The morning news., 1888-12-16
Hon. WARM : Russell.

Mr.. Ediior-The uudersgne would respect
fully request space in the columns of your val
liable paper to offer few lines to the voters OF
Chatham county, though he does it with some
d.fidence as he does not wish to ohtrude his
ideas on the public, nor does he desire to be
understood as the mouthplece of any individual.
sense of Justice, however, 1mpelS MN to do
honor unto whom honor is due, apd to refresh
the memory of the older citizens and to attract
the attention Of the younger ones, by relating
some facts that came under his own personal
observation in years gone by, whicn speak
volumes for our honored townsman, the Hon.
Warng Russell, our present county treasurer.
We Will go back to the tiTue immediately
after the close of the war. Our people had be
come Impoverished, the soldiers on botJ sides
were dsrnorslized. and terror reigned supreme
for some time thereafter. War th all its
evils had visited our Sity. Murder and blood
shed was the order c. day. Our homes were
plundere!, our prapl-t murdered, and intense
fear aud excitaIn- y ,sessed all men, women
and children. an, Mere was hardly anyone to
whom they coulo ,ook for protection. Who,
then, was he that .dertook to himself the
heroic task, and was recognized as the man to
bring about state Of law and order! 1t was the
Hon Waring Russell.
With unparalleled courage he sought out the
evdoers and villains, and pursued them, dis
playing deeds of daring and bravery, oftimes
exposing his person TO dangers of the gravest
kind, in order to restore a state of tranquility
to our citizens Burglars he apprehended and
brought to Justice. The murderers of the little
boy Wilson, Aug. John, Schultz, Swlcke.
Brodbaker and Brickman, Leckinger of Effing-
ham county, and others, he arrested. They
were tried and convicted. Some were executed
and others imprisoned for life.
Waring Russell performed all these arduouS
duties OF his own accord, defraying all the ex-
penses connected Herewith, and exposing him
self to all the dangers and hardships attending
such arrests.
Again, in those dark days when the white
carpet -baggers and scalawags rsed every effort
TO wrest the control of our fair city from the
hands OF onr own citizens. " no was he who, by his
indomitabl energy, helped 10 save the city from
their clutches? II was Waring Russell. He
was always ready and lent his heart and hand
when it was TO protect the life and property of
our citizens. Yes he has protected in that time
the lives of the fathers and mothers of many
of the very young men who now oppose him
whenever his name is mentioned in connection
with any public Office. Is This fairy
If there is any citizen in Chatham county de
serving of recognition at the hands OF his fel.
low citizens il Is Wari lg Russell Instead of
abuse, which has so often been heaped upon
him. monument ought to have been erected
TO him whilst he still lives for his noble services
TO the public, the benefits of which are endur-
ing in saving the city and her people from the
hands of villains and thieves and also in assist
ing to save our beloved city from getting into
the control of men who would have burdened
her with debt of millions upon millions of
dollars, and would have made up her population
Of the most obnoxious kind
An OLD CITIZEN PAST HIS 75rH YEAR