The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-11-22
property equal in value to that.

which characterized the conven'
vention were, removing the prop
erty qualification for office and
suffrage, requiring all county Off
GERS to be elected by the people.
and putting an end to holding office
for life or during good behavior;
the office of Acknowledgements
was aboli she'd. and the president
of the Senate designated to act as
governor if a vacancy occurred. A
High Court Of Errors and Appeals
and a Superior court of Chancery
were established; William L. Shar-
key being the first chief justice of
Mississippi.
In Feb. 1851, Gov. Quitman be-
ing indicted by the grand jury Of
Federal Court on the charge of
having aided Lopez in his expedi-
ton against Cuba, felt that it was
not consistent with the dignity of
a sovereign State that her chief
magistrate should be brought be-
tore the bar as a vlolator of the
law" and resigned. At his resig-
nation John |. Guion, senator from
Kinds county, became governor
till the governor could be supplied.
Whitfield of Lowndes, having been
elected president of the Senate, as
sumed the duties of governor. Be-
tween Guion's and Whitfeld's
term was period of three weeks
when no one was qualified to act
as Governor.
The part taken by Mississippi
while under the Stars and Bars is
an old, old story but ever new, for
who does not love to dwell upon
the brave, proud sons sent forward
to battle for their rights by Miss.
issippi. The noble defenses made
by them and the fortitude of her
daughters fighting the battle at
home during that "Reign Of Ter
ror" will ever be themes for bards
to sing of. But let us pass over
that dark and bloody period when
our country was rent assunder as
if by mighty earthquake and let
US rejoice that Mississippi sus.
tanned her honor.
In 1869, after the Reconstruction
Period the third constitution of
Mississippi was adopted. By this
the office Of Superintendent Of Ed
ucation was established, and that
of acknowledgement re- establish
ed; the term ofstate officers length.
ened to four years; Office of Probate
Judge abolished and all judges
were appointed by the Governor
and confirmed by the Senate. Our
state had a second time passed
through the territorial stage, and
for more than nine years had not
been represented in Congress.
The first governor after coming
back under the old flag was James
L, Alcorn. The old ship of
State" sailed on under the new
constitution with only an OCCASION
al jar and change till 1890 when
the constitution WAS again revised
the most important feature being
the law concerning the election
franchise.
The last twelve years have been
marked by the growth Of Mississippi
pl in manufacturers, in agriculture.
and in commerce, but nowhere has
the growth. been greater than il,
education. Oar people have rea-
lied that our country's strength
and standing must now rest upol
an intellectual brain rather than
physical proves as in the days of
old.
We have in our feeble way and
limited time and space, followed
our Safe through times warlike
and peaceful; we have seen her
rise from the small settlement at
Biloxi to the proud and wealthy
commonwealth of to-day; we have
watched her grow from the first
county of Adams to seventy-six;
we have read of and listened TO
such bursts Of eloquence as fell
from the lips of Burke and Pitt,
fall from our own Mississippi ora
stors' silver tongues, and can with
great pride name the illustrous
characters for whom cur counties
have been named. We find en-
graved on our hearts as well as on
our state maps the names of men
OF song and story renowned Ell
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