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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
Mnt1ern nnd Thing.

"Oh How 1 wish ! was in Green
land, is the name of the latest popular
song.
One of the Long Branch roosts only
charges eight dollars day for boarders
Some absurd person says that surf
bathing is going out Of fashion. FASH
ion has extremely little TO do with it, we
imagine.
The women have been holding another
"rights' convention in California. The
"heroins of history" were again alluded
to.
Out of the 8 900 female factory opera
tives in Lowell, but 600 can be scared zap
to join the Young Women's Christian
Association.
A French doctor, taken into custody
for assaulting females, committed suicide
in his cell in London Police Court by
taking prussic acid.
Charley" said fond mother 30 her
son, "you are into that jam again.
| ''No," replied the pet "you are wrong,
ma the jam is into me-"
An exasperating swell, who kept
Young lady from her legitimate partner
during an entire waltz, after asking for
''iust one turn" excused his action on
the ground that zone good turn deserves
| another"
The New York World correspondent
admires the regularity Of the habits of
the Dorchester girl, who keels over ia "a
fit at four o'clock every afternoon al the
Jubilee.
A Mrs. Campbell, Of Chicago, was
| fatally poisoned by tasting decoction of
woodbine leaves, which had been pre-.
pared as a medicine for her sick daugh-
| ter.
Picnics in Pennsylvania wind up with
what is called the Dolly Warden march
the young ladies standing in a row and
the young men passing along the line
and kissing each good night.
There is plenty to do in this world for
every pair of hands placed upon it, and
we must so work that the world will be
richer because of our having lived in IT,
There was more exact scientific truth
! than he could explain in the reply of au
Irish gardener to a question "Why
the everpreens have been blasted through
out the country ?" "Shure," said he.
"and they were burnt with the could last
winterF
s'In the absence of globes, how do you
illustrate the shape OF the earth TO your
scholars ?" asked committee Of school
teacher. 81 show 'em my head" was
the reply.
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SENATOR TRUMBULL'S VIEWS
From His Late Speech at Decatur,
Illinois.

What beautiful sight it will be when
you see this people electing man to the
Presidency, not as a Democrat, not as
Republican, but as a candidate pledged to
administer the Government for the people,
end not for the party in this country.
When he is elected he will not be bound as
a General is, to select the officers he appoints
from particular set of men and particular
party. He wiz have no motive but to make
his Administration 4 success. lie knows
all the public questions that have been dis
cussed in this country for the last thirty
years. He will bring around him the ablest
men of the country for the benefit of the
country, not to build up party that will
re-elect him President. What a gain that
will be! What gain to the people of this
great land, when this interference OF party
shall be broken down, and when the minds
of men shall be emancipated from pollti-
cal tyranny as despicable and intolerable as
the tyranny of the master over the slave.
am opposed to every form of tyranny over
man, and am opposed to a party tyranny
that don't allow man to act according to
the dictates of his conscience just as much
as tyranny that requires man to worship
the Supreme Being contrary to the dictates
of his conscience. Let US have free thought
as well as acts, independence in voting as
well as independence in other things. The
election of Horace Greeley will bring about
these things. The people of this whole land
will be like the people of Chicago after the
great fire, when they all got together and
said let US choose the best men TO govern
the city and build up our shattered fortunes.
Let the people fight this great war of abuse
creeping into public Government. this
squanderiRg of the public money. Let us
select the best man we have to administer
the affairs ofthis Government, until We shall
restore harmony and peace, with social in
tercourse between the people North and
South, and go on TO prosper and grow until
this shall be the greatest and most powe rful
nation, the best and freest people. on the
face of the globe. This is what we are to
accomplish by the election of Horace Gree
ley. In order TO accomplish it you have
only to go forward. The politicians didn't
want to GO to Baltimore and make him
President. The people instructed them
before they went that they should go for
Greeley. This is the peoples movement
1t seems as if the hand of Providence was
in it. l have no doubt of the result that
Horace Greeley is TO be elected, and as he is
the peoples candidate and the people OF
this country will tolerate such an interfer-
ence with elections as to prevent it. be-
lieve the handwriting on the wall that the
knees of President Grant, like those of old
Belshazzar, are now striking together In
fear. n
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VOL. XXXV NO 81

The anticipated joys of the future are
turned into sadness as the moment of part
ing draws nigh. Often memory will revert
to those joyous days spent at the dear old
Institute; and tears viii steal silently down
as we ponder on these scenes, then. of the
past. To you then, it is hard-how hard,
our souls can feel but our tongues cannot
express, to repeat the parting words, fare
well-farewell-good-bye. goodbye.
There are times when the tongue fails to
express the emotions that swell the heart
and such an occasion presents itself Dear
President, as l approach you this morning.
Tears of affection and gratitude fill nay
eyes "a l review the happy hours passed
under your paternal care. To me, 1 can
say il for my classmates too, to ns all, you
have been more than faithful President
and kind Teacher. Ever attentive to our
wants and ever vigilant for our welfare
you have supplied the place Of our absent
parents. The fond affections of children
towards tender parent are such that ami
mate our hearts.
You have opened to our minds the laby
rinth Of knowledge and by the hand gently
led us through its may intricacies, unfold
ing 10 our gaze the wonders and beauties of
science with ability possessed by few.
Their position, so difficult to be filled, has
found in you a complement. Gratitude is
all our Offering. To speak of your merits or
sing your praises were but repeating the
words of many predecessors; we would
therefore beg TO weave a wreath of affec-
ton and gratitude and lay it at your feet.
The crown thickly set with gems polished
by your master h aud should bear the name
of each Alumna. and, "All honor to our be-
loved President" should be its inscription.
Your name engraven upon our hearts will
become household word, motto, to incite
to nobler actions and more generous deeds.
Noble, honored, cherished friend, in life's
broad highway you have made impeTisha-
Bile footsteps upon the sands of time. Fare
well In your absence we shall feel more
fully your merit, and appreciate more high
ly your kindness. Once more, Honored
Sir. with emotions. too deep for utterance,
we say-Farewell.
Lucy A GRIFFITH.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA ELEC-
THON.
STARTLING REVELATION OF FRAUD AND
CORRUPTION.
WASHINGTON, July 8, 1872.


Hon. T. L. C2ingDaGn:
DEAR SIR: As North Carolina will be
the first State after the Baltimore Conven-
ton in which an election will be held, the
administration will use every means posi-
BILE to carry it. Gangs of spies and inform
ers will flood your State; negroes will be
imported from other States; false registra-
items will be resorted to. In short, all the
machinery which corrupt and unscrupu-
lOus administration can devise Will be put
in motion to carry the State. Secretaries
Boutwell, and Delano will leave their de-
partmentS to add to the pressure by their
speeches and other influences. Already
large sums of money have been raised for
corrupt purposes. | knew the (so-called)
Department of Justice would contribute
largely to the means of corruption. There
fore. | went to the Treasury this morning
to see what was being done, and found that
one 5. 7. Carrow, Marshal of your State,
had drawn within the last year S223,000, of
which $4,000 has been drawn within the
last sixty days; $4,000 of it within the last
few weeks. OF course this will be used cor
ruptly. This enormous draft on the Treas
ury for pretended judicial eXpenses-a quar-
ter of a million dollars in twelve months
is made still more fragrant from the fact
that, until within few years past no form
err United States Marshal ever drew more
than $4,000 to cover all the expenses Incl
dent TO his office for whole year. My eX-
perence on the Ku kluX Committee ena-
bled me to understand how. But you are
familiar with the modes of operation. there
fore detail is unnecessary. This is only one
instance. L write this to put you on your
guard and TO show you what enemies you
have got to contend with. | may mention
another fact learned this morning, to show
how hollow all their pretenses of civil SER
vice reform are. a fellow by the name of
w. A. Britton was Marshal of the Western
District of Arkansas, and became default
er to the amount of $12l,00 The govern
ment had proof ample TO convict him, but
failed to prosecute and simply dismissed
him from office. Roots was appointed in
his place. For some reason he was dismiss
ed lately, and Britton was re-appojnted
Marshal in spite of the facts which the De-
partments had in their possession. But
need not bore you further. l hope our
| friends will by earnest and constant endeav-
ors, neutralize the efforts of Grant and his
mnionS. 1t seems to me i'm possible that
any North Carolinian who has not lost his
self-respect can support an administration
which has sought to degrade and disgrace
the State by unfolding Holden, Kirk, Ber-
gen and the like, and through judges like
Logan, backed by Whitley and Alderman
blackening the character of ali your people
to say nothing of the wholesale robbery
under which you have suffered.
Yours, truly.
JAS. B. BECK.
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The Democracy of 'straightout" Del
aware have ratified Greeley and Brown,
at Wilmington. Their reasons are thus
"ResoIved :"
1. The political deluge has come.
2 It sweeps away the old land marks.
3. Our places must be with the post
deluvians
T. We must forget many things that
are old, and learn some that are new.
5. This flood is The Peoples" Move
ment, above and ahead of newspapers
and politicians.
6. We are for Greeley and Brown, and
will carry Delaware for that ticket
Thus far the democracy at large, SEN
ator Bayard, of the same State, like the
old ante-deluvian, did not ''think there
would be much Of shower" bat his
eyes and ears are now open. In recent
letter, he says:
Sixty days ago, the condition of
affairs we now witness would have been
deemed incredible, and any man would
have been laughed at as absured and i'm
possible what we now see In fact and sub
stance. Events as they now confront us,
were shaped in opposition to our efforts. "
Thus it is, ''The Flood of the People"
rolls on; and there is no stArk" to save
Grant and his Pups.
Samuel G.. Taber, member of the
New York State Grant Executive Com
mittee, has resigned, and goes for Greeley
and Brown,
w. N, Saunders, colored Grant can
didate for elector, in Maryland, is in the
same fix. He, too, has resigned, and
goes for Greeley and Brown.
-Thos. S. Lang, well known Repub-
lican politician in Maine, has also "quit,"
and goes for Greeley and Brown.
A Greeley and Brown Club of colored
men in Indianapolis, has issued an adj
dress to the "colored Liberal Republi-
cans" 1t accepts Summers speech as "a
true estimate of Grant and his admins
tration, and urges the colored men "to
rally to the support of that lifelong
staunchest friend, Horace Greeley"
The Washington Republican, Grants
own, fears for the safety of even the of
fce-holders at the capital. 1t says, eve
know there is good deal of hedging and
fencing among hundreds of them"
1t is said, ga careful canvass of the
different districts of Minnesota gives the
Liberal Republican coalition fully half
the Republican vote, and assures the
election of the Greeley ticket"
Every Democratic journal on the
Pacific coast" is for Greeley and Brown !;
and so is the Executive Committee of the
Labor Reformers, at San Francisco A
Chicago Tribune correspondent, writing
from California, gives that State as sure
for Greeley, by Is, 900 majority.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
THE PATRIOT FfREs--A CAMfAfoN
RHYME.

What mighty blaze Is that we see,
On yOnder mountain crest?
IL spreads and RACES like the sea,
In moments OF unrest.
What circling light do we behold,
Canst tell me, noble Sire?
My son, that sight I've seen before
The prairies are on fire.
In every part Of our broad land
There burns patriot flame.
Aud men are joining hand in hand
70 guard their country's fame.
A darkening cloud hangs like pail.
Obscuring all that's true;
Nero dances IN the hall.
While ruin stalks in view.
In ''gift" cottage by the sea.
He riots likes a king,
While courtiers, drunk with wine ss be-.
Their maudlin praises sing.
Thank God. his rule is nearly DER,
The people loud acclaim;
They'd leave him on that sea-girJ shore,
TO rcvel in his shame.
There is a living power can save
Our land from threatening ill
IL Is the millions. true and brave.
On prairie plain and hill.
Old Cinoiuuatus. Roman choice,
When called did leave his plow;
Good Horace hears the peoples voice;
He comes TO aid them now.
-Four faithful years his helping hand
He'll to the people lend,
Restoring peace throughout the land
Each man 10 man friend.
He'll then retire To Chappaqua,
His duty nobly done,
With grateful chaplets on his brow,
Our later Washington.
-ltnII-m A 10
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

The Liberty Herald says that 1t. Gov.
Joe Benefits "bitterest foes have always
given him credit for honesty and sim
"cerity, and attributed his afiliation
with Radicals to his hatred of the name
Democrat. Our contemporary is slight
ly mistaken in regard to the 1t. Govern
or's former political identity. The fact
is exactly the reverse. He was always a
true-blue, anti-bond, hard-money, un-
washed Democrat until the strange
hallucination took possession of him that
the way to make the burdens of his peo-
pie light was to join the Republican party
and go along with the strong side and
temper its action to the shorn lamb.
We doubted his judgment, but not the
goodness of his intentions. His repudia-
ton of Grant is proof of the latter.
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Letter from Hon. Beverly Mat
theVs ON the Presidential
Question
From the Macon Beacon.

COLUMBUS, Miss, July 10, ~.
GENTLEMEN Your favor of the 18th inst,
inviting me to address meeting OF the cit
liens of Noxubee, called to assemble on the
9th of this month, TO ratify the Cincinnati
and Baltimore nominations, for President
aud Vice President of the United States,
was received to-day. In my judgment, the
people of Mississippi should support the
nominations, not lukewarmly, but earnest
ly and cordially and with the solemn resO-
luton to mako that support elective ia this
state, if such result be within the compass
of human possibilities.
Greatly more than has been fully consid-
cred, l fear. by the masses Of the voters, in
both the State and national welfare to our
oppressed people, aud the people Of the
whole Union depends the triumph of the
nomination you propose to ratify. 1t will
bring sweet and enduring peace 10 all class
es OF bona tide citizens within our own bor-
ders, linked with recovered authority to pre-
scribe and regulate our own domestic con
Germs, in the light of the virtue and intelli-
gence of those most dee ply Interested in the
prosperity and happiness of the State. IL
will send to retirement men educated TO the
havoc of war, and bring To the front men
trained to the arts OF peace. 1t Will eXtln-
guish the spirit of war and re-establi5h the
spirit of peace, and impair to every citizen
pride and stake in the government by
bringing il back TO what 1t was in the olden
time-the envy and admiration of the civil
lied world.
/ thank you and those you represent, and
regret that am unable now 70 make an un-
conditional acceptance OF your kind invita-
ton, and promise. il | can reconcile COM
piance with other engagements, TO unite
with you in the proposed ratification meet
ing.
Yours, truly, &c,
BEVERLY MATTHEW'S.
To Messrs. G. NJ. Thomas, III. a. Rice and
w. K. Eiland, Committee, &c.
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The summer and Fan Elections.

Previous to the great Presidential contest
in November elections will be held in the
following States: North Carolina, August
/; Kentucky, Montana and Utah. August
8; New Mexico, September /; California
September 2; Vermont, September 3; Maine,
September 8: Colorado Territory. Septem-
Der 10; Dakota. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and District of Column
bia, October g.; South Carolina, October L.
West Virginia, October a. All the States
votes for Presidential electors OH the 9TH of
November, and on the same day the fol-
lowing choose State officers: Arkansas,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia Illinois, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi. Missouri,
Nevada, New Jersey, New York. Tennessee,
Virginia, and Wisconsin. Arizona holds
her Territorial election on the 9Th of No
Vember.
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KIl HGIux TerrOriSm.
Washington Cor. Baltimore Sur

WaSnln2to Cor. baltimore sun.
WASHINGTON, July, 1S72-One of the
plans of the Administration for carrying
the elections ia the South IL that of holding
the Ku klux law in terrorism over certain
sections. 1t is learned from a proper source
that warrants have been issued for the ar
rest of dozens of citizens in Union county,
South Carolina, though not single outrage
has been reported from that quarter for
months. There are also said to be several
hundred uneXecuted warrants held over the
heads of persons residing in certain por-
tions of North Carolina for no other pur
pose than to intimdate them from entering
actively upon political work against the
party in power.
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The Floods i'm Alabama.
From the Mobile Tribune.

FTOm the NOOIIe IrIDune.
Our afflicted pc pie have a new calamity
to bear in the freshets now prevailing
throughout the valleys of the Alabama.the
TOmbigbee, and their tributaries. 1t is to
be hoped that the estimates of damage done
are exaggerated, but, with all allowance it
must be fearful.
A private letter just received from Cam
den, Wilcox county, written ON the 18th
inst, says:
Such an overflow has not been known
by the Oldest citizen at this season OF the
year. Planters are ruined. Thousands of
acres of cotton and corn are under water
In some instances planters have lost their
entire crOn.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01
From the Kosciusko Leader.


Mississippi cast her sixteen votes at Bal
timore solidly for Greeley and Brown, but
cast nine votes against the platform because
it contained the following plank in it.
This plank is all buncombe, being no decla-
ration of principles, aud we are heartily
glad the Mississippi delegates voted against
it. 1t is the only objection we have TO the
platform. If the platform had been voted
on by sections Mississippi would have vo-
Here it is:
Ninth. We remember with gratitude the
heroism and sacrifice OF the soldiers and
sailors of the republic, and no act of ours
shall ever detract from their justly earned
fame or the full reward of their patriotism.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

The Rural Southland has letter from
Jefferson county, Mississippi. recommend
ing certain COTTON fly exterminator lately
patented BY Mr.. Glenn of Atlanta, Ga, and
certifying TO its efficacy in protecting cot
ton farms against the 4ravaGes Of the cater
pillar. ffthere be the merit In this thing
that the correspondents Of the Southland
claims for IL it win be worth It's weight In
gold 20 Southern planters.
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Coming to the Rescue.

The Mississippi Democratic press are
united in favor of the CINCINNATI alti-
more nominees. True to their creed,
the papers that advocated straight-out
nominations, have bowed to the decision
of the supreme tribunal of their party,
and are giving its candidates their warm
support. From journals of this class we
have continued our extracts:
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Opening the nan in At1nIa.
From the Kosciusko Leader.

The barbecue at Burnley's Spring was
we're made By Messrs. Campbell, Oldham
and Sanders, and Mr.. III. Niles, not liking
to see Grant imposed on. turned the other
end of the crank. Mr.. N. made good
speech, we hear, but somehow the audience
couldn't see things as he saw them and
rather had 4 shankerin' arterp Greeley.
There was good dinner and plenty OF it,
which was heartily enjoyed when the peo-
pie had settled It In their minds TO support
Greeley.
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From the Carthagenian.

A man named Donaldson, living near
Center, in Attala county, was one day last
week sitting In his door, when he observed
his dog bite bog that was passing, A lit
tie while after he saw the same dog bite a
cow. Thinking the animal might be ra6ld,
Mr.. Donaldson went out 20 tie him, when
the brute sayarelV attacked him, biting
him aeverely. His son came TO his assist
ance and killed the dog. We learn that Mr..
Donaldson Is now likely % die of hydro
phobia. This was the second mad-dog kill
ed dear Centar last week.
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a Liberal Contribution 10 the DIR
Phnns' Home.
OFFICE or SUMMERvILLE INSTITUTE
GholsOu. Miss, july gI 1872.
our ODedlent serVTt,
THOS. s, GATHElGHT

Compositor's tricks.-The intelligent
compositor has broken out at Natick,
where, aided by the vigilant proofrcader
he entered into a conspiracy against 20
dead clergyman, and remarked Fraud
after fraud departs !" The same youth
described a May-day ceremony as
drowning of the May-Queen."
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li6ate for Congress from the Third District.
We suggest that bis opponent procure the
nonE. mount him, and ride him to all the
public speakings, and show him to the peo-
nle.-K0aclusko Leader.
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From Boswortn's Canton Citizen.

Greeley and Brown must be our leaders,
we must trust to the Judgment of our
friends. We will not do any thing which
will bring sorrow or trouble to Democratic
hearts and minds, and joy to Grant and his
minions. Men may say if they will that
we are untrue to Democratic faith, and can
not support Greeley and Brown without be-
ing inconsistent. All this may be true, but
it is said too much by the Radicals to suit
ms
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-01

Hon. Thomas s. Lang OF the Maine SEN
ate, who has recently declared for Greeley,
was elected by the votes Of nearly 5000
Kennebec Republicans.
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The Radical War ON the South.
A despatch from Columbia, Is. c.

1.-The prosecutions under the enforcement
act are to be pressed with unprecedented
vig0r and severity In the upper counties.
There is a pile of warrants for arrests In
Union county alone foot and half thick.
Not dozen citizens Of Saxon blood win es-
cape.n - -
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Deatls or a Leading Colpred MAN.

Elijah Williams, colored, departed this
life, last week, at his residence, In the Lin
den neHghborhoOd. The deceased was
member Of the Board of Supervisors for
the fourth district, by appointment of Gov.
AlcOrn, and had great influence with the
colored republicans in the western part OF
tho countY.-Copiahan.