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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-28
Letter from COPiah.
HAzLEHURsr. MISS, March y,

HAZLEHURsT, Miss, March ~, 1872.
EDITORS CLARION: Please find postofiice
order for 81 90; 50 of which is for adveT-
tisement of Peabody School at this place;
for the other 81 send WEEKLY CLARION to
NJ. j. Norman, Hazlehurst, and say to the
Pilot man, that in his issue of last week. he
did Mr.. j. III. Catching, of this city. great
wrong in supposing he had ever been Re-
publican, as understood by the Pilot. He
has ever been liberal man in his views, in
favor of equal rights to all. buthe has never
been in favor of a party that endeavors to
enforce social equality by legislation, or
that is guilty of such gross and palpable
violation of all law and justice, as the Radi-
cal wing of the Republican party Of this
section. Consequently he could not even
feel right in supporting paper that advo-
Gated the negro supremacy and white man
oppression doctrine. He never voted for any
part of the Radical ticket, and suppose Mr..
Pilot thought that because he subscribed
for his paper, he would veto for Willing and
Handy, but MIR. Catching reads The CLAIR
ON, and OF course, being a man of fine sense
voted in opposition TO 1.-THE Plunderers
Party" Yours truly, III.
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Mobile and NOrthwestern Rail-
road and the Tax Lands.

I have just learned from undoubted
authority that the Mobile and Northwestern
Railroad Company have filed an applica-
tion initiatory TO purchasing lands which
are owned by the State for non-payment Of
taxes, endorsed by good legal authority
''that the privilege Of said road TO purchase
lands owned by the State az two cents per
acre" extends not only 20 lands owned By
the State absolutely; but to all lands within
the defined limits, required by the State un-
der tax sales.
Ideem il my duty to call the attention Of
the Legislature, through your columns 70
the fact. In order that they may BY addI-
tional legislation define the intent and
meaning Of the law. and restrain the Com
pany An what appears - be a manifest in
have been unable by misfortune to paw the
heavy taxes now being collected, and have
been compelled 70 allow their lands sold for
taxes. N
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LOYAL MAN COVE TO GRIEF.
Arrest of One of AIcOrn's APP
pOintees Who Had AbscOnded
with the People,
Money.
From the Louisville winston county,
Banner.

From the Louisville winston county,
Banner.
Dick Ellis. one of Alcorn's appointees.
and the defaulting Chancery Clerk of this
county, who absconded from this place
about eighteen months ago, in company
with his father-i0-law. Kit Hudson. Sheriff,
with about $1,000 of the peoples money in
their pockets, arrived in town last Satur-
day morning in charge of special L. 5. De-
tectiye, G. 5. Bell.
Sometime since IL was ascertained that
these WORTHLESS were in Missouri, living iB
fine style on the money they had stolen
from the tax-ridden people of Winston
county.
A petition was drawn up by the President
of the Board OF Supervisors, OF this county.
and for warded TO Gov. Powers, asking that
he would execHte requisition on the Gov
ernor of Missouri, for both Hudson and
Ellis. The Governor put the requisition in
the hands of Mr.. Bell, told him to secure the
men and turn them over to the sheriff of
this county. Ellis was found In ST. L0nis,
and Hudson at his home in the country, but
made his escape from the Sheriff before
reaching st. Louis
Ellis has been indicted on three different
charges. and was admitted to bail in the
sum OF $3,O00-$1, 900 for each eharge-for
his appearance at the next term of the Cir
cult Court.
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AFTERNOON SESSION

The resolution offered by Mr.. Session. Uu
the 18th Of March, creating a special CONE
mittee Of three 70 investigate the printing
Of the Report Of the Superintendent of EI-
ucation and the cost OF the same was ts.u
up and was lost.
u cas- 80; nays ~.
Yeas-Messrs. Andrew, Allen. Apple
white, Baker, Balbridgo, Benson Boyd ll1..
ton, Buchanan, Calhoun, Curric. Currr.
Evans. Ford, Gaddis, Gaines, Goar. folio.
way, Hycr. Jones. Kelly. KimbrougH
Leayell, Land, Lopez. Lowry. Mcktc. Pot.
ter, Reed, Ross, Smith Of DcSoto. Street.
Sessions WrOtOn and WhartOu-8s
Nays-Messrs. Avery, Barrett, Bell. HusU.
Brooks, COreoran, Cooke, Davis OF NOAuhD0.
Fisher Foley, French, Gin GriQps. Green.
Gayics, Hill, Handy OF COpiah. Handy UI
Madison, Howard, HuRgins, Holland. uaaIp.
ioustent Howe, johnson Of Kinds, mccain.
Mauss, Mclnnis. Mallory, Nettlcs. Pile.
Shadd, Smith OF Tunica, Stewart of ll0Imc.
SmOthere, Sullivan, Truehart Willing. Web.
ster, White, Wade and Mr.. speaker-a2
Absent aud not voting-3G
The resolution offered by Mr.. Street ycs.
terday relating 70 the seats Of members, wl
Mr.. Hill moved TO refer the resolution t8
the Committee on Elections, and on tIIH
motion moved the previous question.
Mr. Griggs moved 10 table the motion -1
refer. Lost.
Aud the previous question was sustained
and under the operation thereof Mr.. INNS
motion 20 refer was carried.
Mr.. street, nc 80 o'clock, moved ID ad-
jOurn.
Mr.. Hyer moved that when the House
adjourn thaC IL be until Monday nczt
Lost.
Yeas "a; nays 60.
An act 20 re-organize the CongrcHiouaI
Districts in this State, was taken as.
Mr. Hyer moved u lay the bHi ou the
table. Lost
Yeas II nays 81.
Absent and not voting 81
A H.nd the bill was read the third Time
Yeas 90; nays i.
Absent and not voting B8
h, 10 quorum voting on the passage of the
Mr.: - moved that the names oftbo.r
members not voting, be called.
Mr. Howe moved that Mr.. ApnIovgbite b.
hneu 10, and excluded from the PRIVILEGE.
fusing 20 vote.
Mr.: Carter offered the following as o.
Substitute for Mr.. Howe'a motion
That the names Of those member MOI
voting DC called, and that each member r.-
iusinR 70 vote, be fined @25. and fhnt fhrv
DC aeDarred nom participating Ga any action
~ ~. She HOUSE. until said fine j. paidn Care
Yeas 43i nays z.
- cas- Messrs. ARMsrEAD, Barrett Bell
Bush, Brooks, Bremen, Ccsson, Cooke. Cnr-
serl Davis Of Noxnboo, Fisher. Foley.
FEteen,ster, French, 9rigga, Green, Gayle.
handy Of Copiah. Handy OF Madison.
Howard, Hasle, Houston, dohneon of Hinda.
Lenders, MeCains Maua1 Mclnnia, Mallory,
Morgan, Nettleg, Piles, Shadd. amith of De-
Soto, stewart Of Holmes. spalman. smoth-
ef., sullivan, AFuchart Willing. Wehafor.
white, Wade aud Mr. Speater-fa
Nay.-- 1l eeaIs. Allen, Corcorau, Hul, Hole
lA.h, MoiA1nHies hoaa and Bmith of IunIca
Inc vote being taken on Che anal passage
ogQiiulgd ca 1aFd f'e1
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and rests in the depths OF the ocean. far
AWAY. 90 the great moral gravltation'
always at work, viii sooner or later restore
quiet and harmony 10 our distracted eoun,
try. / shall never hold public Office anu
as YOU will send this letter to Tax CLARION,
and as The CLARION reaches every portion
of the country and arrests the attention OF
all shades of thought, desire TO say 10 the
people. stand firm. Do right. Act justly.
Obey the laws. Endure with patience MS
that You cannot peaceably avert. Bide your
time. The year of Jubilee will come.
Eour friend. JOHN JONES.
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z" This newspaper established at Okolona,
by Col. A. T. Harper and L. A. Clan
vile, is a handsome sheet, conducted
with ability and marked by strict devo-
ton to sound principle. Col. Harper in
lns introductory announces in belief the
policy Of the paper in saying:
~. We favor low taxes, reform and retrench-
ment 20 the lowest degree Consistent with
the preservation Of the public credit: as lit
! tie legislation as possible, and above all. a
It is needless to add that we wish the
enterprise what il merits abundant sue
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Legislative Resume.

MONDAY, 1STH.-Senate.- bill
to reduce the compensation of the public
printer was passed. House. The Com
mittee on Union County, appointed in
the early part of the session, reported
that that county had the constitutional
number of square miles, and were dis
charged. A resolution was offered by Mr..
Sessions, to investigate the cost of print
ing the report of the Superintendent of
Education, and by whose authority such
an amount of extraneous matter was in
serted therein.
TUESDAY, 19TH.-Senate.- Sui
livan offered bill to create Grant coun-
ty The bill to fund the floating debt
was passed yeas Is, all Republicans
nays 10, all Conservatives and Demo
Gratis. House.-A bill to change the
venue of suits against railroads, express
and telegraph companies, was passed.
WEDNESDAY 20TH.-Senate.- The
Democrats and Conservatives spread up
on the journals an able protest against
the action had the day before, in the
passage of the bill to fund the floating
debt. House. act to secure the
payment of delinquent taxes was passed.
The concurrent resolution passed by the
Senate on the 18th inst, providing for
an adjournment April 9Th, was concurred
in late in the evening, when number of
Republicans we're out of their seats.
Those who remained, who were opposed
to its passage, when it was called up
deserted the House and left the body
without quorum, but the Sergeant-at-
arms succeeded in capturing a sufficient
number; after disgraceful exhibition
of Legislators (so-called) fleeing through
the streets was made and the motion
to concur in the Senate resolution was
carried.
THURSDAY, 21sT.-Senate.- bill
to extend the time of the Subsidy Act
was indefinitely postponed; also, the
bill in relation to Notaries Public.
House.-An act in relation to the man
dates of theSupr eme Court was passed.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Sessions
to inquire into the cost, &C., of the re-
port of the Superintendent of Educa.
ton was lost. A bill to divide the State
into six Congressional districts, and re-
apportion the same, which is only ex-
celled in its iniquities by the Legislative
apportionment act of last year, was
passed yeas So, all Republicans; nays
none. Democrats and Conservatives,
owing to the injustice and manifest un.
constitutionality of the bill, refused tc
vote. A resolution offered by Carter Gas
an amendment to a motion made by
Black-and- Tan Convention Howe, to the
same effect, SO far as Mr.. Applewhite
was concerned), fning each member re.
fusing to vote, twenty-five dollars and
depriving them of their votes till the
fine is paid, was passed; yeas 43, nays z,
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The Supreme Court and the En-
fOrcememt Act.

1t will occasion regret to all the friends
of just government that this law could
not have had decision on its merits
in the Supreme Court; in the case recent
ly dismissed for want of jurisdiction. An
attempt, however, has been made to bring
it before the Court for hearing in
a different form-as will be seen by the
following dispatch
The Supreme Court took up to-day the
case known as the original ex-parte I. JEFF
ferson Green. This is one of the South
Carolina cases under the enforcement act Of
May, 1870, and Messrs. Stanbery and John
son, falling to get the constitutionality of
the law before the court in the case of Avery
and Others, upon certificate of division in
respect of questions raised on motion to
quash, now moved for writ of habeas and
certiOrari to bring up this case for review,
the court below having refused to discharge
the petitioner on habeas corpus.
After some conversation between the
court and counsel the matter was taken I'M
der advisement.
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The NeshOba County Contested
Elections.

1t will be remembered that the Radical
Board of Registrars of Neshoba county
deprived the legally elected officers of
that county of their offices by giving the
certificates of election to the defeated
candidates, who were Radicals. The
Justices jury which tried the cases de-
cided against the Radical usurpers, but
they, that they might have longer lease
of official life, appealed to the Circuit
Court. We have just been informed by
Hon. Mr.. Kelly, Representative of
Neshoba in the Legislature, that the
usurpers have been again defeated, and
that the Democrats and Conservatives
who were elected by the people, have been
placed in their offices.
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The following is a verbatim copy of let
ter recently received by schoof-master in
Indiana from householder in his locality
s"Cur, ass you are man of no legs, wish 20
intur my sun in your skull" The obscurity
and seeming offensiveness of this address
disappear on translation. What was in
tended TO be written was: "Sir, as you are
man of knowledge, l wish to enter my
son in your school. Exchange.
r. The man who wrote the foregoing let
ter is supposed to have carpet-bagged and
accepted situation as teacher himself in
one of the public schools in this State, al
$50 per month.
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< telegram states that negroes held a

A telegram states that negroes held a
meeting at Springfield, Ohio, to demand
admission for their children to the dis
trict schools on the LIST of April. In
case of admission being refused, they
threaten to sue the school directors for
damages. 1t seems that ne schools are
provided for their race, and they have
resolved to claim the privileges of the
schools established for the whites.
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FAsr Mlssrss1PP1. March rs, ls72

EAST MIssrssIrPI, March is, 1874
EDrroRs CLARION: You will remember
that Mr.. Jones promised me another letter
before he left Jackson, and herewith sub
NIT It to the public. He seems to have been
much impressed by the Ku-Klux trials, and
has confined his letter mostly to that sub
ject. His former letter was much read,
and was re-published in the East; and
think the enclosed will. perhaps, prove as
interesting.
Mr.. Jones may be morbid; he certainly
has no malice, and desires only TO call the
attention OF the authorities an of citizens
TO the present state of affairs, and TO urge
both parties 70 their duties. WILLIAM.
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I'm Every Quarter of tho Globe
where it Is known, and there are few indeed
where il Is not, the MEXICAN MUsTANG
LINIMKNT takes precedence OF all similar
obtained for it popularity seldom reached
by any proprietary medicine. In its infan-
cy the fiat Of its success was pronounced in
the widespread endorsement which IL re-
ceived from physicians, veterinary surgeons,
horsemen and the public generally. No
one now thinks Of questioning its claims to
be considered the Standard Lihiment Of
America.
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The SOCIAL EQUALITY ABoMINA-

TIoN.-We are informed that the propri-
etors of the hotels in the State generally,
will close their establishments in the
event this measure be approved and be-
comes law Mr.. Hilzheim, of the Ed
wards House of this city, will pursue
that course, and others doubtless will act
in the same manner, which is preferable
to a violation of the law while it stands,
or a concession to most unjust and ini-
quitous requirement.
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ChOcIaw.
EDITORS CLARION: In the annual report
of the Superintendent of Public Education
of the State of Mississippi, for the year 1871,
occurs the following language: "our repre-
sentatives are, or have beea, opposed to our
free system of education, and to-day they
are opposed, except Frank Holloway Ga
Democrat) He says the system il good
and should be cherished by all good citi-
zens.'-See report of r. b. Wooley, Super
intendent Choctaw county.
have to say, so far as the above relates
to me, that it is unfounded and false. / am
not opposed 20 free education, but opposed
to the manner in which it is administered !;
opposed to a system that admits of so much
plundering, and also Supposed to political
campaign documents being published at the
expense of the State by the Superintendent
of Public Education. III. II. REED.
Jackson, Miss March 18th, 1871.
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No notice has been taken of the re-
spectful call of the House of Representa-
,tives on the Governor for information
concerning the disposition of the fifty
thousand dollars Secret Service Money.
Of one fact the people are assured. 1t
is gone glimmering, and there is no trace
of valuable consideration to the tax
payers from whom it was wrung
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SOME of the Conservatives and Demo
Gratis in the Legislature have been absent
during the past week, and are still absent
at time of great need to the State. We
are sure the business which called them
from their post was urgent. Neverthe-
less we cannot keep from reminding them
that Mississippi expects every man to
do his duty"
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There is q squad of soldiers in Neshoba to
stand guard over the house of Bowden, the
Neshoba Radical. Some body lately gave
him fright; understood TO be some negroes
Mercury.
To what base uses the Radicals are
putting the army of the United States
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ANOTHER DEFALCATIoN. - General
Daniel Stanton, the Collector of the
Fifth Maryland District, has been ar
rested for defalcafion He has been
bailed in the sum of SIS, 900.
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The following is from late New Or
leans Citizens Guard, a Grant paper:
! Advices from New York indicate that
WarInoth has gone over 70 the enemy, hook,
after be found an earnest worker for Carl
Schurz & Co., with headquarters &C Cincin-
natl. ak
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Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars

The Senate has passed abill appropri-
ating $50, 200 to the completion of the
Lunatic Asylum over and above the
amount for which the contractors Obliga-
ted themselves to do the work. That's
the way the money goes. No wonder
Auditors warrants are going down
downtown.
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TOTAL COTTON RECEIPTS since Aug.
81, 1880, 479 bales, against 1925, 800
last year-falling off, 844,577.
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,a,W We win publish in our next issue,
ssfrom the Carrollton Conservative, let
!. 1f from Hon q. Brown 70 Gen.
George, on the politicnl situation.
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JAcKsoN. Mas March 8. ls72.

DEAR WILLIAM: l shall leave here to-
night at IL O'Clock, and hope to see you in
few days. l promised, however, TO write
you again from this place. 1 could tell you
all. when get home, but | desire that the
people OF East Mississippi and every portion
of the State may know what | have seen,
and the impressions made upon my mind.
am an old man-have seen better times
am passing away
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WAsHrEGToS, March a, 1872.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the KIN
hlux case upon the government plea al
want OF Jurisdiction. $3.50 - ~
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WEEKLY CLARIoH--Two dollars per year, and
an extra copy TO getter up of club Of ten
or more.
6EMI-WEKKLY CLARIoN-FOur dollars per
year, and an extra copy for club of six or
more.
In future paper will be discontinued when
time expires.
Remittances should be by registered letter,
money order draft, or by express. when 9TH
erwise, the Office cannot be responsible
All business communications should be ad-
dressed to Power Barksdale, Jackson, Miss.
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The marriage Of two sons OF the second
wife 90 two daughters of the third wife On
the same man, Is . curious event which Is
said TO have occurred I'm Essex county, Wa
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a. Hon Asa Packer has agreed 70 pav the
state OF New Jersey s125,O00 for lands nm
d os,r WAFER az Perth Amboy comprising the
West Line Railroad. -" eo1i''oS
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The Revised Code has just been com
pIeted at cost of forty or fifty thousand
dollars to the public, and yet we find the
following in the Pilot
The bin passed allowing the clerk, an
pointed BY the joint committee to examine
and c0mpara the Revised Code. six d01lar
per day Tor such services.
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s, TSS o os . sSsss CaIona s9au.s paid
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The Nevada Democracy have endorsed
the Missouri Plan. .ss1 -
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NOW Is THE TIME TO STAND FIRM.

am writing you too long letter. can
not close however without saying that now
Is the time to stand firm. Under the forms
Of law, our enemies are dragging eur peo-
pie before criminal tribunals, when they
have committed no crime They are SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for years at the
instance OF servile meanness rot known
elsewhere in this day of civilization. Per-
jury Is at n premium. providedi il is sure to be
against q Southern man. To be Southern
man and to be proud of it 10 more hateful
20 loyalty than murder, arson or rape.
These are strong expressions. some may
say they are intemperate and fll-timed.
They are the conclusions drawn from what
/ have seen here. If there were no power
above us, superior 20 man. / should despond.
That power Is above MS and now ceases to
operate. It ID that power, unseen and un-
felt that Is bursting the rugged buds around
III, and that spreads the flower and throws
perfume upon the vernal breexe- y
Our equilibrium must be sought In. this
country, socially and politically. It win be
found As water on the mountain top cam
not rest and tumbles and dashss and rushess
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was much gratified at letter which l
heard commended by all. IL was written
by DIR. j. c. Wilson, of Neshoba. He Is of
our kindred. He is our neighbor, and of
course. we rejoice to see such moral hero
ism. However, no State ever produced a
better man than DR.. Wilson; and he would
scorn to occupy seat to which another
was chosen.
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i left the courtroom and went to THE
CLARION office to get a paper, previous to
going to my room. and saw your friends
Col. Power, Capt. Harris Barksdale and Mr..
Hines. They are genuine business men
and journalists, and Col. Power is said to
be the most useful man in the State. Capt.
Barksdale has much of the old family favor
and talents, and is rising ma in the
journalistic world. Mr.. Hines, you say, is
among the purcst and most sensible men
in Jackson. did not tell them who was.
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William, Mississippi is going just as Lou
isiana and the Carolinas have gone. The
spOnsibility attaches to the majority of the
members. Nearly forty negroes are in the
House / suppose. They have picked up a
smattering of information, which delights
them. Our people are represented mostly
by young men; but they are good men.
thoughtful, prudent man in council, and the
Bayard of the old army of Northern Vir-
ginia. Steele is very good man. In the
House we have Lowry. Street Nets. Ses-
sions. Mcintosh, RoaDe, Calhoon, McKie,
Leavelk and many other good men, who
are comparatively Young.