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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

The Ohice- Tenure embroglio
continues. The Senate still hesi-
tates to take from Geu. Grant the
restrictions which hostile Con-
gress placed upon Mr.. Johnson
Pending the question he refuses
to make changes in the official
1ncunpents, to the intense griei
of the outs and corresponding de-
light of the ins. Nor does the
halfway measure of susPending
the law, satisfy him. He claims
the whole OF none. A special to
the St. Louis Democrat RADICAL
thus explains the situation
THE PRESIDENT ON THE TESURE-oF-
OFFICE LAW.
w.s41SGToN. March 1.-THE Pres
ident has expressed his views quite
freely to Senators and others aoout the
Tenure-of-O Office law. He holds that u
protects officeholders just as much
during the session as during the Vaca-
tion of Congress. He says 1t authorlzes
suspension during the vacation iol
certain specific reasons, ana, IN MS
opinion, strict and fair interpretation
of its provisions will not allow r. r.
moval during the session except loi
reasons warranting suspension durlns
vacatiop hut the officeholders have
political views different from those OF
tho administration does not, In III,
Judgment, constitute proper GROUND
for suspension. and therefore, OF
course, not for removal.
1t may be noted in this connection
that he has made but one removal, al
his other nominations having been FOL
vacancies. The paper in the case o.
King, head of the engineering bureau
of the NAVY Department was READ
"In place of b. +. sherwood, whom
desire removed" but no reasons were
given. He could. of course, use SIM
liar formula in other cases, but wheth-
er he would choose to do so is a ques-
ton he alone can answer. lt can also
be stated that the views of the Presl-
dent were communicated TO the Caol'
net meeting yesterday. and were en-
dorsed by all the members.
The President is well aware thal
many public men want him 10 give
different construction to the laws Du'
he has fully considered it in all IL
provisions. and is able to reach nc
other Interpretation than therein
stated. He has no purpose to antago-
nize Congress or the Senate, but must
under the Constitution, see that the
laws are faithfully executed, and mas
no official adviser but the members o.
the Cabinet.
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anime the extracts which we have |
published in relation to the cotton
CROP T r 81
At last the bubble has burst.
The delusion of a large crop IN
1868, which spectators and their
inscriptions agents, and blind
dupes tried so industriously to
keep mp, and which victimized
many an innocent customer. has
faded out ofview under the test
of actual results.
In vain did planters who watch
ed their crops with sleepless Wig
lance nursed them with care;
and fought all their enemies with
desperation, report that they
would be Short And in vain
did the local newspapers, speak
ing the opinion of producers,
make continual note OF the unfa-
yorable prospect as the season
progressed. f
These accounts were not be-
lieved. The Interests of specula-
tors must be subserved at all haz-
yards: and the predictions of po-
litical sentimentalistS and shall
lowed-pated economists, must be
verified, though the Heavens fall
that the productions OF the
South would be increased by
emancipation.
But after all, how do these cal
citations Of the worshippers of
mammon, and these theories of
luna.ics who have not read the
histories of the West Indies, com
pare with the figures? The truth
is known that in the year OF our
Lord 1860, the cotton crop OF the
Southern States. amounted to four
neiIlio7, eight hundred and screen
tt0ne thousand bales land they
arere bales that were made in
those days.) And now, at the
winding up Of the business of '68,
the very same population, having
the same soil to cultivate-the
same sun to shine upon them
the same vicissitudes of seasons to
pass through-the same showers
to fall upon and fructify the earth
produces tlc0 ast2ItO7aS three
hundred thousand bales, land
small ones at tina } No one now
dares to even hope for more.
The Liverpool factors, recur-
ring to all the promises that were
made, and the hopes that have
been INDUCED, frantically ex-
claim, "our expectations have
not been realized, but the reverse
has TRANSFERRED" Prospects are
growing from bad to worse. >
1.-The deficit is serious" And the
manufacturer finds his operations
sadly curtailed, and he is driven
to the recourse of "short time
But yet our planting friends
must not deceive themselves. 1t |
is no business of theirs to supply |
the mills Of Lowell or Manches- |
ter, and to keep their hungry OPP
eratiyes employed, at the cost of
their own convenience and profit.
The succession Of short crops has
the manufacturers in
terests at home and abroad, and
reduced consumption thus forbid
ing the hope of an increase in
prices, or even their maintenance
at thepresent rates. The supply
small as it is, is gaining upon
consumption. Low prices may
be the consequence; higher prices
cannot be.
1t is the business of our produ-
'ers to pursue the even tenor of
heir way. Raise cotton, but
'aise in excess Of cotton, crops for '
he subsistence of producers and
lon-producers athome, ample and l
o spare, and your wealth and
Material independence are Sc |
ured. And with wealth will
ONE power. +
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The independence OF CABIN.
Senator Sherman has introduced III,
following Joint resolution:

Senator Sherman has introduced th,
following joint resolution;
Whereas, The United States observe
with profound interest the civil waI
existing In Cuba, and sympathise with
US people, as with the people of an
American nations, In their efforts Ia
secure independence of European
i'owers, yet the United States cannot
depart from its established policy of
strict neutrality, until, by the usages
OF nations, the people Of Cuba estab-
lish de facto government; there
fore
BE 1t resolved, &c, That the Presl-
dent Of the uaited States Is hereby au-
thorised to recognize the indepen-
dence OF Cuba, whenever, In his opin-
ion, according TO the usages of nations
and precepts and practice Of Spain, a
de facto government Is maintained by
the people of Cuba, which secures lib
erty to all its inhabitants, and other
essential principles Of a republican
government.
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1t will be remembered that this
staunch Ohio Democrat was turned
out of Congress last winter for the
purpose of heaping up the Radical
veto majority. The people of his dis
trict have sent him back by an in.
creased majority, and the other dav
he took his seat amid the warm con-
graduation Of his friends Mobile
Register.
Gen. Morgan is a member Of
the Reconstruction Committee.
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A Gard from Prof Gathrisht
From the Macon Beacon.
OFFICE OF SUSiMERvLLE INST +,
GHoLsoN, Miss, Mich 10th, '63.S


OFFICE OF SUSiMERvILLE INsI, =,
GHoLsoN, Miss, Mich 10th, 63b
Mr.. EGitor:-Since my name appear
al in the papers among those who
have been relieved of their political
disabilities, have received numerous
notifications Of the fact, that l have
turned radical, scalawag &c" ana
nv business is likely TO suffer, and l
am likely to become martyr 10
cause that / have not espouseu' Let
me say to my friends that l am no
politician, 10 Office seeker no Radical.
/ have only sought to be moderate
and temperate. L nave an esteellSu
friend in this county [Dr. j. L. smith }
a man of science and letters, VINO was
a gentleman in Ohio, before he came
here, is who Is gentlemen here. lie
pPopoSed my name TO Cons
through some one in Washington,
without any solicitation on my part
indeed without my knowledge. lie
intended the country no harm. lie
meant TO serve me. l am grateful
to him. | wish the name of every
other white man in the State had been
i'm the same bill with mine. Print
this in your paper, so that L may have
an opportunity of saying to my fellow
citizens, that while i do not regret
that my disabilities are removed, my
affections, my associations and aifilia-
tions, social and political, are with
the white mon of Mississippi. Their
people are my Peep lie; their destiny
is my destiny; their God Is my COO.
| trust papers friendly 10 me may
COPY this. Your friend,
THOMAS 3. GATHRIGHT.
We publish the foregoing card
not only because we are "friend-
ly" to the writer Of it, but be.
cause we wish to say, that the
removal Of bis disabilities fur
nishes no occasion for censuring
him. Is every man who ac-
knowledges the authority of the
federal government and desires
to be restored to the rights OF
citizenship, to have his motives
impugned, and to be handed down
by conceited cavaliers? Will
these fault finders take the beam
out Of their own eyes; and tell US
how many of them hurried with
indecent haste to the nearest mil
.tary post to stake the oath" I'M
Ter the Presidents Proclamation
IF April 1868?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

A. w. Faulkner, member of the
Louisiana House of Representative
from the parish of Caldwell. has been
arrested on the charge of attempting
70 defraud the Phoenix Insurance
Company of Hartford, Conn, of SI0I :
600. Mr.. Faulkner was a Captain Of
cavalry, and served in North Louisi-
ana. He was tried before court-mar-
tial and cashiered for conduct unbe-
coming an officer, by selling detailed
courier posts to members of his com
pany. After the war he turned Radi-
cal and was elected to the legislature.
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DIR. 1INDAu-We had tn.

DIR. TINDALL.-We had the
pleasure of a visit, this morning,
from DR.. Tindall, of the Oklahoma
News. Doctor T. is one of the
staunch Republicans who have
rendered efficient service in de-
feating the scheme of the Com
mittee of Five. A Republican
candidate for Senator in the Mon
roe and Chickasaw District, his
election was claimed by the said
Committee on the ground of lille
gal voting in Chickasaw, but
scorning to hold an Office to which
he had not been elected, he spurn-
ed the bride.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

Senior Morales Lemus, as an
ambassador from the provisional
government in Cuba, to the Gov
eminent of the United States, has
arrived at Washington. His OBJ
ject is to obtain the recognition
by this government Of the revo-
lutionary proceedings in Cuba.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

GOOD FOR THE BEAcoN!-The
Macon Beacon says that for
some people to call Gen. Long
street a renegade, Ito the South
is AN absurdity. : At least,
let none but those who fought as
he did, denounce him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

We publish elsewhere the bill
of Mr.. Paine, entitled an act to
provide "for the organization of
provisional government for Mis-
sissippi." 1t is the same meas
ure which he introduced at the
close of the last session, as a sub
stitute for the bill reported by the
Committee.
By telegraph it is stated, that
the bin has been changed in some
unimportant particulars. The
possibility-we may say probable
ity of its passage-prompts us to
publish it for public information.
Though a loathsome scheme, it
is preferable to the original pro-
gramme of the Committee of Five,
which provided for the uncondi-
tional installation Of the defeated
Eggleston party into office, and
the enforcement of the rejected
constitution as the organic law OF
the State. This bill provides for
the resurrection Of the dry bonsoef
the defunct convention and au-
thorizes that irresponsible body
to appoint a provisional governor
who will have the power to appoint
registrars and judges of elections,
and of removing from office, filling
vacancies, &c. 1t provides that
the convention shall assemble
"forthwith;" shall not sit longer
than sixty days; and that any
provision Of tie constitution
achich nlateS to qualification to
cote or Told office, shall be vOted
on Sep0IGtetV at tie elect7O9l.
1t further provides--and to
this feature we desire to call es-
pecial that the vacan-
cies existing in the convention
from any cause whatever, shall
be filled by the voters of the sew
eral counties. This proceeding
will be preliminary to the reas-
sembline of the convention
There an lare number of vacan-
cies ; and it is proper for the
people OF the several counties in
which they may exist, to take
measures in time to secure the
election Of good men.
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Important Military Order.

The order of the District Com
mander, issued in obedience to
the laws of Congress, vacating all
offices in the State occupied by
persons who caDnot take the iron
clad cath, or whose disabilities
have not been removed, will be
found elsewhere, Incumbents
who can take the oath are permit
ted to do 50, and to continue in
the performance of their duties.
10 avoid confusion and injury to
the public interests, we trust that
persons holding Office who can
conscientiously subscribe the oath
will take that course. Good
faith to those who elected them,
requires that they should do so.
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ConstffaffomalHay OfSsate Dis
nranchisemenf Laws 40 be
Tested.

ConstifaffOnality OfSsate Dis
nranchisemenf Laws 40 be
Tested.
A decision by the Supreme
Court Of the United States, in
volving the constitutiOnality OF
the infamous law in force in Ten
nessee, which excludes one hun
dred thousand citizens of that
State from the ballot-box, may be
looked for at an early day. The
facts of the case arc presented 10y
a writer in the Cincinnati Com
mercial, whose communication is
published elsewhere in these col
umns.
The ground OH which the pc
titioner bases his application for
relief, is, that having been par
doned by the President for his
alleged participation in rebellion,
he is entitled to a full release
from the punishment which he is
suffering by operation of the
Brownlow statute of disfranchise-
ment.
The disability created by that
atrocious law is a penalty. In
the case of Cummings versus the
State of Missouri, involving the
constitutionality of the test oath
imposed by the laws of that State,
the Supreme Court decided that
having been enacted after the
committal of the offense, they
were eapost facto, and therefore
unconstitutional. In the case OF
Garland relating to the test oath
of lawyers, the Court declared
that the power of pardon confer
red on the President by the Con
stitution, "extends to every of
tense known to the law and may
be extended any time after Its
commission. The pow
er of the President is not subject
to legislative restriction" AS
to the effect and operation of a
pardon the Court held: son
this part all the authorities con
chr. A pardon reaches both the
punishment prescribed for the
otfense and the guilt of the often
der, and a0hen the pardon is full
at releases the punishment and
6lOts ont Of existence tie guilt
so that an the eye Of tie lar the
offender as as innocent as If he
had meuer committed tie ofenae.
1t makes him, as al
aoere, q n6ao man, and giveS him
a near credit and capacity"
Now, every one of the hundred
thousand white men in Tennes-
see who are excluded from the
polls by the DISTINGUISHING act,
has been Internationally par
doned by the President, and are
entitled to the exercise Of suffrage
by the supreme law of the land,
and we are confident the Suprem
Court, applying the reasoning of
the Cum mings and Garland cases,
will so decide. And, then by
virtue of this righteous decision
the whole brood of tyrannical
laws put in force in the Southern
States to exclude freedom men
from participating in the privi-
legeS of the government whose
burthens they are required to
bear equally with others, will fall
to the ground to the utter shame
and CONSERVATION of their guilty
authors.
The Vicksburg Herald states
that Col. McCardle's new journal,
The Forum, will be issued on the
18th of August. 1t will be pub
lished Says the Herald,) daily
and weekly-with new type, the
best power presses, driven by
steam, and capable and efficient |
editorial corps. The Forum will |
and maintain the position
Of a really frst-class journal"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

The cotton trade in Europe is
very dull, d the foreign papers
report that very few of the large
manufacturers are running their
mills SIX days in the week. The
majority of the establishments
have been open only four or five
days in the week, and now the
timei is generally to be reduced to
three days.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

1t is telegraphed that General
Grants sick-sick in consequence
OF the pressure of hungry, howl
ing, rayenous, raging carpet-sack-
ers, who are claiming their 70
ward.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

There are in the Southern States
l04 colleges, with $40 instructors and
17.49S students.
The annual product of maple sugar
In the United States is estimated at
100000 pounds.
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WmAT GRANT TUINKa.

Atan interview yesterday with the
PRESIDENT, the chairman Of the Militia
committee Of the House said he
thouSht Congress would not be long
IN session. Grant responded: II
am glad TO hear it. / think an early
adjournment is the very best thing
Congress can do"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

The Washington Chronicle, in
describing the composition OF
visitors at the Presidential Man.
sion, says they are Congressman,
Z" soliciting Offices for their friends.
ex'members, and eminent pol
" iticians, pressing their own
a" claims to position"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

From Liverpool, yesterday, we have
the following report: Sales of the
week 6S,0O0 bales, of which 1000
bales were to exporters, and 1900 bales
TO spectators, leaving $4,000 bales to
the trade. The total stock Is $4,000
This shows a decrease of $4,000 bales
in the total stock, and a decrease of
1,OO0 bales in the stock of American.
The market opened firmer. Sales es-
timated at 10000 bales. Middlinp
Uplands I'D Orleans l21<6I23Sde
closing firmer but not higher. Sales
10000 bales.
EASTON & CO., Cotton Brokers.
l4l Pearl Street New York.
United States $40 Bonds,
parva Sl25.500 90, m'rkt
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

In a letter from Washington,
DR.. Tindall of the Okolona News,
Republican, mentions the fol
lowing prominent Republicans
from this State, who are, or have
been there, laboring to defeat the
scheme of the Committee of Five:
"Messrs. Jeffords, Hodges, Pat
tison, Warner, and Fisk. These
two last named gentlemen, says
"Dr. Tindall, are very enthusiastic
" over the defeat of the Commit
" tee of Five, and will lend us all
"of their influence in defeating
I" any plan the aforesaid commit
" tee may suggest"
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General Anne lrpa'an


From thoH.ul lO.
The auuouucpm.u.
graph from Murl.uH...
ago,Of the asst umeUt UI COMA
1 Ames, who hI been .....
| yisiDual Governor of M..
j the removal OF Dot. ll.u#.
! Gen. Mcdowell. tU OBJ.
this Military District Goods
prise.
As Provisional Governor
State, we have heard DO
against Gen. Ame- ana Wn iH.#
cline to tho opinion tNatH0 H
himselftO me duties Ot N..
and discharged them as 4.I4.
TO the people Of the state
possible under the CirCuWsIH
We certainly indulge ODE Dol.
Gen, Ames may prOvcquI.H
able 20 our people as hIH proc
proved. And % do go be- Has
observe simple Justice and I.
the white people of Che State
tied 10 the protection 0i sH.
well as the negroes aud t1 eAf.
self to punish crime when
by blacks as well when peEI
by whites.
We have nota word t0 lF
paragement OF Gen. Ames .
other hand, we welcome hH
command Of the Departments
most gladly support hlm in tl.
st effort he may make tO give
Iuiet and flood government e
Iippi, civil or military.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25
Cotton Sta tisIics.

We are again indebted tC
Messrs. Easton e. Co., for inter
esting cotton statistics, we quote
from their circular of March 18th
as follows
During the week prices here show
adecline of &C., while Liverpool is I'D.
/ higher; consequently the two markets
are much nearer parity, and Man
| chester orders are coming in freely.
Our spinners are doing but little, and
their stocks are nearly at a minimum
point. There have been received at
the ports since lst September l,6S9,379
bales. of which exporters have taken
9l5,336; spinners 430,l9l, and the
stocks have increased 343,S52 bales.
Difctt in receipts as compared with
last year, 75,025 bales. DefeR in ship
ments to Liverpool, now 234S25 bales.
In the annual Liverpool circulars
the supply for that port was estimated
as follows: America 1.350.000; India,
l.500 600; Brazil, 100000; Egypt. &c,
270.OO0; West Indies, 10000 bales.
Since that time the accounts of the
crops have been very disappointing,
and the estimates of the probable sup
ply have been considerably reduced.
We estimate noU that the above figures
will be reduced about 100000 bales.
This Will necessitate a reduction in
the consumption to about 10000 bales
weekly. We hear that the consump-
ton is now down to 10000 bales, and
the smaller production of goods is |
having some effect on the prices in |
Manchester. When the consumption 1
has been eurtailed further, as it must |
be, to keep the stock from running |
very Low, every pound of yarn and |
yard of goods produced fmanufac-
tured) can easily be sold at remunera-
i've rates.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

Texas has got up gold excitement
6y discovering the precious metal at
FL Paso.
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1t - believed the measure reported
by Mr.. Trumbull, concelling whatever
OF recognition as a State has been ex-
Tended TO Georgia, will scarcely receive
Lhe executive sanction. The Presl-
Gent has repeatedly said, within the
iast month, that Georgia was State
IN the Union, and FOR Congress to de
ny her representation Is to 90 back
on their best reconstruction acts.
Ihere are evidently breakers ahead.
ana u may be pretty safely predicted
~ WIZ be sought TO avoid them By
hastening the adjournment Of Con-
grcss.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

The order known as the kul
So. Crispln has over 100000 me
In the United States.
In 1900 0eOrria made 70oQ
ofcotton, valued &C g3lOJlVp
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

The estimated number Of farms In
virginia, exclusive Of unimproved
and wild lands, Is ninety-three thou
sand,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

:, Professor Bond, who performed on
the Hght-rope, I'm this city month or
Two ago, broke his neck, recently, in
Charleston, S. C. =
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

The Cincinnati Commercial,
Republican "commends" the APP
pointment of Gen. Longstreet, on
the ground that intelligent men,
"capable Of public affairs, in the
South, who are not rebels, are
"not a great multitude"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25

We are glad to learn that the Chat
tanoogo Railroad Company are show
ing practical signs of an earnest pur-
pose. One of their contractors. Mr..
bartholomew Collins, has already
completed five miles of the roadbed.
which is cleared 100 feet in width. and
is ready for the reception Of the cross
ties He has Ohe camp Of 800 men on
Manuel's plantation, about Eve miles
beyond the Potchartrain Railroad. and
another camp of 200 men ut Michoud,s
plantation, still further on. Such evil
denees Of enterprise are vitalizing and
truly encouraging.