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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24
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10 TIE CITIZENS on naDIS0s COUNTY.
Sometime in March last, I was APP
proachea by Garner Warren, who
proposed TO me to unite with him in
stealing horses and mules. and said
that he would pay me three hundred
dollars a month if I would join him.
This I refused to do; and when, in
April, / was summoned to appear
before the grand jury, / stated the
above proposition, and that Warren
had told me he intended to steal all
the mules from the place of Mrs. +.
Lott, because w. B. Lott had pro-
posed to pay fifteen hundred dollars
to have him (Warren) driven from
the county.* At the time Warren
solicited me to Join him, he told me
that he had with him William Tuck
er, formerly of Texas, who came to
Madison county with Ross brigade;
a man named Lundy, ard five men
of the name of Allen, living near
Red Dog ferry; William Pigg and
William Ashley, who lived in this
neighborhood (northern part OF Mad
ison), and that they had confederates
all through this State and Alabama.
When | refused to join them,
William Tucker, called Wild Bill"
came up, and pointing his pistol at
me, told me | should be killed if ever
| divulged what Warren had told me.
On the 18th day of May. inst,
Tucker came to the McCoul place,
where | live, one mile and half
from Camden, and, whilst | was sit
ting near the door of my house,
with my child in my arms, he came
to the door and spoke to me, and
when | turned my head he stood
with his gun pointed at my head,
and told me if l attempted to move
he would kill me. l succeeded in
him, when lie told me that
several OF his associates had sworn
that they would kill me if ever an
opportunity offered; and since that
time have received frequent mes
sageS from Ashley and others to the
same effect.
Now, being powerlcss against a
band 50 extensive in its ramifications,
would call the attention of the
to the names OF. these
men, as far as they are known to me,
and would suggest that the Governor
call ont company of the militia to
arrest them or drive them from
the State. The Sheriff of the county
has made efforts to arrest them in
vain, and | am thus exposed to the
mercy of a band Of lawless men, and
[ can mott dare not-remain at
home with my family. came to the
county with Ross brigade. L have
and settled here, and here i
wish to live if permitted to do so.
But this l cannot do unless the peo-
pie will drivn out or extirpate this
band of outlaws.
Knowing your willingness to pub
lish anything Of interest to the com
ask you to insert this and
thus aid in bringing outlaws to JUS
tice and you will obiige
W. II. II. KINNEY.
~Mr. Lott informs rs that he never
made any such offer OF proposition
EDITOR CITIZEN.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24

BmsoP souLE. We are pleased to re-
,r, that Bishop souls, though feeble y
comfortable. He 10 able to be about h'
,ou. He is patiently Wsiting the cal
{ The Master. He is very cheerful and
al Of hope. His palb, as the shining
ight. grOveth brighter and brighter. and
viii sosu end 70 Psrlec, dsy.-lNashville
Advocate.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24

TIE News cOuiinues ~srliks. but there
-, ell! hops Of psses.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24
STAPLE DRY GOODS,
Firesproof Warehouse,

1000 Bushels ffrsh COTTON SEED,
lUUU (wArrsntsd grnwih Of 1855. Tor sale
by T. J. RICHARDS
Dee?-H
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24
p II . d II G T.

Our stock constantly comprises full assortment
oil
FLOUR, BRAEDlES,
CORN MEAL, PORTER
BACON, ALE
MESS PORK, BUTTER
MAcKFRrT4 CRACKERS,
WHITE FISH, T1CKLES
TROUT. ci,ckinaw.) PRLsrHvES
COD FISH, IRIED BfFF
sARDINES, BEEF TONGUES,
COFFEE, sPiCED BEEF,
TEAS. CAN FRUITS,
SUGAR TOBACCO
MOLASSES. CIGARS
GOLDEN SYRUP. SOAPS,
CHEESE. VINEGAR.
CANDLES, SALT.
wHlsKEys, RICE.
PLANTATION HARDWARE,
EoFs, AXES.
sH0vFLs. IKE HANDLES.
SPADES, CASTINGS,
HAMES, SkDIR0KS,
CHAINS, FRYING PANS
IRON. WOODEN AND WILLOW WARES
of ~ Kinds.
Agents for Boards Patent IRON Tie" the hest in the
World W.l furnish them cheap be bought
in any market and guarantee them t. give tisac'ion
Is deal in nothing but t'r,cr-iss Proluce ani
Plantation Supplies, we ask the public to give Ms
call as We intend to give satisfaction.
DiNKiNs & SLOWER.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24

~Mr. Lott informs rs that he never
made any such offer OF proposition
EDITOR CITIZEN.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-05
DRESS GOODS

WE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION
70 THIS BRANCH of the trade, and can
shsw selection far superior to any in this
stass, consisting in part Of
SILKS, CHENE LENOS,
Brooches, ARMORETTS,
MOZAMBIQUES, TISSUES,
GRENADINES,
ORGANDIES,
CRAPEMORETTS,
DE BERGES,
PERCALLES,
POPLINETS.
ROUBAIX, MARGUERITE,
LURLINES, BERAGES,
ALAPACAS, LAWNS,
LINEN LAWNS, ETC, ETC,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-05

SEC. /. The powers Of the Government
of the State Of Texas shall be divided into
three distinct departments, and each of
them be couhded to a separate body Of fmag-
istracy-to wit: those which are Degisla-
tive TO one, those which are Executive TO
another, and those which are Judicial to
another; and no perscn, or collection oi
persons being Of one Of those departments
shau exercise any power, properly attached
to either Of the others, except in the in
stances herein expressly permitted.
ARTICLE III-LEe1sLATIvK DEPARTMENT.
SIC. ]. Every free male person who shall
have attained the age Of tventy-one years,
and who shall be citizen Of the United
States, and shall have resided in this State
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-05
CONSTITUTIONS
or THE
sTATm OF TnNA9,
AS AN ENDED.

We, THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS acknowledging
with gratitude the Grace of God in per,
mitting us to make choice Of our form OF
Government, do ordain and establish this
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

STATE ITEMS. The geburg
If"'"S, speaking of salc-day, says:
From Representatives Of the differ
ent parts of the District, we hear
dolehll accounts Of rainy and cold
weather, backward crops and rhcu-
matte cotton. Very few can count
upon moro than third of crop
of the latter article
The Marion STA. has been revived
IN new dress, and we clip the fol
lowing items from it:
Reports from different parts OF the
District represent the crops generally,
and cotton prrticnlarly, rs looking
rather Sickly. This is attributed
mostly to the few very cool nights we
had last week.
Lewis j. Ilarrall, the murderer of
DIR. James ,iarrott, one OF the most
prominent physicians in this section
of the State, eXpiated his crime here,
on the gallows, on Friday last. He
committed the act of murder in state
Of intoxication--another warming of
the evil of intemperance.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

AN INcENDIARY REsoLuT1oN.-
the New England Anti-slavery Soci-
ety's meeting in Boston, on Wcdnes-
day the following resolution was
offered by one S. S. Foster:
hesotred, That deeply sympathiz-
ing with our colored fellow.citizens
lor the outrages to which they are
subjected at the hands Of Southern
rebels, through the completely or in
difference of the Government we
warn their oppressors that the day is
not far distant when passive submis-
sion will cease to be virtue. and
duty and honor will alike reou;re
them, in imitation of our revolution.
ary fathers, to assume the defence of
their own rights, and /. .preal for their
justification to the Intelligence and
humanity of the civilized world.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

Custom HOUSE AFFAIRS. Collector
Smythe has at last commenced re-
moving the radical Office e-holders in
the Custom House. He was very
slow in beginning his work Of reform,
but now that tho ice is broken, he
will no doubt make quick work of it.
lie has an excellent opportunity to
exercise his power in this line, for it
is safe to estimate that at least nine
tenths of the old employees are
radicals of the strictest type. 1t
will, therefore, be hard work for him
to go amiss. Ii he will only ener-
getically continue this work he will
soon see that it will have good effect
upon the radical Congress at Wash
ington. 1t is reported that the long
delay of Mr.. Smythe in commencing
to apply the guillotinc created some
suspicion on the part Of tho Prcsi-
dent that he had been captured by
the radicals. The new collector was,
therefore, sent for, and no doubt re-
ceived positive instructions during
his visit at Washington, for immedi-
ately upon his return the decapitation
commenced. .-Netc York HeruhL
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07
Jefferson Davis.

The telegraph has already informed
us that Mrs. Davis departure from
Washington was hastened by o mes
sage from Fortress Monroe that her
husbands health was rapidly failing,
and the report Of DIR. Cooper leads
to the apprehension that tho inter
ference of the President in the pri-
soner's behalf may have come too
late. The Richmond Wing, in pub
fishing the telegram announcing the
change in his condition, mentions
that note was received in that city,
a few days ago, from DIR. Cooper, in
response to one that had been writ
ten to him relative to q suit Of clothes
it was desired to send Mr.. Davis, IN
which he expressed the apprehension
that his distinguished patient would
not long need the articles proposed
to be sent.
How much better would it have
been had Mr.. Davis been brought to
speedy trial, or that, if this could not
have been done, to have released him
Oh bail or on his parole. We know
not who is to blame in this matter,
but such course would be magnani-
nous and worthy of that generosity
Of the President which he has ex-
tended to others.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07
North Carolina Convention.

We have not paid much attention
to the rc-assembling of this body; but
the following from the Wilmington
Jommul, of the 5th inst, indicates
that ''therc is something rotten in
Denmark"
Mr.. Mcdonald, Of Moore, whose
political sympatlies are with the
radicals in Congress-, and who, with
other par excellence tloyal' North
Carolinians, hates the conservatism of
the President second only to the in
tense hatred he has for Southern
"Destructives,'' and would gladly
see North Carolina returned to 4
province, if, as he may have rea-
son to believe, he could regain the
position from which he was SO Justly
elected, has introduced a preamble
and resolution, declaring what we
have done towards return to the
Union, and authorizing the appoint
ment OF five Commissioners to go to
Washington, asking Of the President
and Congress what more is required
of us. The preamble to the rcsolu-
ton expresses the ''hope that the
President during the recess of the
Convcntion) ar0Ad he authorized bu
Congress to declare the States restored
to the Union"
Should the resolution be adopted,
it will be fully endorsing the most
ultra radical theories of Stevens and
Sumner, by the highest authority
known in North Carolina. 1t de-
clares, in fact, that the President has
acted thus far without authority, MS
he has acted without the sanction of
Congress.
There has been no final vote upon
the proposition, but upon the motion
Of Mr.. Richardson to lay upon the
table, the vote stood ayes, 2O-nays,
II. We, Of course, Mt this distance,
cannot say that the vote is a test of
the strength of the resolution, and we
certainly are surprised to see some
names recorded in tho negative. We
will watch closely the final vote, and
call the attention of constituencies to
their E1iMfM representatives, and
dwell moro at length upon the effect
OF the proposition, should it pass.
The resolution was referred to n
select committee Of seven, where we
hope it will find adecent burial.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

One OF the many startling .tele-
grams relative to the recent move
ments of the Fenians announces that
Gen. FitZhu%h Lrc rs 10 head the
cavalry forces Of the invading army.
This statement should be received
with canton. There are two generals
IN Virginia named i'itZhugh Lee, the
one son, the other II nephew, Of
Gen. Il. +. Ice a personal friend
OF these gentlemen, now III this city,
assures us that neither OF these officers
IS ut all likely to embark in such a
movement, and is quite positive
that their own Judgment and convic-
tions OF duty, no less than the in
tiuence and comsels of the great
leader Of the Southern armies, would
induce them to avoid all participation
In this rash enterprise.
National Mteliqencer.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

MEssRs. EDITORS: The circulation o.
slinplastcrs has become 4 veritablc nui-
sancc III onr city. Many OF them have be-
come 80 mutilated and dirty in their circu-
!ation, that one is unable to discover who
Issued them, or who will be their redeemer.
propose to put an end to their circulation
Cy on" citizens refusing to take any in change
am satisfied that there is enough small
fractional currency OF the United States
to answer ali purposes of change; il not
then use the change bills "f the city. and
when they become mutilateu and unit for
use, have them presented to the City Clerk
ior redemption or u new issue.
CITIZEN.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

The upshot of the Fenian news is.
that the Fenians, under Col. O'Neill,
formerly of the Union army, now
Commander Of the Irish Republi-
can Army in Canada" with force
variously stated from GOO to 5000,
have taken Fort Erie, which is not q
fort, but small town nearly oppo-
site Buffalo, on the Canada side.
There are abundant rumors about
other exploits Of the ct r. A. in c."
but we can cipher out nothing very
definite beyond the simple facts
above detailed. Fort Erie, the cap
ture OF which by the Fenians has tho
tone of an important military ncqui-
sition, is only small village, located
On the Niagara River, opposite Black
Rock, three miles distant from Buff
falo. The place is named from the
old Fort Erie of the War of 1912,
which has been long dismantled and
unoccupied. On the 81 of July.
1914, General Winfield Scott crossed
the river with SCOTS and Ripley's
Brigades and Hindman's Artillery.
and captured the place, together with
a part Of its garrison. On the next
day he advanced upon Chippewa,
sklrmishing the whole distance to the
position held by Riall, the British
General. and, on the 5th, achieved
the decisive victory OF Chippewa,
driving the British beyond the river
Of that name.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07
CITIZEN.

the edisor OF the i!o,.mc Gm...:,
Louisiana, III n recent look along
Bayou du Large saw but few negroes:
1--WE walked out into the fields and
saw no iaborers but the planters
themselves, their sons, or, in few
instances, white assistants. All were
in the fields blowing, hoeing, harrow
ing or planting-men, women and
children. The crops were generally
in fine order"
The State Legislature of New
Hampshire met on the 9th inst. ImA
is to choose United States SenafS5F
in place of Hon. Daniel Clark. The
prominent candidates are Senator
Clark and Hon. E. III. Rollins and
Gen. Gilman Marston, at present
members of the United States House
of Representatives.
The anniversary meeting of the
New England branch of the Freed
man Union Commission was held in
Boston on Thursday night. Gov.
Andrew, Gen. Hawley and Col. Hig-
ginson We're present.
The peace commissioners reached
Fort Laramie, on Thursday. There
was large gathering Of Arrapahoes,
Chcyennes and Sioux to attend the
council on Friday.
The steamer City of Memphis,
from New Orleans, exploded ON
Thursday ut the foot Of Buck Island,
tearing the forward cabin and setting
tho boat on fire.
A book publisher in London tells
how TO make one thousand puddines.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07
COLUMBIA.
Thursday Morning. June Z, 1865.
More Capitalization.

The whole tendency of the present
Congress, in its legislation thus far,
seems to be to centralize power in the
Federal Government, and to obftc-
rate State rights, and, in the end,
perhaps, eventually State lines.
Their latest legislation in this direc-
ton is that of chartering railroads
running from one State to another,
running through number of States
and connecting with any other lines,
without let or hindrance from State
authorities.
True, this does away with odious
monopolies in railroads, and, thus
far, is seemingly equitable and just;
but it is dangerous ground to take
this encroachment upon what the
States themselves heretofore consi-
dered their right and privilege, viz:
the chartering Of joint stock compa-
nies engaged in private enterprises.
If Congress can legislate railroads
into existence in any part Of the coun-
try, they can, with equal propriety,
charter manufacturing companies or
any other partnerships for private en-
terprise, defining their rights and
privileges, and prescribing their mode
of organization, and the manner in
which they shall carry on operations.
The two principal roads now on
the tupis are, one, called "the air
hne," from Washington to New
York, and another, from Washington,
through Maryland, to the Point of
Rocks, on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. How Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Maryland will view this
encroachment Oh what they have al
ways considered their rights, remains
to be seen.
We, of the Southern States, with
the close of the war, gave up that
doctrine of our political faith, but
we thought that the States of the
North and West would escape at least
this result Of the conflict. These
railroad charters, however, will be
extended in a Southerly direction,
whenever the interests of capital de
mand such extension. The ground
taken why these roads are made pub
llc highways is that of military ne
cessity, and the plan will considera-
bly, strengthen the hands of the Go
vernment.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

SYMPATHY From TIE ElGlir Quar-
TEL. The radicals are getting up a
testimonial for Win. Lloyd Garrison.
1t Is to be an endowment of so, 900.
Chief Justice Chase heads the. move
mrllt. Garrison delivered 4 speech
III New York, I few years ago. in
which he said:
No act OF ours do we regard with
more conscientious approval, On.
higher Satisfaction- none do VIC sub
NIT more confidently to the tribunal
OF Heaven, and the verdict OF man
kind, than when,' several years aro,
on the 18th OF July, in the presence of
4 great assembly, We committed to
the flames the Constitution OF the
United StatcS''
The motto ut the head Of his paper,
Boston Lfh'1'"f~y, was: The Consti-
tuition and the Union; q league with
hell and 4 covenant with death
by all means make him an cndow-
mcnt. He is entitled to one Mt the
hands OF the radicals, and is deserv-
ing all the sympathy Chase can be
stow on him.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

The New York Herald asserts that
the Government has lately lost from
10000 600 to $50, 100000 to keep
down the price OF gold, but the effect
was disastrous. Speculation is ram
pant.
Giadlateurs" colors, blue and YER
million, are the prevailing tints in
Parls, and like the horse, arc warrant
el "fast "
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

A PUBLIC LEAK. Tho recent losses
of public funds by the failure of the
Merchants National Bank at Wash
ington has disclosed tho fact that the
War Department has not paid into
the Treasury any of the millions of
dollars realized since the cessation of
hOstilities from the sales Of buildings,
steamers, horses, arms and other
public property.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

The Unconditional Union Party"
assembled the other day in Baltimore
in convention, and, among otl:er
things, adopted resolutions declaring
that they were opposed to negro sutf-
rage.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

The Newberry Herala says: After
a short season OF drought in this i'm
mediate section, the weather is again
propitious, warm and showery; veSc-
tatic" will now stretch out with new
life. i'ic crops, pretty generally.
(cAceptins cotton, which is sorry in
the extreme, are doing we'll, but we
fear that too much cotton and not
enough corn has been planted.
Farmers are cutting wheat, ROW,
which promises abundance; il is long
since s,ch fields Of wheat have been
seen. The storm of Saturday, though
violent, lasted bnt short time, doing
very little damage as heard from.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

The steamboats, ON the Mississippi
River provide no state room or cabin
accommodations for colored passen-
gers. The colored people propose to
lind out whether the civil rights bill
will give them any redress in this
matter
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07

The Abbeville Bomne,' says that
on Friday night last, Mr. Preston
Belcher, after retiring to his room for
the night, was handling loaded pis-
tol, which was accidently discharged,
the contents passing through the
body, about the centre of the stomach
He has since died.