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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26


The man Lipsey. (chiefOf RAIDS Ia Drsoto)
CHANGED Ia stay all night with one of ON
good citizens eight or nine miles South
west OF Senatobis on Friday night the Dbl
ult.. aud being "mil" Of "Rcd Eve held
the following conversation
Iipsey-N ell. why don't YOU come over
and join a.. There i no possible chance
tor the Democracy 20 snccred. You Gun
make u pay L will give you the Senator
ship ora seat Ia the Legislature. or ~ You
are physician you can have a fiat thing
Ia the Lunatic Asylum. VII ch PAYS ia
thousand dollars ear, and YOU can take
as much mOre-yOu Democrats call Al steal
ihg-as you want. you need not count IL.
but take bghdndsfulk
Aou know that l was a poor man before /
Wa appointed To office. aud now 4 own
FOUR MILES OF LAND ON EACH
SIZE Of ME-. WE have plenty Of money.
Centleman-Who are WEI
LipSey-WE. The present Office holder
ana some that formerly held Office ga Desotn
county. We have money q plenty aud
wish % bay land all these old deids-
What is your land WORTH
As for hariOn Cam pbelI he Is a gentle
man, a nan OF money. aud Is not damn
arpet-bagger as everybody calls him -
Campbell's father Is "A Congressman. aud IA
righted.
We are certain 10 carry the election
Every negro TO man. Will vote with a.,
and at least five hundred white men,
hou talk about your taxes, make the
DANA negro pay POUR fd1es. keep them poor Z
It ~ 20 our interest 10 keep them a. poor ss
possible anu not let them accumulate apt,-
thing. WE HATE the negro a. mech a
sgou DO, but we can MAKE him Vote 49,
we please by PROGRESSING 20 be M best
feiend.
We do not intend the negro shall run FIR
ofiiee OF profit. We Intend 70 give YOU "A
white ticket (naming several white RAIDS
that were cut and dried for the OCCASION
Inc damn negro shall take back seafa
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

The Washington Chronicle, Grants
organ, says the Radical party of Missis-
sippi "has shown wisdom in nominating
''fOr the Legislature men of better
'class than heretofore indeed, we are
''assured that the best men have been
'tput forward in almost every district. ="
We would be under obligations to the
Chronicle if it would inform us in what
particular district this has been done.
We are sure it has not been done in AID
ans county, for there French and Lynch
(cOIored), who lead the charges of the
Mongrel hordes of the last Legislature
upon the Treasury, and their obsequious
follower, jacobs (coloredD, have been
nominated for the House, and Williams
(colored) for the Senate. Nor in Yazoo
county, for Wade (colored), and Everett
have been again chosen to represent that
county. Nor in Marshall county, for
there n. G.. Gill, whom the editor of the
Leader has denounced as the most con
summate scoundrel unhung, upon every
stump in the county, heads the list of
nominees for the Legislature. Nor in
Leake, for Warren has been again Sc
lected. Nor in Madison, for from that
county, if the Radicals succeed. Warner
and Handy (colOreO are both to be re-
turned, the one to the Senate and the
other to the House. Nor in Alfalfa, for
there Lucas leads the Leaguers, and
Cock Sparrow Boyd is the Senatorial
nominee Nor in DeSoto, for the ticket
in that county is even worse than before.
But it is useless to particularize, for eeery-
where that we know of in the State, the
same material, and, in most instances,
the same men, have been chosen. Will
not some one tell us where these "better
class" men have been nominated by the
Radicals, and if nominated at all, where
the Radicals got them from. 1t cannot
be that the Chronicle referred to the pur-
chased Democrats.
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Joint Discussions.

The Leader of the DIST announces,
through mistake we suppose, series OF
Joint appointments for Gov. Alcorn and
Mr.. L. Barksdale of TIE CLARION
These announcements were made with
out consulting Mr.. Barksdale, or his POI
litical friends as to time and place, and
some of them it is impossible for him to
fill without abandoning more important
duties here at home. At the special so
lic;tation OF the opposers of Radicalism at
Meridian and Enterprise, he represented
their cause in discussions Of the 2lst and
23d, at those places, but could not leave
his engagements here for a general can
vass. We would advise our friends 10
have representative of their cause ready
to meet his Excelleney wherever he
speaks, and Mr. Barksdale would spe-
cially designate Col. l.. q. c. LAMAR,
for the appointments at Water Valley on
2Sth, Oxford the 30Ih, and Corinth,
November the LIST
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Brilliant Grafton.

The Associated Press deserves much
credit not only for transmitting to the
remotest ends af the earth, by telegraph
the following brilliant grafton, delivered
at Portland, on last Friday, by the Pres
ident of the United States, but for hav.
ing preserved it for the use of future his
torians. 1t will be an historical literary
gem
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 20.-Grant had n
snowy reception. In responding to a sere-
made, he said: ! have vivid recollection OF
visiting your city six years ago. This is the
second time have been i'm your city, and
am much pleased with the reception here
as well as other places | have visited i'm
your State. If do not come oftener than
have heretofore, shall not make many
more trips before 1 shall be quite an old
man.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26


H. Il. Whtefeld, of LOwndes county,
who has gained for himself an unenyi-
able reputation by his testimony before
the Outrage" Congressional Committee,
and who is now Republican candidate for
District Attorney in the 7th judicial
district, composed Of the counties of
Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and
Winston, recently put in his appearance
at Louisville, Winston county, and made
speech in which he did the best he
could in bad cause, and then took his
seat amid mary applause.
Col w. S. Bowling was then called
upon by the Conservatives, and in his
usual whitening, sarcastic and logical
manner, administered most severe and
well-merited castigation to, not only the
speaker himself, but to the Radical par
ty generally. For the particulars Of this
glorious victory for the cause of Con-
servatism We are indebted to the Louis
vile Banner. Winston will elect the
Conservative ticket by an increased ma
jority.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

As recompenee to the people OF
Texas for their 10000 verdict against
Radical rule in that State, Davis, the
Carpet-bag Governor thereof, has placed
the counties Of Freestone and Limestone.
which we're especially obnoxious by rea-
sen of their overwhelming majorIties,
under martial law, which is simply no law
at all except the will of military COM
nander. This is characteristic OF Radi-
Il contempt for the constitutional rights
of the people. But the author OF this
disgraceful proceeding, Davis himself
will 60 by the board at the expiration OF
two years, and then he will exist only as
disagreeable memory with the people
of Texas In her new departure from
Radical misrule he will be heard OF no
more forever. And this is the fate
which will soon overtake the entire Car
pet-bag gang of interlopers and plum
derers throughout the South. They are
despised by the whites, and the blacks,
on whose passions and prejudices they
have played in order to use them as
beasts Of burden, are now turning upon,
to rend, them There is nothing more
palpable than that carpet-bag control is
dying out in the South. The spirit is
developed among the blacks everywhere
and in nothing has it been more signally
displayed than in their rejection of Lake
as candidate for Sheriff here in the
county of Kinds where their influence
has been more thoroughly planted and
cultivated than elsewhere.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

o. tbe Oppo~e.> Of Ihe Radical
Party.

Prof. Thos. 5. Gathright, J. II. Me
Intosh and Col. A. Y. Harper will adj
dress the people as follows;
Oknlona. Saturday, October Is
West Point, Monday, October 30
Prof. T. 5. Gathright and Capt. Ihos-
II. Woods Will address the people at
Scooba. Tuesday October 81
Prof. Tho.. :. Gathright, Capt. Thos-
II. Woods, Capt. w. ii. Hardy and
Hon. S. Evans will address the people al
Meridian, Wednesday. November 1.
Newton station. Monday. November d
Prof. Thos. S. Gathright, Capt w.
Ii. Hardy; Col. w. b. Shelby and
Hon. s. Evans will address the peo-
pie at
Enterprise, Thursday, November =
Shubuta, Friday. NoNeiho'' D.
Wayne>boro. saturday. November J.
Newton station. Monday. November q
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THE GRAND GIANT OF THE XII
KLUX A VERY SAUL OF
TARSUS.
He Perseeuteth the Radical Saints
and rePenteth for Office and
becomes Chief Organ Grinder.
From the Holly Sprin0u Renor,

FROM the ftoily springs Reporter.
The North Nississippian OF last week.
says Governor AlcoTn cornered the BOYS on
the ku klux question in his speech az the
Court House. We had thought the corner
ing was the other way. Col. Lamar, In
handling the Governors Ku Klux eatechfsrn
wished TO know how IL was the Governor
should have selected, for places of honor
and emolument, men fresh from this band
of assassins, and whose hands, il the Gov
eruors charges We're true, must be reekinQ
with the blood of the innocent black men
women and children murdered In is mid.
eight prowlings-sIch men as Compton.
Tor instance The Governor undertook 10
break the force of Col. LIS argument Ia
the ad cdptdRdum question Who knows that
Compton Is ku buxf But even IN that
he was fOiled. For a number of gentlemen
present answered, and one of them stated
expressly that DIR. G.. had solicited him n
become q member Of the Khan. Wherenp-
on the Governor changed his tactics. ex-
claiming, III don't care IN he WAS a Ky
kiux, and likened Compton 90 saul OF
Iarsus, who prosecuted the saints but .ro-
NEMANC3a fHHtW HM H#M tEHf N fNNMa
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

L am colored man. was a slave. was libe-
rated in 1865, undo" the providence OF God
| have lived IL this county tor many wears
[ have uniformly been treated with kind
ness by the people of the South; they have
been my friends, aud they are your friends /;
their Kindness To- our race is most remark a
bic; they have do'le all things To advance
me that could ask; when have no money
they will lend It TO me. or will borrow it for
me; when | am sick. they see that am at
tended TO; like them and they like me: |
vote with them publicly and openly. for
know when help Mississippians am help
ing myself. l prefer to trust our own peo-
pie instead of the stranger whose only fond
ness for you is one begoLLen in his love for
dollars and cents. | say, come out from
amonst your enemies and join the hosts
that the men whose farms and mules
you work. Come. go with ME come 90
with your friends! Lay aside your notions
about the black man hating you il YOU vote
for the Conservatives. The like me. and
will like you. Come up and do your duty
TO yourselves, and they will follow you and
thank you for the example.
BOOKER ASHTON
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We find in the Independent South the
following card from colored man to his
eolored friends. 1t is replete with truths,
and does credit to the heart and head OF
Booker Aston. We trust that the manly
stand which he has taken against the
Radical thieves and plunderers will en-
courage many of his colored friends to
follow his example
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GLORIOUS NEWS FROM MAK-
SHALL COUNTY.
Grand Conservative TerchlAgns
Procession lm Holly Springs
Tro Hundred and Fifty Colored Ms" ~
coSsERv ALIVE BEACON LIoHTs BVhSlSo
uPoE EVERY BILL Tor IN TIE
COUNTY.
MARSHALL COUNTY SENDS HEh
GREETINGS TO HER SIS
TER COUNTIES.
Special to The Clarion.

IIorr SpRIxGs. Oct GO rand Conserva-
tive torchIight procession iu Holly Springs
last nisbt. Procession mile and a half
long: two hundred and hGy colored CON
servatlves in the column. Eloquent speech
es were made by white and colored speaker.
Marshall county is ablaze
Her camp hires are burning brtShtly on
every hillside and in every valley. Hon
est people of both races are united. and are
marshalling in solid column 10 relieve the
State from the rule of the unprinciPled
plunderers.
The efforts al fraud of Alcorn's appointees
only cause us to retlouble our efforts.
We send greeting to our sister counties al
over the state. ana wish them God-speed ~
the glorious work Of saving our oppressed
Mississippi! a.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

I'VE know her Marshall county's) dema-
ues,Ind we know her patriots. Leader.
Do you consider NJ Alexander the negro
dog man, who deserted to the enemy
during the war; Buchanan, who as Sher-
if, paid less than two hundred dollars of
currency into the Treasury, though he
was known to have collected more; and
Gill, the man who DIR. Compton has from
every stump in Marshall county branded
as the greatest scoundrel unhung; do you
consider these men, we ask, cher patri-
ots?" And such men as the gallant Gen.
Vaughan; and Col. George b. Myers,
who has given an arm as an earnest of his
devotion to Mississippi; and the noble
John CalhoOn, and the other gentlemen
ON the Conservative ticket; are they, in
your opinion, Marshall county's dema-
gogues?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

While the Legislature was in session,
the Hon. j. Aaron Moore, highly colOred
Representative from Lauderdale, was de-
tailed for special service by the Eminent
Man, and sent to Georgia to employ
hands for the Governors Jamestown
plantations. Eight dollars a day from
the State was paid to Aaron for this
service. If Lauderdale county should
go Radical. we wonder if the Hon.
Grace will go to Georgia for the Cover
nOr's laborers next spring?
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To the public in general-Radicals in par
ticlar-and To my Democratic friends OF
District No. ia YazoO county: | would
thus publicly state that have been tender
Ell the nomination of Constable of Beat by
one of the emissaries of the Radical party.
On this subject have Dut a few words 10
say. | am NOT a Radical. and never will be-.
But am Democrat, a southern mat, aud
always was, AMI ever will be. and expect to
vote for the nominees OF the Conservative
Democratic party of this beat and county.
+. j. EVERs.
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corlAu corNrY APPOINTMENTS.

w. G.. WILKINSON and BENJ. KING, Jr-,
candidates for the Legislature. VIII address
hecitizens of Copiah county at the follow
ing times and places:
Sanditrr' S-Mouday, October 9th.
Coor's SpriugS--Tuesday. October ION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. October l0th.
Mid BeasleV Is W edncsday, October llth-
auregard-Thursday, October 18TH.
WcssoT-Thursday. October l2th.
Matthews PIace-Frday, October l3th.
Ebert overwhelmingly Oct. l4th.
Pine Bluff-Monday. October 10Th.
I.iuden-Tuesday October nth
Crystal Springs--Satarday October 2ist.
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Protect the colored Conservatives.
To-day two weeks will be election day

CLOSE UP THE RANKS. The De
Soto Times gives the following encour-
aging report from that county. God
bless the noble men of DeSoto.
We speak for DeSoto, and we say fear not.
The victory il already ours. Our people are
at work, and glorious, grand, overw helm
ing and trium plant victory will he their
reward. Let Copiah. Clarke, Lauderdale
and Marshall follow the example Of the
banner county, DeSoto, and Radicalsm will
be scattered to the winds.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

Radical journals amuse themselves and
their readers by abusing and vilifying
Democrats and Conservatives, but when
ever they succeed in buying, begging OF
stealing a soft Democrat or office-seeking
Conservative, they Immediately place him
in nomination for some important Office,
to the exclusion of some true and tried
Radical.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

The Leader says: Two years ago
Every few if any had the courage to an
'nounce themselves as Republicans on
''the streets of Water Valley" That
was because the Grand Giant of the Ku
Klux was living in North Mississippi,
now, since he has been brought to Jack
son to edit the Leader and run the Luz
matte Asylum, this change has taken
place.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

The results of the late congressional cleo
lion in Texas are rs follows:
First District-W. 3. Hrrndon. Democrat.
elected by decided majority over G.. W.
Whitmore. Republican, aud late member.
Second District-J. &. Connor lin the
Federal army during the war; Democrat.
aud late member, reelected over Bryant.
Republican. by very large majority, esti-
mated at 10 600.
Third District-Col. ID. G.. GiddingS Dem-
Ocrat- elected over Gen. w. II. Clark, Re
publican. aud late member, by about 1000
majority.
Fourth District-Jndge John Hancock.
always a strict Union MANI Democraf,
elected over + Degener. Republican, aud
late member, by over 1000 majority.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

Special to the Clarion.
ENTERPRIsE Miss Oct. 23.-Five hundred
citizens listened To the discussion between
Major Barksdale and Gov. Alcoru to-day,
in which the former obtained complete
victory. Much good was accomplished for
our cause by the able speech of Major
BarksClale. while the Eminent Man. in
jured his own cause. Clarke will elect the
Conservative ticket by large majority.
Many of the colored men will vote witlsus.
Torch-light procession and grand demon
stration at night.
Secretary Democratic Club.
Il. f. MCGEE.
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Notwithstanding the many crimes the
Radicals charge, not only to the Demo
cratic party, but upon Democrats and
Conservatives individually, they never
fail, as is well known, to give to any
Democrat whom they can beg, borrow,
buy or steal, such Office as the Prosituted
Democrat may deem proper to demand.
In many cases they have even placed
Democrats upon the Radical tickets with
out the consent of the person most inter
ested.
Unfortunately. by this means they
have succeeded in some instances to ac-
quire the support and the countenance OF
their purchased converts. But more
frequently their attempts at bribery have
been spurned with the contempt they de-
served. We copy from our exchanges
the following cards as illustrations OF
not only the attempt to purchase Demo
Gratis. bat also of the manner in which
the Radicals have generally been re-
bufed:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

The Macon Beacon says the Sub Ku-
Klux Committee, or a portion of it, in
Guiding Gen. Frank Blair, will be at that
place soon to prosecute their inyestiga-
tons, and suggests that they come To
Jackson and interview the Head Devil
of the Khan, who is known TO be here,
and can be found either at the Leader
Office or the Lunatic Asylum.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

OF she oppo-er- Of Radieaii-'

OF she Oppo~er- Of Esadieaii-In-
Gen. T. J. Wharton, Col. G. Z.
Hooker. Col. f. II. Stockdale, Capt. W.
f. Fitzgerald, Capt j. b. Chrisman
and Col. Benz. King will address the
people at
Crystal Springs. tuesday oetober 81
Hazlehur-t, Wednesday, November
Beauregard, Thursday. November
Summit. Friday, November 3
O-vka. Saturday, November
Brookhaven, MONDAY. November
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Capt F. w. Keyes, who was appoint
ed District Attorney by Gov. AIcorn, has
come out in a strong card, which appears
in the Carroll Conservative, asserting that
he is now Is he has always been, true to
the Democratic party.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

Hon. A. I. RoANE.-It was with
sincere pleasure we learned of the unan-
imous nomination of Hon. A T. Roane,
by the Conservative Convention, to rep
resent the counties of Yalobusha and
Calhoun, in the next Legislature He
was one of the little band of Conservative
patriots who fought the thieving schemes
of Radicals step by step and inch by
inch, in season and out of season, during
the sessions of the last Legislature. He
will, without doubt, be reelected.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

We have received information that
more than four hundred white men have
failed to register in Yazoo county. Can
mot they be induced to do SO when the
the books are revised at their county
site, on the first three Olive days before
the election7
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Al AbIe Addre--.

We have read with much interest the
very able address of DIR. A. Hunter to
the Crystal Springs Conservative Club,
which appeared in that sterling Conserv-
alive paper, the Copiah Herald. Want
of space prevents our reproducing it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

We are expecting to hear CT Ku
Klux outrage in Rankin county very
soon. Senator Payne has been sent to
that county by the Radicals, and he is
Grand Cyclops of the Kian. At least 50
it has been charged, and Grand Giant
Compton does not deny it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-26

The taxpayers of Mississippi VIII 90
well to remember:
That you paid two taxes this year and
will probably have the same thing to do
next year. and the year after. unless the
Radicals are defeated.
That under Radical rule tacc'ltyjottr
per cent. of the taxes you pay goes to
the Assessor and Collector.
That your taxes, under Radical rule,
are three times greater than ever before.
That s54. 900 annually of the peoples
money, which has been wrung from you
by oppressive Radical laws, is absolutely
given to the Radical Governor by the
Radical Legislature, to use as he deems
proper, without accounting to any one.
That s4s, 900 was appropriated to re
pair the Governors mansion, when
so, 900 would have been amply sufficient.
That 100000 was appropriated, by
the Radical conclave of ''fools and
thieves" miscalled the Legislature, for
the benefit of officials, without specifying
for what purpose this large amount was
to be expended
| That in most cases the men who COM
posed the majority of the last Legisla-
ture have been nominated for the next,
and, consequently, should they be elected
the the same scenes of bribery and cor
ruption will be repeated, and more dam
nable laws than those hitherto passed,
if possible, will be enacted.
Tax payers remember all of these and
the other crimes of the Radical party OF
this State and the nation, and go to the
polls and vote the CONSERVATIVE
| TICKET.
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The following items are from the
Handsboro Democrat.

The Registration Is going on lively for
the Democracy in jackson county. All are
turning out, and it j. generally believed
that the AnCi-RadicaI or Democratic party
will carry the county by five hundred ma
jority.
We have most cheering news from Ma
rion and Perry counties. The standard
bearer of the Democracy. MIR. Thomas :.
Ford, will sweep both counties with an i'm
mense majority.
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Alleged DefalcatiOm Of IN Radical
Official.

1t having been charged that sheriff
Mosely (Alcorn appointee, and Radical
nominee for the ofice), is a defaulter,
large number of the taxpayers of the
county, over their own proper signatures,
have published the following card in the
Meridian papers:
To l.. Ii. Latham. II. c. Porter. j W. f. Tenn
pie ". Jdcks0n aud - Hok6rook. Su-
feTptsors o. LGuderddte County:
The undersigned taxpayers of the coun-
ty beg leave TO call your attention to the
charges which have been publicly made
against r. = Mosely, of being defauter
70 the county in large amount, aud re-
quest you TO employ counsel or some COM
petent clerk, and begin, without DELAY. a
thorough and rigid investigation of the
matter.