Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-11
John III. ParnelI-A Correspondent
Corrected


PHILADELPHIA. May S.-EditOT Morn
ing Nelrs: l notice in your valuable news
paper Of the 27th of April, .lSS3, letter
dated from Washington. D. c., and signed
Potomac headed "ParnelFs Peach
I Orchard" ETC., in which Mr.. Parnell is
called a crank, and stating that he pur-
chased his land in the night and other
trashy nonsense.
Having known Mr.. John H. Parnell
and his brother for the last twenty years,
and knowing the history of both Of them
/ thoroughly. as well as that Of the Parnell
| family, / am bound 10 state that the state
ments made by Potomac" no iounda-
/ ton in fact, and l cannot understand
/ why he should write such untruthful
( trash.
The writer saws. among other nonsense.
( that John H .Parnell was given $4,000 out
/ of the Parnell patrimOny. That is false,
/ as Mr.. Parnell has his own landed proper
/ ~ in Ireland as well as his own private
I fortune and his coming to America was
/ simply TO travel and find profitable in
/ yesment for his money, and he was also
! encouraged to 20 South by his uncle. Col
/ Charles Stewart. who made his fortune in
/ Alabama thirty years ago, and also adj
/ vised by his mother, Mrs. Della T. :. Par
/ nell, who is an enterprising American
I lady. The rest Of his family We're opposed
I to HIM leaving his native land for Ameri-
/ ca. As his uncle, on his fathers side. Sir
Ralph Howard said he had no need
Of making money, as he was going
to leave him plenty. But Mr.. Parnell,
! being of an active turn Of mind, wished
to push forward with the progressive
element Of the United States. This activity
and energy runs through the entire
/ family, and the activity Of mind displayed
by Charles :. Parnell is something
wonderful. 1t has made him the most
popular man Of any age. and here / state.
most emphatically. that the same energy
and activity is in John, and his determine
ton is such that he never gives up any
thing he undertakes.
He did not 20 south to farm or grow
peaches, but simply to purchase land as
an investment, which he did.
The conversation mentioned by "Poto-
mac" never took place. Mr.. 7. had letters
Of Introduction TO every point in the
! United States. He visited several land
/ agencies in the city of New York, one of
whom gave him a letter Of introduction
to Mr.. William Gabbit, of Atlanta. who
was at the time engineering and building
a cotton factory at West Point, and, being
an Irishman, Mr.. Parnell visited him. Mr..
Gabbit was going to visit his factory
work at the time and proposed to Mr.. p.
| to accompany him. He informed Mr..
! Parnell that he had the plantation of Mr..
/ Hughely for sale, and 1t being in close
| proximity 20 the factory. he thought it
! would turn out a profitable investments;
! and, after remaining there several DAYS.
| and, looking around the country deter
/ mined to pay 500 for the refusal Of it
| He shortly afterward returned to Ireland.
/ During his sOJourn he travelled very
/ extensively in the Southern States but
| could find no safe investment for his
| money until he struck West Point. where
( he was induced 10 purchase, on account
/ Of the numerous cotton factories in course
| Of construction. which seemed astOnish-
! ing so soon after the close Of the war
/ Having purchased, after his return from
/ Ireland. he went into cotton raising, lost
/ considerable money, and then thought he
/ would try fruit. He was at first unsuc-
/ cessful, but through his perseverance and
/ indomitable Will. and his numerous eX-
/ periments, finally succeeded, and has now
| one of the largest orchards in the world.
| He is now very successful, and may he
! continue to be 50, because he is a credit
| TO any community where he chose to re-
/ side, and the Southern people should feel
| proud of such a gentleman in their midst.
/ as / believe they do. He is an ardent ad-
mirer Of the South. and have often heard
him say he would not live in any other
part Of the United States. Such. Mr..
Editor. is the gentleman whom Potomac"
stigmatizes as a crank. 1t would be well
for the people at large if there were more
OF such cTanks. KILBRITTAIN.