The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-26
NUMBER 80

: promise measures, the Gazette urrae
aequlescence, and took strong conser
vatiye position, concentrating around !
what was then styled the Union party
In 1851, in the largest Convention eve
assembled in the county, he was nomina
: ted as one of the Union candidates for tn,
Legislature, and elected BY 500 maiori
} ty. de was made chairman of tn,
Committee on the Penitentiary, anC
inaugurated the manufacture of cottor
goods IN that institution. He steadily op
posed every measure squirting toward:
disunion, believing it better to bear the
| Ills we have, than fly to those we know
not of. He was reelected to the Legis
1858.
The year previous he was married to
Miss Anna l.. Sims, niece of the
eminent statesman, Gen. Cowles Meade,
so distinguished in our Territorial his
tory.
In the memorable contest of 1860 the
Gazette supported JohnsDell, of Ten
nessee, for President, and continued its
strenuous efforts to avert disunion. But
when in paroxysm of desperation, the
State seeded, Maj. Harper, though
deeply regretting and deprecating her
precipitation, and knowing the tremend-
Gus odds she must encounter, neverthe-
less determined to share her destiny.
lie did not pause to enumerate her mis-
takes, or to censure her action, but felt
tondly the sentiment
4 know not, care not, if quilts in thy heart,
know that love thee, whatever thou artl'
In 1868 his entire printing establish
ment was destroyed by the invading !
army. Maj. Harper went into active
service. In 1865 the Gazette reap
peared, Democratic-Co Conservative Jour
nal, recommending moderation and fra
ternity, and devoting its energies to
industrial development. In 1875 and
rs he was reelected to the Legislature
by large majorities, devoting his talents
and ripe experience to wholesome re-
forms and retrenchment. As editor,
legislator and citizen, no man commands
more universal confidence. He is
member of the Methodist Church, Su-
perintendent of Sabbath School; a Ma
son and Odd Fellow; a happy father of
eleven children; proprietor of one of
The best and most firmly planted journ-
lis in the State, which is now mainly
by his son, Sam. d. Harper,
Esq.
The great valley of the Yazoo, with
he riparian counties, embracing the |.
argest body and most fertile cotton
ands in the world, is equally distin-
;uished for the excellence and ability !
f its public journals. Beginning with !
he eminent name of Col Robt, Camp
'ell, of the Yazoo Democrat, we may
lention Mr.. r. Walpole, of the Yazoo 4
Herald, jackson Kirkman, of the Friar's r
'oint Gazette, and other men who "
-ould adorn any profession. 4
Our sea-cost counties, the brightest u
.wels of the State, sparkling, instruc- II
We newspapers, conducted with spirit b
nd dignity, their editors conspicuous 81
every wholesome form, and contribu- .
ng largely to the development of that 81
9autifuI district u
l cannot close this imperfect report of bt
lie Press of Mississippi, and personal, Il
ithout enrolling at the head of the list, p
meriting your uni ed homage, the fair W
lughters of our Stlte, who not only &c
rite vigorous and polished editorials, if
1t have entered into all the details of a
hitting. m
One Of them. Mrs. Holbrook, of the th
orld renowned Picayune-nee Miss
oitevant, Of Hancock county--com- II
nes rare intellectual power and ex- =
lisite poetical talent, with the busi-
,ss capacity required by, and indispen-
BILE, to great metropolitan journal. y
The other, Mrs. Emily Van NJ. Mil di
r, of Claiborne county, sister of our w w
'roic general, struggling with adversi- Is IS
,, made herself an ACCOMPLISHED stem w