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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1865-12-10
HOUSE JOURNAL.
FORTY-FOURTH DAY.
TUESDAY, Dec. 5th, 1865.

TUESDAY, Dec. 5th, 1865.
\ House met.
| Journal of yesterday read and ap
proved.
message was received from th,
Senate.
On motion of Mr. Labauve the Senate
message was taken up.
On motion of Mr. McLaurin the House
concurred IN the following substitution
House resolution relative to adj ourn
ment.
RESOLVED, By the Senate, the House
concurring, that the two Houses adjourn
sane die at o'clock, m on Wednesday
thes6th inst.
The Senate amendments to House bill
making appropriations were then con-
sidered, and with some amendments,
disposed of.
Mr. McEroy ~ leave introduced q
joint resolution for the benefit of the
institute for the blind which was placed
on the calendar.
On motion of Mr. Martin the. House
took recess for an hour.
The hour having expired. Mr Hillyer
from select committee submitted rea
port, in relation to sending commits
sioners to Washington.
On. motion of Mr. Hillyer the report
Mas received and agreed TO-, and the reso
by Messrs LabauHe, Hiiiyer and Martin,
yeas 81 nay %.
Mr. Lewis by Leave introduced bill to
be entitled an act in relation to the
superintendent of the Penitentiary which
passed.
Mr. Gowan from committee on enrolled
bills submitted g report Of bills found |
properly enrolled and transmitted to his
Excellency, the Governor, for approval
and signatures.
On motion of Mr.. Gholson, the House
adjourned until 8 o'clock, P. N.
8 O'CLOCK, r. n.
House met. rs Is. o.
A message was received from the Sem
Ite informing the House of the veto Of
he Governor TO Senate bill entitled an
otto regulate the practice in certain E
asses in the courts of law and of equity L
Q this State, and that upon reconside I
alton the Senate had passed the bill b
yer the veto of the Governor by q two
ills. s. $500
On motion Of Mr.. Hicks, the Senate
aessaRe was taken up. The House them
roceeded TO consider the objections Of 1
be Governor to the bill entitled al ACT T.
} regulate the practice in Q. rtsin cases ii !
= courts Of law and squity IL this stsse, 4
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JACKSON, MISS, Dec. S, 1866.

y ANAoVN, 4A44eo.t DSCs y, 4CuO.
Nh. EDIroR IL desireto say one word
in regard to distinguished citizen o.
Mississippi, that persons abroad may
have aful1 understanding of the facts as
they existed at the time. I allude to
Gen. w. s. Featherston, of Holly Springs,
and his connection with the Office OF
United States Senator. When the Lee
gislature assembled, it was understood
ny o ~tss b. -;-.-4 1,--4i----a-----
doned, and positively would notran for
the position. Acting upon this infor-
nation, coupled with the further fact that
the universal opinion prevailed, that he
could not bold the Office if elected. was
the the reason of his not being warmly
Besides this, his best and
most thoughtful friends did not know
five minutes before the election that he
would be- voted for at all. Generala
Featherston was an old and able member
Of the United States Congress, was 4
Brigadier General in the Confederate
army, and uas as earnest, true and
fearless an officer as ever drew sword
The soldiers OF the army OF Virginia, a.
we'll as thoss of the army of Tennessee,
viii ever remember Gen. F. as gallant
,ou1mander. safe leader, and q true
hearted and accomplished gentleman
lni be will always be Sresprcied and be |
owed by Mississippians and / hazard |
,othing 10 saying that be is one of the /
most popular men in the State. and de /
eryedly so, and sincerely tlust that the |
ime will soon come, when Mississippi
vii. again take her place ii the Union
Vhen the people will be delighted tof
lonor the man Who has borne himself SO
Iobly through Ill ouF trouble.
81 JUSTICE.
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puted in any case, Where the statute b.
limitations comes in question. s2
/ Sec. 5: Be it further enacted, That
this act shall not apply to contracts or
liabilities made and entered into after
its passage, Provided such contracts or
liabilities are not founded on indebted
ness existing prior to the passage of this
act, nor shall this act apply to debts due
to, the school funds of the several town
ships and counties in this State. &
Sec 6. Be it further enacted, That the
provisions of this act shall apply to judg>
ments in detinue and trover, or other
judgments for the recovery of none
DEGREES, in any courts of equity, general
or special, where theiudgment or decree
Is in the alternative, Tor the property or
its value, or for the recovery of damages,
and no sheriff or other officer, shall ex-
ecute the same, further than the seizing
and delivery of the specific property, and
any officer who shall violate any of the
provisions of this act, shall be, deemed a
tresspasser and shall be liable to the par
ty aggrieved thereby in double damages,
to be recovered before any court having
jurisdiction thereof, and shall be liable to
indictment for malfeasance in office, and.
on conviction thereof, shall be fined In
sum not exceeding Eve hundred dol
lars, and be imprisoned in the county
Jail at the discretion of the court.
Sec. z. Be IL further enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts coming in conflict
with any of the provisions of this act be
and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this act be in force from and after
its passage.
This act was returned by the Governor,
ss-tef1 z.
reconside ration of the same, by q vote
determined by yeas and nays. twothirds
IF the Senate and two;thirdsof the House
If Representatives respectively did agrse
g pass the same. and it was passed a cor
iiDgiy. ss.l So Is as IS
s.s - SD. GHOLS0N,
speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Y JOHN NJ. SIM0NTON,
President of the Senate.
December LIST, $685. n
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tuIOugH uSI - BIsls5t Q : -
President in his efforts to secls4s tneir
rights in the Union. Let us unite in
is support with the the good and true
men of the North, and strengthen their
hands in crushing out the Radicals who
desire our degradation and destruction.
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son can give US civil government, eEen
hough the Congress may rel. CT our llE-
picalion for re>admiSsion. lie car re-
store the writ of habeas corpls. He can
dispense with military tribunals and live
us the right of trlal by jury. He can re-
move the troops quarlered in our midst,
and leave us to regulate our internal at
fairs in our own way. The PresideLtcHn
do THIS, and in consideration of what we.
the people, assrmb ed in Convention,
have done, we have a right to expect at
least this much.
The Tallahassee Floridian of the 2lst
says the small>pox has made its appear
ancein the suburbs Of the city, among
the negroes.
The Fioridian mentions that the gal.
liant Confederate General Patton Ander.
son was then in Tallahassee, and that he
has quite recovered from the terrible
wound he received last year near At
lanta.I
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AN ACT
AN ACT he4
To modify the Collection Laws of this

To modify the Collection Laws of this
Stale. -.
I. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg.
islature of the State OF Mississippi, That
all laws for the collection of debts on
bonds, promissory notes, Cbills lof ex
change, open accounts, or any other con
tract or liability for the payment of
money, are hereby suspended until the
first day of January in the year ,tl868l
eighteen hundred and sixty eight. or
until otherwise ordered by law except in
cases of official liabilities, aud provided,
that no creditor shall be deprived of his
remedy by attachment or distress, as now
provided by law, Provided that the Pro:
visions of this act shall not be SO construed
as to prevent guardians from collecting
snch parts of debts due their wards, as
the Probate c. having iutisdictiou OF.
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FLOnDA.

The Pensacola Observer learns that q
company Ias b en- formed for the pur-
pose OF cSnstrucuDg spacious hotel in
that ciryS
The Observer also learns that the Tel
,egraph q mpany are rapidly reconstructe
ing lheirhne of telegraph between Pol
ard and z rnsac1la. The completion of
this work vii place Pensacola IN commu-
pication wIh all points North and South.
the Tallahassee Sentinel is not dis
Nd 10 yield 10 the unreasonable de-
of the Kiac ais OF the North. In
of the 3st inst, the Sentinel
people of Florida, have come,
the rtQuisitjon demanded by
No. We have. at lis
Rlavery. We hs .
D. We nave e. en-
Z reEIiy IN 0 II
ave Eone ali tlIp
eion, and yet we
back man Sur
- Aever no, never,
h Nefensent to give
= IN solute or qpab,
nmeut, in n
hs Government
Of he black
one of The
The Tree
Upon this
49, II =
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MIssISsIPPI LEaIsI,ATIIRE
To G.
SENATE JOURNAL.
FORTY FOURTH DAY.
TUESDAY,. Dec. 1865.

TuEsDA7, Dec. 5, 1865.
Senate met.
Reading Of the journal and regular
orders of The day We're suspended.
House resolution TO take recess from
Wednesday until July next was taken up
and on motion of Mr. Wilson q substitute
therefor was adopted. providing for an
adjournment sine die. At o'clock a: NJ.
on tomorrow the 9th inst.
The Senate agreedeto the appointment
of committee Of conference as asked
for by the House on the disagreeing vote
of the two Houses on Senate amend-
ments to House report and resolutions
relative to the appo .tionment of Q del
egation 10 Washington.
Messrs. Wilson, Martin. McCargo.
Stone and SWEET were appointed as
on the part of the Senate.
So Mr. Seal from the committee on State
and Fed raj relations reported back res
olutions referred to them relative to the
President of the United States and asked
to be discharged from further consid
Grafton of the same.
The report was received and agreed to.
Mr. SWEET reported sundry bills corr
rectly enrolled. ].
The Governor returned to the Senate
with his disapproval a Senate bill enti>
tied an act te regulate the practice In
certain cases in the courts of law and
equity-in this. State.
Tha !ollnuusxaa "a l. .-e--i - l.---s CO.,
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Restrictions 81 che Nzississippi Legislators
IA fEeferemcete slse presiaent.

n h<exeFeMceto the Rreefdem1s
One Of thelast acts ofsthe Legislature,
wnich Adjourned on yesterday, was the
adpption q .Ihe fe5oluiions offered IL the
enate BY Hon. Robert Lowry, expressing
conidence q the Administrations Of the
president and especiallY in reference to
his RECONSIDERATION policy so far as the
same has been developed.
/ W think this action was proper on
the part Of the Legislature and will meet
with the approval Of the great body OF
their constituents. Wesdo not mean to
say that every act of the President or his
Reconsideration has met our appreciation,
Tor has been what We would have desired.
I.but when we take into consideration the
circumstances that have surrounded him,
the new and untried difficulties of his
position, we must admit that he has
used the influence of his Office to check
the radicalism of the Republicans. and
has manifested an honest purpose to re-
Store the Union on the most favorable
terms to US that could be accepted by
the Northern people. For this he de-
serves our thanks and support.
He is condemned by all the abolition
radicals, and denounced as having betray-
ed the country into our hands. They
are indignant that he should have par
doned SO many thousands of wealthy
Southerners and accuse him OF rebuilding
,-- .s-->>>.<oy -rne Coutn. But o lew
weeks silce be was denounced by
prominent speaker in the Republican
camp, as ''the counsel for the rebel States.
and the upholder of secession" These
miserable fanatics take the ground that
our property belongs to them. that we
belong to them, and that President
johnson by proclaimipg pardon and am
nesty has deprived them of a lawful prey.
Hanging. ocoLfiscation, and our absolute
exclusion for all time, from any par,icipa.
ton in the Government, would have been
the platform of the Republicans but for
President johnson.
If he had favored confscation and ne>
gro sufrage, the Republicans would have
sustained him and forced them on our
people. He has moderated the counsels
of that party who now control all the free
States, and we think beyond all question,
preserved us from these terrible calam>
tiles. And ifhe has, in other respects
failed tocome up to our expectations-ifI
he has approved the. execution of Mrs
Suratt and Capt. Wilz--ifhe has refus ID |
to pardon Jefferson Davis and many
other distinguished citizens, to whom we
think he ought to grant amnesiy-slill,
for the thousands that have been par
loned, for the honest Efforts he has
made to aid as in the work of restoration
ne deserves our confidence and support.
ALI the Northern democrats approve his
course on restoration they endorsed
him in their party conventions, and the
only opposition he has met in the North
mas been from our enemies.
All moderate men there
sustain the President
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BENZ. g. HUMPHREYS,
Governor Of Mississippi.

i
. Said bill was reconsidered and passed
The Senate by twe>thirds vote of yeas
Ia. nays-6.
House bill entitled an act to authorize
he redemption of land sold to this
Stale for taxes, passed.
Mr. Wilson from committee on con-
terence recommended the adoption of
resolutions relative to sending a delega.
ZION to Washington, &C., &c.
Report received and agreed to.
The Senate took from the table the
substitute offered by Mr. Lowry on yes
terday for House bill entitled an act to,
re-organize the militia of the State and
the sam passed.
Mr. Wilson introduced the following
'ufaon which was unanimously ad3p.
Senate. s.
That the IT, the
ndered tcsl- NJ
he al ar
ifipE -
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- AA mO0cids0 fM
sustain the President
construction, because
right and that his I
resi- oripg us to the
w endell Phillips
Sumner and Ghes
cause they want cod
lands, and negro e
It becomes MissisA
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EXECUTIVE OfFIcE !
Jackson, Dec. S, 1865.

To the Senate
herewith return bill to b. entitled
an act to regulate the practice in certain
casesin the courts of law and equity in
this State, with my disapproval.
The 9Th section enacts that judgments
and DEGREES heretofore rendered shall
not bear any interest from and aft. the
passage of this act, and that judgments
and DEGREES rendered after the passage
of this act shall not bear my interest,
provided that this section applies only
to judgments rendered on debts due
prior to the 1st day of May 1865,
Interest is necessary incident to the
principal debt and enters into the con
tract of indebtedness. Prior to the LIST
day of May. 1865, the laws of Mississippi
allowed interest on all judgments, which
IS the law of the contract for all in :
aehtednees prior to the passage of this
act.
10 deny interest after the passage of
This act impairs the obligation and is
unconstitutional
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was placed on his trial, and entered into
no defense whatever, except few ques-
tions in the form of MISREPRESENTATION.
MOSES BoaLE,
Paul's brother. was placed along with him
for trial, and portrayed the same sullen
and dogged appearance. He was severe
ly wounded by brown man named Both
we'll, who captured him, and who also re-
ceived severe wound on the right arm.
Moses Begle was what is generally term
ed yellow negro, taller and stouter than
Paul, with large, heavy whiskers.
OLD BUIE,
The Captain General" of the rebel for
ces was also tried and condemned the same
day. He was man, we should suppose,
bordering on sixty-fye years of age; short,
thin, and remarkable in his appearance
from the gray beard which he wore.
FOURTEEN MORE HANGED.
On the same day these three rebels, the
principal ringleaders in the massacre,
were executed at P. NJ. on the ruins of
the old Court House; Paul hanging in the
center, Moses on the ft,and Buie on the
right, all hanging on the center arch of
the burnt building. Beneath them were
fourteen others hanging. Neither of the
three uttered one word after condemna-
ton; but met their fate with an indiffer-
ence painful to behold.
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aIarder in Crssne Coanty.

We find IN an exchange the following
account Of murder at Clifton, Greene
County, on Saturday, the 1fth inst, the
Victim of which was young man by the
name of Rhodes: sss -
1t appears that the murderer, whose
name We could not ascertain, had been
paying attention to the sister of Rhodes,
and was objecred to by her father and
that the father and unacceptable suitor
had an alteration some time since which
was brought to an amicable close by the
Interference of young Rhodes. On Sat
prdayp however, Young Rho dss and third
party.oyisited saloon al. Clifton, and q
glasssof ale was ordered for each. After
drinking, the discarded man turned around
drew revolver. and deliberately shot
Rhodes through the heart. He then
jumped into a buggy with his comrade
and the two drove off bue were pursued
and oyerta ken: The perpetrator of this
atroeious deed is now in the Green Coun1
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Jamaica Insurrection.
The Rebellion Partly Suppressed
One Hundred and Twenty Ne
gfoes Hanged, ETC., etc.

Here, on the highlands of Jamaica,
profound peace has long reigned; but we
now feel as If our mountains were all vol
canoes, where we have been resting with
out a dream of the fires below, or of the
internal powers that have been raising
these fires It seems thata plot has been
brewing to make the Island second
Hayti, and that Judases were found among
the Methodist and Baptist ministers, most
ly the latter, to act as ring leaders, Rev,
George VIM Gordon being the chief, a
man of wealth, nearly white, and mem
Der of the Legislature, elected for seven
years. The full history Of the plot has
not yet become public. It exploded be-
fore it was ripe not over the whole island,
but in the parish Of, St. Thomas in the
East. =. So ns
a war steamer went down at once, from
Kingston, and other forces were collect
ed on the land. Prisoners were taken and
tried by court t-martial,- the most guilty
were hung, and others we're punished by
fogging or imprisonment. In two weeks
one hundred and twenty were hung, Mr..
Gordon and several other Baptist minis
ters among the number. Important pa
pers, throwing light, on the conspiracy,
were found id possession Of persons ar
rested, and many have been arrested
merely for using seditious language, one
man who said: "You have seen nothing
here in St. Mary; wait till we rise, land then
you will see enough" The first three
days following the outbreak was a time Of
suspense. A large proportion of the
blacks showed signs of being pleased and
men were in doubt whether or not the in
surrection would spread The news af-
forwards was such as to make things quiz
ct. and the blacks then appeared as usual.
The Governor has gained much credit By
his management in bringing the guilty to
punishment, and suppreseing the insur-
|rection so speedily. We have a govern
ment that is a government.
The object Of the ringleaders was no
less than to get possession of all the
property on the island. The government
has so long made pets Of the blacks that
they could find scarcely shadow of a
grievance to complain of. Blacks and
whites all have the same right Of voting.
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Affairs at Kingston.

THREATENING LETTERS SENT TO THE Gov
ERNOR.
[From the Jamaica Cleaner, Nov. 81
Innumerable letters have been received
by the Governor, the Custos of Kingston,
and the City Police Magistrate, threaten
ing not only personal. vengeance upon
them forAtheir proceedings in the sup
preston of the bloody rebellion, but the
destruction of the city and all the white
population of Kingston. We are glad to
know, however, that the government are
not ignorant, as to the channels from which
some of these threats have emanated, bat
are perfectly prepared to deal in salu-
tary manner with any one who may be
bold enough to distinguish himself The
government are in possession of informa-
tion that some men little dream Of, and
although they are slow in acting upon
what can do little damage, now that they
are aware of it, the day Of reckoning for
those who conspired against the country
is not far distant, and the lesson, when it
comes, will be one that will not be very
easily forgotten.
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DEATH OF A RICH MAN Simeon Jen-
lnings, of Wellsville, Ohio, died suddenly,
while sitting in his chair, last week. He
possessed enormous wealth mostly in the
shape of real estate and mortgages Eon
the same. He also owned large interest
in a number of Ohio bankso He was noted
for his extreme penuricusness and intense
devotion to money getting. Though worth
millions, when travelling on the cars he
would carry a lunch in his pocket to save
the expense ofa dinner at an eating house.
He bought plain brick residence below
Welisvile ON the Virginia side of the
Ohio River and made that his. home to
escape paying taxes in Ohio on his mort
cages judgment notes and money. He
always managed somehow to avoid paying
share Of the taxes justly due from him:
the heavy Federal income tax nearly broke
his heart. He was very obese and gross
looking, and for several years drank whis-
ky in largequantities. He was probably
the richest maniin Ohio He leaves NO
direct issue--dying ehildless, He has seyr
eral collateral heirs, however, but leaves
property enough to .bes TOW. a large for
tune on each of them. We have not heard
that be left any bequest to beneyolent
objects. :,
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Crime In st. Louis.

A terrible state of affairs exists in St.
Louis The thieves seem to have their
own way in the city, and ply their yoca-
ticn at all hours. The st Louis Repub-
lican, of New. 18th, contains mention of
two murders and nineteen robberies that
occurred dnring twenty -four hours-sim
ply one day s record. The murders were
Committed by highway robbers who were
resisted by their victims, and in ma
jority Of the other cases force was en-
ployed to compel the delivery of money,
watches &C. Very, few arrests are made
and the police seem to be almost power
less.E Some of the most substantial citi-
zens are advocating the formation of a
vigilance committee, and the organiza-
tion Of emergency police. - ~.
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A Hint to Business Men.

! > =
A few years ago man in Hartford was
keeping modest shoe store in State street.
A few days ago one of the Hartford pa
pers published list of real estate pur-
chased by this shoe dealer within a few
weeks, the purchase money amounting in
the aggregate to over $4,000. From
items of his previous purchases he was
already known as real estate. owner to a
large amount lie still keeps that unpre-
tending shoe store. bow has he made
his fortune? Advertisingl This is the
whole secret He had advertised far and
wide; advertised by the column, by his
own or borrowed brains he made his adj
vertisements so readable that often they
were the most literary productions in the
paper. He kept his name before the peo-
pie, the people have bought his goods,
and he is now wealthy man. = 80