| My Great-Great Grandfather,
James Augustus Stevens, started the first newspaper in Manchester (later
Yazoo City), Mississippi. The exact date is not there but it had to be
about 1834-1836 era.
I have a copy of his obituary
from 1857:
It stated tha the served
for several years in the Navy under Commodore Perry and "by his energy
and strict attention to his duties, became quite a favorite with
that distinguished officer. "
"After leaving the service
he became connected with the press of the country anf for thirty years
directed all his energies to the promotion of those political principles
which he ardently adopted in his youth, and cherished through live with
that kind of devotion, characteristic of honest of purpose and warm reliance
on their correctness."
In it it states that he was
one of the first settlers of the area, started the "Manchester Herald"
- the first Newspaper published this far north in Mississippi and conducted
it for several years, with an energy and zeal tha tgave it a high character
thoroughout its scope of circulation. A few years after, the name was changed
to that of the "Yazoo City Whig" which, under his direction, did noble
service in the cause of his party (Whig Party)
It also mentions that"....
Mr. Stevens, although a very industrious man, and vigorous writer, never
amassed a fortune on account of his benevolence and kindness of heart,
He loved his party (Whig) and friends and never withheld his meand from
the advancement of the one or the relief of the other. He was a warm-hearted,
generous man, social in his nature, and never counted the cost when, in
in his power to accomodate those, who, aware of his liberality, were
frequently unworthy recipients of his favors.
contributed by James
Stevens
It is better to walk alone
than in bad company. |
