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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
Proceedings Of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL.
NIGHT SESSION.
FI1oAY, Feb. IS, 1867.

FIIOAY, Feb. 10, 1907.
Senate met pursuant TO adjournment.
On motion Of Mr. Taylor leave Of absence
was granted Mr Miller
Mr. Lyles offered resolution, That the
Judiciary Committee be instructed TO pre-
pare and report a bill aPproPTiatiug i've
hundred thousand dollars for the relief and
educating of the widows aud orphans Of de-
ceased soldiers, and other worthy INDECENT
persons in this State.
Mr. Cain moved that the bill be laid on the
table which motion vas lost by vote of
yeas ,, nays -.
Mr. Wilson moved the indefinite postpone
ment Of the resolution, which motion was
lost by a vote of yeas 9, nays Is. The TeSO-
luton was then adopted.
On motion of Mr. McCargo, the Senate
proceeded TO the consideration of House
messages and disposed of bills as follows;
Referred Honse bill TO incorporate the In
dependent Fire Company, No j, in the city
Of KOscIusko
Referred House bin to appropriate certain
taxes and for other purposes.
Passed House bill 10 authorize the Board
Of Police of Carroll county TO erect toll gates
on the CarroIlton and Greenwood road
Passed House bill of incorporation Of the
Southern Home Insurance Company
Passed House bill TO regulate the dlstrlbu-
ton Of the report on IL Geology and Agrl-
culture Of the State of Mississippi.
Amended and passed House bill to incOS-
porate the PaIksyille Manufacturing Com
pany.
Passed House bill to incorporate the Trus-
tees OF the Bluff Springs Academy, Iippah
county.
Receded from amendments to House bill
to Incorporate the town of Terry, county OF
Kinds
Passed House bill to ascertain the number
of married and State and Confederate sol
diers in this State requiring acticial arms
and for other purposes.
Passed House bill for the relief Of D. A.
Browden a citizen of Pamela county
Passed House bill to provide for convey
/ ing of convicts to the Penitentiary.
! Referred House bill to establish a uniform
measurement eff logs.
Passed House bill to alter and amend the
charter of Aberdeen Female College, IL
/ Aberdeen, Monroe county, in this State.
/ On motion the Senate adjourned until
4 o'clock, tomorrow morning
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
George PEABODY

In his letter accompanying.
donation for educational purpos,
the Southwestern States, Geo
body takes occasion to refer as q
to the Planters bonds Of Dliss.s
Wepublish the extract, as we L
doubt it will be Of interet to tbeT.
of the State:
In addition to this gift p.-
your hands bonds Of the State
sissippi, issued to the Planters 7:
and commonly known as PLG'
Bank bonds, amounting, with int
to about eleven hundred tho
dollars, the amount realized b,
from which is to be added to and
for the purpose Of this trust
These bonds were originally
in payment for stock in that ban,
by the State, and amounted ID
only two millions Of dollars
many years the State received
dividends from that bank Owe
above the interest on these b
The State paid the interest y.
interruption till 1910, since WI. 4
interest has been paid, except 8.
ment of about one hundred thoa'
dollars, which was found in The I
ury applicable to the payment q
coupons, and paid by a maudan.
the Supreme Court. The valid
these bonds has never been que
ed, and they must not be conc.
with another issued of bonds d
the State to the Union Bank, u.
cognition of which has been '-.i
OF controversy with a portion /"
population Of Mississippi.
Various acts of the Legislature
of February IS, 1912; Februae
1874; February 16, 1916; Fen
%, 1916; March 4, lS4S, ana
highest judicial tribunals of the !
have confirmed their validity
have no doubt that at an earl
such legislation will be had as y
these bonds available in increase
usefulness of the present trust
Mississippi, though now depls
is rich in agricultural resources
cannot long disregard the mora mora
CATION resting upon her to maA'
vision for their payment
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
FOREIGN NTETEIC,

fuE'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Tbo
are scattering on Blain's amend F''''
amendments offered to the non. sen
the Republicans split abouttba y = roc
vote. All favor the black w. '-'7e eac
abhor the idea of disfranchisin, - u be
placing the States at the mercy &C..
Others have determined to a..
Confederates as a punishment, ~ the
because they fear their ipfper,. --' mas
to be dangerous to the conn,-- ~ tel,
course of the debate Doolj,t. q an an
South would not accept universal mn,
that they would prefer military ~, use.
son responded that he would nal
accept. l
Wilson introduced a bill des,,- san
amendment ratified and part of ~ pag
tuition. loi
ST. LOUIS, Feb l6.-Two cars f.n.. r,er
a bridge thirty miles east Of & xou
One man was killed aud manv h..
Southerners injured Terrific A.. n
washing bridges in all direction, toll
New YORK, Feb I6.-.I the &
| Court here yesterday, the ease of-
Olney, Capt. steamer Washiurtm last
came up on an application for h,a. eng
/ on n writ of habeas corpns Thu pro
ers counsel contended that the r...
of Gov. Picrpont is invalid on tl.
that there was no such State as v.,- me'
the Union recognized by the Fe5s, OF Z
eminent or Senate as such that hee
| Pierpont had been appointed Cows =
the President; he had no right "A i,
such appointment-that the Cove ne
New York had no legal authority ia .r COZ
ate citizen on a requisition ofG- ,
Pierpont, and that we have no treas.
Virginia for that purpose. He sr oul
intention of traversiug the retur .aS'
writ and hearing of the case set a. "
this morning at 10 o'clock Olner y o0'
rested on a requisition of Gov P- '0'
charged with running off vessel !
attachment for debt. The proceed -; 4
this case are looked for with iuteaq 10
as bringing the vital questions sqar. ,nr
fore the Supreme Court El-.
LONDON, Feb. Height hundreds,
commanded by Col. O'Counor retr..,v
Hills neighborhood, Killarney Aas Y
Sools was arrested in Killarney as ..uE
leader. A number of Marines at Po-1y;n
received orders to depart for the-,re
tionary district. no
The government denies the " 'sz,a,
stories of the landing Of Fenians BIZ ,xl
load. A serious revolt at Kilan- IA
mitted. The telegraph wires near q III
were destroyed for long distance f
coast guard policemen were killed
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
MIDNIGHT REPOFn.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I6-HoUsE-A T 8
rent resolution of the New York Leg .he
approving the District Of Columbia Snn
bill, was presented. -
The alleged corruption Of the meme
volving the honor of the House, and "
ing not to do certain things, if thePael
changed his policy, embracing who thsa
bers were, and who carried the mesa-t
tween them and the President, was Ia,r
to a select committee.
A bill to build light houses atth5l
ing points: Braddock's Point. Ga. ca
Bank, Ga, Tibbee Island Knob, va,
Island, S G, st Thomas Ca Wolf I-a.
Carpol's Island, Ca.
$4,000, 900 have been appropriately
harbor improvements. The South OF
$500, 900 for the Improvement of the :
of the Mississippi. =
The bill providing a President in .,
vacancy, passed. %
The Senate insisted on the amend .
the bankrupt bill, and asked comm :
Conference.
Stevens bill was resumed. Doolit, =
it was a declaration of war agaiut ten h
NEW YORK, Feb 16-Cotton less
sales of 1000 bales, at 80 for Middli
lands.
LIVERPOOL, Feb I5-Cotton dull az
er; sales 5000 bales; Mid Uplauds IA .
144.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16-Henry st
who betrayed Surratt, is here. NotLn
been heard of Surratt v
New ORLEANS, Feb. 16.-Cotton sc
! 600 bales; market frmer; low middl
middling 3I3; receipts 5,235, export
sugar, fair, 49,; molasses, fair, "a. Pc
choice 70 to 50, firm; -four, superdue y
corn, Sl.l0 to Sl.l5, very firm; oats g :
hay "a to 50; pork $21-75 to S22; bacor
ders II, sides 10, dull; lard unchaugel
co, medium leaf, to 9; whisky, % totT
1863; sterling 45t to Il New York sig-i
count;
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

Editors Of the Clarion In your issue of
the 10th inst, observed an article over the
signature of North Mississippi" in relation
TO Gubernatoral honors. and the very ap-
propriate mention of the Hon H T. SimralI
In that connection I would not detract
aught from the well-merited distinction of
this giant patriot, nor did it ever occur to
the mind of any person, that Mr.. s could
beplaced in any position to which he would
be unequaled. But with Trojan fortitude,
he is ever in the front welding the pondrous
halberd of logic and diplomatic wisdom.
Whenever the greatest difficulties show
themselves, he throws the glowing bright
ness of his intellect, to dispel aud eliminate;
and surely such mind cannot fail to reflect
honor upon the position,
But, MIR. Editor, l am not of those who
deem it wise, or even prudent, to seek new
public servants when our old ones may NOT
be the most [but equally as much so.) accept
able of all who may from time to time ap-
ply, or be brought forward by the Partially
of friends
do not think the public are prepared to
ignore the claims of those who have become
hoary and manned in the discharge of lofty
funcuons-au within the gift, and to the IN
divided satisfaction ofthe people
When contemplate such gentlemen, Hv-
ing martyrs. undying monuments of a cause
we worshipped, and realize that they are
no longer to be cherished prominently in
the great public heart, blush for the fideli-
ty of our own people.
l viii conclude by simply saying that,
whilst l yield TO none in admiration of Mr..
Simran, Yet am frank to say that my adj
miration, my affections are no less lively to-
wards the heroic "one-winged" patriot, from
Monroe
North Mississippi meant, by no means,
to draw invldious comparisons, nor do in
tend to do anything of the kind.
But of this l am certain. the old hero viii
be able to carry North Mississippi.
DESoTo.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

The debate in the House yesterday
on the report of the committee on
State and Federal Relations, was al
together the most interesting and i'm
portant of the session. The great
questions involved were discussed by
Messrs. Gholson, Simrall, Lewis, Hill
yer, Huffman. Brooks and Brown
The proceedings elsewhere will show
the result The resolutions reported
by the committee were adopted, after
the usual efforts to indefinitely post
pone, lay on the table, etc. The de-
bate, though quite exciting, was con-
Quoted in a generous, friendly spirit.
worthy of the participants and the oc-
casion.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

Our Next Governor.

Whilst our Legislature sin session, good
opportunity exists for counseling together
upon this subject, and as all parts of the
State are represented it would be advisable
to take action upon it. This, if done in
spirit of wisdom and patriotism, would
doubtless meet the cordial approval Of the
people, and thereby supercede the necessity
of conventions, and prevent discord between
the different sections of the State
It is true that our Senators and Represen-
tatives were not intrusted with this authori-
IL. vet is it reasonable TO presume that they
possess, to a certain degree, the confidence
of their constituents, and that theiEselee-
ton would be very acceptable TO .raass GisossTls
Entertaining these views, trust that the
members viii take action upon the subject.
If the present very worthy incumbent de-
clines a reelection, we would be pleased to
have Gen. 5. J. Gholson nominated. With a
matured intellect, large experience and
fine administrative capacity, we believe o
one is better fitted for the position, and that
the people would be gratifed to have an
/ opportunity Of sharing their appreciation OF
/ man who has SO long and so nobly devoted
+ himself to our State.
+ Respectfully, &c,
.... A. +. H.
! =
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
The Columbia south Carolinian re

The Columbia South Carolinian re
Gently contained an editorial article on
the question, "Are our people ready
to give the negro qualified suffrage =
The editor says there are prGudices
to overcome, but nevertheless, there
are thoughtful men-leading men in
the State-who, recognizing the hand
of Providence in the great changes
that have been effected in our condi-
ton, regard the final eonsummation of
the purpose of the war as an essential
ingredient of our material and political
prosperity. There are those who see
in negroes who can read and write,
own property, and pay taxes thereon,
and are otherwise acceptable to MEM
bers of community, elements of flu
ture strength which wise policy for
bids US to ignore Bah
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

The remains Of Gen. c. HI. Mott, the
Reporter tells US, will reach Holly
Springs sometime next week and be
buried with Masonic honors. Few
officers distinguished themselves more
during the early part of the war than
Gen. Mott He fell at Williamsburg.
Va, in 1862, whilst leading his brave
men in charge against the enemy.
Gen Mott was reared and educated
in Holly Springs.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

Fifty or sixty members of Congress,
Saturday evening, organized tenn
perance society, with Senator Wilson
as President, Senator Wiley as Vice
President, and Messrs. Yates, Pom
aroy, Colfax, Perham and Price on
She Executive Committee.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

Samuel Sweeney, notorious char
acter, has been arrested at Memphis
on the charge of robbing Dr. Wood
folk, of Kentucky, and throwing him
of the train, from the injuries of
which he will probably die.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

The New York Herald of the 9th
says: George n. Carleton, a Treasury
agent, was yesterday brought before
Commissioner Belts on a charge of
having embezzled money and proper
ty belonging to the United States,
amounting, it is supposed, to S561, 900
while acting in his official capacity at
Memphis, Tenn In default of bail in
$4,000 the Commissioners committed
the defendant for examination on
Monday next. The United States
have also instituted a civil suit against
Carleton for the recovery of S46l 900.
and the Commissioner stated that on
this branch of the case he would re-
quire bail in the full amount claimed
by the Government.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

A vein of black band iron ns3 =
discovered in Pennsylvania, ana !.
for distance of one hundrea. ~
This iron has heretofore been ~
ed almost wholly from Seotlan'
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

Patrick O'Rourke, formerly Urea
surer of the Roberts Fenians, has in
stltuted legal proceedings against the
directors of the Stephens branch for
the recovery ofcash checks made pay
able to his order, which, it is alleged,
were sent by parties who thought
O'Rourke was Treasurer of the O'Ma-
hony branch, position which he re-
signed at the time of Roberts's defec-
ton
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
bALo II VI
GEO. D. GREENLEAF.
p S.
Direct to
GEO D GREENLEAF.
Peoria


OF course, this man Greenleaf is a thief by
instinct. Gen. Van Dorm was not killed in
battle, nor was he captured nor could the
sword presented to him by the State of Mis-
slSslppl, for merltOrIouS services in the cause
of the Republic, when the Union was a
Glory, and the Constitution was fact, and
the States were sOverei gn-"PiWes IN UnO"
ever have reached his hands except by an
act OF larceny, for which the thief deserves
the Peniteutiary. If captured at all, the
sword belongs to the United States Govern
ment; and If there is aught of nobility in
the head of its Army, it viii be at once re-
stored to the relatives OF the Modern Murat,
OF TO the State which is proud that its soil
gave him birth.-Natchez Courier
Doubtless George d. Greenleaf, of Peoria.
Illinois, can get his price for the stolen relic.
The amount can be raised in an hour any
day. Doubtless, too, Barnum viii give him
the $500, to hang his trophy ofrobbeTy along
side of what he parades Beauregard's
saddle, and any spoons that Butler may de-
sire to sell. But what sad evidence it pre-
sents of national corruption What a pic
ture it presents of Northern society Doubt
less George ID. Greenlef is looked upon by
the social circle in which he moves. as re
spectacle What revolution and what
fall - He knew it was not his when he stole
or bought 1T Stolen property gives the
poSsessOr no ownership, if he knows of the
theft; and unless the sword was stolen, it
belongs either to Gen. Van DOrns heirs OF
to the State of Mississippi, or to the Govern
ment of the United States and in the latter
case, only if the Government lends willing
hand to a disgraceful theft The ownership,
is expressed upon the blade of tina sword !;
and to offer such blade for sale knowing
the inscription npon il, can only be done by
one who would trade for a consideration, his
own honor, or sell virtue TO the highest
bidder. G. Nh
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17

THAT elevation, and that fall ~ were the
words of the great English cOmmOneT, WHO
united philosophy to poetry and to oratory
craftsmanship. He was describing the
Queen of France, Marie Antoinette, OF whom
he said that "surely never lighted on this
orb, which she scarcely seemed to touch, a
more delightful vision" And then, in
strain of almost prophetic rapture, he broke
forth. ooh what a revolution and what
heart must | have to contemplate without
emotion that elevation and that fall But
the age of chivalry is gone. That of sOphis-
teTs economists and calculators has succeed
ed and the glory of Europe is extnguished
forever! The unbought grace of life, the
cheap defence of nations, the nurse of manly
sentiment and heroic enterprise is gone
1t IS gone that sensibility of principle, that
chastity of honor, which felt a stain like
wound: which inspired courage whilst it
mltlgated teTocty; which ennobled what
ever it touched, and under which vice itself
lost halfits evil by losing all its gTOssness :"
The magnificent defamation of Edmund
Burke comes home as household word. The
day was, when the conqueror returned to the
conquered the sword which none had worn
more hOnorably than he. The day was, when
| the Sarecen cmptied his own purse to pay the
ransom he felt bound by the laws of warfare
to impose upon his Christian captive. But
/ all this belonged to the days of chivalTy and
honor. Under the rule of sherman, fire and
Tapine were the instruments of war; and I'M
der that of Butler, suruamed the Beast, pill
lage and theft became wars end and object
/ The poisoned leaven thus introduced into
the loaf, has produced its legitimate fruit in
the corruption of society-fruit which dis
plays itself in hundreds and thousands of
households in the North, in the shape of sto-
len silver, furniture, pictures and family
relics and oftentimes in even the yotive of
feTings of the altar
On Saturday last, Gov Humphreys of Mis-
sissippi, received letter, of which the fol-
lowing is an exact copy:
PEORIA, ILLINOIS,
Jan. y, 1867.
To the Governor Of Mississippi:
DEAR SIR: wish to inform you that /
have the Sword of Gen. Van Dorm, presented
to him by the State of Mississippi for Mer-
| itorious service. If you wish to get it or if
Mrs Van Dorm wishes to get it you can get
it by paying $500 OO-IOO for it as l can about
that mulch for it if the State does not want
to buy it, please let his Wife know of its
! Whereabouts.
Yours Trulv.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-17
From the Eatchez Courier, Feb ut
Gen. VAN DOTm's sword.

Houston, Miss, Feb. 5, 1867.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-18

A meeting Of the cit zens Of Henry ceoh's'
i,r., took place at he School House y -"
dover on last Ss'urdsy, for me oo"'''e'"
.;o, o. tho uroposed Peoria sod hock ISL
I'D p.iiro,s the importsnee Of the PROV
-, .,s che dot, 4 every citizen to eid,'h
p-anor..on to BIS means, 10 the c'nsuuc'leh
~ II. ro.d. Nearly every person living 10
,hc Y.csnsty of Apdover expressed ther
x,r;rrncss 20 contribute two dollars an
.srs nnaa al their lands, il the road could
ia buil, within half ruie Of Andover. -
Some believed the better plan WAS to do.
cate their subscriptions, instead of taking
stock, while others believed that more
money could be raised on . subscr iption
for stock than for = donation, and that
sound policy would dictate that plan Of ops
Grafton.
O. Z. Page, Esq one Of the corporators
Of the company, then gave his views TO tne
meeting. lie would guarantee the early
completion Of the railroad II the propose
10 subscribe two dollars an acre for tnres
miles each side Of the lioe should DO gen
orally adopted. Ths, would give $3.50 Il
the mile, which had been estimated % Ampl!
sufficient TO grade, bridge and tie every zoo
of the propo,ed route in Henry county.-'
lie looked upon the proposition TO donst
20 the road, Instead Of subscribing 10 IT,
oapt,sl stock, with disfavor, but would b
Cad % see MD given TO tie road n an
form
Two propositions were then submitted
the meeting, one for the purpose OF donat
ing certain amounts 20 aid in the cOnstruc
ti,n Il the read within the limits Of Hen'
county, under certain conditions, and u
other to take stock as follows:-every Of
owning land within three mica 81 . statie
10 take stock to the amount Of q for eve
acre of land owned within the limlts; .
all owning land within five snes OF . stati
20 take stock to the amount Of 20
acre and those engaged in other business
equal proportion TO their capital. 1
propositions were amended 40 IS to ali'
subscribers thereundos to donate their su
sctip,ions or to receive stock therefor
they might elect, and the meeting than .
lourned
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The Pike County. {Ill) Democrat 10 re.
poueible for the following:
At . dance the other night, not . thou
sand miles from Piststield, two Dung chaps
got nightly struck after the same gal
She, not willing 20 show special favor to
either. declined dancing and seated herself
IN the back part OF the room. Being chilly,
the fair maiden wore large shawl, and one
of her admirers concluded to slip his hard
under her shaw, and try what effect squeez
ing her hand would have. lie went for il,
aud succeeded. Lord how happy he was.
He sqderzed. and she squeezed, and they
both squeezed. He Eel, glorious oil over.
aud she evidently felt glorious too. After
quite joyful time spent in this way. the
lady threw back her shawl. and revealed "a
. little crowd standing near, our two youths
squeezing each others hand most LOVINGLY
1t don't do TO say squeeze" TO either Il
them since.