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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-26
Gov. arnsOfIa.

Since the fusion OF the Liberal and
Democratic tickets in Louisiana, the
signs of a victory over Grantism are
decidedly encouraging in the Pelican
State. Without detracting from the
merits Of members of our own party, who
have been instrumental in eflecting this
movement 80 fulIof hope to theadvocates
of just and constitutional government,
from the outside standpoint which we
occupy, We must say that a very large
share Of the honor OF the achievement
belongs to Gov. II. c. Warmoth whose
self-deniul, ccnsummate tact, and energy,
have risen superior to obstacles that
would have intercepted the progress Of
ordinary men. We have had no pradi-
lections for him to help us to this conclu-
sion as our readers know. But the
pleasure which we are realizing in the
hopeful prospects Of our Louisiana friends
has suggested this candid word in regard
to the course of Gov Warmoth. If he
succeeds in doing for Louisiana what
Graft Brown has accomplished for Mis-
souri-what Walker has achieved for
Virginia-and what Senter has done for
Tennessee-there is no measure Of praise
which will exceed his just deserts.
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Ossawnttannie FIOurnoy.

The nomination of Flournoy IL the LIST
District, by the Mongrels, is direct re-
buke of Gov Alcorn who withheld his
appointment as Brigadier General and
pointedly refused to appoint him as a
Trustee of the State University. His
selection shows how completely the
Grant-Radical organization has surren-
dered to the extremists. Flournoy goes
the whole figure of social equality and
mixed schools and vehemently denounced
the policy of maintaining the State Uni
versity exclusively for the whites.
On the death of General Lee, he
displayed his malignity by speaking of
him as traitor; although he (Flournoy)
as member of the Mississippi Conven-
ton voted for the Ordinance of Seces-
sion which the RAIDS say precipitated the
struggle into which Gen. Lee was drawn
by a sense of duty to his own State and
people.
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.BOfnf Discussion at Canton on the
10Th.

j. S. Morris has published list Of
appointments, and proposed to divide
time with Greeley speakers. If he had
been axious for a joint. canvass, he ought
to have proposed that both parties be con
suited in arranging the appointments
and probably in that event he would
have been accommodated to his hearts
content at every point. Nevertheless we
trust the opposers of the Grant Carpet
bag regime will adopt measures to give him
tilt whenever practicable. At Canton,
they have designated Hon. 0. Il. Single
ton, who viii be on hand when he visit
that place on the 18th
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Every effort has been made by the
Grant managers to induce Cakes Ames
Radical member of Congress for the
Sect nd District of Massachusetts,, and
bribery agent of the Credit Mobilier, to
deny the facts stated in his letters to Col.
H. G. McComb, presented and sworn to
among the testimony in the case now
pending in the Supreme Court of Penn
sylvania without avail The job is
too dangerous. The evidence in Nc
Combs hands is overwhelming Henry
Wilson, Grant candidate for Vice Presi-
dent is among the bribed party, as will
be seen from the following list:
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Cheering Reports,

The spicy New York letter of our Co
editor under his favorite soubriquet
Logan, will be found in another col
umn. We viii add that we have later
private accounts from him in which he
states that the reports received at the
Greeley headquarters in New York from
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio, are
encouraging and that our friends are in
high spirits. Until recently all parties
have conceded Ohio to Grant by deci-
ded majority, but the Greeley men are
now claiming a reduction large enough
to enable them to push for the winning
post in November. As we have before
said, if Greeley carries either one Of the
other States in October the chances viii
be even. If he carries both, the bottom
viii be knocked entirely out of the Grant
concern.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-26

The Greeley Club had fine meeting
in which both races were well represented,
az Stems Greek, Col White presiding,
on Saturday last. Very excellent adj
dresses were delivered by Hon. R. j.
Alcorn chairman of the Liberal Repub-
ican Elective Committed and our
talented young townsman, Oliver Clifton,
Esq, (Conservative.) A number of
colored accessions were made to the Club.
The opposers of Grantism must not des-
pair OF persuading well-disposed, intelli-
gent colored citizens that it is their true
interest to vote for Horace Greeley their
fast friend and lifelong champion. A
little forbearance and patient reasoning
will accomplish wonders.
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Mass Meetings
FRIENDS OF GREELEY & BROWN

The Conservative Democratic and Ltber-
al Republican State Executive Committees
have made he following appointments for
public speaking. 1t is expected that the
friends of Greedy and Brown will make all
necessary arrangements for holding the
meeting; and provide barbeeues where 70
is deemed expedient. 1t viii be seen that %
number OF counties lying of cd tie great
lines OF railway travel have been purpose
ly omitted in the foregoing appointments.
The friends of Greedy and Brown in these
omitted counties are earnestly requested 20
organize, arrange for meeting. barbccue~
sc, and name their own times and places.
The Board of Control will, when advised,
furnish the best and most popular speakers
attainable. Applications should be al
dressed to HARRIS BARKsDALE, Secretary,
jackson, Miss.
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From Grant 10 Greeley.

Gen. VIM. Birney, of Florida, son Of
Jas. 6. Birney, the first abolition candi-
date for president, has written let
ter in which he repudiates Grant, and
then gives his reasons for supporting
Greeley: cit is with pain that l take
" this step. I have been an active meri-
g Der of the Republican party since It's
" organization. | bore arms for five
" yeals to support its policy. The four
"years rule in Florida, of men calling
" themselves Republicans has put the
a." State on the road to ruin, morally, po-
g litically and financially
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To the Citizens Of Claiborne County:
FKLLow-C CITIZENS Having lately been
frequently solicited b. many of you to
become candidate to represent You in the
next session of the Legislature, | have de-
termined TO do SO; there are Others in this
county. | know, who are well qualified to
represent all our wishes in that body. some
OF them, also. have been earnestly solicited
10 do so. but they having positively de-
clined, and as the election is now near at
hand, and having heard of no gentleman
manifesting any willingness to serve,
anticipate now no opposition.
All the old party organizations in this
State have happily ceased t. exist, no party
nominations have been. viii be. or ought to
be made for any OF the political offices,
which according to our constitution. must
be filled by the general election, now rap
idly approaching, but to the contrary. are
at last-dnd trust torecer-PERFECTL1
UNITED IN THE SINGLE PURPOSE
OF ESTABLISHING AND VINDICA-
TING BEFORE THE WORLD Our
NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
Gnder all these circumstances | deem it
proper now only to say that. if elected L
shall aid 10 the best of my ability. in con-
centrating all the strength and all fhe in
fiuence of the State in the one glorious
struggle in which our gallant volunteers
have already achieved So much for liz aud
in which " h are determined t. CONQU Ell
OR DIE For our Senators in the Confed-
crate States Congress, / shall U0te Tor Can't
4. q. Broom. Of HladS county (n0lg IN 0lr
4rB1y If the Pot0DsGc.) and for some otheg-
true man judging for you and myself ac-
cordInE to what ] may believe To be ycur
wishes when the names and qualifications
of the candidates are hereafter made known
/ shan also aire prompt and earnest stJp9rt
10 any acts Of tocaI general legiSIQtio7 9clich
the present and future emergencies Of oar rer0-
tuttORory condition may seem TO require and
(permit me to add for one viii strive to
make the next session of the Mississinpi
Legislature a very brief aud a very effective
session.
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The Compensation Of County SUI.
perimEenGlcnds

| perinEenGIents.
A correspondent in referring to our re-
cent article demonstrating that under eX-
listing law Boards Of Supervisors have
no authority whatever to order the pay
ment Of accounts of County Superinten-
| dents of Schools, but on the contrary are
absolutely forbidden SO to do under
| heavy penalty-states that the Board of
his county has been ordering said pay
ments under sec. 2007 art. 5, Code of II
We did not express our views without a
thorough examination Of the law rela-
ting to Public Schools, including sec. 2007
which is as follows:
2007. | shall be the duty of assessors
the different counties at the time OF assess
ng State tax, tri-cnnially. to make an ac-
Curate enumeration of all the youths OF
| their counties, between the ages of and p,
| designating the numbers of each sub-diS-
! trict in the county; he (the assessor) shall
make out duplicate lists of said enumera-
ton and deliver one of them to the county
superintendent and the other to the county
treasurer, and he shall receive for his servi-
| ces in making such enumeration and lists.
such compensation as may be allowed by
| the Board of School Directors, not to exceed
one cent for each person enumerated, to be
| paid out of the school fund of the county,
| and he shall perform such other duties as the
State Superintendent, or the board of ecu
cation may designate; and for such service
| wiz: '.such other duties'') he shall receive a
salary OF five dollars per day for actual la
Dor performed, which shall be set forth in a
field book of operations, approved and en-
dorsed by the board OF school directors, and
to be paid quarterly by the county treasu-
rer upon the order of the board of county
supervisors.
The foregoing is an exact copy of sec
2007-theitalics and parenthesis being ours
for the sake of calculation. 1t will have
been seen that by neither logical nor
grammatical construction does the sec
ton warrant the meaning which our cor
respondent informs us has been placed
upon it. ''He (the assessor) shall make
out duplicate lists; )" che shall receive for
his services; ;" he shall perform such other
duties" "and for such services (other
duties) he shall receive y for
actual labor performed" &c, &c. Not
a word is said about the compensation of
county superintendent" and that officer
is only incidentally mentioned in connec-
ton with the county treasurer" who
jointly with him is to receive the dupli-
cate lists prepared by the assessor. 1t
might as well be said that the salary
clause refers to the treasurer as to the
superintendent. Sections zoos, 2009 and
POLO, define the duties of County Super
intendents, but are silent as to compen-
sation. Boards of Supervisors are re-
quired to execute the law as it is written.
They have no discretion in the matter.
There is no law authorizing them to order
the payment of County Superintendent.
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RoBT. LOWRY, of Rankin.
GEO. L. POTTER, of Kinds,
il. GEORGE, of Carroll.
DISTRICTS

First District-J. NJ. Phipps, of Lafay-
cite. II. NJ Street, Of Prentiss a. I. Roane,
of Calhoun.
Second District. b. Morgan, of DeSoto,
=. G. Walthall, of Grenada, kinloch Faleo-
ner, of Marshall.
Third Decentralization o. Reynolds, of
Monroe, X. w. Williamson, of Montgomery.
Robert Mcintosh, of Chickasaw.
Fourth Districts. $. CalhOOn, of Madi-
son, Garnett Andrews, of Gazoo, }. j.
shannon, of Lauderdale.
Fifth District-W. ii. McCardlc, of War
rem, Harris Barksdale, of Kinds, Sylvanus
Evans, of Clarke.
Sixth District--Benj. King, Sr., of Copiah,
Hiram Cassidy, ST., of Franklin, i. *.
Mayors, of Harrison.
Appointed by direction OF the Convention.
j. w. G. WATSON, President.
JACKSON, Miss, June 26, 1872.
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A NICE MAN.

j. S. Morris is nice man to prattle
about the ''ghastly blunder" of ''seces-
sion' and to indulge foul personalities
irrelevant to the issues of the Presiden-
tial election. The old adage reminding
persons who live in glass houses to use
caution in throwing stones, might teach
him a little caution. Before the war
Morris, as editor of the Revielle, and
otherwise, was Jealous member Of what
he calls the secession" party He was
State Rights Democrat and in 1861,
he issued the following 'Conqaer-or-Die
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-26

The following resolution was adopted by
the Boards of the Liberal Republican and
acknowledgements State Executive
Committees, at their recent meeting. on
the 10Th inst:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
Board, it is the duty of the friends OF
Greeley and Brown, in the Second, Third
and Fourth Congressional Districts, 10 put
forward an able candidate for Congress in
each district; and for the Fourth district
we recommend Canton as the place, and
Thursday, October 10th, as the time for
holding nominating convention
Published for inform alton by order of
the Board:
HARRIS BARKsDALE, Secretary
Con.-Dem. State Executive Committee.
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From the Panoia Star
ATTENTEON PLANTERS
EMIGRATION.

We are in receipt of a letter from Capt. J
q. Wilbourn, in reference TO supplying the
wants of our planters with white labor. and
at reasonable price. We make the fNl-
lowing extract from the letter:
You will please notify the people that |
will be prepared, by the first of December.
to furnish them any quantity of white labor
from East Tennessee; farm hands. cooks.
house servants, and in fact anything O any
color. They can be hired for about one
half of the crop, or about $40 To Sl2 80 per
month They will do al kind q work on
the farm The expenses of getting them
here will be about $50, which vii come ont
of their wages. and also can be made back
in the way of improvements On the farm.
Capt. Wnbourn receives no compensation
for his labor. and desires none in inducing
white la6orers to emigrate 10 this county .
He made TIE experiment the present wear
in Favette county. Tennessee. where he now
resides. with the most satisfactory results.
and from his past experience. he i salts
fed that he can supply this county with q
large number of white laboreIs. Address
him at Pleasant Mount. Pauola county,
Miss, for the present or at Williston sta
ton, Fayette county, Tennessee.
The increasing tendency of the colored
population t. settle in the bottom re-
gions of the Mississippi and its tributaries,
thereby vacating the uplands and leav
ing them without sufficient labor-gives
importance to this information.
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MR.. GREELEY's REPLY.
NEW YORK. Sent O l

NEW YORK, Sept, 9, 1872.
GENTLEMEN: 1 have yours of the 9TH inst,
to which L make prompt and brief reply.
Should be chosen President l should OF
course take solemn oath to respect and
obey the Constitution of the United States.
That noble instrument recognizes no dis
tinction between citizens of the United
States based on color, and should be gov
erned thereby. l should not especially IA
vor one race or another, but should use all
the power of my Office to uphold and en-
force the equal rights of all citizens, wheth-
er white or black
Yours, &c.
HORACE GREELEY.
To Messrs. w. g. Saunders and others,
Committee.
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Liberal Republican State Executive
Committee.

RoB'T j. ALCoRN, of Kinds, Chairman.
JOHN O'CoNNER, of Monroe, Secretary.
BOARD OF CONTROL.
Rob't J. Alcorn, of Kinds.
John O'Conner, of Monroe.
w. ii. Vasser, {"
Joe Bennett, of Rankin.
G.. Gordon Adam, of Warren.
VIII Vasser. of Monroe.
Joe Bennett, of Rankin.
j. L. Morphis, of POntotoc.
f. Ii. Saunders, of Attala.
II. II. Montgomery, of Holmes.
J. l.. Wofford, of AlcOTn.
W. I. Nesbit, of DeSotO,
j. II. Cooke,
q. Gordon Adam, of Warren.
5. S. Fairfield, of Grenada.
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We advise all our readers to scan close
ly the late speeches of the sage, philoso-
pher and statesman who represents the
cause of Peace, Good VIII and Equal
Rights between sections and races, in the
present canvass. They may contain
s0me abstract doctrines in which all may
not concur; but in the all pervading and
predominating idea of Reconciliation
they will receive the sanction of every
friend of his country.
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MASS MEETINGS or THE
FRIENDS o. GREELEY
AND BROWN.

It will be seen that the Liberal Re
publican and Democratic State Execu-
tive Committees have appointed series
of Mass Meetings in this State, common
cling early in October, and continuing
through the month. Special attention
i called 10 the announcement of these
meetings and to the accompanying re-
marks OF the Chairmen Of the two Com
mittees. These meetings have been call
ed in the interest of Reconciliation be-
tween the two sections which have been
estranged by the war, and between the
races in the South, between whom the
seeds of enmity have been industriously
and with malignity and selfish motives
sown by the adventures who have
plunged the State in debt and paralized
It's industry with enormous taxation at
time when harmony among the two races
ought to have been cultivated, and the
burdens of taxation hghtened. Mlssls,
sippi must do her part in this tremendu
Gus struggle to rescue the nation from it,
perils, and the Southern States -hersell
among them-from their troubles.
The people are requested to make al
needful preparations for these meetings
and TO secure as large attendance a.
possible, so that the truth may be flashed
before the eyes of those who grope il
darkness, and the Iukewarm and de
spending terminated by the cheering
prospect Of victory and of deliverance
Remember, men of Mississippi, YOU
State expects every man to do his duty
Sacrifices are required; bur what are
they compared TO the great ends tol
which you are summoned to contend ?
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The Paulding Messenger gives an ac-
count of speaking at Shady Grove, by
Judge Hancock and Maj. Street-where
a barbecue was prepared. White and
colored attendance large, and both
speeches good. The Messenger says:
Judge Hancock followed Major Street in
a speech OF an hour, which was pronounced
by all to be one of his happiest efforts. The
Judge is1aboring faithfully in the discharge
of his oneTous duties rs an elector. and we
have no doubt good effects will follow bis
efforts
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Mfsas Fred Sai<s.

Fred. Douglas is a leading Granite in
New York, and we believe heads the Ad-
ministration electoral ticket. 4 writer
in the Troy Press vouches for the accu-
racy of the following extract from a
speech delivered by him in 1856:
From this time forth l consecrate the la
bors of my life to the DISSOLUTION OF
THE UNION and | care not whether the
bolt that rends it shall come from Heaven
or from He'll"
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Don't begrudge little time to the
overthrow of the Grant Administration
which is the main Stay of the plundering
carpet-bag governments-nor underrate
the Importance of one mans influence.
1t may decide the vote of your State and
her vote may decide the Presidential cleo
ton.
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EFFICIENT WoRK.-The opposers of
Radical domination have gone to work in
the right way in Copiah, Col. Ben.
King, chairman of the county associa-
ton, has announced list of meetings,
and assigned speakers for them at every
prominent point in the county. Oh, for
a thousand such workers as Ben. King.
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Granite DOfn.S.

The Goodman Star states that the
Board of Supervisors of Holmes at one
of their recent meetings, made an illegal
appropriation to the Chancery Clerk, and
by the reading of the law, prescribing a
penalty for the office, it will be seen that
he is as deep in the mud, as they are in
the mire.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-26

The Meridian Mercury mentions the
following among other East Mississippi
Republicans who with Judge Hancock,
have declared for Greeley:
Hon. john McInniz, of Greene. J. w
Boykin, of Wayne, Richard Simmons, of
Jasper. Col. w. n. Edmondson, of Clarke.
all of whom have been Republican appoin-
tees to, or nominees for. important offices
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In his Vieksburg harangue Morris
made sneering aIlusion to "carpet-bag
ofiice-holders" and their "spoiIs" 1t is
none -four funeral, but the c. b's might
justly retort that they have not known
Morris to refuse to take anything allowed
by a villainous law, the fruits of which
he is now enjoying and which in the
judgment of the Legislature and Of all
honest men is most Ubiquitous extor-
ton.
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The able opinion of Judge Brown sus-
tanning the demurrer of the Plaintiff in
the case of the State VS. N. o., J and
G.. N. Railroad, against the Union Bank
Bond off.set-will be found in another
column. 1t ought to have appeared ear
Gar
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READING FOR THE VOTERS
OF COLOR.
WHAT HORACE GREELEY Is FOR.

On the 9TH of September w. U. Saun-
ders, a leading colored man of Maryland,
with a number of other colored citizens,
addressed letter to Mr.. Greeley inqui-
ring what will be the policy of his Ad-
"ministration towards the colored people
''of the country in the event of his cleo
"tion." Mr.. Greeley Immediately an
swered as follows:
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All the members of the Board of Con-
troll of the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee, were in attendance
at the meeting on Friday last Judge
Alcorn represented the Liberal Republi-
can Committee.
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Coils. J.. @. G. LAMAR and r.. w. ILt d
NOG, Conservative and Republican .a.
dates for Congress, viii addrc-- their .
low-citizcns 1T the following place. a
times, viz:
VERONA, Friday, Sept. 27th.
BALDWIN, Saturday, Sept. 2sf.i
BONNEVILLE. Monday. Sept 3l.I.
IUkA, Tuesday, October lst.
CORINTH, wednesday, oct 2l
RIPLEY, Thursday, oct. 3D.
ASHLAND, Friday, Oct. 9Th.
FULTON, Monday, Oct. 7th.
PONTOTOC. Thursday, Oct. lOuh
OXFORD, Saturday, Oct. 18Th.
COFFEEVILLE, Monday, oct, li'
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Capt. E. S. Butts, President of the
Greeley and Brown Club, of Vicksburg,
is constantly on duty and is one of the
most vigilant and useful members of the
Reform movement.
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We are receiving numerous orders for
campaign documents. We have none on
hand; but will file orders for attention, as
soon as it is practicable for us to supply the
demand.
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LOGAN.

been out West on an electioneerfns tour. is
responsible for the statement that .fonr
thousand Kentucky negroes have been coll
Onized in Indiana to vote the Adininistra-
ton ticket, at the October elections there.
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~ TURN MY BACK UPON THE PAST, STAND
'.To THE FUTURE."-Thomas 4. Hendricks
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The CoTToN MARKETis still depressed
and prices are going down at telegraph
speed. Planters had better keep their
cotton at home until the panic is over.
New Orleans quotations from IL to Is 81.