The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-08-03


EUGENE HAYS noufhn.
him than by electing his taby boy to
membership. Mr. Mcclure. for himself
and wife, gratefully and gracefully
acknowledged the courtesy. Next
morning-May 22d--the junior mem
ber appeared In the hall, when Colonel
Power picked him up and presented
him to the Association, and he waa
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 q. Brown and VIM. l..
sharkey.
JACKSON, Miss. July II.
Editor Vicksbur0 Herald:
| read with much interest your
timely criticism of Mr.. Gamers book,
Reconstruction In Mississippi"
have not yet seen 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
dustricus in collecting material 20 :
his book, and 1t was my pleasure to as
sist him to some extent.
| will only refer now to his state
ment that in August. 1868. ex-Goy.
Brown, Judge Sharkey and others took
the oath of allegiance" do not know
who the Others" we're, but am Ger.
tain that the statement Is an outrage
GUS injustice to the memory OF tbs
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,
1853. until January IL. 1861. when he
resigned, his State having seeded
from the Union only few days before.
He organized military company a.
Terry, which was mustered In as "The
Brown Rebels" eighteenth regiment,
on the 10Th day of April, 1861. In
February, 1862, he was elected TO tho
Confederate senate; was reelected and
was serving as such when the collapse
came. When the war ended, hs
acquiesed in the inevitable. and IL he
took any oath of allegiance, II was
when that was made a 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.
nf Ha
best and purest men that ever 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 Presiden.
Johnson the position OF provisional
governor Of Mississippi. and his oath
accepting and qualifying for same, IA
I believe. the only oath OF allegiance
that he took to the United States gov.
ernment from 1860 to June IA, 1885,
That oath Is before me-tsken before
Andrew Wylie. justice OF SuTreEe
Court OF District OF Columbia. Coy.
Sharkey died on the 10th OF April.
1873 He was my personal friend for
many years. was secretary OF the
convention that he called, as provision
al governor, In August, 1865; and this
Is the first time that | have heard II
stated that he took the oath OF alleg,.
ance In August 1863. II Is untrue.
]. l.. POWER
Warden Parchman of the State
penitentiary. deeply deplores the great
falling OF 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 up
and blown away. and the State has to
fall back on cotton for its crop of 1901.
Information Wanted
Mr.. J. F. Young Of Coffeeville, Miss.
desires to communicate with some sur.
viyor OF the Fourth Mississippi infan.
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