The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-02-22
Observation-Disclosures.
NArCHEz, January 30, 1888.

Did il ever occur to SOB how
much Louisiana is indelked to
Mississippi for her Statesman, ju
rists, . capitalists and uhihnthro
pists?
VIM. c. c. Claiborne, voilr fir~t
Governor. and Gr so-uaay E"srs q
the Head oi affair, rs - i, i1rg "i
MjSsi.eippi, aud Govern d. {. erect
when he was caI.ri TO 'bou Il m by
Presidrnt Jefferson.
Your great jurist and Historian,
Judge Martin, resided herr b"'"re
he went to New Orleans.
Thos. G. Davidson, of S., Helena
and Jn0. II. MarmaHsoH, 81 Ra.i
des, two Of the most popular and IL
dueutial of your Congrcssmen, were
born in Jefferson county, Miss.
The late Judge McCaleb, of the
United States District Court. New
Orleans, an oble LAWYER. an accom-
lished scholar, AID n finished gen
tlcman, was native OF Claiborne
c'unty, Miss, and so was his broth
er, who held such a high position at
your bar.
Henry johnson, Governor and
United States Senator, Virginian
by birth, resided several years in
Mississippi before he removed to
Louisiana.
Gov. joseph Walker, Of Rapides,
was born and raised within three
miles of Natchez.
Gov. Isaac johnson, of West Fell
ciana, was a native of Wilkinson
county, Mississippi.
The three most prominent politi
clans in North Louisiana twenty
five years ago were Gen. :. w.
Downes, of Ouachita, Gen. Edward
Sparrow, Of Concordia, and Col
VIM. s. Parham, of Madison. The
first was born in Warren county
where his family came before the
Spqni trds left the country. The
second was raised In Natchez. and
the third was raised in Kinds aat
Madison counties, Miss.
Hon. + w. Mn-e, Speaker o
your HoH>e of r prcse ca Ives, com
manced ais career iu Woodrille
Miss.
Tue late Dr.. Mercer,w WHO as capi
talist and philanthr opist, stands il
class with C0rcoran and Toulane
resided in this county and here &C
CURED the great fortune which h'
disposed of so benefcently in you
city. Ia 1919 or thercabouts, h
was an army surgeon, and was will
a small detachment of troops at Bay
ST. Louis. The late Gen. Ripley
(who owned what is now the O'Brier
property at the Bay, brought over
his family in schooner. One OF
his servants, an Irish woman, sick
ened on the lake and died in a day
or two after they landed, with black
vomit. From that moment the dis
ease rapidly spread, and terrible
epidemic ensued. There happened
to be several families from this
quarter spending the summer, al
the Bay; among them Capt. Ben
Far1ar, his wife, sister and daugh.
ters. All but one daughter died.
She owed her life, under Providence,
to the young surgeon, and twelve
months thereafter became his wife.
He thus became the wealthiest man
in Mississippi and perhaps in the
entire South, and your city in after
years received substantial proofs
of his munificence.
Your distinguished Senator, Gen.
Randall Gibson--distinguished as a
soldier, scholar, orator, and states
man, and for whom. we think, the
highest honors are in reserve
comes from q family prominent in
Mississippi since the first American
immigration. His grandfather was
our pioneer clergy man, universally
beloved and bonored, who founded
here a family numerous and infuen'
tial, always prominent socially and
politically. The father of the Sena-
tor was most accomplished gen
tleman and extensive planter, who
married at Lexington, KY, a niece
of Mrs. Henry Clay and Hon. Thos
III. Benton.
i am not sure that Mississippi
can claim Selator Jonas, but his
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