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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
ActS versus PrOfessfOns.

1t is notorious that while the Radical
leaders are now (since the question of re-
construction has been RENTED, by advice
of the President, to the people, pleading
that they are for Universal Amnesty"
they have selected as their candidates and
representative men, the most violent pro-
scriptionists to be found in their ranks.
From the Committee ofSixteen they have
selected Alcorn as their candidate for
Governor. 1t was at his instigation, in
part, that the plan of the Committee of
Sixteen to force the DISTINGUISHING Con-
stitution on the State, was adopted. Two
of their candidates for Congress, Barry
and Perez, were colleagues of Alcorn on
that Committee. Mckee, another can
didate for Congress, was member of the
Mongrel Convention, and like Perez, was
a candidate tor the same place on the
DISTINGUISHES ticket last year. Musgrove,
their candidate for Auditor, was a mem
Der of the same Convention, and as
Ames' appointee to the Office of Secretary
of State, is understood to be an adviser of
the reckless proscriptive policy he is pur-
suing. Indeed he occupies his present
attitude in virtue of the removal of a
Republican who was not so ready to do
the bidding of his Satrapcy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

AS matter of information we publish
in another column the proceedings of the
meeting of the few Democrats" $50
called who oppose the movement in this
State, so successfully inaugurated in
Virginia and Tennessee, to support the
Liberal Republican ticket in order to de-
liver the people from military and Radi-
cal domination.
The report we have copied is from a
source friendly to the objects of the meet
ing. 1t will be seen that it was a failure,
and that the gentlemen present wisely
determined to make no nominations nor
even to adopt a platform antagonistic to
the one already occupied by the opposers
of the Ames-Alcorn party of Malignants.
The results ofthis attempted movement
demonstrated
1st. That the people have aequieseed
in the Virginia and Tennessee plan as the
most practicable method of defeating the
ultra Radicals and reconstructing the
State through the agency of sound men
on Just and liberal principles.
2nd. That they are not willing to en-
courage dissensions in the ranks of those
who are honestly bent on these purposes.
Srd. That to elect straight-out Demo-
cratic ticket, in view of the spirit known
to control majority of Congress, would
insure the defeat Of admission into the
Union, and the continuation of the hide
Gus despotism of Ames probably until
the next Presidential election, which
would be worse, if possible, than Bitter
End Radical State government with the
DISTINGUISHING clauses expunged from the
proposed constitution
And now all the opposers of Radicalism
having practically reached. these conclu-
sions, without pausing to enter into dis
cussion of the minor points suggested in
the Canton resolutions, and with congrat-
ulations on the fact, let all unite to defeat
the great enemy of the peace and pros
perity Of our people, at the coming cleo
ton.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
Chinese LabOrer~.

Mr. Koopmanshap, the importer of
Chinese laborers, has appointed Messrs.
John Williams & Son his agents in New
Orleans. The particulars of his plan
have recently been made public. The la
borers can be obtained at the rate of SO
per month, in greenbacks, or So in spe-
Gle. But it is required that the employ
ers shall bind themselves to pay the ex-
penses of the immigrants passage, to-
gether with an advance of two months
wages; the whole, say $3.50, to come out
of the amount of wages subsequently ac-
cruing.
Mr.. Koopmanshap proposes to guaran-
tee the immigrants, after they are receiv-
ed by the respective contractors, as to the
ordinary vices of redhibitory nature
They are to be, under stipulation on his
part, sound in body, sober in habits, ca
pable and industrious workers. Further
than this there is no practicable room for
guarantee. The faithful performance of
"a
termined between these three factors
the employer, the employee, and the law
Of the land.
As the n. o. Bulletin remarks, it is
impossible to foresee how far the new la
borers can be depended on for continu-
ance in agricultural employment. The
influence of surrounding circumstances
will certainly tell upon them, but in pre-
cisely what way is problem which only
time can solve. But this it is safe to as
sumo, that they will not fail to change
the terms of their engagements or the
nature of their occupations, according to
their own views of what is most profta-
bic, just as soon as they are legally and
morally free to do so. Their versatility
has been signally demonstrated in Cali
fornia, and on the line of the Central Pa
cifc Railroad; also their prompt alacrity
to seek the best market for their labor or
the most money-making field for the exer-
else of their traficing talent. Those who
employ them in agriculture will have
therefore to bid against all competing in
ducements that may arise. They will
have to bid against railroad contractors,
canal contractors, levee contractors, house
contractors against families wanting
domestic servants against all the consid-
erations that may be held out by oppor-
tunities for entering into Independent
pursuits.
For further particulars on this inter-
esting subject, parties are referred to the
agents of Mr.. KoOpmanshap, at New Or
leans.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
An Unwriafen Chapter Am Gen.

An Emwrf1fen Chapter LIN Gen.
AIcorn's sece=siem Becerd.
Gen. Alcorn's attitude q the leader Of
the adventurers parry of PrOscriPtion in
this State, is anamoIous when his own
completely IN the act of secession, " is
considered
1t has been demonstrated by tie jour
nails of the secession" Convention that
no member IN that body gave utterance
to moreincendiary language, In reference
to the Union" than Gen. Alcorn- So far
as votes and speeches are concerned, he
did undoubtedly 60 Gas far as he who went
farthest" for the erection of his ''Chi-
''nese Wall between the South and Yam
"keedom." He voted against MIR. Yer
gers Union Plan He voted for straight
out secession - and, in effect, voted for
a proposition that reconstruction in
the future would be impracticable. And
he himself introduced an ordinance that
Mississippi should declare herself out of
the Union simultaneously with the other
Gulf States.
But there is another fact not recorded
in the journals of the Convention, but
nevertheless a fact which he Will not de-
ny (and which We will prove if he does
deny it)-that in caucus of the Union
and cooperation members before any vote
was taken, he proposed that they should
go over in body to the straight-out Sc
cession party-thus showing that if he
was elected as a Unionist, or co-opera-
ZIONIST, as claimed, his first proposition
was to abandon the ground on which his
constituents trusted him. Once elected
he became a secessionist of the straight
est sect, and went to building his "Chi-
nese Wall
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

Our friends write from every part Of
the State encouragingly of the prospects
of defeating the Radicals in the pending
election. In many localities they are
confident of making a large increase over
the majority against the Constitution last
year. In few localities, there will pro-
badly be small losses, but they will be
more than compensated by gains in
others. To all the opposers of Radical
domination, with its indescribable curses,
We appeal to be up and doing. Push on
the column. Each voter has a response
bility resting upon him to use his utmost
efforts to save the State from the most
hideous despotism that ever cursed any
people ON earth. A great deal devolves
upon the planting community whose
lands the adventures propose to confscate
by means of onerous taxation. They
have opportunity, not enjoyed by others,
to comforting with the colored voters and
enlightening them concerning the ques-
tions at issue. But all must work
every one in his sphere. A timely, unit
ed effort now, will avert incalculahle
woes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
The Canton COnventiOm-s.Thir
Party MOvemeDt.-.NON Nominal
lions.

We learn that there were but few per-
sons in attendance at the proposed Third
Party State Convention at Canton yester-
day, not more than from half dozen to a
dozen persons, most of whom went as
individuals and not as representatives of
primary meetings of the people The
meeting, accepting the failure of the peO-
pie to respond to the call for the Conven-
ton as an expression of their opposition
to the movement, wisely declined to make
nominations. The contest is now unques-
tiOnably narrowed down in Mississippi, as
in Virginia and Tennessee, to acontest be-
tween the Liberal Republicans with the
Conservative element, and the Malignant
Radicals. and between these alternatives
every true patriot can readily make
choice.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
The appointments for Public
Smeakimg

We appeal to our friends of the press,
and others interested in the cause of
peace and justice, to give general pub
Lefty to the appointments published in
our columns; and to urge a general at
tendance. Relying solely upon decep-
ton and falsehood, the Bitter Enders are
in the habit of using every effort to pre-
vent colOred voters from attending Union
Republican and Conservative meetings
In order to keep them IN Ignorance.
These should be counteracted and the
freedmen persuaded to hear both sides.
No better evidence can be afforded of the
error Of the Radical cause, and of the
duplicity of its authors, than this expe-
dent. It u the sel&c0nfesaion Of des-
perate and guilty men.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
The Freedmen and the Bohemians

The freedmen of the South are not
only deserving the carpet-baggers and
their scalawag allies who have plundered
them but are opening their guns forci-
bly, upon them:
: The Missionary Herald, published in
South Carolina, and edited by Rev. III.
NJ. Grain, a colored man, in a recent
number served this notice on these classes:
''These long, lank, sharp-nosed gents may
prepare for defeat. They will have to
take back seat till somebody else has
had a chance. The colored people have
been sold often enough, and they have
come to the conclusion that these adven-
turers with white faces and black hearts
shall not any longer belle them and fat
ten off their stupidity. We venture to
say no one of these pretending scamps
will ever go to Washington to misrepre-
sent them again. So of certain people
who are preparing to 60 to the Senate
through the influence of colored legisla-
tors, fine speeches, and few hundred
dollars. That will not pay the way to
to the Senate in the future as it did in the
past. Please take notice and govern
yourselves accordingly"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

There is nothing in the action of the
Canton meeting to prevent a thorough
union of all the elements of opposition to
Radicalism in the election of members of
the Legislature. This opinion has been
more than once expressed by the Holly
Springs Reporter, and we heartily concur
with it. The Selma Gala, y Times,
(holding the election of the Dent State
ticket as certain,) adds with truth that
"the battle will be oyer the Legislature,
"and which ever party triumphs there,
''will win the substantial and real vic
''tory."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

The carpet-baggers are unnecessarily
concerning themselves because Thomas
Sinclair, the Union Republican candidate
for Secretary of State, is not travelling
around making speeches. After the an
nouncements were made for him to attend
the appointments of Judge Dent and
Gen. Lowry, it was ascertained that the
last two would occupy as much time as
would be required for discussion in one
day, particularly as an invitation had
been extended to Gen. Alcorn and other
Radical corners to participate in the de-
bates. Mr.. Sinclair is at home setting
an example to Radical carpet-baggers of
making an honest living by attending to
his own business. He don't profess to be
an orator, nor does his friends claim the
art of oratory for him. Still he is more
of an orator than Gen. Grant, and his
letter published in The CLARION and
written with his own hand, exposing the
offer of the carpet bag negro in the
Musgrove troupe to make conservative
speeches if paid for it, is better speci-
men of composition than Grants recent
letter to Bonner ON the subject of the
gold speculations.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
The Radical Riot AT Dry Grove.

We learn that the disturbances occa-
stoned by Radical violence at Dry Grove
have subsidized. The report that the aged
Mr.. Collins was killed, has been corrected
He was badly injured, and one or two
other white citizens were severely wound
ed The extent of the casualties among
the colored men we have not heard,
though it is reported that it was equally
as great, if not greater, than among the
whites.
The whole affair is due to the bad adj
vice of Radical leaders who prompt the
colored men to arm themselves for war
like demonstrations and get up trouble to
subserve their selfish partizan ends
These men invariably leave the blacks to
bear the brunt of the difficulties they be-
get. When peaceable citizens are COM
PEELED to band together for protection and
to meet force with force, it would be well
if their first blows were leveled at the real
authors of the mischief. The difficulty
at Dry Grove originated at Crystal
Springs. Who advised the colored men
to 90 there armed? Let the facts be
brought to light
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
speech of Hon. A. NJ. Johnston.

We surrender most of our space to-day
to this powerful campaign speech. The
masses should ponder it. Canvassers will
find it of infinite benefit in grouping to-
gether the issues of the canvass. And
planters and all others having convenient
access to colored voters should read to
them the portions relating exclusively tc
their interests.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

Gen. Alcorn has in hisTbraneh of the
Ames menagerie. carpet-bag negro from
Tennessee whom he shows around as
,''Mr. Ireland of Coahoma-" The part
of this creature in the performance is to
slang-whang Judge Dent, and to I'LL up the
measure of disgust which is felt for the
Alcorn crew generally.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

VIRGINIA. Thanks to the wisdom of
the blessed Old Dominion, she Is near
her deliverance from military rule and
carpet-bag domination. She has elected
two Liberals to the United States Senate,
Zone of whom was candidate for 1t.
Governor on the Walker ticket and Gen.
Grant expresses his qualification and
pledges her speedy admission into the
Union.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

A convention of the Senatorial Dis
trict, composed of the counties of Scott,
Smith and Newton which met at Forrest,
Miss, on Saturday, October 18th, 1869,
nominated ]. I. Hardy, Esq, of Smith,
as the National Union Republican can
didate to represent that district in the
State Senate
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

Hon. A. r. JOHNSTON has returned
from his late canvass in the Northern
counties, in good health and spirits with
glad tidings of the prospects of the good
cause. His canvass has been no less ar
duous than efficient, and the seed he has
sown will bring forth their bountiful har-
vest In due season.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

MEETING Tomorrow NIGHT.-A
call, numerously signed, is posted to-day,
for a meeting at the Senate Chamber to-
morrow evening for the organization of
Working Dent Club. Let there bea fill
attendance.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

In the recent Savannah (Ga.) election
in registered vote of 4, 1000 the Conser-
natives polled about 1000, the freed
men generally voting with them. They
have tried Radical carpet-bag rule and
become disguised with it. 1t is significant
that disposition to try it, has universally
been cured after experiment among the
freedmen.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
Regfsarmdfom @amfEsfHes---IRelaflve
RroportIem Of white mmd

RroRortlom 81 Waite mmd
CeHered voter
.There Is no reliable authority for the
statement that the blacks hzye 80, 761
registered voters IN this State, and the
whites only So, 176 The statement is
clearly guess" which is contradicted
by the statistical evidence at hand
According to the first registration or
dered by Gen Ord in 1867, the blacks
had a majority of only 1900 in round
numbers. 1t is known that under the be-
lief that In consequence of their alleged
unconstitutionality the reconstruction acts
acts would be enforced, many thousands
of white voters declined to register. In
1863 when it became apparent that this
do nothing policy was ruinous, it was aban-
doned bymany who first proposed it. In the
registration ordered by Gen. Gillem i'm
mediately preceding the June election of
that year, there is ground for
belief that the colored majority was
considerably reduced if not entirely over
come. In several counties we know,
where unofficial records were kept, Co
piah for instance,) there was large gain
of the white vote. The same result is
known to have occurred in other places,
and it is presumed TO have been general
under the effect of the abandonment of
the fatal do-nothing programme
In the absence of reliable registration
statistics, we must have recourse, there
fore TO other data.
In 1860, the combined white vote for
the Presidential candidates Breckenridge,
Bell, and Douglass, was SO, 12O. 1t Is
presumable that the number of white
males within the voting age is as large
now as in 1860. Assume this to be cor
rect, as it may, with propriety, be done
and take from 50, 100 voters, 1888 the
number stated by the Pilot to have been
disfranchised and prevented from regis
tration under the law, and we will have
"a, 4S2 white voters.
The whole number of
registered voters IN
'68. was 139,937
From which take, GA, 482 white voters
Leaving, IS, 455 colord voters
From which subtract "a, 482
Leaving, 1928 colored reg
istered majority.
From those figures it will be seen that
by the registration of 1868, the colored
majority is not eleven thousand, much
less q, 900, as has been stated without
data. But it is known that large num-
bers of whites hare not get registered; but
will now do so, seeing that recon
struction under the Congressional plan is
inevitable, and that they must make the
best they can of the circumstances in
which they are placed, and save the
State from the horrors of Radical rule as
illustrated by the career of the Destruc-
tives in the States where they have OBJ
tanned control. If the enemies of Rad
icalism will all go to work in earnest the
great deliverance will be accomplished.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

A club for the peaceful protection of all
persons. irrespective OF race, color or previ-
ens Condition. and property was organized
AZ Hazelhurst on the 18th inst. Sixty seven
persons Joined at the first meeting. The
following persons were chosen as perma-
nent officers: w. r. Haley. Pres; !. r.
Groome. Ist vice President; l.. Il. Birdsong,
2nd vice President; G.. d.. Lowe and J. G.
Johnston. Secs.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

KINDS CoUNTY.-The Radicals have
nominated Charles w. LOOMS, S. Cabel,
C. f. Norris and Henry Mayson to rep
resent" Kinds county in the Legislature.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

In the circular which r. c. Powers,
Radical candidate fur La Goveznor Cur
Governor Is we may say, because the
Radical programme i to elect AlcOrn to
the United States Senate) has caused 10
be sent to the North in regard to the Mis-
sissippi election, this statement is made;
The poor whites and the colored men are
the most numerous class In the State Many
of them are starting, snd our political enc
mics (their former owners) are procidiRg
them Nth bread. Azny are sick, GRd they nurse
them. Some are naked, and they clOthe them
Others are thirsty, and they drink them.
All this was thought to be dreadful
thing by the carpet-baggers, and therefore
they concluded eve (the Rads) must have
money" They pretend they want to play
the good Samaritan, too; but havnt the
s'wherewith." Then how in the name of
honesty, are they to provide the freedmen
with ''forty acres ond muller"
ELDER LYNCH's TESTIMONY.
In his letter of June 23rd, 1868, Elder
Lynch said: "the Republican (Radical)
'party legislates in behalf of the black
"man from desire to secure party success.
's* X = But the black man does not
wish to ALLEVIATE from him men South
ern white mem who despite our ridicule,
are his BEST FRIENDS"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

Gen. AIcOrn's Secession Record.
In order to supply the demand for thi:
document we republish it to-day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28
Col. R. wv. Phipps.

The gentleman whose name heads THIS
article is a candidate for State Senator IN
this district. 1t is useless almost for us TO
saw a word by the way of commentator OF
one so well and favorably known. lie
was raised in an adjoining county, (Lafay-
ette.) and has always made oxford ms
home. He was admitted to the bar as
lawyer Just before the opening of the war
Almost at the beginning of hostilities he
went out as a lieutenant in Co. +. 18th Mis-
sissippi Regiment and was afterwards pro-
NOTED to the command of the regiment
As Col. of the gallant 10Th he distinguished
himself as one of the bravest officers IN viz
gina. Perhaps there was no officer in the
entire army that was more universally pop
ular with his men. He stuck to his regiment
10 the last, and was present at the surrender
Since the war he has been engaged In his
profession mainly, though at this time, the
editor of the Oxford Falcon. We are glad
to know that it is his purpose to give our
county a thorough canvass. He is conserV-
alive i'm politics and will support the Dent
ticket.-Pontotoc Miscellany.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-28

The Port Gibson Standard comes % ms
this week with The National Union Re
publican Ticket at It. head. 1t is with
more than ordinary pleasure that we
chronicle this. Our people are fast uni
ting in solid phalanx against Radicalism-
Push on the column.
The Standard says we have this week
hoisted the Dent flag at our masthead,
and shall do battle under il until the
fights over. Not that we are in sympa-
thy with the party which has placed
Judge Dent in nomination. We are lr-
reconcilably opposed to radicalism, in all
its shapes and shades, and mean to hight
it as long as we shall have the strength
10 do so. But the issue to be decided by
the people of Mississippi, is purely and
strictly local, and involves their peace and
happiness. National politics are not in
question now. The great question for us
to decide is, whether we will permit n
generous foe TO strike off our fetters, or
by indifference and inaction, allow the
malignants to rivlet them more tightly.
Judge Dent comes to us with the olive
branch of peace He would bind up the
wounds of our noble but bleeding State,
while Alcorn seeks to scourge and de-
grade her.
Who can hesitate to choose between
them?
Major T. c. Dockery has been nomin-
ated by the Conservatives of DeSoto
county for the Legislature in the place OF
Dr. Bynum, declined.
w. d. Gibbs, Esq, Conservative can
didate for the Senate for Yazoo county,
has published large number Of ap-
pointments to address the people OF that
county.
The Aberdeen Examiner says:
That noble champion of Conservatism
HAL TUCKER is in the field making 2
glorious fight for the peace and good VII
cause.