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Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
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Author expresses pleasure at the Mississippi convention's delegates, positions of responsibility without profit. Profiles notable figures: Watson (Confederate Senator), Trotter (judge, Senator, High Court), Yerger (lawyer, judge, convention president's brother), Johnson and Potter (lawyers).
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Thirty Years Ago; At The Close Of The War
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Reflection on the convention where delegate positions were accepted for responsibility and reputation rather than profit. Notable delegates include Mr. Watson of Marshall who represented the state in the Confederate Senate at Richmond at war's end; Judge Trotter of the same county, circuit judge thirty years ago, U.S. Senator for six or eight years, then High Court of Errors and Appeals judge; Judge Yerger of Hinds, brother of the convention president, distinguished lawyer and High Court judge; Judge Johnson and W. Potter of Hinds, able lawyers.