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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-09-08
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

The Pilot announces the removal of j.
c. Tucker from the Office of Superinten-
dent of Public Schools in Kinds county,
and expresses ignorance of the cause and
surprise" at the fact Doubtless the
Pilot by little investigation could have
solved the mystery. From our stand
point the removal of Tucker appears to
have been logical result from the oppo-
sition which a majority of the Board
indicated sometime since against the
nefarious speculations of Superintendent
Pease, and which were exposed by Attor-
ney General Morris in his pointed publ
cations on that subject. The mammoth
intrigue of Pease to enrich certain
book sellers, globe and slate makers and
furniture dealers, and thus to enrich
himself by influencing the people, white
and colored, to buy exclusively from the
parties named by him, is known to the
public and' it is well understood that
Tucker, as Superintendent of this county,
played into his hand and aided to secure
the adoption of the entire Pease invoice
of merchandise throughout the State.
Personally unexceptionable in his deport-
ment as an officer and displaying in sew
eral instances within our knowledge a
marked liberality to political opponents
(Which was nothing but right, but some
what rare in these days of rancorous par
tizanism) as the agent, accomplice and
tool: Pease, in these speculations he could
not have expected else from Board not
entirely blind to the rights of the public !;
nor need any one have expressed "sur-
prise" that he has been displaced. To
this cause, which was all sufficient, may
probably be added the fact of his conduct
in drawing his per diem as secretary of
the Board of Education for the same days
on which he also drew a per diem for
Superintendent, in ccntrovention of the
law which positively requires that he shall
draw pay in either Office for such days
only as he shall be actually employed. I"
Since the majority of the Board has
commenced the work, we trust that they
will remove every Superintendent in
the State who has directly or indirectly,
used his influence in aid of the book,
slate, globe and furniture swindle.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
The Southern Pacific.

The initial meeting of the incorporators
of this great highway, at New York,
seems to have been an entire success,
DR.. Emanuel, Gen. Writ Adams, Gov.
Alcorn, and other prominent citizens of
this State, were in atten dance.
The line of this road was indicated
during the Administration of Mr.. Pierce
by Mr.. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of
War, by whose directions surveys were
made and full reports published showing
the advantages and entire practicability
of the scheme. To his sagacity and far
reaching mind belongs the credit of origi-
mating and pioneering it; and when COM
pleted, it will stand an enduring testimo-
NAL of his genius, written in the imper-
ishable archives of the government.
By the Southern road the route from
New York to San Francisco will, it is
said, be 500 miles shorter than that via.
Chicago and Omaha over the Union
Pacific. Owing to climatic conditions the
Southern road viii perhaps always be
the most popular. 1t viii strike the
Pacific coast at San Diego, city about
FIVE degrees south of San Francisco. A
company has already been organized to
connect by rail the cities just mentioned.
New Orleans viii tap it in Eastern Texas.
The Vicksburg Il Meridian viii form q
link in the main trunk line. And here
at jackson it viii be tapped by the pro-
jected Mobile & North estern.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

The war measure, known as the Force
bill, which the Republican party has CIV
en- to the South instead of the amnesty
that was promised, has been published in
| this paper. The scheme is thoroughly
revolutionary. 1t completely overturns
the Constitution of the United States. 1t
sets aside the supreme law of the several
States. 1t subverts the whole frame
work of our system of government with
its guarantees of personal and political
freedom. 1t abrogates the clause of the
Constitution, at the within of the Presi-
dent, declaring that the privilege of the
writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be sus-
pended by any department of the gov
eminent except in case of invasion and
where the public safety is endangered. 1t
substitutes Federal courts in place of
State tribunals, for the trial of persons
charged with crime within the jurisdic-
ton of the States. 1t tramples upon the
clause of the Constitution declaring that
Federal troops shall not be employed in a
State except on the application of the
Legislature, or of the Governor, if that
body be not in session. 1t organizes
juries for the indictment and punishment
of persons charged with what are termed
crimes under the law, purposely to de-
prive them of their right to be fairly and
impartially tried. And to refine the
atrocities of the bill, it assumes to estab-
fish an inquisition into the mind and con-
science of every person, and to punish as
violators of the law, innocent persons for
a simple knowledge of the crimes alleged
in the act and a failure to bring the
really guilty parties to trial.
Without the shadow of pretext, or of
provocation, and with no other motive
except to prolong its power by foul means
and to crafty its vindictive spirit towards
the Southern whites, the Republican par
ty has adopted this atrocious, revolution
airy, and utterly indefensible measure 1t
has taken away every inch of ground ON
which any intelligent person having the
least regard for the people against whom
it is especially aimed as measure of
vengeance, can affiliate with that party
without total abandonment of selfre-
spect. For the carpet-bagger or political
adventurer whose daily life is to hate,
and feed fat on the substance of these
people, measures of this character are
sweet morsels- They multiply officers,
spies and detectives, and are the instru-
ments of torture for those whom they alb
hor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

The Radicals in Congress did not pass
the universal amnesty bill, nor any kim
dred measure, that was promised by their
Southern allies. The resolutions of the
Mississippi Legislature were treated with
the contempt which was felt for the OBJ
ject expressed on their face; but which
we now believe to have. been 1. hypocriti-
cal pretence of the Mongrels for the sake
of appearance. The poison of proscrip-
ton which Turks in all their practical acts
speaks louder than the cheap professions
contained in their vain petition to their
leaders at Washington. If there was
the semblance of sincerity in their pro
LESSONS they would hold Ames and his
confederates to account, for dealing
treacherously and going back on theil
pledges.
1t is significant of the spirit of the
Radical party, that the recognized leader:
of the Administration, Morton, Nye q
Co., in the Senate and Beast Butler and
his clan in the House, are all opposed tc
the policy of universal amnesty. Ames
the bogus Senator from Mississippi, has
invariably followed the lead of these
agents of vengeance, and all his efforts
have been directed to the circulation Of
libels intended to encourage hostile legis
lation against the people whose patience
he is abusing.
But while the Republican dictatori
have refused to remove the disabilitiei
they have imposed and which deny tt
many of the most honored sons of the
South political privileges enjoyed by theil
former slaves, they have passed an act o
positive war in what is known as the
Force Bill, setting aside State authority
abrogating the constitutional guarantee
of the right of Habeas Corpus, anC
authorizing the President at his discretion
to consider any State or community in {
condition of instruction and to treat her
or them, as public enemy.
This is what the Radical authoritie
have done. The people of the Soutl
were promised "peace but no good came
time of health, but, behold, trouble ?
Is there one among the Southern mel
who have affiliated with the Republican
party, on the assurance to their old friends
that it had the will and the power t,
break the shackles with which it hat
fettered them-ready now to renounc
this party of hate and prescription ant
make confession of their error?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

Am Outrageoms DHOngreI scheme.
A Proposition 10 Deprive fhe
Smaller COmnGIes OF Representa-
ton.
Pending the consideration of the cleo
ton question in the Senate, the follow
ing action was taken:
MIR. Sullivan. (Republiean) moved to
amend as follows, by adding TO Sectloh :
the following words: Provided, That every
county in this State shall be represented IN
the lower House of the Legislature by one
or more members.
Mr.. Abbott (carpet-bagger] moved to
'- YEAsNMessrs. Abbott. Ballard, Caldwell.
Dowd, Gibbs, Gray. Little, Miles, Mygait,
Warner and Williams-1G.
eNAYs-Messrs. Beaaetf, Duncan. Cart,
man, Hardy, Ledehndn Lyles, ARisgps, seal
SHlliraA and Watts-lO.
Every Conservative voted against the
rejection of the proposition. OF the
twenty-one Republicans voting, sixteen
voted for rejection, and FIVE against it.
The names of these five are italicised.
The carpet-baggers and negroes all voted
to reject; Dowd, Miles, Paine and Rush
ing cooperating with them. 1t was a
proposition to secure 10 the people of
each county their hitherto inviolable
right of having at least one member TO
represent their local interests in the Leg
islature. The right is founded upon the
principle of local selfgovernment, and
the idea that every community is better
able to take care of its own affairs than
another for it.
So manifestly correct is this doctrine
that no party or set of men have hereto
fore had the temerity to oppose its prac-
teal observance in our State. 1t is in
terwoven with her history. 1t is an in
dispensable condition Of true representa-
tive government The military com
manders-even Ames himself did not
dare to disregard it. The outrageous act
of vandalism has been left to the alien
adventures, and their black and white
confederates, who have been inflicted by
fraud, corruption and violence upon the
people as the law-making power of the
State. 1t is part Of their general plan
to hold the sword and the purse to per
petuate and maintain their control over
the lives, liberty and property Of the
people.
The decree is that neither jackson,
Perry, Green, Marion, and the other small
counties shall be entitled to a single rep
resentative, while honors are to be heap.
ed upon Washington, Bolivar, Coahoma
and other Radical counties. In the
eyes of the Mongrels it is the crime Of
the counties threatened with disfranchise.
ment to have white majorities, which
will oppose their whole system of plum
dering, God-defying legislation; and
with them this settles the question.
Hereafter, if the policy indicated by
the above action is to be pursued, mum
Der of counties will be voiceless in tn,
councils of the State. We appeal to tho
majority to pause and deliberate calmly
; upon the Threshold of this threatened
outrage. We appeal to them not t.
throw this element of bitterness anc
strife into the approaching canvass.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
YazOO City 10 the Front.

Vicksburg has very naturally given
preference to direct Railroad connection
with Canton over Yazoo City. She has
steamboat communication with the Yazoo
and its tributaries already, and it is reason
able that she would at least postpone the
Railway scheme to that point, until her
direct communication with Canton shall
have been established. AT Canton she
will form direct connection with the
Great Northern, by the way of Aberdeen.
We suppose that the subsidy in the shape
of State stocks donated to the latter
company, will secure the completion of
that line; and we can see nothing in the
way of Vicksburg's early connection with
that road, unless the overshadowing in
terest Of the parties having possession of
the Great Northern, in controlling bust
ness on the New Orleans line, should
interfere with the prospect to build up
Vicksburg.
Be this as it may, the only practicable
means left to the people of Yazoo City,
to bring themselves to the front by
Railway connection, is to seize hold of
this Mobile and Northwestern enterprise.
1t is fortunate turn of events to them.
1t offers the opportunity of the most
direct, speediest, and thorough commu-
nication with the outside world. 1t will
place her within two hours run of the
lines converging at Jackson from every
point of the compass, and will give her
a magnificent position, directly on the
main and most desired thoroughfare be-
tween st. Louis and the Gulf. Located
in the centre of as fertile a region as the
earth affords, and possessing superior
navigation facilities, there is nothing in
the way of her becoming a fourishing
and populous city in a short time, if the
golden opportunity now offered is not
trifed away. Let Yazoo City be content
with the water communication nature has
given her, with the Mississippi river, and
early apply her whole energies to the
only feasible scheme which will unite her
by Railway to all points of the country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
sound Political Philosophy.

The Louisville Courier-JOurnal en-
bodies in the following lines the doctrine
we have steadily maintained in THE
CLARION since February, 1867. 1t had
few supporters then. No,o its advocates
are many:
THE negro question will settle ITSELF
Meanwhile, If we expect it to be settled in
a way that will benefit us, we must treat it
in a spirit of liberality and kindness, A
greater question lies before US. The free
dom and acknowledgements of the blacks are
beyond our reach. 1t is the liberty of the
whites that is now at stake; and everything
must be ignored for the sake of uniting all
the conservatism of the country against
its united radicalism."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

Decision of9he Supreme Court vir-
fuaHly denying Remedy for He
gal collection of Taxes-Judge
SimraII dissemfs.
On an appeal from an order of Judge
Cabaniss, of the Chancery Court, enjoin-
ing the collection of tax assessed against
a citizen of Rankin county, the Supreme
Court, on yesterday, decided that court
of equity cannot grant relief by injunc-
ton, or otherwise, against a collection OF
taxes illegally assessed. 1t decided that
the remedy of the party aggrieved is by
action at law for damages against the Off
Ger making sale under such assessment.
The decision overturns the law and the
practice existing in this State ever since
the organization of her government, and
is virtual denial of redress to the tax
payer for fraudulent. illegal and arbitrary
proceedings in the collection of tax-gath-
eridg. 1t leaves them at the mercy OF
| thieves and extortioners. The decision
was concurred in by Judges Peyton and
Tarbell. Judge Simrall delivered a dis
senting opinion, which all the members Of
the bar pronounced to have been unan
swerable and conclusive. The decision
is nothing less than license to the whole
sale system of con6scation which is now
going on in this State for the benefit Of
thieving rings under the pretence of de
fraying the expenses of the government
What is to be done?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

Speaking of certain proceedings of the
Legislature of New York, touching an
important measure, the New York Times,
a Republican newspaper says: T" 1t was
passed without word Of explanation,
cor without moments debate. What
"Other community IN tie teorld ,co,lld quietly
"sltbDit to so nsoRstrous an abuse of parlia-
''Hle,ltary government" We do not know
that the facts are as stated by the Times,
which is doubtful authority; but we do
know that the indecent and disgraceful
proceedings here described, was almost
literally enacted by the Mongrel majority
in the Mississippi Legislature in the ac-
complishment of the mammoth operation
for the benefit of the New Orleans,
jackson and Great Northern Railroad.
Though it involved more than million
of dollars of stock, worth several hun
dred thousand in cash, its engineers
drove it through the Legislature without
allowing its provisions to be examined
or discussed. Pill esl e. Hsa
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
THE CANVASS.

Editor Clarion In a late number of your
paper you insert from the Canton Citizen
call upon the Democrats of Mississippi TO
organize for the coming State election.
Now, to one who feels the liveliest inter-
est in the result of this election, it does APP
pear that call thus restricted Is worse than
useless. Is it not well-known to the Canton
Citizen and 70 every intelligent man that
the Democratic voters in the state. all told
are in a hopeless minority: The Demo-
cratic majority before the war was only
about 5000 over the Wing strength, and
since then upwards of $4,000 voters have
| been made nearly every one of whom Is
bitterlYoppoSed to Democratic ascendancy.
Numbers of old Wings. toe feel great
repugnance to assuming the name OF 1he.r
| former opponents. which candid Democrats
cannot but acknowledge natural when they
| imagine what would be their own feelings
were similar call made upon them. Many
| now acting with the Republican party Ia
the State are disgusted with the prevalent
Incompetence, extravaganza and dishonesty
of office-holders among as, and are prepared
| believe, to unite with good men, irrespee-
| tive of all former differences of opinion n
| an honest effort to change the existing order
| of things, provided they can do this with
| out seeming to go over to party with
which they have been in such violent antag-
/ onism.
| do not doubt that majority of the w.
| ting population of the whole United States
as well as of Mississippi. are anxious for
| the retrenchment of public expenditures
and the reform of other existing abuses.
4 This majority, everywhere as with US. is
made up, however, of Democrats, Old Line
| Wings and honest Republicans, and that all
| these elements may be combined into one
| harmonious, active. all-conquering body
there must be practical exhibitions of the
| spirit of mutual Cancellation and friendli-
ness engendered by one high, common aim.
Let US in Mississippi set an example in
| the coming election. Let Democrats, Wings
| and Republicans work together as CONsRR-
NATIVES till honesty, justice and capacity
rule in the councils of the State. X.
| April 9th. 1871.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

1t. Gov. PcwERs.-Candor requires
us to say that the stock of this carpet
Dagger rose considerably during his tenn
porary occupancy of the executive Office.
His resembling of the order, into which
cunning and malignity had betrayed him,
of removing Mr.. Mclaughlin, displayed
genuine courage. His able message We
TONG the bill transferring State lands to
the Moonshine Valley Navigation Com
pany was one of the best things of the
day. 1t is well understood that he would
have slaughtered the " Picked Cavalry
bill, )" if he had had an opportunity, and
would have sent the kidnapping Atroci-
ty, commonly called the Change of Ven
ne bill, higher than a kite. In consid-
Grafton whereof, we could have almost
wished few more days of Powers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
Radical EIectIoneering scheme.


In our last number, was published the
details of detected scheme of Radicals
in Marshall county to organize party
of disguised persons and to murder a
colored man in order to furnish material
for another 'tKu Klux outrage" The
names of all the parties concerned in this
diabolical plot, are published in the COM
munity where they reside. The guilty
parties are arraigned before the public
through the press and the exposure
is attended by proofs of the existence of
the scheme so strong as to satisfy the
most incredulous of its atrocious reality
Evidence accumulates that the murders
or crimes of other description, at the
hands of their own agents, is to be a
part of the electioHeering machinery of
the Radical office-holders in the coming
canvass, and indeed, until another Pres
idential election is held. When COM
mitted the cry of stKu Klnx" is to go
abroad, in the hope that it will serve the
purposes of the guilty authors. The rev.
Citations in Marshall county, are followed
quickly by the following statement in the
last Aberdeen Examiner, showing that a
freedman has recently suffered actual
punishment at the hands of other colored
men in disguise near the scene of the
Higgins affair. And this, too, within
the very precincts of the military garri-
son recently established in that commu-
nifty
On Thursday, magistrate Woodmansee
issued a warrant for the arrest Of freed
man living in the country who was charged
ON affidavit of another celored man. with
being in q kan of masked Ku Klux. who
took him out of his house near the Butta-
hatchie. and whipped him severely several
weeks ago. The evidence was so strong
that he was bound oyer to appear before
the next Circuit Court. ss9..
This affair occurred In the neighborhood
where Higgins was whipped, and as it will
be remembered that Mr.. George Ross re-
cognized one Of the Higgins band as being
negro. the evidence aecnmnlates that the
negroes constitute the KIN Klux Klansa
throughout Northeast Mississippi. What
gives additional weight to this view Of the
case, IL the fact that all attempts to detect
q white X. *. among the citizens have failed,
though the best detectives under the incen-
ttves Of heavy rewards have been employed.
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4. -. 49, --
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

Repeatedly during the last session of
Congress, the Democratic members en-
deavored to induce the Republican ma
iority, or a sufficient number, to unite
with them in a measure for the reduction
of taxes, but without effect. After the
failure of all other propositions, at the
last hour of the session, they offered a
resolution to appoint a committee on
Revenue Reform, but it shared the fate
of all the other measures looking to a re-
duction of taxes, at the hands of
Mongrels.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

SUPERISTENDENr Ell. r. PEAsE.-At
the instance Of Pease a resolution has
been introduced into the Senate to inves-
tigate his conduct. That body has no
authority to take action in that form. 1t
is the business Of the House to investi-
gate, to prefer charges, and to arraign
him before the Senate as a court of i'm
parchment. This action of Pease has
the appearance of maneuver to forestall
the Senate, and to betray ii into posi-
ton Of incompetency to sit on his case.