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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-02-24
The Mexican War.
VINO DID TIE YIanrINa.

Fourteen Southern States sent 10 the Mex
ieab war; 1850 volunteers; whilst the Nor
thern States and her territories furnished
but 23,951. The following are the statistics :
VOLUNTEERS FROlf TIE gOt-fu.
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The conductors of the Conservative
press Of Louisiana, viii meet in Conven-
ton in New Orleans on Monday, the 18th
INST.
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The Southern Herald SAYS that there is to
be q Literary Club In Ifhertv

be Literary Club In Liberty.
The Corinth News says: A PARTY Of for
eigners, Norwegian and Swedish artizans,
are IN town, prospecting suitable location
for tin shop.
The citizens Of New orleans were treated
20 little experience IN outer darkness on
Mondly night the gas company shptting
on the supply Of gas owing to the failure
Of the city TO spay up.ys
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oLuNTEERs PROM THE NORTH.


=, no volunteers were sent from Maine.
Rhode Island, -''''
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1t has been shown by the testimony be-
fore the Military Committee which has
been investigating the sale Of cadetships
to West Point that an ex-member from
Alabama and sitting member from South
Carolina have been guilty of the charge.
These are the men that are representing
the South now in the councils of the ma
-
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legal process as may be within reach
Kinds county is no exception. Few, per-
haps, understand how much they are re-
quired 10 pay for the blessings of bad gov
eminent. How much it may be increas-
ed when our new legislators get their hand
in, it might not be pleasant now to coz
lecture. The following is the rate OF tax
alton in Kinds county:
Bridge tax 300 per cent, on State Tax
County 100 :" ="
Court-H " 100 {" Z" A"
Poor so &" +" {" =" &"
School % /" +"
The State tax, for instance, being one
hundred dollars, the total for the State
and county will be 1878 OOi The citi-
zen of jackson can add to this the corpo-
ration and internal revenue taxes, and
unless he wishes to be sold out by the
Sheriff, he should be disposing of his sur
plus effects during the brief period with
in which the taxes for 1869 are to be col
leeted.
Taxation so excessive defeats the very
object for which it is levied-to iquidate
the county debt. People cannot pay it,
and the delinquent list will show a much
longer roll of defaulters than any previ
Gus year. 1t is killing the goose that lays
the golden egg. While the taxes are
moderate and reasonable, an earnest anC
general effort is made to pay up; but
when they exceed the ability of the citi
zen very many will make no effort what
ever. This is especially so with the per
sonal tax. The great majority will be
content to have their names posted at the
court house door, to paying tax which
they deem excessive and unlawful.
We should like to know where oul
Board of Police got its authority to levy
a greater tax for any county purpose thar
one hundred per cent. ON the State tax:
The statute positively forbids it, and even
the Military Commander, we learn, when
applied to, declined to sanction it. The
Police Boards of Adams and Jefferson
INDUCED in such fancy legislation il
1866, but the Legislature, then in session
promptly interfered, and restricted them
to the per cent on State tax already al
lowable by law
We suggest that there be some concer
of action, through public meeting Oh
otherwise, to test the legality of the pres
ent assessment. If the Board of Police
could last year levy tax of three hun
dred per cent. for one purpose alone
why may it not, this year, levy six hun
dred per cent. for some other Object
They should be brought to a halt, anC
made to understand that even Boards o
Police are amenable to law and justice.
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General Sheridan opposes reduction
in the army and the mastering out of SER
vice of supernumerary officers. This is
natural He lives by the sword, and
wishes large and expensive military es-
adjustment. Besides, as bayonets are
now an essential element in our political
system, aspirants for place are not willing
they shall be reduced in numbers.
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RKLAPaGN0 FEvEn.-Dr. Harris
port on the "relapsing fever aH.
very closely resembles tho ftp.l
phoid fever, bat differs from tlfm
all other diseases in thC fact that a0
seven days Of apparent e0uFu.a.
TENT relapse sets iu. from which u.
- many weeks Ia recovering It
Blous, groups les victims iu "uC.u
fhlls chiefly among the poor bu. x.
~ Is not very fatal. A Iist of
companies the report together
showing that moro than oue-hf.I @.
yer nests have been iu tho Fourth
wards. The disease was nrt aI
hellyuc Hospital. Tho nrst Hull
caae known % nr. Harris Uccurn
per last. ~ q believed that thg d..
be exterminated by proper sau..a =
uros, and clcanllnofs. ventilation
food are rockonod among abe most -I
preventivea---Now York Tribune
"a love letter written by Gcois
inGtons" ~ Tor sale in Boston,
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Gen. Marcus =. Wright. the gallant
commander Of Tennessee brigade dur
ring the war, Is the Democratic candidate
for Sheriff of Shelby county, Tennessee,
of which county Memphis is part.
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Democratic papers that wish to bring
the Honorable Mr. Sumner into disrepute
are circulating a report that the old ne
gro woman whom he was flirting with in
the Capitol few days since was not Mrs.
Senator Revels. If it was not her who
was it? Old Thad. Stevens widow per-
hans.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE Missouri
all women over q years of age, owners
of property, are to vote on questions af-
fecting the raising of taxes for school pur-
poses.
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springs.
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When IL love sdeiormed P--When 1t 10 all
on one side.
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A sour-facea Wifs ID die liquOr-dealer's
friend. NkR e
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Inc supreme Cou.t at GaIFr.
9itehtly rendered an opinion iu mn.
iiea,rne vs.. The Houston ana It.
IhallWay Company, iu which tN.
des that under the charter f.e ..t
Authorized 60 carry cotton luI .a
Dy weight or by measurement .
sec proper 10 eject.
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therefore consider it an especial favor.
to give their ear to a reformer, whom
they take for new kind Of political
-specula4or. They expect as it were 70
be brib$d into the support of new is~,
just ashley have been bribed to crowd
the pritary NEE tings, the polls by the
politicians Of the old schools. Halls
were furnished, beer flowed like water,
a kind of millennium reigned before
every election. And still all the money,
so spent and enjoyed by foolish peo-
pie, they had to to pay back with enor
nous Interest to those very politicians
who pfrhaps had to borrow the money
whereSith to buy themselves into
places. of profit and infinite leisure
While the advantages of American
labor ore far above those of any othel
country, they are nowhere made les,
use of while nowhere else labor com
mands such rights, nowhere else il
there $50 little consciousness of tn,
dutiesl corresponding thereto. w,
shall speak of these duties more part
cularlt in our next.
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INTERESTING TO BUILDING Ass0.
Citations.

Building Associations are of the only
thase of cooperation, which seems to
Rave fasten its itself in popular favor.
Why is this 50, we do not know. The
self same principle applied to produc-
tion and traffic, would inure in the self
tame results. 1t is not our present pur-
pose however, to discuss the Co-opera-
live Question, much and earnestly as
It ought to be discussed. A paragraph
rs now going the rounds Of the press,
Feciting decision recently rendered
by Commissioner Delano, Of the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau, to the effect that
the profits of Building Associations are
subject to the five per cent. tax on in
comes, though they are or are not d.
lvided. While it may be deemed an
Extremely fortunate circumstance for
the notoriety Of Mr.. Delano, it is quite
Jas unfortunate for the country that his
ecisions are made altogether without
the pale of either law or equity. 1t
would be q matter of sheer uselessness
for us to inquire upon what provision
Of law the decision under review is
as it is by this time patent
that be makes his own law, taking al
ways precious good care to shape it in
such a way, as to insure to himself and
his precious pals the lions share of the
profits.
We are tired of repeating the now
stereotyped warning,that if these extra
ordinarily impudent infringements upon
popular rights be not speedily and
successfully rebuked, we had 10 well
fell our entire legal structure at one
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stroke, a. to permit it to remain living
glazing lie, q specious snare, into
which the unwary are budding them
sslves. to be made carrion for the Poll-
teal cormorants of the Radical Party,
who now clog up the avenues to Pollt'-
deal patronage, and set at defiance me
laws we have constructed for the pre-
servasion of our lives and property.
There is nothing in the income law
which could be, however remotely, con-
strued as warranting this decision OF
Delano. But he is forever lost to de-
cency and honesty, too intensely impu.
dent and wicked even for the immoral
miasma in which it is the peoples plea
sure he profits, by having his breathing.
We have almost ceased to hope for any
reform in these matters. "The criminal
careIessness of the working people, 90
often and SO uselessly commented
upon. has become q fact as fixed, 81
that political damnstion awaits the
saucy herd, Immediately the mist IL
lifted.
An exchange remarks that, Z" Out o.
40, 900, 900 people in the United States
only ESQ, 900 pay an income tax. This
is lie, in plain Saxon. The $4,000
are really paupers, who live by usury
which enables them to steal with Inn
punity the hard earnings Of the thirt,
nine and three quarter millions who
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FROM NEW YORK.
VERPLANK's POINT, April !, 1870
he Editor Of IN Wo.xrron AWaa ApvocAYH

VERPLANK's POINT, April =, lSIV'
70 the Editor Of the WoRKnonAE's ADvOcATE.
Aware Of the unceasing efforts
which your journal is making in the Id,
terest Of labor, and the workingman,
would ask your kind indulgence and
consi6erate attention to the previous
and present condition ofour Union NO
2, Verplank's Point.
The business carried on is brick-mAE
ing, and the bosses, about ten years
ago, instituted a species Of slavery,
A man who would be discharged
was unable to procure work on any
other yard along the Hudson klvsI'
and to carry this into effect, "black
lists" were circulated, giving the names
of those men, thus declaring them q
the grand prerogative which gu,
government is noted for-hberty, sna
grinding them under the heels .!
tyrants, as oppressive as are the desP0
tisms of Europe. =
This state Of things was remedled .!
the organisation Of labor union IN inc
spring Of '67, and its effects are StrIt
ingly wonderful over capital ~
members parade and meet when tneI
think fit, uncontrolled by capital anu
success meets their hearty cooper
items. 1t is our intention 70 suiA,
about the 1st May for ten hours an suS
higher wages, and the result OF ln
strike you shall hear. Hoping you W.
insert the above and please the me-"
bers of our union.
| remain, fraternally yours,
A BRCKLAYEh
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plant, q policeman accompanied me
back to the hotel, and in q lingo that l
couldn't understand, seemed to ar
range matters with the landlord. The
upshot of the matter was that he cool
" informed me the charge was all
right, and demanded two francs for his
trouble. / paid under protest, went
direct to the police headquarters. told
my story, and was told in reply that
no policeman had been tc the
Schweizerhof',' at all, that morning,
and consequently, there was NO re-
dress. Now" continued our nara
tor, "I'n be id, if don't think il
was the Mayor himself to whom I paid
my two francs, for they are the
hungriest crew in that town ] ever came
across
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agreed a to the manner in which the
$40 bonds were to be paid. Many Of
them, amongst whom was Thaddeus
Stevens, held that those bonds were
PAYABLE IN "greenbacks." But they
are now united on the policy Of paying
them in gold. For that purpose, ley
have contracted our currency 50 NJ to
make il Of equal value with gold.
This policy of contraction is, under the
circumstances, Numerically opposed
to the interests of the whole people,
but it 10 for the interest of the bankers
and bondholders. Money, like all
ether commodities, is governed by the
law of supply and demand. The more
of il that Is in circulation, the less value
it In, and the scarcer it is, the better il
is for those that have it, for they can
command higher rate of interest for
it. The Republican leaders, then, are
acting in the interests of the rich, and
not for the interest Of the whole peo-
PIE. They have decided to withdraw
our legal tender notes from circulation,
and substitute therefor National Bank
notes. They have already entered
upon this policy, and We are justified
in assuming that they intend to substi-
tute the one for the other. They say
that the legal tender notes are an ire
deemable and f1uctuating currency,
and therefore, not true measure OF
the value Of other commodities. We
grant that these are valid objections
against our present legal tender notes.
but think that these objections can be
removed without destroying the syr-
tenn itself. JIM.
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arrival Of the police or the fire d.
ment, two men named Murrsv
Kearney, who resided in the immss:ac
neighborhood, rushed into the hr.ne
ruins. and assisted by some ~
citizens, some Of those who war; %t
slightly injured, among whom 49, ~
boy, whose name was not ascert";-.
but it is supposed he had brought q,
fathers dinner. As is usual oH s.~l
occasions there were many anu; 49,
watchers, hoping, and yet fearing nv,
some one dear to them might b. ~
next one brought from the debria "s
VERlrAn
P.S.-Since writing the above !. !.
ascertained that not more than 49,
persons have lost their lives throUs1
the explosion. The losses is estimn,sS
atfom 80, 900, to 100000.
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COOPERATIVE NEWS.

The Moulders Of Peekskill, N. Y.
are about to erect q cooperative foun-
dry. With that view they have just
purchased lot with dockage frontage
of A. feet, for $4,000.
The Fall River (Mass.) Working
mems Cooperative Association has de-
clared dividend on purchases for the
quarter ending March 81, 1870, of 10
per cent for members, and 81 per
cent. for non-members, with 10 per
cent. per annum on shares.
THx FIRST Manhattan Cooperative
Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany established by the Crispins in
New York city a few weeks since, at
No. SO Warren Street, is now meeting
with good success. The stockholders
are very sanguine. An of them are
thorough practical mechanics.
THE following is list of the Co.
operative Associations at present es-
tablished in the city of New York; to-
gether with those in process of forma-
ton:
Cooperative Printing establishment,
in William street; Cooperative Tailor
ing establishment, in Third avenue,
corner Of FourteenthIetreet Co-opera-
tive Iron Foundry, Stanton and Cannon
streets; Cooperative Barber Shop,
under Continental Hotel; Cooperative
no-coctor Shon in Thomnson atroat
Cooperative Shoe Mandatory, War.
rem street; three Cooperative Lot AS
sociations, and one Building Associa-
ton Cooperative Hall Cooperative
Building Association, No. 2sl Grand
street Cooperative Grocery Store.
The Associations now being organized
are the Cooperative Tailoring estab-
lishment Cooperative Cabinet Manu-
factory; two Cooperative Iron Foun-
dries and Cooperative Cigar Manu-
factory.
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TIE CONTEST OF 1874.

On another page of the ADVOCATE
we publish q communication clipped
from the Harrisburg Patriot, in which
the writer predicts that the Presidential
candidate of the National Labor Union
for 1872, will be selected from half q
dozen names which he presents. OF
course it would be premature and in
bad taste in any labor Journalist ct this
iuncture 70 present, or endorse the
claims of any man for that responsible
position. We have perfect faith that
when the tie for action arrives, that
the intelligence and integrity Of the
nominating convention will be equal
to the emergency and that the nominee
be who he may, win command the
support and confidence of the toiling
masses. Of one fact however, we feel
perfectly satisfied, that no hide and
seek policy" no jerrymandering will be
tolerated. "To the victors belong the
spoils," and no man-Republican OF
Democrat-who now tries to serve
God and mammon-to chase with
hounds-and hide with the hare-whS
favors the iniquitous schemes of thu
bankers and usuers to enslave the labol
of the country, need expect that thu
masses will be hoodwinked by glitter
ing generalities, or that q death bee
repentance will be accepted as genuine
"By their fruits We shall know them.
"He who is not for as IL against u.s.
Gentlemen-one and all-shosO yOs
hands no4O. You MUST COME TO Us !
you expect our support in 1872. Tn
principles embodied in the Platform 0
the National Labo- Union, are on
ultimatum. Choose we this day whom
We will serve. If God. then serv'
him; if .Baal, then serve Baal.
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Our Position.

Our Government is theoretically
founded on the principle ofsovereignty
in the people, and intended not to con-
fer artificial rights and exclusive
privileges on any class, but to protect
all in their natural rights-in other
words, to administer pure and impartial
Justice. When it has done this, it has
performed all its proper functions, and
with this, all should be satisfied. Now,
we deny that this has been done in the
past, and affirm. that all the grievances
complained Of by the producing classes
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CHICAGO AND PHILADELPHIA
SATURDAY. April Is IS7O

x THE terms Of several hundreds Of our sub
tcribers expire with the present issue. Those
whose p perG are marked With an will accept
Il a. notification that IL. ADVOCATE cent 70
their address will be stopped unless their sub
scriptiOns are renewed.
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FROM ILLINOIS.

MURPHYSBORo, APrn %
70 the Editor Of the woRKusHAE's ADVOCATE "A
The miners Of this place are WI
standing out for their rights, ana ""
not resume work until they get lne Eli
There was two men (excuse me Tor a.
ing them by that name, that blsck,s Ty
ged for four weeks, but the comPSSII -:
got tired Of them and Land them M 1 Y,
but we will not forget them Mss
names are Bob Bennett and Bob ""
men. Lac
Please give these few lines
in your valuable paper and oDLlgs
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In reply to several inquiries, we would
say that the seeds Of the flowers which
we have published for some weeks past
in the ADVOCATE, can be obtained by
addressing James Wick, Rochester,
New York.
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are the result Of Legislation in the in
terest of capital. If. then, the evils
are Legislative, the remedy must be
Legislative.
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The Response.

Some weeks since we published the
appeal of President Trevellick, asking
from each member of labor union the
pittance of FIVE cents, to help defray the
expenses connected With the perform
ance of his duties. up to the 7th
inst, the amounts below named had
been subscribed by the following
unions
Lodge K. o s c., Battle Greek, Mich. 90 so
Labor Union, Black River Falls, WIS. ! 81
Cig,r Makers Union. Springfield, Mass. 2 IS
Lodge K. O. 8. c., Peabody, Mass. ! As
Lodge K. o. S. c., Port Huron, Mich. . 90
Cigar Makers Union, Springfield, II. ] 90
Cigar Makers Uiion, KeOkuk, Iowa. %
Cigar Makers Union, r 'ck Island, III. 90
Cigar Makers Union, Sc. Joseph, Mo 3 90
While we are anxious to render
credit to whom credit is due, We can
not refrain from publishing the follow
ing letter from the Cigar Makers
Union of st. Joseph, Mo-, in the hope
that it may stimulate others to similar
action. 1t reads thus:
ST.. JosEPH, Marcn 29th, 1870.
Ma E. =. TlRvEI LICE. Pres. National Labor Union
DEAR SIR,-EneIosed please find % which
sum please credit TO the Cigar Makers Union
No. 96 We have only at present six members,
and at fifty cents per member, which every
American mechanic will cheerfully paw. We
hope your Office will be relieved from les mo
mentsry embarrassment We would respect
fully suggest that no more appeals be made for
very small dOnations-very small donations are
the property Of the cripple, the vsgrant, the
helpless The President OF the American Labor
Congress should be supported BY a proper
system of taxation imparuslly levied upon the
members Of the various trades unions, and We
look TO the men who have the r. andest system
of reform in hand to display sufficient financial
tact to meet NOT only an emergency like this,
but to pay regularly TIE necessary current ex-
penses Of the organization.
We remain, respectfully yours,
+. A. FRANKS, Cor. Sec.
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Cor. Sec. Union No.

Certainly We will. We think Of yot
as Sir Thos. Picton thought Of his Irish
Division after the battle of Badajos
was fought, that you are a set of
I" noble, gallant fellows, of which any
commander should feel proud"
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Takes the Broom !

We commend the following to the
cigar manufacturers Of Cincinnati, who
are of the opinion that they could crush
the International Union of Cigar
Makers
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ST Jor- Anril Eth. 1870

b.. A. @. CAMRR0x, Chicago.
SR,-Cigar Makers Union No %, Of st.
Joseph, has only six members, and has sent to
Cincinnati, $57. As compared with the contri.
buttons of our more powerful sister organize
tons this is only the widows mite, but while you
distribute the laurels among the champions
that have achieved the victory, we would re-
spectfully a small sprig Of forget me not"
We remain, respectfully yours,