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This is the way the Radical leaders II
the North talk. Senator Harlan, of
Iowa, says: IF Greeleg is elected
Southern Democrats viii claim a large
share of the offices at home and abroad,
and that might give rise to trouble"
In other words. the South Is to be a
part of the Union, to help support the
government, and to help fight its battles,
if war should come-but those of her
people who are not ''of African descent
nor carpet-baggers, are unfit to hold
office. They are to wear perpetual
badge of ostracism This is the Radical
idea and it is this spirit which is arous-
ing the young men who intend to live and
die in Dixie. They propose to take an
even start with the rest of mankind in
the race of life, if voting for candidate
of liberal ideas will secure it to them.
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A statement is made in the publication
of John T. Pickett, the party through
whom the Administration negotiated for
the purchase of the Confederate Archives,
to which the Hon. Jacob Thompson
doubtless will feel himself called upon to
respond. It is to the effect that when
the Confederacy fell, he had "a large
amount of Confederate gold in his pos
session, which he and Mr.. Benjamin
divided between them. The public will
not receive this story as true, unless the
parties implicated. warrant it in doing
so by admission, or the confession of ST.
lence. 1t is very necessary that these
gentlemen-one or both-should speak
Mr.. Thompson is now, we believe, in
Europe as agent of the Memphis and
Selma Railroad.
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Hon. ]. F. H. Claiborne has publish
ed letter which is paraded in the Pilot
with typographical establishment, de
claring that he has written so much
against Horace Greeley in the last forty
years that he cannot support him for the
Presidency now-although their differ
ences related to matters which have no
more connection with the issues of the
present canvass than the regulations of
Noah's ark. Col Claiborne must put
spurs to his jaded steed and keep up with
the times.
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1t is stated in the Wilmington, On.
CO. Journal on the authority of Hon.
Reverdy johnson, one of the counsel of
the Ku Klux prisoners, that the Supreme
Court of the United States have decided
in one of the South Carolina cases that
the act of Congress commonly known as
the Ku Klux Act is unconstitutional, but
that the opinion of the Court will be
purposely withheld until after the cleo
ton
1t viii add to the infamy of the Radi-
cal Administration if it shall appear
that the punishment and oppression that
have been visited ON the Southern people
ON pretended violation of the enforce
ment act, has been under cover of an
unconstitutional law; and therefore with
out legal justification.
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ANOTHER radical POW-Wo".~-
Wednesday night the Gran. Jiuo q"
meeting which was anything b1i ll-
Gus. In fact, it broke up Goa row a.
body's hurt 1t happened iu tli5 y.
resolution was offered endorsing PIX
and recommending him o. tbe D'.''...-
ical Nominating Convention a. m'' p
cally worthy Of Congressional eAie.
To this an amendment wa Offered y
ting Shaughnnessey's name for A
This stirred EN- up, and thc "loe'.
sion prevailed. Motion after moa'
made. Every body calling "Mr' la-.
and Mr. Chairman recognizing ".t
at the same time. Finally, 70 Io-t
sort was taken. The McKee-itea 'ay ~
original resolution was adopted '.
Shaughnessey cohorts say That iAs --
ment was carried However Do lls % =,
ment motion TO adjourn was mace
fore the vote was taken some per''.
of the gas, and the meeting al.o'
the street. By the way, while We
the subject Of Congressional a'p.i" d
their dOings at night. We would '.s'
If any body knows who the three LI.
gentlemen Of the Radical party ~
visited a certain prominent Radici.
in Jail by sentence OF the Uni.e4 Il,
Court, at a very late hour ie" -
SINGER ii anybody knows VINO u@
and what the contents Of the write.
ment, that they brought out With iI.-
signed, were, we hope they will ie'' p
will not say anything about &c. bui .s
still wonder why they selected s'-D
hour at night.
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Col. George w. Carter, the leader Of
the Grant wing of the Republican party
of Louisiana and lately the editor of the
N. o. Citizens Guard, the leading organ
of the party in that State, has mounted
the revolutionary wave and declared for
Greeley and Brown. Col. Carter was
It one time professor in the Mississippi
University. He won his title in the
Coafederats service. $50
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1t is said that Greeley used to say
hard things about the shareholders of the
South. So he did; but then it should
be remembered that he has constantly
advocated political liberation, and mag
nanimity since the war, while Grant has
prosecuted them with all manner of pro-
scriPtive measures and plundered them
through his carpet-bag governments.
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In the true spirit of fraternity which
should characterize the elements that con-
stitute the great Reform movement for
the overthrow of Grantism, the Demo
Gratis of Indiana have filled the vacancy
in their State ticket with Liberal Re
publican q. G. Cravens) for Lieutenant
Governor.
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The Liberal Republicans and Demo
Gratis in Illinois have concentrated upon
mixed electoral ticket. 1t is estimated
that Greeleys Republican support in that
state will be about 10000 votes. which
united to the Democratic vote will secure
hlm a handsome majority over the BRIDE
taker.
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STATx OF MISSISSIPPI,
LoWndes County.
How is this for high2


AmP0rsaR1 AccesstOms 90 Greeley.
Col. McCullum of the Goodman Sta1
has returned to his post from Attala,
with the intelligence that Chancellor
Young, = leading home Republican, has
declared for Greeley. He heard ru-
NOR that Hon. RasseIas Boyd, late Re
publican member ofthe Legislature from
that county-together with other we'll
known citizens all home Republicans
had also joined the Reform movement.
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Col. Burch, Chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Tennes-
see, announces that the electoral ticket
heretofore nominated by the Democracy
will be re-arranged SO as to give repre-
sentation to the Liberal Republicans.
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LoUDoUN School. Prof "
ney, formerly of Kinds county NM Z.
usual annual announcement In an ii
RIoE. His school, which is situaLei = ii
dleburg, LOudoun county, Va7 ioI3 (,
South Of Washington, IS delightful, ,s
ted, within sight of the Blue Ridgo md
tains-a climate, as Mr.. Dabneyl = B
claims, peculiarly adapted for slu r. rsi.
beneficial to the constitutions Of Dol
in the South.
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Ex-Gov. Blair, of Michigan, Repub-
lican member of Congress, in his recent
speech at jackson, Michigan, said that
"this administration is simply damnable
and no other words can describe tip
And Gov. Blair knows whereof he aAirms
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A meeting Of the Executive Committee
Of the Democratic and Conservative
Party Of Mississippi will be held at the
city Of Jackson on the 7th day Of August
for the transaction of important business
at which u full attendance is earnestly
requested RoBT, LOWRY,
Chairman.
The Democratic and Conservative pa
pers of the State are respectfully request
ed to copy.
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WEEKLY CLARIoN-Two dollars per year, and
an extra copy 10 getter up of q club Of ten
or more.
Segt-WrrI.LY CLARios-Four dollars per
wear. and an extra copy fer club Of six or
more
IN future paper viii he discontinued when
lime expires.
Remittauces should be 10y registered letter,
money order, draft, or by express. When 9TH
cr,yise the Office cannot be responsible.
All business communications should be adj
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DISTRICTS

First Dlstrict-I. @. G. Lamar, of I4afay-
ette. IL. NJ. Street, Of Prentiss a. I. Roane,
Of Calhoun.
Second District. b. Morgan, OF DeSoto,
rs. G. Walthall, Of Grenada, kinloch talco-
ner, of Marshall.
Third District--Reuben 0. Reynolds, of
Monroe. K. W. Williamson, of Montgomery,
Robert Mcintosh, of Chickasaw.
Fourth Districts. s. Calhoon, OF Madi-
son Garnctt Andrews, of GaZoo, j. j..
shannon, of I.auderdale.
Fifth District-W. II. McCardle. of War
rem, Harris Barksdale, Of Hinds, Sylvanus
Evans, OF Clarke.
sixth District-Benj. King, Sr., OF Copiah,
Hiram Cassidy, ST., Of Franklin, i. Il.
Mayers, of Harrison.
Appointed by direction OF the Convention.
J. w. &. WATSON, President.
JACKSON, Miss. June &c, 1872.
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The "bOys in gray say they are not
going to quarrel with Greeley about what
he once said concerning "rights in the
territories" provided he will give them
the opportunity of fair start with the
balance of mankind on the new issues
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ras Rssarase1ra AsshIses.
LEAF FROM THE HISTORY or T1n LOST
CAUSE


We have published $50 much Of the
statement of the party who signs himself
y. 7. Picket, Confederate States Agent,
near the Government Of Mexico" as
viii satisfy public curiosity in regard to
the recent purchase for So, 900 Of certain
Confederate States Archives by the Adj
ministration Unless provision mas been
made BY act Of Congress for the expen-
aiture Of money for purposes like this,
the transaction must be considered cor
rupt financial and partisan operation,
in which high government officials are
the benefciaries.
If the documents are genuine, we have
no reason to apprehend that they will
make any revelation the least derogatory
to the Confederate States government.
Its battles were fought bravely against
overwhelming odds, and when it went
down, there was no stain on its escutch-
con.
We have no fear that these papers will
show that the authorities of the Conted-
eracy contemplated any scheme of retail
iation not fully warranted by the manner
in which the United States government
conducted the war on its part and if the
dreadful acts referred to by Mr.. Pickett
were really meditated, they were retail
iatory measures designed to induce the
enemy to desist from uncivilized and in
human practices by bringing the conse-
quences home to him. What these prac-
toes were, the people of the Confedera-
cy remember we'll enough without being
reminded of them; and they have pass
ed, or will pass, into history.
But it will not be out of. place in this
connection to present resume of them,
as recorded at the time. They are pre-
sented in the following extract of an Ad-
dress which is before us, and which was
issued at the close of the first Confeder-
ate Congress by direction of that body
and signed by a Committee of both
Houses, of whom j. l.. ORR, at present
a high priest of Grantism, was Chairman
on the part of the Senate.
The reader will not fail to note the
opening paragraph in which the fact is
set forth of the constant efforts of Mr..
Davis and his associates to effect "a
peaceful settlement Of the controversy"
The reverse is believed by many persons.
and has occasioned these parties much
undeserved censure. But to the
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For COnErcS~. First Di.,-,..
H. a. q. Lamar
EDIroRs CLARIoN.

| aAfA RAAf ~ AhA'I-N
It is not the uahitoi rfr. o.
dulge in the practice -9 r.es...
sounding the voice OF aaan.
man or set OF men, 10y oa.e..
| place, and ] do not Zoo amu..
But az citizen of the on.g
district i'm the State wae-. Am.
accorded the right of proper a-
in the national body Ibagn
sion TO the views OF very n
reference TO the eligibility Anal.
the gentleman who should hs..
serve US at this time iu eoaaa
| position.
Among men of ailshlle ol
zeal thinking, there j- b Strong
spead feeling iu favor OF rgur
q. G.. LAMAR.
The name of this gentleman
known in Mississippi, itvouMb
of supererogatIuu o. dwell urm
iications. More chan This D5l y.
utation is national his exorn
litical life, bis pcpp-mt.ug ar.
profound philosophy ol ls
and above al, his thorough u.u
OF the wants and need .l0ar.a
ton, all combine 20 make as
and election peculiarly appropriate
time. IL there ever was auue Wa.
State and the Southern people u Pa
needed the services iu DoHu.la
earnest, eloquent rcpre-caa'u m
time is now. WcuccI aa glma U
Southern sentiment i, Washington
who can speak for and yu3Il1 tt
Of the South, and by the weight a
moral character and intellectual Nh
vindication may be- faIr Aud ta
and tendency Of the Republican Na
invite the South 90 send whom .H
in Districts where Democracy is N
tendency. Whether we select uear
ask those who have served u- before.
suit Is the same 10 the oppoa.t
conduct in the last few months aa
made ms believe That at Ia.t"le.u-.
tice lifts alOft her scale
But il is said col. Lamar I- yG
chised, This is true, but pr5sa.Ip
not now mean what 10 did two yca
one year ago. The dominant party
last realized the fact that the po.t
scription of prominent 0outhenH
not accomplish lhc end contemplate
authors. Not only haas there been
uprising among the masses oitH
against the continuance of civil dos.
over our people, but under The gatN
popular opinion the admiuisT.a
las bowed i'm Remuneration OF 'aet
doctrine Of Thaddcu, Stevens. A
,ould not be too sudden, aud 10 tao 4
If the bill at the late -c- Jon of O..
bout two hundred were u0tiHt.aae
here was an understanding ths'
south saw fit 10 send amy one OF %
TO Office that q pocja. B
ieving the disabilities OF thenn
lected would meet with uo ono
IND il is generally conceded ,at.
will mark It's career By .
loval Of the disabilitic- Of ALL
The people Of the first DI-tr.t.
larty throughout the entire ,at
nd urge with earncstnc-s, the aln
such man as COL Lamar lort
peaking for an entire State Dr. 7.
eedcd,and we do not tliuk chat to.
IN or will refuse 70 let bis name d
We know he Is no candidate i0La.
ut his country has meyer called 81.
ID not obey,and his people hay. el..
NDpgu NIg-I-,i
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The Liberals and Democrats in New
Jersey have agreed to support the same
electoral ticket for Greeley and Brown.
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NRw YORK. july 26, lisp.
truly, yours,
A. PLEASANTON

The Democrats and Liberals in Illinois
have agreed upon a mixed Electoral
ticket, with Hon. G. w. Julian Ga we'll
known Liberal Republican, at its head.
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Extract of aletter from leading Re
publican in Georgia, to Col. Power, of
The CLARION.
''Greeley's chances are good, provided
sfhe Democratic party as whole, go in
Heartily. $50
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Meeting Ofthe Liberal Republican
Stntc Executive Committee.

There will be meeting of the Liberal
Republican State Executive Committee
held in the City Of jackson on Wednesday,
the 7th Of August. a full attendance of the
committee Il earnestly desired.
ROBT. J. ALCORN,
Chairman.
All papers OF the State friendly to Gree
ley and Brown will please copy.
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STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
STATE AT LARGE.

EoBERr Lowry, OF Rankin, Chairman
GRO. l.. POTTER, Of Kinds,
il. GEORGE, Of Carroll.
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Mrs. GENT s. d. Watson ana family amer
an absence Of about six years in Brazil
returned 70 TaIladega county a few DAYS
ago'-Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser. -
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Senator Trumbul estimates GreeleT's
majority in Illinois at from $1,000 to
70, 900 majority. 80
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The heat in Calcutta and Inla
orally is 80 great as to BIO the clp1Jth
considerable mortality IN the D
army stationed inland
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Il rUKS Nj BACK UPON THE PAST, STAND
sos TIE PRESENT, AND LOOK HOPEFULLY
"ro rHB FuTURE."-T'honla a. Hendricks
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The foregoing carjofr.
tlemen Of this State. s..
Louisville Ledger T..
would have been ..rar.
known that at the t.uaa,
cry recognized Cou-args....
cratic paper IN the State.
paper which acknoalaln
organization Of tho a1,P.
zation-has declared ta-
Brown. The missta,em-.
have corrected originated
source that advised Demo.
give countenaHce To Gen.
he was selected to mos. G.
the champion Of the Rsf.,..
sion, in the canvass of lg.t..
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Signed.


This catalogue of atrocities will go to
posterity as part of the history of the
times in which they were perpetrated. 1t
need not be supposed that the aforesaid
archives which have been exhumed by
the agents of the Grant Administration,
for the combined objects of corrupt spec
ulation and to keep alive the animosities
of the war for partisan ends, can posi-
bly, reveal any measure of retaliation
however severe, which may have been
meditated by the Confederate authori-
ties, that was not entirely justified by the
example of the foe with whom they were
dealing. If the worst of Mr.. Thomp-
sons direful schemes had come to the
worst, honors would have been easy.
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The Holders of SOEsth Carolina
Bonds fm Trouble.

These parties are in great tribulation.
They have fallen among thieves. They
have been victimized by the carpet-bag-
gers who govern South Carolina They
have dealt largely in the States securi-
ties, and find that though the property
of the people is taxed to degree
amounting to confscation, no provision
is being made to pay the principal or in
terest of their claims The Mongrel
rulers make it their business to absorb
the tax-money as fast as it can be wrung
from the people. The bond-holders have
had repeated conferences in New York to
devise method of realizing their invest
ment, but all their plans have come to
nought. So it will be to the end and
so it ought to be if the collections are to
be made off of the wrecked estates and
hard earning of the toiling people. Tie
money changers knew when they mace
their investments that they were traffic
ing in the sweat and blood of innocent
parties, and dealing in obligations reck-
lessly incurred by band of thieves for
none of the legitimate purposes of gov
eminent. They took large risks as othe-
gamblers do for the sake of receiving
large gains, and if they eventually lose
they will have nobody but themselves and
the carpet-bag swindlers to blame.
The Destruction Of Crops i'm AIa-
bamIa.
The Selma Times, III describing the
extent of the recent flood in Alabama
and of the overflow of her rivers, says
that the amount Of damage done e1-
ceeds the combined freshets of half
century in the same section. There S
no estimating the amount of damage IN
dollars and cents. Whole plantations are
destroyed in this section. and hundreds
of thousands of acres of the most prom
ising crops, ten days ago, are now sub
merged under the flood. The Alabama
is out of its banks at all places; the
creeks are overfowing the low lands for
miles and miles from the river by "back
water; )" while the incessant and heavy
rains have washed up and damaged the
uplands to an incalculable extent. Men,
who few days since had the promise Of
the best crop in years, are to-day liter
ally IMPOVERISHED"
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a ORHsMBRi

Grant charged By Seh.rz ssith attempting
to bride a Senator NTH patrOnGgs-t
Charge denied The Issue joined and
the Proof brought forqoard.
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III. w. Barry, who has represented q
Mississippi District in Congress for the
past three years, and has recently
been re-nominated for the place by the
Mongrels, has never paid dollar Of
taxes in Lowndes county, where he claims
to reside-not even a poll tax. The fol-
lowing is the proof:
STATz OF MISSISSIPPI,
Lowndes County.
/, Geo. w. Van Hook. Clerk of the Cham
Gerry Court of said county, do hereby certi-
~ that after careful, diligent and complete
examination of both real and personal tax
rolls of said county, am unable TO find the
name of FL. w. Barry on the same, and that
according to the tax rolls aforesaid. che
said III. w. Barry has never paid any tar Of
any kind srhdtecer. whether real, personal or
poll in said county.
Given under my hand and seal of office
at Columbus, this 18th day of
fsRAL.l June, A. d. 1872.
G.. w. VAN HOOK,
CLERK.
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rake their stand, and bare the brand
As in the ancient day."
And 90 for Gratz and Greeley.

The truth, is, these now famous archive.
nave no political significance whatsoever
Historically and financially they are vslua.
Die, dare say. All good citizens and tsv-
payers are interested in them in the latter
aspect. They may save money to the com
monwealth by defeating the claims of those
VINO threw up their caps for jeff. Davis and
shouted death TO the Yankees during rho
war, and now come up here with their
claims and perjure their souls bv sWearino
they were always "trooly loil.r
l have omitted to say that the nerson WIN
spirited the papers away, and who held
them IN his grip lately swore that II /
snoIl9h dispose Of them without delay, he
would; and thus should have lost ali re-
ward for my attention TO a seemingly inter
nllnaDIe and most laborious piece of bust
ness; In short Lad a very voracious white
eIePhant on my hands. and was very glad
Ia 1nueed TO turn him over to Uncle Sam.
mat tAe person referred to is not a myth
can most feelingly declare; for he hid the
gIeater part OF the money forever from NV
slRht, and took the first train
JNO. T. PICKETT.
Attorney at Law.
Confederate States diplomatic agent va.r
the government Of Mexico.)
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Meeting Of tIae State Executive
Committee.
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Corfertioh rra,,,.
To the EuIior Of tbeIs't p,'a
Our attention has i...
graph in the Loi".. nal.,.
TO a visit from Wu 90.
Columbus Miss DIV a7tr
gentlemen -repr....'...'.f f.i
the south was eia...,
Baltimore Convrbf.a,' i''.-
turned turned nom BaItimor.
Mississippi State C1rg
know something Of ". ..'o
Mississippi bcmocrl,..' e
/ phatically docIar. t... a.I
! state and Nation
heartitz tHpWuT .I.
oCrdi-. ..H.....
Nis-i- .ipp., I..
informed p .hrDa.rm
/ the tr..l ..... '.
moVcmell. H... .
/ papers are wilI.r.t.
hazardcd by Mr. Ay..,.
| ply q question 0f u.i,....
tor of thre. or taur
OF seventy.
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,a,ssE pKraajBED CtpNRE8Bkl
ATE ARCHIVES.
HOW THEY CAME TO BE soLD.
Pickett. the Narrator, AndulGe~ Al
Private spite.

WASHINGTON, d. G., 1922 + STREET.
July 18th, 1872
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HORACE GREELEY.
To Hon. james X. Doolittle, Chairman of the
Convention, and Messrs. Sykes, Maecabe.
and others, committee.