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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11
THE PITEABLE CONDms
OF FLORIDA.
ROBBERY AND MURDER THE "A
DER OF THE DATi


From the Chicago Tines
The history Of the Florida State Conn.
ment since It's 'reconstructi0n' Z . H0n.
record than Brownlow made W ltoless.
or Clayton In Arkansas. zhy N1A l90'
haze stolen iohdt uiey found IN me oQt lHa|
ufy, hare tdred enormously, AMI siD.a ~
ceeds, have stolen the railroads Of w 'AA
and are now making desperate excess, Z.
wrench from the only class having " "
what has been left after the eXtoIa n
the taX-gatherers for the two yeas lN. 4
Meanwhile, the law affords no PROV
10 life or property. Murder and az kl
crime OF less degree are NJ daily 0fcH7'
and the courts and their officer are ~
less 10 punish. Lynch law rules Ana
ternately administered by whites enl va
The officers Of the United stapa 1oi.
ment are deiled, and the aaaossor aai
lectors OF revenue have sent infOrma.
Washington that they cannot peri0u
duties unless with an army 20 back
and Sherman has sent troops there.
Report has not said whether the w.
officers In Florida are carpet bagrn
are OF the class Of sneaks and repala
scribed by Mr.. McCullOck when spelk
them. IL Il true that their mcanne1
dishonesty do not Justify the peopleOli
ida IN resisting the law, bat the apg
ment Of such creatures Is an excellenin.
to exasperate the people, by assuring
that they must not only submit 70 Che
but TO the tyranny and black mail Of 2
scOunurel6.
Now, the question comes up WhetnGi
sisstppi and Texas are 20 bc subjected
rule Of carpet.baggers, as the Other
have been. n so, they toiH soon BE- IN hi
condition, as regards government, ihG
ida Is n0t5.
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3 1t will be seen by their correspondence
that the Chairman Of the Union Repub-
lican Committee is pressing the Radical
Committee for a renewal of the discus
sions which were commenced between
the candidates for Governor and Attorney
General On the fimsy pretext that
Judge Dent had been summoned away ON
professional business which could not be
postponed, the Radical Committee have
attempted to avoid making another list
of appointments. This il q mere DODGE
because it is proposed that If either Of the
candidates are absent from his appoint
ments, his place shall be supplied tenn
porarily by colleague ON his ticket, 90
that In any event. the people win have an
opportunity to hear both sides. AS If to
guard every avenue to an approach to
Gen- Alcorn, we are informed that his
Committee have made haste stto make a
new list of appointments (for him) ex-
tending to the election. But the
Union Republicans are accommodatino
and thsy propose if the custom 10 make
JOINT appointments be not agreeable 10
the opposition, then II assured az = f.ir
discussion, they win meet their champi.
ons ON tesr oscns grosnsd aud at sheir oso,,
's1'ss and Places This latter proposition
awaits reply. : -
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We are authorized to state that hence
forward until, the election Judge Dent
and Gen. Lowry viii be with Gen. Alcorn
and Judge Morris, Cor his help-mate who
ever he may be- and that propositions will
be made for new list of appointments
to commence when these are concluded.
If this challenge is not accepted, our
champions viii attend Alcorn's appoint
ments and compel him to make terms of
fair discussion, or "to droop the conquer
ed wing" in the presence of the assem-
blies. The people, white and colored,
must hear both sides, and they shall
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This gentleman withdraws for brief
lime from the editorial management OF
ne Holly Springs Reporter, periodically,
rbt to be in the way of cordial union Of
all the elements Of opposition 10 the Radi-
cal ticket He thus truly describes the
attitude Of the two organizations before
the people, and declares the duty Of all
true friends Of their country in these em-
phatic words:
There are differences between the two
wings Of the Republican party 20 which
we cannot shut our eyes the wing headed
hv Alcorn attempts 10 array the blacks
aaalnst the whites by arousing the fierce
PASSIONS OF the former; the wing headed by
Dent Is supported by very large majority
of the intelligent and respectable popula-
ton. and appeals for encouragement and
support to the nobler feelings Of human ma
ture: the Alcorn wing trusts TO the bayonet
and government assistance for establishment
IN mower: -the Dent wing reliessolely upon
the intelligence and fairly-expressed will OF
the voters.
While am not able 10 advocate or endorse
even for policy's sake, the principles Of eth
or wing of the Republican party, vet re-
copnize the necessity and importance 10 my
state of the intelligent and respectable ele-
ment being united. will not, therefore, be
a means of distractlng our people from the
duty which not0 lies before them. That duty
is, 20 defeat The ICING tohich is attempting 10 ar
ran the races against each other.
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4
The choice for Secretary Of State must
IL mai betpean these persons, there
being no other candidate No friend II
me people en- hezaate. Sinclair, m
honest and capable colored citizen, has,
without compromising the rights Of his
own race, been firm, consistent, and we
viii add, prosecuted friend of the rights
Of all Hence his opposition to the Dis
franchising Constitution last year, and his
early connection with the existing plan Of
of deliverance from Radical oppression
He is modest, upright, good citizen,
highly respected where he is best known.
who did not seek the place he win be
called to eli, and who accepted itin order
to serve the people in the programme
adopted for their deliyerance.
His competitor, LYNCH, is colored
man from Pennsylvania, who came here
in the pay of the Northern Leagues to
organize the blacks into party of hostil-
ity against the withstand who has been
constant agent of incendiarism ever
since he crossed the borders of the State.
He has done more to organize the cotored
people for the Acknowledgement and oppres-
sion Of the arhites Of Mississippi, and to
create strife bettceen the races, than any other
half dozen men. Alcorn is simply playing
on the passions which his colleague on the
Radical ticket, Lynch, has aroused.
If Lynch is elected Secretary of State,
the office viii be a mandatory for all the
diabolic machinery which may be deemed
necessary to perpetuate the reign of
Blood, Terror, and Plumber, which the
Jacobin schemers are striving with hellish
intent, to inaugurate-
Not to vote for Sinclair, the honest and
true man, is to deprive him of vote, and
to give half vote to Lynch. In other
words, it is to help Lynch, the salaried
organizer of diaboIism, and the sworn
enemy of the whites, and therefore of the
peace and prosperity of both races-to
office What friend of his country will
take the responsibility of inhicting this
great wrong upon it?
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CHAOS COME 4oln
CRIMES UNMENTIoNABLE-,,.
AND ARSON THE ORbS
OF TIE DAY,
From the Wilmington Journ,l n

From the Wilmington journal a.
A series OF outrages, conslrtI,.
ders. arson, robbery, barn burni,s1et
ceny, carried on for months bv tl NJ
of the Loyal League, and sprssS
throughout Jones and Lenoir c-lie
North Carolina. causes the n..
counter organizations. These v..at
less organized originally for self !.
but, incensed at the bold and bS.
RACES Of the Leagues, the pasts-.
members excited by tho murder NJ
men, l0omen and children, and "A,
burning dteeiilngs, their acts hsv.#
some cases lawless and violent 81
der OF Colonel Nethercutt whUs 20
ell by his family at ereHing pr1re.
burning II his dicetiing, his ioJfe III
deprived By the act II husband and y.
made homeless; the murder gf
Family including father, mone i.
the burning OF barns; the highwt,
les the numerous thefts commit.
ly by members Of secret Oatb.l
ganization, under control OF strsS-.
vagabOnds, left la that immeli,,s
by desertions from, and the ar.
disbanding Federal armies excusl
not Justify. the formation of org,.
for self protection. All was chas...
fusion. Violence begat violence j..
der irduced murder Bad men ~
tue majesty Of the law, and bad sT
not desire order and peace. apd All
sess the moral power, % restrain n 3
mission OF crime. A somewhat si,.a
dItion OF affairs was brought abonf n
ham and Orange, until recently G
most quiet and orderly cOuntles iea.
by pretty much the same class =,
committed by members OF The Ie,,Ii
from their settlement Hillsbors..l
borO have been the seats OF learpe-
finement, ard noted for the hI1f
social and moral tone Of their &c..
University OF the state, situate Ne
dividing line OF the tw , counun \. ~
character 70, and exercised n wh..-la
troll over the people. The 49,.
have been felt and Orange rl O.t
hold cnvlable positions In the tlaVs-
State. Latterly, organized baah ~.
L9aguers have in quick sucCossos6-.
ed and committed rdpes, burnt bngl IN !.
horses and mules. Appeals 20 thtG.,-
have only been responded 10 by ~.
missiOning Of an official spy OF boio.
bad character. and the efforts Of po.l
zena, 70 put down lawlcssness bee6ns
Insult from the official organ of iiss.
Yet when the Governor OF the su3s.
TO call public attention 10 these ou,rr.
has nothing 10 condemn in the binh
ers. bat finds fault with only thoseuh.
ished them. lie prefers no chargw a.
the vicious rayisher, and expresses ~
PATTY for the Innocent victim Of MN.
ed lust, but threatens only the deIe,l,
female Innocence and holplegness.
All this was horrible enough Ba
satisfied with these crying wrongs
make the blood run cold, the RI
Governor has sent a Radical milh7
know what that isl to the scene Of
troubles, and dispatches report Id
excitement in consequence is tent
"They' says the despatch "arc gr
"much disturbance, making threat
Insulting females. A party vat
"the Governor to-day, but got no
"faction. The militia are all ne
"even the officers. A collision is con.
"ed inevitable unless these troor
Withdrawn, for the people are vr
"almost past endurance"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11

1t is just as we supposed. Practically
Gen. Alcorn is not candidate for Gov
ernor of Mississippi. He does not expect
to occupy the Office even if elected to it.
The Columbus Index announces that
''Gen. Alcorn stated to gentleman in Co
'slumbus THAT HE DID NOT EX-
'.PECT TO REMAIN AS GOVERN
''OR, AND IF IF WAS REQUIRED
"OF HIM THAT HE WOULD
ABANDON THE CANVASS"
Which simply means that he viii turn
over the Office of Governor to r. C.
Powers, the present carpet-bag Sheriff of
Noxubee county, who has no qualities
tons whatever for its duties, and who will
carry into it vindictive purpose to en-
ploy the enormous powers vested In him
by the Constitution for the prescription of
our people. In evidence of this fact, let
his resolutions and petition to Congress
which passed the DISTINGUISHES Conyen-
ton of November rs. 1858, for the rati-
fcation of the rejected Constitution. and
his recent circular to the North, be cited.
In the event the scheme succeeds to make
him Governor, the people may prepare
for the horrors of another Arkansas,
militia differed BY such blood-thirsty
demons as Combash, who is already in
training. A vote for Alcorfa is virtually
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n
In Alcorn's speech, presuming that he
had an unresenting subjectin Thomas Sim
clair, he poured out upon that unofend-
ing person the walls of his wrath for hav-
ing opposed from the beginning the poll
cy of Prescription, and for still adhering
to the Party of Equal Rights. eff our
Saviour" exclaimed Alcorn, found
zone betrayer among his twelve disciples,
sis there wonder that the colored peo-
''ple of Mississippi, have had their be-
trayer."
When Lowry came to reply he exposed
the injustice of the assault, but said he,
'If Sinclair has betrayed his race by adj
"vocating the equal rights of both races
''have not the white people of Mississip-
"pi found worse betrayer in the person
"of the Radical candidate for Governor,
"who, after having lived among them for
''thirty years, and received nothing but
kindness at their hands, now for the sake
"of Office, turns upon them in their ca
''lamity and leads the vile pack that are
bounding them in their misfortunesl"
The effect of the retort may be imag-
ined but cannot be expressed. The words
were uttered in Lowry's measured style
and as he gave them point, by directing
his finger and whitening glance at his an
tagonist, the latter gave tokens that
the worm which never dies was knawing
within
We presume that A1corn viii play
"quits' with Sinclair in future, if Lowry
is about.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11

InGen. Dugan, the Union Republicans
of the 3rd District have made a good Sc
lection of candidate for Congress. He
was one of the very earliest of the Repub-
licans to dissolve his connection with
the Bitter-Enders and they established
the Pilot newspaper to sdpercede his Be
publican Journal because he had the
independence to refuse to do their bid
ding. A vote cast for third candidate
who cannot qualify, if elected, is a vote
for Barry.
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The INSCRIPTIONS defamers of Louis
Dent have even charged that he has no
claim to the title of Judge, never having
been elected to the Office by which he be-
came invested with it. If so, Gen. Grant
is party to the fraud. He addresses
him, as Judge, in the strongest terms of
personal friendship, which leave no doubt
in the mind Of any one that while TO sat
isfy his Radical surroundings he is "out-
side for Alcorn, inside, he is for Dent"
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The Iuka Gazette has gone into the
fight with vim that proves-though
none was needed-the devotion of its
editor, DIR. Davis, TO the interests and
welfare of Mississippi. HesaysE '1f you
support Alcorn you are untrue to your
selves, You are unfaithful to your State,
you are forgetful of your race. Be true
to yourselves, my countrymen, and do
your duty. Register all over the State,
and vote TO man--and vote for Dent
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In Mississippi, there is now but little pre-
tence that the movement, as IL Is called, has
Unlisted the sympthies OF the Republicans.
Judge Dent IL himself an avowed Democrat.
His father was, twenty years ago very in
fiuential leader of the party, and his son Is
sufficiently faithful TO his teachings.-N. o.
Republican.
But Judge Dents father don't happen
to be the candidate Of the Union Repub-
licans for Governor. Besides when old
Mr.. Dent was an active Democrat, Gen.
Grant himself belonged to the same
party.
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Hzem AMnmmmsM AsMAHmA ~ En- d xmm
for Serving 0m 1me E@mm1f1ee
of8Exfecm W@aass me~
In his spaech here Cen. Alcorn stated that
when as i member of the Conmittee of
Sixteen. he was nm alder and abettnr of
the Infamous scheme TO ratify through
Congressional agency the rejected Consti-
tuition. he himself rested under the disa-
bilities imposed h. the said Constellation
to vote and to hoIdofice aaBder the State
government, notwithstanding Congress in
Jsay, 1868, removed has disqualifedtions for
federal Office sasder The 14H amendment.
Now If Gen. Alcorn understood the
mongreI Constitution he must have known
that he was misleading the audience, for
the following reasons:
LIST, The 3rd section of the franchise
clause of the-said Constitution prescri-
bing the oath of voters, provided express
" that eff Congress shall at any time
remove the disabilities of any person
''disfranchised in the said reconstruction
"Cand the Legislature of this State shall
sfconcur therein) then 90 much Of this oath
sfGs refers to the sad reconstruction acts shall
mot be required Of such persons 50 pdrdoned,
ito entitIe him to be registered Hence
Gen. Alcorn by virtue of the act of Con-
gress removing his disabilities, would
have been authorized to register as a voter.
That's clear.
End, As to his qualification for hold
ing Office under the State government.
Sec. 5 of Art. z, makes an express ex-
ception from its prohibitory operations 'sof
''au persons acko aided reconstruction By
''rotisg for tbs ConuentiOn-or acho hare
continuously advocated the assembling Of
ssthis C0nresation--aad shall continuously
''and IN good faith advocate the acts Of the
''sanae." Now, as Alcorn voted ''for the
Convention, !" advocated its assembling
and endorsed cts acts"--the said consti-
tuition did not impose any disabilities on
him, on the score of holding Office, AND BE
KNOWS TT
What, then, becomes of his apology
that when he was serving as member
of the Committee of Sixteen (see Vol.
Evidence before Congressional Commit
tee, page 1853 to put the rejected COnsti-
tuition on the people of the State in
disregard of their earnest protestation,
that he was sinking himself as deep in
the mire as he was endeavoring with Cas-
tello, Gibbs d Co., to sink the people.
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Gen. AIcorn.s Memory.

Gen. Aloorn, in his perplexities in the
debate on Wednesday last showed that
his memory had become faulty. He said
that if the Rahid Radical Convention had
not cast aside (the TarbelD Platform Of
July 1st, and adopted another more to
liking, he would have refused the nomin-
alton for Governor. This comes strange
~ from the man who advocated the rst;-
fcation of the DISTINGUISHING Constitu-
ton in 1858, and who after its rejection
aided the petitioners, CASTILLO, Gibbs q
Co, to force it on the people nolsns pozess.
But it 80 happens that the journals Of the
Convention that nominated Cen A, prove
that his letter Of acceptance was read on
the day before the revised platform was'
adoptsdf
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That the vagabond Penniman who is
the witness relied upon by the carpet
baggers' Committee to defame Judge
Dent, and whose oath would not be
credited by those who know him-was
kicked out of Office by order of Gen.
Grant himself. He is proper tool of the
Committee.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11

General Alcorn and Judge Dent, BY
mutual agreement, both abandoned at
Holly Springs their pending joint APP
Pointments, in order to give attention to
private engagements. Gen. Alcorn went
to Coahoma and. Judge Dent to Wash
ington, where he was called to attend to
important professional engagements. The
remaining appointments were filed to the
infinite satisfaction of the opposers of the
Radical faction by Judge Lowry aud
Judge Morris.
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North Carolina and Florida.
Read the accounts of the horrible crimes
which Radical rule has produced in North
Carolina and Florida. The mind can
conceive nothing more horrible. The
blood runs cold at the contemplation of
the picture. People of Mississippi arouse
yourselves to action! You are on the
verge of the hell of horrors which are de-
scribed in these frightful accounts; but
it is in your power to rescue your State
from the yawning abyss. The Mobile
Register well and truly remarks that the
scenes now enacted in those States sun
"der the fimsy cloak of law, will be sure
ely re-enacted in Mississippi, if the AL
t'corn faction shall be allowed-either by
''fear, or fraud-to carry their nefarious
f'plans into effect. The election of Judge
'Dent seems to us the only safety of the
estate from the preying of fresh herd of
'carpet-bag and scalawag locusts that will
s'plunge their bills-freshly sharpened by
'victory-deeper and deeper int the
''wealth of the State to suck in and abb
''sorb it only fer their own fattening.
"And this applies no less to Texas than it
"does to Mississippi; and to every other
Southern State where the foreign mer-
''cenary has come into temporary pow
Ger, he will, of course, use to screw and
squeeze the people of the soil out Of their
tslast farthing."
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10 the Union HRcpubiicnn
Conservative Cmmvmssers.

We are authorized by the Exec
Committee Of the Union Republicn
ty to request the speakers in favor
Dent ticket to attend the appointing
the Radical speakers and ask
ion Of time for a fair dicussion q
issues involved in the canvass, aDi
riably to invite the Radical sPan
all their appointments for a likePr
Let the people have light!
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Thousands of colored people who having
taken the illegal oaths of the Loyal
League conspiracies, and are afraid TO
vote against the Radical ticket in conse-
quence thereof, can be easily convinced
that it is better not 10 vote at all than 10
vote against their true friends and their
honest convictions of duty.
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The desire of Gen. Alcorn's Com
mittee" to get him away from joint dis
cussions, SO that he may be "free to re-
spond to many of the calls of his fellow
citizens CD from every part OF the
State" II! will astonish no one who wit
messed the punishment he received at the
hands of the Union Republican cham
pions in the debates which commenced at
Vicksburg and ended at Holly Springs.
Anything to get away from the battle-axe
of Dent-and from the terrible lash of
Lowry, good Lord deliver him
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JUDGE DENT will resume the canvass
in few days. He was called away by
private engagements which could not lon
ger be postponed. The intimation in the
Pilot that he has abandoned the canvass,
or that there is the remotest thought of
making nomination in his place, is un-
worthy even Of the contemplate cause of
the Radical managers.
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THE Discussion AT HOLLY SPRINGS.
"A friend at Holly Springs, writing for
private information, and we know cannot
be deceived and would not mistead US,
SAYS of this discussion: "Dent surpass-
led the expectations even of his friends,
'He made good speech; and had deci-
''dedly the advantage of Alcorn in the
''discussion-this was very generally con-
''ceded by all who heard them. The
whites were delighted by the discussion
and the colored people were surprised.
eve gained greatly by it. Lowry was
''heavy on Alcorn and literally pulver-
lied Morris"
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II gives US pleasure 10 hear thh
II. L. Duncan, Of Water YLf
been nominated by the Union y
cans and CONSERVATIVES as their crni
TO represent the Senatorial Dhirc.
posed of Yallobusha and Calhoun.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11

The Senatorial Convention of the Con-
servative Republicans, in Wilkinson and
Amite counties, Miss, has nominated
Charles Robinson, colored man, for the
State Senate. The candidate for the
Lower House, in Amite, is ID. G. Bran
lett, Esq, young lawyer, nephew of
Hon. David w. Hurst, formerly Judge
of the Supreme Court.
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The Chicago Republican (RadicaD adj
mits that the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Yerger case " settles once
" for all the question Of military COM
missions in the lately insurgent States
$50 far as it concerns citizens" So mote
it bel
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11

Conservative canvassers cannot do a
better service to the colored people than
to paste the Tennessee letter published
elsewhere, in their scrap books, and read
il to them at every meeting.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-11

UP AND AT THEM This must be the
motto of every friend of Equal Rights
until the victory is won and the deliver
ance of our people from Jacobin rule, is
achieved.