The Tupelo journal., 1903-01-09

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And here is a letter from Mrs. Lucy
Harrison Gay Whitfield, of ~Sid-cnsville,
Ala, whoinforms me that William Hem
ry Harrison's mother was Elizabeth
Bassett. She is Mrs. Whitfield's great
great-grandmother and is the wife of
Ben Harrison, who signed the Declara-
tion of Independence. His mother was
Anne Carter, an aunt of Robert Lee.
! believe that supplies all the missing
links.
I've BEEN enjoying some rich and
racy reading--the reply of Horace
Greeley to the committee who sum
moned him to trial for signing the
bail bond of jefferson Davis that re-
leased him from prison. There were
81 who signed it, but Greeley was the
first and only republican abolitionist.
He volunteered to do it and did it will
ingly, going from New York to Rich
mond for that purpose, and it raised q
howl all over New York and New Eng
land. The northern extremists de-
manded that Mr.. Davis be tried and
hung for treason, or for the assassina-
ton of Lincoln, or for something or
anything, so he was hung. Greeley be-
longed to the Union League club, of
New York, a powerful organization,
and they were outraged and enraged
at his signing that bond and cited him
for trial. His reply is a long one and
some parts of it are most delightful
sacasm
"You say you will give me reasona-
BILE time for reflection. / want none,
nor shall l attend your meeting. 1t
is not my habit to take part in any
discussion hal may arise among other
gentlemen as to my fitness to enjoy
their society. That is their affair, and
to them l leave it. No, 1 shall not at
tend your meeting this evening. l
have an engagement out of town and
shall keep it.. | do not recognize you
as capable of judging me. You regard
me as a weak sentimentalist. l ar
raign you as a set of narrow-minded
blockheads, who would like to be USE
full, but don't know how. Your at
tempt to base an enduring party on
hate and wrath is like planting a col
ony on an iceberg that had drifted into
a tropical sea. The signing of that
bail bond will do more for freedom
and humanity than you all can do
though you live to the age of Methu-
saleh. l ask nothing of you but hat
you proceed in a frank, manly way.
Don't slide off into a cold resolution of
c%ensure, but make your explosions.
Make it a square stand-up fight and
record your judgment by yeas and.
nays. dare you and L defy you, and 1
propose to fight it out on the line 1
have ever since Gen. Lees surrender.
| give you full notice that | shall
urge the pardon and reenfranchise-
ment of all those engaged in the re-
beliion and those now in exile"
Well, they did not expel him nor CEN
sure him. They were afraid. The
pamphlet to which 1 have heretofore
alluded is now ready. 1t contains
Henry r. Jackson's great speech on
the 'Wanderer," and Daniel Web
ster's speech at Capon Springs, Va,
the last and greatest he ever made.
There is also a brief biography of Gen.
Jackson by Joe NJ. Brown and a few
remarks by myself. There is enough
in this little pamphlet to establish the
faith and stimulate the pride of every
southern man. According to jackson,
the south was not responsible for
slavery, and according to Webster we
were justifiedtin seeding. And so the
northern saints were in the wrong for
violating the constitution and precip-
itating that most unrighteous war,
and ought to make apology and resti-
tuition to US. They owe to our people
millions and billions of dollars. They
owe to me right now $1,000 damages,
and if Roosevelt don't retract and
apologize, L think 1 will attach his
trunks and his bear guns when he
m within reach. He did not do the
stealing, but he is an accessory after
the fact, and that is just as bad. Now,
/ have no interest in the sale of that
pamphlet, but l want every young
man and oma to have one. The
price is only 25 cents, postpaid. Apply
to my friend Ed Holland, Atlanta, Ga,
care of Franklin Printing company.
But l have a book in press-a new
and handsome book-my last and
best. 1t contains my letters and ru-
limitations from the uncivil war to date
-1S61-1903. Price, postpaid, $1.25.
Write to c. P. Byrd, Atlanta, Ga.-Biu
Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
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