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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14
Taxing u. .. Bonds.

In the U. S. Senate on the 1st, three
Republican Senators, Pratt, Spencer and
Sprague, voted for the conservative prop
osition, to tax United States bonds FIVE
per cent; and in the House quite num-
Der Of Republicans voted for the redemp-
ton of the bonds in greenbacks. But
both propositions were lost by party
vote. The Conservatives as body are
in favor of taxing the wealthy bondhold-
ers the same as other capitalists are taxed
for the support of the Government.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

The Chicago Tribune (Republican)
does not have an exalted opinion of the
constituents who returned Whittemore to
Congress after his expulsion for infamous
conduct. 1t says:
1t Is said that Whittemore,s constituents
were utterly unable 20 understand what was
them thought it was selling 4 shio ~ son =
peculiar construction, which had never been
seen on the navigable waters OF South Car-
olina. but was quite common on the Hudson
river.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Governor Holden, of North Carolina and
several members of his staff arrived here
last evening To consult with the President
and members of Congress relative fo tbe
condition of affairs in that State. Governor
Holden represents the ex-rebel element in
North Carolina as very bitter-Washino,rt,,,n
Chronicle. OOA
Which simply means that the scalawap
Governor of North Carolina is on a mis-
sion to Washington to procure Federal
Intervention to enable him to carry the
pending election for the Republican par
ty. How naturally do these creatures of
Congressional usurpation throw them
selves upon the national government for
the continuation Of their rule in defiance
of public opinion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

In thelast half dozen years, there have
not been half dozen cases in Mississippi
OF murder or manslaughter in which the
plea OF insanity has been made in be-
half Of the accused. Nevertheless, the
Governor in his remarkable message in
reference to the Charitable Institutions
Of the State suggests that change which
he proposes shall be made in the criminal
laws combining persons IN the Lunatic
Asylum convicted of having committed
such crime while thus afflicted, twill
constitute new draft upon the accom-
'modations Of that institution" Cannot
the Governor for once rise above his
propensity to pander to Radical maligni-
ty?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14


That the public who read The CLAIR
ON may be informed of the plans of the
party in power in reference to the institu-
tons for the support of which they are
taxed, we have published the Governors
message on this subject. This is pecu-
Garly odorous production. 1t is redolent
of "color." The warp is "color." The
wool is "color," and it is scarcely any
thing else but "color." Its author has
"color' on the brain. The taxpayers
must not only provide for the future of
the ''colored" unfortunates, but they
must secure indemnity for the past; and
they 'must not wait to count the cost I"
But we assert they will count it. The
masses do net happen to be able to sport
their fine linen and purple every day,
nor to live in superb houses, luxuriantly
furnished free of charge, with Sc, 200
salaries and contingents, to say nothing
of secret service funds of $50, 900, with
out responsibility for the mode of its ex-
penditure. 1t is cheap thing for officials,
reveling in all the luxuries which public
money can bring, to make a boast of
doing everything good for everybody,
without counting the cost" But it is
entirely different with the toiling masses,
who have been robbed and maltreated as
no other civilized people have ever before
been since the world began.
Humanity requires that our benevolent
institutions should be sustained, but in
the present impoverished condition of the
people, the arrangements and additions"
contemplated by the Governor are out of
the question. Where are the means to
be obtained? The schemes already on
foot viii cost millions. He seems to for
get that there is limit to the financial
capacity, as well to the endurance, of
the oppressed people of the State of Mis-
sissippi.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

DIR. Davis, the able editor of the Iuka
Gazette, who was a consistent member
of the party of Henry Clay, as long as il
lived, and who respects its memory
notices at length the futile effort Of the
Radicals to seduce Old Line Wings into
the folds of that party. He adds:
We live in county where there are two
thousand voters, perhaps, and IL one single
old line wing has gone over 20 that party
we do not know who he is; and that Is not
all, they have no more idea OF doing SO than
they have of Joining the Jaurez party in
Mexico. What Is there about radicaiism
that could induce Southern man, whiQ or
democrat TO join itg 1t is the party which
has .disfranchised thousands and tens OF
thousands of the best men we had in the
South-it Is the party which Is In full accord
with the Congress Of the United States that
now oppresses. and would gladly sink 10
perditlon every good man and woman
amongst us IL Is the party which iustifes
Butler. Sumner, Drake, Brownlow and ey-
cry other hell inspired fiend In Congress In
every act oftorture which lauded tile Mill
tary satraps for throwing Southern editors
I'm prison for having the manly courage TO
defend the people of their native land-it IA
the party which assisted the military 10
drive back with the bayonet our white men
from the ballot box, preventing them from
exercising the rights of freemen. Forever
damned be the base sold line whiR, who
JOINS that party of sin and infamy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

SOCIAL EQUALITY.-Tho Dcm0p0H j.
pOnent says the "first effort we have 9f
heard Of being made ga this community
establish social equality among lhe Wlh
and blacks, was attempted on thc 5clmaa
Meridian railroad. On Tuesday lasi LaAaL
negro school teacher, while on board
train from Selma 10 this place, very ql.e.
walked into the ladies' ear and took q a.
The conductor walked up 10 LaM0h
told him be was In the wrong box anl y.
he would find accommodations ln Che wv
lean citizen, and manifested n strong de
TO retain his seat. Upon being Informed "
the conductor that, III he did not leave y.
car he would put him out, or words @ y.
effect, he concluded that discretion was
better part Of valOr, and left.n
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Wherever In Mississippi swede
Danes have succeeded IN pleasing theif ~
ployers, and been themselves well pe
ana well cared for, their kindred
friends are sure % follow. one pr.yaN
ter, sent back 20 Europe, goes thr0uRa
cry FAMILY In a village or neighbour
ana therefore IL Is that a letter sheet .ll-
De furnished foreigners IN this city, On
page OF which, In the language Of the
eigner' there should be perfect descfll
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Misfortunes never come singly. Down,
down goes the cotton market. This is
the burthen of the news. Where it will
stop there is no one able to tell The
prospect is anything but pleasant to the
planters. Many of them have planted but
little corn having staked their all
on cotton. But the drouth,
in this region at least, is ma
king havoc with the former, while the
price of the latter is running down to
ante bellum figures. Added to this dis
couraging prospect is the certainty of
enormous taxes levied by unprinci-
pied, greedy adventures to support mil
itary, school and other costly establish
ments to furnish food for the leeches
who have been fastened on the public
treasury. Offices have been multiplied
without number and salaries have been
extravagantly increased, so that short
crops, low prices, high taxes, bankruptcy
and distress make up the reality with
which our people are brought face to face.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

HOUSE or DELEGATES, nIcuMOND, Jup.t
LION. HAMILTON EIaHs TO the
lions ~ the authority Of The United
y the Marshais Of Virginia, or cen.
TAKE the liberty 60 take exception.
QiIsh, as well a. American lur|spfu
not 20 invoke enc AID ~ Gro rOnstlfu..g
fathers, holds an men 20 fbo innocent
proved muiltvtp and while mouraipa
loss Of our liberty. ~ well fha ioe p
braves, who dlen im defence 81 o.
1ecis aa tnnppilcablo 60 any one amon
ne word .rebol, and we therefore ]. r..
tally aak that M Do stricken from IN
ttruc1lQu4, until Nnmn. enc 81 MN
huHu hean duly convicted of che hlHh
M. Mcf.KAnEN. hnd q.a.
Conservative MEMBER 81 Hor1e q
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14
Change i'm the Editorial Manage.
ment of the Natchez Courier.

Major Douglas Walworth, who con-
Quoted the Courier with so much zeal
and talent during the last canvass, again
took charge of it about two weeks ago.
We had intended noticing the change at
the time, but by an oversight it was not
done. We trust he will not consider our
welcome to the Editorial fraternity any
the less sincere because it was not before
expressed. The Conservative Press
should at this time particularly be under
the control of clear headed and true
hearted men, and that Maj. Walworth is
such, his past career as an editor proves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

The naturalization laws contain the
word white. thus restricting the bene-
fits of becoming citizens to foreigners
who bear that badge according TO the
Republican idea, Of natural inferiority.
Ever since its insertion by the founders
of the Government, two-thirds Of CEN
fury ago, this word has remained with
out agitation among the negrophilists !;
but looking out for new fields of con-
quest, the Republican leaders have dis
covered this s'relic of barbarism," and
have assailed it with characteristic feroci-
ty. To the naturalization bill, they
adopted an amendment, striking out the
odious word "white;" but to their
amazement they found that under this
change all races, black, red and yellow,
would be included, the Chinese among
them. They then reconsidered the bill,
and left it as it originally stood. Where
upon Warner, of Alabama, who belongs
to the disreputable class of carpet-bag-
gers who owe heir elevation entirely to
the African element, and are held in
just adherence by the respectable and
intelligent portion of the population,
moved an amendment, which was adopt
ed, extending the naturalization laws to
"aliens of African nativity, and to per-
''sons of African descent"
The Republican leaders do not intend
to be thwarted in their mongrelizing
plans. A cross upon the African is their
paramount object, The saints are firmly
convinced that this Government was es-
pecially designed to consummate it, and
that they are the chosen agents of its
accomplishment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

A Republican newspaper complains Of
the strong terms employed by the Con
sentative press, in speaking of the Rad
ical party. 1t ought to complain of the
crimes which have rendered the use of
such terms necessary
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

from the O&loIu
, Sovernor Alcorn Is respectfully lniol5l-
tnat MS Constable for Beat No. Of Lat n.
etpe county has absquatul ited, vamo.el
rancho, skedaddled, or vanished IN tlo
Rreenbacks they were Justly oxpeclns
aforesaid AlcOrn's Constable 60 fork Ql
lt seems that james Brady has play
hand so well, and In now entitled 70 p'p-
ton.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

The Morgan" horse is going to hitch TO
q Highgate. ~
She will be apt to have fun swing.
Al Kentucky editor announces hfa wife as
full partner In the concern.-N. %. Times.
mat ieIlow may look OUT for squalls.
Aaron Moore threatens a schIsm with his
Of freedom. - A~~""
aaron had better sing low. He may be
1Aukht IN Dives fix, and want q drop Of wa
yer 70 cool his parched tongue.
Amps condesoends 20 write a very patron
izing eplslle, 70 young Howard, the colored
cadet app 1inted 10 West Point from MisalB-
Now couldnf Fred Douglass oomdeeoona
70 write Amcg . few lines or encournra-
mant. There's no telling TIE amount ~
good thar might bo brought from even ouch
little Amea.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

No person ought to have voice in the
laws expanding the public money who
dishonesty evades the payment of taxes
levied for the support of the government.
But this is not the theory of our Repub-
hcan rulers. They hold that every one
ought to vote who will join the leagues,
and swear to continue them in office that
they may appropriate the public funds to
their own uses.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

THE Next CONGRESS-. The New
York Sun, leading Republican, edited
by MIR. Lincoln's assistant Secretary of
War, has carefully prepared review of
the political battle field 50 far as it re-
lates to the probable complexion of the
next House of Representatives-the
conclusion of which is, that the Demo-
Gratis win secure majorityin that body.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

The Louisville Courier-J Journal states
that the steamer Natchez was built at
Cincinnati especially to beat the Robert
E. Lee, and has been seeking race ever
since her construction. The Lee is a
Louisville or Albany built boat She
avoided the race, until her commander
saw that it was no longer possible. The
Cincinnati people are sadly disappointed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14
EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT
The RdscoHy Plan NJ che RJuLAcas ff
Caryyfag me Elections.
From tlleN.Y.unnll

rum lut AZ tltIlINi
GRAHAM Alamance county, June I, $50
This Is the seat OF the county Governor
Holden recently declared 30 be In n sta,ea
insurreetion, and this county Is Che cer
OF that region Of the STATE especially dHf
mated by his Exccllency as the theatre
the operations OF the ~. kiux Khan
Recent Developments establish tho O.
that there are negro ku klux a. wtl
too.
AZ the June term Of the Superior Coaf
commencing on the 3th inst, three neuos
indicted for "ku kluNing," 0r 0thcge
whipping while disguised, at midnight
men Of their own color, were tried. c0hl..
ted and sentenced 10 SIX wears each initl
Penitentiary by Judge Fourgce, who n
notorious as radical politician. Theme
RrOes' names are Allan pnleiev. Usffr a.
bright and Dick Thompson.
The striking feature OF tho affair f ht
since his arrest Paisley has stated hal h
understanding among his organization rH
that they should whip numbers 0f colon
men severely and create the impress I'd d
threatening themaelvc3 Individually iu n
presence their victims that the wlIpprf
was being done by white men. This Worl
have The effect Of inilaming the minds 0fnl
negroes, and would also Induce ncgf0n b
join the organization, which. as soon d b
became sufficiently strong in numbcraweaN
make white men the objects Of its midHirl
operations. This u but proof Of the rdla
plan in the campaign about 20 open prior
the elections In August for an entire ifg'
islature and full Congressional de.egIf.m
and this ~ the manner in which chat 0klm
politician w. w. Holden has cOurdyei 10
make an excuse for raising white regiment
OF soldiers and calling out the militia III
radicals are determined II they cannot cr
ry the elections by fair means b resort
fraud, intimidation and terrorism. 3
generally believed that a majority ~ OBJ
outrages committed in this section Of On
radical leaders 10 make political caPt
Ex-senator Stephens, who was murlcnI.
1anceviile, 10 supposed % be "a yIci.n
this sort Of political engineering, and Hf
constituted negro guard az the court het
are currently alleged 70 be his murderer
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Inc city election at Independence. No,
took place on the 2Sth nit, and resulted m
the success Of the Democrats, and this. TOO.
outstanding the fact that the reeisfra-
ton has added la colored names IA fhe
Radical vote.-St. Louis Republican.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

The Radical negroes of Lowndes
county. Ala, tired of being led by a
half dozen mean whites, have held a
meeting and declared their separation
from them, and their intention to sup
port men of their own race in future.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Alexander H. H Stuart, Secretary of
the Interior under Mr.. Fillmore, is named
as the next Conservative candidate for
Governor of Virginia.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Both Houses of the Legislature have
passed resolution to adjourn sine die on
the 21st.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

The general Republican Committee of
New York have decided not admit the
German republican organizations of that
city to representation in their body. The
18th amendment policy is effectually
separating it from the German element.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Hon. w. w. Gather, Of Lee county,
died on the 4th inst, after a protracted
illness.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Several hundred Cinnamon left San
Francisco, by special train, on Saturday,
for Georgia.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-14

Radical san HkIuN la North "a.
rOlimm.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-27

We often hear, and all Of us fire.
qnently quote witha sigh, how much
nicer everything and everybody
used to be, in 1.-THE good old times"
of a good while ago, than they are
now, in these degenerate days Of
1870. We notice in the New York
Tribune a paragraph (which by the
way is copied mainly from Adam
Clark's Commentary on Matt. sx: p
from which it would appear that the
good old times were not worth re-
calling. 1t states that before the
discovery Of America money was so
scarce that the price of q days work
was fixed by act Of the English Par
lament in 1851 at one penny a day;
and in 1914 the allowance OF the
chaplain Scotch bishops then in
prison in EnglandD was three half
pence per day. At this time "a eggs
were sold for penny. apair OF shoes
for four pence, fat goose for 2
pence, hen for penny, wheat three
pence per bushel, and fat OK for six
shillings and eight pence. So that,
in those days, a days work would
buy hen. or two dozen eggs; two
days work would buy pair Of shoes,
and a fat OK cost eighty days work.
On the whole, human labor bought
in the average about half as much
food and perhaps one-fonrth as much
cloth or clothing a. ii now does. We
know OF no one who wants to work
whole day for a fat hen, or two
dozen Register.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-27

RESURVEY OF A PART OF STATE
ROAD LEADING FROM A POINT ON OR
NEAR THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
STATE, VIA. CLARK's POINT, HA-
MAKERS MILL AND KNOXVILLE, TO
DIES MONIES, Iowa:
Re-survey to commence at the
southeast corner of Section Eleven
Township Seventy-four Range Eigh-
teen west, thence to Hamaker's Mill,
or the site thereof, in Marion County,
Iowa.
FIELD-NOTES OF RE-sURvEY.
l North 238 rods and % links from the
southeast corner of Section IL,
Township "a north, Range Is west
of the 5th Principal Meridian, to
the southeast corner of the north
east quarter Of the northeast quar-
ter of said Section IL;
2 North So degrees west SO rods and II
links TO stake;
3 North IS degrees west, 10 rods to a
stake;
North % degrees west, 10 rods and %
links to a living black oak II or IA
inches in diameter;
5 North IS degrees west, II rods and 10
links to a stake;
6 South SO degrees west, 80 rods to a
stake;
7 South So degrees west, Is rods and IA
links to a buckeye 8 inches in di-
ameter, standing on the south
bank of Main Cedar Creek.
STATE OF IOWA, ss
MARION COUNTY,
I, JOSEPH BROBST, Auditor
in and for said County, hereby certify
that the foregoing is true copy of the
Field Notes in Re-survey Of the fore
going Road Case, as the same We're
returned by the Commissioner, and
now on file in my office.
~, Witness my hand and
cr.1 Seal of said County, this
SEAL 18th day of January, A.
N~~~' d. 1870.
JOSEPH BROBST,
Auditor.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-27
Letter from Mr.. Lincoln.

The following beautiful and char
acteristic letter from Mr.. Lincoln
has been published. TWAS addressed
to widowed lady of Boston, five of
whose sons had lain down their lives
i'm the war, and whose sixth was ~
ing dangerously wounded at Read
vile, Mass: a
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Nov. 4.
DEAR MADAME was shown, in
the files Of the War Department, a
statement that you are the mother
of five sons who have died glori0usly
on the field of battle. ] feel how
weak and fruitless must be any words
of mine which should attempt to be-
guile you from grief for loss so
overwhelming. But cannot refrain
from rendering you the consolation
that may be found in the thanks of
the Republic. they died to save. l
pray that our Heavenly Father may
assuage the anguish of your bereave-
ment, and leave you only the cher
ished memory Of the beloved lost,
and the solemn pride that must be
yours to have laid SO costly sacri'
flee on the altar Of freedom.
Yours, A. LINCOLN.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-27
Then and Now.

When Daniel Boone, as history In
forms us, "moved west" from Ken
lucky because somebody had built a
house within ten miles of him and
thus crowded him out, he would
probably have been surprised and
incredulous had he been told that in
a few years the Missouri river would
lie eastward of important and -four
ishing towns. In this State we still
hear people say they are "going
west" when they are going to Roch-
ester. But the settlers in Massachu-
sets seem to have had yet more linn
tied notions Of the westward extent
Of our empire. About the year 1896
the great West began at Weston,
about IL miles from Boston. After
the settlement OF the fathers in Shaw
NUT, persons were employed to ex.
plore the country and lay out the
public roads. They did tito Weston,
and then made a report that they
sshad done 1t as far as they believed
would ever be nccessary."-N r.
Paper.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-27
Farmers and Cattle Brokers,

A decision has recently been made
by Commissioner Delaf1o, as we are
informed by . Washington dispatch,
which is Of general interest to farm
ers, and especially to large stock
raisers and dealers In stock, In some
districts persons had been assessed
for a tax as cattle brokers who were
in the habit of buying cattle in the
summer and turning them In their
pastures, and selling them for beef to
butchers and drUvers as soon as they
were in proper condition. The ques-
ton Of their liability being referred
to the Commissioner, he decided
they were not liable, if such buying,
pasturing and selling were necessary
to their business as farmers and
graziers, or incidental thereto. The
real cattle broker, under this decision,
is held to be one whose regular bust
ness is to buy and sell cattle, In great
err value than $4,000 annually, and
simply for profit.--Er.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-27
M. r. statistics.

The Methodists have just compile
ted their statistics for this year, and
report 10 bishops, $3.50 travelling
preachers, 1li,7i2 lay members, ls4.
&c proba;ioners, churches and par
sonages worth S54.1l5. 97, ls4 ,5G
Sunday school teachers, and ], i73,ss4
scholars. In each of these figures
there is an advance of from 2 TO 10
per cent, except that the bishops
remain the same, and the probation
ers show a decrease Of 1864. The
increase Of membership has been
lao, 900 less than the number of pro-
bationers last year. The deaths
would not amount to a quarter of
this number.-L.