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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

Our correspondent, Cato" who is
not a Democrat nor Conservative, either
in its party sense, exposes the manner
in which the mongrel lawmakers employ
their usurped authority in creating fran
chises and special privileges for their
own benefit More shameless and cor
rupt abuses of power were never known
than were practiced at the last session of
the Legislature by the men who were
imposed OH the people as their legisla-
tors by fraud and violence. The highest
craftsmanship to which they aspired was
to vote themselves privileges, Offices and
money directly out of the treasury.
without stint
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

On the retirement ofCapt. 7. g. WI
IiamS from the position Of superintendsni q
the Eo'&JR.R the former employs
nrc.en,ed him with . magnificent gold "
peater. valued Al 400 and A solid gold deb
ed chain valued AZ $3.50. The presen.l.
as made by the versatile Geo. hinE =
the part Of the employees. The o''
was one OF rare pleasure, and The ipL
parlors OF MOreaua restaurant on
street, reeOunded With the popping o. - -.
payne oorks and speech making %
hour.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

LIvERPooI. Nov. 6. Noon.-Cotton opens
qniet and steady; uplands 93Sd.; Orleans
93<d.
NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-CottOn dull and
lower, sales 1900 bales; Good Ordinary 10
Low Middling 1881. Middling Uplands ~,
Mobile III. Orleans 171f.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 5.-The sales to-day
embr aced $500 bales at decidedly sitter
prices in the morning, but easier after the
Liverpool decline. We quote Low Ordina-
~ at l0@llHc- Ordinary at I2tf@l3ikc ,
Good Ordinary at l5@l517c-. Low MlddlIng
at Isl l51<c. MIddling I6@-c7 aud Strict
Middling l11z@l6k.
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MADISON C0UNTr.
n Z Ran y tie SmiA Family and their
Yoke ellOls, SpeRman.


CANTON, MISS, October ), 1870.
Editor Clarion: desire to tell you Just
how Madison county IL run. The Smiths
have the Post-office. The Smiths have the
Pnblic Printing. One Of the Smiths be-
longs TO the Board OF Supervisors. One OF
the Smiths belongs TO the City Council
One of the Smiths is City Weigher. One OF
the Smiths Is City Clerk. One OF the
smiths Is now being persuaded by their
yoke-fellOw. J. J. Spelman, to become q can
didate for the Legislature to oil the chair
made vacant by w. Ben. Cunningham
One OF the Smiths Is a candidate for the POI
sition Of School Director. so 10 J. J. Spell
man. The colored people have been heeced
out of $5Oo.000 by the Smiths, within the
last Twelve months. The whole county Il
being run by the Smiths and J. J. Spclman
Great good God. how long shall this last
JUSTICE TO ALL.
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CommanIi


The sudden death (by Dipiheh.,5 IA b
ELIZABETH Anna. aged two 49,
half daughter OF our esteemed Wy. ~
zen, w. w. Wisharts Esqr innle. .,,sr1
tressing blow on her unhappy Firrf
Five times hath the lngntiate nrenssi Y.
his bow, and Ave little cheru0l ~.
called 10 Him who said "euhef H. d.
dren 20 come unto me, and i0r9i1
for Of such a the Kingdom OF Coo, go
Annie was the flower % the hock 49,
northumberland Ga form an .l.-
and Of most engaging dlapolii-fsF 4
friends ofthe family sympathiDo ~ 3
we're afiilction. 4.et
In Durant Miss. on the night o.
OF October, 1870. LovTE brnOLEa e.
OF John M. and Maria q. Bowel
months and ten days.
The above notice we Dad - l'e 80
Times, and u a. announcement 81 "a
oftho youngest child Of the ed.io
paper. tits the second child Wa
BE- has bas1 called upon tomoaFl
lass thrse mguths. we egtdud
uympathy'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

SYroD or MISSISSIPPI This ng
and intelligent body Of ministers and n-iI
elders OF the Presbyterian Church t n'' !
session In this city. Elsewhere will be 0'i.
a report OF the proceedings e include tFf
ton Of the third day. The services orc y
on IN the public, and are continued ion
o'clock, a. M, TO p. M. with preaehili I.
IL a. M, and z p. M. Rev. VIM. flna Z
New Orleans, will preach Tonight ~
DIR. stratton on Sabbath morning and vt
DR.. Palmer on Sunday night.
The Synod will close up ia ouilas- u
Saturday night. The next annual i'..-
will be held At Vicksburg on hut hell'
day IN November, 1871.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

1t is now stated that the Conservatives
in West Virginia in addition to carrying
their State ticket and the Legislature.
have carried all three Of the Congress
men, instead Of two as first reported.
But this Is not the best Of il They
have succeeded in amending the State
Constitution 50 a. to remove the disabili-
ties By which twenty thousand Conserve
tive citizens have been disfranchised,
which win secure the State permanently
against the Radical party. This IL de-
cidedlg rood for asEmts which VIVA
fnnsgd w ths Rascsl yshursuB 5Ur thsir
sws upek - I. q Y Z.
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The Missouri Liberals and the
Admfnistratf0m.

The Liberal leaders of Missouri are
pouring hot shot into the vulnerable sides
of the Administration. Our readers
have seen with delight the excavations
which Col. Brown, their candidate for
Governor, has given TO Grant And
their organ, the St. Louis Democrat, is
not sparing Of its censure. 1t charges
him with having basely abandoned his
pledges, and degraded his ofice-and
denounces him as a tool in the hands of
vile men who have been repudiated by
the people in the late elections. It SAYS
General Grant listens to Morton, whom
Indiana has Just refused to sustain. to Cam
eroB, whose Influence has not pfIsented q
loss of Congressman In Pennsylvania, to
Schenck, who has just been beaten in Ohio,
and to Drake, whose best Efforts help any
ticket which he Opposes ten thousand votes.
la Missouri this particular trickster. beaten
and soured. has used the President rs the
tool of his personal spite i'm the State which
the President ought TO understand as well
as any other"
Thm8th of November viii tell the tale
of nm Administrator defeat i'm Missouri;
and the enfranchisement Of seventy thou
sand Conservative voAfs And thence
forward Missouri win take her place
alongside Of redeemed and disenthralled
Tennessee and North Carolina permanent
" In the column Of Democrats States
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Census I'm umeratiOn of Lee
County.

We find the following statistics in the
Tupelo Spectator which were furnished
to that journal by the assessor of Lee
County.
We would be glad to learn by what au-
thority this assessor disqualiies any white
male over twenty-one years of age from
voting?
We see that he gives the whole number
of white males of age as 1926, and yet
there are only 1865 of these electors.
How does he make the difference? And
where does he get his authority for so do
ing? Not in the 18th or 18th Amend
ments to tie Constitution of the United
States, We are sure. Nor is this author
ity to be found in the Constitution of the
State. Therefore we ask where does he
find it? Has he been instructed to so
report them by the selfcalled great or
ganizer, auditor Musgrove, or by the
Adjutant-General of the Militia?
We would like to be Informed who has
taken upon himself the power to disfran-
chise the white voters of Mississippi p
VIII the Spectator inquire into this i?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

Our opinions on the finance question
have undergone quite change oflate. In
fact An adherence 70 our formerly expressed
views. would bankrupt us In 90 ahort n
time that we must discontinue receiving
the portraits of Governor Alcorn and Audi
tor Musgrove. until they can transfer them
TO u. >. Currency, 20 we substitute Spinner
con Beacon.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

The Republican press have been boast
ing that Grant has one brother, who re-
sides in Chicago, that has not been APP
pointed to Office. 1t now turns out, how
ever, that this brothers partner is Collec-
tor of the port of Chicago, and it is be
lieved that he shares the profits with the
brother.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

The most significant political event Of
the day, is the abandonment of the Cabi-
net by Gen. Cox, Secretary of the Int
rior, rather than his Department to be
controlled by corrupt political influences.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

The recent rise In cotton is attributed
to the prospect of an early peace necessa-
riIy resulting from the pOwerlessness OF
the French. The season for gathering
the crop Is unprecedentedly favorable.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

1t is significant that large majority of
the white people voted against the Repub-
lican party in the late Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana elections for the first time
since 1860.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10
A CrookedlLetl..r.

Governor Alcorn's University letter Il A
lucid as mnd; we would publish it but we
nave TOO much regard for our readerg-they
might ~ well try 90 read a crooked raj
- .snese- !. We intand co make application 10
9ons and ma@mr that, AZ there 10 anything Ia Il
~ VII inform our aubvcriberu. NacOn
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south Carolina.

Official returns show that the Republican
have elected their candidates Tor C0arus
In all the districts Of this State. B5ur
(white Republican, Is beaten by De lafr
(mulattO Republican, ~ Representative
the Charleston district.
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A Clean sweep.

The Conservatives have completely re-
volutionized West Virginia. They have
elected their State ticket-two out OF
three Congressman, and carried the Leg
stature, which will give them U. S. Sen
atOr in place of one of the present Radical
incumbents.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

In view of the special elections for the
Legislature, let it be remembered that all
persons are entitled to register and vote
who have been disfranchised by the re-
construction acts at previous elections.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

The Courier-Journal, speaking of the
man who has been sent to control the
bayonets in Alabama, says:
We are assured by one of the most relia-
hle New York journals. that General Craw-
ford. with the help of the carpet-bag Sena-
tor Warner labored assiduOusly for his own
appointment as commander of the revolu-
tionary hay onets that have been sent to ov-
crave the people of Alabama, and it is hard
Iy probable that he did this merely for the
run of the thing. We have already suggest
ed that ne is la pursuit OF a seat in the In
tied States Senate, AS his predecessor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

Despite the 5000 Deputy Marshals in New
York. who were present nc the rpristrntiou
Of voters. the numher rexfstarad this wear
2 t1oee agninsk 1917 last year. faIllng
on OF only g00. Thin shows how litrle truth
Ilsre !. In toe charge Of frmnduiemt voting
Nnlcn ns1 1een prefsHsd aRstnBt the De-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

Morton, Grants appointee to the Eng
fish Mission, throws up the sponge, and
declines to take the place under the infu-
ence of the Conservative victory in Indi-
ana. To accept it, would be to leave his
seat in the Senate vacant, which would
speedily be filed by a Democrat in accor-
dance with the recent verdict of. the peo-
ME of Indiana.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

At Mari Bluff, Rankin county 49, 49,.
residence OF the brides father on
mcconnell. Mn. W. scofT GoEDos aDd no.
CoRTNNK y. QUINN.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

The Martinique InsurrectIon has been
suppressed. Twenty OF the miaxuIcied ne
groee have lost their lives. and aHpour one
hundred others have forfeited theirs. So
much 70. negro rising In Martinlque.--N
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

In this city, on Saturday, och in..- u
ID. CHRIsTMAN, In the 40th year q l- h,
for the past ten years a resident q 'nN
st. Louis papers please copy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

RALEIGH, n. C., Nov. 4-stinson, colcd
school teacher, was convicted nc lhe tI
term o { the superior court Of committing
A rape on an aged white woman. ne wi
hanged to-day In the jail yard.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

Those who indulge In Reyels must UI
the bill. Two speculative students 0i An
hurst College, engaged Senator Regeh b
lecture there, and the expenses we're o.
tbove receipts. The speculstors have goa
INTO winter quarters.-Detroit Advertise
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The 6upsr.loJal now dexaand that
Grant shall pnt . s'msn and hs5ther u
tho cabipet ", Fselpasn'A FafniH.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

The Republican Executive Committee
of Missouri have sent out the following
circular, levying black mail on the feder-
al officials in that State:
This assessment is made after conference
acfth oar friends at Washington. where il il
confidently expected that those who receive
the benefits OF Federal appointments will
support the machinery that sustains the.
party which gives them peeuniary benefit
and honor. The exigencies are great and
delay or neglect will rightly be construed
into unfriendliness TO the Administration
We do not look tor such q record from Won.
and you will nc once See the prppriety and
wisdom of the earliest possible attention to
the matter.
ISAAC F. SHEPARD.
Chairman Of Committee.
E. S. RowsE, Treasurer. -
The st, Louis Louis Democrat. the
organ of the Liberal boilers, saws ..if
"Gen. Grant has authorized this infa-
''mous performance he is playing the
part of a highwayman, calling upon
faithful public servants to stand and
deliver on pain of removal, to sustain
1.-THE creatures who are working to secure
s.his nomination to second term.
And farther: A
If the President permits this Infamous
abuse OF bis name and power to pass with
ouE public rebuke, he will be held responsi-
bic for lt. and will be believed % have au-
thorised the plumber of officials. =
This is strong language, and il comes
from leading organ Of q party which
elected Gen. Grant % the Presidency. z
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

TRUE.-Speaking of the military In
reference in the Alabama elections to
carry them for the Mongrels, the Mobile
Register says: "The General Ames
game in Mississippi may be tempting
zone to men of certain mould. But
''no truly honorable man can desire to
''emulate an example that brings final
disgrace as the price of present official
elevation: The name of Gen. Amei
land of all who have climbed ambitions
''steps by crooked paths and sordid
''means, will be a stencil on the pages Of
''the future history of these times"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

THOSE STOLEN BOoKs.- Some time
since We stated in our local columns, that
two boxes had been found near the Lii
brary door, and made certain enquiries
about them but have received no reply.
We have since been informed, that the
"great organizer" lso-called) III. Mus
grove, had made enquiries about them.
We don't know that it Is true, and we viii
not say that IL is But If 50, we presume
his modesty prevents his mailing public
the names of the parties who took the
books. aWay;. or brought them back
Again we AJAX who were theyf And
where have those books been7
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Asammfnn1fom OF General w. -
UframtHy.
We re sh6sksd ~ learn that Gen. wv.
+. Brandy, o. Choctaw county, was way
laid and brutally and mortally shot near
the town Of Winona IN Wednesday morn
ing last A short time ago his brother,
A. J. Brandy, Mayor of that town. also
fell by the hand of an assassin, and we
suppose his murder il in some way con-
nected with that transaction. He had
been very active in ferretting out the
deed so as to bring its authors to punish
menf-
Gen. Brantly was q lawyer of long and
high standing in our State-he was a
gallant soldier In the Confederate cause,
and commanded brigade. He was a
public-spirited citizen and had large
circle of friends. He was a main pillar
of the Conservative party in his ca unity,
though we have not heard his tragical
fate attributed to political causes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

1t is announced that Gen. Gusts Lee,
son of the late Gen. Lee, has been cleo
ted President of Washington College
and hereafter the institution is to be
known as Washington-Lee College, an
admirable blending of the world-re-
nowned names connected with its history.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

Three hundred and twenty thousand
prisoners are in the hands of the Prus-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

1t seems that the report of the conclus-
ion of an armistice between France and
Prussia was premature. The correction
of the report has shaken confidence in the
early restoration of peace. and unsettled
the cotton market, which Is a shade low
er than the ruling prices last week.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

Phil. Sheridan says of the war in Eu-
rope, :'the time has not yet come for him
to speak" If there had been any barn
burning he would have been Gin" long
aro.
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White males over 81 years 1925
White males under Fl years 1897
White females over 81 years 1898
White females under II years. 1929
Cnlored males over Il wears ........ 763
olUred males under q years....... 1896
C"lored females over 81 years. 9S2
Colhred females under 81 years 1884
White males who are qualified electors I776
ColUred males who are qualified elect
ors.--.--.-.--..---.-. 763
White males who are under disabilities
imposed by the Fourteenth Amend
ment to the Federal Constitution 40
Total number of Inhabitants l3l24
Amount of insurance. .&219.S9l 90
Amount paid annually for pre-
miums -.-,...,.. $7,476 IS
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10

THE MoNGREL "A
correspondent writes that as q currency is
scarce" we ought not to complain of the
issue of the bogus paper entitled " certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness" 1t should be
known that though they were issued in
palpable violation of the Constitution, as
interpreted by the highest judicial author
ity in the land, we do not complain SC
much that they are issued, as that spe
cial tax of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS in addition TO the present quin
tupled tax, is to be levied on the people
for their redemption, and that this amount
is to be drawn from their pockets, a.
a special fund for the enrichment of the
robbers who have imposed it. Hereto
fore one-ffth of the taxes now levied were
ample for the support of the State Gov
eminent honestly administered and tc
these increased rates are to be added this
five hundred thousand dollar villainy.
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The Census Bureau has received partial
returns from the 3 pkhern States, indicat-
ing an increase In some, and n decrease In
others, of the negro population.
In the aggregate there will be an increase
over the census of 1850, but not near 80
large in proportion as shown by previous
Washington telegram.
Another report states that the mortality
among the eolored population in the cit
les, has been frightful.
These census reports convey useful
lesson. They are admonitions against
the practice which was encouraged under
the !" Bureau rule, of negroes abandon
ing the plantations where they could OBJ
tain remunerative employment, to congre-
gate in the towns to exc out precarious
existence. They suggest other reflections
however, which we will defer until au-
thentic official reports are received.
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Tls Livlr5oi cvs<Dp mazkss . ssqoss
81 nfna'
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The following is the registration oath
now in force under the existing law of the
State. Under it every man above twen-
ty-one years of age, of sound mind, and
not convicted of crime, can qualify him.
self to vote:
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r. do sOlemnly swear in the pres
ence OF Almighty God, that 1 am twenty
one years old; that have resided in the
State six months and in - County one
month, and that will faithfully support
ami obey the Constitution and law OF tht
United States and of the State of Mississippi
aud will bear true faith and allegiance u
the same. Constitution, Art. z, Sec.3.
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J. c. MCKENZIE,
Secretary.
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appoint honest ana cdpaOi0 lncuIHUeutS
to office Let the constantly recurring
reports of malfeasance and downright
robberries answer. How about appoint
ing Judges "learned in the law above
their fellows?" Ben. Cunningham, AL
derson and others of that kidney are
examples. He selected these incompe-
tents from a bar from which the entire
judiciary department could have been
composed of perfectly unexceptionable
material.
Who, but he, is responsible for the
appropriation of the Secret Service Fund,
downright robbery of the treasury for
despicably corrupt purposess And who
now, after provoking the occasional CON-
mission of crime by people whose pa
tience has been tried beyond endurance,
by the pretence of legal administration,
and by the Outrageous abuses of incapable
and thieving officials, has threatened 10
call the military power into requisitionS
The present head of the Executive De
partment.
We repeat, that between Alcorn and
Powers. we can have no choice. T:.ey
are both identified with the party which
has heaped oatrages on the people Of the
State IN their misfortunes. They are
both participating in the present wicked
rule; and for ourselves, We have no dis
position to express wish a. TO the mode IN
which they viii divide tho sPoils among
shsruslyem In due sine, thsy viii al
rYuae y eri@ afisF DE manner Of the