The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-03

him than by electing his LADY boy TO
membership. Mr.. MCGUIRE for himself
and wife, gratefully and gracefully
acknowledged the courtesy. Next
morning-May 22d-the junior men,
ber appeared in the hall, when Colonel
Power picked him up and presented
him to the Association, and he was
cordially greeted by the members and
visitors. This was one of the most in
teresting incidents of the delightful
meeting at Pass Christian.
Governors Albert G. Brown and VIM. L.
Sharkey.
JACKSON, Miss, July IT.
Editor Vicksburg Herald:
l read with much interest your
timely criticism of Mr.. Garner's book,
Reconstruction in Mississippi
have not yet seen a copy of the book,
but am surprised that he should have
been so careless in some of his state
ments. | know that he was very in
dustrious in collecting material 20
his book, and it was my pleasure to as
sist him to some extent.
I will only refer now to his state
ment that 'in August, 1858, ex-Gov.
Brown, Judge Sharkey and others took
the oath of allegiance" l do not know
who the Others" were, but l am GER
tain that the statement is an outrage
Gus injustice to the memory of thu
eminent and beloved Mississippiars
named.
Albert G. Brown was twice elected
governor of Mississippi; was for many
years a representative in congress, and
United States senator from March 4,
1858, until January IL, 1861, when he
resigned, his State having seeded
from the Union only few days before.
He organized a military company a.
Terry, which was mustered in as THE
Brown Rebels" eighteenth regiment.
on the 29th day of April, 1861. In
February, 1852. he was elected to the
Confederate senate; was reelected and
was serving as such when the collapse
came. When the war ended, he
acquiesed in the inevitable. and If he
took any oath of allegiance, it was
when that was made condition OF
citizenship under the reconstruction
regime. He died at his home near
Terry, June IL, 1880, and his memory
will be cherished as one who was true
to his people in all emergencies.
William l.. Sharkey was one of the
best and purest men that sver lived in
Mississippi. He was incapable of
mean or dishonorable act. He was
an ardent Whig of the old school; was
opposed to secession and the war, bu.
when the clash came he was loyal to
his own people, and enjoyed their un'
limited confidence to the end Of his
life. He was rendered by Presider.
johnson the position Of provisional
governor of Mississippi, and his oath
accepting and qualifying for same, IL,
| believe, the only oath of allegiance
that he took to the United States gov
ernment from 1860 to June IA, 1866
That oath is before me-taken before
Andrew Wylie, justice of SurreEe
Court of District of Columbia. Gov.
Sharkey died on the goth Of April,
1873. He was my personal friend for
many years. l was secretary OF tho
convention that he called, as provision
al governor, in August, 1865; and this
is the first time that l have heard II
stated that he took the oath Of alleg.'
ance in August 1868. 1t is untrue.
j. l.. POWER
Warden Parchman Of the State
penitentiary, deeply, deplores the great
falling off there has been In the States
corn crop. Six weeks ago there was
as fine a prospect for this staple grain
) as any one need have wished. Today
both prospects and corn have dried VI
J and blown away, and the State has ts
fall back on cotton for its crop Of 1901