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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

HURRY UP THE WORK.-The Legis-
lature should lose no time in suspending
the collection of taxes with view to their
reduction. Large sums having already
been collected, justice requires that
whatever inequalities may have resulted
from the delay, shall be corrected. Let
all share equally the benefit Of the relief
afforded.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

Ameeting of prominent Railroad men,
among them, Gen. West, of the Missis-
sippi Central, Mr.. Murdoch, of the Mo-
bile and Ohio, Mr.. White, of the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee, DIR. Emanuel, of
the Vicksburg and Meridian, and Mr..
Wicks, of the Memphis and Charleston,
assembled in this city on Monday,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

THE DANGERS OF A WAR WITH ENG
LAND, growing out of the Alabama and
Fishery questions, may be considered
over-a commission having been appoint
ed by the two governments to settle them.
The President has named Secretary Fish,
ex-Attorney General Hoar, General
Schenck, Judge Nelson and Senator VIII
liams of Oregon, to represent our gov
eminent. The British commissioners are
Earl DeGray, Minister Thornton, Sir
John Rose and Sir John Mcdonald.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

CoTToN.-The receipts of cotton at all
the ports Of the United States, up to the
10th inst, since September 1st, were
1926 900 bales, against 1,941, 900 for
the corresponding period last season-an
increase Of So, 900 bales.
The exports are now Al, 900 bales in
excess of last season.
Quotation in New Orleans on the J3th.
were: Ordinary at 123z@13I{c., Low Mid
ding at 135%@14Jkc, Middling at l4I50-
Lac, Strict Middling at 15@151Sc.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

SHOOTING AFFAR.-We learn that
Mr.. Matthews, of Copiah, shot a negro
woman, keeper of a restaurant in Hazel
hurst, on Saturday last Matthews was
held to answer in the sum of $4,000. He
is brother of the Sheriff of the county,
and in politics Republican.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

A late Pilot was authorized to say that
in the event this thing, that thing, or
some other thing is dsne, an "old citi-
zen," well-known to the people, will can
vass the State in advocacy of the claims
of the University to popular support.
There is a shorter way than this of re-
storing confidence and bringing back the
hundred and upwards of revolving stu
dents. Let the cold citizen" "canvass"
the Governor and induce him to restore
the cold citizens" whom in an evil hour
he expelled from the Board of Trustees
to make room for Tarbell, Warner, IL
Co
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

1t is a good thing that the President of
the u. S. Senate, has added Gen. Blair
to the " outrage" Committee appointed
to manufacture Ku Klux horrors for
Radical consumption. His searching in
qlliries will 60 far towards exposing the
real character of the witnesses, and of
the testimony by which the authors of the
movement designed to accomplish their
partizan object.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

THE NATCHEz AND JACKSON RAIL
RoAD.-Elsewhere will be found the pro-
ceedings of the meeting of the stock
holders in the above named road.
Natchez is still at work with that determi-
nation which indicates success. What
does jackson intend to do?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

VIM. II. Battle, }. NJ. Jayne, j. = lI1b.on.
Wright Fore Robt. Maxcv w. ". Eah-
ardsOn. R0b'L Lowry, II. N. Reeves, 10. r
Mayors, J. L. McKaskill, Saml. X Collier
Albert Langley, X. T.. Cunningham, Igi
Henry. ThOs. II. johnson, y. II. Rcbrr ~
a. Smith, A. Green, j. X. stevens. together
with other names for which we have nI.
room.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

CoRRECTIoN.-On sufficient authority
the Vicksburg Herald corrects its state
ment, which was copied into THE Ola
RON, that Capt. Morgan, sheriff of
Washington county is defaulter.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

Gen. j. 2. George is contributing to
the Carrollton Conservative, a series of
valuable papers, one of which, entitled
Landlord and Tenant" will be found
in this days CLARION.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

THE NATCHEZ DELEGATIoN.-The
necessity which brings this delegation to
the Capital is one of the saddest common
taries upon the evil times into which our
State has fallen under Radical rule. The
delegation is composed of leading citizens
in the various avocations of life-and
among them a former member of our
State Senate. Their mission is to obtain
relief for the overburthened community
which they represent, from the excessive
and insupportable taxation imposed by
the mean white adventures and ignorant
negroes who compose the majority of the
Legislature.
The spectacle which is thus presented
of high-spirited people petitioning the
throne of ignorance and degradation, is a
type of the cruelty and despotism of the
party which has inflicted these wrongs.
Let our people bear up as best they
can. The day of deliverance will come:
"The mills of the gods grind slowly,
But they grind exceeding fine"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
REPLY.

We assure our respected correspond
ent, an extract from whose letter is pub
lished above, that his previous communi-
cation ventilating certain Radical rascali-
ties in the county of his residence, did
not come to hand. AS for the depreda-
tons in the Post Office Department, we
can offer no remedy. The people are in
the hands of perpetrators who are beyond
the reach of THE CLARION "bittel."
We can only hope and pray for a day of
deliverance.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

Mr.. John +. Bosworth announces in
the Canton Mail, that on the 9TH prox.,
he will assume editorial control of the
American Citizen, Cat present Radical)
and that it will g be Democratic in poll
tics"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

The Republican majority in the House
of Representatives have passed the fol-
lowing amendment to a bill regulating
inns, hotels, public houses etc.:
SEC. 9. If any person or persons, keeper
of any Inn, Tavern, Hotel, or any public
house in this state where license is paid,
shall refuse to keep and accommodate any
person in his her or their house on account
Of race or color. shall be gully of a misde-
meanor, and shall forfeit his, her. or their
license to carry on any such business, and
shall be fined in the sum of not less than
one hundred dollars. or not more than one
hundred and fifty dollars, to be collected be-
fore any Justice of the Peace OF the county
where the crime is committed, and one-half
of the money to be paid to the prosecutor
and one-half to the School Fund.
The object of the measure is to compel
a practical disregard of the differences Of
race, and thus propagate the doctrine of
social equality. which, according to the
authority of Sawyer, a carpet-bag z. S.
Senator from South Carolina, sis the
chief glory Of the Republican party. >
Its passage by virtue of mere brute num-
bers, is wantoD display of tyranny which
the population at whom it is aimed will
not be slow to resent. 1t is mere brag-
gartism, moreover, which its authors well
know they have not the power, though
backed by all the laws they can cram into
the statute books, to enforce, Besides
the revolving social innovation contem-
plated, it is an impudent assumption of
authority over rights beyond the reach of
lawmakers even though put into Office by
the bayonet. BY what charter do the
Mongrels in power presume to say to the
keeper of hotel that ne shall keep it for
everybody? Has he not the right to de-
termine the number, quality, complex
ion and race Of persons he may choose to
accommodate?
1t was denied that the enforcement of
social equality between the races would
be attempted by the Republican rulers in
their canvass in this State. The passage
of the above measure, however, verifes
the charge. They are not content that
the negroes shall have hotels and board
ing houses of their own. They claim the
right to interfere with the privileges of
proprietors, and to require them to enter
tain negroes, as well as white people in
their houses. We are now promised
that the measure will be defeated in the
Senate. We will see what will happen
when Old Stringer cracks his whip.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

We learn from the Columbus Index
that Hon Green Chandler was elected
Trustee Of the Mississippi University in
place of DIR. Lyons, and not to fill Pro
fessors' chair, as we inferred from the an
nouncement in the Pilot.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

There are no defaulting officials in Noxu-
bee county, nor has the Sheriff of that
county been removed. win our neiQhbor
akethe Gnesade honorable to the officials he
b. y perhaps inadvertently, wronged-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
From the Brandon Republican.
Letter 90 > uIgc T'nrbcii.

LEan. i. TarbeM JaeLson. Mlsa.

Han. j. TdrbeH, JdcLsoa, Miss:
Sm:-An article appeared iu The pl0E
over the signature Of Brandon" which ra-
fleets upon the people 81 Brandon and Elu-
kin county. The Editor of the Republican
demanded the name Of the author Of che cd-
itor Of the Pilot, which demand was u0t
complied with.
As we are not willing 10 suffer au article
so malignant and slanderous 10 pass uHuy-
ticed, and as facts and Circumstance point
10 you rs the author we respectfully ro-
quest that you publicly deny or ayOw le
authorship Of said article.
Vary TFnaUarfflIIf
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

The collectors are pressing for the tax
es. Can't they be induced to hold their
hands until it is seen what response
the Legislature VIII make to the message !
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

The Vicksburg Herald contends that
Morgan has committed an objectionable
blunder In emitting the mule" from
his benevolent scheme Of donating ''forty
acres" to the freedmen.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

Can any party survive such an exhibit
ton of its misdeeds as is made of the
proAigacy and recklessness of the Radical
majority in the Legislature by the Gov
enors message?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

A REDUCTION OF THE taxes, not sim
ply the suspension of their collection for
a month, is what the necessities Of the
people require.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

WEEKLY CLARIos-Two dollars per year, and
an extra COPY 10 getter up Of club Of ten
81 more.
SEhI-W EEKLY CLARIoS-Four dollars per
year, and an extra copy for club Of six or
In future paper will be discontinued when
time expires.
Remittances should be By registered letter,
money order, draft, or by express. When 9TH
erw Use, the office cannot be responsible
All business communications should be adj
dressed to Power Barksdale, jackson, Miss.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
THOS. VI. GRlTTlN,pr#
G.. \. NEWTON, Secretary.


An Old PRINTER GoNE. - Uncle
JOHNNY Barry, whose sudden death we ro.
cord in another column, was at the time
of his death, with one exception, tlc DID,
est printer in the United States llnwa
born in Virginia in 1856, che memorable
year in which his native State, through
her Legislature, made a proposal for @
convention Of Commissioner from thc
several states, 10 revise the federal .y tenn
from which move sprang our present guy-
eminent. In 1899, Uncle JOHNNY Was
apprenticed 10 the Mero-District Gazette,
published in Nashville. Tia january
1900, he set up in type the news of thc
death Of George Washington, which
event had occurred at Mt Vernon, Va
Dec. If, 1893, three weeks before tho iH-
telligence reached Nashville. Uncle
JOHNNY, full Of years and Of honor, has
been gathered to his fathers, leaving
thousands behind him 10 cherish and ro-
we're his blessed and beloved memory. --
Holly Springs Reporter.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

On Wednesday last, when the Shoup
lmpudence case came up in the Senate,
1t was referred to "a committee. For the
sake of decency it should be permitted to
remain there,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16


The majority in the Legislature have
in two distinct instances joined issue with
the Executive and sign;fed their disap-
proval of his acts. First by declaring that
concurrent resolutions shall not be sent to
the Governor for his approval, as has
heretofore been the case. And secondly
by the passage of bill of still greater
significance and importance, as follows
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi: That so
much of an act entitled. AN Act to provide
for filling temporarily the various city,
town, county, district, or other public Off
ces in this State, and for other purposes
approved April 20, 1870, as refers TO, and
confers upon the Governor the power of re-
mOval from Office, be, and the same is here
by repealed
Under the power of removal, a num-
Der of salutary changes have been made
in the incumbents of Office by the Execu-
tive, and the rapidly increasing instan-
ces of malfeasance, render other changes
absolutely necessary. 1t is to place the
malefactors, (whose name is legion) be-
yond the reach of the Executive arm, that
this measure has been passed. 1t re-
quires his signature, which at the mo-
ment of this writing it has not received,
to become a law.
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Executive odice, Fcb. s i 81 ~ '''''
Meeting OF ttc 18th Niis.i-.ip,i
Regiment.

At an adjourned meeting of the sgr,.,a..
Of the 18th Mississippi Regiment ooh. l.,
Canton. Miss, ON the 18th dat uf IaaU.r,
A. ID. 1871, for the purpose of pfreur.
monument 10 the memory oi thp dUIufHa
Regiment the following resolution. ue.a
adopted
col Thos. NJ. Grinln, President. h. ...
chair. George A. New Ton was arfu.u..
Secretary OF the meeting and expressed ID.
regret that So few were Boz Attendance
Motion by j. n. Cope to adjourn tU msf
In Canton ON the 18Th day of MAY. l,,I-
Upon request this motion wac Withdraw
Motion by Tim T.. Cooper thut tHp Pix.
dent appoint a committee of three DAB rr..
pare and publish an addrc-. to thc SURVIVING
members of the Regiment urging tUrm (.
be present on the occasion OF thg urAt me.t.
ing
Whereupon the President appointed I.,.I
Nj. VI. Cooper company &c w 9Ugt J...
Ware. company a AMI George a. Nuu-
ton. company tx
Motion By Lieut.. Ware. that thc ulb.i
generally, and especially thut ulI UU.u
friendly 90 the object Of thc meeting. hr Iu.
yited To attend thc next meeting. Motion
adopted. II was resolved, that Col. W.. d.
Luse and Lieut.. NJ. NJ. Cooper, who wrr.
appointed rs orators Ul the LaE 90 thr I.I
meeting 10 deliver Addressr- ou this dav.
be requested 20 deliver adlrc--es at Gle
next meeting.
Upon motion Of Cnpt O. IL Singleton If
was resolved that Capt. Cart johnson aHI
Tim Il. Cooper be requested t0 deliver aI-
dresses Ia addition 20 those Go Dee made by
1t. Col. Lusc aud Lieut.. Cooper
Upon motion 10 was resolved that tho proc
ceedings of the meeting bee handed t0 tIo
Canton Mail, with request to publish. auI
that all papers Ia the State friendly tO thc
object OF the meeting, be- requested tO copy.
Ii was further resolved. Inut circulars 40
the address ofthh committee De printed ANA
mailed 70 all members Of the Regiment. aud
that Capt. Harris Barksdulc Doe requested tD
DO this, the expenses % be paid by thc Jrpl.-
urer Of the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned, tO meet
again on the 18th day 81 May, l-,lut
o'clock. Z. ST.. at the Methodist Church u
Canton.
TIIOS. NJ. GRIFFIN, Pre-.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

ne Lien Law
On this subject we have published an
article of great value to merchants, plant
ers, agricultural laborers and capitalists,
from the pen of Gen. George, of Carroll
The true intent of the law authorizing
Supply Liens in order to secure to per-
sons who are without means, the necessa-
ry credit to operate upon in making their
crops, is clearly explained. In the light
Of this Interpretation, no person of COM
mon sense can err. AS we have before
said, the law was wisely and humanely
conceived; and it served good purpose
until it was brought into disrepute by the
abuse of the privileges and benefits it
was designed to confer.
The law never was intended to encour-
age unlimited credits, nor to promote ex-
travagance. As the able lawyer who con-
tributes these papers remarks, ''the lien is
"given in favor of the merchant or sup
''ply man, not for all the goods or money
che may furnish, but only for money
FUSED in the purchase of supplies, farming
utensils, working stock or other things
necessary for the cultivation of the
''farm. A lien is therefore worthless for
anything not necessary to cultivate the
''farm. x x Z 1t does not extend
''to family supplies gencrally-such as
''fOod and raiment for members of the
family who are not engaged in cultivat-
''ing the farm. 1t does not extend to the
purchaser of purple and fine linen, jew
''elry and nice fixings generally" If
this construction of the law had been
strictly adhered to, the benevolent and
useful intentions of its trainers would not
have been defeated, nor would the clamor
under which movement is made in the
Legislature for its repeal, have been rails
ed. Although influenced by the abuses
which were practiced either through ignor-
ance of the meaning of the law, or cupid
ity, THE CLARION was the first to recon-
mend its repeal, we are, nevertheless,
frank to say that it could be wise to con-
tinue it in force if these abuses could be
corrected. And we are inclined to be-
lieve that they will be. Merchants,
planters and employees will profit by the
severe lessons of the past season. A
more rigid economy will be practiced,
and transactions will be had on the basis
of cotton at 123 cents per pound instead
of % cents. The very clamor that has
been raised for the repeal of the law in
of the use to which it has
been put on the supposition of large crops
and high prices, has assured in a great
measure, the reform which we set out to
In this view, and the repre-
which have been made that
very many meritorious persons will be
left without means of making crops if
denied the benefits of the law, we
would submit to the Legislature the pro-
priety CT postponing its repeal so as to
give it another years trial
The majority in the Legislature have
in two distinct instances joined issue with
the Executive and signifed their disap-
proval of his acts. First by declaring that
concurrent resolutions shall not be sent to
The Governor for his approval, as has
been the case. And secondly
BY the passage of bill of still greater
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16

The amount Of money actually rcceitrt
thus far--through performance ana tlIv-si
donatlons--ln aid OF the Holland teslilnVA'
Al, u oll,030 66.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-16
4 REBEL POEM.

The late P. 8. WorseIy, a Tory English poet,
sent 10 Gen Lee q copy Of his translation OF
the Iliad, with little poem OF translation
on the ny Leaf, It was seen by many Of the
Generals friends, who requested a transcript
Of the verses for publication, but he
would never permit them 20 be printed, his
nature modestly shrinking from the warm
ranegyrie .hey embodied.
Now that both the poet and the hero are
dead, there seems to be no good reason why
they should be withheld from the public
These are the lines :-DemOrrGffc Paper.
''The grand old Bard that never dies,
Receive him in our English tongue,
send thee, but with weeping eyes,
The story that he sung.
'Thy Troy Is fallen-thy dear land
Is marred beneath the spoilers heel;
I cannot trust my trembling hand
To write the things feel.
'Ah, realm Of tearS-but let her besr
This blazon 10 the end OF time
No nation rose 50 white and fair;
None fell so pure II ire.
"The widows moan, the orphans wall,
Rise round thee-but In truth be strong.
EeTHaI right, though all else IaR,
Can nsusr Be made iCroH0.
AN angels pen, an angels mouth,
Not Homer's could alone for me
Hymn well the great Confederate South
Virginia first and Lea"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-16
BLOONTIELE NEWS.

A prOtracted meeting ls now In pro-
gress at the u. E. Church. Rev.
Seymour Is carryingon the work, and
seems to beln earnest. Thus far, eight
persons, all of the finer sex, have come
to the altar.
Considerable excitement prevails
here in regard to the fall Of Paris
Our German brethren showed eonsid-
erable patriotism while the contest
lasted, and some Of them seemed to
enjoy the result better than they did
the fall Of Richmond.
I see, by the way, that there Is 70 be
a big time at Bueyrus the coming 4th
Of July. II I understand they, the
1eo9.e Of Crawford county, are to
5eries Of rOllicking and frolieking
oid-time exercises, such as catching
the CREASED pig" climbing the
creased pole" " &c. Now, would it not
be well TO let the next Democratic
Congressional Delegation from that
county have the first climb, and while
they are climbing they might, per-
haps, let their slippery principles slide
down the slippery pole.
George Smith and family, formerly
Of this place, are here on a visit
George looks well They now reside
Illinois.
Christian Brant, Of Missouri, form
erly Of this place, is here and has COLI
Guided 70 take one Of the Buckeye
girls boF = companion in Missouri.