The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-03

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13. The Columbus Democrat" same
place.
ii. The Herald" ut Canton.
Is. The "GaIette." at Aberdeen.
Is. The ''Star," at Macon.
II. The 'Chickasaw Union" at Pom
totoc.
18. The Republican" at Brandon.
l9. The "TuscahOmian," at Tuscaho-
ma, Tallahatchie county.
20. The Sentinel and Expositor," at
Vicksburg.
81. The "Woodville Republican, at
Woodville.
%. The ''Grenada Bulletin" at Gre
NADIA.
%. The Manchester whig," ut Man
chester.
"a. The Mississippi Mirror" at Holly
Springs.
There was also published at Matches
two monthly Journals. this "Luminary,"
g: Baptist paper. and the "Cold Water
Man," Temperance paper. The whole
number Of Offices in NhO State were thirty,
clAsssd - follows:
One daily, tri-weekly and weekly; two
tri-weekly and weekly one Demi-weekly; ;
twenty-four weekly, and tive monthly.
Of these the city OF NAGche1 had Eve,
Claiborne county three. two at Port
Gibson and one at Grand Gulf Column
bus had two papers and Vieksburg two
At present Matches has but one paper,
one Of the number there then, ''The
Courier" Claiborne county that then
supported three papers, has mono now,
while Vicksburg and Columbus have
each two as in 1887.
Six of the papers published twenty
eight years ago are in existence still.
They are the Matches Courier" the
Liberty Advocate" the "MissiSsippian,"
the "Wc odville Republican," the "Bran-
don Republican" and the Clarion"
There were published in Mississippi
one paper in 1899, four in 1910, and
eleven in 1928.
The first number Of the Clarion was
issued at Psulding, Feb. 18th 1887, by
William Need and James Duncan. They
were both practical printers. During
the time they conducted the Clarion it
was neutral in politics. In May 1887
Duncan sold his interest to Need, who
continued publisher till Nov. 9th of that
year, when the Office was sold to John j.
McR1e, who then became publisher and
editor Of the Clarion. Gov. MORAe was
at thst time quite young man and had
but recently located at Paulding, then
one of.the MOST fourishing villages in
The EAStsrd portion ofthe State, for the
purpose Of practising his profession.
In assuming editorial charge Of the
Clarion, Col. kcRa0 informs his sub.
OcribeTS that from that time forward it
viii b demOsvaNO. He saysI
"In the drst astablishlnent Of the
Clarion. it was OOnducted on neutral prin-
ciples In regard to the policy Of the Ma
tiOnI Administration. This arose from
the particular circumstAnees under which
iShad itS origin, anil under which at that
time it was compelled to 70 into oper-
alton. The proprietor Was of one class of
politicians. the editor. of another; hence
the AnOmaly'oF neutrality was produced
in the editorial Of the paper. in our a.
moot entirely DamoePatic community"
The SAlutAtory Of the new editor CON
eludes:
1--WE have now done with our in troduc
tion 10 the public, sud - We have not
become an editor with any view to sm.
bition or honor, but for the purpose of
sustaining a press 0xsOng Us, and offering to
this sectiOn Of thd State, and our flour
iShing village, the advantages whatever
they may be. which q Newspaper NAV
confer, We rely upon those interested in
ita success, for liberal and Repercpg
patronage"
In number Of the frat volume of the
Clarion before uS dated April, Is, 1887,
We ind articles from the following pa.
peTs: New York Spectator, National In
telliGenOHR. New 0rlaRnS Bee. Rocking
ham Register. Louisville Journal, lynch.
burn ViFginian, New York Commercial
Advertiser, WOodvillo' Republican.
Match n Courier, Matches Herald. Mobile
Mercantile Advertiser, the Brandon Re.
publican. Rieh~Oud Inquirer, and the
Al1SissiPPian. Quite aOntroVarsy was
gazing ON no thAe Gima between the Bran. |
don Republiean and ne Clarion in re.
terance TO Che mAnaGDmant of the Bran.
don Bank, Which wss IAsp in fall oper-
alton - one Of Me- psot wOneyed ins i
tutions OF the State.
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