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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-10-07

A Memphis special to the New Orleans
Times, says:
1t seems that the extreme Radicals of
Mississippi are determined to carry the cleo
ton in that State. Parties in the interest of
Alcorn and Ames are here now making ar
rangements with vast number of idle ne
groes to go to Mississippi during the cleo
ton. Transportation will be furnished
from one point to another to facilitate this
manner of voting. RAIDS from this vi
cinity have been promised five dollars per
day for their services.
We have the particulars of more
gigantic fraud in contemplation than the
foregoing which will be ventilated in due
season. Fore warned, fore-armed!i
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The Radical Con 1iscatiOn Scheme.-
Voters beware.

The carpet-bag and scalawag spoilsmen
avoid open-day discussion with Union
Republicans or Conservatives, so as to
enable them the better to influence the
minds of uniformed colored voters by
gross misrepresentation of the intentions
of the conservatives, and extravagant
pledges ofwhat they, the miserable bank
rupt crew of starvelings and cormorants
will do for them in the event of Radical
success. The ''forty acres and mule"
fiction has been revived in the form here
presented by the Kinds County Gazette !:
That if the colored people will vote the
Radical ticket Gen. Ames and Judge Tar
bell will have a tax levied upon all the lands
in the State so high that the present land
holders cannot pay it; that then the lands
will be declared forfeited to the State, and
become the property of the State to all in
tents and purposes. That then the Legisla-
ture, in the hands of Gen. Ames, Gen. AL
corn, Judge Tarbel and others, will pass a
law giving to every man in the State, black
and white, who has no land, forty acres of
said forfeited or oonfscated lands, free of
charge! This is the promise which is now
being made to our colored people through
the Loyal Leagues and otherwise. Whether
or not it is made at the suggestion of Gen.
Ames and Judge Tarbell, or whether or not
it is the purpose of the Radical party if it
succeeds in the ensuing election, thus to
punish the property holders of Mississippi.
we are of pOurSe uDable m cav
Monstrous as this idea may appear,
adds the Gazette, it is worthy the refec-
ton of our citizens. The men who are
here from the north as emissaries in behalf
OF the Radical party, are so malignant
against the South and all Southern peo-
pie, that, if they had the power, to-mor-
row they would destroy the people and
the country. Men who would, by false
hood and base misrepresentation, endeavor
to array the blacks in deadly conflict
against the whites, as have the mean
white adventures who have been prowl-
ing through this part of the State for
some weeks past, are not too good for any
crime, They are the very men who
would confscate our lands, or do any
thing else that would destroy the people
OF the South or put money into their OWE
purses.
The game here foreshadowed has been
played in Arkansas and South Carolina.
1t has injured both races, by destroying
confidence, fomenting distrust, and pro-
ducing a scene of distress and anarchy
impossible of description.
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Our gallant standard-bearer reached
jackson yesterday, and will leave this
evening to fill his appointments at TuPelo
and other places along the line of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Negotiations
are pending for joint discussions between
Judge Dent and Gen. Lowry, on the one
hand-and Gen. Alcorn and any other
associate he may select. Judge Dent is
''eager for the fray" and it need not be
said that Lowry, being thrice armed, is
ready for all corners. They will continue
to FIJI their present appointments, until
the joint list is announced. Meantime,
it is hoped that Gen. Alcorn will accept
the invitation which has been cordially
extended to be with them. ----TriW eekly
Clarion Of Tuesday.
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Government not only Direct.
tion Of ehe track, bat indlre.I ~ conn.
a similar fosterage % tbaf Ily. ~ apiir
Treasury on the bondage az I'M vowed bt a
construction Of n harb0r ,gists NQuh a
break-water Of Ship Island Nn De bad,
The Mississippi bottom CONF.
the chief treasures Of this st,.tl.ltes oas
producing four millions 0f 49, gaph.
the lowest possible cost az 49, ~ elll
the stronghold Of the cotta1P tio.l5lc'.0b
United states In the conte., 'ls'rJ 4.
ton Of that Industry 10 its fsrrl. le r.,.,
cy. .lrf.
The levees Of the Stato
selves % the recognition ofour.t1l Ola
general government under N. ,,'.'A,.Iia' q. +.
ternal improvement. ~ pulley a.
look forward 10 tha rcear.s.
state. by men In sympathy ~, 't1. ff..
az = means for the roelamiiI.s tll1r-
sissippi bottom. Nor are tL.,. Ni htpa
Delta, the only persons con-. 'ple u
result for the drainage anaef..t 'At4 Dr. i.
y AZ IL viii be by the general ~ eomE.
the immense amount Of wr.lft -3lf,'fal-
by IN that the chief seat "a M. 'i4t4 th..
duction 10 the present value 4. 'o''0I b.
property, viii reduce thp NO.. ~ tl.
throughout the State from f,'. lll
three hundred per cent NAl.r.
With profound ackuowIe4.,..
compliment which you paw T.' C' T.
honor 70 be-, gentleman. uaYs
Your very obrdl,uf ..r...
q. J.. AIi.r.
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THE COTToN MARKET. Ho-
gan & Patton, Commission Merchants,
in New Orleans, in whose integrity, just
dealing, and sound judgment, we have
entire confidence, in a recent letter, says
There is no reason, really, for the big
break down in prices but necessity for
money and supplies called for by Planters.
and the large accommodation needed by
Factors during the Spring and Summer
compel merchants to realize in order to
meet their obligations. Is it good policy to
hold cotton at present prices, netting over
500 per bale! We think not. Spinners
have shown considerable caution, prudence.
aud shrewdness this season. Stocks have
been offered very freely at European and
American ports; both on arrival and to be
delivered subsequently, and most of specu-
lators were anxious to find a market. The
manufacturers have had the moving spirit
Capital" to control their interest, and they
have used it in a manner to do it, and at the
same time. while breaking down prices,
have done all the work that was needed in
their mills.
Doubtless these views are correct. We
certainly would not oppose our judgment
to theirs But do planters not see the
importance of producing provision crops
so as to dispense with the necessity of OBJ
tanning supplies on q credit, and thus to
keep free of the dilemma which compels
them to sell their cotton below Its actual
value, or violate their engagements to
merchants and factors?
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RESOLUTIONS Of the HmdicnI uiuer'
Enders Adopted mf dhcir GOns
NemthOm ON IIae 2Ddh sept.

we the undersigned Committee. ta ah.r
report az follows:
Resolved, ist, The Union FIRST, last and 'f.
ever.
2nd, Freedom Of speech and OF the press.
3rd, Universal suffrage and universal an
nesty.
SIN rec schools presenting the benefits
edneation 70 every child ia the State.
ON, Opposition 70 that unequal and unin.
system OF taxation that discriminate again'
labor l1l and bears unjuatly upon the induaif'a.
9th, The revision Of the Code of the san
70 "a 70 make Il conform 10 the conditions OF
Tree labor, with view especially 10 more
summary process for the recovery Of debts
fth, Adherence 10 the 18th and Ilfh amena'
ments 20 the Constitution OF the United States
9th, The exercise Of the whole political a'
nuence Of the State with Congress ior %
immediate removal, as provided, Of all che die
abilities imposed w the fourteenth amend
Och, The ratification Of the 18th amendheai
70 the Constitution on the United States.
lythi The new Constitution OF Misaaaipl
with the disfranchising and proscrirar'
clauses len out
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Editor Clarion Yesterday --.,r-.
Judge Dents time for spclAiH. t...'.' FL .
Alcorn, the Mogul Of RadIclIi.o II D
and asked for a division of rm. .a
readily given. and the most Ia.-.. l
were granted. Gen. Lowry b...
called or on Important bus.uc.. f, p.
scented by our talented young r..,
DeSoto, Maj. II. II. Chalmer. ..- s
worthily did be sustain bis rap8t.,
debater; and IL Gen. Lowry /. .,..'..t
nate rs to be compelled e. mis-. st.i
poir tment In North Missi.sinpi N
safely trust his cause and our. to r..
lie opened tn debate by reyis..
action Of the two partic. now Ia r.
aad exposed the iniquitic, Of M. b
Clique-their attempt TO faIpu by ~
sional aid, the odious ConNimuofr
people, proscriptiye clauses aud aI..
10 Gen. Alcorn's completely BOZ tht..
schemes Of the Committee oi Ska.
himself one ofthat Committee. Dr.
ed the 'trooly loil' General rea.-.
and previous 10 secession. t ben h...
''die Is cast, the Rubicon Is cr1.s.t
shall join the army char msu.
Rome Maj. Chalmers said be- NJ.
several armies going towards Rome l...
not heard of the General gUugg f. ~
Gen. Aleorn replied for two h5r-.
ingenious speech. The General a....
any intention 70 create prejudice n 7.
black man against the white. thoasb..
certainly the effect OF DIS argum.r.
why refer b. the acts of the Lpgi,..r-
1855, (of which, by the way, Doc wasar..
Der and an especial hy0ritc.I and Ns...
such innamatory comparisons. Tho IN.
Gen. Alcorn bases his whole hone of.
cess on such appeals. Judge Dent. ~,
was complete triumph ltwaa6.
convincing demonstration Chat us.s..
man and the black man should bury F.
and now join hands ia one grand mr. Il
reconstruction. His cold steel Iuga e.
pletely demolished the GcncrlTs .6ulU...
Our people are wonderfully pleased
him. without attempting ID urnsFr.
sions hc referred 10 the black mas b..
tions with his old ucighbor. am a-
owners, and warned him Of The con.a
ces Of strife. Gen. Alc0ru bod charge.
his speech that before the war thc I,...
ton Of this country had been prduIIat.
free labor, and discriminating aglIlF
poor man. Judge Dents reply o. tiu
a crusher IL this was che ca-e. Doc l...
why did not Gen. Aicoru, who vasIr.
Legislature ofthe state constantly nrrr
years, interposc his objections hWs .
the contrary, he was "a party 20 ue u
crimes which. for present par.nnpufp
lac charges against othors.
This being the first meeting of UeaHl
dates for Governor, I say for myMfHI1
our friends here, the discussion wlnH
deep interest, and our iricud- ur n.H
than satisfied with the result. The eHH
auditors listened respectfully uI Hr
thing went OF with good feeling and
ously for the enemies OF Rldicali-m. j.
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The saarage qae-aIon i'm Tens


The extract of the speech, of the Hon.
Emerson Etheredge, of Tennessee, de
livered at DanceyviIle since the crushing
defeat Of the Radical party, deserves con-
sideration. Mr. Etheredge is unques-
tionaBly the ablest and most influential of
the prominent men of the Conservative
party Of that State, and his views dis
tinctly foreshadow the policy of his party
now that it has obtained control of the
Legislature and Is greatly in the ascend
ant in the popular vote.
1t viii be seen that speaking for the
conservatives, Mr.. Etheredge pledges to
the colored voters, that they will not per-
NIT their right of suffrage to be taken
from them. 1t is their resolve, come
what may. to keep faith with that class of
citizens. and to resist all attempts to de-
prive them of their privilege of suffrage.
He reviews the prosecutions of which
the resident white population were the
victims at the hands of the Radical adj
venturers and apostate Tennesseeans-
shows how for time, by INSCRIPTIONS
management they succeeded in welding
the colored vote to accomplish their sell
fish and malignant aims-and how the
colored voters cut loose from them when
they had experience of the falsity of all
their pledges and the wickedness of their
performances. He demonstrates that in the
last election the sections where the colored
population was largest, the majority
against the Radicals was heaviest. Thus,
in West Tennessee, the majority of Sen
ter, the Union Republican, over Stokes,
Radical, was seventy thousand. While
in East Tennessee where there are COM
paratively few colored people, the cleo
ton was close, Senter carried all the coun-
ties in Middle Tennessee, where the black
population predominates. The only coun-
ty in that section carried by his Bitter
End opponent, was Wayne, in which
there are but few colored voters.
cO, l1lC ICNOIl VI iIlC COlDItu DGO-
pie who had been the dupes of the Rad
zeal cormorants, was widespread and
crushing. Realizing their error, and sad
ly experiencing the misfortunes which
they had been the blind instruments of
base men in inficting upon both races,
they rose against their betrayers and the
disfranchised, have been restored to their
liberties.
Representing these prosecuted conser-
vatives, now that they are restored to
their privileges and are invested with the
law-making power, Mr.. Etheredge speak
ing in their name, has made haste to
pledge to the colored voters that their
rights in the hands of the conservatives
nv
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Our reporter has given a faithful
sketch of the doings of the Rabid Radical
Convention. Taken as whole, the tick
ct is a type of the most ultra and malig-
nant Radicalism. 1t consists of:
J.L. Alcorn, secession scalawag, Rab-
id Rad, and member of the Committee OF
Sixteen.
&c. Powers, carpet-bagger, and Chai-
man of the Bitter-End Executive Com
mittee.
James Lynch (colore0 carpet-bagger
Henry Musgrove, carpet-bagger of the
Radical persuasion.
W. HI. Vasser, scalawag-poEtical an
tecedents not known to this writer.
j. S. Morris, original Secession Demo
crat and scalawag, defeated candidate for
Acknowledgement last year on the Egg
gleston-Jamison ticket.
H r. Pease, Bitter-End carpet-bagger,
for Superintendent Public Instruction.
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The sIOngreI Convention.

The State house has been the Pande-
monium in which the carpet-baggers and
scallawags have held their Internal
court for the past two DAYS. The me-
nagerie consists chiefly of Ames' collar
men, who have come up from the several
cribs in which they are fed, to receive
their orders. The faces, black and white.
are strange, representing for the most
part. the recent importations who have
been quartered on the treasury of the
people. They, these spoilsmen, have
come
As bees
In spring-time when the sun with Taurus
rides, 49, 10
Pour forth their pOpulous youth about the
hive '-o
In clusters
Surprising that Lynch spoke truly
when he said that there are not a dozen
white Radicals in many of the counties
and that the Pilot was correct in estimat-
ing the whole number at " less" than a
thousand in the State, it may be assumed
that the swarm here comprised at least
one fourth of that entire element in Mis-
sissippi. In like manner the native col
ored element-the bone and sinew of
the black race, had scarcely any part or
parcel in the affair. Carpet-baggery.
for the most part reigned supreme. Take
away Ames' importations and the concern
would have been slim one.
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The Tide Still ROIIing---Virgini
and Tennessee.

At a special election ON the 18th, in
the Alexandria (Va. District for mem
Der of the Legislature, the Radicals were
defeated. They carried the district in
the June election.
On the 10Th, the conservative candidate
for Mayor of the city of Nashville, was
elected by $500 majority,-an immense
gain since the State election. A major
ity of the colored voters went against the
RAIDS in the city for the first time.
Thus the colored people, thoroughly
disguised with their would-be Radical
guides, are abandoning them everywhere
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A SMALL AFFAIR.-The immense
sound of preparation for barbecue to
feed 10000, " to-day, was a small af-
fair. After all the waste of powder and
footing of horns, the procession consisted
of 595, little and big, by actual count.
" Forty acres and a mule" has ceased to
draw the colored suffragans. They have
found out that big parades for the benefit
of the c. Baggers and S. Waggers is a
poor business. Carpet-baggery is played
ont
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Claiborne and COPiah Senatorial
District.

Delegates from Copiah and Claiborne
met at Pisgah, on the 18th September,
pursuant to previous call, to nominate a
candidate for Senator L. B. Harris was
requested to act as Chairman, and H. G..
d. Brown, Secretary.
The name of J. B. Patton, Esq, of
Claiborne, being put in nomination, was
unanimously declared the choice of the
convention.
Mr.. Patton appeared before the con-
vention and after declaring his acceptance
and high purpose to sustain and advo-
cate the National Union Republican plat
form, proceeded to discuss the issues with
force and effect His aims are to canvass
the district thoroughly, and will divide
time with the Radical Republicans.
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ANOTHER EDITION OF ALCoRN.-Gen.
Alcorn's letter of acceptance is too rare a
document to be withheld from these col
umns. 1t sounds as if its author felt
that the last plank was slipping from UNI
der him. He appeals almost imploringly
for help. He even plays Tittlebat Tit
mouse, and promises everything to every
body. He is going to build levees and to
construct Railroads. God help our poor
people when the cormorants who are in
Alcorn's swarm get hold of their purses
on any pretence whatever. Their little
earnings will go. Their crops will be
taxed out of value. Their lands will be
confscated; but the levees and railroads
will hardly be completed.
In this last performance, Gen. Alcom
does not play 'lion." Adapting himself
to the qualities of his ignoble clan, he
adopts the tactics of the serpent which
twines itself in the grass and insidiously
strikes those whom he would injure.
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MEETING AT RAYMoxD.-On next
Saturday Republican and Conservative
meeting viii be held at Raymond. Cant
Fitzgerald will address it. The cOlored
voters ought to turn out. He slas been
a consistent advocate of extending suf.
frage to them, from the beginning. A
fair division Of time has been offered to
the opposition, and it is expecsed both
sides viii be represented.
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Poor EPHRArM : &c.,

Pooh EPHRArM is destined to cut a
figure In the canvass. Gen. AIcorn nub-
fishes in the Avalanche a statauont ~
the mutilation of the old slave in all
its disgusting circumstantialities We
suppose his history Of the transaction will
be reproduced in the Pilot To the credit
of the General, it should be stated that
theservices of two surgeons were brought
into requisition. twill take adozen sur
geons to save the Life of the Radical mar
ty under his manipulation. -
The New Orleans Times. Of thu 2sth
ult- has another version of the affair.
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The Port Gibson Standard declares
warmly for Hon. j. B. Patton, Union
Republican and Conservative nominee for
Senator from Claiborne and Copiah, say
ing:
Had there been Democratic State ticket
In the field, as there should have been, we
would even then have advocated union of
all conservatives. Of whatever name, on the
Legislature. The Legislature Is, after all.
the great issue In the pending election; and
we trust our people win keep that fact con-
stantiy in view. n
There is patriotism in this sentiment.
1t means union and victory. 1l
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The Pilot publishes list of appoint
ments for Gen. Alcorn and others, under
the misapprehension, we suppose, that no
arrangements will be effected for joint
discussions. In reply to a written propo-
sition of Gen. Alcorn, that he and Judge
Dent should make joint list for them
selves, or, if preferred, list embracing
one other on each side, Judge Dent has,
with the concurrence of his party friepds,
responded that the arrangement will be
entirely acceptable, and asked that it be
promptly completed. Gen. Alcorn stated
that he would withdraw his appointments
if the arrangement was effected but
pending these negotiations the Pilot pub
fishes his separate list. What does it
mean? Unless he and his friends back
square out the joint appointments will UNI
doubtedly be made.
DEATH OF Hon. WILLIAM c. HAIR
PER, OF BRANDON. are inexpressi-
bly, panied to hear of this event which oc-
Cured in Brandon on Wednesday last.
The illness of the deceased was brief and
his death unexpected. An eminent lawyer,
good citizen, atrue patriot, kind, noble
and generous in all the relations of life, he
has gone to his grave in the midst of his
usefulness, lamented by all.
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The Bister-End Candidate not FL
i@ibIe.

? In the course of some remarks in the
late Radical pow-wow, Gen. Aloorn was
understood to say that his own disabilities
" reported that such is the fact We
ask the Pilot for information. Can it be
possible that the carpet-baggers are run
ming a candidate for Governor who is dis
qualified by the reconstruction laws after
all their clamor concerning the alleged in
eligibility of Judge Dent? We pause
for reply.
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Gen. LowRY.-Private engagements
have called this gentleman from several
of his appointments. He will immod;
ately resume the good work. His health
is fine, andshe brings cheering reports of
the progress of our cause. An account
of the meeting at fernando is published
elsewhere. The speaking at Pamela is
represented by other correspondents to
have been equally success.
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A solemn Warming.

Recent dispatches refer to speech de-
livered by freeman at Richmond, Va,
just convicted of horse stealing, to an au-
dience of his race, warning them to be-
ware of Northern emissaries and carpet
baggers. They were, he declared, "the
ruin of the negro race" He had follow
ed their precept and example until they
had brought him to his ruin.
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The PEOPLES CoNvENrIoN.-Tbis
has been great Convention week. The
Peoples Convention was to have assembled
in Meridian, and would have done won.
ders if it had, but it consisted of only
one member who adjourned sine die.
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THE CoLoRED ELEMENT. car
pet-baggers have played a characteristic
trick on the colored people. They have
nominated Lynch it is true, but he is of
the carpet-bag sort. Notwithstanding
the earnest appeal of Stringer and other
colored members, they refused to put a
genuine representative of the African
home folks on their ticket.
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Gen. Alcorn confesses that he was a
''revolutionist and a STAKEHOLDER. All
the worse for his bounding on the blood
suckers and fanatics whose occupation lie
to plumber and Cypress them. Stokes
tried to propitiate the people of Tennes-
see by similar confession. but they an
swered him with majority of seventy
thousand for Senter.
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Water Valley was the scene of grand
tournament and public speaking on the 1st.
A correspondent of the Avalanche gives
a graphic sketch of the days proceedings.
Judge Dent, Maj. Woford and Colonel
Wills were the orators of the occasion.
They were introduced to the audience by
Gen. West with his characteristic grace
and cordiality.
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ATTALA.-Hon. E. NJ. Wells, Chair
man of Executive Committee in behalf
of the Republicans and Conservatives Of
Attala, announces through the Chronicle,
a meeting at Kosciusko on the 18th to
ratify the nomination of the Dent ticket
and to select candidates for the Legisla-
ture.