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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

DEAR FRIEND WEIR: | embrace the
present opportunity of writing to you
hoping that things are going to our
advantage. am still hopeful that our
party will triumph. The democrats
were jubilant here on the 10th; they
had a dinner for the democratic col
ored voters and all good conservatives.
l have been told by reliable men that
several graves have been opened for
radicals that would not repeat for
having voted the republican ticket,
and they believed that they could not
escape those open graves that were
destined for all radicals that would not
repent for voting the republican tick
ct. / send you a negro democratic
star that was made to distinguish the
democrats from the radicals: many of
the people were driven or ordered
away il they would not put on the
star. One man told me he was knock
ed out of his element because he did
not have on democratic star; it was
down on the street in Oxford. No
man defended him, because was rad.
The republicans have no protection
whenever it can be helped. If man
Will wear democratic star here he
can do just as he pleases, and imposes
on the radicals, and they are not pro-
tected by the civil authorities. My
congregation has been moiested sew
eral times by the democrats, and no
one has ever been arrested for so do
ing. Some white men some time ago
came to the church. cursed me, (pas-
tori made mock of our singing, and
talked of shooting in the crowd, and
no arrest was made. \ colored DEM
ocrat came since the election, cursed a
n nf ha
church to fight and break up the meet
ing; he is a democrat. On the 10th of
this month, while | was addressing
an audience, there came two white
men up to the church, with their
horses heads almost in the church
door, and called me id radical son
OF bitch, TO stop my speaking, and
greatly disturbed the people; and had
Mr.. Slate, man that was appointed
policeman, who was present and went
out and told them that this church be-
lOnged to the freedmen-had it not
been for that, think there would have
been trouble; but they went off, for
we did not intend to tolerate such i'm
position any more. Mr.. Cook, mayor
of the town of Oxford. and registrar
or commissioner of election, and one
that is mighty mad at me for reporting
him TO the committee of five; he was
on the day of the election begging
men that had voted the republican
ticket to say that they were sorry for
voting the republican ticket. They
made the colored people believe that
they were only spared to give them a
chance to repent-consequent many
Of them put on the star, for they said
that they must put it on so that they
might be known from the rest of the
negroes-and then Dragged of having
converted the RAIDS.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11
Judge j. MCRAE.
OXFORD Mss. July 1SGS.

p. S.-Several people have been dis
charged since the election has begun,
only for voting the republican ticket.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

ONNoUs.-The order making
certain important changes in tn g
m ilisarT commands.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

The 6over1o1s Of British Co
lppshia gets . SALARY Of $25, 900.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11
OXFORD. MISS. July 10, 1868.
, III Ta,s,s,, 5ffao NJ Hire

To the Committee N Fire
DEAR FRIENDS again take my pen
I'm hand to drop you "A few lines in or
der TO LET you know how things are
going here. Sir, almost all sorts Of
fraud are being committed here on the
colored people. The democrats report
10 everything that Il calculated 20 In
timidate but death; and the graves arc
already dug 20 deposit the bodies Of
the radicals i'm If they do not repent
for having voted the radical ticket,
and come 10 the barbecue that Is 20 be
given and take an oath that they will
hereafter support the democratic tick
ct. Although the radical graves are
dug, they shall be spared n they come
and make this vow, that they will
hereafter vote with the south. ! am
told by reliable men, that would not
tell "A lie, that on one mans plantation
there are two or three open graves,
and IL Is really believed by the colorcd
radicals on that place that they are 10
be buried in those graves ~ they DO
DOT make Acknowledgements that they
have done wrong by voting the radi-
cal ticket. | wrote a piece 20 the Pilot
but / send IL all 20 the Committee Of
Five. You will publish whatever
seems good TO be published. Sir, the
things are facts, and can be proved IL
desired sir, ! do want the time 10
come when you can investigate this or
these matters, az / can prove them All
and shall be glad TO do SO at any time.
The democrats arc mighty uneasy
about trying 10 set the election aside
by getting up afildavits, and say IL Is
dangerous thing 10 try % set AN cleo
ton aside. | tell you that / do my
duty fearless Of danger, although ] am
satisfied that IL T. dangerous 10 tell the
truth; but have confined myself 90
the truth, and ! shall always do that
thing II it costs my life. Please mako
the best Of this jungled mess that You
can.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

Thomas Canaan says that Or. Archer
said that lie should never swallow
another dose OF his medicine; and Mr..
Fisher said that II the negroes voted
the radical ticket they should not live
in that county, but they might go to
the north.
At Abervillc, one day before the
election, Jerry Shecls says 10 Bates
threatened that the eolOred people
would be shot In their fields and on
the road, and their houses would be
burned down. saying, We will not suf-
fer you 10 vote against Us and then let
you live among US. He said that Jerry
was a carpet-bagger.
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Yours truly until death,
ALEX PHILLIP

Please send me "A Pilot every chance,
so that / may keep as well posted ms
possible. ] shall write as well M ! can
and let you see what Is going on.
ALEX. PHILLIPS.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

In the College Hill precinct William
Webb was turned out Of employment
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11
'lftAlhils
ALEX. PHILLIPS.
his
JOHN = UPSHAM.
mark.
his
JACKSON u BOSS.
mark.
Hon. john McRAE.

SIR: / have given you bunglcd
report, but you must make the best Of
il that you can. am greatly pressed
by the colored people, and had not
time to fix IL up In order. hope that
you will put all things right. Aud
now / want you 10 publish only that !
wrote that Is worth publishing. stick
TO me and | will stick 10 you and the
government. | am not afraid Of rebels,
although they may Kill me. Give me
liberty or give me death.
ALIEN. PHILLIPS.
Hon. JONI MCRAE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

his
THOMAS u CANAAN.
mark.
his
WILLIAM = GAMER.
mark.
his
JACKSON ~ GREEN.
mark.
his
JERRY y THOMAS.
mark.
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- dress-Night
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

Mr.. DAVIS sNnfl- ''''. "I
ot,n,t 10 O'clock Ia thr morning
g -, to,r on Tbursday morning
tnat a ,,y m iu town. ItWl "a.
WI ..ini i,e Jie heard some aH.
~ H. raiiiroad talking. Tile party
ed 20 be drunk. lie WlRhl hhf'
talking 20 himself or some co.
Didn't see who 10 was. lin
until the party passed. 10 MA. y
Green's old factory
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11

j. X. rAusoA- Sam. ....
the war. and for af.m.
In making sulaNu. M
lac was elected tut.uO
Convention. since fH...
done nothing aul....H.
gro woman Boo the IuHrr.
lie was iuoncusiyc. an||..
Of him by ourcitI n. OBJ.
mystcriou-ly ouf.rH....
day, the 3liust1ua
The fo,lowlug HUr.#...
the examination before N.
or, yesterday
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

Within few days past three journals
in Washington have given up the ghost.
- was most fitting. Two of them were
run a. Democratic organs. and one was
the mouth piece of On organic stion dub-
bed the Boys in Blue" These three
publications wers not newspapers. sine.
they never publi.hed sny news; nor did
they monld pnblic opision. since they
were but vehicles Of communication be-
tween their few readers and handful Of
office holders or obscure politicians.
Their death teaches sfresb the lesson that
the day of merely partisan journalism is
past; that the reqnisifes for the snecess of
. newspaper are its ability to collect snd
print ell the news oftbe day. and its en-.
tire independence of politicians. Itmayf
advocs,s the principles Of one party in
preference to those Of another. but il
must maintsin its indspendencs firsf, last
and slwsys. The people have become
sick Of "organs::" they will tolerate only
newspapers which they src sound. -
". T. World.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

THE THIRD WAR-K .nsas hiss already
had two wars. a war against slavery and
a war against treason. The third war is
already = hand Kansas has never
failed. TIE two wars have been severe.
The third war will settle our stains.
The contest is not urged by any one.
The people know that it is a, hand. 1t
means fight of honesty against corrup-
ton. That fight is sure to come. The
people did not seek it and will not delay
it. Many times have we alluded to the
question. Many times more shall we al
lude to them.
This the only political question before
the Republicans and the Democrats alike
This is the question which is to be voted
for and which is TO be decided ct orr ap-
preaching elections.
These facts ought not to be unknown
to our readers. Intelligent men ough,
to know the critical state Of Kansas af-
fairs.
There shall be no concealment on our
part. There shall be no unfairness on
our part.
Perhaps it is unnecessary to say any
thing more to thinking men. Perhaps
it was not necessary to say even this.
Repetition is not Agreeable to Us. bnt the
old rn'e of iterun' ;terumque may be nece.-
sary to make the votes of Kansas fully
understand that an entire change must be
made in our whole politics.-Leaysa-
north Conservative.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

TRADES UNION MoNoPoLlEs We have
heretofore expressed our views regarding
Unions of trades, in their attempts to
control the business of their employers
especially tbs Printers Union. They
have lately been trying the experiment in
the Government Printing Office ss Wash.
inston. BY debating as to who should be
employed or ndt-having especial refer
encs to son Of Fred. Douglas. The
book binders in the same establishment
have also undertaken to control the mat
fer Of employing apprentices in their de-
psrtment. The Superintendent of Gov
ernmeut Printing has notified both Un-
ions that the Government does not pro-
pose to be dictsted to BY any such mo
nopolies. who undertake not only to
prescribe their prices and the manner Of
work. bot also to decide who shall or
shall not be employed. and to prohibit
others from acquiring the art. He gives
them to understand that if they do not
comply with the regulations Of the estab-
iishment and the requirements of the
public interest. workmen will be employ.
ed who are willing to do so.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29
2. p.a "PH,IANrRRopY..' .

W.. T. htbaN hhOri. WI.
Wendell Philips. in one Of his CHEEKY.
sweet.tempered contributions TO The Anti
Slavery STANDARD OF late date. advised the
Indians to ,esr 10 the Pacific R ,ilroad and
trsroy the passenger and frsight trains
Including, Of course. the scalpipg and
torturing aud killing Of white men. wo-
men snd children, which are the insep-
arable concomitants OF Indian raids. In
this way W. P. would have the Indians
..eet evsn' with the United States for
old scores Of frauds and abuses Altogeth-
or, a fine Towering specimen OF w. P.'s
"higber law" The next thing We hear
Of the anthor of this mnrderous PROPOSE
tion to his Com sncbe friends. j. in let.
ter which he writes to Mr.. Brovee. Of
Wisconsin. In this letter the scslping
knife and tomahswk are lsil aside from
the writer's equipments. anil he appears
with bowl of milk in ona hand and o
pipe of peace in the other. He is now
the whining advocate Of abolishing the
galIows and letting murderers run loose
upon society after being imprisoned
awhile. and subjected to "ths best moral
iafaences" He is so tender r-hearted tn
Grimm .ls that he would Danish the word
"punisbment" from "all discuss ions as
to how to trea, crime" By contrasting
the blood -thirs,iness Ct the advice to the
Indians with his effected scruples agains,
stretching the necks Of murderers. we
may measure the gsnuineness Of bis phi
lan,hopry which sets the Indian to seal
ping white men. and outraging white wo-
men. and releases murdersr> to butcher
new victims. Heaven preserve us!-N.
Y. Journal Of Commerce
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

CRop IrEMs.-Many farmers are brag-
ging of their 6ne wheat and oat crops.
But on the other hand, many others com:
plain that the wheat is almost failure
some say that theirs will not pay for cut
ting. A sort of blight seems to have Of.
fected great deal of the Spring wheat
The heads contain shrivelled. half 6lled
grains. or no grains at oil. Some enter
tain the theory that the heavy rains.
while the wheat was in blossom. damaged
II so that it could not form grain.
Jerry Neibling showed us . bunch Of
wheat stalks from his 6eld. measuring 5
feet 8 inches in height. the heads we'll
filed. and the grain hard and plump. 1t
was the China Tea Wheat.
We learn that one Of the best fields Of
wheat ever grown in this County. was
cut on farm belonging to Jackson Beel-
er, few miles Southwest Of here.
George W. Lindley. living several
miles west of town. thinks he has the
brsg crop. His Spring wheat (China
Tea. stands about s feet 6 inches in
height. and the men who cut it think it
will average 35 bushels to the acre. He
estimates the aversgs at 80 to S3 bushels
per acre. His OATS be thinks. will turn
ont as bushels to the acre. His corn
averages from 8 to 10 feet in height. and
is still growing.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

MoRE WISD-Whensve the St. Jo-
seph papers set out to perpstrate rail-
road humbug upon the public. they inva.
riably take the precaution to mention
that the White Cloud Chief will proba.
bly, denouncs it. This precautionary
measure is taken for the purpose Of neu-
trslizing anything we may say against
the mooushins project; but it is also an
ur!siling siga that piece Of buncombe
is on the pins.
The last wind project we find in the
St. Joseph Gazette, guarded by eau
ton sgainst the White Cloud Chief.
The Gszstte says that persons interested
in the Nemsha Valley Railroad were in
that city, endeavoring to effect negotia-
tions by which they can use the ST. Jo-
seph and Council Bluffs Road to point
opposite Rulo. there to connect with the
Nemaha Valley Road! This is simply
the. foulest kind of wind. No persons
were in st. Joseph for that purpose.
What the people Of the, ,Nemaha Valley
want. is direct and unbroken railroad
connection with St. Louis. This they
can secure only by road on this side Of
the river. Any arrangement necessitat-
ing a transfer across the Missouri River.
would leave them with precisely the same
advantage they now have in the Council
Bluffs Road. That road is already built.
and as the new projec. would not give
them the slightest additional advantage,
they are not fools enough to be spending
their time and money in any such pas
time. ~
We suspect some Nebraska man. hap-
pening in St. Joe. and being pumped by
the local of the Gazette, got up ro-
nance on the spot for his benefit.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

From the signs Of the times. the move
msnt set on foot 10 Chicsgo meant come
thing more than . mere blowing of OF
gas, or else . den Of Of luuaiics have sud-
denly been liberated and scattered through
ont the country. At least. since that
time. We end men in different psrts ofthe
country zeslously pitching into secret So
scieties. and challenging the world to
combat II looks as If a. effort were to
be nadelo organise another An,i-Mason-
ic party.
We notice one peculiarity about this
movement. TIE persons engaged are
generslly preachers. and in most csses
claim to h.ye ones belonged to the Ms-
sons. One over in Missouri, writes him
sslf Mason of the 32l Degree. One
down IN Kansas. calls himself Seeding
Mason. II the truth were known. it
would probably sppesr thst most of these
men h.d been kicked ont Of Masonic or
Odd Fellow Lodges for villainy. and are
now seeking revenge. and cloaking their
rascality under the ministerial garb.
When q man deliberately scts about ex-
posing secrets which he took q solemn
oath not to reveal. be proclaims himself
a scoundrel. aud even those who are hon.
estly opposed to secret orders, have no
confidence in him. They have no assn
rance that ha is not deceiving them, and
secretly despise him for his meanness.
In some orders..s monthly statement
is cent to oil the Lodges. Of persons who
have been expelled. giving the reasons
We remember that one Of the reports. .
few years ago. contained the name Of .
preacher, who had been expelled for hav-
ing sexual intercourse with his own
daughter. II still living. we have no
doubt that man is now engaged in de-
claiming against the sins Of secret soci
cites. and that bis sayings are duly re.
corded in the organ Of unrestrained luna.
tics. published At Chicago. called the
"Cbristian Cynosure.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

QUAKERs. AS INDIAN AGENTs.-Ths
Chicago Tribune thinks the appointment
Of the Q,akers as Iniiau A gents sue
cess, and says: "Oae OF the new Indisn
Superintendent-. ais. Janney. a Virgins
Friend. had just had q trial with the
Pawnees. A predatory band of that
tribe. while out on a robbing expedition,
overlook and murdered a white m an,
throwing his body into the river. The
Superintendent. upon reaching his agsn-
cy. notified the tribe that the murderers
must be bronght for trial and punishment.
The tribe delayed, and for a long time
refused. Bnt Mr.. Jsnney suspended all
payments OF snnnities. and rems aimed in
exorable to all tho Iniian pleas and eva
siops. The result was that the Indians
hal to yield. They surrendered six OF
the men. and recalled the rowing plum
'ierers. The new policy ia well COM
menced. The old fallacy OF treating each
tribe OF Indians as a forgein nation is to
be abandoned. and the Indisns are here
after to- be held personally responsible
for their misdoings. and punished sccor-
dinghy. Justice aud 6rmness are requir-
ed to enforce this policy and to make il
successful: and ws trust the new commits.
sioners. whose education and convictions
peculiarly fit them to carry ont such a
policy. will have every aid and oppor.
tnnity to bring the Indians into subjec.
tion to it,"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29
nov xan.s. !. reerresen n,e,a.


Ths discussion relative the military
and naval cadet appointments BY Sidney
Clarke, has revealed some pleasant facts
for old end loyal eitiz z'ns of Kansas to
contemplate. He appointed as Cadet to
West Point, the son of one Calvin Smith,
a Missouri rebel. who brought Bis slaves
to K ansas, at the Leeisning OF the war,
Tor the purpose OF keeping his cereditors
from levying upon them. A, the time
OF the "Anti Fraud" excitement, he sud
denly became brswlirg Lane man. and
was the leader OF that faction at G r.ss.
hopper Falls. Hs honse has since been
the bead -qnsrtess of Lsne and Clsrke.
Smith was appointed Postmaster st
Grasshopper Falls. ond bis son Cadet 8,
West Point. To the Naval Academy. ,. at
Annapolis. Clarke appointed Mime
sofa boy. who was visiting his uncle. G.
W. Bahcock. in Kansas. We presume
there are bus few who doubt that Clarke
received something beside partisan ser
vice for these appointments. As an evil
dence of the way 10 which these Cadet.
ships are dickered ont BY other Congress
men besides those OF Kansss, we copy the
following advertisement from the New
York Tribune:
West PoISr MILITARY AcADEMY.-A vacant
cacetshp to be filed by appointment before
September. Accredited parties of means ad.
dress Congressman, &c.
Are not the two appointments, above
named. an outrage upon old and loyal
residents of Kansas, and even upon the
State itself? residents are given the
advantages to which Kansas boys are en-.
titled; and cadets are sent to be educated
at the expense Of the nation, whose teach.
ings at home were those of treason to The
Government.
But this has been a favorite policy oI
Lane and Clarke. If man was willing
end able to do their dirty work. they did
not care fig for bis loyalty. In the no
torious and disgrsceful campaign of1S64.
many Of Lanes confidential and efficient
workers were rank rebels and Coperheads
One of the men elected to State offic.
on his ticket. was Copperbead. and {
member of the Democratic State Centrs
Committee. And old Republicans who
refused to support tha. ticket. were de-
nounced as Copperbeadsl Clarke WA
on that ticket; that was his policy; and il
is his policy to-day.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

EXTENSIVELY USED The almost un-
iversal adoption Of Speer's Wine. BY the
Medical Faculty. in preference to oil
other wines. is the best guarantee which
the public can have Of its purity and
beneficial effects upon the human system.
The "Standard Wine Bitters." are made
with his pure wine as q base. with Peru
vian Bark. Chsmomile Flowers. Wild
Cherry Bark, Sn.Ee Root. snd s6ch other
herbs and roots as will give vigor and
tone to the system.
For sale BY Druggists.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

CoNsTITUTIoSAL DIFFEREScEs.-Thsr
are many constitutions so Inherently lie
fective in energy as to derive great beae-
fit from moderate use Of pnre iqror
combined with snch vegetable medicines
and extracts as enter into the composition
of Robsck's Stomach Bi,tars. and there
are many situations in which even he
healthiest derive additional security from
their occasional usa.
II healthy persons are exrosel to nnu-
susl and continued ex rtion in confined
air. or under the heat Of the sun, or TO
the iuflrence Of depressing watchfulnrss
by travelling. and change OF diet AMI wa.
ter. or If residents Of malsriou. districts
or the rank river bottoms of,he Wet and
South, there can be NO donbt bnt 9 care
fol uss Of Ro5nek's Stomach Bdters ~,th
the food wonld surely be the mesns Of
warding of. actual disease and enabling
them to bear up uBaf,c,ed where, with
ont the Bifters. they wonld likely have
TO succumbto disease. They strengthen.
tone and inv gorste. aid digestion and
increase the appetite.
Thos. @. Sbrsve. Druggist. Agt.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29

RI T. NJ. O'Brien. . Leavenwortb
Claim Agent, has been detected and ex.
posed in swindling soldiers (snd some Of
them negroes. At that) out Of their boun-
~ and back pay. So it seems that Re-
pablicsn Congressmen srs not the only
persons who defrsud soldiers. Good
Democratic claim agents do the same.
As Mr.. O'Brien belongs to the party that
wants to rspudiate the war debt, perhspa
he thinks the next best thing, il the
money must be psid. is to keep it from
those to whom it is justly doe.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29


DoxIrHAN COUNTY AssEssMESr.-We
publish. in another column. some impor-
,ant statistics Of the County. furnished
rs BY Dir. Kirwsn. the County CLERK.
and taken from the recent assessment. u
will be seen that I,w. Township has
about as mnch tsxsble property as any
tao other TowHshi1s in the Comfy.
The ia'.hle : property of che town oi
White Cloui amounts to almost az mneh
as the entire Townships Of Burr Oik and
Marion. {
~ We cal. e-pecsl attention TO the
advertisement in another column OF
SPEER's Pert GRArs WINE. pure and
uusdulterated Grape Wine. invaluable in
sickness