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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-12
A DisgracefuI and Shameful

We learned, by accident, of a circumstance
which, if true as we head it, ought TO bring
the blush to the cheeks of all mankind to
think that one of Gods creatures known as
man, should be the author of such an out
rage.-When the remains of the Confederate
soldiers were being eXumed from the bat
tlefield of Gettysburg, man, whose father
owned the field where on the soldiers were
buried, actually took a gold plate, to which
were attached a set of false teeth, from the
head of one of the soldiers, and now refuses
to give it up.
Oh, man to what depths of degradation
can you descend? To rob the dead, were
an act unworthy the ancient barbarians aud
at which the Indian savages all untutOred
as they were, shrank with horror. And
then, to think, that civilized member of
this enlightened country would be guilty of
such an act. is enough to cause the hardest
hearts among US to turn with loathing from
such foul, faithless wretch.
Since writing the above, we have obtained
the following particulars of an other out
rageous act by the same pertidious wretch
who stole the teeth.
When the agent of the Savannah Me-
mort | Association visited the residence of
David Blocker, (the name of this Christian
citizen y near Gettysbnrg, Pa, for the pur-
pose of obtaining the remains of the Con-
federate dead, supposed to be buried there,
he found that two bodies only were buried
on said farm. They were those OF Lieuten-
ant Colonel Winn, of the 4th Georgia Regi-
ment, and a Mr.. Law, of the same organiza-
ton.
Blocker positively refused to allow the
bodies to be removed until he was paid for
allowing the remains to rest on the ground
as long as they had, whereupon the agent
left. He returned, however. subsequently,
and through dint of persuasion and shaming
he prevailed on Blocker to allow the bodies
to be exumed; and when they were removed
he (Blocker) stole the teeth.
Was there ever in the annals of the world
known or heard of such case of complete
barbaric and unprincipled greediness? We
are perfectly aware that human nature Is
every day tending more and more TO de-
pravity, but we had no idea that man could
fall so low.
Let this man be passed around, so that
his name may become familiar to every res
ident of the land, and when this vile scum
of humanity comes along, let him be, as he
should, scoffed at by all honest men, and
Stunned as an object entirely unworthy OF
being countenanced by decent society.-Sa-
vannah News.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISTRICT CoNVEN-
TON, HELD AT NEWTON COUNTY, MISS,
SEPTEMBER %, 1871.
4 CITIZEN.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISTRICT CONNEN
TON, HELD AT NEWTON COUNTY, MISS,
SEPTEMBER %, 1871.
The Convention was called to order by
Jarratt Watts, Esq. who moved that j. w
Terrell be called to the chair, and that L
Seaman be appointed Secretary, which mo.
ton was unanimously adopted.
The chairman, on taking his seat returned
thanks, in a suitable and elegant manner, tc
the Convention, and declared the same open
for business.
Whereupon Thos. Keith. ESQ., moved that
the chair appoint a committee to examine
the credentials of the delegates.
Accordingly, the chairman appointed
Thos. Keith, Jarrett Watts. and DIR. John d.
Woods as a committee for the purpose who
after consultation, reported that Ehos. u.
Atkinson, delegate from Neshoba. was fu-
ly empowered to cast the votes of three de-
egates from said county, and that j. J.
Woods and Adam Calvert, by regular deli
gated authority, were empowered to cast re
vote of Kemper county. also that ). W
Jewell was a regular delegate from Lauder
dale and duly constituted proxy of ).
Porter, j. w. Temples. and ID. +. Rich, an
that Thos. Keith was regular appointe
delegate by the county convention of New
ton, and that Jarrett Watts, was the alter
nate of w. b. Richardson, and E. Scanla
that of Hon. VIM. Thames, which report wa
agreed to and accepted by the convention.
On motion of DIR. John ID. Woods it ws
resolved that each county In the DlSLrlcL r.
presented in this convention, shall have fie
votes and that a vote of two-thirds shall
necessary to secure the nomination of car
didate, and in the event of a county beig
represented by majority of the delegats
regularly appointed or their proxies-te
said delegate or delegates shall have tie
right to cast the vote of his or their couny
entire. The convention then proceeded 0
nominate.
Jarrett Watts placed the name of Captal
Thos. Woods, OF Kemper, before the CO..
vention, and Z. Seaman nominated Thoms
Graham, of Scott county.
I. Keith by authority, withdrew the.naR
of Mr.. Graham, assuring the delegates tht
Mr.. Graham, in Withdrawing as a candidat,
did so from private reasons, and that e
would support the nominee of the conva-
tion.
Capt Thos. Woods was then unanimouiy
declared the choice and nominee OF tie
convention.
On motion of Jarrett Watts, the Secretay
was requested to furnish the Democrats
papers In the district. the proceedings #
this convention for publication.
The convention rendered their thanks o
Jarrett Watts for the hospitality extendd
to the delegates. and also to the Presidat
and Secretary for their promptness in d.
charging their respective duties, and TIN
adjourned.
J. w. JEWELL, Pres
f. SEAMAN, Sec'y.
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<oecimem Radical Lender
lester i'm Human shape.

rbe Forest Register publishes the fol
inc history of one DIR. Lewis Tyner,
-orinent Radical Leader at whose
orce. the peaceable and respected
vens Of Neshoba county were dragged
their homes by Federal soldiery last
= and incarated in the felons cages of
county jail in this city. The picture
disgusting and shocking to humani-
hat it is scarcely fit for place in the
columns of a newspaper but it is pro-
4 10 publish it in justice to the outraged
oeps and to show the character of the
The Radical administration has Sc
"A for its instruments in the accom-
bment of its foul work. Truly has
eminent Man" redeemed his prom
of restoring to our people the benefits
o;va government and building up a
A5igiously respectable" party with
jeh to operate it;
TIOul lAlC
DIR. LEWIS TYNER.
h. he not. during the war, hot-headed
Zionist in favor of hanging all that did
To 70 the front: and did he not turn
~ man 30 quick after the war was over,
n il would make mans head swim to
MID he not declare in LOYAL League
i,ing that he had always been Union
LIT had cried secession" for policy's
p Has he not been an outrageous GRIM
\ HIMSELF to say nothing of his total
IN of political principle.
- him say whether or not the records of
k1Ston county do not show that he was
kvicted there Of forging note.
kyas he not also convicted in the same
hnty of perjury, -,
Rsboba county for a most disgusting Of
"a AGAINST the laws committed by him
Eder cover of pretense of professional SER
kyas he not, many years ago, dismissed
Nm tbe Masonic Lodge, at Thomastown,
K for COW stealing and crime against
hnre As well as civil law, the act of only
u or two in a generation, so base and
lnnable?
n child "a daughter) into slavery, during
kEas not mulatto child sworn to him,
lder the statute, by negro woman in the I
Eghborhood of Carroll Trussells, north |
RsSf Of Meridian and did it not cost him |
n ~ come out of 1.-The snap?"
H. Tvner is said to have seduced lady |
fw miles from Meridian, taking adFan-
r. Of his professional character, an1 too |
Zee the war.
H il said that Grand Jury in Jasper in
Fted him for cow-stealing in that or an
Eoining county VIII he state what
Enty it was?
'Dd he acknowledge himself a liar in the
IN of 1868, in the presence of f. A. Mel
IN old man Johnny Johnson, (nOw in
Exas( John Mckee, Joe Germ any, Green
Walton, Peter Smith, (now in Ark |
lrioht Reagan, Rev. Thomas Hires, pastor
Zion Church, in NeshOba county? Will
state what the lie was?
|We make no charges, but if DR.. Tyner
Il not TO-DAY the foulest record of any
hn with a skin on, white or black, we do
X know what foul means. The list of his
f,nses is not half told. He il is that must
I've the good citizens of NeshOba dragged
to Jackson, merely to crafty his spite.
any of these charges are false we want
m to deny them, as we have others yet to
arge to his record.
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From he Merldian l[erenrv.

we had mention in our last paper. that
Snerin Mosely had been removed and B. T.
Rush appointed. 1t turned out to be a flash
tn the pan. The facts of the case we believe
70 be:
Cunningham, Musgrove and Pease came
mere by the Saturday l 80 a. m. train. Mus
went TO the Phoenix and got room. but be-
IOre ne would turn in, he sent for Capt.
! Kush and communicated to him the i'm port
| ant fact, that Mosely was removed and he
was appointed, and wanted to know if he
would accept. Rush asked for time until 10
O'Clock TO determine. He believed and does
believe that MusgrOve had the order of dis
mlssal and his own commission in his pock-
et A while before the time for the opening
OF the Pow-wow in the Court house. he
(Rush.) informed Musgrove, that having
consulted friends, he had determined to ac-
cept the appointment, Musgrove then told
him what was expected of him, las a condi-
tiOh precedent we infer to-wit: that he
was to use all of his inf1u ence to harmonic
the pending difficulties in the Republican
party, and, IN fact gave him TO understand
that he was to use all of his influence as a
citizen and an officer, for the success of the
party in the coming election. Rush told
him that as sheriff he would know no black
man nor any white man in the discharge of
his duties, which he would perform without
reference to advantage of the black or white
mans party. He has heard no more about
being sheriff, though he accepted the APP
pOintment.
Musgrove, by that hour of the day, was
getting thick with Mosely, and finally went
off that night ana forgot to hand over Rush's
commission. According to a memorandum
on the Phoenix register, Mosely settled his
bill for him. 1t was miserable, p disgrace
full effort to buy an accession with an APP
pointment; and, for once, it affords US un-
mitigated pleasure to announce, that they
mistoOk their mamie was not on sale SO
it was, it has turned out, that B. 7. Rush
who was appointed Sheriff, is not Sheriff.
and X. j. Mosely, who was removed, is not
removed.
We doubt not that the order of appoint
ment was regularly made, is of record in the
Secretary of States office. and upon it a
was issued. The day before the
arrival of MusgrOve, the Jackson Pilot an
the emoval of Mosely and appoint
ment of Rush. That is significant of the
fact that it was done. The appointment was |
accepted. b. I. Rush is entitled to enter
upon the duties of the office, and we would |
like to understand how it is that he is kept |
out? We confidently believe that there was |
a criminal conspiracy, with Musgrove at its |
head, to deprive Rush of his lawful rights to |
the office.
We hear that the Detective says, if Mus
grove says he didn't bring the com mission |
with him, he lies.
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Says Col. Nelson's Liberty Herald :
Every Northern State in which there has
been a Democratic State convention, has
incorporated in the Democratic platform
the Ohio or New Departure resolutions.
For Southern Democrats to refuse to accept
the situation, is to weaken our friends and
strengthen our enemies. Alexander H.
STEPHENS four column editorials. are repu-
lished in Radical papers. and circulated in
the North as Radical campaign documents.
This 900 down with the flag spirit won't
do. III we must go down, TO go with the flag
is no doubt a very COED way. But we
prefer getting up and staying up. We don't
want to go down at all.
The New Departure, so called. is nothing
more than the acknowledgment of an
existing fact. The 14th and 18th amend
ments have been adopted, and are part OF
the constitution. Whether we approve or
disapprove the manner of their adoption
cannot effect the fact. We may dislike thems
still they are the law. They are dead issues,
and to agitate and attempt to revive them is,
to say The least extremely impOlitic.
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From the Kinds County Gazette.

.
me carpet-bag papers of Mississippi ex-
lOit wonderful degree of sympathy for
ne poor white men" of the State, fearing
nat they are led astray by the 'landed and
klonied aristocracy ~ and that the said ''poor
niIe men" are tyraniZed over by the said
arStocrscyi" and will eventually be en-
inSIVed. Now, for the life of us, we are I'M
ole al this time to discover that there Is
ny "monied aristocracy" in this State out
.ae o. the ring of earpet-baggers who have
cen iattening since 1867 on the public OFF,
= and the plumber honestly and dishonesty
EEe9ulred out OF the county, State and Fed
IA treasures. We are unable to discover
ny "aristocracy" beyond the carpet-bag
GIieves, and we think to-day that they are
~ only men who are to be feared, and the
Suiy men who have the power to enslave
lnen; As to the old and legitimate citizens
Z she State-especially those who own
aaos-they are the poorest men that we
a aIW Of at present, not excepting the body
81 erFants Of the carpet-baggers or the mes
ssnKers and pages who dance about Leg1sla-
I've nails; and the great misfortune Is, that
ny are daily growing poorer and poorer
II11oer carpet-bag rule. 1t is too true that
~ ~; Mlssissippians are "poor folks" now,
.uue all the money in the State Is In the
aarpet-sacks of the gentlemen who SO ki1dly
- sue here from Chicago, Boston, Cincinnati,
N7 70 reconstruct Mississippi.
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His Terrific Arrangement of Gov.
AIcOrn and the Radical state
ADMINISTRATION.
BRANDON. Oct. L ISL.

BRANDON, Oct 4. 1871.
sembled here last Monday to hear the joint
discussion between Gov. Alcorn and Gen.
Lowry. 1t was perhaps the largest assem-
blage at this place since the war, TO hear
public speaking. The crowd consisted of
citizens from all parts of the county, anx-
ious to hear the matters at issue between the
Radicals and their opponents discussed BY
their respective speakers. The crowd
waited patiently until about O'Clock, when
messenger arrived with a note from Gtv
Aleorn, announcing his illness and that ne
would not be able to attend. Gen. Lowry
was not at all inclined to speak in the al
senee of Gov. Alcorn, but at the earnest ne
quest of the people he consented to do so.-
The court house being too small to accom-
modate the vast crowd, he stood in the
court house door and spoke for near two
hours.
He proposed to divide time with any
Radical present, but though many were On
hand, no one appeared willing to accept tie
courtesy.
1t would be impossible to give anything
like fair report of his speech, in the alb
senee of notes. All that / can do is to give
you briefly some of the topics discussed, and
his facts to support his positions. He had
drawn up bill of Indictment against AlcOrn
and the Radical Administration, in behalf
of the people, arraigning them for their
many crimes. The points were well taken,
and pressed home with great effect upon his
audience.
Here follows statement of some of the
points of the Generals speech, which we are
compelled to omit for want of space..l
Gen. Lowry look occasion to discuss and
expose the corruption and villiany of the
Radical party as far as his limited time
would allow from due attention to the
: Emminent Man." During his speech he
saw before him DR.. I. j. Catchings, to whom
he paid deservedly high compliment as
one of the best legislators in the State, and
who was with Alcorn in the Legislature and
is familiar with the legislation regarding /
the funds that Alcorn says the Democrats |
had stolen. Gen. Lowry successfully vind[
Gated the Democratic party from the charges
Of the Radicals about these funds and show
ed there was no party in it.
Gen. Lowry is a powerful man on the
in debate-nobIe and generous
of undaunted courage and universally be-
loved. He is surely the Tribune of the
people,"
A CITIZEN. J
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This amount has been expended upon
the partizan scheme Of the Ku Kluz lu-
yestigating Committee, which resulted M
nothing valuable except the development
or the fact that the carpot-bag govern.
ments Of the reconstructed States have
incurred debts - the amount 0r f2lG.
600, 900, for which there y nothing tl
show. The whole sum has gone into the
hands Of venal officers and legislator.
by a system Of bold corruption and
swindling, the like Of which has mover
been seen. These figures, e should be
understood, are furnished by the carpet
bag official themselves, ia response t1 e.
request from the Committee for inf8rma.
ton NJ 10 the financial condition OF tha
Southern States.
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s.RadicaI Stealing i'm Newton
County Exposed"

Under this heading correspondent of
lie Newton Ledger exposes some Of the
bul practices of the Radical officials in
lat county and explains why the heavy
xes do not pay the county out of debt.
1t will be borne in mind that the chief
gent of the populations here brought to
ght, is Swami, the carpet-bag adventu-
r at whose instance a number of citizens
Newton county whom he had reason
suspect intended to put the law in
rec against him-were arrested and
FOught TO this city under military
scort.
We feel assured that this is but an
Example of the wholesale rascality which
being practiced by the gang of which
f is by no means the most guilty mem
er in various portions of the State. In
be SUPERFICIAL county of Washington,
pr instance, Judge Baker, as special
Commissioner of investigation, brought
] light hidiOus mass of corruption, and
hOng others who were convicted of
busing their offices for personal gain
as c. w. Clarke who joins to the
documents of District Attorney by APP
ointment of the Eminent Man" the
pnors of Trustee of the University of
Iississippi
But to the Newton exposures
DECATUR, Miss, Sept. %, 1871.
EDITOR LEDGER Having had cause to
Famine into the records of this county, /
hye concluded to give you some of the
pings of our ''mournful facts" and others
hterested
Our champion swearist," Swan, has
Down decided aptuess in .'feathering his
Est with county funds, as will be seen by
lew items taken from the records.
er diem as clerk of Board of Supervi-
sorS IS days ----Sl75
legal allowance Tor same, -...-.--- 129
For registering warrants he charged
RoiderS 10 cents each, and received from the
punty $40. Bought locks for Court House
u % and charged county 81 90. Getting
allowance OF SO in addition to the full
|liowanee of 75, allowed by law for making
pipes OF the assessment roll. Taking
6o Of tranScribing a record at the rate of
loout thirty cents a hundred words (the
w allows 10 cents) when he should not
ave received cent. He has been allowed
4ofor posting notices of allowances Chat
x never posted as the law directs) made by
|ng board of Supervisors.
put that which he makes the neatest
ping offs under the head of STATIONERY,
"; Under citizens rule" one hundred
EonSrS was more than enough to supply all
IL departments of the county abundantly,
~ now 1t takes 1896 30 from the first of
41HaIuary to November. In addition to
lss 81 furnished by K. p. Studley & Co.,
IL which no allowance has been made,
II 1t has and is included in
|ne above allowances. he is a de-
EAuiter with r. p. Studley & Co., who have
Iol oeen paid. The above amount does not
|neiade allowances made for Books of Re-
IoluS and Seals for the Courts. There has
zen several hundred dollars allowed in
Iauitlon for that purpose These items are
Pot All OF his doings, but some of the bal
FAce are for the Grand Jury to inquire into.
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Reports from the Empire county or iha
East, are highly encouraging Tile
result Of the registration Is altogether
favorable TO a victory for tbo oppoor af
Radical misrulc. But they aro u0.
satisfied with a bare victory They ara
thoroughly aroused and no work Nc
notice that Judge Sylvanus Evan 0the
war-horsc Of the Old Line Wbig m East
Mississippi Gen. Ramsey, j. W. FoH
ell, Esq, Col. Steele, tho Conservative
candidate for the Senate, and his assoc.
ates on the Legislative ticket have li.a oe
appointments 10 address the people Iu
every ncighborhood. We wantng better
assurance Of a victory in any county
than 10 know that tho enemies of our
plunderers and oppreaor IRE thorough.
ly aroused.
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from the canton Mail.
There Go Knmr T'nraa

They are squandering the means Of the
people In a most proffigate manner. Think
of their Northern tours. And their go your
taxes. Think of the creatures that parade
our streets, indeiiance of all decency, every
day. There go your taxesl See those car
pet-baggers driving in their fine buggies.-
There 90 your taxes See them building up,
buying up lands, making Investments
There go your taxesi We entertain no
feeling against man because he is from the
North. Let a soldier who fought I'm tie
Federal army, or an honest Northern man,
come among us, and we will give him the
hand of fellowship. We do not ask him to
be of our own politics, for this is, or ought
to be a free country, and a man is entitled
to his own opinions. But the politics Of rob-
berry and oppression. wrong and outrage,
that which saps the foundation of all pros
perity-this sort of politics we do oppose.
And the day is not far distant when black
and white will stand together in opposition
TO all such polititics.
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umGRmiOma.

An ingenious romance reader has con-
cocted the following Dickensy item:
"Oliver Twist" who had some very "Hard
Times" in the battle of Life" and having
been saved from THE Wreck of the Golden
Mary" by ''Our Mutual Friend" nicholas
Nickleby,'' had just finished reading "A
Tale of Two Cities" to Martin Chuzzlewit,n
during which time "The Cricket on the
Hearth" had been chirping right merrily,
while THE Chimes from the adjacent
church were heard, when ''Seven Poor Tray
elers" commenced to singa "Christmas Car
OIL" "Barnaby Ridge" then arrived from the
"Old Curiosity Shop with some "Pictures
from Italy" and sketches by Boz" To show
Little Dorrit" who was busy with the
"Pickwiek Papers," when "David Copper
feld,'' who had been taking "American
Notes." entered and informed the company
that the "Great Expectations" of "Dombey
a. Son" regarding MRS. Lirriper's Legacy"
had not been realized, and that he had seen
t'BOots at the Holly tree Inn" taking some
body's Luggage" 70 MRS. Lirripers Lodg-
ings." In a street that has "No Thorough
fare" opposite "Bleak House, where the
~Haunted Man." who had just given one OF
"Dr. Marigold's Prescriptions" to an ~Un-
commercial Traveller" was brooding over
"The Mystery of Edwin Brood"
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VIC .. a MoraI FrunIne-Ilalr..

A judiclous wife is always shipping 0n
from her husbands moral nature little tWig.
that are growing I'm the wrong direction.
Ing. IL you say anything silly alc VIII
afectionately tell you go. ~ you declare
you VIII do some absurd thing, she VIII Iut
means OF preventing you from doing lt
And by far the chief part 81 al common
sense there Is ia this world belongs unQue1a
tlOnably 20 woman. The Wlsrsf thuu
which man commonly does arc those
which his wife cOunsela him 20 do. A vito
is the great wiclder Of the moral pruning
knife.