American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-10-12


12. The Southern Argus, at Colum
bus.
l3. The Columbus Democrat, same
place.
IA The Herald. at Canton.
I Is. The Gazette at Aberdeen.
l6. The Star at Macon.
II. The 'Chickasaw Union at Pom
toloc.
l8. The Republican, at Brandon.
10. The Tuscahomian,' at Tuscaho
ma, TalInhstchie county.
90. The Sentinel and Expositor, al
Vieksburg.
81. The 'Woodvile Republican, at
Woodviile
2s. The Grenada Bulletin at Gre.
NADIA
% The Manchester Wing, at Man
chester.
"a The Mississippi Mirror at Hol,
ly Splings.
There was also published at Natchez
two monthly journals, the Luminary, a
Baptist paper, and the Cold Water Man,
a temperance paper The whole number
Of Offices in the Sta'e were thirty, classed
AS follows
One daily, tri-weekly and weekly; two
tri weekly and weekly; one semi weekly
twenty four weekly. and two monthly.
OF these the city Of Natchtz had Eve,
Claiborne county three, two at Port Glib
son and one at Grand Gulf. Columbus
had two papers and Vicksburg two. Al
present Nalch,z has hut one paper. one
Of the numoe there then, The Courier
Claiborne county that then supported
three papers, has none now, while Vicks
burg and Columbus have each two as in
1897
Six of the papers published twenty.
eight years ago are in existence still.
They are the 'Naches Courier the
Liberty Advocate the 'Mississippian,'
the 'WoodvilIe 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 Paulding, Feb. 1911. 1897, 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 70 Need, who
continued publisher I'LL Nov 27,h of that
year. when the office was sold to John
McRea. who then became publisher and
editor of the Clarion. Gov. McRea at
hat time was quite young man and had
but recently located AT Pauliing, then one
Df tie most fou-Shing villages IN the
Eastern portion of the State. for the pur-
pose of practising his profession.
la assuming editorial charge Of the
Clarion, Col. McRea informs his suhscriO
FRS that from that Tins forward it will be |
democratic. lie says:
In the first eslabli li>hmeut Of the Clarion, /
t was conducted on neutral principles in
egard to the policy Of the National Ad- /
This arose from he par
iculsr circumstances under which it had .
is origin, and under which at iha; lime it
vas compelled TO 90 into operation. The
proprietor was of one Glass of politicians.
he editor. Of another; hence the anomaly
4 neutrality was produced in the editorial
4 the paper, in our almost entirely Dem
'cratic community
The salutatory Of the new editor con-
ludes:
we have now done with cur iutrodue
ion to the public. and as We have moi
'ecome an editor with say view to am
ition or honor, but for the purpose OF
ustsining press among as. and Offering
D this section OF t5e State. and our -four
'hing village. the advantages, whatever
hey may be. which a newspaper may
onfer, We rely upon those Interested 10
$ success. for a liberal and generous
atrouage'
Iu a number Of the first volume Of the
'larion before us dated April, Is. 1887.
re fnd articles from the following papers:
lew York Spectator, National luielli-
eneer, New Orleans Bee, Rockingham