The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-10-05
IzeneraI W eaver:

General Weaver:
General Weaver was somewhat of de-
spoiler. His conduct as commandant here
W as certainly against public sentiment and
against humanity itself. / had occasion to
come in personal contact with General
Weaver and l regard his manner as un-
necessarily harsh and uncomproms Using"
He Was Tyrant.
Pleasant Smith, one of Pulaski's oldest
citizens ana an cx-mayor Of the town, was
here during General Viewers term as
commandant. He declares that Weaver
was the worst tyrant this couat-y ever had
and he furthermore volunteers the opinion
that any southern white man vino votes
for him should be DISTINGUISHED.
None Worse in Purgatory.
r. NJ. Mccormick, an old and reliable
citizen. confirms the stories Of G neral
Weaver's oppression Of tile PEOPLE of Giles
county, and Expresses the firm conviction
that purgatory contains no more wicked
man than Weaver.
He Deserves 1t All
john Arch Richardson is we'll known to
everybody in and about Pulaski, having
lived here all life. He was here when
Weaver was in command. Speaking Of
that period, he said:
''You can't exaggerate it. Weaver de.
serves all that has been said against him
for his msdoings here and more. lie was
the most unpopular federal officer thai
ever came to Pulaski"
Specimen Performance.
E. B. Craig, cashier of the Peoples Bank
of Pulaski, states that his father was haul
Ell up before General Weaver and, without
any charge whatever against him, COM
PEELED to pay $3.50
The Country Terrorlzed.
Caleb Osborne, one of Pulaski's patri-
archs and large property owner was at
home during the war, being prevented by
physical disability from taking part there
in. He was at loss for words to express
his opinion of General Weaver.
"Weaver was very tyrannical man."
he said "He was the meanest of all the
federal officers we had here during the
war. AS long as he was here, the whole
country was terrorizad, especially the peo-
PIE that happened to have any money or
personal property, for Weaver robbed
secklessly.
II got a letter from North Carolina the
other day." continued Mr.. Osborne, task
ing me if the charges made against
Weaver here were true. I answered that
they were true, all of them, and that the
half of Weaver's wickedness had never
been told" "a
A Colored Mans Testimony.
While THE JOURNAL representative and
the agent of the National Economist, were
in the Office of Court Clerk Alternately Jar
rett Phillips, an old colored man entered.
"You might ask this old darby his opin-
ION OF General Weaver" remarked Major
j. B. Stacy TO the Economist man.
"All know about Weaver is that he
stole four horses from me and wouldn't
give me receipt but for one and l lost
that" said Jarrett.
The cd negro, it transpires, is respected
by all, is as honest as the day is long and
owns seven hundred acres of land. He
has no use for Weaver.
AS to Mr.. Harris.
One Thomas Harris, who formerly lived
in Pulaski, has been writing to the peoples
party papers in praise of Viewers conduc
whils here Mr.. Harris went to Louisville
from Pulaski and there his mind failed.
L o snow bDab he uOcSu I huOW NudO Ito ID
talking about it is only neces airy to state
that he represents Weaver as having camp
ed in his (HarrisO premises, whereas the
facts, as voucLed for by hundreds of sane
people is thai Weaver lived at the house
of Mrs. A. M Ballentne,in the town, while
it was Colonel (now judge) Gresham who
camped on the Harris place on the out
skirts of the town.
Mrs. Halls Letter.
The letter of Mrs. Annie Hall, now Of
Tallapoosa, describing Weaver $ cruelty to
she member of her family in Pulaski is
familiar to the readers o. THE Journal in
which paper it was first published. Mrs
Hall is we'll known in Pulaski, and tie
incidents she relates are fully believed
here.
Where the Credit Lies.
The credit for the service done the dem.
ecratic party by the exposure Of Weaver's
tyranny at Pulaski is largely due to Col.
J. G. Ford, editor of the Giles County