The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-09

+, NAPIER Is ~ pcr cent. below par. sup
-, now. a new Court House ha, TO be
L,,lf .uitahlr 10 the wants Of such a
County a. Jasper. or equal To the present
ono. and that the entire road and bridge
.v.t.,tp or the County has to be- changed
de,.a NOT any man scr how Cumbersome
the largo additional tax, added TO that al
ready collected from the people. would
Lscomc. and can any one tell how much
County paper would then be- worth for
ten YEAR 10 comes We merely glance az
these points for the present. not to discuss
them. but with the purpose Of inducing
the people 20 think Of them and because
they are some of Tho reasons that prompt
cd the call OF the meeting 10 which we have
referred. We shall discuss the question
fully. Al our leisure. and show the citizens
Of the County the folly and impolicy Of
the whole movement. We have conf
dcucc iu The intelligence and honesty Of
the people. uud believe that thcy are al
ways disposed To- do right. The body Of
tho people can have mo- motive 10 do 9TH
crwi.e in public affairs aud when it can
be- shown 90 demonstration. a. in this
cusc that % proposed measure H. wrong
and threatens injury to the public inter
est we do not believe they will give IL
their sanction.
We presume there Is not q rsan in the
County who will .ly that the election held
on The llth ult., was a fair test Of the sem
timrut of the County on thi. question:
In The western portion of the County,
whore the idea Of removal originated. and
has been advocated with activity and zeal
from the first. their nll voting strength,
ls compared with the clcrtion 81 last year.
was pulled. ln The other portions. where
removal had but few advocates. there l. a
falling ofr of about Do votcs. This can hc
accounted inr lV tbr fact that little fear
wa. entertained of the -u,crss Of the move
meut-the question had not been discuss
cd nobody had taken th" trouble 20 urge
it4 Importance upon the yotcr--lnd the
election was allowed 10 go by default
Legal steps are being now taken to re-
strain the Board ct Police from Ir'cccd-
ing. in virtue Of that election - carrv
out the further provisions Ut the Law I'M
der which it was held and, IL we are cor
rectlv informed % Is the purpose Of those
who are moving in the matter. % advo-
cate the nomination of candidate for
the Legislature. 1T the proper time. who
shall run upon the question Of repeating
the act Of the last Legislature. and con
unuiug the County site in its present 10
cation. The meeting now called. is the
initiatory step looking to this purpose, and
/ all who are disposed to cooperate. with
/ out the least regard to party politics, ar,
respectfully and earnestly requested to at
tend and participate in the proceedings.
Terrible Steamboat Accident on the Mis-
sissippi
The steamer Princess. one Of the line o.
splendid packets plying between New Or
leans aud Vick-burg, exploded her boil
ers aud burnt to the waters edge. a frv
miles below Baton Rouge, on the morning
Of the 9th ult Tho boat was crowdc,
with passengers. Of whom It Is feared no
less than 100 must have persisted. AmonI
those killed, or seriously injured. wcr
man persons from this State and Loui.
lana. but no complete list can uc furnish
ed. rs the books and papers Of the boa
were all lost We notice in the list z
lost the names Of Mr.. Claxton Taylor, ,
Brandon. Mr.. Stewart of Faycttc. NJ
Hodge Of Franklin. John NJ. Bell, lat
sheriff Of New Orleans aud Messrs. lluar
and Bannister. members of the Legislator
from New Orleans. Il has been a Ion
time since q more disastrous occurrent
has taken place on the Mississippi. III
boat was said 10 have been in perfect o
der. strong and staunch in every part, an
was ono Of the finest on. the river. y
was behind time. and the explosion Is b
! loved 10 have been caused by crowdn
! too much steam to increase her speed.
CuAnGE AGAINST rus rRrsfprNr.-Tl
telegraph report. the following proccc
ing. to have taken place in the Unit,
state. Senate ON the 18th inst:
Mr. Wilson. of Mass. in proposing
amendment to tho Post Office uppropr
tion bill. .aid be- knew a casc where an q
b itor in Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice, had co
p tracted lor printing "a csriain number
!. blanks for the use ct the Po-t- iil.rr
nartment. for which he was paid 500,
and (which be- paid Just SiuO. The pr
. usofthls inb Mr. Wilson uid,were diyid
a. fallows. Fitv per cent. 81 10 went
the WastmriaH Ta'ar five percent. to y
). AppIetun. the editor ct the iHiaa. a
I three Der cent. To- "a Newspaper publish
u Ina the interest of member ul t0ngrs~.
~ the remaining furty-three per cent. bel
the portion Mr.. Rice was allowed 10 20,
et
r Mr.. Mason. or Virginia. said that Il I
5. extraordinary statement made by
q / Wilson was % fact, 10 was due 90 the -
~ ate anil On The country o. loy the inform
" ton before them iu authentic form.
I'D Mr.. Wilson reiterated the -tateme
20 ! and added that Rice himself had said
A.. | and moreover. that ti,a arrangement
the division Of the psh was made "
y the coenilance Of President Buchar
2" himself
Mr.. Cameron. Of Pa. said that thc m
ter was so notorious that everybody
%. cent perhaps Mr. Mason. knew IT,
\ Dir. Cameron further said that Mr.. X
y. I until latolg had been q creature Of
Presidents and obedieut 90 his beh,
ah but recently they bad quarreled and K
~ went blabbing all about u.
sd 4 sharp discussion followed octV'
4, Mason and Cameron.
y Mr.. Cameron moved for a COMMITTEES
~ inquiry into the matter.
N' Mr.. Wilson's amendment was Il
~ adopted and then the Senate adjourn
p The person must have the organs Of ere
M lity largely developed who could bell
20 that the President would become a pa
'r 10 agy direputablc arrangement for
king money out Of the Treasury to rev
l.. his political friends. The abolition ms
h bcrs of Congress. several of WHOM b
\, been olnvicted Of the ba-e-t corrupt
4. Fare, very ns,qrplly ready to suppose
- tho President Or saybody else is cap'
ID Of the like practices.
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~ TmE TsE % SrEiN.-Spcaking of
" late terrible explosion Of the Princess,
" New Orleans Delta very properly RENAL
IF such explosions were necessary
- J.pfs A., th. sr,.t,,.Ut.uf or stsaFu itD,