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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

The term 'fOld Dominion" as applied
to Virginia, is said to have originated
from the following facts: During the
protectorate of Cromwell the colony of
Virginia refused to acknowledge his au-
thorlty, and sent TO Flanders for Charles
Ii. to come foreign over them. Charles
accepted, and was about to embark when
ne was recalled to the throne of England.
After ms accession, as reward to Viz
glnla for her loyalty, he allowed that coll
ony TO quarter the arms Of England, Ire
land and Scotland with its own, showing
her to be member Of the sfOld)Domin7
lon The historical facts on which this
statement u based seem well founded. and
such is said 10 berthe origin of the term
as applied originally to the colony and
now to the State. s.fss+s
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19


The Benton Argus says that Hon. ID.
b. Wright, Elector for the 1st District,
spoke effectively on the Presidential issues
in Ashland ON the 9Th inst, and will
soon announce a list of appointments.
Messrs. Cassidy and Stockdale, candi-
dates for Congress and Elector, respect
ivelylin the 9Th District, have commenced
the work in earnest. See their list of
appointments elsewhere.
The Meridian Mercury says Greeley
Club has been formed at State Line
Maj. Gaines President. All the whites
in the neighborhood and twenty blacks
Joined first meeting. Greeley Clubs have
been organized at Stems Creek, Cato,
Fannin and Crooks Mill, in Rankin
county. Also Central Club at Brandon,
which has been addressed by Messrs.
Charles Miller and JOS. NJ. Jayne, Jr,
among others of the young Democracy.
Col. Ben King announces that the
total white majority of Copiah county
under the late registration is 265.
The Beauregard Herald states that a
Greeley Club has been formed at that
place.
The Winston Banner calls on the PEG
pie of that county to have a grand bar
becue at the time appointed by the Exec
utive Committee for the Canvassers to be
present in Louisville. y good sugges
! ton.
Hons. o. r. Singleton and j. A. P
Campbell, District Electors, addressed {
large meeting at Oklahoma, Leake county
where barbecue was given. (By the
way, when will Judge Campbell an
nounce his appointments p
A Greeley Club has been organized a
Canton-Col. S. S. Calhoon, President
/ Chancellor Drane is doing good worl
for Greeley and Brown in East Missis
sippi.
The Greeley and Brown Club at Vicks
burg, will be addressed on Wednesda,
night by Albert Lea and William French
Esqs.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Upon consideration the Board of Control
have decided to devolve upon the Dis
trict Electors themselves the appoint
ment of their own meetings. and to re
quest them to make such appointments
for addressing the people of the several
counties of their Districts without delay.
In like manner it has been decided to
leave TO County and Beat organizations
the arrangement of meetings for their
local Canvassers. The Chairman will
renew the call of the Board for the or
ganization of County and Beat Clubs and
a complete enrolment of the voters in
each election precinct. The lists should
be forwarded to the headquarters of the
Board, with reports of the progress of
the canvass in the respective counties.
BY order of the Board,
ROBT. LOWRY, Chairman.
HARRIS BARKsDALE, Secretary.
Newspapers advocating the election of
Greeley and Brown are requested tocopy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19


It has been stated that Col. Edmond
son one Of the three white Republicans
in Clarke who had been claimed for
Grant, had declared for Greeley. The
statement is true. An interviewer of
the Enterprise Star has drawn from him
an explanation of the causes as follows :
Reporter learn Indirectly. sir, that you
have seen proper to abandon the extreme
wing of the Radical party, and have come
over to the support of Greeley and Brown.
As journalist, should like to make this
fact known, as well as your reason for
changing.
Col. Edmondson-I have no objection
whatever TO letting the public know my
present position on the pending Presiden-
tial question, though have no desire to
appear prominently in politics. 1t may be
sufflcient TO say that / am now an earnest
supporter of Greeley and Brown.
Rep-Knowing by the past that you are
seldom swayed by popular opinion in form
ing your judgments. your friends would
very probably be glad TO know the especial
reasons which have induced you to change.
Col. E-Briefly, l believed that Gen.
Grant, though called upon TO execute a
mum Der of exceedingly harsh measures,
was in reality likely to prove, as soon as
temporary disorders subsidized, true friend
of the South need not say how longing
lv have watched for this, and how great
was my disappointment TO find out the re-
verse recognize in Horace Greeley an
honest. thorough and true Republican, and
now earnestly hope to see him elected.
Finding that Col. Edmondson had ex-
pressed in the foregoing answers all he de-
sired to say on the subject, we bid him good
morning, and lett.
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a mother and Pour rsubic- Zoo IaH

1t is a trite saying that "oa.M. "
world does not know how tha ollie.
lives" This was excmpliiod 4. i..I
Courts yesterday afternoon About
o'clock a deputy constable Wagon
up, and a woman named Bridge. b".
with an infant in her arms wl ..
other little children follyu.H Doc.
handed out and locked up B 900. Il.
cells of the Jail She bad been
upon a complaint of "a mm um.. a.
Huke, who charges her with % .-..
bance of the peace. The ease "
examined by Justice Beck auI .0
man may be punished or dt.cam
1t was, however, a. sad sight 90
four innocent children cliue.n- m
unhappy mother as she was Hlra.
the gloomy precincts of thc ia.l
souri, Democrat.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

L. S. PARCEL PosT.-According to
the new U. S. Postal law, which went in
to operation on July LIST, packages Of dry
goods, hardware, drugs, Except liquid
drugs)and other merchandise not exceed
ing twelve ounces in weight, can be mailed
to any part Of the United States at a
charge of two cents for each two ounces or
fraction of two ounces. Under this law.
the post-ofiice authorities will toward a
twelve-ounce package to San Fransisco for
twelve cents, whereas the express compa-
MES demand at least twenty-five cents ior
the transportation of package, however
small, for any distance. As a familiar IL
lustration of the benefits of this new par
eel post, a pair Of dress boots, if neither
boot weighs over twelve ounces, NAV be
wrapped up in twoseparate packages, and
be sent to San Fransisco for twentv-four
cents, whereas the express companies
would charge for transportation to the
same point as much as the goods are
worth. The new system has not as vet
been taken advantage Of by the public TO
such an extent as to make it remuneratiye
to the Government, but it is believed that
when the parcel post becomes more gene
rally known it will prove profitable to the
Government as well as beneficial to indiyi-
duals.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
without the Newspapers.

How newspapers are missed at sea. A
correspondent of the Woodstock Patriot,
writing of his voyage across the Atlantic,
says:
One of the features OF sea voyage which
it is very difficult tor IaHdsman TO accus-
tom himself to, is the entire absence OF all
news from the outside world. Accustomed
as we are to have our daily paper on the
table every morning, and to glance over the
news that untiring correspondents have
CLEANED from every part of the world, it
seems Il strange deprivation TO pass day ai-
ter day in entire ignorance OF whatever is
transpiring among the busy haunts OF men.
Then there is no postoiilce 20 20 to two or
three times every day: no letters to be re
celved from friends aud kindred. The ships
company, is, for the time being, a commu-
nifty apart by itself, and il has TO live, as il
were, in world of its own. Yet even here
there are advantages to offset these incOn-
veniences. The favored Spectator can rest
for while, with no gold speculations 10
perpleX and annoy him. We are for a sea-
son out of the reach of the telegraph, where
no gloomy, worrying dispatches can ferret
us out.
The letters that await us at our journeys
end are read with a hungering delight ana
enjoyment such as we do not feel mt other
times. With an appetite sharpened by alb
stinence, we eagerly glance over the files of
newspapers and we learn to appreciate how
much we are indebted to the press for
large share of our enjoyment and irstruc-
ton. have spoken of the social spirit
which manitests itselt among the passengers
But toward the end of the voyage one finds
that there il also another aspect OF the sub
ject under the workings OF The same social
law-we cluster into atiinities on shipboard
as well as elsewhere. Many persons who
were quite intimate at first have very plain
ly become tired OF each other. and were II
not for the fact that they are cooped up and
walled in on shipboard, would get As far
away from them as possible. can imagine
that persons who are not specially congeni-
al to each other, If thrown together in this
way for two or three months, would come
to hate and loathe each other. So true is Il
that many people are hest friends at Il dis
lance, and that it does not do TO see too
much of one another.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
Liberal Republican State Executive
Committee.

RoB'r J. ALCoRN, of Kinds, Chairman.
joins O'CoNNER, of Monroe, Secretary.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
Rob'tJ J.. Alcorn, OF Kinds.
John O'Conner, of Monroe.
W. II. Vasser, .
Joe Bennett, of Rankin.
G. Gordon Adam, Of Warren.
VII. Vasser. of Monroe.
Joe Bennett, of Rankin.
j. L. Morphis. of Pontotoc.
e. II. Saunders, of Alfalfa.
r. ii. Montgomery, of Holmes.
!. L. Wofford, of Alcorn.
w. Il. Nesbit, of DeSoto,
J. II. Cooke, = ="
G. Gordon Adam, of Warren.
). :. Fairfield, of Grenada.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
Mass Meeting i'm Marshall.

The friends of Greeley and Brown are
to hold grand mass meeting at Holly
Spring, on the 26th inst. The following
named gentlemen are among those who
have been invited from abroad: Horace
Greeley, B. Gratz Brown, Carl Schurz,
Lyman Trumbull, Zeb. Vance and d.
w. VOORHEES,.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

The wretched state of the Grant party
in Mississippi may be inferred when its
fortunes are abandoned to the keeping of
small fry like Morris, while such leading
members as Ex-Gov. Alcorn, the ''Emi-
nent Man." Musgrove, the Organizer, :"
and Pease, the mercantile operator"
are silent in the canvass.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Williams, the deputy sheriff of Pope
county, which has been given over to the
tender naefcies of plundering sable mill
tia-men who are robbing stores, murder
ing menand ravishing women made
a dying confession to the effect that the
trouble was brought on BY the Radical
naisFulerso as pretext for military inter-
vention for partisan purposes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Hon. James Lyons, President of the
Louisville Convention, which was gotten
up by the Grant managers, has abandon
ed the movement as miserable and CON
temptible farce. He has declared that
he would not support Adams for Vice
President, and he refused to serve on the
Committee to request O'GonnOr to be a
candidate He shook the dust of Louis
vile from his feet and returned to Vir-
ginia with big disgust on him. A sat
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

GONE GLIMMERING.-The Cincinnati
Commoner, the only Bourbon newspaper
in Ohio, has died. It announces its own
demise, saying mournfully:
The last chance of constitutional resist
ance has been thrown away by the refusal
of Mr.. O'Conor to carry the standard of the
Democracy, although countless thousands
would follow him, As at present advised.
this number will be the last COmmoner.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
Hon. ne. M. 4. Hunter.

A respected correspondent of THE
CLARION recently suggested the proprie-
ty of enhsting this great Virginia states
man in the Presidential canvass. We are
glad to know that he has spoken. He
was one of the orators of the Greeley rat
ification meeting in New York, on the
18th, and delivered a ENTHUSIASTICALLY
discreet, able and Well-timed address, A
telegram reports that he ssdelivered a
lengthy speech, supporting Greeley be-
cause Of his desire to sow the seeds of
sympathy aud affection among all our
sspeople to cultivate the different races
in the Southern States; to arrest the
Concentration Of all power in the hands
of the central government, and also
because he desired an honest President
ssand one WHO win use his powers over
.'ofhce-holders, not for selfish ends, bat
] for general and catholic purposes, lsas-
ssing them to discharge the duties Of CHI
''zsns according 70 thsif own sense of
sAauty - l3aas so sass8 ssvsazss
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Negroes in lots of twenty, thirty. forty
and fifty are leaving Maryland. the District
of Columbia, and Virginia, Ito work on
Simon Cameron's road in Pennsylvania"
These hands will be attended to by "Vigi-
lance Committees. "-EXchange
One good thing is these fellows can't
be 'colonized" in the Presidential eiec-
ton, which is held in all the States on
the same day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

A curious calculation has been
by and eccentric individual, weIl sn"
IN Paris for his peculiar antpathy 20 3D.
ny. He collected three thousand t.
a room measuring seventy cubic feet. NJ.
the foor he spread a pounded loaf '. F.
gar. At the end Of four days be wen.
investigate the result Of his evparma..
There remained a teaspoontul of rs
This statistician, therefore, colcua.
that, sugar being at the rate of thirteen
cents a pound, a fly costs the coun.g
twenty cents from its birth 10 its dcm
that is If fed on loaf sugar.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

u We understand from y. G. Prewet. Esq.
~ legal docs have been sent our SSher
In from Coahoma county. issninc~ ~ a,Ies
now being had against the Mobile ana
Northwestern railroad for that WORT vSlsiSIi
has been done IN Coahoma County These
VII VII were sent 20 Andrews q PreWett. to
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

The Cincinnati Enquirer states 1.-THE
change in the German vote in Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus and the
NorthWest viii be more than sufficient to
change the past political character of
Ohio. "
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
The Congressional Bribery Cases.

The New York Sun is following up
the disclosures concerning the bribery of
prominent Grant Congressman by Cakes
Ames, and every day accumulates addi-
tional damning proof. It says in an
article tomorrow 'sW have already
stated that many months since-soon
after we became aware of the existence
of Col. McComb's testimony-one of our
reporters visited one of the more conspic-
uous of the Congressman mentioned in
Cakes Ames' list, and this member ad-
mitted to him, so far as he was concerned,
the fact was SO. Here we have the
confession of one of the persons that the
system of bribery was really pursued,
and that Cakes Ames did not lie when
he stated that he made such distribu-
ton of Credit Mobilier stock among
members of Congress In addition to
this testimony, we now have that of
another prominent Republican in the
House of Representatives, who has per-
sonally informed US that in the latter
part of 1867 proposal to alIot to him
portion of the Credit Mobilier stock was
made to him by member of the Credit
Mobilier company, and it was declined.
This agent said to our informant: ssAll
your friends are in it, and showed him
list OF names written on paper, saying
There are the Senator'S and members
who have an interest Thus the case is
proved. It is established on the testi-
mony Of. Col. McComb, on the private
confession of one of the members bribed,
and on the testimony of another member
whe refused to be bribed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

The STATE UNIVERsITY.-''Ta
PAYERS" communication on the manage
ment of this Institution which is a State
establishment, supported at public expense
and is therefore proper subject of in
vestigation-contains information that
will astound the reader. 1t is commend
ed to the attention of the public, and of
our cotemporaries of the press.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

/ TURN MY BACK UPON THE PAST. STAND
ION THE PRESENT, AND LOOK HOPEFULLY
gro THE FUrURE"-Thop,as Il. Hendricks.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

1 In the division of honors in this State
among the Mongrels, the carpet-baggers
have taken the Congressional nominations,
with the exception of one which they
could not hold, and Left TO the darlkies
the Electoral appointments. Thus have
the {. bs.. who never forget the main
chance, kept the oyster and given sambO
the shell.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

The failure Of the Bourbon Conven-
ton proves that the real straight out
Democrats are unit for Greeley.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
Campaign Documents.

We are receiving numerous orders for
campaign documents. We have none on
hand; but viii file orders for attention, as
soon as it is practicable for us to supply the
demand.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
An exchange makes a good suggestion

An exchange makes a good suggestion
to Greeley Clubs, as follows:
They should appoint, in addition to their
other officers, reader. Local speakers can
not always be had when the Club meets, but
speeches are to be found in almost any
Democratic or Liberal Republican paper,
which good reader can read to the edidca-
ton of his hearers. Select short speeches
as a rule, and the stirring letters OF promi
nent states
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

d Several large business firms failed In
Baltimore on the 12th The amount In
SOlsea In their suspensions Is estimated
nc % ,OOO, 0O0.as - Eea
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

nc has bean atata1 chat tbere were bU.
about three v,l,Tts De5feois M al of Clarke
county. ana thaf fbev ne Enterprise mc.
Judge Hancook stated publicly, ln ~
speech, &C De6oJ0, last Saturday. tnal ~.
W. n. EdnOndaoh. who a. one Of theih '
now for Greeley. IN erldian Mercury
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Its telegraphed from w ashingt that
Charles Jordan, efI the a1etb United.
States infantry, on duty here has bean
dismissed the service on the. charge of
.embezzlement and desertion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

The same pei centAge. OF loss Is Cram,
which he sustained Ia the recent Mains,
election. in other States WI secure the
success of Greeley by large majority.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Ex-Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania. who
has recently reached home from abroad
who is the most popular Republican in
the State and has been claimed by both
Liberal and Radical Republicans, has de-
clined a nomination for Congress By. the
Grant Republicans, and accepted the
nomination of theLiberals as . delegate
% the CONSTITUTIONAL Convention. q "a
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Of Control.

RoBEHr Lowry, Of Rankin, Chairman;
HARRIs BARKsDALE, of Kinds, Secretary.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Sketch Of Gen. Banks Speech before the
Massachusetts, Fusion Conuention.

General Banks said it was with great
pleasure that he accepted the position. 1t
was not the opportunity so much as the
snnats of dnfV.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Under the combined pressure of spec
ulators in cotton, the market has declined
within the last week, Notwithstanding the
now we'll established fact of short crop.
Planters as soon as they have met their
pressing liabilities, had better keep the
balance of their cotton at home They
will be masters of the situation in the
end.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Statement of Registration in Clark
county iH
Whltes, ....-.o5; Biloxi. -.---.33
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

General Banks said it was with great
pleasure that he accepted the position 1t
was not the opportunity so much as the
sense of duty.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO,
he was constrained to leave his then politi-
cal associates and oppose the encroachments
of our government upon the liberties of the
people. (Applause.) No man who heard his
voice that day would dispute his purpose.
and it was with the same spirit to-day that
he appealed to the citizens OF Massachusetts
to check and defeat the encrOachmentsof
the present government. The liberal cause
brought absolute equality between man and
man,
KNOWING 40 PREJUDICE AGAINST RACE OR
CONDITION.
Absolute power and paternal relations
between all was the watehword. He had
participated in the canvass Of one State, and
he expected to see the usual routine Of
campaign; but he saw what he never saw
before. government directly arFayed
against public opinion. He also saw the
honest men, some of his former com paniOus
in the army, pressed out oftheir rightful no.
sitions, and intimidated by tile united efforts
of the administration and its hired supuort- \
ers speaking in Maine. The General re-
j0iced that the administration majority was
reduced twenty-five per cent. and hoped the
day of election in that State would be
changed in the future 10 prevent such
conspiFacies as had Just been Witnessed.
The General said he was here to unite with
eyeryb body who wanted to unite against the
enoroachments Of the dominant parry. 81
long as the contests necessary for the main
tenance of these principles, so long would
he fight with anybody against anybody.
and he was willing co maintain thia contast
against al the opposition the adunInistra-
ton could bring 70 bear. The old asperifiea
we're 10 be swept away and such a Deaee
was to prevail Is had meyer been. wftnesse1I
before.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-19

Robt. Lowry, VIM. II. McCardle, 5. >.
Calhoon. 7. J. Shannon, Harris Barksdale.
STATE AT LARGE.
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CIRCULAR OF E'FRE BOARD OH
CONTROL OH THE STATE
EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE OF THE
TEE or THE

DEMOCRATIC d CONSERVATIVE
PARTY OF MISSISSIPPI.
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The Liberal Republicans of Massachu-
sets have nominated as their candidate
for Governor against the Grant nominee,
Senator Charles Sumner. The same
ticket was agreed upon by the Democrats.
The Convention adopted resolutions
indorsing the Cincinnati platform as
sailing Grants Administration and en-
dorsing Greeley and Brown. There is a
reasonable ground of hope that the fu-
sion ticket will carry the State.