The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-04

he chose to live well on what he made
and never. like many others, cared to
have large sums lying by him. merely
to hear fools say that he had II. Va
cancfes which occur by the death OF
such men as Arthur p Bagby. are not
so easily filled In Alabama or else
where, in the present day, ahd the peo-
pie Of Alabama, as well as many Other
states, seem TO have foreknown this
for some time back. and have accus'
toned themselves TO putting men Of
much less caIibre in the highest places
Like the Atlantic Cable. such as VIII
make a show, and to do to talk about
but, when thoroughly tried, the system
will not be found to work well.
Now for my friend. Col Chas. McLe-
more. The Chambers Tribune speaks
nothing but the truth, when II says
He was no ordinary NAH and
Chambers had not been left an orphan
the orphans friend has left Chambers
I knew him when he was a little boy
his father died when hc-fCharfes) was
very young, leaving him and another
Frank, to make their way through the
world as best they could.
Charles McLemore .
Self Made Man.
Charles McLemore was most efnphat-
ically what the world terms SEX
made man. He was endowed by ma
ture with a fine Intellect and with that
grsat share of moral honesty whicn
has marked all OF his family whom
have known. (and have known many
Of them). He raised himself TO wnat
you have seen and known of him. !
am unable TO say anything that could
raise Charley McLemore any higher In
the estimation OF those who knew him.
and the position he occupied at MS
death. When left Georgia, and made
Alabama my home. Charley was q uttie
boy, / think he then lived In Jones
county Some twelve years Afterwards.
I met an Intelligent young man at an
Indian Council at Oweatumka-chee.
or Falls of Little Uchee Creek. (where
my old friend and campmate. Col. Har-
ny Moffett, afterwards erected some
mills) This young man was Charles
McIemore. I then renewed my ac-
quaintance with him. What I am now
going to relate will be remembered
by many now living. The Council was
In the fall of 1899. Some Cherokees
had been invited or requested by the
whites to attend the Council. In order
to encourage the Creeks to immfgrate.
Among the Cherokees were old Ridge.
and his son. John Ridge. (who has been
killed since by the Ross family in Ar
Creeks were soured, and knew II.
for I lived within two miles OF the
chief and knew his feelings ana COM
municated them to Col Croweii.
He soon discovered the great disincii-
nat1on the chiefs had to going to the
Council. and used every exertion to
prevent liquor being brought into
camp. BY some means. some negroes
belonging to half breed. Joe Mar
shah. got some whiskey into camp.
There was an order for II to be de-
stroyed. and the whiskey was poured
out on the ground, which seemed not
to suit the taste of some whites as wen
as Indians. II appeared that q young
white man had hired the negroes TO
carry the whiskey to camp. and II was
proposed to hog the negroes. but Mar
shall objected. stating that the whites
men were to blame.
general night commenced with the
Indians themselves. and great many
whites left the camp, not knowing but
that a general massacre was to take
place. Marshaii's party was the weak.
est ana seemed TO be giving way.
remarked to McLAmore, who was
standing by me. that Marshall was q
good man. and had been great friend
of the whites In the Creek war, and
that tisliked TO see him backed out.
that was enough. Charley walked into
the thicikest OF II. among knives. clubs
and everything else. Wherever he
went, he opened their ranks, and Mar.
shall soon quit winner.
That was Charles McLemore. have
seen some trouble. ami think know
something. of men. but there Is not one
in a hundred who would risled so
much and showed the daring that Nc.
Lemore did that night and under such
circumstances. Peace to the good and
brave.
Yours. &C.,
r. S. w.