The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-27


.Atthe time Of Senator Douglas decease
his estate was so encnmbered that 1t wa7
beIiyad that there would be nothing LETT foF
his family. During the war, however, the
price of real estate in Chicago, which be-
tonped TO him. appreciated so III value that
its sale has paid all the debts and left his
family handsome competence
On Wednesday last a duel took place at
Osvka. between F. Lefranc, editor OF the
Renaissance Louisiana, and +. Limet, one
| of the editors of the Bee. The weapons used
were small swords. Mr. Limet was thrice
slightly wounded, when the seconds IN
ierfered, and assisted on ending the AFFAIR
there. The two adyersaries became recon-
ciled and returned home good frlends-
The following late Confederate Ge4eIGls
are now in the city Lieut.. Generals hood'
Longstreet and Richard Taylor, MAJOR ten,
erals d. H. Maury, Lor1ng, GaT1htr anu
Buckner, and Brigadier Generals humphrey
Marshall, Daniel w. Adams, Harry l. nays
and Gen Beauregard, are all residents en-
gagged in business in this city. Mayor zen
ii. II Maury has engaged in the tnrPeh-
tine business on Pearl River.-N- .. re
ayune.
There are two hundred and seventy
eight licensed physicians in Memphis.
A telegraph line has been completed from
Memphis to Little Rock
The Navy Department is now engaged III
refitting and preparing for active service
/ eleven iron-clads at New Orleans, and they
are rapidly approaching completion. Ii Is
also rnmored that military orders have been
issued requiring vessels bound for the Rio
Grande to call at Galveston in order to
convey troops to the Mexican border.
AT an administrators sale yesterday, the
valuable library of the late Col. A }. Pick
- r IL. on11 n
highest bidder, who was Col. NJ. l.. Woods
son-in-law of the deceased. Many of the
| books were purchased by Colonel Pickett al
fabulous price, and only found in Europe
| after diligent search; They were indispen
sable to him in the preparation of his histo
| ~ of our State and expense was no obstacl:
in his way. There are volumes in this libra
| ~ which but few libraries in the world con
/ tain We are glad that the library has
| fallen into such good hands.-Montgomery
| Ledger, 10Th.
From the Louisville Democrat.
The South, in the estimation of the faith
/ full, are not yet to be trusted They vii
{ elect rebel officers to civil positions vote
/ for them for Governors, members of Con
1 gress, &c They still sympathize with Da
Wis and Lee, and they still cherish the mem
ories of those who fought and died in an un
fortunate cause; All this is proof that they
.
are not humbled in the least, and are net
ashamed of their cause nor of those who
fought in it. This complaint of the South
will, we presume last forever. They VIII
never forget those who fought with them
who died in a cause they held dear or who
surrendered with them.
They may feel that the rebellion q
blunder, great error. They can't defend a
cause in which they risked all and lost all
but they will love those who ran the risk
with'them and shared their adverse for
tune. They would be less than men if they
did not. Those are the men they have
tried and that they viii be disposed O
trust They are the men who shared their
hopes aud their misfortune. 1t is folly to
expect that the Southern heroes will not
live in story and in song; that the memory
ofthose who fought gallantly and fell brave
ly i'll the front of battle Will not be cher
ished from age to age. 1t ought TO be so
and will be 50, whether it ought to be or
not.
1t is reproach to the South that they
do not select for Office uniformly Union men
who were known not to sympathiZe with
secession. 1t is quite natural they should
not They may admit that these Union
men calculated better tnan they did; that
by accident or otherwise they displayed
more forecast, or at least as it happened,
they guessed better than the others but
after all, these Union men are not likely to
be popular Men don't like the man who;
in their misfortunec, says. Il told you so. y
THESE Union men who showed the propar
feelings Of men, WIN have the. respect and
confidence of their section, but not the pop
ular sympathies just now. Their chance fOI
Office by popular suffrage is not the best.
1t is not surprising, then, that men who
were active rebels have been elected to
Congress or State offices in the South, tina
they outrun Union men for the offices. 1t is
very natural result and if it is matter
OF reproach, we may reproach human ma
ture.
Ifthese rebel chiefs donot generally hold
offices of profit and honor in the South
offico must be conferred by other means
than popular suffrage. Parties will prefer
. the men who fought aud suffered with them
! even in error, to those who gave then
wiser advice than to fight and suffer at all
We don't know, after all, that they arr
not the best representatives of the people
/ generally; understand better than Others
the feelings and wishes of the people. Wha
they promise they will perform, and are the
better able to do so frcm their having tn,
| sympathy and confidence of the people.