mids. Of
these proceedings and insist on "a full
explanation, you would at least fetch "a
Along breath, surge both hands into the
depths of your pants pockets and won
der that any body Of fac intelligence
of course no personal sllusion is meant
-wonid undertake, in thess days OF
news and newspapers, to edify the read.
ing public by any thing he could write
up" about such Al u~npre.entious lopk-
ing place ~ the n whose name heads
these lines; and who could blame you?
As | sit at my window and look out
upon its many faded buildings, its time
worn streets and storm bleateJ hills
that stand like red sentinels in the
bright sunlight. see but here and there
IA plsser-by, aud at the same time real
IKE that there is no grand legend con-
nected with tsis scene, none of that TO-
nsntic halo encircling i.s quiet limits
set mixes famous many old towns
,FsS5l -. nothing else save the big sto-
gies told about them, ] confess | feel
some trepidation and begin to think it
sn't just the place for a modern news,
paper correspondent.
Bat Clinton has q his.ory-yes, a
history about three hundred of the best
, people in Mississippi. several good
stores, two fine col;eges-nsle and fe-
nale-a State Baptist paper, a boarding
house Oh nearly every corner, and is the
muddiest place in Mississippi. with an
honorable exception-Morton. But ]
an talking at random. I began this to
tell You what Clinton is and has baeu
noted forts monument features"
have been here but a few days and
Of course, haven't learned every thing
yet, but one o. the oldest inhabitants'
took mo into his confidence this morn
ing, while seated on a limestone curb.
iEg Of L of the principle %ssreets, anc
in an impressive tone intimated thai
Clinton was not what she once was. Oh
course / thought this possible, and then
he went on until l heard all. Gli1tor
is Il Of the very oldest towns in The
State, being settled about 1920 OF q
and was almost in its teens, SO to speak.
when Jackson, her furnishing neigh
boz, was in s~wacdling clotles-in fact,
Was a good-sized tom when the Com.
mlssioners were appointed to select &
site for the State Capital, and before
the question was finally settled came as
near being chosen the Capital as Haye:
WAS made Presideut-ona vote-but 4;
) there were 10 High Joint Commission,
in those days there was no chance fol
an appeal. At one time, ami in bel
palmiest days. Clinton did an immense
business, and supported thirty-fiqe O
forty stores, whereas il now has only
five or six. When Clinton was ut hel
zenith the spirit of Southern chivaTry
as55innderateod in those days, was ais,
dssn@rnfe rcnn-fars air rjvTeesa z ~;
and pistol Shat were witnessed On heI
streets, the recital uf which sound NOR;
ike the deeds o. III unciyilized rae,
IthaG those q Il, en- .phtaned and real,
" brave men Il the nineteenth century
But these are times Stat will sleep for,
ever in the past 10 to shock u
with their acts ii bhlUd.
Clinton's political hietory is go fIesi
in the minds Of Miisissippians that i
will hartlly bear repeating, especially a
it always brings to mind the disgsacefu
erasthat saw our Sta. e cursed Ulth dis
honesty, incompetercy, carpet~bag rule
and. more than ak presided oyer by a.
Executive whose supreme pleasure wa.
to see her white and colored soma in tur
MOL and strife, and who conld ren,it
placid" when direful insurfect'ol
seemed borne upea every breeze. tn
practical results of this political out
laws policies were seen and felt in tn,
bloody riot here of September 4th, n
and in which was sounded the keynote
Of his own political destruction and ex,
lie from the State. Never did mar
5 more signally mark out his own destruc
ton never more certainly did eagle
"View his oSn feather in the fatal dart
That winged the shaft which qniyered ir
his heart"
Clinton was the home OF sevaral des
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ilous times just mentioned, among then
the famous Kinds county Senator
? Chas. Caldwell, who. shortly after the
riot here, meuaced her white citizens By
marching through the streets at the
/ head of accompany Of negro militia. L
' will be remembered that Caldwell wa,
] killed here last fail, and as Wclborne
Chas. Caldwell, Jr., and others hav,
/ fled the State with their carpeS-bag al
/ ~, Ames, the people hope to live GU.
. the balance Of their days in pace an,
t prosperity.
/ l wanted to say something about the
G Mississippi College, of which Rev. W
S. Webb is President. and the Contra
Female Institute, presided over by Rev
G Walter Hiilman, but [ have spreal
/ Out ak say W SUCH d ieHStA tI.b
L f2ac | shall be called windy. Both o
0 Shese institution are conducted on Bap
t list principles, and seem CONSTANT,
gaining in popularity. But l will speaI
: of these more at length in a future let
1 ter, provided | am so hazardous as eve.
4 10 try another.
The Baptist Record, published b,
e your old friend, Prof. NJ. I. 11artin
:. and edited by Rev. j. B. Gambl,l, i.
already an assured SUCCESS, and with it,
s prestige in its favor, Clinton con,
+ tinue the 4heed-centre' Of n pp
: Baptists for time indefinite.
The people in Kinds seem to be quite
, serdne on the political situation as i
stands, and. feeling assured of perma
/ uenl home rule, seem to care but little
t as tb national affairs. Most with whom
t | i have talked seem to consider that WE
tof NE South have gained our principles
tbotgh We lost our President, while
thetads have gained their President
andlost their principles.
: lind THE LEDGER has many warm
frieids here. and its course and conduct
IS generally admired, while its editor il