The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-02-08
NORTHERN MEN IN THE SOUTH
LETTER FROM COLONEL CLAIBORNE.


The proposed convention OF Northern
men residing South to testify Ms to thei
social, political aud business relations with
our people, is an excellent suggestion, ant
should be carried out. We are, and Away
have been, proud of the many worthy, en-
terprising and eminent men who have cas
their lot among us, and most of them viii
bear witness of the welcome they have re
ceived,
My native State, Mississippi, has the Gre.
! dit of being as intensely Southern as any
other, and has been more than any other
misrepres ented at the North. Let US see
how she has treated the young adventures,
who come from the North and East-came,
! in every instance, without money, fame or
influence, and were at once adapted by a
generous people Let us see how Missis-
sippi treated them.
We sent John Black of Connecticut,
John Henderson of New York, and Robert
j. Walker of Pennsylvania, to the Senate
of the United States.
S. S. Prentiss and Velney E. Howard of
Maine, Franklin E. Plummer of Massachu-
sets, H. T. Elicit of New Jersey, and John
A. Quitman and John D. Freeman of New
York, to the House of Representatives of
the United States
We made Tighlman M. Tucker, of New
York, Governor. He was a blacksmith
originally, and was known by the Choc-
taws as old TIL to b0. His comteditor
was d. o. Shattuck, of Ohio; originally
tinker, then turned preached at 800
year, then became lawyer and judge,
and by sheer dint Of impudence, talent and
Yankee o-aheadativeness, made himself
the standard bearer of the old Wings of
Mississippi, the richest, proudest and most
aristocratic party that ever domineered in
this county. In the contest between
Tucker and Shattuck the latter was known
as Didapper Dacy but old TIL e to 6G won
the race.
Mississippi made John A. Quitman, of
New York. Governor and Representative in
Congress over true and talented Southern
born competitors every way his equals.
She made him Major General of her militia,
and afterwards, when the war with Mexico
came on, by the personal influence of Hon.
VIM. M. Gwin, then of Mississippi, he was
appointed br1gadler general of volunteers
by President Polk.
Lyman Harding, of Massachusetts,, Rich
ard Stockton, of New jersey and John d.
Freeman, of New York, were made our
Attorney General.
Josiah Simpson, of New Jersey, aud
VIM. B. Shields, of Delaware, were United
States Judges for the District of Mississip-
ri, appointed on the recommendation Of
the bar.
Peter B. Brum, of New Jersey, and
Nehemiah Tilton, of Delaware, were our
first Territorial Judges.
P. r. r. Pray, of Maine, John Black, of
Connecticut, D. G. Shattuck, of Ohio, and
J. S. B. Thacher, of Massachusetts, were
on the bench of our High Court of Errors
and Appeals.
S. S. Boyd, of Maine, George Winches-
ter, of Massachusetts, VIM. A. Stone, OF
and Duncan S. Walker, of |
Pennsylvsnia, all of the Natchez bar, were
rendered the same high position.
Joshua G. Clarke, of Pennsylvania, Josh |
1a Childress, of Massachusetts, William A. |
Stone, of Connecticut, G. S. McMillen, of
New York, and Hiram Cassidy, of Ohio, |
nave all been Chancellors and Circuit
Judges and the latter, when mere youth,
vas mado Speaker of the House of Repre-
entatives,
General Charles Clarke, of Ohio, so well
,nown as a hero and statesman, came to
Iississippi poor young schoolmaster and
,ecame the idol of our people
All the distinguished men whom have :
nentioned stood by Mississippi in her vary
ng fortunes, not always approving her
,olicy but ever ready to vindicate her mo-
hor HirtJ Mon1r Of f,ap, fol,
owed her standard in our unhappy conflict,
nth shivered lancesa nd broken swords to
hsre her adverse fortunes,
A more loyal and patriotic people than
he people of Mississippi never existed
heir devotion to the Union amounted to
passion. 1t required long years of train
40, argument, instruction and appeal to
each us the expediency of secession and
lvil war. Who were these educators of
ublic opinion The answer must be-
Vorihren men Men born under the in
uence of New England institutions, trains
d under your prospective Congregation ,,
ism or by your unrelenting Calvanistic
octors! These were the men who came
are. come cted themselves with the press, I
nd framed, directed and educated public {
ointment in Mississippi. You accuse us, {
,lsely. of reputation. We never re-
udiated one dollar of just or legal debt, |
nd our financial history and condition :
lay be studied with advantage by other I
tates. Whether, however, our financial
olicy, or our course in national affairs, be Z
Dproyed or disapproved, the young men \
ON the North are largely responsible for
Who were the men that for thirty a
IL H. Of Z
ld organized and directed public opinion? u
Andrew Marschalk, of New York; Peter t
ler. of Pennsylvania; VIM p Miller, of r
onnecticut; L. A. Besancon, of New York; i
V. II. Forbes, of Massachusetts,; S. II. a
Black. of Connecticut; Giles NJ. Hilyer, !,
Massachusetts; Volney L. Howard, of :
aine: CYRUS Griffin, of Massachusetts "
,hn d. Elliott, of New York; A. b. Bacon,
Ohio: Bainbridge Howard, of Maine; o
neon r. Adams of 0hio-all differing, a
ore or less, on particular questions, but C
responsible for the public sentiment that e
fuenced Mississippi. o
This should, at least, teach our Northern i
lends the duty of toleration. q
Our most eminent divines have come from II
q North. For example: William Winans. :,
ev. Dr. Stratton, DR.. Zebulon Butler, =
:. Chase, DIR. Chamberlain, DIR. Potts, Dr. u
ane DR.. Purviance.
II / were at home, at Natchez, TO consult
' files, this list of Northern born men, Z
opted sons of Mississippi, could be great :,
extended. :,
The same could be done for Louisiana.
We intend to have the seabOard counties
Mississippi represented by such men as - -
u. L. Kimball, who emigrated from Maine - =.
a has been for forty years leading mer- =.
ant and model citizen Of Hancock county. ~