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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04
Judge Dent Drives his Assailamts
40 the Wall.

The authors of the libel on Judge Dent,
which would disgrace any party on earth
except the Radical party of this State,
have received more than they bargained
for. He has triumphantly replied to
their accusations and exposed their corrupt
motives. The man Penniman, their main
witness, proves to be a common vagabond
who had been turned out of public en-
ployment in New Orleans by General
Grant at the instance of Judge Dent, and
would not be believed on oath by respect
able citizens where he resides. Let these
procurers Of SANDER prove the credibility
of their witness, and discredit the state
ments of the report of Republican officials
touching the acts ofJudge Dent, or forever
hereafter hold their peace. There is no
escape from the dilemma in which they
are placed. We lOiU venture the prediction
that Gen. Acorn hiHsel tiCho heads the Rad
zeal ticket, ,ciHnot endorse or credit the slam
ders Of this vagabOnd acitness.
The public viii bear us witness that
Judge Dent is not responsible for this
mode of political warfare. He has not
assailed private character. His only
offence to these adventures is that he has
consented to become the candidate of the
Union Republicans and Conservatives
for Governor of Mississ;npi- and to tlIis
extent has interposed his influence between
them and the public plumber they are
craving. He has invariably treated his
political opponents with courtesy, but
has taught them when assailed that while
he is invulnerable to their poisoned ar
rows, he knows how to return blows with
interest when they are given. The
people on reading his triumphant vindi-
cation will feel prouder than ever of their
gallant standard-be
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04


Probably nothing more perfectly illus
trates the utter desperation of the Bitter
End candidate for Governor than hiz
reference 10 the acts of the Legislature Of
1866, IN order 10 STIR up the prejudices
Of the freedmen against the white people
of the State. Igo-thirds Of that body con
siaed of Old Line UEsson Wings, with
whom Alcorn had been politically afhlia-
ted up to the time he opposed Judge Yer
gers Peace Plan i'm the Convention Of
1861, voted for secession, and urged the
people to ssspring into the conflict with an
sselastic bound" Aloor7s himself spas a
member Of that Legislature; and in con-
sideration partly of former party associa-
tons, was elected by the members to the
United States Senate. Now, to subserve
his selfish ends, he ungratefully turnsApon
them, and under the classification of
Democrats, (" arraigns them for the legis-
lation which in the then disordered con-
dition of society they deemed necessary
for the peace and protection of both
races. Why did he not then oppose that
legislation if wrong? He had the ear of
the Legislature, (and unfortunately its
confidence, too and why was he silent?
Why did he approve it by his aequies-
cence? And why does he exhume these
measures years after their repeal, except
to arouse animosities which he knows are
prejudicial to the interests ofall classes of
society?
Let the people remember these facts
when they come to render their verdict.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04
Idle NIeesInr In - cesat

The Conservative Republican Convel.
OF IKE county assembled nt HOlmcU
accordinR 20 announcement.
II. Y. Bridges was called 10 the chair
y. Tynes appointed gecretarv and u. y
Ihornhtll Assistant Secretary.
p. ~, fackwood being called upon O.
pressed the object Of the meeting.
Col' =. b. Young being called up0.. ID
~ ~. remarks explanatory Of h,f Dos.t
as sheriff In relation 10 the D. .orio IA I'D
county, ignoring counectie ,,o,ig,iie s1r :
litical party, and prom ,.lce, AZ Leeo ~
during the election.
:, I 9Peece \, we made BIZ the followingg
ana " - r.. PackwO0d, Col. ID. w. hD
anu "a. Hopson.
Upon motion the Convention proceeds
Dallot FORA candidate for Representative
4. cooper, b. hampton and william "
mons appointed 70 act as tollera. DO 7
I nrst ballot Fleetwood received "a vote =
Moved that there be a committee appel
ca ofthree from each Police District, b.
stitute an Executive Committee i0r Z
county and that five Of said COMMITTEES n
form quorum. Carried.
First District, IL H. Fielder. y. w. Iha
NIL ana w. C0uerlVs second District AN
hampton, Joseph pmckwood and HoW
%rawiords Third District ~. IL. han
Leander sartln and Hugh Hathorn; Foal
district, VIM. H. Garland, j. M. Atki1
ana IA. Hitler; Fifth District, u. on. w
uama, w. y. MeGeheo and Gen. w. n. on
Resolved That the Secretary Of this 81.
ing Inform each member on the ENef
COMMITTEES here appointed OF HE Apo
menI and request general meeting ~ q
committee at summit next MoDGaT
eleven O'Clock, in the once Of Col. So
81 z. no,r~- 49, ...-
we Trmna. ~'
s.W.znonpaEtH-S ssersi,ris.
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From the CRYSTAL Springs Herald.


The following comments ON this affair,
originally instigated by vicious white men
whe left the negroes to learn the conse-
quences of the folly of being led by them,
are from the last Raymond Gazette:
OF one thing, however, we can speak quite
confidently all accounts concurripg therein,
and it is Lhis-that violence of a most ex-
TENDED aud atrocious character was threat
ened by the worst class of the negro poll
tieians in that vicini y, and that they were
promised assistance from other points; and
that but for the energy, determination and
resolute spirit of the whites of the vicinity.
crimes of a most fearful character would
have been committed. Throughout the af-
fair, the whites acted with all becoming bra
very, and strictly with view to their own
safety. No white man. so far as we can
Learn, was killed, in the skirmish; one or
more, however. were wounded. Several
negro Radicals were killed, and of those
who, from an ambuscade, had fired upon
party of whites.
The military. we understand. have been
busy investigating the affair, and have thus
tar manifested every disposition TO do entire
justice to all parties interested.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

We attended meeting of the Conser-
vative citizens of the ''free State" on
Monday, which was called to nominate
candidates for the Legislature, and had
the pleasure of meeting many old friends
and of listening to very powerful adj
dress by our townsman, Hon. Geo. L.
Potter, on the issues of the day. For
the Legislature Capt. Thomas Maxey. a
talented young gentleman, son of the old
and esteemed citizen of the county, Mai.
Robert Maxey, was nominated. He was
born and reared in the county, having re-
ceived part of his training when mere
boy In the camp, he is endeared to all her
people. Since the war, he has been a
hard student, and has recently received
his license for the practice of law. His
speech accepting the nomination, which
was wholly unexpected, bespoke the orator
the scholar, and the patriot. The other
nominee, the Rev. Ebert Norman. is a
colored citizen, who has commended HIM
self to the confidence and good viii of
the people of both races by his intelligent
and jealous advocacy Of the right, and
his steadfast opposition to all the proscrip-
tive measures of the Jacohin Radicals.
Thus far in the canvass, the Conserya-
tives of Rankin, relying upon the intrin-
sic merits of their cause, have devoted
themselves more to their fields and work
shops, and counting rooms, than to poll
tics, but in the spirit displayed on Mon
day, We have the strongest assurance that
they win henceforward every man of them
enter upon the work Of the campaign
which IS to achievs their deliverance from
the cause Of Radical domination.
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Prennre 60 Regi.ter.

The District Commander has issued an
Order that the Boards of Registration
shall commence the revision of the lists
of voters on Tuesday, the 10Th inst,
which shall continue for five days. There
are thousands of Conservatives in the
State who declined to register and partlc-
ipate in the last election. The Opportu-
nifty, and the last they will have, OF de-
livering the State from the rule of the
carpet-bag Radical adventurous, is now at
forded. Let no patriot fail to improve
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

Ell
EMmmkmmAWmm.
The Supreme Court has affirmed ili
jurisdiction over the case of 4. M. Yer
ger. The question win next come up on
the application Of the prisoner for writ
of Habeas Corpus. The decision of this
question viii involve the constitutionaiity
of that portion of the reconstruction Laws
which authorize the trial of civilians. by
military commissions. 1t is not doubted
that the Court viii decide that no such
authority exists in the constitution-that
the prisoner is illegally restrained Of his
liberties-and that il viii order his dis
charge in order that be may be tried by
the civil courts.
The President has indicated his pur-
pose to be guided by the decision of the
court in his arrest of proceedings against
the prisoner. 1t may be safely assumed
that Its action will be the rule of the Ad-
ministration. The system of arbitrary
arrests without warrant, and drum-head
trials in violation of the guaranteedTights
of citizens, may be considered virtually
at an end. 1t is destined soon to fall be-
fore the fat of that august tribunal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

The Radical papers have reproduced
extracts from the Journals of the Missis.
sippi Legislature in 1868, to prove that
Gen. Lowry, who was for brief period
member of that body, originated and
supported measures Furnishing deserters
and forcing able-bodied men in the mill
tary service of the Confederacy. As
Gen. Lowry himself was a soldier for
the war, who before the introduction of
these measures and afterwards did a
great deal of hard fighting, it was reason
able that he should want every other man
to do his duty to the cause the State had
undertaken; and the people loved and
honored him for it. These reminiscences
viii only serve to awaken old memories
of his services and sacrifices in the cause
which they believed to be just Unlike
Gen. Alcorn he did not vote for secession
-he did not appeal to the people to
''spring into the conflict with an elastic
bound'-he did not propose to build ga
Chinese Wall between Yankeedom and
the South, but when the step was finally
taken, he shared the fortunes of his own
people he win never say to his dis
honor, as Alcon the original Wall Build
er who helped raise the Confederate flag
has said, that che rejoiced when it went
DOWN.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

Dispatches from Washington indicate
that the INSCRIPTIONS plotters of the Rad
ical party in Mississippi and Texas, read
ing the handwriting of the popular judg-
ment against them, ON the wall, have on
foot scheme to postpone the elections in
order to prolong their carnival of plumber
and tyranny under military rule, and to
procure the passage of supplementary
act to enable them to make sure of the
elections when held. The invention of
this plot shows the desperation of its
authors; and is confession of the fear
of defeat. 1t is characteristic of the dis
honesty of the Radical plotters, and is
only paralleled by the schemes of the
Committees last year after the rejection
of their proseriptive constitution.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04
Prof. Gathrfghf.

Not alone by the people of Misssissippi
are the pre-eminent qualifications of this
distinguished teacher, for the Office OF
superintendent of Public instruction, re-
cognized and appreciated. We have be-
fore us letter of Prof. Quackenboss the
well-known educator and author of New
York containing the following strong en-
dorsement:
81 see with great pleasure that Prof
"Gathright has been nominated for Su-
'perintendent of Public instruction.
cannot refrain from expressing my sat
"isfaction and sincerely trust that for
1.-THE sake of the educational interests of
1.-THE State, he may be elected. They
could not be entrusted to better hands. :"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

m
The Radical party haa a crying sin AZ
answer for In reference to il policy ON tht
lsubjecf Of taxation. There has never
been people 80 outrageously taxed, and
all through the agency of that party.
To the intrinsic iniquity of the tax itself
| is joined the support of the monstrous
doctrine that taxation shall not be accom-
panied with representation. This Is one
the grievances complained of by our rev.
pulmonary fathers when they separated
from the mother country. In the consti-
tuition which the carpet-bag adventures
attempted to impose upon our people last
year, they politically prescribed not less
than 5000, and probably more, of the
taxpayers of the State, and even after
they were defeated at the polls, they went
with their petition TO Congress and be-
sought that body to compel the people to
submit to it whether they we're willing or
not
To that party is due the imposition of
the cotton tax after the close of the war,
by which not less than THIRTY MILLIONS
of dollars were taken from the pockets of
the people of Mississippi alone. Both
races were alike interested in the produc-
ton of the staple, and its hardship was
equally felt by both. The tax has been
suspended, but its blighting effects upon
the prosperity of an impoverished people
remain.
The whole Tariff and Internal Reve-
nue. system of the federal government,
framed exclusively by the Radicals, is
frightful oppression. 1t is absorbing the
life-blood of the country. The common
necessaries of life are enormously taxed,
while the wealthy bond-holders who have
invested their means in government secu-
rites pay nothing.
We have had a foretaste of Radical
taxation in the proceedings of the Mon
grel Convention of last year. 1t sat four
months to perform the work of ten days;
at a cost of sixteen hundred dollars day
to the taxpayers. For this precious SER
vice they appropriated to each member
per diem of s10 and their appointees
and retainers, were quartered on the treas
ury at corresponding expense to the tax
payers.
The Constitution, if administered in the
spirit and with the intention ON which it
was framed, will be monstrous instru-
ment of public plumber. Their Standing
Army scheme, cannot be put into execu-
ton at cost of less than SEVEN MIL
LIONS of dollars.
Their School System, will open
the way to a system of extrav-
agance involving the annual expenditure
of hundreds of thousands, not for the
benefit of the ignorant, but to satisfy the
cravings of the cormorants.
And SO, too, the provisions, on the
subject of public Works" "Houses of
Refuge" etc. They are all designed to
establish means to rob the people
for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the adventu-
rers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04
The Rankin RAIDS.

We found the Rankin county RAIDS on
Monday last, down-hearted and in great
tribulation. A sad disaster has overta-
ken them. Two of their most worthy,
reliable and useful men, Corliss and Nc
Gowan, have fed the county to avoid be-
ing sent to the Penitentiary. Our unfor-
tunate old friend, Joe. Bennett, like
Rachel, was weeping and refused to be
comforted because they were not.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

The Oxford Falcon says there are 20
white Radicals in Lafayette county, and
1900 Conservatives. This is larger
proportion than is to be found In most
counties of the State. Lynch said truly
that there were not dozen white Radi-
Gals in most of them They consist ex-
clnsively Of Ames' importatons, or the
men who have been bought up with Office
or the promise of it.
LowNDEs. correspondent writes:
1--WE (the Conservatives have nominated
to-day a strong ticket. Capt. w. W..
Humphries for Senator. (one9 Ell. W.
Whitfeld, ]. 7. Prsvitt. B. r. BiIlups,
lcrl0red and enc 10 bo nQuinarad IN o
lew dny1S
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04
AIcOrm and the Disfranchisine
Constitution.

1t seems that Alcorn is yet grieving
over the defeat of the DISTINGUISHING
Constitution last year, and the failure q
his Committee to induce the President
and Congress to put it on the people in
spite of the majority against it, In his
Columbus speech he said sit was discussed
Gin passion and defeated in passion. .
They could not have been very cool in the
presence of measure devised by schem-
ing Adventures and their allies, to pro
scribe $4,000 of the taxpayers of the
State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

The public have been notified that Capt.
Fisk, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee, has forwarded to Washington
unmistakable proof in the form of affi-
davits, of the charge that the military
commander did state that he would march
the troops from county to county ifneces-
sary to secure the success of the Bitter
End Radical party, represented by Al
corn, Barry and others of that ilk, in the
coming canvass. As was to have been
expected, Ames entered q quasi denial of
the charge. Nobody expected him to
confess it,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

We are printing fifty thousand copies
of the publication of Judge Dent in re-
Spouse to the SANDERS of the Entertainers
Executive Committee, for gratutous cir
culation. Send on your orders, and see
the character of the means, and of the
men, employed in the interest of the ia
Goblin faction.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

Vote the Dent ticket, and work for its
success, if you would escape the fate of
Arkansas. A writer says: Arkansas
s'has endured a reign Of terror far ex-
s'ceeding in enormity the diabolism of the
s'Radical party in any other State. The
..people have been robbed by Radical
ssmarauders of vast portion Of their
4sproperty, and murder, arson and other
s.crimes have been committed with perfect
.simpurity by these infamous scamps."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

The Radical papers insist that General
Alcorn's disabilities have been removed,
and have cited the law, in support of the
fact-and yet according to theFollowing
statement in the Aberdeen Examiner OF
the 22nd, he declares that they have not
been removed:
Gen1 Alcorn, confessed to prominent cit
liens of this city, on Wednesday, that has
disabilities haze not been removed, and that he
is not only Ineligible TO Office, II elected, but
that he is not registered Coter.-Aberdeen
Examiner.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04
AIcOrn and Dent.

Who as a member of the Infamous
Committee of Sixteen, petitioned Con
gress to force the Constitution on our
people prescribing 10000 taxpayers, af
ter it had been rejected? j. L. Acorn.
Who aided to defeat the scheme of the
Committee of Sixteen, and thus by a
timely effort, saved the people from that
worse than Egyptian bondage? LOUIS
DENT.
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RICH DEvELorMEyrs!l


From the Meridian Msrr
PAULDN0, Oct nw
Editor MercugV ITO my great aar.
saw IN the Mercury of the gth m.Li
from }. y. Campbell editor of Mo- M
| Enterprise, saying that be only mu
me as his opinion that Musgroye ta
author OF the Jasper letter. and p.
has since learned fhut he q not
! Immediately addressed @ note 30
| bell and demanded the author Since II
certained that MusgrOye was mol M
ceived the following reply;
ENTERrHsE Oct JGla
CAPT. HARDY, Sm:-I have 10 ag \
the name given me by IL. Musgrow va
w. Jones.
JYsCmmm
All that's II, IL a.? The name g.rr
~ MusgOre. Now, what ana Mutgf0leh
20 DO with giving you any name Ihaf6
explains the whole matter. Amer Mlgu.
had been caught In the dirty work 0ftrJir
20 make little character as d dtblpr !
my expense, he comes aud hands Onpba
the name Of -. ". Jones as the utdf b
the Jasper letter, and Campbell datT,o
screen and protect his brother capllr.
gers writes the note 20 the Mercury bs
alluded 70.
Now, sir, there Is no such man 10 Jan
county as ID. W. Jones. Indeed, iHsl
my elbow suggests that he will Give at.
sand dollars 70 Campbell or M,Rgrove Do L
or either OF them, will produce the ~
Jones who was present aud witnessed
debate between MuRgrovo and myaN
Antioch and Paulding, and which m ~
utely and distinctly described bv tbe y.
of the Jasper letter.
That MusgroVe ~ the author Of tho y
there is no sort Of a dOnbt. "a will n.
from Campbell's letters 10 me brsI5a
stated 20 Capt. Acker that notwItLsttfl
Ills note 90 the Mercury be swns ftilI d
same opinion that he was no nrst Goa. h
grove wrote the letter but look at thtI
lowing certificates which places the qao.
beyond every doubt
ENrERPRisE, Oct. lG, Ia
This is TO certify that have for over
years been connected with the star IN
paper office, At this place. a. "A comm
that ! am familiar with the hnndwrur
III Musgroye, that 4 have ~set uD1 aHa
written by Mr.. MusRrove for puJca
that ala SCI up, or put IA type, the Jl|
let.er' anu that 70 the best Of my kn0WIE
ana belief the said article was Ia Mum
handwriting.
W.T.. VAIN
This is to certify that / was conn
with the Star published at EnterpriseN
Tor nVe months, and during that t.mi
the hand writing of III. Musgrove hesa
~. also saw the manuscrfpt of tha y
letter before II was printed, aud 81 thf .
OF my knowledge and belief 10 was r
hand writing Of III. Musgrovo.
a. r. MoGf
Now, sir, don't wish 10 have nm.
further TO say about this matter, and Z a
tnaJ Lhere II not a sane man 10 DE
VINO has read the entire correspundena
what sees clearly that Campbell M tfyrr.
pun Musgrove out Of the slough and ql.
lnire Of contempt into which hh JHT
letter" plunged him, has himself tumble
with him, aud In doing 30 has pulled 0G
least sufficient Of his mask Of aenia,T
bic paper . show realy 1F
IL with the Bitter Finders.
But must apologize 70 your roade1 .
troubling them with this communlca,f
but presume MusgroVe will agaln app1
In ZONE or HIS USUAL AnLE EFFoKTs
w. IA. HARD.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

In making your business arrangeme nts
for next year do not fail to remember
your friends. The eolored people who
have persistently opposed the measures of
the Radical party to deprive you Of your
political rights and to tax you out of your
possessions for the benefit of the adven-
turers who have come amongst US to stir
up strife for their own aggrandizement-
are entitled to the first place IN your con-
sideration.