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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
How Cotton Producers ABed the
Plans OfScEAemImg SPecuIa-
tors i'm Pu1aing Down

We have made free comments ON the
systematic efforts of spectators 10 plum
der the cotton producer by circulating
exaggerated reports of the extent Of the
crop; and have stated that they have
succesded in putting down prices about
four cents per pound within the past
four weeks. This has been effected ut a
stage of the crop when it was impossible
to form rational opinion ON the subject.
The season was not half advanced and
the growing crop was liable to all the UNI
foreseen probabilities of destruction by
caterpillar, boil worm, drouth, or excess
sive rains. From all these causes, the
growing crop has suffered in different
parts of this cotton region, since reports
were put in circulation that it would
equal and probably exceed the yield of
1870.
While we have occasion TO complain of
the systematic misrepresentation of in
terested parties to create false impressions
concerning the extent of the crop, candor
compels us to say that producers are not
entirely free from blame. Too many of
them play into the hands of unscru-
pulous spectators and become the instru-
ments Of damage to themselves in the
mode described by the Woodville Senti-
mel, whose observations we commend to
the special attention of planters:
Now, the question occurs, whose fault is
it? aud we answer most emphatically the
fault of cotton growers. No combination
for the purpose of promoting financial
suicide could be more perfect than that ex-
listing among planters for the purpose of
decrying their own products. Az soon as
the seed is IN the ground the cry begins and
the universal hymn of praise is sung con-
tinrOusly, until the silly farmers sing their
cotton itself down to a mere song. Then
groans are substituted.
To please the merchant, who doles out
their supplies under heavy exactions, they
begin to exaggerate the condition of their
crops. Then We have early blooms, and
biggest bolls and the first open cotton of the
season paraded in newspapers, all of which
ldCtS are eciICd uHOh ny liOSC VIM
will be buyers, whose interests are directly
opposed TO that of the sellers, and thus, out
OF the mouths of the foolish planters them
selves, they gather evidence to depreciate
the value of the great staple.
Impoverished as the Southern people are,
it is passing strange that they will persist
in sacrificing many millions of dollars year
ly to this insane folly of fatal exaggeration.'
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AReau1iruI sentiment.

The following beautiful sentiment was
recently uttered by Judge John l.. 4.
Sneed
1.-The idea that the judicial officer IS
supposed to be vested with ermine, though
fabulous and mythical, is yet more elo-
quent In Its significance. We are toid
tbat the little creature called erRfne Is
so aceutely sensitive as to its own cieanli-
ness that it becomes paralyzed and pow
erless at the slightest touch OF dehiement
upon its snow-whjte fur. when the
hunters are pursuing it they spread with
mire the pass leading to its haunts, to-
ward which they then draw it, knowing
that it will submit to be captured rather
than defile itself. And like sensibility
should belong to him who comes to exer-
else theangust functions Ofjudge-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
Violations Of the EnfOrcement
Act by Radical officials.

Act by Radical officials.
A correspondent called attention
through THE CLARION to the violation
of this act by no less parsonage than
Gen. Grant, the head of the Radical
party, In his attempt to bride Senator
Schurz to vote for the San Domingo in
iquity. The charge was proved by Gen.
Pleasanton, and court>of justice would
have been compelled to convict the accu-
sed on his testimony if he had been ar
raigned for trial before it. With such
an example set before them by the high
est Radical functionary in the land, it is
not to be expected that the lesser lights
would escape being lead into temptation.
The reference to the conduct of the Pres
ident by our correspondent has elected
the following comments and statement
from the Meridian Mercury:
From the President down. the enforcers
of the enforcement act are violating it them
selves. Time makes things even. Ii there
be an honest grand jury at the next term
of the United States District Court, at Jack
son. the District Attorney, the Marshal and
some of his deputies will be indicted. VIZ
dare them to put on an intelligent, fair anG
bipartisan grand jury. If they be not in
| dicted. the public may know that Marsha
| Shaaghnessey with more than his usna
I care and caution has selected men devote
| of honor and sense OF responsibility of theil
/ position, and altogether reliable As parti
/ sans. As we have before advised, we agaiT
/ advise the ring of officers who have been
engineering the Ku klux court machinery
of this district. that it will be safest fol
them to carefully pack both the grand anC
petit juries.
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GOLDEN WORDs.-But now let mc t.II
YOU this. If the time comes when you
must lay down the fiddle and bow, because
your fingers are too stiff, and drop the foot
SOULS because your arms are too weak. uud
after dazzling awhile with cye-gIascs, come
at last to the undisgui-ed reality OF -peclI
cles; if the time comes when chat fire. o'
life we spoke Of has burned 500 low, tIuI
where its flames reverbcrated there is only
the sombrc stain of regret and where 3d.
Goals glowed only the white ashes chat c1NoI
the embers of memory--dont lct your haIrl
grow cold, and you may carry chcenu'un
and love with you into the teens of your
second century, if you can last ~ Ioue.-
Holmes.
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SmOI<imE--WEE hat the Habit Does
for Bows.

4 certain doctor, struck with the large
number of boys under fifteen years Of age
whom he observed smoking, was led to in
quire into the effect the habit had upon
the general health. He took for his pur-
pose thirty-eight boys, aged from nine to
fifteen, and carefully examined them
In twenty-five there were various disor-
ders of the circulation and digestion, pal
pitation Of the heart; and a more or less
marked taste for strong drink. In twelve
there was frequent bleeding of the nose,
ten had disturbed sleep, and twelve had
slight liberation of the mucous mem
brane of the mouth, which disappeared
on ceasing from the use of tobacco for
some days.
The doctor treated them all for weak
ness, but with little effect until the smok-
ing was discontinued, when health and
strength were soon restored
Now, this is no "old wife's tale" as
these facts are given on the authority OF
the British Medical journal.
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DIED.

In Jackson, on Tuesday, August Gth, 1872.
at . O'Clock, T.. NJ, after a few days illuc
from swamp fever, GEORGE u. huiRr Do
native of this city, In the 18th year of DOH"
age.
Deceased was a dutiful son and "a devoted
brother. He was young man of Kind
disposition and Of industrious habits. ll's
sudden and early death is a sad blow 20 Dis
widowed mother and TO a home circle ar-
IDENTIFY devoted to him. After short ab-
senco he returned home last week, prostra-
ted with swamp fever, and ia "a few day Dis
Young and useful life was closed.
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DECEIvING CHuDREN.-Dr B. was called
TO visit sick boy, twelve years OF age AS
he entered the house the mother took hm
aside and told him she could not get beer boy
to take any medicine except She deceived
him.
"Wcll, then" said DR. b., "I shall NOT
give him any. He is old enough DO bo roa.
s0ncd with"
He went TO the boy, and after an cAami-
nation said TO him:
Ny little man, you are very sick and
must take some medicine. IL will taste
badly, and make you feel badly for little
while, and then / expect IL viii make you
feel better
The doctor prepared the medicine, and
the boy took il like "a man, without amy re.
sistance and lac would take from Dis
mother anything that the physician had pro-
scribed, but would take nothing else from
her. She had 50 often deceived him. and
told him it was good, when She gave mcdI.
cines, tha, lac would not trust to anything
she said.
Honesty with children, ms wen a- with alI
others, and in all circumstance, d. the best
policy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
Celestial Bodies.

The moon is our nearest celestial acIuHiut
ancc, but il has the safe distance oi 1000
miles. Great an is the space between .ho
earth and the moou the sun could mot pa-
through IL; but perhaps I'd still better idea
of the sun can be obtained from the mrl
that il il should be entirely followed out
and the earth placed in tho centre, there
would still be room for the moons entire
path, and AN unoccupicd space of 2Ol- 1000
miles IN diameter all around-iur the diane
eter of the sun is $50, 900 miles no won.
der David exclaimed "Whcn / consider
the heavens the work Of Thy hands. aud
the moon and the stars which Thou h0et
made, Lord, what is man that Thou lrt
mindful Of him, or the son Of mau Chat
Thou visitcst him
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
An Appeal
TO the Humanity Of Southern People
LEE CAMP, No. l,
SOUTHERN Cross BRorHERHOoD,2
RTcuNon Va JulV 1872

RIcHMoD, VA, July, 1872.
Our order is composed of Confederate
soldiers alone, who had an unblemished re-
cord during the war. Its objects are, to
perpetuate the memory and herOism of our
fallen comrades. to aid the families OF our
former brethren in arms who need assist
ance, and to try and preserve the truth and
purity OF history.
We are now specially engaged in the sa-
cred duty of raising funds to assist Holly
wood Memorial Association in removing
the remains of our noble dead from GettyS-
burg and other points where they are neg
lected and mistreated, to hollywood Gene
terry near this city, where through the I'M
firing efforts of our ladies, an honorable
resting-place is provided, and an enduring
monument erected to their memory; and
where, protected and cared for, they can
yearly receive the honor bestowed on our
fsAIem orial Day." in decorating their graves
with flowers. There are yet at Gettysburg
the remains of near ONE THOUSAND BODIES
they are from nearly all the States; and
when we say, in some instances, the heart
less wretches of the vicinity where they fell
and lie are ploughing their bones about as
if they were dogs, it is enough to make the
blood of decent humanity boil, AMI the
pocket-of all who are not false to feeling
false to principle--false to a cause once dear
open TO remove these heroes from such
indignity and inhumanity.
Some of these men are from your State;
some of them may have been your dear
friends or your own kin; all of them lost
their lives in your defence.
You protested to love them while living;
you professed TO love the cause for which
they died. Shall their remains be dishon-
ored when they lost their lives for you?
Will YOU not aid us to remove them to
safe and sacred spot, where the warm, no
BILE hearts and gentle care OF Virginia Wo-
men can watch over them? Into whatever
hands this appeal falls. we beg you to aid
us in this cause, in which our whole soul is
enlisted. Ask your friends to aid you. Do
not hesitate because you cannot give much !;
remember, as drops make an ocean, so many
contributions will make goodly sum.
Can't you spare day or so to canvass
| specially for this purposep
1t is necessary to raise several thousand
dollars to accomplish our purpose, but we
do not hesitate to undertake it, as we can
not think Southern people will close their
hearts and pockets to so sacred an appeal.
| Remit all contributions to w. G. Caring
ton, care Piedmont and Arlington Life In
suranee Company, Richmond, Va, he being
| Chairman of Committee.
Please act promptly; give as literally as
you can, but give something, and let as
bring our brothers away from hostile hands
and Northern soil
| w. ELLIS JONES.
r. E. ARMSTRONG,
j. III. PATTON,
c. w. VOLKMAN,
| Committee.
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Mental Power i'm NEcm and Women
From Scribner for August.


Regarding the oft discussed question,
Professor Maudsley says:
1t has been affirmed by some philoso-
piers that there is no essential difference
between the mind Of woman and that of
man and if girl were subjected to the
same education as boy, she would re-
semble him in tastes, feelings, pursuits
and powers. To my mind it would not
be one whit more absurd to affirm that
the antlers of the stag, the human beard
and the cocks comb are the effects Of cd
ucation, or that by putting a girl to the
same education ms a boy she could be
sexually transformed into one. The
physical and mental differences between
the sexes intimate themselves very early
in life, and declare themselves most dis
tinctly at puberty If the person is her
maphrodite, the mental character, like
the physical, participates equally in that
Of both sexes. If either sex is mutilated
it approaches in character the opposite
sex. While woman preserves her sex,
she will necessarily be feebler than man,
and, having her special bodily and men
tai characters, will have, to a certain ex-
tent, her own sphere of activity. When
she has pretty well Invested herself OF
her sex, she may then take his ground
and do his work, but she will have lost
her feminine attractions and probably
also her chief feminine functions.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
The Radical War against NAissis-
siPPiams.
Nesho1a oo,,.ty i,.yaded 5y he Militagyl

NeshobG County invaded By the Military
From the Meridian Mercury.
We had a mention in our Saturday even
ing issue, that Deputy u. S. Marshal with
squad of cavalry was seen leaving the
town and predicted that they were gone to
make arrests somewhere. We now know
that this war party invaded the good coun-
ty of Neshoba- The party returned here at
noon, to-day, bringing under arrest j. Fl.
Germany, of Neshoba, j. N. and w. Il. Gal
loway, do.
Capt. Ed Simmons, G. w. Jones, A. Wal
ton, w. Walton, VIM. Walton and Bill
Cooper, all of same county, hearing of the
invasion, and that they were wanted, though
the warrants were not actually served, sent
word that they would meet the party al
Newton, this evening, where they can be
put under arrest This they can DO to save
themselves the extra trouble of being drag
ged TO jackson by way OF Meridian.
They are all charged with violating the
enforcement act against one Sarah Barfield
old DIR. Tynerss daughter, who has before
now figured in similar prosecutions. Tynei
is Radical and Grant man, and this il
the way he is eanvassing Neshoba for hii
Presidential favorite. ea
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
CsmmenI~ Of Leading Journals
On the North Carolina Election.
lan the n. Y. Tribune (Mr. Greeley's pa

3T gam the n. Y. Tribune (Mr. Greeley's pa
PERI
~, We have carried North Carolina against
IL seeorruption fund of the Administration :;
ainst the threats of the Revenue collee-
!, Bis the importation of Negroes, and the
Vreeati0n for alleged mem bership in the
ns-lisbanded Ku- klux; against a candi-
n Ap for the Vice Presidency, Secretary
# the Treasury, and Secretary of the In
III edor; against the best managed and most
5eraly supplied canvass ever made by an
2 administration party in North Carolina;
bra majority of, at the very lowest, one
NJ aousand, as we reckon it here; of four to
K I've thousand. rs our coolest friends in Raj
< agb insist. He haze SlCept ont the thieuiRq
aTa-baggers and Installed a government of
u PEOPLE by the people. for the people. We
ave carried the Legislature, withA super
nous majority of forty to fifty on joint
alot.
! fpm the New York Herald independent
it seems incredible that the Administra-
in Republicans can have suffered defeat
d as State where every advantage has been
d e their side: where they have concentra-
I. higigantic efforts to insure success; where
icy have held majOrities ever since the
5Se of the war, with a single exception,
uying from 1900 10 $4,000.
Indeed, the Republicans, by the Vigor and
Bitterness of their canvass, have signified
their conviction that II defeat in North Car
Gina at this time would render their ulti-
nate success hopeless. Senator Wilson
limSelf has admitted in his speeches that
ae election Of the Republican State ticket
vas essential to the cause OF President
Grant; that without it there would be lit
te hope for the Administration. Under
these circumstances, and in view of the fact
that the whole machinery of the election,
the entire Federal and State patronage, the
courts, the military, the police, and the Uni
led States marshal were in the hands of the
Republeans we cannot think that the Ad-
nlnistration has been overthrown.
TO credit such Il calamity would be to be-
ltye that the Presidential election Is des-
hned to be deIuge, sweeping away the ex-
sting powers and making a complete revo-
luton in the Government.
Whatever may be the actual result of the
ohelal count, IL is certain that the large re-
publican loss, the failure OF the anticipated
twenty thousand majority, and the close
ness OF contest in which every advantage
9at Patronage, money and the control OF
he machinery of the election can give. was
enjoyed by the republicans, G1iU be just as
oaHd9iNG 10 tie administration party as q
eaaittets and total Oeerthroto. At the present
moment the North Carolina election has
gwen more strength to the Greeley move
laeht than 1t has yet received from any
went since the meeting of the Cincinnati
convention.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-15
COIOred Men Forming Greeley
Climbs.

Our confidence is abiding that if prop
er steps are taken to enlighten the colored
voters ON the real issues of the Presiden-
tial election, large mass of them will
break away from carpet-bag leadership
and give their support to Greeley and
Brown on the principle that being assured
of their own political rights they ought
not to stand in the way of the enfran-
chisement of the whites; nor permit
themselves to be used as agents of eter-
nal hate between the races, to their own
detriment
As sign of this movement we have
copied the following publication of colored
citizens at Montgomery, Alabama:
The undersigned believing with Mr.
Greeley t'that equal rights for all men no
matter of what color, is the interest OF
every class and section, and the only basis
of true, national and lasting peace" here
by invite all colored men friendly to the or
ganizatiOn of a Greeley and Brown Club, to
meet at the old Office of Stone 81 Clopton,
No. 16 Perry street, on Thursday evening,
the first of August, at O'Clock:
Henry Hunter, Martin Van Buren,, Frank
Butler, Caesar p. Shorter, Robt. Arlington
George GROCER Steven Boykin, Lewis
Shorter. Thos. Shorter, Sam. Evans, Thos
Fields, Denis Cross, James B. Franklin,
Joshua Augborne. Benz. Chappell, Darby
Battle, Ben. Sims, JAS. Turner, Gabe Henley
Thos. Reid, Geo. Thomas, Wash Harris
Benton Lee Warren johnson, Sol james
Gabe Williams, Amos. Henley, Bob. Henley
Todd Rucker, 6. w. Cox, j. III. Hagan, An
derson Henley, Isaac Young.
Commenting on the above the Montgom-
cry Advertiser and Mail says:
Among the names of those calling the
meeting will be recognized some of the
most respectable colored men in Montgom-
cry, industrious and Intelligent men, who
are not disposed to be longer used as the
political dupes of office-holders and office
seekers. They have resolved no longer tc
close their ears, but to hear both sides and tc
endeavor to comprehend the true merit OF
questions about which they are deeply in
terested. They are not inclined to listen u
evil counsels of eternal opposition TO and
eternal distrust of the white citizens of the
State.
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The Cotton EDe.1royer-.
4 PREDICTION.

From the Montgomery tAla) Advertiser.
The boil worm has now attacked the cot
ton CROP This worm bores into and de-
streys the grown boil Is well as the young
ard tender one. The Caterpillar or army
worm destroys all the immature b0lIs. Be
tween the two, therefore, we may confident
" expect crop shorter by 100000 bales
chan the elop az ISL, unless the wnrm be-
Iias his azteoedents and dies out without In
Vulnerable issue.
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HON !. sE.ln NIIsht I.INe 1910

In an old book, printed nearly two
hundred years ago, the author, among
other curious things, tells how a man
might live forever. do think, he says,
that man, if he lived according to nature,
and duly observed the regimen of health,
might live forever for man is naturally
immortal-that is to say, he hath posse
non mort, as appears before the fall and
shall be evident after the resurrection ::
yea, after his fall he could live near a
thousand years, though by degrees the
length of life was abbreviated, yet that
Authorization was accidental and may be
repaired in whole or in part and upon
search, we find the accidental cause of
this Authorization was not from the hea-
vens, or any other than the defect Of true
regimen Of health. And Adam after his
fall, if he had eaten of the tree of life,
he had lived forever; and this doth APP
pear, Genesis Ill, when man was driven
out of Paradise, Lest he put forth his
hand and take also of the tree Of life, and
eat and live forever"
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Will the colored voters heed the words
of wisdom addressed to them by Senator
Sumner, when he says: 81 am sure it
''cannot be best for the colored people to
"band together in hostile camp, pro-
"voking antagonism and keeping alive
''the separation of races"
Mr.. Sumner argues that if they permit
the carpet-bag demagogues who merely
use them as beasts of burden to antagon-
ism them permanently against the whites,
they will do themselves fatal injury.
They should remember that they are but
one-tenth of the whole population of the
country and that this numerical dispro-
portion is rapidly increasing. Can they
afford to be led into contest so unequal
by corrupt and designing adventures
who will abandon them to their fate
when the tug of war which they
are seeking to provoke, comes.
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The other Sabbath, as Lewiston.
Me, clergyman had reached the climax
of his sermon, yellow dog thrust Dds
of bark strobe up 70 the pulpit The
minister stayed his climax for % moment.
gently seized the cur by the loose hide oft
the neck and bore the animal out of
church, returning with impertubal -elf-
command and finishing his sermon. Both
subjects were handled VOL.
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The Triumph Insurance COnAPa.
my.
WEST STATION, MIss.,i
4 -

J" NsA - a : AO.Nf 4lLIs'''f[
July A, 1872.
Mr.. EDITOR A week or two since my
store house near the depot &C this place,
was DESTROYED by fre--believed to be the
work of an incendiary. 1t was insured for
two Thousand dollars. in the Triumph In
surance Company, of Cincinnati, through
the Walden agency. In one week after the
fire Messrs. Barrows Il Smythe, of Jackson,
Mississippi. were on the spot TO investigate
aud adjust the loss, and to-day the same has
been paid in full.
/ feel il my duty TO state that the prompt
ness and fair-dealing with which this loss
has been adjusted and settled, has Tar ex-
ceeded my expectations. I therefore re-
commend this company, in the strongest
terms, to the confidence OF the public, as a
most reliable and trustworthy corporation
in every respect. ~ ~ -
Signed. W. j. GoRDEE.
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The Chinese at North Adams say that
the habit which thor ladies have of ban
daging their feet is not half Sd ridiculous
as the practice OF American ladies oi
pinching their waists until the hcartdnds
refuge in the alimontary canal. Tho
heather Chinec are respectfully informed
that the hearts OF American ladies are
not worn under their belts