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The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23
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Circuit Court of Clark.

The Circuit Court of Clark county closed
its spring session, and adjourned on the
l4th of March, after sitting two weeks
Judge HANcocE presided and discharged
the duties of his office with the ability.
dignity and promptitude which usually
characterizes his official conduct A great
deal of business was transacted, and the
docket was cleared without occupying the
full time allowed by law for the session of
the Court. Hancock is the only Judge we
have had for six years, who has gone
through the business Of the Court during
the term. He gives general satisfaction,
and is rapidly growing in popularity with
the bar, and the community generally.
Our young District Attorney, JAMES ).
TERRlL. has also sustained himself well,
and there is no doubt that the State. in
him. has found an able and efficient Off
Ger.
Our worthy sheriff, TON PARKER, was
prompt and punctual, and discharged hi.
duties to the satisfaction of the court, and
the admiration of his friends He had
excellent deputies in the persons Of D. r
Pool. ROBERT COLLINS and JAMES 5. Bass
all of whom acquitted themselves in d
| faithful and efficient manner.
Our excellent clerk, G. w Moody, who
has no superior in his line of business
kept up with the business of the Court
and seemed perfectly at home in his office
knowing every paper, and where to find it
Much credit is also due to Mr.. JoHN Nc
LENDoN, his deputy clerk, for the valuabl,
assistance he rendered his principal.
We had about twenty lawyers in atten
dance. among whom were two from New
| Orleans, Messrs. ADAMS and HENDERSON
also Col. WEIGH. of Macon.
Business was transacted with dispatch
everything passed off agreeably, and tn
Court closed without disturbance.
s CITIZEN
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23

An important decision was delivered in
the Supreme Court at Washington, on
Monday week, by the Chief Justice, in
the case of the United States vs.. Sher-
man II. Booth, the Supreme Court VS..
Error to Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
The case involved the right of State courts
to release on habeas corpus parties in
custody under process of the United
States for offences against the laws of the
United States This was done bv the
court below in the instance of an arrest
under Judgment by the District Court of
the United States for a violatian of the
Fugitive Slave law. The whole conduct
of the court below was held to be totally
illegal and virtually revolutionary: that
the Marshal had right, and it was his
duty, to resist by force any such inter
ference on the part of the State powers
and that the Fugitive Slave act was clear,
ly constitutional
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23

Be- Persons wishing 10 purchase any
description of steam engines. will be in
terc-ted in the following notice Of a
Southern mandatory, which we find in
the New Orleans Crescent. one Of their
machines took the premium At the Ma
ti1ual Agricultural Fair ls-tycar. although
there were specimens on exhibition from
the principal touudric- of the North:
SrE,u ENGINES AND SAW MuLs.-Mr.
Edmund NJ lvcu~. az No. Union street.
j. general agent for the sale OF the manu-
factmcs of the widely known Eagle
Machine Work.. Of Richmond. Virginia,
specimen, Of which are always TO be seen
on exhibition at his place OF business
The work OF this establishment has a very
loud and Just fame throughout the whole
South. as being quite indispensable for
excellence OF material and careful work.
manShip. Their circular and sash saw
mills are exceedingly efficient workers
and grind out lumber with magical speed
chawiug up saw logs into planks almost
90. fast a. they can be fed TO the hungry
teeth of the saws. Their portable and
stationary steam engines are largely in
use We r9ler persons using or requiring
machinery to their advertisement.
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1t was during the second term of Gen.
jackson that he stopped at a public house.
while on his way from Nashville to Flor
ence, Alabama, and thereby hangs a
tale He was the guest of Mr.. Samuel
Wormely, as fine a specimen of an old
Nirginian as you will find between the RI
sing and the setting sun. A large COM
pany was present, and were being intro.
duced. The host presented two of his
sons-ln-law in the following manner:
General, allow me to Introduce nv
son-ln-law, Samuel P. Walker who is 4
nephew of James X. Polk. General, al.
low me to introduce another son-in-law
Adley Q. Harris, once a brother-in-aw Of
James X. Polk"
In the corner of the room sat a wag. who
had either eaten too much or drunk toe
much: rising from his seat, he said:
General, allow me to introduce myself
Michael X. Moore married Kate, the
daughter of old John Miller; give m,
| your corn stealer."
Wen, there was laugh, long and loud
inwhich the General heartily Joined, Will,
! extending his corn stesler,"
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REVELATIONS or \ REFORMED MEDIUM
Dr. Hatch, the husband of Cora Hatch,
the great medium, thus makes a clean
breast of the tendencies Of Spiritualism:
The most dnmning iuiquitie, are every
/ where pcrpetrated in Spiritual circles. "a
I very small per centagc of which ever
/ comes to public attention. ! care not
/ whether it be spiritual or mundane. the
/ facts exist, and should demand the atten-
/ ton and Just condemnation of an intelli-
/ gent community. Look at the iniuitie-
/ which have been committed within the
I past two weeks in this city, and that too
/ 10y Spiritual mediums, who claim to be
/ controlled by angels Ii is worse than
/ useless to talk TO the SpiritualSt against
/ this condition of things, for those who
| occupy the highest position among them
are aiding and abettng in all classes of
/ iniquities which prevail among them
| The abrogatiOn of marriage. bigamv. ac-
companied by robbery, theft rapes. are
/ all chargeahle to Spiritualism. / most
/ solemnly affirm that ] do not believe that
there has, during the past five hundred
/ years, arisen any class Of people who
We're guilty Of 50 great a variety of crimes
and indcccncie- as the Spiritualists Of
| America.
For long time / was swallowed up in
1 It's whirlpool OF excitement. and compar-
atively paid but little attention to its
evils. believing that much good might re-
/ suit from the opening of the avenues of
/ spiritual intercourse. But during the
past eight months have devoted my at
tention to n critical investigation Of its
| moral, social and religious bearing. and I
| stand appalled, before the revelations of
its awful and damning realities, and would
| flee from its influence as ! would from
the mia,ma which would destroy both
| soul and body SViritualism and prosti-
tuition. with "a rejection Of Christianity.
are twin sisters. which everywhere 90
hand IT, hand. With but little inquiry. I
have been able TO count up over 20 medi.
| umS. most of whom have wholly abandon.
cd their coniugal relations, other, living
| with their paramour-, called ''atiinities, =
others i'm promiScuous adultery. and still
others exchanged partners. Old men and
women, who have passed the meridian oI
life. are not untrequently the victims Of
this hallucination. Many of the medi
ums lose all sense of moral obligations
and yield 10 whatever influence may iol
the time bee brought to besr Hpon them
Their pledges, theintegrity of their oaths
are no more reliable than the shifting
breezc- Of the whirlwind, for they ar,
made % WELD 10 the powers which for the
| time control them.
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SEVERE STORM At AnrRprrS.-The las

SEVERE STORM At AHEEDEEN.-The last
number of The Sunny South says:
4 strong tornado passed over this city
on sunday night last, accompanied by
heavy rains. 4 large portion of the root
of the Presbyterian church was torn Off
the -hectiug cover of Summey. Strong y
King store was mostly raised-;he rear
gable end Of the Commercial House was
smashed in-the front OF Kendalls gro
Gerry store. and OSullivan' Mattress shop,
.JlioiniugI was blown down, and the up.
per fronts OF the -tore-house- owned by
Mcs-r. Gibson a Ransom. were forced to
the street. About onc-third of the root
Of Outlet, Gladney a Co.'S Gin shop wa,
broken in Several warehouse were lev.
elod with the ground. Summey. Strong
d Kings losses are heavy The roof Of
their store was blown off. leaving larg,
and fine lot of goods to the pelting- Of ia,
WtIlc-S waters
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HoRsEs FOR ENGLAND.-The New York
old Spirit of the Times, of the 5th inst,
has the following paragraphs:
r. nBroeck, Esq, leaves town this
week for England, having with him .Sarke,
CHI C., years old, by Wagner, out of
Reel by imp. Glencoe; , year old by
Lexington, dam by imp. Glencoe, grandam
by imp. Leviathan; and trotting horse
of some promise, which Mr.. TenBroecll
purchased from Mr.. W. ID. Ranger, of
Lexington, Ky.
Mr.. Harlan also leaves town for Eng
land this week with three horses, which
he intends running for some of the stakes,
and trying his luck. They are called On.
einRati, Des Chiies, and Lincoln.
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A FORMER MIssIssIPPIAN,


Go IT BoB-TAIL.-Here Is a good old
''stretcher' that has split many aside.
A specimen of the genus "Hoosier' was
found by Captain, of the steamer.
in the engine room of his boat, while
lying at Louisville, one fine morning in
June. The Captain inquired of him:
What are you doing there?'
"Have you seen Captain Perry ?" was
| the inteTogating response.
Il don't know him and can't tell what
that has to do with your being in my en-
CINE room" replied the Captain, angrilv.
Hold on That's what ! was getting
at. You see. Captain Perry asked me to
drink; and SOL did. | knew that |
wanted to drink, or wouldn't have been
so cursed dry. So Captain Perry and |
| drank two or three times. Captain Perry
and | went to a ball. Captain Perry was
| putting in some extras on one toe.
sung out, Go it Captain Perry, if YOU
| burst yer biler.' With that man step,
! up to me, says he:
See here, stranger, you must leave. ,
Says |, what must leave fur? ?"
'Says he, you're maxim too much
noise
Says |, I've been in bigger crowd
than this, and more noise, and didn't
| leave neither"
with that, he took me by the nap OF
| the neck and seat of the britches and /
/ left. As | was shoven' down street,
met lady. ! knew she was lady, by
theremark she made She saws: ;"
Young man, reckon you'll go home
with me?'
And WENT
"Pd bin in her house but short time
| when heard a ID of knocking at the
door, ! knew the chap wanted to get in
whoever he was. or he would not have
| kept up such a thunderin' racket. By
! and by, said a voice:
IF you don't open, I'll burst in the
door,
And so he did,"
Il put on bold face, and saws |:
Stranger, does this woman belong L
your"
Says he, she does"
Then, says |, she's virtuous | think
from all that have seen of herr"
with that, he comes at me. with pis
tol in one hand and bowie knife in In,
other; and, being a little pressed fo
time, | jumped through the window
leavin' abigger portion of my coat tail
As was streaking it down town, will
the fragments tiuttering in the breeze,
passed a friend. ] knew he was friend
10y a remark he made. Saws he:
go 1t, bob-tail he's a gaining on YOU =
And that Is the way | happened il
your engine room. Pm not GOOD swim
mer, Captain do excuse me, if YOU please
from takin' water"
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23

ALuur on CODA lump of gold, weigh
ing fortv-fve ounces, and worth SI7j, was
taken out on sunday, December 18th, from
Meehan 81 Co.'S claim, in Illinois Canon,
Just above Pickcr's Flat, Sierra county,
| California. We have known amounts
Of gold. not in quartz lump, but in hard
dollars, drawn out Of some Of our places
nearer home, Of much larger figure.
A few weeks since, a gentleman in St
Louis dug up $4,000; another, in Phila-
delphia. the same sum another, in New
/ York. $4,000: and many others could be
mentioned. The mine from which these
large amounts were taken was the cele
brated Lotteries of Wood, Eddy & Co.
Wilmington, Del, and Augusta, Ga. By
sending a $40, -, or S2l, to their address
at either place. you secure an interest in
claim that has yielded better return, tn,
past year, tospeculators, than Pixies Peak
or many other celebrated gold mines.-N
/ j. Lsgd,T.
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23

In pursuance Of authority vested in me
hy the Democratic meeting, held at quit
man this day. I would commend to the
democracy Of Clarke. that % convention
Of the party will be- held on the
FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL
next. to nominate a candidate Tor county
Representative.
The Democracy generally, are requisite"
to attend and participate.
I~HAM MOODY.
nnitnlnn- Mnrrh !. lNll.
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PRESIDENT LONGsTREET'S ADDRESS
Judge A. b. Longstreet, who was for some
years president of Emory College. Georgia.
afterwards of the University of Mississip-
ri. at Oxford. and now of South Carolina
College at Columbia, closes his baccalau-
rate address to the recent graduatingclass
ofthe last named institution with the
following eloquent passage.
You are embarking upon a strange world
nv young friends. 1t banished Aristides.
poisoned Socrates, murdered Cicero and
crucified the Lord Of Glory. The spirit of
Themistocles, of Melitus, of Anthony and
Caiaphas is still in the world-greatlys sub
dued and law-bound to be sure, but not
extinguishcd. You may expect. therefore
at times to be depressed by your rivals.
condemned for your virtues, prosecuted
for your patriotism. and tormented for
your beneiactions: to have your confidence
abused. your motives mi~constructed. yOur
integrity derided and to suffer a thousand
impositons in smaller matterS-irom those
from whom you had a right to expect
better things. These are hard things TO
bear. say you. They are SO, my young
friends, and You never will bear them as
you should. unless you take the good book
for your guide. and look daily to its au.
thor for supplies of strength sufficient
for your trial. DO this and all will be
well at last With that chart in vour
hand, now launch your bark upon the
! troubled ocean of life and when the
! squalls strike you. be at least as prudent
and rs firm as the common sailor: haul
| in your main sail, reef your top sails.
and be found hard at the helm. with
| your chart before YOU and your eve fixed
on Bethlehem's star.
When they pass away, take your recl
oning and see where YOU are. If YOU
| have lost Roadway, right ship, crowd sal
to your course again CHEEKY. Toward.
| the close of the voyage. you will find that
! the crafts which shot ahead of YOU al tn,
| beginning of it, but veered about with
! every pleasant breeze, are all wrecked
| dismantled or farm your rear. firing sig
nal guns of distress, while you move cal
lantrv into port. There YOU will cast an
! Choir and enter a city of inconceivabl,
| splendor-tke near JsJ7galcm-its b,6Lfig1
| Of pure gold Us rails If jasper and rs gafes o.
] pearl There you will be welcomed, with
out question. to a Great College Of a L,oaF
red and torty thousand, and thousands Of thou
sands Of al nations, Kindred, pe5Die and tom
cues undera Teacher absolutely perfect
and, of course, altogether lovely. In al
that vast brotherhood. no unkind feelin!
is ever spoken, no sigh Is ever breathed
no tear is ever shed and there the sac
word with which ] close my counsels i
never heard-.fr0csH. May heaven,
richest blessings attend you through life
and heavens rewards await you at it.
close.-Again farewell.
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wednesday. March as, 1859.

The Democracy Of Jasper County are
requested to meet i'm the Court House al
Pauldinr. on Monday the 2d week OF the
Circuit Court. to appoint delegates to th,
State Democratic Convention, to be- hold
en- in jackson ON the first Monday of july
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-% S
R0rATIcV IN OFFICE.-The Albany Jour
nal, speaking in relation to the retiracy Of
Mes,rs. stephens, Orr Letcher, and other
distinguished congressman from the South,
makes the following sensible remarks,
which it would be well for the South to
consider. The South being now the weak
er section, never needed so much her
| ablest men in the federal councils:
1T is striking and significant fact,
that while the North IS generally sending
/ 10 Congress statesmen better qualified to
maintain the high character Of that body.
and to defend her interests, than their
| predecessors were-the South Is losing her
/ old prestige of legislative ability, by filling
! her seats with second rate politicians
This fact, if it be one. Is certainly sIgni-
/ ticant. 1t indicates the commencement
/ of important political changes-for how
! ever we may theOrize about equality, rota-
/ ton, and the right of all to office. we shall
| find out by experience. if in no less costly
/ way. that ability. knowledge and familiar
| tv with public affairs are desirable quail
ties in our public men. One great cause
1 of the advantage the South has always
| gained over the North in national legisla-
| ton has been the fact that She kept her
best men in office-instead of endeavoring
to satisfy the paltry ambition of every
man who thought he should have his turn
of public service. The North has acted
mainly on the opposite theory. Office
! holding has been considered . luxury. tC
which every citizen had am equal claim
instead Of a post of duty and of toll foi
which few could be thoroughly and con
spicuou-lv qualified and when her Sena
tors or members have become familiar
with their duties. and able to render cf
fective service to their country and con
stituents, they have been discarded a
having enjoyed" office long enough, am
their places filled by new men eager tC
wear the honors and reap the emoM
ments of official position.
We shall be glad to see indications thai
the North Is growing wiser in this respect
though we are sorry to see that the ables
men of the South are retiring from tn,
public service All sections need thei
best men in Office The task Of govern
ing this country is not sinecure, no
should it be devolved upon raw and in
competent hands.
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23

Ea3a We return our thanks to friends
of the New York Day B5ok, for the fol
lowing hattening notice Of the ClUioa.
The Editor being absent, we fuel at liberty
To rcpubH~h it.
THE EASTERN CLARIoN.-We would cal
the attention Of our merchants and bust.
ness men To the advertisement Of the
Ete.ra C175a published at Paulding
Mississippi This Is the largest and best
paper published in the South, and al
who want medium Of advertising in the
South can fad no better paper. Adver
ti-emcuts for it can Dee left at the Du
Book office.
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Tn pursuance Of previous notice the
Democracy of Rankin County met I'm Con-
yeutiouat The Court House m Brandon.
ou Monday the 9Th inst. Cor the purpose
of appointing delegates to the Democratic
state Convention. to Doe held i'm the city Of
jackson on the iIrt Monday in July next.
and also for the purpose Of consulting to-
gcthcI relative to the proper time of hold-
uga County Convention. 10 nominate can
didJte- for the Legislature. and "a senate
rial Convention to nominate candidate
for the Senate. iu the district COMPOSED
Of the counties of Rankin and smith
ON motion of Hon. Joseph McAfcc. NJ.
vi. smith, Esq. was called 10 the chair
And ON motion of Rev. u. A. Campbell.
\. e.. Jack was requested to act Us Sccrc-
t1ry.
uu taking the chair, the President ex-
planned the object Of the meeting tn De
Tor the purpose above described.
Whorcupou. Hon. VIM. 10. Clark offer.
od the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted.
Esu'r.h That the prr.idrutuppointi five
delegate from each Police Beat % repre-
sent the Cuuutvof Rankin ia the approach.
ing Democratic state Convention To hs
| held i'm the city Of jackson ON the Fir-,
/ Monday tu July uoNt.
| Nhcrcupou the PRECEDENT appointed IA,
/ following gentlemen aid delegate. tu-wit
| FuE bENr No. Thomas ~. Dean
/ John Hester DR.. Ail,.. Len. Austin and
/ u. I. sutton
/ FuE BEtr so. 2.-Jo-cph VI. JAYNE
/ John Alli-tou. VIM. ". Clark. Rev. II. 4
| Campbell and Joseph Bennett.
! FuR bE,r No. a.-E,y. VIM. benson
Jesse latliH. %. r. sample. James Wal
| Ilgr and John Mickey.
/ FpH BEyr $50. i.-Ur. johnson. Allen
/ smith, J.. VI. Quiu, a. >uluu and Thoma.
/ knight.
/ FoE BE,r $40. 5.-pr. Norman. r. II
| y. Don't. Hiram Jones. joseph McAfr,
and r. y. BuunoIl-.
On motion at Dr. l. NJ Quiu thc Pre.i
don't aud Secretary were added to the li-t
/ ot delygatc-.
Hon. Joseph Bennett offered the follow
Ing resolutions which were uuauimou-I,
adopted yiy;
heFHt. That the Democracy " Rankin
| county Dr. requested tomcct in convention
| 40 the Court House In Brandon ON the >,
saturday ot April next. Tor the purpose o
| nominating candidates for the legislature
| Hil'' NNtt 'ifu Nftl UD ami o. hereby rg
I quest ed tphold meetings and appoint drl,
| gates to said convention.
R-sa'-rL That We suggest 10 the Demo
,ucy ut smith County. the 9Th ~atur
day Boa April next a the time. and POLK
| Vile o. the place o. hold the Sguatoria
convention e. nominate O. candidate in
tuc ~rnnte anil thut Che pemu,ug, %
smith touuty bo requested to meet b.. 10
sa.d convention.
| E.a..rL That yaohh beat in Rankin C1un
f. o. tr requested 90 appoint delegate. 90 ia,
/ senatorial Convention at the same tim,
/ they appoint delegates t1 tie County Con
\ yenuon to nominate candidate Tor Ga,
\ legislature.
On motion of Hon. ". ~. CLARK. Il
wa. ordered that the proceedings Of thi
meeting De- signed Lv the President an,
secretary. and that they bc published ia
| thn Hrad ~ ~ N.sft. the uss..rJi4I
and the Eu'-7. Clraa.
un motion, the meeting adjourned rit
dr. NJ. VI. SMITH. Pref.
| 3. g.. J,CS. Sec'y.
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THANK You.-A number of the Clarion
happened to find its way to Springfield,
Illinois, and get into the Editorial sane
tum of the Springfield Independent, the
editor of which honors us with the follow
ing notice:
EASTERN CLARIoN.-We have received
this immence paper on exchange. 1t j:
the largest country paper in the world
probably, though published in the small
town of Paulding, Mississippi. Hon. >
X. Adams, the editor, is one ofPthe best
business men in the United States, and 9
practical printer, The Clarion is fnlly a.
large as the st. Lonis Republican,, and i
published at 81 per annum.
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23

nS~ The New York Daily Naos speak
ing Of the corruption and malpractices
that have been allowed to grow up at the
Navy yard in Brooklyn, says:
We have good reasons to believe that
one of the oldest Captains in the Navy
will very soon be subjected to a very
humiliatinr Court Martial, for conduct
alike disgraceful to gentleman and an
officer. At present delicacy prevents US
from mentioning his name.
The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23
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