Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
GOOD BLOOD m ARKANSAS.
where sease es the rsasaers Of the Be.s
Fanstii~. cf Arkansas Game From There
s soeth~rn uioed and Yankee ni~od.
ssd Race ss People who Lave ia~
end Order.

tnc state OF Arkansas. II guest AZ ths
Lawrence hotel. says the Jackson
| tNi>s.l correspondent OF the New Or
leans Peayune. In an interview with
him the Picayune correspondent
| CLEANED some facts which will interest
the citizens Of two Mississippi
and Arkansas Prof. shinn Il the au-
| thor ~ n history of the United States.
which II pssd in many counties Of Mis-
sissippi and throughout the south. lie
IN also the author of history Of Ar
kansas and another upon the edncs-
tion of the south. He Travelled many
months In the Russian empire, and Is
now engaged upon n history of that
empire. For two months he has been
leesuring upon the Russian empire in
Mississippi. aud speaks very highly OF
the interest which Mississippians take
In Russian affairs.
MIR. >hinn il also q genealogist and
spends his leisure hours in noting the
migration of names and the influence
they exert upon living affairs Con
trnry to the general opinion. he holds
that Arkansas was pcopled by the best
people from the olden states. and that
from the very beginning the best pco-
pie have had control.
Before railroads werr. long lines Of
covered wagons and rude fatboats car
ricd a sturdy people to the interior.
where they began the formation Of .
state. Sporadic towns along the Mis-
siSsippi caught the rin-ran Of the
world. and through passing steambo
gave the world an erroneous opinion of
the state. In the interior law and or
der prevailed; churches and schools
fiourished; farms were opened and .
great wealth created Honest and
sturdy men far away from steamboats,
and telcgraphs were building n state
with law and order a. cornerstones.
They were not known to the outside
world. however. and the unenviable
reputation Of the old river town. Ma
poleon. soon passed To the whole state.
A careful reading Of the territorial
laws. and of the carly state laws, to-
gether with an investigation of the old
court records and law reports show
state of affairs which negatives law
lessncss In any form The native Ar
kansan Is of composite blood, contain
ing In his veins the very hes, blood Of
the older states. In territorial DAYS
the Ashlcys, Crittendens. SEWERS. John
sons. Folks. Fultons, Borlands. Millcrs
and hundreds Of others from the best
Of all the states from Massa chusetts to
Mississippi, joined tn make a galaxy
unsurpassed by the dominant settlers
of any state
At first the influence of Virginia and
II ant s.ls -. Ill
came that of Tennessee and North Car
DINA Thousands of men and women
who now boast of being horn ArxansanS
also speak with becoming pride Of their
ancestry in these great states Bu.
these were not alone. From the very
first long line of -migrants pushed
from Mississippi and the other gulf
states into Arkansas. These. with the
Others. took with them their family
pride. their education. their morality
and their wealth. and, although com
pcllcd to rclinquish wealth. they have
Away, maintained their other charae-
teristics They made n state A. re-
spectacle ~ the states from whence
they came. and il is passing strange to
them that the world for so long time
thought otherwise. And all Arkansans
are thankful that from many good
states 30 many good people moved to
Arkansas.
The best Yankees. the hest French
and the best of the great southern
states found homes in the new common
wealth. and with zeal and energy made
IL worthy To be n home for any man.
And all Arkansans. while thoroughly
loyal tn Arkansas, and while remember
ing with becoming pride their ancestry
from other sections. arr proud of the
Mississippians who cross.ed the Missis-
,ippi river and united their destinies
with theirs.
In every township Of the stat. NAV
be found Mississippians or the descend
ants of such. And while the on. boasts
Of his Mississippi birth. with all the
old-time pride Of the virginisn. his de-
seendant boasts Of his Arkansas birth
with q wreekleSs abandon that browns
the pride Of the father. and ties them
both To the newer state. Bat in the
heart Of each there Is a tender feeling
for old Mississippi
Ni>sissippians have held places in
every constitutional convention. and
have been members % every legisls-
ture- Among the great names of those
dead and gone stands that Of Gen. T.
e Hindman. who migrated to Arksn-
sas before the war. At Helena he made
Bsme which spread throughout the
state and sent him tn congress A.
soldier he won fame aad rose
la the rank of major-gencral.
Another Mississippian by birth is
the present senator, J. X. Jones He
went to Arkansas. however. when a
mere child and has grown 10 greatness
almost without knowing that he came
from abroad. But whether a. con
gressman or senator he has the conf
ienec of every ArkaEsan. and hy vigi-
lenee and ability has gained the high
est place in the confidence and esteem
of the good and great throughout the
Union.
Another Mississippian is the peerless
John II. Rogers. of Fort Smith. Gradu-
ating at Oxford and at Danville. ny.
After reconstruction he was elected
circuit Judge. Fearless, learned and
courteous, he made his court respeeta-
BILE. and caused the law to be rcvered,
Is of yore, before the war. in con
gress, he yoled horns with Speaker
Reed and gained lasting renown.
Retiring TO the practice of law.
he gained additional honor. Upon the
death of Hon. J. w. Parker, judge of
the United States court for the West
ern district of Arkansas, Judge Rogers
was selected for this position. and
better one could not have been made.
It Is needless to say that Judge Rogers
may have any office
| The Ksatucky senAtorshsp.
FRAyKFoRr. KY. March as.-Orly Sc
republicans voted on the ballot for
United States senator. all for w. God
| frey Hunter. There was no quorum.