The weekly clarion., 1877-10-10
Yours respectfully,
+. BARKsDALE,
Chm'n Ex. State Com.
The City Of Aberdeen.
editorial CokREsPoNDENcE.)

ABERDEEN, Oct. 9th, 1877.
The booming of cannon mingled with
the thrilling music of the Cornet Band,
and the assembled multitude at the Alb
erdeen depot on Saturday morning the
9th, as the train moved up, was notifca-
ton enough that the day had been set
apart for grand demonstration of the
Democrats and Conservatives Of Mon
roe county. Aberdeen is a city of note.
In the high character of its press, its
bar, its statesmen, its soldiers-the pub
lie spirit of its citizens-the beauty and
intelligence ofits women, and the chiv-
airy of its men as illustrated on the
fields of Mexico and in the later and
grander struggle-it is not surpassed by
any place in the State. Here is the
home of the Sykes, noted for their gal
lantry in the field, wisdom in council,
and public spirit in all things. One of
them, Capt. Thomas B. Sykes, is the hon
ored Mayor of the city, and its cleanly
mark the good taste as well as the firm
ness and enlightened spirit with which he
administers her affairs. | must not for
get to mention that his charming and
cstimable wifeis one Of the fairest daugh-
ters of our good old county of Hinds.
Aberdeen is the home of Gen. Rueben
Il ho4 Of
statesman ard orator, but more than all
he is famous as "A criminal lawyer, in
which line his success has been marvel
lous. Here is the home also of Gen. S.
J. Gholson. Thirty-eight years ago he
represented Mississippi in Congress.
Henry A. Wise was the Harry Hotspur
of the body. Abiding to Gholson,
barely of eligible age, he said, of igno-
rance and assurance constitute an up
start, there is one" Gholson raised his
finger and pointing to Wise deliberately
retorted: 'If knavery and arrogance
constitute coward, there is one" OF
course notes for combat were inter
changed, but parties interfered and the
difficulty was settled. Twenty odd years
afterward Gen. GhOlson was on the Fed
eral bench; but when his State seeded
and the issue was left to the arbitrament
of arms, he was the foremost to volun-
teer and he carries an empty sleeve al
his side. In times of peril he is always
found at the front. Like Gen. Davis, he
adds the experience of the past, to the
progressive spirit of the present with
which he is fully imbued. Here, too
is the home of Col. r. 0. Reynolds
State Senator and distinguished membe,
of the bar. He also carries a badge o
honor in the shape of an empty sleeve
Hon. J. NJ. Acker, soldier, legislator
and lawyer, resides here. He was /;
member of the Legislature in 1910, bu
carries the burden of the years upon hi
shoulders so bravely that he seems jus
to have entered his prime of life
He is Chairman Of the County Ex
ecutive Committee. Judge Lock +
| Houston is another name familiar
to the Legislative Halls as well as t.
| the bench of the State. Chancellor Hor
ton, a good and true Democrat, who doe
not, however, sink the jurist in the par
tizan, is also a resident of this city
| Here too is the home of Col. Vas
ser, State Treasurer during the Al
corn Administration. He was a Con
! servative then as now and to his credl
it is remembered that he passed througl
the ordeal as a member of a Republican
| State Administration without the smell
of fire upon his garments. The press i
ably represented by that natural borl
journalist. the able and brilliant Jonas
whose enterprise and tact are shown il
the publication of racy and newsy, a
well as an able, tri-weekly journal, in {
] town of three thousand FIVE hundred in
habitants. Mr.. E. p. Thompson, who
like Maj. Jonas, belongs to the younge
generation upon whom the burdens .
State must in the course of nature sool
fall, has entered the journalistic lists witt
his Weekly, and it promises to be sue
cess. God bless the press and endue II
with wisdom. When conducted upoI
right principles, and is fearless and bolC