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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

or course the planter must be prepared to
accept these figures when the world is over
we do not believe that it is good advice
to the planters TO tell them to put as much
land into cotton this year as last year. If
they can plant and raise it so that they will
be able to accept $1,000. per pound in
Liverpool, and still secure profit. then we
would certainly feel that they were safe in
labor at the same rates given the last sea-
son, and pay as much for the other eXpen-
ses of cultivation, and find next Septem Der
that they raised 100000 bales of cotton, at
at a cost of sgd. on the plantation, and can
only get 519d. at Liverpool, the consequence
clearly is they are ruined, and the commits
sion merchants who made the advances go
down with them. We illustrated the re-
suit of an oversupply of cotton in the table
we gave last week, showing the average
price of middling uplands at Liverpool for
a series of years before the war.
This table shows us that we must expect
low figures to rule if the market is oversup-
piled. The consumption OF cotton cannot
| be largely increased next year over the
cdDdcity of this year, except by building
new mills and that is the work of months
at least and in the meantime the planter
| has sold his crop at loss. Hence, we think
! it is the part of wisdom, both for the plan
tiers and commission merchants. to let the
extent Of planting depend upon the price
of labor, keeping in mind always that they
must not expect to market the next crop, If
large one, at higher figure than 90 @6d.
at Liverpool.
A very good idea to drive out foreign
competition, with low prices, but If we
ruin ourselves in the operation it does not
eem desirable.
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The argument of the Prairie News Ca
Republican paper) against the imprison-
ment clause of the tax law, will attract at
tention. The News asserts that one-third
of the voters of Chickasaw county,
(meaning negroes) have never paid their
taxes, and that the penalty of imprison-
ment for delinquency is necessary to COM
pei them to do so. The article in the
News is suggestive. 1t compels the inqui-
ry if it would not be proper to require
every man to present evidence of having
paid his taxes as a condition precedent to
his voting? Should people who refuse to
bear their share of the tax levied to support
the government, be allowed to partici-
pate in the legislation that throws the
burthen upon others? 1t is said that pro-
perty should be heavily taxed, and sacri-
feed if need be in order to collect the tax
es, because it is protected by government.
The rights of persons are also protected,
and why should the one be saddled with
the weight of taxation while the other
escapes? Is this just?
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From Flournoy's Equal Rights.
Shall There he Any Election I'm
HS7M?

The above question Is frequently asked.
ana we propose to answer IL for Equal
Rights very briefly this week. This a our
opening gun on that question, 10 be follow
ed up by frequent discharges. No matter
what was our opinion as TO the policy of
receiving Mississippi back to the fun rights
OF other states, that question Is now settled
she Is received, and now we must meet the
issue squarely. shall the people have the
right 70 select their officers on thnt otes-
ton zoe take our stand IN Iqvor Of an efeetiov
this dH. 1t Is rumored I'm jackson that M Ie
thought the Legislature will refuse ~ order
the election. Have the Republican Marty
lost their sensesr Does q intend 10 elfsIeo,,ry}y
he wishes q ns almost entire people Of ms
Stdtel II the Republican party are IN tbe
majority then let II elect their men N ~
Is not, then let the opposition elect their
men Ills proper that the country should
know exactly the state Of things existing
here. II there Is loyal majority here, iet
u DC SHOWN. If not, then let the rebles
take possession and show their hands that
the Government may be fully Rpprized 81
what course will pursue. IL q a. oUfyaoe
% prevent people from etectiHg their ot0a og
Fcers. ~
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a" Absurd saprrio,,psr

From thr AUu
The following ]. 900 D.f#
queries and rjU'uI.r. ....
last number OF thr HE.#.
over the Sign I.uro UI .I...
Fcase' Tor the instruction M
county Suppriu'uudWf..
Question 2.-Is tlr u...
school taN tO Doc D-fImlI.I
on on the taxable pr1UHTl.. U.
Answcr.- The llW r.9lH U...
levied upon thD UllUe .r.
county, and uUt 70 u.I p#H..H
amount OF thp State iE.. t...H.
the President of Iho UYl Fl.
20 certify thc number ufu..U.
thus levied, tD tua Collector. ...
inc certificate hD I a. 4.
term "mllls uu tNH U.'..I # .
ON Che State taN' IHr #u.
the taN levied amount 90 OBJ.
namely, tiiteCu mills 600 lu .
taxable property OF f..
President OF tlH HlHII d.. 5000.
certifying 90 thcnmCuuf ulu.
term per eeutum 0u IIe H#U
mills on The dollar us.a
prrty of thr county. Would
hi- calculation should pW .
drod pei cent, upon che -n.a
thus certify md both IIr ...
ton OF Che taA would leW.T...
OF thc Jaw.
We peotlu|IY uNMII
plc' cited hy thp IDHu.
Of superintendent. Dr. WORTH.
of any luuatic Dol tue J..
The State IaN i.uD.D .U.. .
the "taXable property uIHt.
the President Of tHp iuHH
should certify tO "UFH I"a
upon the State lHN' m...u..
would exceed tuU .H m.
fifteen mills, f1 fhe C....I ..t
and neither 'tnrlptE
tax would .be within l.o m.
law"
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The Election Question Again.

After the article ON this question was
put in type, further proceedings wer
had In the House, which will serve to
throw some additional light on the dispo-
sition of the majority.
On Friday Mr.. Street Democrat
offered the following resolution
That it is the sense of the House that an
election of Legislative and county officers
should occur in November next, and the
Committee on Elections are hereby instruc-
ted to report as early as practicable in ac-
cordance with this resolution.
A motion to refer to the Committee on
Elections, with view to postpone action,
was made byLynch (negro from Natchez)
which carried by almost strict party
vote, Messrs, Boyd, Cabell, Nabers and
Wood voting with the Conservatives
against referring.
Subsequently Mr.. Roane Democrat
Of Calhoun, offered a similar resolution,
which on motion of another negro mem
Der, was disposed of in similar manner
Still another negro member { Newsom,
of Claiborne) offered the following reso-
luton which if carried out would defeat
$50 far as the Legislature has power to
determine the natter an election the
present year.
Resolved, That the New Code shall be
regularly considered by the Legislature du-
ring the present session, and that no resolu-
ton referring to the subject of elections be
received or entertained by this House, until
it is regularly reached in the New Code.
Mr.. Landon Republican, of Vicks-
burg ofered the following as a substi-
tute
Resolved, That it is the sense of this House
that there shall be an election this fall for
county officers and members of the Legis-
lature.
Mr. Hodge Republican, moved to table
the resolution and substitute. Carried.
We submit these proceedings and will
leave the public to draw its own conclu-
sion. Notwithstanding the uufavorable
indication which they afford, we are not
yet prepared to believe that the majority
will undertake to usurp the power of
serving beyond the term for which they
are constitutionaly eligible. The motion
of Mr.. Landon and the votes of the four
members elected as Republicans, who
voted against referring Mr.. Streets ress-
luton, show that all the white Republi-
cans will not be led into the extreme
and revolutionary measure which is evil
IDENTIFY meditated by ambitious and
misguided negro members. But we will
see.
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The LIEN Law,

1t seems to be fixed that the Legisla-
ture will wisely give this law another
years trial. The clamor which was
produced by the abuses that were prac-
ticed under the law in ignorance of its
meaning, or in willful disregard of its
intent, and the injury which these abuses
have inflicted upon all classes interested
in agriculture, have served to correct the
evils complained of; and we have reason
to believe if the law is permitted to stand,
it will be duly observed and will thus be
made to operate benefcially, as it was
originally designed, TO the public.
1t is in this view of the subject, and
upon representations of practical men
who are in position to form an accurate
Judgment, that THE CLARION which was
one of the earliest to advocate the repeal
of the law, has deemed proper to modify
its course.
In the belief that the Legislature will
notrepeal the law, we beg leave to call
the attention of all parties interested to
the following explanation of its real
meaning, and of the rights and remedies
which it provides, by Gen. George, one
of the most eminent and soundest lawyers
in the State. If construed according to
this interpretation great deal of good
and no harm, will result from the law:
2. The lien is given in favor of the mer-
chant or supply man, not for all the money
or goods used in the purchase or supplies,
farming utensils, working stock, or other
things necessary for the cultivation of the
farm or plantation. A supply lien, or agri-
cultural lien, is therefore I0Orthless for dng-
thing not necessary to cultivate the farm. What
is necessary IS hard to determine in all cases
and so of what is not necessary. But il
NAV be stated generally, that the lien does
.aot corer na0Reg Tent to pay debts of ana hind
IL does not extend to family supplies generally.
Such as food and raiment for the members
OF the family, scho is not engaged "a cWltfuatin0
he farm. It does not extend to the purchas-
er of .1patrple aud fne linen, jeacetry and nice
Enthusiastically, nor for the purchase OF riding
or carriage horses, nor carriages, nor anything
usually cIdssed among the surltrses Of tge. In
controversy between the farmer who buys.
and the merchant who sells. there might and
probably would be no nice or scrupulous
examination as to these things; but when
the merchant undertakes to set up his agri-
cultural lien against mortgage, or judg-
ment lien, hemnst show that what he claims
belongs to the class of necessaries. He will
not be permitted to cut out others, who have
inst claims, by exhausting the whole crop,
in furnishing luxuries and things not at all
necessary to the cultivation of the farm.
Briefly, the lien covers supplies actually
needed for man and beast engaged in
cultivating the crop, and for the imple-
ments which are used.
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TCoTToN.-The receipts of cotton at all
Vie Tie ports of the United States the 23d
INST, were 2,790,500 bales, against
1850, 500 last year-an increase of no.
600 bales.
With this large increase of supply, ii
is idle to hope for an advance in prices,
and further, producers may make up
their minds to realize the ante bellunl
prices of 10 to II cents for the crop of
1871. The prospect is not pleasant, but
it is best to behold it in time. Nothing
but care in raising large provision crops
will avert the suffering that will other
wise ensue.
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RADrcAr. Mrss1oNArrrs.-We, have

RADICAL MIssIoNARIEs.-We have ii
on good authority that the Public School
teachers imported from the North into
several of the counties, are Radical en-
issaries in disguise, who not only 'insidu-
ously inculcate the political creed of that
party, but are propog%ndists of its Social
Equality doctrines. They are quartered
on the public crib at salaries varying
from s75 to S125 per month; and are
thus disreputably employing themselves.
Can they wonder if the resentment which
their conduct must naturally provoke
among those who are taxed for their sup
port, should occasionally display itself in
acts of violence which for the sake of
peace, are to be ddplored?
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Horrible Railway Disaster.

Sometimes we read invidious compari-
sons between Railroad management in the
North where the lines have not been des-
troyed and companies bankrupted by a
desolating invasion and in the South
where the effect of these drawbacks have
been experienced. Nevertheless, We
rarely open Northern exchange which
does not contain something like the fol-
lowing:
ELMIRA, N. Y, 23-The night express
train on the Northern Central Railway be-
tween Baltimore and Elmira struck a brok-
en- rail few miles above Williamsport, Pa,
about o'clock this morning and was
thrown from the track down forty feet
embankment,
The engine, baggage and first passenger
car cleared the rail with safety without
leaving the track, the second and fourth
passenger cars and third sleeping car went
down the>embankment. The fifth passen-
ger car was thrown from the track, but did
not go down the embankment.
The first passenger car made three COM
plete revolutions going down the enbank-
ment, and was complete wreck. In this
car one man, Adam Trymer, of Milton, was
killed; Edwin NJ. Leman, Warren, New
York, was badly hurt, and Benjamin Weeks,
Havana, New York, slightly injured.
In all there were seventeen persons more
or less injured.
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From the Hinds County Gazette.

"MUsIc AND FRENCH."-A free horse is
an unfortunate animal, and not unfrequent-
" falls, victim to his own good quality
The free schools, inaugurated by grinding
ana oppressive taxation ana at time %
unprecedented poverty and financial dis
trees, (and run by heartless men for the
plumber incident thereto,) like the free
horse, may also fall powerless from their
free qualities. Few of us could Afford even
in aute-bellum days, TO have our children
taught Music and French" But now, it
seems, snce the schools are free, and the
whole country is to have good educa-
ton" at the expense of the industry of the
whole taxpayers, Music and French" have
been introduced into the free schools, and
Professors of each must be supported at the
expense of the county treasury. At Jack
SON, we are informed, aMusic and French
are taught at the free school.
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T''n soHooL Jaw


'''tms im Eiruf...
Due notice haWref,.a, NHH
,ivll,ee distributed aII ..
IAl y" anu fe IrCtahir r...
]ths OF Benton county .
oi parity met rf A.IIIrf ,f
lnst- % WAe uulUr ru..
lng school Bill G.t..
the Board oft -uuUH.f -...
chair, and b. laU0... i....
appointed Secretary. r. '.
duced ~ IL. u. hIMIl...
cu-scd hy Col. NrIrlt t..
feKram aul 0tlcI Hr|.I
I ~ tuem. IheYO.. i'...
/ uinds aud rising Il IaU..
| passed Dy udaH.mua g.....
/ lows:
We the cilizeus ~ H.r...
ole9 up general C11frUfI..
on ueu pcrotiug upon Uur ..s
/ with tie present Publ.
WlilinK eneefluliy re Ub.. ~.
SVuhtIy nniF enacted nr..
! hnppineFs. 1aI lu'I.rF.
4 20 perform tAo dWI ..U
tnehs anu re pon-.H.l.t.. +...
our property D.tldHtIIu ..| ..
purse drained by o.ur.r
imposed ln lAe proper Mm.
iIaton oi our uUW cO.nr..
murmurlug. but u8u.uF q.
ln bringing RELIEF t7U.r...
gre ,y impoverished rar
Resolved, Thatm.......
forests OF the pe1IIa ,r.
state GO largeWII .U.f
continued existence az
llc schools margarine
An Act % Regulate r. N.
ganlzatiOu aud Na.nf...
system OF Public EIu..l.. HH
mississippi approved IHI. ~.
Tue races lu our -....
nature, attribute arU
Ing separutc schools II.....
twice the bur.hrus-,,r..
requisite iur tho sue. ..a
similar system lu -....'.
Now in view of tleu..r...
stated we beg tIe pr,I.
our humble. hut eaIn.
protest against ,lr tk|.#.
and We DO most rs.H.......
request oi our lr.-I...r.
laws inaugumtIle I....f...
cable period
Resolved, That .I...#.r.
, iis wisdom dcrm Do psu.r...
said school System vu....
our county OliiU.. uu..
re,ponslbilitic. oft.eplDu..
toleyy only SUCH us,. 1rI..
absolutely required NJ .....
Charge thtir sworn du.f4#...
Resolved. That Wrr.s.+-
their duty Bog tHo Imposition.
thc support utHaiI TONI ~.
, the people affected tIH.
be nscortaiupd from uu..-..
lhe absence oi @ muu U#
, from the people.
Resolved, That ifI. H.....
of eitilcns thut taxation H....
schools during uHe Uo.
, every Instance uuHi.uI..r.
directly nom those IU l.- ..f..
their rcprcsrutt.f 40. H....
ON motion, Nh himmu...
ted Co send one copy UiI......
, son clarion and Uut m hI ..
requesting them tJ publish H.
10 schd "a copy tu Eu.I.H.
on. To- speaker Of iluurO. E.....
at Jackson
Meeting adjourned.
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The Legislature.

The most important proceeding of the
past week, is the passage Of the bill to
suspend for sixty days the operation Of
the clause imposing an additional tax OF
so per cent. in case of failure to pay by
the 1st of March. The Legislature is
hammering away at the Code, chapter by
chapter and there is little prospect Of its
finishing the job the present year.
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lowing:
Voice of the People.

Read the proceedings of the Benton
county meeting petitioning the Legislature
for the relief from the insupportable bur
den of the so-called Law. This meeting
gives expression to. what the taxpayers
universally feel. Is their petition to be
whistled down the wind by the men in
authority-to be driven in their distress
and desperation to sterner measures.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-02

Recently a negro. who can neither read
nor write. and destitute of every necessary
qualification, was appointed and commits
stoned Postmaster at Pittsylvania. Men
every way qualified, who could give the
requisite bonds and take the iron-clad oath,
would have taken the Office, &C., &c.-Rich-
mond (Va.) Enquirer.
This reminds us that similar abuses Of
the appointing power has been repeatedly
practiced in Mississippi. For instance,
we are informed that two Of the men APP
pointed to the highly important office Of
Justice of the Peace in Scott county, can
neither read nor write, and are therefore
destitute Of the first essential of quali6.
cation.
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Decisions in fItc ruprrW.
L..l.-L..--

Decisions in fItc supreme q .I
Mississippi.
Bullcrhrld ". stanton.
Bacon ~. Bcym h CO..
mandcd.
Horne ot. al. car. 81. I.u.
nrmcd
Horne ct, OF. ys. IuuH h.".
Bowen, Adm'r.N.. r..Hr..
JamisOn SIS. Moore Im.
trial awarded.
Pier-on ~ MaGca..-H.
mandcd.
Pitts VS. Pakcr-E.E.r ..
here.
Berry W Alsop-I.g..
Mclaughlin vs. Bowman
granted.
Hover W.. Brcm -Iig.or
here.
Randlc W.. Kline -G..tr0.
Hunt w.. MOrrI ANm..
Wells W.. SMITH
Whitfield W.. NhiIul-.
remauded.
Bowen vs.. Bouuor-E....
ment here
Mckenliect resi-. ST.. e.
Cooper w. Moore IU'.
Iiadley So. Blpr.uu- t...
mauded.
Eckford vs.. IloglI-h0..
Cline vs.. State -lrgH.I
here.
SIP. Pool ys. Iiil-A.W
Partoc Vi Sulliyau--AIa
DOgnn ys.llrOWu- Rover.
Holman vs. Bonnet.
Kerr W.. huyhnllaI.-I-
fused.
DancY W. sugg -lia.Ir-
MezciX VI. McGmH--I.''.
handed.
Sanders VS.. tOluub. ~.
Insurance CO.--AnifmeI.
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To Planter.

The facts presented in the following
statistics from the Weekly Cotton Cir
cular of the New York Commercial and
Financial Chronicle, are worthy of seri-
Gus attention. The only conclusion which
they viii leave on any calmthinking
mind IS, that with the present supply of
cotton, prices will rule at figures low the
coming season, compared with the four
years Immediately succeeding the war !;
and that neither merchant, factor, nor
planter can safely operate on calcula-
ton of realizing exceeding twelve and
a-half cents per pound. If planters
would raise their own provisions, and
practice economy, they can iveo this
price for their chief staple, provided always
the proceeds are not required to pay
taxes levied by the army of spoilsmen
who are infesting the land:
As to the extent of planting in the South
for the next season, il is of course too early
at present to say anything about it. One
thing. however, Is very certain, that If we
have the prospect next spring of another
crop equal to this one, lew prices will have
to be accepted; and it becomes the South
ern merchant, in making advances and the
pIanterin signing contracts for labor, tC
bear this fact in mind. To obtain idea OF
the ruling rates when there is a full supply
of cotton, we have only TO remember that
the average price of middling uplands al
| Liverpool for series of years before the
| war was each as follows:
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Taxes-Vofce of the People.

a reduction of the taxes, not simply a
suspension Of their collection for a month,
is what the necessities of the people re-
Quire.-Clarion.
That's so, and If the Radical Legislature
now in session, would act wisely as party,
that body would reduce the taxes at once.
The people are not able to pay them.-Co-
piahan.
The whole Democratic press of the State
and a part of the Radical will endorse the
above truth, and If the Lawmakers at Jack
son have particle ofregard for the peoples
welfare they will surely heed the urgent
necessity, so constantly and loudly sounded
in their ears.-Enterprise Courier.
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From the Raymond Gazett

The Board OF Supervisors Of the county
had, what we suppose we may term n very
Interesting and spirited session last week,
continuing from Monday morning until
ally before the meeting was the county
levy. aud, III the present excited state OF tile
mind on the subject of taxes, there Us no
doubt that IL was the very question 20 elicit
great and universal interest. The honOra-
BILE Board adopted the right policy, la our
Judgment, in reaching conclusion on the
subject, In permitting "A free argument IN It's
presence on all the points involved. Ia which
all citizens interested were allowed the
privilege of participating. The members Of
the Board, 10 our view, fully appreciated
the delicacy Of their situation, as well as
their duty TO the people and the county,
and we are not little gratified In being
able TO say, that we believe their action
throughout was prompted by the pure-t and
best of motives, and that their action should
be sustained by all good citizens. The fears
expressed by many, that the eXOFbOrlant
demands Of the school board 1915 900 to
SlOs,OOO) would be acceeded 90, we are
gratifed to say, were not well founded and
that the levy for school PURPOSES instead OF
reaching the stupendous amount stated
will realize but little over S2lOOO. On
Tuesday and Wednesday, with full Board
and after every one Interested had spoken,
who desired 70 do so. the Board voted the
following levy on the State tax;
For general county purposes, 20 per cent.
for Dfldge purposes, A."
IoI " SAuoh' $1,000 ------------ -4O.." -. .
Gor poor purposes, ---..--.-.... 10. go"
FOR school purposes, .---..---.. 90. 49,.
The State tax Of the county being, as
found on the new assessment books, $50 600.
the per centage as stated will produce the
following amounts for each fund, to-wit:
County, 40 per cent? $3.50
bridge, t4O per cent? .-.--...-....... l1,iOO
weldon, (4O per cent? ..---.......... 1900
Poor, 90 per cent? 400
School, 600 per cent, or two mills for
teachers and one Mill for school
houses) -------------.-----... 2l,G0O
Total county tax-.................Ss0 $4,000
1otal state TAX, .---.....---....... $4,000
AoIai TAX, ----..---.----. $4,000
Last year, according TO sherif Lakes
statement published in this paper Of last
week, the people Of the county paid the fol-
lowing county taxes:
For general Co. purposes. D.. ..-...s13GOO0I
fOr bridge purposes, -----......-.. 1850 ~
For Weldon, court house. ........ 12.b40.9l
FOR poor purposes, ---......... 6sOO45
For school purposes, .-----....-.. 313G.72
So the taxes Of the comfy, for 1870. (no,y
soon TO be paid,) will exceed by SG374. D
the taxes OF 1869 paid last year.