The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-15


fairs among the Blacks-THe Canton
Manufacturing Company The loearce
House.
PEARCE HOUSE,
CANTON, Mss, June II, 1868. :
Mr. Editor:-It has been so long since
have had the pleasure of catering for your
readers. that am at loss " hat to write. |
have been over a considerable portion of
Mississippi lately, and coul write of the
Improvement in the track and cars of the
Vicksburg railroad, from Jackson down. and
of it's magnificent iron bridge over Big
Black-of the rapidity with which the burnt
district in Vicksburg has been rebuilt-of
the business of that city-of the excellent
accommodations afforded the weary traveller
by the old favorite Prentiss House, under
the management of Mr.. j. J. Smith and his
efficient assistants-of the rotary hair-brush
at Mr.. Buttons hair drsssing saloon. No.
! 35 Washington street, where you may get
your hair dressed by steam, by machine
from Bristol, England, which is actually
propelled by a small steam engine in the
saloon.
could tell you of the hundreds of idle
freedmen, who are eking out a miserable ex
istence in VIcksburg-of the pleasant trip /
made up Yazoo City on the steamer Caiu-
mellow the crops on the river looked
promising-how Yazco City had been "lef5
out in the cold" aud it's commercial i'm
POI lance and greatness much impaired by
the construction of the Mississippi Central
Railroad-how the road was deserted be-
tween YaZCo City and the railroad, not a
SOLITARY hOrseman" being met-how Cod
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Alfalfa. and the counties East OF Big Black
how the latter is making great calculation
on being the county site of Clay county, the
bantling which tile Convention provided
| Legislature to create iii the new COnstitu-
tiun-how Koscusko is still progressing"
boasting DOW of brass band and Literary
club besides its model Agricultural Associa-
ton. How Alfalfa is Introducing more than
ever all kinds of labor-saving implements
and / could tell you of the fine wheat aud
oats that l saw on my way to the Leake
county line, and thus extend the chapter Gd
imnnitum, but it will be taxing the patience
of your readers will tell you, however,
Mr. Editor, that the bountiful crops of fruit
everywhere being made, with a fair prospect
for corn aud cotton gladening our heal is,
Grain is needed, however, aud hunger and
destitution provided against, we have cause
, to be thankful, but above all, it is i'll the
!, great uprising of the people of Mississippi
to be fastened upo44 US that the grandest
spectacle presented, that we have special
, cause to be thankful to a benign Provided ce.
The popular heart has been touched AID
such a union of her citizens who have been
politically at antipodes has never been wit
; messed i'll Mississippi. Old Wings and old
Democrats, old Uniouists and old Secession
lists, have buried all their differences upon
the altar of their country, and, shoulder to
shoulder they marching serried ranks
to battle and the utter destruction of their
enemies-the men who under pretence of
restoring the State to the Union and giving
their rig hts to the cOlored race would over.
!: whelm both Southern whites and blacks in
one common
have been present at quite a number of
political meetings. within the last two weeks
aud fluid the whites thoroughly united, and
daily are there recruits being added to the
Democratic side, from the blacks;-these un-
fortunate people, who have been. without
any agency OF their own, the cause of bitter
contentious i'll the country for forty years,
are being enlightened as to their duty i'll this
try ing hour, by the first minds in the State
their reasoning faculties are being appeal
ed to, and not without the best of results
AT Goodman, on Wednesday, Judge Geo.
l.. Potter and Col Fulton Anderson, address
ed large and attentive audience, of both
blacks and whites. l never saw better at
tention paid by colored people, in my life. 1t
was evident that they We're deeply impress
, ed with the great truths so eloquently pOr-
trayed to them by the distinguished speak
ers.
At this place, yesterday and last even
ing, the Democracy had large and interest
in meetings. AT noon, Col. 4. NJ. Yerger,
of jackson, enchanted the audience i'll one OF
his characteristic ontbuTsts of elUquence
he riddled the new Constitution. and took a
hasty review of our national atfai S, making
and fHIlinu which Wtrr
wei received by the audience. He was fol
lowed by Judge Potter, who spoke near two
, hours, IN his usual happy style. At night,
the courthouse was again crowded, there
being among the audience fully one hundred
colOred men. Col Fulton Anderson deliver
ed mastery address inst such as mig bit be
expected FROM this profound statesman, and
was followed by Judge Potter Both gen
tlemen did effective good servit e. The blacks
here are changing too: they are abandoning
the Loyal League, and ranging themselves
under the banner of the Democracy Last
night. several came forward, after judge
Potter's speech, gave him their hands, and
announced to him their determination t.
support him, to vote down the Constitution
I and stand by their old masters and true
friends. The ball is.surely rolling right, anf
We have but to do our duty, and victory will
perch upon the banner of the Democracy o.
2 Mississippi
, Canton is quite lively, considering the
| hard times complained of by every one
: New houses are still springing up and new
candidates offering for the peoples patron
I age. The Canton Manufacturing Works
for The bnilding of agricultural implements
wagons, &c. has just gone into operation
They are manufacturing very nice little
Z fruit box for shipping fruit North. / will
Y write You a full description of their estab
i, lishment in another letter.
lam here at The old established Pearct
:, House, kept by Lee HI. Pearee, Esq will
: Mr. w. Summers in rhe office. The Pearct
q House maintains it's justly well earned rep
e utation of feeding well,r and gives YOU
f nice comfortable beds. Almost all the trav
cling community patronize the Pearc.
House.
I The Clarion is being met with in every
s honsehold. Au reroir
FL Yours truly, OBADIAH
= "spring it is cherry,
l Winter is dreary. n
? Green leaves hang, but the brown must fly:
4 When he il 81 AIKEN,
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