The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-19
GOVERNOR ROBERT LOWRY,

who was unanimously nominated by the
Democratic State Convention of Missis-
sippi, on 10Th inst, for another term Of
four years, was born in Chesterfield
District, s. c., but was less than three
yea r. Of age when his father moved to
Tishomingo county, and afterwards to
Raleigh, Mississippi. While Robert was
yet lad his uncle, Judge James Lowry,
a resident Of Raleigh, Smith county,
requested his brother, Col. Robert Low
ry, to let his son live with him. Robert
went 10 Smith county, entered the store of
his uncle rs a salesman and collector, but
at the age of seventeen commenced bust
ness on his own account. At this period of
his life, while considered little wild, he
was sober and generous to a fault, charac-
teristics that have ever since distinguished
him. At the age of twenty, he married
Miss Maria Miller Gammage, a beautiful
girl, the daughter of the late B. V. Gam
mage, of Jasper county.
In politics he was Wing, and cast his
+ rst vote for that party.
At the outbreak of the war, Robert Low
ry enlisted as private, but on the organi-
cation of the Sixth Mississippi Regiment
he was elected Major, with his lifelong
friend, ]. ]. Thornton, as Colonel At the
battle of Shiloh, Col. Thornton and Mai
Lowry we're both wounded, and the regi
ment suffered n greater loss of men thar
any other command on either side. The
9Th regiment was in Gen. Pat. Cleburne':
brigade, and we extract the following from
his report of the battle: THE 9Th Miss
and 23d Tenn. regiments charged through
the encampment on the enemy; the line wa
necessarily broken by the standing tents
Under tn terrible fire much confusion fol
towed. The Esd Tenn. was rallied abou
100 yards in rear. Again and again the 6tl
Miss, unaided, charged the enemy's line
and it was only when the regiment hat
lost 500 officers and men, killed and wound
ed, out of an aggregate of 425, that i
yielded and retreated in disorder over it
own dead and dying. Col. Thornton ant
Mai Lowry, the field officers, were bot
wounded. 1t would be useless to enlarg
on the courage and devotion of the ct
Mississippi The facts, as recorded, spesl
louder than any words of mine.'
After the reelection of Col. Thornton
and before he had recovered from hi
wounds, he retired from the army, and wa
succeeded by Maj. Lowry, who continued t
command the regiment until he was pre-
NOTED to Brigadier- General. His servic
was in the army Of Tennessee, and const
tutes part Of the history of the countr!
Immediately after the war Gen. Lowr
resumed the practice of the law, in wbic
he was interrupted by the outbreak of no:
tiities, and continued to do a large an
lucrative practice before and after his SEE
ond election as Senator from Rankin an
smith counties. After serving one sessio
in the Senate, he resigned. and again n
sumed the successful practice Of Ii
law. II was during this session of Ii
Legislature that Gen Lowry was appoints
by the late Governor HUMPHREYS, with ca
Giles NJ. Hillyer as his colleague, commi
sioners to visit President johnson in Il
interest of pardon for ex-President Davi
Gen. Lowry, as is well known. would n
accept the reasons assigned for the furth
detention Of Mr.. Davis, but insisted, wi
, power and eloquence, on his release, Whit
was ultimately effected.
In the meanwhile, Gen. Lowry had b
e come identified with every effort to redee
/ and disenthran Mississippi, and in eve
, canvass his voice was heard all over &
State against the rule Of the carPet-bagg'
In 1877, he was prominently mentions
p for Governor and lead the race, and "
/ only beaten BY combination of all I
weaker candidates.
In 1881, he was not candidate, but "
finally nominated as a compromise betwe
s other aspirants. His administration b
! been able, wise, conservative and satisfl
y tory, indeed to such degree that he is nj
2 renominated for four years by MAORI
and under circumstances unparalleled
:, the annals Of Mississippi. The Govern
4 is emphaticaliy man Of the people, a
u this accounts in large measure for his
4 traordinary popularity.