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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
ssFOOIs and Thieves.

Alta meeting of the opposers of Radical
domination in Alabama, at Montgomery,
Gen. Clanton, the gallent leader of the
Democratic party in that State, (and by
the way, an old line Whig) offered the
following as heading to the enrolment
list of the association which was carried,
and it was unanimously adopted:
We, the undersigned citizens of the coun-
ty of Montgomery, hereby pledge our lives,
our fortunes and sacred honor never to
cease our efforts until our State has been
rescued from the rule of the fools and
thieves in power, who now rob. insult, OPP
press and degrade US.
In letter to the Montgomery Adver-
tiser, Gen. Clanton says:
We all do know, that Alabama is at this
time controlled by, and is at the mercy OF
both thieves and tools, and that a majority OF
the leaders and Office holders OF that party
belong to one or both of these classes.
The same remark applies to the Radi-
cal party in all the reconstructed States.
We know it is especially applicable in
the case of Mississippi.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
South Carolina Politics.

We republish the following letter which
we find in the Mississippi Central, not so
much for the political views enunciated
as to show those of our readers who be-
longed to Kershaw's Division in the
Army of Northern Virginia, that their
old leader is now as then doing battle for
his people and that in politics he is IL
Illustrating his favorite tactics of moving
to the front
The movement in which he has en-
barked is the counterpart of the Dent
movement in this State in the last can
vass, except that to the object OF divid-
ing the opposition and uniting forces
with the Conservative wing, its leaders
are without the hope which we of Missis-
sippi possessed of securing the support of
the Administration and thus checkma-
tizing the operations of the Military Com
mander against whose deliberate purpose
to defraud the people of fair election
for his own elevation, it was well known
that tens of thousands of Conservative
majority would have availed nothing
This hope failed and with it, the prospect
ofsuccess. The power of the Administra-
ton was exerted to advance the corrupt
schemes ofthe Commander, and when the
day of election came, it was clearly I'M
derstood that his minions had only to
count sufficient number of real and
pretended votes to give them the victory.
Inasmuch as the policy ofthat canvass,
and the present one in South Carolina,
are precisely the same, and originated
with the exception named, in the same
motive, we are not little surprised that
the editor of the Mississippi Central who
opposed the former 50 violently that he is
still disaffected in consequence oft, finds
occasion to encourage and applaud the
latter:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
Immigration.

The South has occasion to regret the
foreign war in consequence of its inter-
ference with her prospect of securing a
largely increased number of immigrants
from Europe in the fall and winter. 1t
is estimated that the falling off in Ger
man immigration will be at least two
hundred thousand. The n. Y. Com
mercial observes:
The immense arrivals weekly chronicled
at the Castle Garden will diminish to COM
paratively small figures, and the Northwest
and South will miss the honest Touton face,
whose coming has been so welcomed. As
Stunning that communication with the
German ports Is not prevented by a French
blockade, the German authorities will OF
course put stop to all further emigration.
The able-bodied men who have been leaving
the country to escape military service will
now be compelled to shoulder the musket
and march to the front. Viewed from this
standpoint, the opening war will be source
of material injury to some sections of the
United States, which are in sore need of
emigration and have relied upon the Ger
man Fatherland to supply that need.
Nevertheless, there are other national.
tiles which will continue their contribu.
tons to the population of this country,
and the friends of immigration should not
relax their efforts.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Congress has appointed committee 10
investigate the charges of ill-treatment OF
the colored cadet ut West Point by the
loyal sons of Radical sires. This COM
mittee will take the momentous case In
hand, and the nation will hold its breath
in awful suspense until the result is an
nounced. How the trouble will be set
tied remains to be seen. Nor would II
matter much, if it were not the beginning
of series of other troubles which will
follow in its train. They are thus fore
Swallowed by the St. Louis Republican:
AS soon as the white cadets, sons of Rad
ical Congressmen,Go Governors and politicians.
at that national school shall have been dis
ciplined into treating the African boy with
the tender Difference and courtesy that his
central position in American politics entl-
ties him TO, he will develop new phase OF
trouble. There are great many African
boys In this country, and, as their immedi-
ate paternal ancestors control several states,
q considerable number of them will enter
West Point at he next examination. still
larger number at the following examine
ton and so on. till the 'fOur million en-
franchised loyalists'' in the South shall be
duly represented by twenty or thirty coll
ored cadets at the military school. What
follows is clear enough. Cadets grow into
| lieutenants, captains, colonies. brigadlers,
lieutenant-gener and generals. The
African must go up this ladder OF promotion
along with the American; and in time, he
will command companies, batallions, regi-
ments and brigades of white troops, and
| have authority to order white sergeant to
saddle his horse, aud white private TO
black his boots. When the next rebellion
| IN eaks out he will lead an army corps OF
white volunteers to the field, and have
command of a department, with power to
| suspend the hdbeds corpus and all that sori
of thing. AS it will take a special act OF
Congress TO lift him over each stage in thi;
| career of exaltation, we are likely TO have
| him on hand as disturbing element for {
| good many years to come-if indeed, he
| erer ceases to trouble US.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

There are two or three papers in the
State that claim to be neither Republican
nor Democratic. Neither Conservative nor
Radical. They abhor Radicalism, but
sing hozannas TO the leader of the party
in this State. They despise Democracy
and yet claim to be more opposed to Re-
publicanism than the Democratic party
can possibly be. They detest the negro
as a voter, but "crook the pregnant hinges
of the knee" to the dispenser of offices
elected by his vote.
When we read them we are re-
minded of war anecdote. 1t will be
remembered that part of East Tennes-
see was given up almost entirely by both
armies to bushwhackers.
The citizens had hard time. If they
were Union men the Rebel guerillas dis
posed of them; and if Confederates the
Federal jayhawkers maltreated them
Old Johnnie McGiI was one of the in
habitants of this unfortunate section. He
was a very polite man, and consequently
Union or Confederate as occasion requi-
red. And he Jared pretty well generally,
though he had been blaekjacked several
times by making mistakes as to which
side he should favor. Upon one occasion
party met him on the road and the fol-
lowing dialogue occurred.
care you Union man p
Old Johnnie, after trying in vain to
discover which side the party belonged
to answered, NO"
care you Rebel"
Another hesitating "NO."
ssWeIl, what are you p
ssI ami am--the truth Is, I am moth
ing, and d-R little Of that.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
MANUAL OF FORMS.
Third Edition-Rerised and Enlarged.

The Second Edition of the Mississippi
Manual of Legal and Business Forms, be
ing entirely exhausted, we are now printing
the Third Edition, which will be ready by
the middle of September. The work has
been thoroughly revised, and very consid-
erably enlarged, and in addition to the
Forms for Magistrates and Public Officers
generally, statistics, etc. which haYe made
the Manual immensely popular, it will con
tain all the Court Laws enacted by the late
Legislature, conveniently arranged, the
Revenue, School, Militia, and other impor-
tant Public Acts, with Directory of all
the Courts as newly organized, and list OF
the Public officers in each County and Dis
trict.
Although the work will be greatly en-
larged and improved, the price will remain
as heretofore-$1 50 per copy. Orders viii
be registered and filled as received.
Address,
POWER & BARKSDALE,
I.cEaON MISS
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
Reported difficulty with Chinese
I1ah0reE-~

We are informed by Mr.. Gardener. the
gentleman who brought q number of Chi
nese laborers from San Francisco to Mr.
MerrilPs plantation, that the riot mention
ed in our evening edition amounted to only
a personal quarrel between the Chinese la
borers and a strange Chinaman who was
dining with Mr.. Merrill. The quarrel was
satisfactorily settled, without any acts Of
violence occurring, The Chinese now work
as usuai.--N. o. Picayune-
We learn that the difficulty, which was
greatly exaggerated, originated in dis
content among the Chinese because they
were denied privileges which were allow
ed TO colored laborers on the same plan
tation. 1t was soon settled, however,
and they are now atwork under the orig
inal contract.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Grant is implacable. He is joined to
his idols. Dispatches announce that he
has notified the commissioners deputed by
tho citizens of North Carolina to solicit
the protection of the government against
the outrages of Holden's outlaws, that
he will not interfere in their behalf
that he has already sent enough U. S.
troops to uphold Holden's action, and
would respond only to his application.
So there is no relief from the cruelties OF
the Holden government except through
the ballot box which is in his own
hands, or by meeting force with force
which is not practicable since the whole
power of the national government would
be brought against the outraged citizens.
1t is devoutly to be hoped that the peo-
pie will succeed in electing a Conserva-
tive legislature. In the event of their
failure, the next and surest hope, will be
the overthrow of the party whose leaders
are administering the Federal govern
ment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Not even upon the hypothesis of Gov.
Alcorn's man jacobson that the white
witnesses swore falsely and the colored
witnesses swore the truth, can case of
malicious killing be made out against the
citizens who are imprisoned in Copiah
County in violation of their right of liber-
ty. Why all this gathering of clans, and
borrowing of weapons, and moving to and
fro at unreasonable hours, and admonition
to the rioters, by their colored friends ''to
keep out of FUSS" if deadly work was
not in contemplation?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
The south and Her
Radical view eff the SAfm@nA@m-

A Washington Correspondent OF the
Chicago Tribune (Radical0 gives some
important facts in regard to the misrule
with which the Southern States have
been cursed since the passage of the re-
construction laws. The Holden govern
ment he tells us "has increased the debt
"of North Carolina, since the peace,
''$23, 900, 600. The bonds of the State
''have declined to twenty-five cents on
F'the dollar"
Speaking of the thieves who under
the guise of law have filed their pockets
out of the hard earnings of the people
of Louisiana, he says: ''The result is
"what we see. Twelve millions OF dol
liars have been voted to railways, the
'scorporators thereof being named by the
''Ring" and the margins voted above the
''true cost of the road have been distrb-
"uted among the "Ring."
The debt of Tennessee, We are inform
ed by the same writer, "has been increas-
''ed two-thirds since the war by jobs and
expenditures to keep up non-represen-
''tative rule, and in its entirety now
amounts to 5000, 600" In return
for 1rhich the over-burdened taxpayers OF
that State have, he says, ''the meanest
delegation in the House of Representa-
''tives at Washington.
OF Georgia he writes: Georgia is q
"prey to anarchy and corruption. The
"Ku-Klux Khan is a standing politica
transparency, and OliverP Morton, il
"the United States Senate, and B. f
Butler, in the House, mutually pass it tt
"and fro, like couple of advertising
"promenaders. The whole policy anC
"sole hope of the plumber set in thu
"South is to invent and spread diabolica
''stories of massacres, murders, rapes
masked batteries, etc., ETC., and unde
"cover of these lies to call out the militia
"and keep the better populace, by in
'timidation, from the polls.
He admits that Ames, the sO-calle'
Senator from Mississippi, was elevated +
his seat by the aid of the bayonets he con
trolled, and that he is not fit represer
tative of the State in which he has nc
even habitation.
FLORIDA" he writes els carpet-bagge'
"and scalawagged to despair by tn
Breads, Gleasons and Hamiltons, VIII
''ride her"
This letter was not written by Dem
ocrat for Democratic readers, but by tn
1 regular correspondent of Republica
journal.
e That paper after the style of the Tr
bune would publish such a truthful az
count of the acts of the men who hav
heretofore been held up to the people c
the North as the only persons in tn
,, South worthy of the respect of the ger
eral government is sufficient evidence c
the great reaction which is going on i
the minds of the voters of the North. 1
reaction which before long will place tn
d general government in the hands of me
e who will make military rule and militar
= governments subservient to civil law
Then these men will be sloughed frol
q the body polite of the Southern State
as an excrescence from the human body
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA,
July 10th, 1870.

r. NJ. Brown, ESQ. Dear Sir: have
seen a copy of the Central, and am gratified
at the policy you advise.
The position of your State is in many re-
Spects analogous to ours. You have the
same purposes to achieve, and the same dit
fieulties to contend with. There can be no
good government in your State until you
adopt policy which will unite to some ex-
tent the two classes composing your voting
population. The five years of passive en-
durance through which we have passed. has
developed but one practicable idea promis-
ing relief. and that has eliminated in the
organization of the Union Reform party of
this State. The ground which we have ia
ken is absolutely essential TO the success of
any party in this State or yours. But lt is
not less essential to the success of any ma
tional party that may be organized to go
before the people two years hence for the
Presidential election. No party which is
based upon the ideas of 1850, or 1883. If You
please, can hope 70 sustain itself under any
conceivable circumstances.
Political science is of all others the most
practical. Expediency Is its fundamental
principle. 1t must deal with the living pres
ent, analyze existing ideas and facts. and
resolve from them policy of truth and
right considered with regard TO the end 1t
proposes to accomplish. THIS constitutes
the philosophy of the movement now pro-
iected here. and with which / am much
gratified TO find you in sympathy.
Personally am deeply interested in the
prosperity and happiness of your State
MY brethren in arms OF that noble band of
Mississippians whom Barksdale and Hum
phreys successfully led to honor and re-
nown, will ever remain dear to my heart,
and nothing that concerns them or their
children can ever fail 70 enlist my earnest
interest. Hoping therefore, my dear sir, for
the success of the principles you advocate,
i am, very respectfully, yours,
j. b. KERsHAw.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Pres. Jefferson Davis passed up this road
few days ago on his way to Europe, for
his family. We have some reasons 20 be-
lieve that he has been invited by a crowned
head to come to that country and engage IN
certain war now going on. II Mr.. Davis
were TO do this, thousands of confederate
soldiers would follow him and be but toe
glad 10 fight under this brave soldier, pure
statesman, and unspotted gentleman. JEFF.
Davis to-day stands higher In the cstima-
tion of the virtuous and brave than any man
in America. We hope he may be made a
Marshall ofFrance. May Gods richest bless
ings attend the pure, good man and may he
find his loved ones In health and happiness
on his arrival.-Iuka Gazette.
We are sure that our contemporary il
entirely mistaken in his intimation as To
the object of Mr.. Davis visit to Europe.
He goes to bring his family to the Unit
ed States in accordance with an intention
announced long before the war was
dreamed of-EDIToR CLARION.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Lowering, the newly appointed Com
piler of the Code is not, properly speak
ing, a Tennessean. He carpet-bagged
when the Brownlow dynasty was on its
last legs into that State from Indiana ;
and he came thence to Mississippi where
the pastures were more inviting under
the rule of Ames. After a brief service
as Judge in the Chickasaw District, he
was appointed to the lucrative and i'm.
portant office of Compiler of the new
Code.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

1t should be borne in mind that the
Justice who delivered the opinion of the
High Court in the case of Wray C39 Miss
Rep. that prisoners have constitutional
right to bail before conviction, in all
cases, except for capital offences, and
that in no other cases can bail be refused
was Judge Fisher who has been APP
pointed by the Governor, Judge of the
Pamela district in place of Judge Vance,
deceased.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

A SIGN.-Gen. Schenck, leader OF
the Republican party in Congress, and
chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means which reported against a reduction
of the burdensome tariff, has declined a
reelection, because defeat stares him in
the face. 1t is supposed he viii be sue
ceeded by member of the Democratic
party which, while willing to accord
equal justice to all classes and sections,
has opposed the entire system of vindic-
tive and oppressive legislation inaugura-
ted BY the Republican rulers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
Financial Exploits ola h'P
cmm Legislator

From tie N-H''
We are informed, and we 90 li.,.l
the authority, that one stone, aifHI
from this county, not content e.i.rf-
per diem, has been carrying on 1901
vate speculation on his own ~,
has not been long since one W MI Id
obtained a special permit ron D'ests.
ture 70 come % Canton and pay IN rt
die at a dance, and he seemed wv hf
his ease while diecOurslnR muriil- l.r
room. than IN his "seatn mah.te rif ,
the poor white trash. This j ~ IA
Stone carried on his speculatio,D ~
a restaurant IN Jackson for Wy III
commOdatlOn OF the legislator w,
friends. Lunch tickets are Two lSy6g
but a single ticket 80 cents, w .ra
thought he could turn q dilno .l1
purchasing them at wholesale ale i.l
retail, which he forthwith prgge 40 .
realizing 30 cents upon eacn ss1I fe
friends got hold OF Il and roy ts f
salt river, and IN high dudgeo.pa ~ tf
Capital Saturday evening ana - belf.
for home; but even then he VII be
by hearing Inquiries Of .WhQ s99egoo1
cts who sold the tickets, WIZ, of 81
ION sfmulabdt 90 farore" ana BV'
first station.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Under the title of the "scalawaged
States" (referring TO States which have
been reconstructed according to the Re
publican theory of enfranchising the ne
grOes and DISTINGUISHING the whites, and
subjecting both races to the ruleof plumber
ers) the Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune Qeading Republican,
gives a description Of the condition Of
each of these States, in detail, and
truthfuHy adds:
The whole policy and sole hope Of the
plumber set in the South Is 70 invent and
spread dIabolical stories Of massacres, muir
ders, rapes. masked batteries, etc, etc, and
under cover Of these lies 20 call out the
militia, and keep the better populace by in
timIdation from the polls. This h the game.
This Is the device. The object 10 entirely
vulpine.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

We learn from our Holly Springs CO.
temloraries that the following resolutions
have been adopted by the Committee to
whom was assigned the duty of making
arrangements for reunion of the sur
vivos of this Regiment:
Reolved, That basket dinner and bar
becu, be given on the occasion of the pro-
posed reunion on the 10th of August.
ReiOlved, That the Chairman appoint a
Committee of four to invite Generals Z. C..
WaltialI. w. F. Brantley and Patton An
derson. who had command of the Brigade
to witch 34th belonged, to be present at the
reunion.
ReSlved, That committee be appointed
to raiie funds and make all necessary ar
rangenents LOT the dinner and barbecue,
provide seats, tables, and superintend the
barbecuing of such fresh meats as may be
furnished for the occasion.
Resolved, That committee from every
section of Marshall county be appointed to
raise and forward meats and other supplies
to heCommittee in Holly Springs.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

The incendiary speech Of jacobson in
the prosecution of the Copiah citizens,
has necessarily created storm of in
dignation. A correspondent writes that
''for the sake of peace all the white
witnesses stood this charge of false
swearing, etc" This is right. Let
them forbear, if they are able, but let
not the aggressor presume too far upon
their forbearance
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Dispatches from North Carolina in
form us that Kirk, the leader of Holden's
outlaw gang, contemptuously tore up the
Habeas Corpus writs which were issued
by the Judges, and served upon him.
So much for the civil rights promised to
the people of the scalawaged States, by
the Republican leaders at Washington.
Who viii now say that he is opposed to
organizing third party in the interest Of
Republicanism?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

BY the important intelligence else
where recorded of the alliance of Mis-
sissippi, through one of her "illustrious
Senators" with the House of Butler the
Beast, it will be seen that streak of
luck has overtaken the State in her
misfortunes. She has secured an inter
est in the Stolen Spoons.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

The Vicksburg Herald states that J..
9. Weber, Mayor of that city, is guilty
of violations of Law, which, if Courts do
their duty, win result in his Occupying
q cell in the county jail" The charges
are attended with specifications.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Says a contemporary: 1.-THE Treasury of
Tennessee has at length succumbed to the
spressure' of the Radical leeches, and
"nere is not money enough left in it-so
'he reports affirm-to pay the day laborers
around the State-house. The reckless prod
Hi.ality of the thieves who, under Brown
'l,w, so long con trolled the State and ex-
'Rusted her resources, has produced the
expected result-a state of bankruptcy
and rendered reputation of the debts con-
tracted to feed the scoundrels almost in
evitIble."
A similar condition of affairs in Mis-
issippi, may be confidently expected,
Notwithstanding the Mongrel Legislature
Increased taxation five-fold.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

Within the past week, copious rains
have fallen in this part of the State to
the great improvement of the cotton
crop. Early corn was too far advanced
to be essentially benefited, but the
showers will assure a good yield from the
late planting.