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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-09-02
The Louisville COurier-.B Ournal ON
Ihe Conservative Address.

George d. Prentice's paper, the Louis
vile Courier-Journa one Of the ablest,
as it if one of the most uncompromising,
of all the conservative newspapers in the
United States, comes to hand with the
following strong and unqualified endorse
ment of the Address of Hon. Amos X.
Johnston and his one hundred and thirty
odd co-signers. Taking broad view Of
the situation, remote from the local pre-
JUDGES which are inseparable from cam
paign like the one in which we are en-
barking, the Courier-Journal expresses its
full concurrence in the wisdom of the
course advocated, (Hot dictated, as has
been cautiously alleged, in the address
One hundred and thirty-five Of the promi-
nent Democrats and Conservatives of Missis-
sippi have published an address 10 the people
of that State upon the election that is to take
place there on the Both of November. They
assume no authority, but calmly and, in our
opinion, wisely advise that no Democratic
ticket. or third ticket of any kind, shall be
nominated, but that the Conservative Republic
can ticket shall be supported against the Kadi-
cal ticket. They wish their friends TO occupy
the ground occupied to such good purpose by
the supporters of Walker, in Virginia, and
those of Senter, in Tennessee. They are calm,
confident and firm. They doubt not that sue
cess will be won if deserved. No frowning
shadow of President or Congress chills their
souls. No vision of bayonets alright their
eyes. They hear not in fancy the drum beats
Of future military courts.-Louisville Courier
Journal
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The Test GA uh-The e, Cabinet.

We had information by telegraph a
few days ago, that the Secretary of War
had stated positively to Virginians that
Gen. Candy would not be permitted to
require the members elect of the Virginia
Legislature to take the iron-clad oath.
The Western press of the Doth publishes
the following dispatch purporting to ex-
plain the views of each member of the
Cabinet, on the subject:
Boutwell, and Cresswell will sustain Hoar,
lin favor of administering the oath,) but
Fish, Robson and Rawlins will oppose him,
holding that the act of Congress does not
require the test oath of the Vir GINA Legis-
lature. Cox is regarded uncertain,
though many claim that he viii coincide
with Fish and Rawlins. 1t is also undes-
stood that Attorney General Hoar has not
prepared any opinion. which accounts for
the delay in definite Cabinet action relative
to this most important subject.
In this uncertainty, we advise our peo-
pie to canvass the claims of both classes
of persons for the Legislature, who can,
and who cannot take the oath, with a
view to their availability; and be prepar-
ed to conform their action to the decision
which may be rendered by those who have
the power to enforce it. They cannot
afford to elect men who are not able to
qualify, and to have their seats filed by
the Bitter-Enders who will receive the
next highest vote. Remember that the
paramount duty is not to reward friends,
but to save the State from the proscrip-
tive rule of the disfranchisers. In their
present condition of political impover-
lshment, they are poweriess to do the one
but by patriotic and united effort, they
Will accomplish the other.
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other race OF people. Dn.i
t Y behaved for the most On
fidelity and affection. l1
years absence from ho,,a 'unas
tront with the colors ~ ele'.
furnished support for 49, iN rr
20 those | lett behind. a. gave IL
my imprisonment. NM ,I4 Naa
motheriess IN o land of .,l'sH
black people We're as tr', .lal..
needle % tile pole. Tho. W l
on my plantations. wa-Lf. lf1b.
doing well for me. and U'iY i
/ would not Put them a..i' 'f t..
labOrerOn earth. llr
But along with thisE.a,.
tent 10 every one who I.I..'
More thah onc-haliof aiI#.
of the South o. growing
brambles. Less thlu or. y f.
crop made iu tle SCOUT. f..I
now produced. Nearly In
of the country arc iiIting
no more home labor n. I..
waited four year. and Iat.I
e5t efforts % get imm.gr.r,.
and laborers from the Nort '.s.
have failed. A ChlUsrI..
this labor from Asia. aul gI'...
made, with "a view of nfsr..
of benetitting every lUgl f...
tious Is made that Wp lrs ~.
the black man. ~uchan....
cite mirth. 10 IL did moi ma,
Applause
The black man /. gu.Ir....
ed Ia the Introduction "a t.-
the white man. The bIarL .
lie Is citizen of thr tnurfr-
ed IN It's progrc-s, both a.
and as matter ot iutrr.r
as population shall grow
increases, taxes willdimIt.I
mau increases in mean. ANAL
Their for "a term OF year. nr
want Co hire The chouOtIf
All men of all pursuit.. .r..
thc speedy Increase ul .DUr
Without this Increase .....
without labor We cannot har...
We want labor Tor guI.u...
10 tor internal imprOYpu..A
manufacturers. Nev -
loom, the anvil, placed .I.r.
want railroads pcuotatIur
tlons. An this you c4lrn
money. The modcy sou
out labor The labor lUa
out an increase of Inm.r
crease OF population 500 b.t..
60 get from Europe ur tE,u.
IL offers To come to yuu
YOU accept ity lf-o, make Ii,
10 those made by the lmm.
eiety for populuiug rua ST.
your now desolatc hpissuH
like the rose.
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fseu. Grants Report Of the C0ndi-
: ffom and Feelings OF the S0ufmerm
People after the close OF the war
VS.. TmrbelH's Pre9emded kkeEnoraAm


There are many reasons to doubt the
truth of the report which Gen. IarDell
has caused to be made of his interview
with Gen. Grant. For instance he is
represented to have expressed doubts OF
the sincerity of the professions OF the
Southern people, "beedHse it seemed I'M
''possible for men to accept sincerely and
$50 suddenly views and opinions which
ssthey had resisted at so much cost :
:. He could not realize that such arus the case
Now mark how plain tale Will put
this story down, 1t is told by Grant
himself in his Report son the feelings and
intentions of the Southern people to-
wards the General Government In 1863.
Even at that early day. he said In that
solemn form that they had accepted the
situation in good faih"that there was
universal acquiescence by them IN the
authority of the Government that they
were anxious to return to selfgovernment
within the Union as soon as possible ana
that they were IN earnest in wishing to 90
what they think is required of them by
the government, not humiliating to them
as citizens" DC.
This is what Gen. Grant reported to
Congress in 1865. Tarbell reports that
in 1869 (four years later he expressed
doubts of their sincerity" because ne
could not conceive that they had so
"suddenly abandoned the views or Inten-
tions towards the government which they
had once maintained.
1t is logically impossible for both re-
ports to be true. We will put Grants
written testimony in 1865 against Tar
bells coloring of what he said in 1869.
Tarbell is good witness, but unfortu-
nately for his statements he testifies too
much! This was the weakness of his tes-
timony to the Congressional Committee
about the election in Mississippi. OF
which, more anon.
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The Pilot, carpet-baggers' organ,
speaks sneeringly of Joe Williams, the
colored orator, as ga Niger from Tennes-
see." This is the style in which the car
pet-bag and scalawag fraternity speak OF
colored people when they show discern
ment enough to detect their selfish plans
and have pride enough to refuse to be-
come their degraded tools. Thus they
style Williams ga niger from Iennes-
see." And on the same principle
they caused Highgate, the colored teach
err, who is National Republican, to be
seized by military order, in Brandon
placed on barrel, gagged and kept
standing in the sun for hours, for no 9th
er offence than speaking of Corliss, the
Radical sheriff of Rankin, who is under
arrest for stealing, as ''thief. High
gate merely repeated what is known to
everybody, and has been published time
and again through the newspapers, with
out any one presuming to question the
right of speech thus INDUCED. But the
case is changed as soon as these express
sions are made by colored man, who
has Joined the National Republicans,
seeing that his race will go to perdition If
they follow the lead of the carpet-bag-
gers and scalawags. A beautiful exam
pie of the equality of right and the priv
ilege of free speech hypocritically pro-
fessed by the harpies in order to impose
on the credulity of the negroes by whom
they expect to be helped to the public
plumber they are craving.
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CARPEr.BAGSERS' PLAT.
FORM.

PRoscRIPTIoN.-In proof Of which, see
Franchise clause, No. Z, OF the Eggleston
Constitution, permanently establishing test
oath excluding from suffrage and holding
office "A large class of capable and meritori
Gus citizens espective of party, who are
nevertheless saddled with the burthens Of
government. Consequently it means:
Disfrahchisement;
Class Legislation;
Exclusive privileges;
Taxation WITHOUT Representation.
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Ia accordance with previous pul
the meeting TO appoint delegate 90 Z.
ventiOn. 10 be holden AZ Jackson IN
September, was convened nc OteAA
on the 2sth August, DR.. Is. $. ba'n
ding, and w. j. Burdendorf actIns
rotary. ...t
Charles Boster, from the c0mmi
point delegates 10 said COnFcnt'00l nj
Messrs. III. krebs, W. O.. kendaih y
Galloway, w. Griffin. T.. handaA
iiilbo, or any one Of them, which ~
adopted, and, on motion Of MOS
the proceedings were ordered 20 "a ft
ed, and that the meeting adjoufn. e.'. i
B. s. DAVIS fIs
W., j. BURDENDORF, Secretary
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The Orphans Remembered h
1erHr~ county

a y ~ p q .H" .'.
EDuOR CLARION
One week ago on YESTERDAY l
posed In Fayottc Sabbath school
Schools should take up "a collects.
benefit Of the Orphans Home q
tee Of three young ladies Wl. lI
receive contributions for the a..
/ send you by the hands of O. g. 4.
sum Of 500 80, which YOU WIl
ward to the II me Treasurer IU
il the result Of the cXcrtiOu. Ui fol
the young ladies, and the sub-Df.U
school proper. The other ladies ].
yet reported, but we believe ruli
at work, and soon send something
you, 70 be forwarded. Our Maso
has been at work, and our friend
er b. Il. Paddock, viii send Jhc lr
lected from that source very -00n
with the hope that the donation
relieve TO some extent, the many W
those cJnhded to our charge by OBJ
men who gave their lives for our
that our people generally may r
the call made upon them iu tHal
have The honor 20 remain
Very Respectfully. &e- ..-
q. Y. CARTE.
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The Vicksburg Times states that Pease,
the Radical Superintendent of Education
of the Bureau of this State, wrote to
Washington, and had the Rev. JAMES
LYNCH, the colored preacher, removed
from the Office of Assistant Superin-
tendent. We understand that the re-
presentations made to Gen. Howard
against Lynch, by which the object of
Pease was accomplished, were of the most
INSCRIPTIONS and damaging character !;
and that the victim of this plot had no
previous warning of the Vaccinations of
his accuser. The Times adds, that 'Ethe
IMAM Pease, who struck the underhanded
elbow at Lynch, is stumping the State,
telling the colored people what good
friend of theirs he is. OF course, the
''four hundred dollars a month he re-
''ceives from the Bureau has nothing to
''do with it-certainly not.
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OUR PLATFORM.

Such Constitution and Laws as will eff c
tually secure tbs civil and political rights OF
ALL persons.--Gen. Grants Message. April
It'll 1863.
Which means restoration ofciyil govern
ment; no prescription; universal amnesty
and Equal Rights before the laW 70 All. de-
Mai OfJUst &c 10 none; no exclusive eDoi-
uments ar privilege to any class taxation
with representation.
And 70 the end that all persons, white an !
black. rich and poor, may enjoy the full
benefits Of free government, and the fruits
Of their toll. we win add: Low Taxes and
an economical government.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-09-02

The Star, of Enterprise, should be a
little more circumspect in crediting its
selections. In its issue Of the 25th, it
credits to THE CLARION the authorship
of an article entitled "How can they get
in!" which contains views directly the
opposite of those we have constantly ex-
pressed in these columns
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-09-02

Gov. BRowN's LETTER letter
of Gov. Brown to Judge Dent was evil
IDENTITY not written for publication. But
It's author never has an opinion on ques-
tions affecting public affairs which are not
open as day. 1t is to the point-sensible
and practical-and we trust will throw
light In certain quarters where it is much
needed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-09-02

We observe that the last address of the
Ultra Radicals State Executive Commit
tee published in the Pilot does not include
the name of Rev. James Lynch. 1t
seems to have been struck from the roll.
Has he given offense by publishing to the
world that the white people of Mississippi
do not wish to deprive the blacks of their
political rights-that no issue exists be-
tween whites and blacks, and that to ere
ate one would be curse to both races?
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GEO. A. SMYTHE, L. S. Co
The Grand Festival OF COIOred PeO-
pie i'm Rankin { o.. on tIae 26sh.

A correspondent gives an account of
the colored peoples festival in the vicin-
ity of Howelrs station, Rankin county
on the Doth The writer of this para
graph having been present can bear tes-
timOny to the accuracy of the report.
Between thirteen and fifteen hundred
persons were present-of the number
some three hundred were whites who were
invited to be present on the occasion in
general call which embraced all. The
affair was conducted exclusively by the
colored people The best order was pre-
served and the utmost good feeling dis
played. OF the speakers, by consent the
chief place was assigned to Mr.. JOE.
WILLIAMS, who spoke to his race with
great success upon topics calculated to
instruct and advance them in the new
path they have been called to pursue.
Mr.. Highgate (colored) whose Occupa-
ton is that of teacher spoke eloquently
and to the point.
Mr. Williams, who has travelled ex-
tensively and seen much of his race in
all parts of the Union, North and South,
expressed himself greatly surprised at
the evidences of thrift and prosperity
which he saw around him in Rankin
county compared with other communi-
ties. 1t is observable that in that county
there has been a smaller decrease in the
production of leading staples since the
war than in any other locality where sla-
very existed to any considerable extent.
Compared to other regions, labor has
been abundant; and the lands opened be-
fore the war are in cultivation. The Sc
cret of this prosperity exists in the fact
that the kind relations and good under
standing between the races have never
been seriously disturbed, and both have
been benefited by their reciprocal good
will and the mutual desire to accord justice
in all matters. The demonstration on
Thursday, which was not political affair,
was triumphant vindication of the wis
dom of this course
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Th e Meeting in Carroll.

Our correspondents have furnished re-
ports of the meeting in Carroll on the
10Th. 1t was appointed by the Bitter
Enders, who with pretense of liberality
invited the Conservatives to participate.
The latter were represented by Gov.
Brown, and by Gen. Dugan and Mr.
Manaway, (colored,) National Republi-
cans. An unfair arrangement of discus
sion was insisted upon by the RAIDS.
Judge Morris of the Vicksburg Re-
publican spoke first. After he con-
cluded, scheme which had been con-
cocted by the Low Downers to draw
away the negroes, to prevent their hear
ing the reply of Gov. Brown, was
partly successful. His speech was ter
rible excoriation of Morris and exposure
of Radicalism generally, and did much
good. Morris rejoined. The balance is
reported by the Carrollton Conservative,
as follows
We then proposed to put General Dugan
up. No! pease, ''green pease," ''marrow-
fat," ~ ankee late" ''few on a vine," "a new
kind. by the way must speak " education
ally" and so he got up, and began on poll
tics, and having refused to discuss with
Gen. Dugan. after Morris proposed it to the
crowd. Col. Somerville, one of the modera-
tors told him he couldn't stand that, and an
nounced to the crowd that the redoubtable
Captain declined to discuss with Gen. Du-
gan. The General then arose, cry after cry
for Dugan had stunned the ears He is
good looking man, he had fought to free his
cOlored friends. while dough-faced Morris
was on the rebel side. He, Dugan. was the
first man to start the Republican party in
this State, was State printer, printer for the
Convention, and he said he knew all these
rascals, Morris, Gibbs, Barry. and others, and
knew them to be dirty set. That he was
a Conservative Liberal Republican, and was
glad to find men of that stamp everywhere:
Tuttle's party, Morris party, was all wrong
He spoke with great effect. Pease couldn't
be served, it was discovered pease were out
OF seasOn-too late.
Manaway was demanded by the crowd,
and for half an hour made one of the most
telling speeches to his own race. He was
applauded. One honest old freedman ex-
claimed, fore God, OATS my doctrine
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"A Washington correspondent of the n.
1. Times (RePublican) asserts that Gen
Grant, few days before the Virginia
election informed Mr.. Lewis, the Walker
candidate for Lieutenant Geovenor. that
he preferred the election of Wells, and
would vote in that State. Nevertheless
the Nationl Republicans and Conserva-
tives were not influenced a feathers by
the declaration; nor did the Presidents
preference interfere with his purpose to
require free election and fair count by
his military appointees.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-09-02

DIR. w. ID. Marsh, President of the
Enterprise Immigration Society, has
made, in the Star, of Enterprise, an Ella
borate report concerning the soil, climate,
and productions of his region, which will
doubtless prove useful to persons in search
of homes. We viii endeavor to make
room for it soon.
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A SPECK OF WAR "A Washington
special to the New Orleans Times, dated
2Sth, says:
1t is rumored here to-day that Grant has
shown disposition to back from the hole in
the sky, and Judge Dent is said to be much
elated In consequence. Nothing definite can
be learned, but it is believed there has been
some disagreement between the President
and Boutwell,.
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,


Personally appeared before me, Geo. A.
Smvthe. United States Commissioner, j. r.
Highgate, colored man and teacher OF a
Freedman school in Madison county, and
State of Mississippi, who being sworn, says
that being on a visit to Brandon, Rankin
county, and said State: He was, on Friday,
the 9th of August, 1869, inticed to the
camp of the garrison at that place, by man
dressed in citizens clothes, who afterwards
proved to be BreV. Maj. ROSencrantz, OF the
10th L. S. Infantry, commanding the de-
tachment of United States soldiers at that
post. Having been asked If he had called
Mai. Corliss. Sheriff of Rankin county
thief. and having replied that he had done
so privately, but in no public speech, he was
made TO stand upon barrel under guard,
and that the guard was ordered IN his De-
lief to shoot him if he attempted to escape.
He further swears that when he asked for
breakfast and was refused, that he denounc-
ed Mai. RosencrantZ as no gentleman, and
that Mai. RosencrantZ then had his hands
tied behi:.d his back and gag placed in his
mouth-that the gag was so tightly tied that
it gave him great pain, and was kept upon
him for fifteen minutes or longer. He fur
Their swears that after the gag had been
taken of, and when he again began to talk,
the guard was ordered to bayonet him,
which he (the guard) refused to do and was
replaced by another.
He further swears that he was arrested
about 9 o'clock A. NJ, and kept standing
upon the barrel from that time until four
O'Clock P. NJ, without being permitted to
have anything to eat. And that this was
for no other reason to his knowledge than
because he expressed the belief that Maj.
Corliss, the Sheriff of Rankin county, is
guilty of the charge OF stealing Rankin
county funds, for which he Is now under
arrest, and so believing had called him a
thief.
Sworn and subscribe to, this the 18th of
August, 1869.
J.R. HIGHGATE.
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1.-The nigs;er rom Tennessee, is the
eontemptuo'Is style in which the organ of
the Carpet bag fraternity speaks of joe
Williams, He Is ready to meet, in fair
discussion, on the questions in which the
interests of his race are involved, any or
ali OF the Carpet-bag and Scalawag band
Lei them bring their biggest guns-the If
Anderson, Barry, Alcorn, Gibbs, Fisher,
Musgrove' Me- Gowan, or Tarbell, and he
VIII meet tho whole pack, singly or in
troops, as the y may prefer
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Every farmer or mechanic should produce
his own mutton rather than pay such an ex-
orbitant price as is demanded for beef. Pro-
cure two or three sheep put them In q clean
and comfortable place, feed them from one
20 two pounds each Of corn and oats daily.
This viii fatten them in Few weeks.
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BY typographical error, Gen. Tar
bell is represented to have written his let
ter declaring the incapacity of the negro
to vote, in 1869. 1t should have been
1867.
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The Eggleston-Alcorn faction have ia
ken upon themselves the unqualified en-
dOrscment Of the expressions and outra-
ges OF the Ames Administration. The
last Order' denying the privilege of the
writ of Habeas Corpus to all persons. white
and black, whose liberties are violated
adds immensely to the weight Of the bnr
then they have shouldered.
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The strength Of the DISTINGUISHING ele-
ment in Tennessee politics was concen-
trated in the Eastern section of that State
where the negro vote is smallest.
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The Vicksburg Herald, after saving a
dozen times that it approves the policy
suggested in the Conservative Address to
support the candidates of the National
Republicans and to accept the Constitu-
ton as submitted by the President, copies
edltorlally from contemporary. the de-
claration that there twill be little diff
Guilty in converting State Convention
for organization to defeat the Negro Con-
Hst't'd'On." Well, suppose you do defeat
the NEGRO Constitution ?" VIII it not
leave you under the rule of Ames. which
IS the double concentrated essence of Radi-
callsm, IN Its most abOminable form?-
what VIII you have gained except another
step In the mire, from which The people
have too long vainly hoped to extricate
themselves by impossible agencies. Negro
suffrage Is as much the rule of the nation
as the changes of the seasons are the laws
OF nature Under republican form of
government, it is the legitimate conse-
quence OF negro emancipation.
The Oxford Falcon says there are not
ten white citizens in that county who viii
vote Tor the Ames-Alcorn ticket, in the
coming election, but there are some few
dissatisfied conservatives who viii proba-
bly, not vote Let these men remember
that to be inactive. is equivalent to throw
ing their votes in!favor of the Extremists.