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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The PnoT.-The management OF the
official paper of the Radical party in this
State, has again bee6 changed. Gen. 4.
Stafford, in an elaborate address. an
nounces his withdrawal in consequence OF
difficulties with the owners of the paper,
the precise nature of which are no
stated hy Gen. s.; nor does he himsel
seem clearly 10 understand their objec-
tons TO him. We have before had occa-
sion to express our kind feelings TOWARD
the retiring editor; and nothing has &C
CURED to change them. His successor is
Gen. A. w. Weber.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

Who are theyf The question is an
swered byreferring to Article Z, Section
2. Of the Constitution, which says: T
SAL male Inhabitants, except idiots. isane
persons, and Indians not taxed, being citi-
zens of the United States, twenty one years
old, having resided six months in the State
and one month in the county, and duly reg
istered, according 20 section or this article,
and not disqualified by crime. are declared
qualified electors"
The acknowledgements as to voting.
which were enforced under the recon
struction acts, no longer apply to citizens
of Mississippi. In the coming special
election, every one not an idiot, nor. in
sane, nor an un-taxed Indian, nor con-
victed Of crime, will have the right to
vote.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

4 Hoa." Ltam'. Us.t..
70 Roosf--A D4rte, pi,.. IL u, a..
Negroes Digisel uiaH. On,
-T'dngs Gom Aol
Tho Aft0TneJ g.,.r.t
Ade'es 20 Young Ju
Crqs-Te H
Money .r.
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We learn from the Iuka Gazette that
Tishomingo county, with her present
curtailed proportions, has LIS white
males over 81 years Of age and Of this
number, but $50 were qualified voter
under the military government II there
fore follows that 42S citizens Of that class
we're disfranchised, who will be voters in
all future elections.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

MORGAN ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF
HIS "SIsTER. short time since we cop
led from the New York Police News a
brief recital of the causes (viz.: attempted
abortion) which led to the horrible death
of Miss Edmonia G. Highgate, (colored),
the sister-ln-law of the distinguished Re
publican Senator A. T. Morgan, (white).
A gushing letter from the Senator in ref
erence TO our republication of the above
named extract, will be found elsewhere.
We expected to find, in the article from
the Syracuse On. Y. Journal, to which
he refers, denial of the causes to which
her death was attributed, and if 1t had
been such We would have given it place
in our columns, but upon reviewing il
we find it to be no more than "a obitu-
airy, written perhaps by some friend, and
which does not IN the remotest degree re-
fer to the shocking cause of her death.
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comments as follows /:

b. A Washington correspondent of the
n. Y. Times CRadical), speaking of the
Liberal Republican leaders whom the
Conservatives helped to Office on the
downfall of the Administration party in
Missouri, says: "The Schurz-Brown
party have lost all the city and county of
"fces in St. Louis, with 5000, 900 per
"year, have now but one of two things to
"do-to make peace with the Admins
"tration and receive its support, or 90
"completely Orer to the Democracy"
The speech of Gov. Brown to the
Democracy" published elsewhere in this
paper, indicates his purpose to take the
latter course. But whether he does it or
not, when they shall have been recruited
with the so, 200 or 10000 Conservatives
who are now disfranchised, they will be
abundantly able to take care of them
selves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

Noyember III. $50.

NUNEuIUtI -I0tf I3FWf
Col. A. J. FRANTz Please insert the fol-
lowing notice In the next issue Of your pa
per:
All persons who feel Interested in petit
Iioning the Trustees OF the Southern Rail-
road TO establish "A station at the Cooley
Piece" are requested ca meet az Richland
Bridge. near the Cooley Place" on Monday
the 18th November, AT 10 O'Clock, a. IN.
Those persons vino were appointed az %
previous meeting 70 get signers 10 the petit
tion, are requested 10 be present with their
petions.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

A hen partridge protects her young by
futtering off at the approach of danger,
as if she was wounded, 10 attract atten-
ton in another direction. The Radicals
resort to the same method Of warding of
attacks from their villanies. Instead Of
resisting the attack, they raise a howl
about something else so that the public
mind may be diverted.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

STATE CoNvESTIoS OF PLANTERS. -
The proceedings of a meeting Of planters
in Lowndes county, appears in our col
umns to-day, proposing State Conven-
ton of agriculturists next month, in
jackson, with view to produce certain
important reforms bg the cooperate eff
forts Of the class especially interested.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The legislature when itmeets ought
to repeal the lar of February, 18th,
1867, entitled Fan Act for the encour-
agement Of Agriculture constituting all
debts contracted for supplies, implements,
ETC., for making the crop, aprior lien on
the same. The law was designed for a
particular emergency and having served
its purpose, is no. longer useful. Conf
dence had been destroyed by the de-
struetion of property, capital was scarce,
and labor was unsettled, when it was
passed Sufficient time has elapsed,
Tor persons engaged In agriculture, who
are worthy of confidence, TO establish
their credit and TO adjust their plans to
the new order of things. The Law as it
nov stands, encourages extravagance and
tenPts tradesmen to bestow credit where
it Is not really nseded for the purpose
which Is set forth IN the caption, viz:
ito encourage agriculture." In fact, it
has been grossly abused and perverted
from the intent Of its trainers Some
merchants have taken liens upon the
growing crops of freedmen to secure pay
nent for Injuries and mere trifes not
needed to produce the crops. In such
cases the liens are not legal, and no at-
ttoritg erists under the Lq,c for their epecu-
ton. 1t expressly declares that all
debts contracted for advance of money,
purchase of supplies, farming utensils
working stock, and ather things neces
g sary for the cultivation of r farm or pld,sta
'stiOn, shall constitute prior lien upor
90 the crop" ETC. Therefore it follows
that no lien can attach for articles Of
merchandise, or other things, which are
not necessary" for the objects stated.
Nevertheless, the law serves the pur
pose Of sharpers to encourage extrava
gance among uniformed and improvi
dent freedmen who are cultivating OIL
shares, and to control and appropriate
the proceeds of their labor.
1t is within the knowledge OF many
planters who have furnished land anC
teams to freedmen, that the latter haC
exhausted the value of their crops for 9th
er articles than " supplies necessary fol
their cultivation" even before the season
for gathering them had commenced. Ii
this emergency they have been forced tt
furnish the requisite supplies of provis
ions to the laborers or submit TO the los
of the crops for which they have furnish
ed lands, teams, implements, ETC., and a
the close of the season are liable to b,
harassed by liens which in truth ar,
fraudulent, though given under the cove
Of the law in question. 1t ought to b
wiped out. But if it be not repealed
employers injustice to themselves shoulc
see that liens are not permitted TO be ex
ecuted upon crops except in cases il
which it has been complied with in lette
and spirit. They should guard this poin
strictly in securing laborers for the com
ing year. The remedy is in their owl
hands, if the Legislature should fail t
apply it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The Natchez Courier recently '
hands: Messrs. j. O. Alo,caiio Al
len T. Bowie, Jr., are NOW ile
and proprieton. We trust u'
meet with abundant success
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The Washington Chronicle stigmatizes
the Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati Com
mercial and Gazette, St. Louis Demo
crat and New York Post as "the rene
gade Republican press"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

Georgia is now receiving bayonef visit
ors. Grant has ordered small army to
be sent into Georgia to aid in controlling
the approaching State election. The bay
oneta have not proved a winning card
lately.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

REUNION OF THE 18TH MISSISSIPPI
REGMENr.-The surviving members of
the 18th Regiment Mississippi Volun-
teers will remember that their reunion
will be at Canton on the 1st day of De
cember. Let there be full attendance.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

An Executive Proclamation has been
issued for an dlection Of member Of the
Legislature from Hancock county, 10
supply the vacancy caused by the death
Of Hon. j. III. Nicholson. The election
is TO be held on Tuesday, the goth day Of
December. The following commission
ers are appointed to execute the order:
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Your Friend,

THos. n. MORRILL,.
The foregoing is copied from the last
Brandon Republican. We have not
heard the result OF the meeting. The
place suggested for the establishment Of a
station is an eligible point and we have
no doubt could be made the centre Of "A
local trade.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The leading Representative Of the
wealthy and intelligent county of Noxu-
bee is an old African named Isham Stew
art. 1t will be seen by our correspond
ent Williams letter, that one of his dia-
bolical inventions for the punishment OF
the white trash" has returned to plague
him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The deceased member was a Conserva-
tive, and We would earnestly urge all
good men in Hancock to unite and Sc
lect to succeed him one equally worthy
and true.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

CHocrAw. - The conservatives OF
Choctaw are up and doing. They have
nominated II. E. Reid, Esq, q
good and true man, for the Legislature.
Selected BY full representation Of TIE
party, their choice viii be endorsed at the
polls,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The State Superindent of Education
in Louisiana, emboldened by judicial
decision, and especially by the recent
Radical victory in that State, has issued
an order for the mingling of the two races
in the Public Schools. This is an ex-
ample of what the Mongrels are seeking
to do wherever they have power and dare
attempt it. The result of the attempt to
compel an unnatural, unholy and God
defying amalgamation, will be civil and
social anarchy, and the injury Of both
races.
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SUBS cRIPTION RED UcED TO
go Per Annum.

With the number Of the WEEKLY CLAIR
ION, which goes to press to-day, is closed
the 33rd volume and the 3Srd year Of its ex-
istence. Next week begins Volume al
THE CLARION was established In 1887, anf
has been published regularly every week
up to this. It has become one of the insti
buttons Of Mississippi, and Its pages art
read at the firesides of thousands of her
best citizens. THE CLARION has been IN
der its present management for nearly tiv,
years We have labored faithfully to MAKE
it JoURsAL FOR THE PEOPLE, and are mol
without evidence thar our efforts have been.
Ia good measure. crowned with success.
But the chief object of this notice Is to
secure, IL possible, still further increase il
the circulation of THE CLARION, and We
have accordingly, as an important step Ia
that direction. reduced the subscription
price to
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The well-informed citizen. of A.
ties Il vbicb ~ snocioI elections uo
h. held !, ' .honld a. s,a - ,lgt orey raf
man registers and votes Noaa Nv
franchised.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

The many friends of the Rev. DIR. d.
E. Burns, of Memphis, formerly pastor
of the Baptist Church in this city, will be
grieved to learn that he died of intermit-
tent fever at Memphis, on the 22nd inst
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

twill be seen that the North Carolina
Legislature, has organized by electing
Conservatives entirely to Office. The cor
morants are fleeing; and the people
breathe freer and easier The work Of
reducing taxes and reforming abuses, will
be commenced at once.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

William" sends us one of his best
letters to-day. 1t abounds in good
things.
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The PoIitIcnI sItantIon.

We have copied elsewhere from the
n. Y Herald table showing the result
of the elections the present year. This
table is full of encouragement to the OPP
posers of the Radical party. 1t shows
that the Conservatives Cor Democrats
are in majority in is of the States, while
the Republicans have a majority in II
making gain of ten States for the for
mer since the Presidential election. The
Is enumerated Conservative States have
154 votes in the electoral college, and the
the II Republican States have 14S. The
States not included are Mississippi and
Texas-the former of which is set down
by the Herald (without reason) for the
Republicans, and the latter for the Con
serYatives. This would not materially
affect the result as explained.
But it is not to be supposed the existing
status of parties viii remain as it is
The revolution had but fairly commenced
against the Radicals when the elections
were held. Nor had the disaffection and
disruption sown in its own ranks fully be-
gun to burst forth and bear their fruits.
1t is true saying that revolutions never
go backward, and unless the leaders of
the anti-Radical forces become possessed
of some strange demon of madness, the
revolution in this case will not be arrested
until its mission of expelling the Radicals
from power shall haze been accomplished.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

Drake fbe Agssopri RENEGADE m0
.crintioni.t ~, ba ,.'i boJ t,e ro51 .sus
sign his seat in the United Stale
under the force ofpublic sentiment.
him and bis party, expressed by +"
pie i'm the recent election. u
given him a place in the Court OF sri
The vacancy in the Senate VII Z.
va Democrat or Revenue l''i'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

one ~ -, csr-rf,- frvorltc heI
named Jen Davis, aud was ser
Mr. Dstvi. pis1 la1ls,n ~ IN lrrf0t
animal % lie proper owner ~ FtM
Tor the fact that he wants tq Ae.l rrff
rUmembraBcnr OF Old times
Courier-JournaL
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

Elsewhere will be found Don Piatfs
Cincinnati Commercial correpondent,)
account of Grants refusal to receive Sen
ator Schurz.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

An account Of the proceedings Of tho
Mississippi CentraRs so-calied Wing Con-
yantion will Be found in smother column.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

81, -, do solennly swear
"(or aAarn,) in the presence Of AL
mighty God, that I am twenty-one years
odd; that have resided in this State
ts.4~ vno~eba a~sd " co,,rtv
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Ss PEI YEAR.


For SO large paper, three doliara Is not
sc unreasonable sum. Indeed, with bu;
two or three exception, our present sub
scrlbers have not suggested a reduction
We desire, however, that our friends who
are accustomed to work for THE CLARION.
shall have every advantage, and when they
are told that papers from distant States are
furnished them at two dollars per year, our
terms may be quoted, In connection with
our claims as a home Journal.
We have quite number of active friends
In different parts of the State, whose names
appear as Agents. many of whom claim nc
commission, for receiving and Transmitting
subscriptions, who are now respectfully
urged 70 make . long pull, astrong pull, and
a pull altogether, so as to qusdFuple our
subscription list within the next few
months.
In thus reducing the subscription price,
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And now a word to
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The eross-mark on the margin of your
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zone month; thatI will faithfully sup
sport and obey the Constitution and
claws Of the United States and of the
Estate Of Mississippi, and will bear true
'faith and allegiance to the same"
Hyou can, you are entitled to vote un-
der the laws of this State.
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Can Won T'aa.e rhe Following
Oath
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THE WEEKLY CLARION
For 1870.

saith voIume---34th Year.
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As courtesy due from member of
one department of the Government to
another, Senator Shurz called on the
President the other day. The latter
snubbed him in consideration of his agen-
cy in defeating the Administration party
in Missouri. Thereupon the St. Louis
Democrat Liberal Republican, bitterly
comments as follows:
IL General Grant designed to hurt the
him, he made mistake. The Senator
doubtless felt much relieved at the informa-
ton that he would not be obliged by Ell
quette to spend any time In the presence Of
the official who could remove COste and APP
point Fox. author of the bread and butter
resolution, in order TO control a State cleo
ton.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01

RosToN, Nov. 24-General Butler, in his
recent speech. said: l cannot but recall the
truth that our Southern brethren-ma:y of
the best and brapest among them-whO
fought against the Government in vain at
tempt 70 rid themselves of the glorious mem
DRY of its history, are impatiently longing
once more 20 ii ght under the starry folds OF
the old flag. Give the privilege TO the brave
sons OF the South TO defend their country
again in foreign war. and especially one
with Great Britain-not loved any more
by them than by us-and it would bring us
altogether again. uniting us with one flag
one country and one destiny. In so much
is this reunion the hope OF the patriot, that
one feels a doubt whether to achieve it
would not be worth all the loss of blood and
treasure in such Il war.
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4tthnt.,ortd Dispateh.
WEDNESDAY,. ......m Anoh co. Wv
,1ror4,,v of Consideration.

wa have not before us copy of the bill
Coz tbo consolidation of the Southside lines
which is now pending in the Senate. As it
;s possible, however, that 1t contains pro-
vision taxing travel upon the consolidated
line for the benefit of the State, we woai"
cali the attention Of the Legislature to the
fact that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company now refuses to pay such TAX " '
the State of Maryland on the ground tna'
il IA unconstitutional. The Hon. hE'hkD,
Jopxsox has given long opinion, in whloh
No rotors to the decision made by the Su-
oreme Court of the United States in sim''
lar case from Nevada, and argues
TINT under that decision the State OF Mary
land cannot rightfully exact any tax upon
passengers travelling over the Baltimore
ana Ohio road. The charter of the Balti-
n,nre and Ohio Railroad Company provides
that A tax of one-ffth of the gross receipts
Of the company on all passengers travelling
he,ween Baltimore and Washington shall
nc paid to the State. For many years
twenty, or perhaps thirty-this tax was
paid. The income of the State from this
source was large and certain. But for seVe'
raj years past the company has refused tc
nav over to the State the amount due to II
under this chartered agreement, alleging
as o reason for such refusa! that the State
has no right to exact the tax in question
The company now owes to and wlthholas
from the State an accumulated fnnd OF
more than million Of dollars. Most OF
the time of the present session Of the Legls'
lature of Maryland has been consumed in
efforts to devise means for obtaining this
money from the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company.
We repeat that we do not know that there
is any provision similar to the one of which
we are writing contained in the consolida'
ton bill now before the Senate. But il
there is such provision, let it be stricken
out. 1t would be folly, indeed, to surrender
the States interest in those railroads fol-
an unconstitutional consideration.
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thorities. Whist would General gASsf do
Il he were in Mississippi NO one who
has observed his course here can DOUBT
Chat he would take the side of the new up,
pointee because he is Radical and install
him if necessary. He upholds the outgoing
Mavot here because he is Radical, and he
would uphold the ingoins Mayor there iof
Tho acme excellent reason. Isn't it has
duty to protect oil such partisans.
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The IMPERIAL CANBY.-It seems that it
is not in this State only that General CANDY
has been introducing Cesarism. The
Wheeling Intelliqencer of Monday makes
the following statement:
ave stated few days ago that the Go
vernon had not asked for any troops, but
that General Candy had ordered a guard to
be sent to Marshal Slack to enforce the
processes of the Federal court. Who asked
for this guard we know not. We only know
Governor Stevenson did not.'
So General CANBY has taken possession
of West Virginia also. Governor STEVEN
son is Radical Governor and the Wheeling
IntelHgencer is Republican paper. They
both say that General CANDY has sent troops
to that State, which had not been asked foI
by the Governor.
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massa'
chusetts, your time approaches
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ANOTHER MAYOR ArPoINTED.-We read
in the kilograms from Mississippi that Co
vernon ALcoRN, Radical, has appointed
General J. G. WEBER Mayor of Vicks-
burg. We presume this was done, as in
Richmond, because the military appointee
had no right to continue in Office after the
State had been turned over to the civil Gu