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Mr. Greeley and the Bail Bond of
Fsr. Davis.

The fact that Mr.. Greeley signed the
bail bond of Mr. Davis, cost him his
election to the United States Senate,
which would otherwise have been assur-
ed, was evidence Of the personal sacrifice
| he was willing to make to remove a fruit
tul source Of ill-feeling between the sec
tons. 1t was designed as an offering on
the altar Of humanity and peace, rather
/ than as personal favor to the Confed-
/ crate Chlettain, whose punishment the
prescribed Southern people resented as a
wrong to them. Nevertheless the N. Y.
World has characterised this generous
and we'll add, patriotic act-as
quite superfluors" = and Mr.. Dan.
VOORHEES, has presumed TO describe it as
a performance of restless impertinence. +"
'dIsprove these assumptions, Mr.. Chas
OConor, of n. Y.-the eminent lawyer
who was counsel of Mr.. Davis, has made
the following publication
NEW YORK, May If, 1872.
Ny DEAR SIR: From his capture until the
tiOhA NltiilIl NlihCH lie was DalIeQ. NJ r. JET
ferson Davis was in Military CUSTODY He
was then confined as Il prisoner of war for
about two years. From the very COM
mencemeat OF this term, his counsel direct
ed their efforts TO procuring his delivery
into civil custody. to the end that he MIGHT
nave his trial at once or obtain liberation
upon bail until the Government should
think lit To bring on the trial. The coun-
SCI for Mr.. Davis, having first solicited and
obtained the consent of MIR. Greeley, Mr.. |
offered TO give bail in any sum that might |
De repaired and TO procure those three gen
uemen TO unite in the bail-bond This the |
government never formally accepted; but, |
under the belief that it was satisfactory |
the counsel of MIR. Davis obtained a writ OF /
habeas corpus, and brought Mr.. Davis be- |
lore Ahe court at Rlchmond. Mr.. Chase at
tended by appointment. and, on the part of |
the Government, he acquieSced in bailing
Mr.. Davis i'll 100000. ConceVing himself
bound 20 to do, the counsel OF Mr.. Davis
requested the attendance of the gentlemen
IN question Commodore Vanderbilt's at
torney acted for him; the other two gem
uenen appeared and signed the bond in
person. They had every reason to under
stand and believe that their attendance was
absolutely necessary to the release of Mr.
Davis. The counsel of Mr.. Davis supposed
lt TO be so, and he has now no reason TO
-hnk otherwise | am not aware of any
on the part OF Mr.. Greeley in |
TINS business. and never supposed that he
1id anything beyond what he considered
essential to the liberation of Mr.. Davis.
All, dear sir, Yours truly,
Gu. OCoNoR.
The World frankly admits that this
statement Of Mr.. O'Conor ''puts Mr..
Greeley in the position of having held
the key of Mr.. Davis prison-house, and
of having been the efficient instrument
of his release"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30
aIic-COu~eryatiVe state
Convention.

The Executive Committee have APP
pointed the twenty-sixth of June for the
assembling of a State Convention. In
making this call they have restricted
their action to the authority which was
delegated 10 them and have left for the
Convention itself to decide what matters
shall be acted upon. The call IS COM
prehensive enough to embrace all persons
who are in favor Of equal, civil and POI
5tical economical government
and are opposed TO the despotism Of mill
tary rule in time Of peace. A more Inn
portant political as9emblage has never
been called in the State, and we trust the
people Of all the counties viii promptly
respond-that they VIII consider with
deliberation in advance the business to
be transacted-and will secure the at
tendance Of delegates who viii faithfully
reflect the popular will It is advisable
for each meeting TO pass resolutions de
claring Its views in reference to the
Presidential campaign, which is the all
absorbing question of the day The pol
icy adopted, whatever it may be, should
have the inspiration Of an unmistakable
popular endorsement.
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Alabama.

The following resolution vas offered
by Judge Brooks and unanimously
passed by Democratic meeting at Selma,
over which Gen. Pettus presiled:
Resolved. That we are readyand willing
10 cooperate with all good and patriotic
citizens to secure the defeat in the APP
preaching Presidential election of any can
dldates or party representing thepernicious
polics and practices of the present Federal
ADMINISTRATION; and to that end we think it
would be unwISe in the Democratic party
TO nominate any candidate for President or
Nlce-President in said election.
A meeting at Tuscaloosa adopted the
annexed resolution
We are free to announce il IS our con-
VlctIon. that the safest plan of defeatiag the
reelection of Gen. Grant, and the continued
persecution of the Southern people. which
has CHIEFLY characterized mis- administra
tion. Is, for the National Democratic party
To extend support to the nominations of
the Liberal Republicans recently made at
Cincinnati.
We see that our old friend Hon. j. :.
kennedy was a member of the commit
tee which reported the foregoing resolu-
ton
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

70 his wife, she could u.
cumstances, entertain n llas
That she thought too NM, NE Ia1.s
or for that, and finished 4
her brother had d..s ny
should have the t..,. u
gwen u % Der M L.n.
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Too-LATE.- The Radical leaders in
Congress passed a partial Amnesty Act
under the Greeley pressure. Otherwise
they would never have touched it, The
selfish motive Of its authors is too appa-
rent to entitle them to the thanks OF
those whom they are seeking to conciliate
Besides they don't play the game strong
enough. Honest Horace goes. for Uni
versal Amnesty; and that's what our
people want and what the public senti-
ment Of the country, North and South,
demands.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30
VicIesbur. and Meridian Railroad

We are favored by DIR. Emanuel, the
President Of the company of this road,
with copy Of the Eleventh Annual
Report, comprising the operations of the
past year, by which we are pleased to
learn that Notwithstanding injuries which
have resulted to the road from Providen-
tial causes, it has successfully surmounted
all difficulties, and reached point which
presents a fair prospect Of future success.
With the completion of the Texas-Pacific
Road from San Diego TO a point on the
river opposite Vicksburg, the President
assumes with confidence based on reason
able grounds that his road viii become
link in the great Southern through line
that will connect the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. The advantages of this line
over all others are so well established that
1t will assert its precedence as soon as
completed. y new era of unbounded
prosperity viii dawn upon the Vicksburg
& Meridian, which is exclusively a
road. The day is not far
distant when the necessities of commerce
will compel the realization Of this pros |
pect.
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~atz's mississippi Cousins.
From the Brandon Pannt,tio.

Gratz Brown Is also related TO some ~
the first men in this State. He IS a first
cousin OF Joe Chrisman, of Brookhaven.
one ol tne lrst lawyers in the STATE. and a
Brandon, also a lawyer OF distjnctioa a
gallant defender of the lost cause. an eIo-
quent and impressive political speaker. and
a gentleman Of great moral worth. IN
~ Iatz Is elected Vice President we want
him to do something handsome Tor III
Mississippi cousins. -. n. .Ia
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

The people of Mississippi felt out
ragged when these Northern men come
down for no other purpose but to eat
cup their sustenance. "-Aleorn's Speech.
1t is to be regretted that Gov. Alcorn did
not learn this when he was appointing 30
many of these men to Office.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

We have republished the best sketch
we have been able TO obtain, of the
recent debate between Messrs. Alcorn
and Ames. 1t is evident that the former
had nursed his wrath to keep it warm,
and had selected his own time for hagel-
lating the carpet-bag impostor who claims
to represent State in which he has not
a local habitation nor a name.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30
Memphis and Vicl&sburG Railroad
Contract Awarded.

The contract for building the Memphis
and Nlcksburg Railroad 10 "a point oppo-
site Helena. has been awarded to Messrs.
Lane. Hazelhurst 6 Co.. of Georgia The
officers of the road have adopted the mar
row gauge-three feet. The work will
commence at once, and it is expected will
be pushed to rapid completion. The con-
tractors are confident of being able TO COM
plete the road TO Rolling Fork in time TO
bring out the growing cotton crop. The
officers of the company have fully met the
expectations OF this community in thus
speedily putting the road under contract
Vicksburg Times.
Ne are gratifed at the success which
Is attending this important enterprise,
which will do more to build up our neigh
Dor city by the Great River, than any
other scheme which has been projected
in its behalf. Gen. Writ Adams, the
President Of the Company, deserves un-
bounded praise for the zeal and sound
judgment he has displayed in putting it
on solid footing. His efforts have
been seconded BY the good will and prac-
teal cooperation Of the solid men of
Vicksburg.
1920 -
f<11Q00 Cs.I
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

The Congressional Directory says
Ames has residence in Natchez. Al
corn says Ames ''never had a shirt
washed in that city" Which state
ment Ames says is not true, and leaves
US to infer that be has had good deal
of dirty linen washed there.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

A correspondent of the Brookhayen
Citizen says the Democracy must do
one of two things: They must support
the Liberal ticket and defeat Grant, -or
place Democratic ticket in the field
and elect Grant
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Powers sa :. that many grand jurors
are Ku Klux and that no man is safe
who takes ground against the Order.
How does he know so much about the
Ku Kluxg Has Grand Giant Compton
initiated him?
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ALCoRN CorNrY-

hope you will sustain the Cincinnati
movement. and that our section will endorse
it heart and soul. 1t we are To be defeated
in the Presidential election. we are 10 oroan
under the yoke of oppression tor another
four years-which may God forbid Let
every man IN the South do his duty to his
country, and there is hope of restoration
to the original principles of the constitution
and then we may again be a happy and
prosperous people. j. w.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Many of these carpet -baQgers would
say at times that they were going home
"and when asked where their home was
would say Illinois, or Ohio. or some
other state. "-Alcorn's Speech, Nav
10Th.
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ROBT. LOWRY,

1t has been a long time since real
Convention Of the people Of this State
was held. Let them have a rousing
meeting and joyous greeting Of the
good time coming
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ANTE COUNTY.

81 am of the opinion that our best policy
is not to put ticket before the people. but
TO unite with the Liberal Republicans in the
support of Greeley and Brown in order 20
eieat the Administration party. w"
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Alcorn calls the Hon c. F. Norris,
ex-member of the Legislature from
Kinds county, ga drunken co1ored bar
"ber." Et to Brute!
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Governor Powers testified before the
Ku Klux Committee that mo man
would be safe who took ground against
"the Ku Klux in AIississippi;" that
members of the Grand Jury were fire.
''quently members of the ku Klux or
der" Now cannot somebody write a puff
of the BOBBY, after that has come out
1t was very fashionable to do 90 in Janu-
arv last.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Took ALL.-The Internal Revenue
Collector for the Northern District of
Mississippi, whom Ames had appointed,
took all he collected" So Senator
Alcorn saws
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state Convention
Democratic & Conservative Party.

state Convention Of the Democratic
and Conservative Party Of Mississippi win
be held in Jackson on
Wednesday, 26th dag Of .Ll,ee,. 1872,
for the purpose Of enecting a prominent
organization. aud adopting such measures
as may be deemed advisable with reference
to the Presidential Election. All persons,
opposed to Radical misrule and in favor OF
Reform in the Administration Of the Gov
eminent are invited to take part in the
Convention.
ROBT. LOWRY,
Chairman Executive Committee.
=. NJ. STONE, j. r.. McINTosH,
r. NJ. LEAvELL, j. f. SESSIONS,
III. NJ. STREET 4. 5. FORD,
A. T. RoANE, AS. GAISEs,
>. 4. -. STEELE, JONI CALHOON.
JACKSON, May 9th, 1872.
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Alcorn says that c. F. Norris is "a
drunken colored barber A hard
thing to say Of one who was deemed
worthy to represent the Radicals in the
Legislature.
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The change of venue infamy-bill was
defeated by the Carpet Baggers and the
Democrats, So Alcorn says. Then it
must be true that the G. BIS and the
Democrats together saved the people
from persecution at the hands Of the
Scallawags.
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Farmers and Gardeners Cd
AN EXPERIMENT rs cons un"

AN EXPERIMENT rN cons r0F
IN the year 1851 / ..#a
ears Of corn from etal. t.H
two good ears, and continue.
for four On five year, B. ..
had a variety of corn tHH u..
cry case produced tWa m.
proved II by selecting lum
rpened first and by c9u0u
cess for four years ] HaI
mencemcut Of the war. q a.
that produced two odr WI
least ten days earlier thm ..
mcnced with H. Like SID ~
and Dc is very important '...|
lect their seeds from tl. .
crops. ! find thnt 900 4
wheat farmers are tha.. #
but the best and purcH ..
Planter and Farmer
How ro wATrrTlH
From careful exporimU ~.
discovered that plant ...
every day often perish, m H
come dwaricd Whoroa
given twice Il week almost
proved very beneficial M. n.
The sum Of our cNp0ru..
ing amounts to this -tha. fH.HH-
ing Of tho ground two ar l.rt.
week, il much better tHm H.
amount Of water applied IL a.
daily, only sufficient o. W.l Oh.
surface, but not the uuiDr -.m.a "
30 the roofs lo.d
water should, before applying Do "
heated soil, be allowed iD stand h.
% the heat Of the sun and a.r iH
hours. The colder the water N
warmer the soil, % is the uaa. H
applying il in abundance f0r p
lent, though we cannot eNp.a.u
he result produced upon pIants T.
plying cold water to NE soil. when
ugh temperature, unless s1 o'E
applied as 10 saturato tho soil comp
3 fatal 10 tender or weakly pIanh
iten less on more injurious io .H.t
ealthy onea
Ames has had his dirty shirts
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Ames has had his dirty shirts aa
in Natohez, therefore he has re-i'
in Natchez.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

THE QUEsTToN OF THE Where
does Ames have his washing doneg 81
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Greeley has no strength in Missis-
sssippi outside of the Democrats. Gov.
Powers letter to Alcorn, May, lst
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annexed resolution
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
CIIoCTAW COUNTY

CHOCTAW COUNTY.
Extract from "a letter dated, French
Camps. May 20, 1872.
Democracy all 90 for Greeley up this
way. w l.,
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The Eligibility Question

We have read with attention the views
of the Oxford Falcon on this question !;
but further discussion is unnecessary
since thepassage of the partial amnesty
bill, which is broad enough TO include al
most every person who would likely be
recommended for or would accept NOM
nation for Congressman or Elector
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

s's1200 Col. G. WILLY wells," is Al
corn's name for the United States Dis
trict Attorney for the Northern District
Of Mississippi. ~
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HABEAs CORPUS.

Mr.. Alcorn made general denial of the
statements of Mr.. Ames last night. repeat
ing that the latter had no residence in Mis-
sissippi and that he had never paid a dol
lar OF taxes there, and that as soon As his
term expired he would never want any
thing more of Mississippi. He lMr. Amcs
would never be reelected, for no white
man in Mississippi would vote for him, and
there were hundreds Of black men there who
would get more votes OF that class than he.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Before Mrs. Little Robinson quit the
ouse she said that her husbond. before
died, had given her his $500 piano.
rdrequested that they allow her TO take
8 il was a dying present and ali sbe
tadto remember him by. The request
asgranted and she took the piano away
few days afterwand Last week Mr..
Little called on Mrs. Eugene Robinson
and SAID that he thought il would suit
ans daughter better 10 have the bay team
md pheaton than the piano, and sug-
yested that an exchange be made.
Mrs Robinson replied that as her
brother had made the piano dying gift
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

Mr.. Alcorn said that he, as Governor had
offered reward OF $1,000 for the arrest 81
any one concerned in the Ku kIux outrares:
and further, there had been meeting of
planters in Lee county who had denounced
those outrages, and ex-senator Brown of
THAT state. had written letter denouncing
them IN tie strongest terms. The United
States had undertaken to take away from
the people of Mississippi the enforcement of
the laws, and had assumed the responsible
ty. What he (Alcorn) argued was that
the people of Mississippi should be held
responsible Tor the preservation of law and
order. and II they showed themselves in
capable of maintaining peace and order
then let them be remanded to the rule of
the bavonet.
Mr.. Pratt quoted from the testimony of
Governor Powers, of Mississippi 10 the ef-
feet that in Lauderdale and Winston coun-
ties much hu hlux outrages prevailed, and
the colored people we're very much intimf-
dated and kept from going to the polls, and
that many of the colOred people had been
compelled to flee their homes
Mr. AIcorn resum cd, and after continuing
his review of Mississippi affairs said Cow
ernor Powers, who testified rs Mr.. Pratt /
said IN November last, writes of the date {
( May u, that all is peaceful i'm Mississippi. I
Mr. Pratt read further from the testimony 4
of Governor Powers that tile passage OF /
the hu hluX law had had a most salutary
effect; that the ku klux stood in no awe
of the State courts.
Mr. Morton (Rad-, Ind.) asked Mr.. Pratt
IL had been shown before the COM
mittee that the conviction Of a Ku Klux for
the murder of black man or a Republican,
had eve. taken place in State court?
Mr.. Pratt-Sot single instance what
ever. sas
Mr.. Pratt continued to read from the tes-
1mony OF Governor Powers, that no man
would De safe who took ground against the
Au klux; that members of the grand jury
we're frequently members of the ku Klux
rider
Mr.: Alcorn said Governor Powers must
certainly have been speaking of Winston
ounty, for, as 20 MISREPRESENTATION Of the
,tate courts. no man who lived In Missis- .
iPpl would make such an assertion. He
Aleorn) was not here to defend the Ku
Llux or to deny that Ku Klux had existed .
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-08

In noticing the nomination Of Pas
chal Coggins at Sacramento, as the
candidate of the Liberal Republicans
and Democrats for Congress in the
Second District, the Sacramento Union
pays him the following compliment:
s.CoSgins is a Republican of many
wears standing, well known to the PEG
pie of sacramento. and once trusted by
them with a seat in the Assembly,
which he honored by a faithful per
formance of his duty toward the peo-
pie. and especially upon every ques-
ton that arose between the public wei
fare and the railway monopoly. On
.his point he may be cOntided into the
last extremity as the friend and pro
tsctor Of the people against all such
nefarious movements as the Goat
Island scheme; and also to do what
ever a Congressman can in compelling
the corporation to pay State taxes on
their property. to pay the interest on
the Governments second mortgage
honds, and to procure national legIsla-
ton restrictive of the corporations
power to exiort in their charges upon
fares and freights."
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-08

On the 9Th of August, Mrs. Gardner,
the wife of a farmer living near East
manville, Ottowa county, died under
circumstances the most extraordinary.
Two of her sisters were dead, one bu.
recently. only a few weeks ago. The
cause of Mrs. Gardeners death was a
congestive chill, and after she had
been considered dead for six hours,
and was being prepared for the grave.
she returned to consciousness and
talked freely with her ate ndants. She
stated to those around her that she
had been to the better land and had
seen both of her departed sisters with
other friends; that it was a most beau
tiful land-beyonda all description. She
said that she had permission to return
to tell living friends of what she had
seen, but hat she was anxious to
again return. She passed away soon
after making her statement and seem
lgly Overlooking with joy and happi-
ness. There can be no question as to
the circumstances above related
detroit Tribune.