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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-05

The Leader publishes the following let
ter from j. F. Cunningham, a Carpet
bag employee of the Administration and
prominent Radical at Meridian. Since
thus publication, Mosely, who is here
charged with being Democrat wearing
the livery of Republican, has been
nominated by a caucus for Sheriff, to the
infinite disgust and Indignation of the
Trooly Loyal. Cunningham has called
Convention of the latter; and they will
bring out full ticket. Cunningham is
backed by the coloreds:
EDITORS JACKSON LEADER :-Gentlemen-
The Democrats of Meridian, with Bob Nose
ly as their leader, took possession of the Me-
ridian Republican Club room by intimida-
tion, and through such means forced an
election for delegates to the Republican
Convention, to be held on Saturday next
notwithstanding that il was duly announced
st the previous meeting that the election
would not be held until next ThursdAv.-
The President of the Club not being allow
ed TO preside left the hall, when about 40O
members OF the Club left 18th him in a body,
as they saw Mosely and his Democratic ad-
herents were bound to push the election
through by fraud or have a riot; and 70
prevent the latter the Republicans left in
body. 81
Jas. F. CUNNTNGHAM.
JACKSON, Mss, Sept. %, 1871. 89f
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THE CLARION drops the Richardson Peni-
Tertiary Bill like a hot potato since he
has found that, in the Senate. it was Dem
ocratic measure, and that four-fifths of the
Democratic Senators present voted for it,
Leader.
The Leader is still cackling like pull
let over her first egg because foacrJ1bis
of the seUer Conservative Senators voted
for the Richardson bill, but has nothing
to say about the manner in which it was
driven through the House by o. G..
French, as Republican party measure.
Nor does it tell how the Conservatives,
during whole night, combatted it, pro-
longing the session until morning, and
how, when all parliamentary tactics had
been exhausted, it was passed the next
night at 2 o'clock; oil of the Conservatives
Uoti1g against 1t, and the most Jealous Rad
icals for 1t.
Yes, The CLARION has dropped it
''like a hot potato" upon the heads Of
the leaders of the Radical party.
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Got Him There.

According to the afidavits of leading
members of the Republican party, Judge
Tarbell, of the Supreme Court, has been
guilty of violating the enforcement Act,
of Congress in attempting by corrupt
means to interfere with the right of mem
bers Of his own party to free action in the
pending election. In his eagerness to re-
cue brother official from the conse
quences of this crime. the Radical At
torney General became his counsel, and
thus involved himself in violation of
the law for which heavy penalty is at
tached- La the course of arecent dis
cussion In Brandon between Col. Shelby
and the Attorney General--in which the
latter was fairly riddled-the fact was
thus brought ont by Col. Shelby: j. sa1
From the Brandon Republican.
He then arraigned Morris for defending
Tarbell before the commissioners court and
told him he was liable to Indictment, a fine
OF five hundred dollars, and to be removed
from office. Morris jumped up and denied
him from defending q criminal before a
federal court when Shelby turned to the
law and read it to him, and then told him
that II he did not behave himself he would
see that the law was enforced. Here is the
law referred TO. which may be found on page
5c4 Of the revised code of 1867: :. 80
-af the Attorney General or any District
attorney, shall, In any manner consult, adj
wise. counsel or defend Scitkia this State, any
person charged with any crime, misdemean-
or or breach of any penal statue, he shall on
conviction thereof be fined In sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, be removed
from Office and rendered incapable there
after OF filling AIRY Office of profit or honor
in this State
Gel. shelby, closed amid the deafening
shouts Of his audience, and when Josh arose
to make bis rejoinder of fifteen minutes, he
was 50 confused thar he could scarcely utter
. sentence. BE lost his memorandum. floun-
dered few minutes, and sat down, appar-
entiy very much exhausted.
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It is significant that ina
counties, the Republican party
succeeded in securing candIira
are willing to confess thomseIya
Of ii. Hence in Rankin county
posers Of the Conservative or ID
nominees call themselves lnda2
and in Lafayette county, DE h
not succeeded in finding o pf
white man who viii consent %
their ticket sboup, Vaughn q
ting have ali disappeared from
Of action.
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The AIcorn-T.owry discussions.

The first of these discussions was to
have come off yesterday, the 2nd, at
Brandon; and large audience of both
races was in attendance. Great disap-
pointment was occasioned by the an
nouncement that Gov. Alcorn was absent
in consequence of illness. Gen. Lowry,
the Peoples champion, was in SPLEEN
did trim. He addressed the assembled
multitude at length, upon the issues in
volved in the election, with great power
and marked effect.
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We learn from the Port Glib
dard that the disappointed oh
in the Radical party Of Cla.b".
have held another Convention
leadership Of old Newsom
mated the following full ttcka-
sentatives-Joseph Smothm
and w. b. Andrews; Troamr-
lander; Sherif-M. 4 New
ed); Circuit Clerk-F. q. Haa
Gerry Clerk-John X. Rankin a
John Bruce (colorcd); Cora
Melhurn (colorcd). Az Clap.
now two Radical tickets in tbs
ly times may be expected during
vass.
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THE BLESSED RAIN.-After a long
and parching drouth, copious rain has
fallen which will purify the atmosphere
and revive Ianguishing nature. 1t will
somewhat interfere with the labor Of the
planter in gathering his crop, but will
more than compensate him for this loss
by the benefits which, in other respects,
will attend it.
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This form of Ku Kldxism has displayed
itself with diabolical malignfy in DeSoto
county. In another column will be found
the proceedings of. meeting Of the
Opposers of Radicalism to devise means
to arrest the movement and 10 bring its
guilty authors to punishment. 1t is cvi-
IDENTIFY cunning device of the desperate
schemers who control the Loyal League
conspiracy, to furnish pretext for military
interference with the election in the coun-
ty and to arrest the popular current fore
boding certain defeat to their cause. The
fernando Press mentions the case Of the
demolition of the dwelling Of Conserva-
tive colored voter, and of threats by the
masked marauders Of punishment If he
dared vote against the Radical party.
Our correspondents from that county
have for some time ~otifed as Of the
signs ola movement Of this kind by the
Loyal League Conspirators, and have
asked for the publication Of tie law which
was passed for the punishment Of persons
detected in the commission Of the crime.
The proceedings of the meeting viii show
that the bona fdo citizens Of DeSOto are
desperately in earnest in their effort TO
BLOCK this game 0fathnir unscripuIous
"
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JOINT DISCUSSIONS.

In compliance with an arrangement mu-
tuaHy entered into. Gov. Alcorn and Gen
Lowry will address the people at the follow
ing times and places:
Yicksburg, Saturday, Sept. 30th.
Brandon, Monday, Oct. 2nd.
Meridian. Wednesday, Oct 18th.
Holly Springs, Monday. Oct. 9th-
Senatobia, Wednesday, Oct. llth.
o. c. FRENCn,
Secretary State Executive
Central Committee.
GEO. J.. POTTER,
For Committee.
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Ghe Kinds County Gazette states that
a hack full of these worthless from Jack
son attended the last meeting of the
Board Of Supervisors. and exhibited
special interest in the matter of the
sehool-tax, wishing itput up to the high.
est figure. These carpet-bag vpltures
gather wherever the carcass i. no s..
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The RAIDS have nominated
Grace for the Legislature 10 Law
county. Grace wa d member
the Rads caIl TIE oFhiio Mans
ture Of 1865, and voted iorfia
carning fnodmen which Che
6ays cgmplainsd Hvsa
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We observe that this gentleman is a
candidate for Chancery Clerk of Tisho-
mingo county. He is worthy member
of the most useful of all professions
the typographical. and is publishing one
oflthe best and soundcst newspapers in
the State. When the war commenced
he was publishing the Itawamba Rife.
He exchanged it for an Enfield Rife,
with which he did faithful service in the
cause of his native State. BE received
a severe wound in one of the blOodiest
battles Of the war. The writer remem-
bers him as his first apprentice in years
long gone by, and wishes he could help
him to the Office for which he is . candi-
date. .i4ss q 81 -sss
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THE COTTON MARKETS. Liver
pool market is strong, and there has been
a slight advance in New Orleans. Our
merchants here do not keep pace with
the price-current at the principal markets.
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Rates OF subscription.

WEEKLY CLARIoS-Two dollars per year, and
an extra copy to getter up Of a club of ten
or more.
SEAr-WEEKLY CLARIoS-Fcur dollars Per
year, and an extra copy for club Of six or
more.
In future paper viii be discontinued when
time expires
Remittanees should be by registered letter,
money order. draft or by express When 9TH
eryTise the Office cannot be responsible.
All business communications should be adj
dressed 10 Power & Barksdale, Jackson, Miss.
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present appointees, and former political
aud present friends in the Legislature of
1865
Mr.. Hillyer. in accordance with previous
notice, submitted the following resolutions
Resolved, That the members or the House
desire to express to Jefferson Davis their
| deepest sympathy. their profound respect
htheir continued personal attachment, and
their enduring remembrance OF his virtues
as a man, and of the greatqualities OF mind
| and heart, which, in the cabinet and Held. In
| in power and in misfortune, have marked
his eventful life; and which, from his prison
house. call PORTLAND receive at thar hands
the same acknowledgement OF love and re-
/ gard that they did when he breathed the air
| of freedom.
Resolved, That the members of this House
| look upon the confinement OF Mr.. Davis, as
a State prisoner, and without judicial pro-
cess. continued now nearly eighteen months,
as unwarranted by the Constitution anu the
law; and, in the name OF common humanity,
they urge his Immediate release or. at least,
that speedy trial, which every man mas
right-fe claim, under the Constitution. when
called upon TO answer to the courts of the
country for his conduct.
Resolved, That this House is DESTROYS that
able members of the Mississippi bar should
at once proceed to Virginia, and actively
engage in the defense Of Mr.. Davis, with a
view to his speedy release; and that for such
purpose, it is prepared to make the necessary
appropriations.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that the
late Giles NJ. Hillyer, who introduced the
foregoing resolutions, was never a politi-
cal friend of Mr.. Davis, under the old
regime.
The question being taken on the adoption
of the resolution. it was decided i'll the affirm
ntive- Yeas-75. Nays-NoDe.
Among the yeas recorded, are the names
of Messrs. Boone, Simrall, Burton,
Gowan, Montgomery, Morphis, Mabry,
&c, &c. House Journal, called session,
p. So.
THE FOURTEENTH AMENRMENT.
Much has been said on the subject of
the refusal of the Legislature to ratify
the Fourteenth Amendment, and strange
enough, the responsibility of its action
has been laid at the door of the party
which is now seeking to deliver the State
from the curse of Radical nisrule-a
party which has been formed by the ext
gencies of the times subsequent to the
see how the record stands:
Mr.. Simrall, from the Joint Standing Com
mittee on State and Federal Relations to
whom was referred the message of the Gov
ernOr, having reference to the amendment
of the Constitution of the United States,
proposed by Congress as Article II, made
the following report:
Here follows long report, concluding
as follows: y
Resolved by the Legislature of the State
of Mississippi, That the State refuses to
ratUy the amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, proposed by Congress, as
Article ID.
Yeas-SS. Nays-NONE.
Among the yeas are Messrs. Simrall,
Supreme judge, Boone, Circuit
judge, Burton, (Sheriffof Lee, } Gowan,
(Chancellor), Morphis, radical Member
ofCongress), Mabry, of (Attala), Thomp-
son, Sheriff of Attala), &C., &c. APP
pendix House Journal, (ealled SESSION.,
page 81.
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BAD NEWS FRoaf MAssAeHUsErTs.-
The report i that Beast Butler win be
defeated in the Radical Convention, for
Governor In that event, he win inAict
himself - . member Of Congress ON the
country At large. - ~,
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FOstPOn Of the Joint IBIS
cuS~iOm mt VickSburE.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 27th, 1871.
Editers Clarion Please announce IN the
columns of your paper that the discussion
between Gov Alcorn and Gen. Lowry at
Vfcksburg, on the Goth, has been postponed
on account Of the sickness in Vicksburg.
GEO. J.. POTTER,
O. G. FRENCH.
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= Does the editor of the Leader charge
or intend to intimate that the editor of
THE CLARION *, or has ever been,
member of the Ku Klux Khan? We
want categorical answer.
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Or, TO simplify still further, on each $1,000
worth Of property taxable the entire tax.
State and county, Is $l6. The State tax OF
the county aggregated, Tor 1870, S3G.00O--in
1871 il aggregates $4,000. Ia 1870, Qast
spring,) the taxpayers OF the county paid
SIG - per $1,000 on $4,000 of state tax
now they Will have TO pay SIC a thousand
on $1,000. To go one step further, we may
state it thus the total tax to be collected
in Kinds county under this levy will amount
to $Il2,0O0; the total amount collected under
the tax of last spring was Sll5.5O0. tits
proper to state, however, that in all the
above calculations, the State poll tax, ON
which no county tax can be- assessed, Is not
taken into the account.
We may add In addition, the total amoAnt
OF taxes TO be collected In the county under
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ASTOUNDING REvrr,.

The Radicals IN Warr..
mated G. i. Furlong
Sheriff, who was recent,
Office by Gov Alcon 70.
He is charged d. Jben.
Ryan Of the Radical. a0W
with being "a dciauIrr
lie il charged by th..
with false swearing
lie is charged By Oh.
with having made oa. f.
counts
And he is further clsr.I-
boasted Of successfully sns
to influence the confirms.
tive appointment blythe w..
charges are supported byaF...
are published ia the Re1a.
among the rest, Is the h...,
state Of Mississippi Coua.gs.s
Personally appeared bsl-.
Parker, ). 4. iur Hid Ur..
Jarvis, Who dcpo-Dtl and ...
+. Furlong, late -hCrIH DI ~
did say % me that HoaI a..
pl0Hey, Peter ~. hiuL. f.s
~ BOirar cJWtg ahH I.V
armed marshal ~ az l.ty ".
which he, &. j.. fur.oug ~.
pOintmvnt of sheriff OF Nsfr9
WILLIAM
Sworn 90 and uMtnb.lI
roth day OF september A. VI
Vicksburg, Mise sept. y. f.
With these Development
organ Of their own party
them full in the face, the g
Warren county have uomr
Furlong for the impor.aa
Sheriff. What are honest
Of such a party2
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RrKTNG RADTcAL GINS.
THE EEs1sLATIoS coScERSISG FREEDNEx Il
1896, AND CONCERNING THE POLITICAL
PRECAUTIONS Org y. JEFFERSON
DAvTs. AND THE FOURTEENTH
AMKSDMKNT IN 1896.

Promising that the merits, or the de-
merits Of the laws of 1865, concerning
freedmen, having all been repealed by
the same body that passed them long
before the Carpet-Baggers were attracted
to the State by the scent of plumber, and
before the organization of the present
Republican party here-are not IN issue
in the present canvass-we are neverthe-
less tempted to refer to their enactment
for the reason that they have been lugged
into the canvass by the Wreckers, in
order to divert attention from their own
misdeeds. The dodge is shallow and
contemplate, and their resort to it is a
confession that the present plundering
legislation cannot stand the test of public
scrutiny.
The RAIDS assume that no matter how
bad, wicked, extravaganza and corrupt
their own acts have been, that it will
never do to intrust with Office, any of the
men who were engaged in the passage of
those laws, to which they are constantly
referring, in order 10 infame the passions
and to stir up the prejudices of the colored
people, 1t will be borne in mind, that
whether they were good or bad, the
present-C Conservative or Democratic party
was not responsible for them. The Leg
islature was not composed of a majority
of members of the former Democratic
organization, whose existence In the State
was merged in the war issues of 1861,
and the new Conservative or Democratic
party, which is composed of the elements
of opposition to the rule of the Adven-
turers and Renegades, had not been or
gained.
OF the Legislature of 1865, Governor
Alcorn, the proclaimed head of the Mon
grel party of this day, was a member.
A .favorite of that Legislature, he was
elected to the United States Senate i'm
mediately on its assembling; and never
did he utter a syllable disappearing the
of their former existence was revived by
the Carpet-Bag Adventures, to stir up
strife among the races, and for the pur
poses of partizan hobby.
In the canvass of 1869, they were re-
surrected, and great cutlery was raised by
Alcorn and his crew, who assumed that
no man was fit for office who had
been concerned in their passage. And
now, absurd as it may seem, the same
clamor is attempted to be raised by the
same desperate and artful dodgers from
the wrath of the people.
By reference to the Journals of 1865,
it will be seen that Gov Alcorn and the
Radical Senate, discarding their own the
DRY as soon as they came into power,
placed men in office who were instru-
mental in the passage of those laws.
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OmcIaI Rooster o. ere (,
Family.

j. h. Acorn Goycmoraa
and United States Senator
Ames' bayonet election.
ID. r. Acorn, SON of JILL.
pointed by him TO be Sheriff
county.
w. H. Acorn, ucphowa
appointed by him to boo sHn
hatchie county
IL. D. Acorn, cousin ofJ.L
pointed by him ~ be pub.rl-
late Clerk Of the House Of 4
tives Of Ames bayonctLeg
h. =. Harmon brothorna
L., and appointed by him 70 D..
Tor of the 10Th District
4. ONoai, nephew of 3D..
sistant Private Secretary t0td.g
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The news from Meridian H
abalf-dozen white RAIDS in Mu.
nominated a ticket of their own
exclusively and have left Am
and all the rest Of the colorclp
comprise ninty-nine hundreds
party out in the cold. Caaa
carpet-bagger, denounced OBJ. a
ment as q fraud and an 0u.r
colored Republicans, ana th.r
a revolt in the camp. The Mga~
as represented by tho uom.n
bad way. They are all officer
privates.
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The tenor. of Radical publications IN
dictate that an attempt VIII be made to
throw out the vote of Lauderdale county,
If the. Conservatives carrylit essaiasf IN I'll.
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The .sseolored hredrens call Edmonson,
Of Clarke county, who joinedah Radical
party recently : new t'eungie. 5 .ss :i'o's
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FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.

Three and "A half mills on taxable proper
ty for teachers fund one half per cent. on
taxable property for school house fund.
Total, mills.
out their taxes from the above. That all
may understand It, we will simplify, even
at the cost of being pronounced old fogy.
Suppose our State tax Il $40. IN So, we
~. 10. A D..
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.Modern.e RepubIicnn-...

AS there are now men in our State run
ming for Office who seek Conservative votes
by calling themselves Moderate Repub-
licans, we publish the following extract
from the Washington Chronicle, leading
Radical organ, which is edited by the in
famous VIM. M. Holden, late Governor
of North Carolina, to show what is thought
of such Republicans by the leaders of the
National party. Elect these "Moderates"
to Office and they will become the most
extreme of the extremists to gain favor
with the "powers that be-" So long as they
are Republicans they are Radicals; there
is no medium ground.
The Chronicle says:
One of our Southern (Ga.) contemporaries
puts himself down as a moderate Republic
can" Why is this? Is it not well enough
to be a Republican,? The Republican party
was not very moderate when il was engaged
in suppressing the rebellion. It could not
fire paper wads, or put velvet on its bayo-
nets. But it has been moderate ever simce
When a man says he Is a Christian, but
"moderate" sort OF one, we ask him if he Is
a Chris6dn2 Why should he thus bate his
breath and qualify himself? "A Republican
is a Republican. This may seem very sim
pie, but we cannot make anything more or
less OF him than that. No true Republican
is ashamed Of his party.
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In Marshall county, che earn
have selected for their aoaa.
Radical ticket, one ID. r. Mei.
who in 1859, advertised tha. be-.
best "negro hounds Ia the -A"
charge for hunting Them
"s2 so to IS, 90 per day" F@
them ten dollars"
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Are you not willing to give two days
for Mississippi One for the purpose of
registering and the other to vote?
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If you have failed TO register in your
own beat don't nsglsct your last oppor.
tanity, "a tha county seat. ..
.IEuooee ff..t 5a.s Wan ~ f..... +
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is no medium ground.
The Chronicle saws:
We find the following in the Cinci

We find the following in the Cincin-
natl Enquirer:
Wade Hampton, OF South Carolina, thinks
sit would be true policy for Southern Demo
Gratis to abstain altogether from all partici-
patton in the next National Convention."-
We disagree In the main with this idea, but
there is one Southern Democrat who, on ac-
count Of the injury he did US by being In
the Convention Of 1868, should by all means
be absent in 1872. His name is Wade Hamp-
ton. ~ ilA4
To which we have only this TO say, that
while. the Southern Democracy do not
intend to hamper the Northern Democrats
in their attempt to overthrow the Radical
party, they intendto be represented by
those they choose to honor or not at all
1.-THE Northern Democracy are of the
opinion that they can succeed in the next
Presidential contest without the aid of
Southern Democratic votes they can afford
to make such slurs as the above about
those whom Southerners delight to honor.
If they cannot afford to do without the
votes, such remarks, to say the least, are
in very bad taste.