The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-25

tary and other property of Major Guion,
/ Y. ,. a, who descended from Fort
Massac - Natchez, in 1898, with a de
/ tachment Of regulars, and by his energy
| and forecast soon brought the Spanish
authority to GKms, and compelled them
/ to evacuate ~ country Major Guion
+ was an accomplished lawyer of the old
school of Huguenot extraction-a mar
/ tlnet, after the Prussian stan lard If the
/ Great Frederick. He was on the hights
Of Abraham in the assault on Quebec.
and stood near the gallant MONTGOMERY
when he fell, where Wolf and Mont
calm had fallen few years before. On
/ his arrival at Natchez he found the
/ Spaniards still in possession, and likely
to be; the community in state Of
anarchy and menaced with civil war, ow-
| ing to the incapacity and intrigues of
/ Elliott, \. ;. Commissioner, who had
| been some time at Natchez, leading a
| dISsolute life playing the spy and poll
/ tIclan engaged IN land speculation and
/ plotting for the post Of Governor of the
new territory soon to be organized The
Misrepresentation of this slanderous and
weak, malignant and egotistical official
on the Spanish Governor-a man of
honor and accomplished gentlemen
/ Major General Wilkinson, the venerable
General Matthews, Major Guon, and
many Of the best citizens, have been on
the files Of the State Department, and
in private, more than half a century, I'M
contradictel. The Guion papers, and
| others, in my hands, will, at length, en-
| able me to vindicate the illuminated and
expose the calumniator. This is the ne
mesis of history
Since your stirring editorial, | am
about to receive the valuable papers of
| the late Col George T. Gaines, of
Wayne county, the most distinguish ed of
our pioneers. He passed long and
eventfu life in the public service, and
exercised saIutary influence over the
| Indians Of the South.
| | beg To make my Acknowledgements
to the editors Of Mississippi, and other
| States, for their generous recognition Of
my enterprise, and particularly to the
| Harpers OF the Kinds county Gazette,
! for the valuable documents they have
sent. and TO Messrs. Power IL Barksdale,
of THE CLARION, who have placed all
| their files at nay disposal.
| shall closely follow the chart you
outlined for me in your editorial of the
! ODD. Shall avoid, as far as possible, po-
| litical disquisition make do attempt ut
! fine writing or erudition; but shall en-
! deav2r to gather up all that is authentic
of early adventure all that can be
CLEANED of men ard manners, and trace
our march from the primitive condition
of frontier life to the highest social de
velopment On this plan nearly all our
citizens can be colaborcr7 with me, and
/ claim there share in the authorship OF
the work. ! have on hand much mate
rial, but | earnestly ask for more. My
book is to 60 into the hands OF, and par
ticularly designed for the rising genera
ton. to teach them the trials, the forth
tude. the valor and virtue of their ances-
tors, and every father of Il family IN
Mississippi, and every mother, sh0tiid
make themselves a party to my underta-
king. This is the appropriate time and
way, as the Columbus Democrat elo-
lGue.tl-, expresses it, "to cultivate in our
youth the IDEA d Statehood" and by
closely studying the past prepare them
for the responsibilities OF the future.
Col Davis hook will precede mine.
His will bc ? critical and philosophical
review of an eyenLfui life, and great
revolution, such as all emineht COLDER
and statesman only can write. Mine
will be chronicle of events. And ion
the military portion of it-tor the move
ments and exploits of our troops l must
RELY on the gallant officers who led them
in 80 many campaigns. 1t is not fol
my sake, but IN the name of the noble
,. dead, that | maize this appeal. We
owe them this debt, and tie i9treplc
leaders. who shared with them the shock
OF battle. are alone competent to dis
charge ii. There are in Mississippi a
number of distinguished officers, men Of
culture, each of whom might fqy4lsh mt
n statement Of the operations OF his owl
company. regiment, brigade or division
There are Chaplains OF tho army yer.
; competent to this pious duty. Ih'
movements and conflicts within tn
State and the several raids over our ter
,, y:t0ry, would be particularly interesting
| know that NEST Of the gentlemen L re
fer TO are absorbed III professional o
other arduous engagements. bqt be:
them to remember that there IS no witt
. ten history that does justice TO our troop
that they. themselves, only can make
proper record, and that tins apPea
comes from the graves Of thirty thou!
sand Of her sons, 4ho died in prison, l
the hospitals and on the battle-it cid.
Very truly yours,
J. i, II. CLAIBoRNE.
p. S.-Peri1.it me 30 say TO nQmeroQ
, correspondents that though am a eltl
zen of Bay st. Louis, Miss, the f>r'pe
place to address me is 50 Carondele
! Htnnnt Now Orleans