The report by United States Representative William Haile defended slavery, stating that although the institution was evil, the right to property in slaves was sacred. “The Southern states who suffer and are compelled by circumstances to endure the evil, ought to be the best judges of the remedy…”
1826: Mississippi legislature adopts report defending slavery
1826: Jones County created
January 1826: David Holmes becomes Mississippi’s fifth governor
Governor David Holmes
Holmes’s second term was short-lived due to his poor health. He resigned on July 25, 1826.
Link to the catalogJanuary 24, 1826: Hampstead Academy chartered
Mississippi College Chapel
Now Mississippi College, the Clinton school is the oldest institution of higher learning in Mississippi.
Link to the catalogJuly 1826: Gerard C. Brandon becomes Mississippi’s sixth governor
Governor Gerard C. Brandon
Brandon completed the term of David Holmes, who resigned due to poor health. Brandon was re-elected in 1827 and 1829.
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