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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

THE TINE roR HOLDING IT.


The Proscriphouists, never weary OF
rendering lip service to Gen. Grant,
but it is exceedingly difficult to keep
them in the line which he marks out.
They do not see things here in Missis
sippi, as he does. They wanted the
defunct Convention galvanized
and invested with supreme authority,
but he was averse to the plan. They
wanted a creature of that irresponsible
body to become the Governor with
unlimited powers, but he did not sse
it that way. And now, since he has
carried his point and overruled them,
they are still disinclined to carry out
his policy in its true spirit.
The Pilot, organ of the Convention,
asks that the election be postponed un-
til "next Christmas The President
recommends that it be held early
enough to admit Of the State presenting
herself for recognition Of her rights, in
the Union, when Congress meets ION
the first Monday of December" The
President urges that "all causes ofirrita-
ton springlng from the present
anamolus relation of the outside States
to the Union, be removed as prompt.
" as possible" The Pilot, having
other objects to accomplish besides
removing causes f irritation, "
favors the opposite policy. 1t says in
effect, that by Christmas, "a month af-
ter the time designated by the Presi-
dent for the admission Of the State)
the whole machinery of the loyal
league conspiracies win be in opera
ton and their terrorism over the col
ored voters established throughout the
State.
CLEARLY, the proper time for holding
the election will be between the Goth OF
July and the 10th of August. By
that period ample opportunity will
have been afforded to decide what pro
visions of the constitution ought to be
rejected and what accepted-the crops
will be laid by, and the season for
gathering them will not be commenced
and there will be time after the pre-
liminary elections to organize the new
Leg stature and submit.to Congress
" for its consideration on the first Mon
day of December" the form OF gov
eminent which shall have been adopt
ed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The HnsurrcctiOn in EIuyfIa.
Trader Coming Woueg as.
Negro War.

For the last eighteen maH.
mas been raging tn the urgr. -r#..
IL and according ~ aII accounts .
poets OF a termination Oi tHr U..
bout as distinct now as tUry Wu..
The war being confined plnr.H
coasts Of the island, armed Fr.
ing an important part Zoo tIUHrI.
ident Salnnve has three CEN lUIF
ers' all Of recent acquisition.
near OF SaRet, one Oi ODE .h.fH.
lutionary party. having Ias
war-steamer 90 take part No. H
work that has been going nH 'ar
past IL n notorious chat -E.UIH.
Is empty itisafant thltrage' .0
pecuniOus and 10 lsa WpII-aU0H.
these negro belIgoreUtH kHU# U.
handling vessels. and lrr tuu.#
the art Of guuuer}. How. I|
manage 60 get these war=atea
operations we hear -0 much sI#.
are these vessels mauHgl l
4" Thereby hauRs ta.a a
Hayti Is in the hands Ui .l'
who are all American Hl."l
from the good city of El....
are trading upon Thn uI-.
py people Of llayti They '...
and munitions oi war 60 ra.Ua..
are equally ready t0 supply 0-
with engines of Destruction.
return cargOcs Of coffee N0...
this country a. haud-0mauI7.
ulatOrs. According % a4
an American who recently
the business Is managed H .
manner The Government |.l
coffee sent down 20 tHe seaF.."
tation, and then get au NW.I..
the Haytian business to pu'.s
war for sl5O, 900, said firm pl..
ecutc the contract at 1l .hN
about $50, 900 or thercaboutH Ny.
some wretchcd old trap Oia ..ea
of 20 Ilaytl with Wretchtd 90
shell just as dangerous CAS- so man.
squashes'. The same thiuk D.
revolutionary party, which hold.
Of So. Marc, and controls large
coffee. Thus the speculgt9n
money out Of the WAT aud WHH.
Of things lasts, there can oe 1lt
Of cessation Of blo0dshed. 7a
matter deserving the serious
our Government What Do H.+
he negro North, N Boston trade.
allowed % speculate iu thIs tasa..
Of people bog whge
ieep an interest o. prOtes-c4 9g
party In this country
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The reconstruction bill which passed
the House of lSepres entativeS by TN.
decisive vote Of las to "a, 4uth"riz,.5
the President to submit the conStltn.
ton to the voters of Mississippi (and
the same to Virginia) as whole, or
in separate provisions as he may deem
best. As his message recommends the
latter plan, it may be assumed that he
will certainly adopt it. To submit thu
constitution which was once rejected BY
the people of Mississippi, without
opportunity of striking out its obnox
ious featu -es, will be simply to invite
its rejection a second time. They do
not affect military rule--it is great
violence to their education and habits.
and at variance with the principles on
which just government is founded
but they prefer it to the atrocious
scheme devised by the EggIeston par
ty. We infer from the message of the
President that he neither expects nor
desires them to take it with all its i'm
projections; and hence that he will af-
ford them the opportunity of divesting
it its objectional provisions.
It will be seen by the dispatches re-
ceived since the above was put in type,
that the Senate has passed the House
bill with amendments, and House has
with the same.
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HoS. FL. F. SnrRALL.-The Vicks-
burg Times expresses the desire that
this distinguished and able gentleman,
will address the people on the general
subject of the present politicalsituation.
We unite, and we are sure, all will
unite. with the Times in extending
this invitation. His clear head, and
eloquent tongue, should be brought
into requisition In the pending canvass:
and we are cophdent that they win be,
ifdesired by bis coustrymsn.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The Okolona News Republican,
rightly says that too much praise can
not be awarded to Judge Jeffords,
Maj. Wofford, Capt. Fisk. Col. War
and other Republicans for their untir.
ing efforts to defeat the programme of
the Committee of Five.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

A short time since the Pilot, organ
of the defunct Convention, undertook
to read Major Woford, "out of the
party" in consequence of his persis.
tent efforts to defeat the, atrocious
scheme Of the Convention Committee
before Congress aud of the many hard
things he had written about them
Gen. Grant however, not seeing it
that way endorses him vita a good
Office.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The following letter of Mr.. Beck,
of Kentucky, TO an Albanian, lays
down a rdle for the guidance of the
conservatives of that State which they
will doubtless follow in the election OF
candidates for Congress-proVided al
ways, that they have made up their
minds that Congressional reconstruc
ton though unjust, is nevertheless a
reality, and have found out by sad ex-
'perience that "non-action" is not the
surest way for a people to work out
their own deliverance.
The principle of the rule laid down
by Mr.. Beck is a good one, and should
be applied in all cases throughout the
South. Take the law as it is and not
as it ought to be, and select men for
Office who can qualify under 1t:
wAsHINGrox, March Is, 1869.
Dear Sir. Inability to take the oath July,
1862. is as complete a bar 70 taking a seat IN
Congress as disability to hold ONCE under
he snecially careful TO select men whose dis
abilities have been removed, or who can
take the oath, (so-called,) az u not i'm
probable in this age Of progress mat Con-
gress may decide that all votes cast for
person ineligible under the law OF ls62, OF
| III. amendment are thrown away, as much
| al "a IN cast for a woman or boy, and thai
the contestant is duly elected. would not
run any risk on that question. would
rather send even an inferior man than have
| the question made, knowing this Congress
as l do. Yours, truly
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

After a series of engagements in all
of which the carpet-baggers were baf-
fled and badly worsted, Gen. Grant
decided the contest by his bold move
ment at the close of the session. He
was the Butcher of the battle. Who
was the Wellington?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

Gen. Grant assumes in his special
message on reconstruction that the
people of the States not represented in
the Union, except in bearing its bur
thens, are peaceful and orderly COM
munities." Certainly there is every
thing in their conduct to justify this
opinion. They are peaceful and or
DERBY" amid temptations to indigna-
ton and violence such as no high-spirit-
ed people were ever before subjected
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

Senator Edmunds has declared that
President Grant ha> authority to or
der elections in the outside States with
additional legislation. We think he
has as much authority under the Con-
stitution as Congress /; bnt the course
of the Republicans in that body to
wards MIR. johnson shows that they
held different opinion. But circum.
.1Ilnees alter cases.
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The case OF Georgia Is anomalous.
The State was reconstructed by the
Radicals against the remembrance OF
the conservatives. But by an unex-
pected turn of events the later obtain
ed control of the Legislature, aud has
given direction to the legislation of the
State. The consequence is that thew.
and all the Democratic element in
Congress, are in favor of maintaining
the new government, while the ultra
Radicals are clamorous for undoing
the reconstruction which has been ac-
compl shed and for having new deal.
1t must be added, however, that the
set who advocate this violation OF faith
are the same pack that was led by
Beast Butler, and defeated in the Mis-
sissippi case, and that decent and high
toned Republicans like Bingham,
~chenck and Dawes, have taken a de-
cided stand against the scheme.
Just here, the inquiry forces itself,
if the conservatives in Georgia are SO
well satisfied with form of govern
ment which was forced upon them,
that they will not listen to a PROPOSE
ton for its overthrow, how much bet
ter satisfied would they have been with
it if they had taken the business of
reconstruction in their own hands at
the start?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

Hon. j. w. G. WATSON. favored
our city yesterday with brief visit.
His recent arduous and efficient Iabors
in Washington to spare his State the
humiliation and oppression of the rule
OF the defunct Convention and its
agents, cannot be too warmly appreei.
ased. These labors, however, will ell
have been in vain if the people Of the
State do not seize the opportunity now
afforded to reorganiEe their State
government; which if properly admin.
istered, will give them repose and pro-
lection Of person and property. =.
-%<-@~%-@---l
German ONCE seekers give Carl schurr no
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

CONNECTICUT ELEcTIoN.-The pro
posed Fifteenth Amendment OF the
Constitution of the United States for
bidding denial Of suffrage an any Of
the States North or South, on account
of color, was the main issue in the re
cent Connecticut election, and the par
ty advocating it carried the State. -
The Democrats lose their Governor
elected two years ago, and two mem
bsrs of Congress-and the Republi-
cans retain control of the Legislature.
The election does not confirm the idea
that the amendment will be unpopular
in the Northern States
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

IAnnGRATIoN.-The Philadel phia
Press urges the Mayor of that city to
open correspondence with the Mayors
of Southern cities to find out whether
some plan cannot be adopted for end
ing southwark some portion of that
class of the population of Philadelphia
which needs more remunerative labor
than can be found for it there. The
Galveston News hopes there will be no
skimming done with the view of send
ing ''scum" to the South. The South
needs labor and will stretch forth her
arms to receive immigrants Of merit,
but she does not want people Of aban-
doned lives and worthless character.
No doubt some Of the large cities
would be glad.to empty their jail-birds
upon us !; but we respectfully beg to
be excused frnm undertaking the moral
reconstruction of that sort of gentry.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The citizens of RAYMOND, Utica. Vernon
and all persons living on the line ofthe pro
posed Roads. are requested TO attend.
jackson. April lOfh. 1869.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

One more effort to seize the oppor
tunlty to drag our town Of jackson
from the slough of despondl Who il
not IN favor of making ita A long
pun, astrcug pull, aud . pull altogsth'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The Galveston News states General
Reynolds, the Military Commander OF
Texas, does not propose removing the
present incumbents Of Office who can
not take the required oath until he
can find qualified and competent per.
to fill the vacancies.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The hardest blow which W
at the scheme Of the Conr
Five, came from Gen. Grant
message laid it as cold as q "
he was in a position 70 sif1
and he did il.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

A very remarkable speech, deliver
ed by Republican Senator-Sprague
of Rhode Island-containing admis-
sions and declarations of an astound-
ing character, coming from that source
will be found in another column.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

GES. GRANTS SPECIAL MESSAGE
This important document was consid.
erably married by the Geographic re-
ports,and we have reprinted it in a
correct form for filing and future use.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

A Washington Telegram announces
that the President has declared him.
self in favor Of universal amnesty and
universal suffrage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

The RAILROAD MEETING. = Let it
be remember d that Hons. VIM. Yer
ger and c. E. Aooker,w address the
Railroad Meeting. on Saturday next.
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Is jackson to be grand Railroad
Centre? This question will be de-
termined by the demonstration on
Saturday next. Everybody having
her interest at heart, is expected to at
tend and lend their voices and counsels
to the deliberations of the meeting.
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In Mississippi we have class of Republic
cans whom we can no longer doubt to be
true friends to the interests of the State we
allude particularly to Judge Jehords of the
High Court Mai. Wofford ofCorinth, Judge
Fields, DIR. Tindall and their co-workers in
the noble effort TO cast from the people the
dreadful incubus of the defeated constitIl-
ton and a provisional government under
the carpet Dagger Eggleston. Besides be-
ing gentlemen, gentlemen too of the highest
consideration, they have placed under obli-
cations of gratitude that can never be for
gotten, every man who loves the State of
Mississippi.
The foregoing is from the Mississip-
pi Democrat. Our contemporary fur
Their adds that these gentlemen should
be remembered in the choice of agents
to serve the people of the State in the
Offices of the new government to be
formed under the late law and in ac-
cordance with the plan laid down by
Gen. Grant, viz "A constitution
that will etfectually secure the civil
'and political rights of all persons"
As their powerful aid to defeat the
opposite plan of wholesale proscrip-
ton devised by the Committee Of Five,
was felt, SO it will be acknowledged
by a gallant and generous people
whose hearts are awakened by kind
ness to grateful emotions as promptly
as they are fred with indignation by
wrong and oppression.
We cordially endorse the sentiment
of the Democrat. The men who
threw the mselves into the breach to
save our State from the atrocious
scheme of the Procriptionists, amid
abuse and detraction, are worthy to
be trusted, and their services at the
struggle ''for the civil and political
rights of all persons" should not for
gotten. And they will not be forgot
ten--always provided. however, that
they remain true to their opposition to
prescription and proscriptionists-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

CONE ONE CONE ALL, to the grand
Railroad meeting next Saturday. The
favorite popular orator, VIM. Yerger
and G. Z. Hooker, will address the
meeting.
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A Radical Correspondence
don Of thc H1rn=t Co.. his Hir
Engineer the Carpet
scheme fm uhe ygissiasIpuII
Correspondence CiuciuuaUl.
wA"'soroN Na
BUTLER

The Cave was ina hIgh ra.
ment yesterday afternoon. a.r
Dill 10 revive the old constitution
bly, Of Mississippi The pn..U. .
liar Buticrish. Onc-thirI u. r.. .
vention being now iu NuH
gagged In the useful Occupation
allspice' pepper sale and .u.
dead and gone % glory anI U.
retired 70 the tOnsorIul pu#H.
razor the project was IIkn g..
from the Vastly deep. Euu
beastly pertiuacitycUuId 10. 10.
ticability, ami held0D thr1ugHa
storm 81 wind. lie bad che fa"
avOwed intent Of moving IHnu..
ton at the end Of Die houraul
reply, he, by his gross mI-n.
grosscr personalities, created .
or maddeued Interruptions.
The members crow dcd as lHu Il.
side cursed, talked, laughed l-I +.
First one, then another, thpu 4. .
threcs, wTathtul SOlOus shoufr 81
err. and begged tn put Uur
Butler declined TO- Yield aud a.#
two noises alone could he o.
the snaky, tiRcrish growl OF E#
and the running nccOmulutu..
Speaker gravel that beat I'll.
with a vim and pertiuaCitr .##
Butler held the floOr and Dad M.
ton Of seeing his absurd pfaeErf
by a tremendous majority
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

Peter Casey, an old and Y.
izen Of Vicksburg has been q
Postmaster at that p.a~
Herald good authority 'P@
Of the appointment L is'
brother Of Mr.. Casey i 7. u.
law Of Gen. Grant. Lnog
burg.
-qaesg- fa
Queen Victoria moditate
more books upon The Scotch
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RAILROAD MEETING.

A Public Meeting will be held in
Jackson, AT THE CITY HALL, On SATURDAY,
nth INSTANT, AT II CLOCK,
Of all persons interested in building the
NATCHEZ q YAZOO VALLY RAIL
ROADS.
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baltimore Cattle Market.

Prices ranged rs follows: Old Cows
and Scalawags ut 81 25@5; fair
quality hOeves at loss 90; orli-
nary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows at
5 OO@Sd and the very best Beeves at
SSp per 100 lbs., the average price
being about 81 90 gross, The mar
kct opened dull but closed quite nc
tive today y slight dec inc from the
rates az last week. s't''a' Al''is"
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ENnntfrU
Jnn,es Gather, ct. ais. ~. 5Ht r
The object of Ibis suit, ame n..st other things,
is TO subject TO sale n tract Of 33a 81 acres OF
land, situate on Leading Greek, in the county
Of Glmcr, the property Of the defendant, james
Gather, to satisfy certain judgment liens against
the same in compliments bill mentioned, and
also the lieu Of a judgment rendered ut the
November term Of the late county court Of Gil
mer county, against Jamcs Gather for $a6G
II 81 cents, with interest on $3.50 81 cents
from the 9th ofSep,ember, 1856, and interest,
on 81 Is 81 u cents residue thereof, from tie
18th day Of September, 1857, and 81 "a. cents
costs, and the lien Of /. judgment rendered at
the May term OF the circuit court of s,d
cpunty, 1866, in favor Of Mnter jackson, use
o: Is. Jackson, against said james Gather and
Jessce, l.. Covert, for $780, tue penalty Of a for.
tritcd forthcoming bond taken upon the judg-
ment aforesaid but to be discharged by tho
payment Of $3l3,9il IL cents, will, interest
thereon from the eth day Of January, 1861,
until paid, md s. o. cents costs.
And happening by affidavit filed that the
d PENDANT, lessee L. Gov TT, is not resident Of
this State, and hen appearing, it is ordered
that he do appear here within one month after
The first publ a ion Of tl,is order, and do what
may be necessary 10 protect lis interest in this
suit. fr. raf Tes,c: am; d. bs5i
r. NJ. BRANNON, Clerk. qg
Fleming & Bennett, p. q. Na'e Il
.uLe 2l-4t Nh ',Hs.!I !j ;.tti IL sH r- re
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.: l1E
A Trulcs held in Tie clerk office Of the cir
~ cult coart of Calhoun county, on the frs.
Mondly in June, 1869. IN
Samuel U.tncr, ct. ais.

Samuel H:tacr, ct. ais. .5t
rs. Inv III chancery.
George ". BcaN, ct. ais.
The object Of this suit, among other things,
is to subject TO sale II tract Of 10 acres Of land,
. II the Little Kam.wl,a river, IN Calhoun co,,n.
y, the property ofthe defendant George ".
iiatdnMn. Also 5" ncres Of land on the West
Fork of the Little Hanawlm river in said
g 'll'oan county, the property of the defendant,
Percsrinc Hays, TO satisfy the lien of judy
mcnt rendered by the circuit court of Gil,ncr
county, 1T its spring term, 1857, in favor oil the
Commonwealth Of virglnin, for the complain.
ants, Jack Townsend" against the defend
ants, George n. lIeall, George ". gllarlman.
peresrinc Hays. James P. Hunt, and Joseph
Cr''i. for the s,lin Of $40, the penalty OF n
lond, but to be discharged by the payment Of
Sill GO cents, with interest thereon from, the
10Th OF September, 1856 until paid, and SIG 81
cents costs ut law aid The costs Of this suit.
And it appearing by affidavit filed that the
defendants, George n. l,call and George II.
Stnit II are not residents Of this State and they
not having appeared, on motion Of complain,
ants by their counsel, II Is ordered that thev
do appear here within one month after The first
publication ofthls order. aud do what may he
necessary to protect their in,crcstsin this suit,
and that this order be posted and published
according 10 law. l..f 1este f,y5st
N. 3. FERREL, Clerk.
Fleming 4 Bennett, Soils for Complts.
june 14..lt
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