The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-02-14
FROM COL. CLAIBORNE.
NORTHERN MEN IN THE SOUTH.

Northern men residing South tc
testify as to their social, political
and business relations with oul
people, is an excellent suggestion
aud should be carried out. We
are, aud always have been, proud
Of the many worthy, enterpriSing
and eminent men who have cast
their lot among us, and most OF
them will bear witness of the wei
come they have received.
My native State, Mississippi. has
the credit of being as intensely
Southern as any other, and has
been more than any other misrep-
resented at the North. Let rs see
how she has treated the young ad
venturerS, who came from the
North and East-came in every i'll
stance without money, fame or iIl-
tluence, and were at once adopted
by generous people, Let us see
how Mississippi treated them.
We sent John Black, of Connec.
ticut ; John Henderson,, OF New
York, and Robert j. Walke., of
Pennsylvania, to the senate Of the
United States.
S. s. Prentiss and Volney L.
Howard, Of Maine; Franklin +.
Plummer, of Massachusetts,; Ii. 4.
Elicit, of Delaware, and John A.
Quitman and john ID. Freemen, of
New York, to the house OF rep. t.
sentatlves OF the United States.
We made Tighlman &. Tucker,
of New York, governor. He was
IA blacksmith originally, and was
known by the Choctaws as old Til.
e.to bG. His competitor was ID. O..
Shattuck, of Ohio; originally a
tinker, then turned preacher at
500 year, then became ii lawyer
and a Judge, and by sheer dint Of
impudence, talent and Yankee go
aheadativenesS, made himself the
standard bearer Of the ola wings
of Mississippi, the richest, proudeSt
and most arlstocratic party that
ever domineered in this country.
In the contest between Tucker and
Shattuck the latter was known as
Didapper Ddry, but old Til eto-ba
won the race.
Mississippi made John A. Quit
man, 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 attcrward, when the
war with Mexico came on, by the
personal influence Of Hon. VIM. NJ.
Gwin, then Of Mississippi, he was
appointed brigadier general OF vol
untcers by President Polk.
Lyman Harding, of MasSachu-
setts; Richard Stockton, of New
Jersey, aud John ID. Freeman, of
New York, we're made our attorney
generals.
Josiah Simpson, of. New Jersey,
and VIM. b. Shields, of Delaware,
were United States judges tor the
district of Mississippi, appointed
ON the recommendation OF the bar.
Peter b. Bruiu, of New Jersey,
and Nehemiah Tilton, Of Delaware,
were our first territorial judges.
p. h. II. Pray, of Maine; John
Black, of Connecticut d, o. Shat
tuck, of Ohio, and }. S. b. Thacher,
of Massachusetts, were on the
the bench of our high court OF er-
rorS and appeals.
S. S. Boyd, of Maine; George |
Winchester, of Massachusetts, and |
Duncan S. Walker, of Pennsyl, |
vania, all of the Natchez bar, were
rendered the same high position.
Joshua G. Clarke, of Pennsyl.
Joshua ChiIdress, of Mas
sachusetts; WIN. A. Stone, OF Con
necticut q. S. McMilIen, of New
York, and Hiram Cassidy, of Ohio,
have all been chaucellorS and cir
cult Judges, and the latter when
mere youth, was made speaker OF
the house of representatives.
Gen. Charles Clarke, of Ohio, so
as hero and statesman,
came TO Mississippi a poor young
and became the idol
of our people.
All the distinguished men whom
have mentioned stood by Mississippi
in her varying fortunes, not always
approving her policy but ever ready
to vindicate her motives aud her
virtues. Many OF them followed
ler standard in our unhappy con
lict, and now lie in bloody graves,
Dr. came back with shivered lanceS
aud broken swords to share her ad
verse fortunes.
A more loyal and patriotic peo-
Dle than the people of Mississippi
levtr existed. Their devotion To
he Uuion amounted to IA passion.
1t required long years of training,
argument, instruction aud appeal
o teach us the eXpe,liency of seces-
lion aud civil war. Who were these
educators of public opinioni 7 The
answer must be-NOrtherR men !
Men born under the influence oil
Sew England Institutions, trained
lnder your proscriptive congrega- /;
ionalism or by your unrelenting ,
doctors! These were
he men who came here. connected |
with the press, aud i,
ramed, directed aud educated pub Z
ic sentiment in Mississippi. You
accuse us, falsely, of reputation.
We never repudiated one dollar of