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The Southern Pacific Railroad.
Commencement Of the Work.

CORRESPONDENCE ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN,
Generals Rosecrans and Sedgwick. with
Congressman AXtell. have just left for San
Diego, where a working survey will be
started Immediately on the California end Of
the Pacific railroad of the future. There is
great faith here In the Southern road. We
understand that the Memphis and FL Paso
company are vigorously at work, and once
fairly started, l don't think there will be any
complaints of the energy shown at this end
of the line. General Rosecrans expresses
the opinion that the cars will be running TO
Fort Yuma within eighteen months. When
this line shall be open, we shall hear a good
deal of the development of Arizona and New
Observation-Disclosures now suffering greatly
for the want of proper means of transporta-
ton, and yet undoubtedly Astounding in vast
mineral wealth. Southern California, too,
will be immensely benefited by the con-
struction of this road; vast amount of val
liable land will become available for settle
ment which is now lying useless. Hence,
not merely will the Southern railroad open
up an immense tract of valuable country
nearer its eastern end, but it will be of the
greatest importance to the Pacific slope.
Axtel intends to carefully examine the port
of San Diego; the San Diegans are iubilant
and confidently expect their city to rival
San Francisco. That it must become an i'm
portant city and seaport is very obvious.
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Virginia Military Institute.

The following sketch of this famed in
stitution, is written by a correspondent of
the N. 7. Republic:
The Military Institute is manifestly grow
ing in popularity and prosperity. The dam
ages done by Hunters army nearly killed
ii, but it has risen from its ashes, and seems
to enter on 4 new career of success. The
main building il nearly complete. and the
stewards hall is finished. The arrangements
for cooking. and washing. sleeping and
eating, are complete, free use being made of
steam. The store of provisions laid in for
the cadets, is immense, and the table to
which they sit down is one of the best in the
whole country. Their open-air exercises.
however, prevents dyspepsia, and they are
the most ruddy young men to be found in
the State. You will hardly find one whose
face Is not as red with health as a fresh
blown rose. Their coat tails are the ugliest
things ever contrived, think, to cover, or
rather to discover the back of q tall boy.
but their drill 10 admirable. It IL not likely
they viii, with such training, ever turn
their backs to the enemy. but am sure that
If they do the enemy win laugh heartily at
the figure they make in the rear. A Federal
officer, who was wounded at the battle OF
New Market. said IL was worth all his suffer-
ing 20 see the charge of those boys An
army of twenty thousand men sustaining
each other. by such harmony an / precision
of movement would cut through any force
that could be arrayed against it. Such drill
would probably much sooner but an end 20
the horrors Of war. ms@ -
The Institute wiii. it Is said. have 400 stu
dents. ~ -a Azi y e.
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District Convention
ar Rfrnsh0rOs.

Editor Clarion: A county meeting for Y al
day, 9th September, and appointed dele
gate to the District Congressional Conven-
ton called by two newspapers, to meet at
Pittsboro' on the ID October. The writer
attended as a delegate in company with
another delegate from this Police District.
On arriving at fittsboro,' we found that no
delegates were present from any other of the
ten counties, and that even Calhoun had
failed to call a county meeting. The result
was that there was no District Convention
held.
The two newspapers, however, were rep
resented on the occasion, one by Col. Pryor
and the other by Col. Signsigo. These gen
tlemen doubtless considering themselves the
soul of the Convention movement (and so
indeed they were, if it had any.) proceeded
TO organize the Convention with only them
selreS as members, aud one of them not en-
titled TO be delegate, to-wit: Col. Pryor,
,cho Hres in Marshall county. Col. p. was
called to the Chair of 1.-THE District Conven-
tiou''( p by Col s., and Immediately took it,
without a submission of the motion to the
Convention, consisting of Col. 5. After
this extraordinary organization, Col. s..
moved that J. F. Mister "a delegate from
Yalobusha) do act as Secretary. Failing in
a second to the motion, the Convention (Col.
S.) concluded they could get along without
a Secretary. He moved that "this Conven-
tom composed of himselO do adjourn to
meet at Okolona on the 23rd October. Not
having a second, he voted for his own mo-
ton, and assumed to cast the votes of six
absent delegates from YalObusha, under
what he called authority" from the Presi-
dent of the Coffeeville meeting, which,
however, he failed to read. The Chair (the
delegate from Marshall) declared the motion
carried.(?) The Convention (Col. 81 then
moved that "this Convention" (to-wit: him
self and his six brethren) do ADJOURN,
which motion was voted for without second
in the same manner. The Convention"
then adjourned!!!
We take it for granted that ''this Conven-
tion'' (Col. s. will be at Okolona on the
23d October, since it deliberately moved and
resolved to do so. But we also take it for
granted chat no one else will. since the peo-
pie of the District have emphatically de-
clared by their silence and nOn-action, that
they are not disposed to disturb the nom
ination already made.
1t seems time that the District farce
should come to close, since the ''cdT' is re
sponded to only by the person who made it,
DELEGATE.
Memphis Appeal, Avalanche, and Aber-
deem Examiner please copy.
October 4th. 1859.
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The following piece Of poetry, says Arthur
Nome Magazine, will, we think, find an echo
in the heart of every mother who has seen her
darling pass to the further side of the crystal
sea-
have two little angels waiting for me
On the beautiful banks of the crystal sea;
Not impatiently wait my dsrlings there,
For smiles light up their brOws 80 fair:
And their little harps ring out so clear,
50 soothingly sweet to faiths listening ear
And they live IN the smile OF the saviour
love
Who 50 early called my darlings above.
have two little angels waiting for me
On the beautiful banks of the crystal sea;
Forever free from sorrow and pain,
Spotless and pure from all earthly stain;
Never in erring paths 10 rove
Safe in the bosom of Infinite love-
Evermore, evermOre walking in light,
Those beautiful angels robed in white.
have two little angels waiting for me
On the beautiful banks of the crystal sea;
When my weary heart is throbbing with pain,
And fain would clasp my darlings again,
I'll look away from this earthly strand
To the beautiful fields of the Better Land
will think of the angels waiting there,
And offer 10 God n thankful prayer.
have two little angels to welcome me
When | too shall stand by the crystal sea;
When the Great Refner His image may trace,
In the heart He has won by His saving grace,
And in robes of Christ's own righteousness
dressed,
My soul shall seek the home Of the blest,-
On the beautiful banks of the crystal sea
My darlings, still waiting, shall welcome me.
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fbe daeekIp Clarion.
TEN O'CLOCK.


Ton o'clock, How provoking. Oh. dear
i'" could cry!
al. although you are silent, read in your
regret, that tho hours so swiftly have
passed.
,,d longing to stay yet awhile; for, alas
l. il leave taking time, and the moon clear
seems smiling to hear our oft-spoken good
night
Ten o'clock. Oh wish that it never would
come!
what an impolite clock, telling you TO 90
home
md attend to its own affairs too. DO you
dear?
Vow don't tease me by saying the old clock
l. right
Tor your eyes say tbs wrong. as the look
their good night.
M YOU say am saucy? Well, that may be
true.
--ta+ I'm wilful, and Maynard? Now Oar
-, rerfect mortal, that you thus should
40 a., few harmless faults Silence! sir!
and for shame.
M not turn away angry, but let the soft
light
m vonT ewes be upon me, when saying :
good night.
,b,I know by the smile that lights up
your dear face,
That al last I'm forgiven, retaining my place
n w your great, noble heart that l would not
rne,g the next moment the world would
no not break my poor hand, do not eat me
pnt nIeast come tomorrow, Au revoir, and
good night.
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OF the Radical Office
holders by the Bft1er-End candi-
date for Lieut.-GOVernOr.
rsrrmrDAr1oS AND coRRupr1oN.

The other day we were informed by very
responsible gentleman. that Capt. Packer,
the present Sheriff of Holmes county, had
received a letter from r. G. Powers. the Sec
rotary of the Radical Executive Committee.
at Jackson, informing him that the officers
of the county had been assessed 1925 for
electioneering purposes. and requesting him
to so inform them. and report those who re-
fused TO contribute
Now the evident purport of this letter is
to force the officers holding under Ames to
contribute in teTrorem of losing their posi-
tions, Ames says. through Powers, TO these
officers substantially this: " on must either
do your utmost in bribing voters. and cor
rupJing the ballot in order that my party
may succeed. or You mus; lose the positions
you hold by my grace" Now this mon
strosity needs no comment. What a sad
commentary upon the freedom of elections
and the purity OF the ballot, which the ge-
MUS of our Governments contemplates.
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Letter from simpson.
MEsrvILLE. Oct. 9th. 136


Editor Clarion: The Circuit Court of
Simpson begun here last Monday, Hon.
Uriah MiIlsaps presiding, and f. G. Peyton.
jr., District Attorney.
There was no appearance case brought to
this term. and but few cases of any kind
tried by jury. There is falling off of lit
igation in this county.
The lawyers in attendance, besides the To-
cal bar and District Attorney, are Chrisman.
of Monticello; Taylor, of Columbia; Jno. T.
Lamkin, of Holmesville; Shelby, Mayors
and McCaskill, of Brandon.
Corn crops are very good in this county.
Cotton about the same as last year, though
probably not so good.
Simpson will give a large majority for
Dent.
Health of the county was never better.
CITIZEN
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The cry of Universal Suffrage and Uni
versal Amnesty on the lips of the Ultra
Radicals of Mississippi-sueh men as Alcorn,
Musgrove, Fisher, Eggleston. Morphis,
Flournoy and the rest--is a hideous mock
cry, a delusIon and snare. Are not these
the very same men, who only few months
ago, at Washington, endeavored, by every
appliance of perjury, frauO, and corruption.
to prevail on Congress to force proscrip-
tive Constitution on an unwilling people !?
A Constitution more UNANIMOUSLY proscrip-
tive than any, of all the Constitutions fram-
ed by the Ultra Radicals of the South; and
one, too, which, the people of Mississippi,
at a fair, square vote, had rejected by the
emphatic majority of over 7,0O0.-Water
Valley Eagle.
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Sensible Northern Republicans
Begin 10 Deprecate the Fanatl.
cal Prescription of the South.


Governor Merrill. of Iowa in his letter TO
the delegates whom he appointed to attend
the Commercial Convention to be held in
Louisville. spoke very properly of the ne
cessity ofreinstating 1.-The wealth producing
Interests of the Southern States. so greatly
'prostrated during the war." He was also
pleased TO invoke "conciliation and harmony.
THAT concord might be restored between all
parts of the republic"
The tone of the entire letter shows such
an abatement of radical malevolence toward
the South, as must crafty all men who de-
sire peace and concord between the Northern
and Southern States. Iowa Is now learning.
If Governor MerrilFs letter truly represents
the wishes and feelings of her people, that
the drumming" policies of the war, and the
wanton ravaging, and burning, and plum
dering of large districts, occupied by un-
armed and defenceless people, were not only
barbarisms, but have reacted against the
North by destroying trade with the South
ern States. The governor desires returning
prosperity in the South, because it will be
accompanied by an active and increasing
'demand for the manufactures of the North.
and the cereals and provisions ofthe west"
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We publish this week two articles which
we trust will be read by every subscriber
Of the Record The first IL "Spindles for
the South" from the New York Tribune,
and the other II "Supcriority Of the South
over the West" from the Charleston
News. We clip them from a late NUM-
Der Of the New Orleans Commercial Bull
letin, one Of our most progressing exchan-
ges.
To our locality the ideas contained in
these articles are Of not much immediate
practical value. BY and by they will BE-,
and In the meanwhile, we desire the
minds Of our readers 70 become familiari-
zed with those ideas and impressions
which look 70 the grand future which is
breaking over the South, like the rising
OF glorlOns morn over the sleeping
earth.
We desire to sec the people Of the South
educated up 20 the progressive position,
which we will soon be called on 10 iill. -
Then, when the time comes, we will al.
vance 70 il, not with meagre ideas and un-
developed plans, but every way fitted 10
assume and use IL.
Unless this is done progressive men
from abroad will come in and occupy the
places and reap the harvcsts thar will
give rs power and responsibility and
wealth.
The greatest and highest aim we seek
as a Journalist, il 20 infuse into the minds
Of the South the ideas and the powers
that will relieve us from the effect of past
disasters and give US our true position In
the government and in the ago.--Canoll
Record.
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From the Chicago Republican (Rad. }
Virginia Coming Home.

The Richmond Enquirer and Examiner is
jubilant over the turn affairs have taken in
Virginia After thanking the President and
Horace Greeley and everybody for the defeat
of the plan of the Radicals to purge the Leg
islature of rebel members who could not
take the test-oath. it says:
Now let our people cheer up. Our po-
litical troubles are at an end. Every man
can now make his contracts, and lay his
plans, with full assurance of a peaceful
and quiet future. We trust and believe that
the effects will be at once visible in the re-
newed energy and hopefulness with which
all branches of industry will Immediately
be inspired. Let us hear no more croaking."
So say we: Let us hear no more croak-
ing" There has been fully enough of it,
The people are tired Of its incessant lugu-
briousnesi. It were almost worth eonees-
sion OF some of the nations rights in the
premises TO obtain from Virginia something
more Musical than A howl
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What the ~. n. Herald says about
the Contest i'm MiAniNainnf.

The Liberal Republicans, Conservatives
and original Democrats favor the election OF
Judge Dent for Governor. The Radicals
have nominated Mr.. Alcorn. The struggle
pie point-ShdH Mississippi be reconstructed
upon liberal basis or upon one that Is ndrrotc-
minded, bigoted and intOLerdnt2 1t seems that
the hiefopposition TO Judge Dent is found
ed upon a notion that although he is a
brother-in-law Of the President, the Execu-
tive is unfriendly TO his success. The peo-
pie of Mississippi are able to settle that
question themselves. and to vote upon it, in
diligently. Judge Dent is by far the favor
tie among the people.-N. Y. Herald.
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From the New York World.

The nomination of Judge Dent by the
National Republicans of Mississippi puts
things ship-shape in that State for the cleo
ton. This is to take place on the 30th of
November next, and the constitution to be
then voted on is to have four sections sub
mitted to separate vote. The first of these
sections is that requiring an oath of belief
in the political and civil equality of all men
as a condition precedent to voting; the Sec
ond excludes from office all who gave vol
untary aid to the Confederacy, excepting
privates in the Confederate States army; the
third section forbids extension of State
credit to private enterprises; and the fourth
requires all officers to swear they never par
ticipated in any secession convention. 1t is
claimed that Dent will be overwhelmingly
elected.
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The excavations and earthworks of the
New Orleans. Mobile and Chattanooga Rail-
road Company, particularly those in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the Bay. and in state of
forwardness. In a small portion of land i'm
mediatly on the beach the company has
been restrained by an injunction from the
proprietor from prosecuting their labors,
but seeing the immense damage that would
result to them from a cessation of their I'M
dertaking on this particular spot, they have
decided to go ahead with their labors any
how. and to that extent disregard the in
Junction Bay St Louis Gazette, 10th.
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A young man asked an old man for his
daughter in marriage. The answer was :
go into the orchard and bring in num-
Der of apples. Give me one-half of the
whole number and the mother half Of the
balance and half an apple over, and to
the daughter one-half of the remainder
and half an apple over, and have one left
for yourself, without cutting an apple !;
and then, if she is willing, you can have
her" he solved the QUESTION: How
many did he bringf
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From the n. Y. Metropolitan Record.
Labor for. the South.

most timely and valuable labor agency
has been established in New York by Gen.
John O'Neil and Mr.. Lloyd ID. Simpson, for
rhe express purpose ofsupplying the South
ern people with farm hands and domestics.
As guarantee that the agency will faithfully
fulfil its obligations, the gentlemen who
have undertaken the enterprise are permit
ted to refer to Rev. A. j. Ryan. of Augusta,
Ga Gen. Z. T. Moore, of Richmond We.
Gen. Beauregard. Of Louisiana, Gen. Forrest.
ofTennessee; Gen. Wade Ham oton, of South
Carolina; Gen Gordon, of Atlanta. Ga. and
Hon. S. F. Miller, Judge Supreme Court.
Ii Is proposed by the agency to supply
from the great army of labor that arrives
every month at this port, as well as from
the employed thousands in the North, the
constantly increasing demands of the South.
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SENATORIAL CONVENTIONAL CO.

SENATORIAL CONVENTIONAL con-
vention of the Third District, composed
of Pike, Lawrence, and Covington, has
nominated Col. I. r. Stockdale for the
Senate. The nomination is equivalent to
an election. A better selection could not
have been made. The Convention adopt
ed the following resolution:
Resolved, That this Convention approves
of the platform Of principles adopted by the
National Union Republican Party.
Resolved. That we ratify the nominations
made By the State Convention of the Ma
tional Union Republican Party, and will
give them our hearty support.
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JUDGE CASSIDY AT rAYErrE.

Judge Cassidy made one of his best
speeches, and produced argument 70 con-
vince even the most stubborn of the neces-
sitY of supporting the National Union Re
publican party In the coring election. He
have since eorae out for the Dent ticket.
The RAIDS who heard him, went home with
flea in their ear. for they heard q few
truths which, 70 them. WA little 1npleas-
ant. The Judge was followed by VIM. Car
ter. colored, OF NafcheE Rho made some
happy hits at the Radical party and their
purposes. He IL good stump speaker, and
viii doubtless have good influence amon<
those OF his own eolOr-Fsyeete Chronicle.
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THE COTTON TAx.-The Supreme Court
meets in Washington in few days One of
the most important cases to be brought be-
fore it for decision at this term, is the ques-
ton of the constitutionality of the late tax
on raw cotton. There are several millions
of claims to be preferred at once against the
Government, for the refunding of the
amount collected, provided the decision Is
adverse TO the Government. The prevail
ing opinion is. that the court will condemn
the act as unconstitutional.
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LOVE HIM just AS WELL.
BY ROBERT JO5sELYN.

He comes no more, as once he came
His tale of love to tell;
Yet my poor heart is all the same,
Hove him just as well.
Remembrance keeps him still in view,
sill makes my bosom swell,
A. when his fondest VOWS were new,
love him just as well.
WHY should he spurn the love he sought?
WHY does his heart rebel!
He knows | prize him as L ought
And love him just as well.
How can bear this cold neglect
NV grief no words can tell
With ali life's richest treasures wrecked,
love him just as well.
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GALLAr1N, MISS, Sept. %, 1869.

GALLATIN, MISS, Sept. Is, 1869.
EDITOR CoRINTH NEWS: In your issue of
the 18th inst, you mention me in your arti
Gle on the nominations. as having been a
sstraight-out Democrat in 1868. think it
but Justice to my self to modify that express
sion a little. 1t is true worked with the
Democratic party. 1 did it because l felt
that il was my duty so to do, and here L will
LAY that my feelings have not undergone the
slightest change with regard to the course /
pursued then. But with regard to my be-
longing to that party in the past. it must be
seen that rad neither opportunity nor in
clination to join it or any other. l have
claimed no party have Joined no clique or
clan, but l have pledged myself TO justice
and right. So call me not g Democrat; my
party has several names, among which you
may ind-Speedy Reconstruction, Removal
of the Military, Removal of Bayonet Off
cials, and, Death to Prescription!
Yours respectfully,
THOS. SINCLAIR.
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Governor Reed, of Florida, is at his home
in Wisconsin" A simple announcement
like this which we find "gOing the rounds"
in our exchanges, tells all that could be told
in a volume of the atrocities of Radical re-
construction.-Mail.
1t is well for C.. B. gentry to keep their
domestic houses In order In the States where
they come from. The signs of the times in
dictate that they will have use for them when
their squatter game at the South is played
out. That time approaehes.-Mobile Reg
iGfn
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Speaking at Canton.

Hon. Geo. L. Potter, delivered a stirring
and eloquent address. The position of the
TWO parties were distinctly drawn, and the
necessity for our people to "be up and do
ing in order to defeat the r. r. r. fright
Ked-hot Radical)-platform was clearly
shown. Would that more of our people
had been present to hear the views of Mr..
Potter.
To-day there is another meeting. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by Col o. r. Sim
gleton, .. a. Luckett, and Judge J. A. T..
Campbell.
The canvass is fairly opened!
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Fair warming.

Let the people Of Mississippi bear in mind
the deplorable condition of those States
where the carpet-baggers have succeeded in
gaining the balance of power, and they can
better realize the necessity for the utmost
vigilance and untiring zeal in the present
canvass. This struggle in which we are
engaged is one involving issues of vital mo-
ment to us all. 1.-THE Radicals suceeed. how
can we reasonably expect the fate Of Missis-
sippi will be better than that of Arkansas
or Tennessee, or Louisiana?