The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-06-30
GOV. prrrus UNMARKED GRAVE,

50 The other day while riding over
plantation be purchased several
years ago, in Lonoke county,
about II miles from this city, and
IL miles from IoItec station, on
the Altheiner branch of the St,
Louis, Arkansas g. Texas Rail-
road, Col. r. Al. Little discovered
grave in the edge ofa corn field,
A question brought The reply that
In the grave, marked by only a
few rude posts. were buried the
remains IF ltheonce widely known
and distinguished Governor Pet
tus, of Mississippi. Colonel Lit
tie could not be Induced to bv-
lieve the statement until Investi-
CATION removed all doubt. s
At one time this pla ntatior,
which afterwards became the
property Of Mr.. Thomas III. Allen,
OF Memphis, Tenn, was owned by
a relative of Governor Pettus,
who occasionally visited the place.
He was known to the people Of
the community and well known
Ito an old colored man on the
premises, who was Col. Little's s
Sinformant aud who was present
when Governor, Pet.as Ewas buried
there, two or three years after
the late war; 1t appears that he
| had been visiting the neighbor-
hood, Was seized with:pneumonta.
died and was buried as is stated.
In his day Governor Pettus was
one of the most prominent men
/ In the South. He filled TIE chief
lexecntiye Office of Mississippi
long before the war, and to-day
| all thatis mortal ofLhis once dis
tinguished man rests 10 an un-
marked, neglected grave in an
4 Arkansas corn field. qsAs
Col. Little expresses the hope
that either the State authoritlci
of Mississippi or some of the late
ex-goyernor's relatives will feel i
their duty to remove his remains
to Mississippi. Ifuot. he intends
having them dIsinterred ant
properly reburied in cemetery,
probably in Little Rock q Little
Rock Gazstte, june 10. q
We sincerely hope that Missls
sippi will make some eforJ BY
which his remains will b bs8etura-
I'd TO the State he loved SO mseh
! Well do we remember the las
time the Governor visited thi
town after Mfr. Lincoln was elect
ed President Of the us. ], in 1860
2 and excitement ran figh overt th
9 result. Gov, Pettds made
: speech in our court house an
E among other things said: "When
9 ever / aall connect Mississipplan
: to ask for their inherited equs
? rights on bended knees to gu
! Northern oppressors, it will b
$ with gun in hand, with eye upo
(, the barrel and finger on tn
t trigger r. 1879 sxe a. 9# sAsli 4
ri Little did we athlak, oi eve
9 dream Of the feuf ysars PAM
: Just then ahead of us. At tt
I beginning of our struggle man
e leading politicians of the Sout
Z obtained soft places for their son
+ not 50 with Governor Pettus, b
. son Jack; a fine specimen |
: Southern manhood, belonged 1
y the Burt Rifles, (the same cor
U pany with which We joined o.
~ fortune) and continued Ia u
> ranks as a corporal untsl he fe
a shot through, at the battle
e. Leesburg. Mississippi shosi
4 gather tie dust of such sons
her bosom and appropriate
il mark each spot. in order III
I, generations yet to come, be poif
,e ed to the spot containing the !
id mains Of characters who sacrific
le everything save honor, and act
D. an incentive to them to emula
a. their virtues.
~ If ouis memory does not +
or ds. MrsJ. j.. Pettus was Gov.
o. this State during the years
X 1861, '62 and i63, and is kno'
be as Mississlppi's War Governor.
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