The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04
wAsHNoros, CRY, D. c. Oct 10, 80.

WAsHNaToN, CRY, D. G., Oct 10, 80.
The agony OF the candidates for Senate.
rial honors In Virginia is oyer. The caucus
f the Conservatives last night settled that
question by selecting for United states SEM
ltors John X. Lewis, OF Rockingham and
John w. Johnston, of Washington county.
they are both Virginians. Mr.. Lewis was
he candidate for Lieutenant Governor. and
ed his ticket by over 1000 VOtrs. Mr.. john
ston il q nephew of General joe Johnston
The selections are creditable TO the wisdom
md good sense of the Legislature. l.. I'll
Chandler and DIR. Sharpe, the Marshal of the
District Of Columbia. are the caucus NOM
tnees OF the bitter Enders,r the same breed
IS you have in Mississippi.
twenty thousand dollars in ones, $56.900
in twos, and $200.0O0 in ten dollar notes of
he new legai-tender currency were receiv-
d ut the printing bureau of the Treasury
esterday 1t will take about 10 day q before
hev are furnished and ready for circulation
General Grants letter to Bonner, of New
York Ledger and Dexter fame, has quite
flabbergasred" the Radicals. 1t was writ
ten without consulting the high priests of
The Radical Temple, !. e. the Treasury. and
is looked upon not only with suspicion but
Gear. OF late. this Is not the only matter IN
which the President has interfered, and that
- why they look at this last act of inde-
pendence with sort of dread.
The bitter Enders' in the Cabinet have
received repeated checks In their plans with
regard to Texas. Mississippi and Virginia
The schemes which were concocted BY them
20 give the State of Virginia into the hands
of the Wells faction, aided by the Military
Satrap General Candy, was frustrated by
the direct interpretation of the President.
You in Mississippi may expect the same Jug
cling, fraud, and trickery IN yonr reorgani-
zing the State as was tried In Virginia BY
che scum Of the country collected there for
the purposes OF plumber. From what can
gain, the breed in your State Is about on
par with those who have been laid out SO
cold in the ~Old Dominion" but you can
rely upon the President 60 see that you have
no Injustice done you, he holding that Il Is
not the place of the Executive 20 interfere
in che elections except 70 see that none are
wronged. This doctrine does not suit RAD
icalism. but now they can only wish and
gnash their teeth I'm their imp0tency their
session on Saturday occupied several hours.
IL Il understood that long and lively de-
bate took place on the .unreconstrueted
States.r The news from Mississippi and
Texas is most conclusive evidence that the
Boutwell, and Creswell policy in those States
g not more successful for ultra kadIcalIsm
than it was Ia VirRinia and Tennessee. Two
OF the members opposed the policy most We
nepenty. denoullcing IL 40 being the means
OF nrealking up Inc Republican party 4
number Of Senators and Representatives
prosesL against IL rs certain 70 disgust
Mo1efaIe Mepublicans and drive them into
tne DeLnocratic ranks. and advise conserra-
ism = 1ne only policy 70 preserve their
The hriends q Ben. Butler claim that
Ben. n4s 90 .n 75ss thingsr that he Will oc-
3t6fes Eeuate- Only 90 think of III Andrew
johnson and E1h. 1ntler I'm fhe aanae body,
w0uldn't tl1e Ear Eyf
Conservatives here {and conservatism II
at pnr mow,l nu3 ubilAnt nG Child chearIrr
n ~ Y. nun your 5t1ta Tho Miping ouf III
kaulca.ism In "a ssisEip ri a IN econsnmarion
1eyoqlN WAshed f1r.p and under the lead uf
no anN jurlst anc 1cromI2I ished gentleman.
Jus tll9n1s - IA no AcSltt OF IT'D beInr
uo1e e4t HMlct 11IIy. notHlt haka1din4 NE
no14lN made 1Nx thar flsf {iha H61IcfIsS
Nt1l1 po11nl1D e1cunh 46tH ec carry I'D
sats, 1enszNl a n11s being rs1cts1 - ke1n1