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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-15
SCHOOL NOTlUE.

A CALL Is hereby made upon all the
school Commissioners of Montgomery
county. urging them Ia meet nj the fOuri-
house IN tlarksyiile, an Sal nrlay. the 22sl
Of July In T., NJ VI O'Clock. A. NJ.
The object OF the meeting IN. that we may
receive nom each District repOrs TOR the
last school year. showing The nuit,isrr oi
schools white and black, the mum or OF
pupils instructed. The pay OF each teacher,
aud the whole amount expended; also Ia
year, aud 10 make such changes MS may
seem best; 20 regulate the examination of
teachers, and grade their salaries; aud 10
take ia 10 consideration all 81 her such mat
tiers ms the law makes n our duty, as q
board, 10 attend To; and to make all neccs-
sary preparation for opening the schonIS
ia tile Fall. ny order Of the Executive
Board. II. w. IiUMrlHiEs.
j. ". kILLEBREw.
u. 4. ADEASArnf.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-15

The mortgage bondhol,lers claimed
that their lwnds were prior to this
last State aid, to which claim the lie.
cision ndheres.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-15
Kincannon 4 Hamlet have

the best AMI cheapest Lining Pump In the
market. Cnll and see them. api. Ti-u
Kincann0n 4 Hamlet are re.
ccIving very Extensive stock Of Glass
and Queenswarc. which they will sell Mt
greatly reduced prices. mp I, Tilt
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL or ALL AR
TiFicIAL LIuifT is MADE BY THE
ORIENT AnGAND BURNER, WHICH
CAN he SEEN AT I0cKERT's. THEY
HAVE ALL THE KINDS AND QuALr-
TIES OF LAMP FIXTURES AS Low AS
THE LOWEST.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-15
Pittsburgh and st. Bernard
Q o AL

ordersieft for Coal, nj the Western Union
Telegraph office for pIttsburg or 81. her,
nard, VIII be promptly fillcd. by
+. +. GRACEY BRO.
March IL. Tiff
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-15

II you ,cara nice party Tic or
Vcsf, 90 10 n. ~. MccULLOCIf'S
and you oW find II.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
Revelation OF the Loyal Lengue
RfamaI.

This number contains a revelation OF
thrilling interest and startling import. Ii
is nothing less than the Ritual embracing
the horrible oaths, Mumbo-Jumbo mum
merry and diabOlical machinery of the
secret oath and conscience bound Asso-
citation known as Union Cor Loyal
League.
1t is by means of this cabal that Rad
icalism has been enabled to fasten its
yoke upon It's victims, and to bind them
az slaves to do its bidding. None are
permitted to become members who will
not, with "uplifted hands, call God to
witness that they will not reveal what
may transpire within the Lodge. The
initiated are warned that they cannot re-
veal the matters which may there trans
pire (no matter of what character), with
out leaving the stain of perjury on
their souls.
Among other things which Its victims
are required to swear is, that they g" will
Z" vote for, and none but, those who advo-
g cate the principles of the League ;
and that if ever called to fill any office
they will faithfully carry out the principles
of the League" They are not permitted
to exercise the freeman's inalienable
right of free election.
/ And, further, in order 20 make this
/ tyrant's edict a perpetual yoke upon the
necks of those who may be induced to
take it upon themselves, it is decreed that
90 No member of the League shall be
"absolved from the obligation imposed
&c in its Ritual"
To give significance to the Order and
its fearful intent and DEGREES, the SWORD,
an instrument of strife, revenge and
bloodshed, Is employed as a fitting
| symbol.
1t would stagger credulity if there
were not well-founded grounds for be-
lieving it to be true that parties who are
engaged in the hunt and persecution OF
citizens on the suppositiOn that they be-
long to secret organization commonly
known as Ku Klux, which is believed to
be a counter organization TO the Union
League Association, are themselves mem
bers of this very identical oath-bOund
conspiracy Nay, more, that members
of The Grand Jury who have instigated
the torture of Thomas Seaman, of New
ton county, on the ground that he will
not concede their right to inquire into his
political principles, associations and plans,
have taken the oath recorded in this Rit-
ual, and bound themselves to keep the
secrets of the said League on penalty OF
affixing "tbe stain Of perjury on their
souls" What stronger evidence can in
telligent people have of the utter hypoc-
risy, injustice and vindictiveness of the
political party which is engaged in this
unholy crusade?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
IIIs Time 10 Rctrae1.

Both the Radical newspapers here have
stated-or made statements which con-
veyed the false impression-that Mr..
Thomas Seaman, the peaceable and law
abiding citizen of Newton county who is
incarcerated at the instigation of the
Political Inquisition called Grand jury
is member Of the Ku Klux Khan. -
If tine Radical papers in question were as
anxious to State the facts as they are 10
manufacture partizan capital, this mis-
representation would have been retracted.
They have it in their power to state-and
it is due to truth to state-that Mr.. Scan
Ian is not member of the Ku Klux
Klan, and that he knows no person who
is. The Union Leaguers on the Jury
have instigated his imprisonment because
he will not concede their right to inquire
into his political principles and associa-
tons. As members of an oath and con-
science bound order how dare they assert
the right of inquisition in the case of
others?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

WINSTON CoUNTY.-We observe that
Col Graham is again a candidate to rep
resent Winston in the Legislature. If
the people of his county knew as we know
how faithfully he represented their inter
est-how steadfastly he opposed all the
oppressive and plundering schemes of the
Wreckers-they would return him with a
triumphant endorsement. We do not
know who his competitors are, if any he
has, but we do know that it is no time to
dismiss tried and true men from the pub
lie councils. Our hearts go out warmly
to the Spartan band who guarded the
passes to the Treasury against the assaults
of the bowling crew composing majority
of the so-called Legislature. They did
what they were able against overwhelm-
Ing odds, and what more could have been
required Of them?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
DOcfOr's Disagree.

The CLARION claims that the publication
of the book on delinquent tax lands cost
forty-one thousand dollars. while the Vicks-
burg News reports the Governor TO have
said. in his speech at that place, that the
work cost twenty-seven thousand seven
hundred dollars. We dare say the Govern
or put 1t as large as he thought the facts
would warrant, aud yet he is $l3,5OO below
The CLARION.
Let the Pilot report us correctly. We
have said that the charge for printing the
pamphlet of 900 pages containing matter
which had already been advertised and
therefore useless to the public, was in
round numbers s27 900. We have said
further, that the same matter was pub
liShed in the Journals of the Legislature
to which it had no more relevancy than a
fifth wheel to a. carriage, at charge of
$4,000. Making the whole cost to the
people, $4,000 in round num-
bers. Deny this if you can; and if you
do, we call upon you to give the precise
figures.
We have stated further that the trans
action was downright robbery of the tar
payers. 1t took from them $41 900 with
out an equivalent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

We learn from the Prentiss Recorder
that Wissler, Deputy U. S. Marshal. ono
of the most active instruments of Radi.
zeal persecution in this State, not satisfied
with the result of his examination before
the examining court, which held him in
bond of two thousand dollars for his
appearance at the next term of the Cir
cult Court, applied for and obtained a
writ of hdbeGs corpus, and had full and
patient hearing before Judge Orlando
Davis, resulting disastrousIy 10 his
(Wisslers) hopes, for instead of being
discharged, Judge Davis increased his
bond to five thousand dollars.
On failure to give the bond, Wissler
is occupying lodgings in the county Jail.
1t cannot be set down asa case of Demo
cratic persecution, inasmuch as Judge
Davis is an aPpointee Of Gov. Alcorn.
The crime for which Wissler is TO be
tried, as our readers know, was that of
robbing man of $500, and afterwards
burning him 10 death with coal oil 10
prevent detection.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

/ THE MCCoMB GRAB.-A correspond
ent requests us TO state specifically the
amount of the McComb grab in the way
of Railway stock from the State Treasury
for the benefit of his corporation. Messrs
Green, bankers of this city, have estimat-
ed its cash value at $250,0O0. Gen.
A. NJ. West, who claims the paternity of
the scheme, said in letter Published in
April last, that it was worth in the mar
''ket from 5000, 900 to s30O,0O0." In
the same letter, he said that the "stock
would bring in the market but one-fourth
''of its nominal value According to this
data, the amount of stock is about ONE MIL
LION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Be the sum great or small, it is not to be
questioned that the measure was down
right robbery of the State for the benefit
of single corporation which was required
by law to complete the work which this
transfer was made ostensibly to induce it
to perform; and which Governor Alcorn,
who approved the grab, had stated in a
previous message to the Legislature, had
not only forfeited its franchises, but had
received liberal indulgence from the
Legislature.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
Practical Working ar !
LemHsImrIo.

The Brandon Republican
Mr.. Wright Fore has upo,.l..
withdrawn from the canvas c--
rer Of Rankin county, m cor..
his political disabilitics. NJ.
strongly applaud the cNampIe .,-
and esteemed citizen. hi.
ILLUSTRATION Of the vile der..s
cowardly meanness OF The h..
party. Mr.. Fore !. an oh cif,'.
course through a long lie hal
Of unexampled uprighme~ an5 A..
A quarter of a century, or mora
was deemed worthy by his fIl..
Of Rankin county 10 be oIoa..l
Office Of Sheriif-the dutic. OF ,t.
discharged uneXccptionabIy. 4
beginning of the war hc wasa,.,.
or more, old, and consequently
bear arms against the chest g.,
the world ever saw. Neverha
would not damn his soul Within.
that he did not adhere TT tba
which all the good men and var.
State enpaped Now fr I...
this Office many years before h
and for being too homes. DO h
sympathies with a cause uvha.s
he was too far advanced iu lG.
his arm-he is condemned bvs.
of Radical laws rs unworthy a
office however humble within NM.
his countrymen, and il thus So
they are concerned placed IN t
category with the convicted and
doned felons.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
rHul- ofWmeIfg1bilty-- Plain
----.v- "a m Direct Inquiry
BUKNA VISTA, Miss.
Aug. 1lth, 1871.
MEssRs. PowEK & BARKsDALE ,,,ss


BUKNA VISTA, Miss.
Aug. llth, ISL
MxssRs. POWER & BARKsDALE. No.
cvxrr rNEN We the undersigned cur
z.Os 81 Chickasaw. having the Interest OF
onr country at heart, at the Request VI
many voters. and having great eohnu,enJt,
In vour legal opinion, beg leave 10 submit
the following question for your cohsiu'i"
ton. c,,. .ool, and
subscribed 1.-The oath of office" as deputy
assessor of taxes prior TO the war ana aiteI
wsrds participated In the war as Conted-
crate soldiers See Rev. Code. page a.
Article 4. A.. o.,h, 10 ann
mort the Constitution Of u. >. Government.
That oath Is now on file IN the Sn"hoei'
O'e'N Your obedient servants,
w. G. BAsKTS,
II. l.. BEAN.
G.. w. bowen,
j. l.. PuLLIAM.
REPLY.
The foregoing admits of but one reply.
The party is clearly ineligible. Having
taken an oath as an officer under the
State Government to support the Con-
stitution of the United States, and
subsequently engaged in the war with
the United States Government, he Is
prohibited from holding office under the
18th amendment which we will again
quote as follows: No person shall hold
&" any office, civil or military, under the
Limited States, or under any State who,
having previously taken an oath as
" member Of Congress, etc, p
4" or as an executive or judicial officer OF
" any State, to support the Constitution
" of the United States, shall have en-
gagged in instruction or rebellion
"against the same, or given aid and
q" comfort to the enemies thereof" Now,
every incumbent of Office belonged TO
one or the other of the three depart
ments of the State Government, and
none can escape the operation of the law.
To show the construction placed upon
the constitutional amendment by the law
officer of the Administration, we will
again refer to the opinion of Attorney
General Alderman, who says: MS De
partment will contend that persons who
" held any National or State office prior
A" to the late troubles, and afterwards adj
- hered TO the rebellion, are disabled by
"the XIVth Amendment, unless re-
4" Iieved by Congress" This is conclu-
sive.
We will add further, that by law Of
Congress, any person who is disqualified
by the XIVth Amendment and who UNI
dertakes to discharge the functions Of an
office, are liable to indictment and severe
punishment. The instructions for the
execution of this law will emanate from
the Attorney General, whose opinion is
above quoted.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
HgadicalisHn I'm an had Way In
Marion COmnty-I'he
PILOTS AeeOmmN.

We learn that the Governor has removed
all the officers of Marion county and APP
pointed others i'm their stead. Two of these
appoinLees have qualified, the Others have
not, and some of them, we are assured will
not accept, preferring not TO have honors
thrust upon them. In the meantime, the
publicbusines is suspended, for there Is no
Circuit Clerk aud not Justice of the Peace
in the county thrt will act under this con-
dition of things; neither is there board of
supervisors, while general decentralization
reigns. One of the Governors staff, gem
tlemau by the name OF Mead, Is In the coun-
~ looking after things, who IL Is supposed
was the immediate active cause Of the t-ou-
bles. The people generally are very indig-
nant especially the colored voters, who sup
posed they had friend in Gov. Alcorn, but
now feel that they have not but on the con-
trary know that they have been grossly de-
ceived. The Democrats have become very
active and very hopeful In view Of this state
OF affairs, and have candidates in the field for
all the offices In the county.-Pilot.
The Pilot is correct in its report Of
what the opposers Of Radicalism are do
ing in Marion. But they do not catch
their inspiration from the petty maneu-
vering Of the Eminent Man in the small
matter of official appointments. In COM
mon with the intelligent people of the
whole State, they are goaded by the OPP
pressive taxation and Wholesale plumber
ing of the Radical spoilsmen, to rescue
the government from their control. Be
sides, the people of Marion, in common
with all the Southern and Eastern counties
are keenly indignant concerning TIE ap-
portionment villainy, which practically
disfranchised them and deprived them Of
their rightful representation in the State
councils, because they happened TO have
white majorities. Even the colored peo-
pie in that section have resented the in
justice and will vote the conservative
ticket to large extent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

In speaking of the recent Radical
mass meeting which was held in Vicks-
burg. The Times radical journaD says:
" The developments of the Saturday.
" mass meeting suggest the propriety of
" dispensing 'Oith that kind Of political as
" sembldges IN the future" Which means
the colored voter has rebelled against the
carpet-bager, and must be kept out of the
working meetings while the rings fix up
the tickets.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
The Leader Trying 40 ExtreAse
Itself gets deeper into the MAre'


THE CLARION Is still engaged In proving
from his correspondence with the Demo
cratic members Of the Legislature, thAI ~
were not committed TO vote for Gen. 49, 49,
on the second ballot for seat In the y niso ~.
States Senate. No.e, indsmach as 10 1''. , 49,.
made s,.ch a charge. IL is supposed that the
astute editor will have comparatively easy
time of it.-Leader.
Why does not the Leader come out
with frank admission that it was IN
error in making the charge that the De
mocratic members would have voted for
Ames on the second ballot? Its attempt to
confuse the matter by evasion, only increas-
es its difficulties from which there is no
escape except by fair and manly retrax-
it. The foregoing raises an issue of fact
as to the charge of the Leader, which we
will readily settle by quoting the language
in which it was originally made-as fol-
! lows:
He (Ames) was elected to the United
States senate by an almost unanimous Re-
publican vote on the first ballot, and we WIN
| say to THE CLARION, that, had his election
not been secured on that ballot, the Demo
cratic members Of The legislature, tcih scarcely
| eIceDfIOu, tcOotQ hQtc COteu IOT MIN -" btc
second. Cut that sentence in two, II you
| want to, and publish it.
Here is the allegation, without condi-
ton or equivocatiOn. subsequently Its
author stated that he meant that the
members implicated would have voted
for Ames in preference to some other less
Objectionable God save the mark inter
loper. Well why didn't he so state at
the time? 1t is an accepted paxim that
the suppression of the truth is equivalent
to the utterance of an untruth. But even
this fimsy cobweb of plea is swept away
by the pointed statements of several of
the members that when an intimation of
the sort was made, viz: of choice between
Punch and the Devil, they Indignantly
repealed and declined it.
Again he says that he never charged
that they were committed" to vote for
Ames. We have quoted above his Ian
guage, and every intelligent reader will
Judge its import for himself. Well, if
they we're not committed, how dare he
assert and defy contradiction that they
would have so acted?
In default of the manly retraction of
the statement, whichsis due to truth and
Justice, we have no other alternative left
but to continue the publication of the
testimony,
MAILING THE CHARGETO THE COUN-
TER.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
Thrcatcncd violence.
INcmIENcY or an ARMED radical s.
CATION.

The following startling inform
telegraphed from Washingtol
Western press. 1t shows that De.
dering tyrants who passed the Rsg
law under pretencc Of preserving
in the South, are secretly oreang
armed association 10 prccipitala
and bloodshed to furnish a4n
pretext for their military operation
WAsHNGToN, ID. O.. Agg .
The Republican organ here e au..
for the statement that the Republic.
the Southern States are organizing u
citation 10 be known ns the NatIunlI g..
The same paper says that thp Object n
organization Is 20 visit the ku kIH4t.
take the law into their own hands m..
purpose.
u. S. The rumor is confirmed M
following announcement ia thc Wa.
ton Chronicle just received.
Letters received in this city from
ent parts OF the South state that uf J.
men are organizing or % National Gm
resist the ku kluX, and that Che hra0 f.
organization Is a prominent mal Do
city.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

A correspondent writes that in lnr
ing through the southeastern couuas
found many persons Of tho opinion a
they could vote upon their military
istration papers. He informs us Lat .
Conservative Executive CommIua
Sunhower have issued circular c7
ing the impression, and urging aI' Ur
lister. Our correspondent advises ODE j
ecutive Committees Of all the c0uras
do the same. We think the ADVICE,
and call the attention of Cou.oraa.
to il.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
BRANDON, Miss, August 18th. 1871.


MEssRs. b. G.. HUMPHREYS AND OTHERS,
GENTS You letter Of inst. inviting
me to consent to a joint discussion with
Governor Alcorn, has been received.
] thank you for the complimentary man.
ner in which you speak of my humble
abilities. l must express my regret that
you did not select some one whose tastes and
abilities better qualify him for the canvass
than myself But, however, reluctant
may be to enter the canvass because of my
business engagements, and my inability to
do full Justice to our cause; yet in view OF
the condition of our political affairs, feel
that no good citizen has right to withhold
whatever services he may be able to per-
form in reseuing the country from the
misrnle, oppression and corruption that
characterize the Radical party, and there
fore win endeaVor to discharge such duty
a. our party may impose upon me.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
RoBKRT oLwRy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24
From Hon. q. r Sessions, Of
Franklin.
MEADvILLE, Miss, A

MEADvILLE, Miss, Aug. sth, 1871.
GENTS IL will state that l was not, and
know of no Democratic membe who were
committed to vote for Ames on the second
ballot.
Gen. Eggleston, recollect. was spoken
of before the election as the candidate Of the
extreme wing of the Radical party against
Ames, who was said to be i'm accord with
the Governor elect, and had he been put
forward aud the contest narrowed to a
choice between the two. it is probable that
some Conservatives would have preferred
Ames to Eggleston, but under no other
circumstances, in my opinion, would he
have ever received ANY of the votes that
were cast on the nrst ballot for General
Lowry.
Very respectfully yours,
4 u
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

We learn from the journal tha.
Conservatives Of Lee county have ui
their nominations in a fairly orgarl
Convention follows
R.H. Allen, Senate. r.. NJ. LeayoIl iai
M. Goar, Lower House, n. II. smith. 3D.
,. w. Hankine, Chancery Clerk W,
Cunningham, Circuit CLERK. $. h. Aleli.
der Assessor, Dudley Parks, Treasure
Brown, Surveyor.
The Journal adds:
These candidates have the support
nearly eighteen hundred whites in y
county, besides a large number of c0o.
people, that are going with their Dcmoo+
ic friends next November.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

The New York Tribune opens heavy
fire on the Administration for taking sides
with the bayonet in the Radical quarrel
in Louisiana. It says that every Repub-
lican must feel indignant at its wanton
Perversion of authority, and that to call
a convention in the United States Court
room in the Custom House building was
gross political outrage, unprecedented
in the history Of the country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

The returns show that the Demoa1
elected sixteen out Of eighteen SOL
Senators. The Senate now stands tuu.
three Democrats, three Republicans %
two Independents. The House Of h
reaentatives, soventy-soyen Demo-
and thirteen Republicans, none color
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-24

From the Carrollt0n Conservative
learn that the Democratic nominate
Con vention Of Lenore county met oa Q
18th inst. 1t was fullyattendcl nnd "
harmonious and earnest The candid.
nominated were-SboriT ". J.. n.
dexter; Chancery Clerk, J.. j. Cog
Circuit Clerk, Sam. Harris. lcoIor
Surveyor, w. NJ. Gossom Coroner
Ranger, Gid. MonGoy, and for Trcna
A. j. Locke. This is "a good Ticket d
il take. the field with assurance of suaa
Sam. Harris, nominee for Circuit C.a
is an honest, intelligent negro
staunch opponent Of Radicalism.