The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-01
wore too poor to move on He declared that Mr.
Clarke's conduct was thatof" John Bull and
sntirically suggested that his monument should

In reply to Millcrs letter Mr.. Clarke called at
tention to the fact TINT the Courts had decided |
were not paper men" but real men whose |
names were matters Of rccord that the pay
IN mens soo 2 rgns ,Hn, for so ,66 "rs ought
an Englishman. as his father settled in
1907 T.; and his ,mother's father fought in
lot of buildings had been burned since the pub
licntion OF the original articles. He called ut
his tenants as evidence that he desired to deal
fairly with them. and only claimed what was his
clear. undisputed legal right. He said
4 in country Ike, thi; man cannot have his own
II where he has used his hest endcGvors torch the
wbcrc aud to perform ihcm must insist upon such
rights . a. can, under the law. obtain L the commu
executed. they must remember that every dwelling
have been cxccncd In u ChSrcstsn viii prcsnt sad
der picture than the policy OF Clarke will he likely to
Then there appeared another communication
from And-Renter to the BACKBONE" There
hnd been another fire on the Morford farm on
the 2ith. The house had been unoccupicd. but
the barn contained about s4OO worth of hay be-
longing to George Clarke. and the writer said:
And 50 you see ma, cHg, Jsck Z. no, scared out yct
about YOU have had Tie sweet, YOU must have
% S %W2rmwGcd ana ,he SAY sa Your iSm5n'' 9s'e nag to
now turned, and You will uow have To humble yourself
@ e" 'Ii I an Si %S s' Sm Sf' wSaG
as last saturday night my boy.
What wha, matters matter, how !he night behaved
BLOW high. blow low. not all IT, snow
Could qucnch our bunnrcS steady glow.
The tenants can never set their risht' by srumbns
So have in battle array. like upon tho
wouldhc Ming ani MS ring lie would like 10
siooo Butt he will meet on TIC 18th DAY Of Feb
rnery at OAK Grove Missouri under cvprcss Tree whore
there has been many victim Tor Coroners inquest
with si0ou dollars IN his pocket all rieht, will reveal
NV name i. Capt Jack. commander Of the .Ncdoc.
The Great spirit has 90 from there here.
q soon 10 a. I 4 %
land So long engaged under Capt Rock in cNno.tulang
with blundcrhus against the unrcasonablcncss and
In IKE nature o things t. land will continue to be
Goycrnmcmt ior Gcorrc clarke. iaisr He'd from this
pcuaencc III lie a s more or thn Trn and On
| his return t. America hs vie would not return with
HIM lie came over here and cn hcr and then c mar.
rsd widow coorst,here and ihe result VA, ,e. me
| no legal title Tor this tract Z" land.
These communications were continued for
several months durpG isai Mr: S3rke,s ,Sd, He NE
| property would be- DESTROYED.
In February. 1874 a society was formed called
the Montgomery Tenants Mutual Society
Of burning his property The first meeting
| was held at Charleston Four Corners at tho
| house Of Smith Lathcrs. j. j. Miller
Ira J. Carr. r. J. Van Derwern. and jacob
| Montgomery wore officers. \ committee WIS
| t. Ice present. but ne declined. Then rosolu-
| tous were passed protesting against the action
| OF Mr.. Clarke. and asking more favorable
| terms. deciding to pay Mr.. Clarke but 81 per
| acre. and saying that MS last rs tho leases Of
| lands at l2's cents an acre rent expired, thcy
| should be let NJ 81 an acre; and thtt Mr. Clarke
he informed oi the deternl nhtion ~ the society.
| II was ANONYMOUSLY decided that Mr.. Clarke be
| requested 70 remain at his present boarding
| place. and that Mr.. Frank Burch inform him of
the meetings action on this point. and that Mrs.
bmrch be reque Strd 10 permit him 10 remain.
| ..Ihen seconi meeting was neld al which the
Montgomery Mutual Tenants Society, resolved
| thht whereas Mr. clarke hah, refused 20 com.
| munlcat' WIN MS tenants ana nal yl9lated ms
| Wori 70 tne comhltter that Nl-ieu MN, ana
| hssiecteu 70 hhsWHr tncir Pr29Is,s.sslonns, uha
lotaiy anu ucrlstNtly iEhur"u III, lelI ehorts ni
reconciliation. that all unleased lands should
| ." a~sessed 10 nm, frrptrHluIs, were maze
10 lnrm socletE en,br,,rlns az NC ieasrholders
| on the esulte' Inc loIoWlhg WIS passeH'
R.sJr,f No man shall disposses another tenant and
shall way Interfere with .ad tenants rights save
the proper egs authorities OF the town county or STATE
On WHICH seoh ana oe oeaieI Inn ,h"9d M VI Slnrks %
H. ',se and rsn,.in ,inred j.. Ear ~ il tenant. " nv,
Concerned and tha We viii not occniv itor AM, c6nsi.
GRAFTON whatever ami We also rcqrst all those who are
friendly TO the tenants TO do the same.
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