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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16
BORN.

In Morris, Jan 27th, son to Clark s. and Kate Loveland. ~~f- =. sl 3 '
 In Morris, March 9th, son to Timothy and Hannah M. Whittlesey.
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s@ A responsible person living in Sails

bGr A responsible person Hv:ng ID oalis- bury writes to the COurant:
 "How little time the member of Congress from the Fourth District devotes to his du- ties in Washington is a matter of record. There is one post, however, from which he is never absent. On election days he takes his stand near the ballot box where he can see each voter as he deposits his vote, and woe be to the man in his employ who votes contrary to his dictation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16
NEW MILFORD.

The skeleton of an unknownA man. wa. found by wood,cutter near the Railroad, about five miles north of this place. message was sent here to !. B. Bristol, se lcctman, who immediately aprocuredIa jury to:proceed to thes place and view the, re- mains. The body was identified as that oi man named Burns, who was insane, and left Gaylordsville, where he had beer. liy, ing, about two years ago. Since that time nothing has been, heard of him till now. II is supposed that he wandered to this place, lay down to rest under the rock where he he was found, and died there. The jury rendered verdict in accordance with the above facts. ..-,.--aa@a--.~---4 -.aaA-ss-s-
 Mrs. Martha Atwood, daughter of .Nel- son Knowles, died on Saturday last, at the residence of her father. Her funeral was attended at the Methodist Church on Mon- day afternoon. .,t.
 = The infant daughter of s. c. Landon died on Friday, the 10th inst. Funeral services were held on Sunday, and the body was taken to Washington for interment on Monday. ,...r..... INo.
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1@- We clip the following from the Hartford Gourant: -aaas @!8s aaA1 sN..s MT, w. B. Brinsmade, ex.superinten- dent of the Connecticut River railroad.
 who sailed from New York in October for his health, has made the trip around Cape
 Horn, and telegraphs from San Francisco
 his safe arrival there on Tuesday. He will spend some time in California. and return home via the Pacific railroad. ..4 {, sy,-
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16
Summers Removal,

I The Republican press of New England is almost unanimous in condemnation of the removal of MT. Sumner from the chair manship of the Committee on Foreign Re- lations. In spite of disclaimers it is evil dent that this is following up of the Motley removal, intended to weaken the strength of Senatorial opposition to the San Domingo treaty, and to the accept ance of the results of the Alabama Confer ence. The effect, however, will, we ina. zine. be precisely opposite to that expect. cd. twill almost surely kill the San Do. mingo scheme, and greatly endangers the success of the Conference. Will the per- sonal onslaughts on MT. Sumner also split the Republican party?
 Were either of the questions at issue vi- tal ones, like that of Slavery Extension, which led to MT. Douglas removal from the Committee on Territories in Buchan. ans time, we should fully expect that a serious split in the Administration party would be the result now, as it was then; but these Annexation and Alabama controver- sies are, after all, only side issues in Amer jean politics. They will probably be thor oughly dead issues before November, 1872. Hence, although they may arouse much ill., will they are..not of sufficient importance to split parties. We cannot say much for the Skill of Republican pilots who steer straight upon snags they might easily avoid, but we feel quite sure they have not quite sunk us this time.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-03-16

18th Dist. LEWIS OATLIN, of Harwintol !s17thi Dist. JAMES A. PIERCE, of Sharon
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
The Cotton CrOp---A Short One
MmeViGa bic.

The accounts which are elsewhere pub
lished from Georgia and Alabama accord
with the authenticated reports which
come up from all parts of the cotton
growing region. First, the acreage is
considerably less than last year, and in
those localities where the natural strength
of the soil was aided by commercial
manures, their use has been abandoned
in consequence of the cost.
But the chief obstacle to a crop APP
proximating the production of last year,
is the late spring and the continued un-
favorable weather. The planting was
universally delayed; and the excessive
rains have injured the stands, retarded
growth, and prevented cultivation. The
consequence is that the crop is at least
twenty probably more, certainly
not less-backward in its growth and
culture, compared with average seasons.
1t is the experience of all planters that
late crops are never large ones. In an
OIuCI oil aIbAC1C Will NC 1OunO
containing some useful statistics ON this
point and demonstrating the fact to be as
stated.
The question is settled that nothing
short of miracle overturning the estab-
lished order of production and battling
all the experience of the past, will pre-
vent large falling off from the crop of
last year.
In connection with the unfavorable
accounts from other States, we will add
that in Mississippi, the representations
from every portion of the State are all of
the same tenor, cold spring. late
planting, excessive rains, backward cul-
tivation, and defective stands. With the
of every week, the planters
have taken fresh hope that there would
be change of prospect, but all their
have been blasted. One
spell of rainy weather has been succeeded
by another, until they are now in the
middle of June brought face to face with
the fact that labor and strive as they
may, the loss is irretrieveable. A short |
crop is inevitable. The only question
now is what will be the decrease; and
this depends upon 50 many contingencies
hat speculation will be useless. As if to
shut out all hope, an experienced planter
reminds us that the army worm is the
nvariable accompaniment of wet spring.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
The KIux investigation.

1t is known that French, the carpet
bag leader of the Mongrels in the Missis-
sippi House of Representatives-Flour-
noy, the most rabid of an the Social
Equality fanatics in the State-and
Eggleston who was defeated for Governor
on the Radical ticket in 1668-have been
summoned to appear before the outrage
committee at Washington. The sum-
moning of witnesses of this class is an adj
vertisement of the kind of testimony wan
ted by the authors of the Inquisition and
of the object of the committee. The
demand is for the most exaggerated stories
in order to supply the material that is
needed to infame the public mind of the
North and to keep alive the partisan
hatred from which has emanated the
proscriptive legislation of which the
Southern whites are the victims. With
out infammatory appeals of this kind to
Northern prejudice, the Administration
will inevitably sink under the accumulated
load of odlum which Its extravaganza and
corruption have brought upon it.
Amy quantity of sensational testimony
can be SUI piled for the exigencies Of the
Radical situation. 1t remains to be seen
what effect it will have in keeping alive
the passions of the war. Meantime, let
the people who are thus sought to be
made the scape-goats of a wicked and
infamous party, pursue a straightforward
course, Obeying the laws as they have been
made for them-discourage all attempts
at violence however great the proyocation
and address themselves to the work of
rescuing their local governments from the
control of the alien enemies and plumber
ers who have been put in authority over
them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
The Cotton MarA<e6s-The silver
Lining

We have In another article described
the prospect of the cotton crop, as to
production, the present season. The pic
ture is not over-drawn. 1t is based upon
actualities within the knowledge of every
planter in the South. The crop from
the causes explained, is irretreivably
injured. The damage is beyond repara-
ton unless the seasons undergo miracu-
lous change, and Natures laws of pro-
duction are reversed.
But it does not follow that planters
should despair, or abandon the hope of
doing better than last year. The market
is re-acting from its depressed condition,
and prices are running up to remunera-
tive rates; where laws memorable as the
ordinances of Nature herself will keep
them. The sharp-sighted spectators
who are interested in the cotton trade
have not been blind to the situation
Without realizing the extent of the de-
crease in production, they have already
discovered that the falling off must be
considerable. Cotton is quoted in New
York at from 10 to 20 cents per pound,
and at corresponding figures in the
Southern market. The confidence of
spectators is shown by their willingness
to purchase at these rates for delivery as
far off as November. Present prospects
indicate that the supply will fall
short of the demand. High prices are
the necessary consequence. Producers
should therefore be encouraged to re-
double their efforts at cultivation. And
merchants on whom they are relying for
assistance must not Withhold the supplies
necessary to carry them through. On
the whole, the clouds are not without a
silver lining. A late New York COM
mercial paper says:
From present data, we infer that less cot
ton will be raised this year than last, but
that the amount of money realized from it
will be greater. The consumption of cot
ton is steadily increasing. The consump-
ton in England now is at the rate of 3,0l6,-
900 bales year, against 27c1 900 bales in
1669-70. Contrary to antici patton there was
an increased consumption last year on the
continent of Europe, and the close of the
French civil war will add at least 10 600
bales a week to the consumption. The low
prices have stimulated production, and
must lead to a competition that can scarcely
fail to improve quotations. The South may
therefore raise less cotton this year, but it
will receive more money for it than from
the crop of lS70-7l.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15

Mississippi will hereafter grant $4,000
per mile to each twenty-five miles of rail-
road finished in that State. The act pro-
vides that the iron must weigh not less than
fifty-siX pounds per yard, and, of course,
contemplates the construction of broad
gauge roads. The result will be that those
short lines which will most benefit the peo-
pie of the State can derive no advantage
from the enactment which should be remod-
eled at once. This appropriation by the
State, if applied to roads designed to enrich
| the people of Mississippi, and not managed
simply in the interest of terminal cities, as
all great through lines are, would give the
State IA perfect system of narrow oauge
| roeds. 1t can avail General Tucker. who
| would connect Grenada, Houston, Okolona,
| Aberdeen and Elyton, Alabama, by mar
row-guage road, nothing. He cannot afford
| to use iron weighing more than twenty-five
or thirty pounds per yard.-Memphis APP
peal.
Mississippi, properly speaking, has not
committed the folly attributed to her. The
so-called Legislature which was begotten
in the fraud and corruption of mere
pretence Of an election, as the Appeal
well knows, was composed for the most
part Of alien adventures and non-tax-
payers who were in no sense a represen-
tative body. One-third of the men of in
telligence in the State, who are its per-
manent citizens and owners of the property
on which it is proposed to levy the taxes,
were not even permitted to take part in
the election.
The enormity of the scheme consists
not only in the snapjudgment manner of
its passage, but in its intent to make an
absolute gift to the corporations and cap
italists concerned. Heretofore the peo-
pie who have rendered aid to railroads
have done so in the form of taking stock
or loaning their credit by endorsing bonds
Of the companies and protecting them
selves against loss by mortgage on the
property of the corporations and by the
reservation of power to divest them of
their franchises. In this State the Con-
stitution prohibits her from either be-
coming stakeholder, or loaning her
credit. But the right of county and
municipal aid in every form remains.
But this did not meet the views of the
corporations whose agents engineered the
measure. They wanted aid in the form
of absolute donations accompanied by no
conditions which would enable the parties
contributing it to have a voice in their
management and this is precisely what
they have secured in this measure, provi-
ded it is carried into execution. The
Appeal refers to feature of the bill
which will defeat the intentions of some
of its advocates to make it a measure of
general utility in the construction of
roads through the State. This is a mere
matter of detail important within itself,
but Insignificant compared to the I'M
soundness of the principle on which it is
founded:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
The Secret service Fund.

The Brandon Republican renews the
grave charge in regard to the employment
of this fund, contained in the following
extract, and presses home the inquiry:
SIN our last issue, we Inquired II the Gov
ernor, or any party by him authorized, would
inform the public If his Exeellency did not
have certain fndfUidudi employed by the
year. at salary of some THREE THOU
SAND DOLLARS, and If this salary was
not paid out Of the secret service fund. aud IL
the business of this hfresiHg was not 10 de-
liver his budget Of news daily or semi-week-
ly, and If such news was not confined to po-
litical matters affecting the Governor, and
disconnected with the violation or enforce
ment OF the criminal laws.
Again, II the fellow Ia even on secret service
duty woHldnl il be well 20 curtail him some
during the summer monthsY Hard times
just now Perhaps the Governor will deny
this charge under his own hand, and call for
the proof!"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
From the Brandon Republican
The Doctrine Of Impartial Suf-
frage.

To eradicate the abuses that have
sprung up in every branch of their State
government under the Constitution
framed by the bayonet Convention in
North Carolina, the people of that State
have provided for the assembling of a
new Convention of delegates in the choice
of whom every voter will be permitted
to have voice. To prevent their action
from being construed into movement
to deprive the colored people of their
privilege of voting Gas they might easily
do without violating the 18th Amendment
by adopting an educational standard of
as in Massachusetts,, the Democrats
in the Legislature incorporated into the
act calling the Convention, a clause
Withholding from it the right ''to modify
''repeal or do any other act to restrict,
''impair or in any way interfere with the
''rights, privileges and immunities of any
''person in the State on account of race,
''color or previous condition, which are
''now guaranteed to him by the Thir-
''teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution of the
Omitted States; or to propose any amend
'tment to the Constitution of the
Estate in any wise impairing or restrict
ling said rights, privileges or immuni-
cites"
In the Convention which was assem-
bled in Tennessee after the overthrow of
Radicalism, the right of suffrage was
guaranteed in the same way, to the
blacks; and in Missouri, Senator Schurz,
in his late speech testifes that since the
Conservatives obtained control in that
State, they have faithfully adhered to all
their pledges to maintain the political
privileges of that race.
These examples are cited to show that
there is no purpose to divest the colored
people of the right of suffrage, neither
directly or indirectly, in any State where
the Conservatives have established their
authority. The chief object of the lat
ter is to secure the people of both races
in the enjoyment of free government and
to set up once more the standard of the
Great Charter-to enforce the time-hon-
ored principle that justice shall neither
be sold, denied nor delayed-to promote
harmony between tha two races by the
observance of those natural distinctions
in the social affairs of life which nature
has ordained-aEd to protect all classes
from the depredations Of the army of
thieves and ''rascally adventurers" whose
vocation is public robbery in the name of
law.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15

THE MOBILE AND NoTHwEsTERN.-It is
generally conceded that the Mobile and
Northwestern Railroad will run via. Bran
don, Canton and Lexington. If this should
be the case our friends at Lexington will
be iubilant and Canton will be the railroad
centre of the State. Jackson has retired
from the field and there is no competition.
Canton Mail.
Our friend is entirely mistaken in say
ing that Jackson has retired from the
field" The CLARION has said that if
Canton and Brandon should contribute
$500, 900 as promised, they will probably
control the location of the road provided
it depends upon the amount subscribed.
1t is due to candor to say that jackson,
and the interests supposed to be connect
ed with hers in the choice of route,
cannot raise that sum. We will be
gratifed if they are able to raise one
half of it. The communities on whom
the subscriptions would fall have not the
means, and have no immediate prospect
of raising it. We suppose, however,
they are willing to do all they are able,
which, thanks to the public plunderers,
is very little.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
Mobile and NorGh-Vycstern Rail-
why.
LARGE MEETING AT CANTON.
From the Mail

From the Mail.
The meeting held in the Interest Of thi.
important enterprise, last Monday, wa
very large-the court house being filled d
overlooking. Rankin, Nazoo and Holmes
were all well represented by delegations ol
staunch and influential citizens. Through
the gentlemen composing these delegations,
Madison received the cheering assurance
\ that our sister counties were cup and doing. =
The Railroad fever has seized them. and
they are ready TO put their shoulders 10 the
wheel I'm conjunction with old Madison, and
give "a long pull, a strong pull and a pull
altogether" for the Canton route.
The following extract from the pro
ceedings will indicate the feelings of
other counties represented in the meeting,
besides Madison:
Gen. Miles, Of Yazoo, being called upon,
made brief speech, la which he stated that
it was immaterial 20 NazoO City which Of
the routes, by Canton or Jackson, should be
adopted. as IL ought not 10 interfere with
azOo City's prospects for having the Road
built to that point. He believed mat as to
the two routes 10 that place, there was lit
tie difference In length, the one by Canton
being, perhaps, somewhat the shortest.
aZoo City was bent on having the Road,
whether the Canton or Jackson route was
selected.
OOl. mayors anu Co. shelby, OF Rankin,
were called upon, and each, In turn, spoke
in glowing terms of the enthusiasm Of RAM
kin In regard To this Road. The citizens Of
that county were determined 70 make a
most vigorous and determined effort Col.
Shelby said they would vote a tax Of $780,
600, and IL that wasn't enough, they'd 40
100000 better.
DIR. Smith, Of Yazoe, spoke for the Benton
country, and said the pee pie he represented
were wide-awake and active. They fell
behind none In an appreciation OF the adj
vantages and Importance of this Road. They
were going To have it If possible.
The following, among other resolutions,
were adopted. They are in the right
spirit:
Resolved. That Railroad projects and un-
dertakings should be fostered and encour-
aged in Mississippi by all her people,
whether local advantages result 20 particular
districts or not; aud that we wish the most
complete and rapid success TO the Mobile a
Northwestern Railroad Company, whatever
route IL may take through the State
Resolved, That friendly rivalry between
the counties seeking TO be chosen In the
line oftraHsiC OF the Mobile and Northwest
ern Railroad Is highly commendable and
should be encouraged.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15
tendency of Public Educa-
ton I'm Kinds County.

We have published the order of the
State Board of Education voted by At
torner-G General Morris and Secretary OF
State Lynch removing ]. c. Tucker
from the SUPPLEMENTARY of Public Ed
ucation in Kinds county. The power of
the Board to make the removal is I'M
questionable. The 18th section of the
law declares that &c the Board of Educa-
ton shall have power to suspend or re-
move from Office any County Superin-
tendent for incomPetency or wilful viola
ton or neglect of duty, under this act.
The Board must be the judge of the
incompetency" of the incumbent, or of
his violation of duty" else the power
of removal would be mere bagatelle.
There is no other authority to determine
these questions. The "violations of du-
ty" alleged against Tucker, as constitu-
ting grounds of his removal, are declared
to have been his practices of fraud, ex-
tortion and malfeasance in Office" and
the order infinitely specifies that under
ga false and fraudulent pretense," he
has appropriated to his private uses 500
of the county funds, and that in other
instances, he has demanded, taken and
collected" unlawfully and on "fraudu-
lent" pretences other monies from the
State Treasury.
1t will be conceded that these charges,
if true, convict the guilty party not only
of unftness for the important
duties of experimenting the schools
in which are educated the rising
eneration, but establishes his peculiar fit
ness for another Institution into whose
portals persons convicted of such offences
sometimes find their way.
AS fair play is a jewel, we have given
place to the reply of Capt. Tucker, to
which we ask especial attention. While
he does not deny making the charges
against the public treasury and of draw
ing monies therefrom as alleged, he says
that under the law he was filling three
offices in one and receiving compensation
accordingly. Assuming the law to author
ize an extortion of the kind we have beau
tiful commentary on the wisdom and
justice of Mongrel Legislation. He fur
Their alleges that the acts now denounced
in terms equivalent to rough stealing by
the majority of the Board, did actually
receive its sanction; thus raising ques-
ton to be settled by the parties to the
controversy.
1t is evident that while Tucker takes
refuge under these pleas, from allegations
of 'fraud, extortion and malfeasance in
Office" he has no sort of apology to offer
to the Rev. james Lynch, Secretary of
State, for insubordination to that superior
officer whom he charges with double
dealing, and Ooh, shame where is thy
blush) with being ga drunken, hypocrit-
''ical scoundrel and a most consummate
''liar."
The community has been wrought up
to the highest pitch of excitement over
this controversy, and we will await fur
ther revelations with impotence. =
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-06-15

Andy johnson has been making q
speech in which he discusses the proper
treatment of criminals and advises the
disuse of the Penitentiary system alto
gether. He Classics them under two
heads-murderers and thieves. "As to
''the first, (says Andy 81 would hang
''them-the second 1 would deprive OF
''the power of propagating their species.
If this be done, the orator coolly says
that Gin n few centuries man would be-
''come the image of his Creator"
But this bright idea is not original
with Andy. The case of 'sEphraim, "
who figured extensively in our late can
vass. win remind the public that it is Of
Mississippi origin.