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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-08
OxFORD CORREsPONDENCE.

EDITORS CLARION:
Just as the locusts were disappearing, we
were visited by an influx of strangers OF
the Radical persuasion. Your Bully Boy
with the digDitaries OF the State, now rul-
ing against the will of the people-Judges,
Legislators and Scalawag-all were here
They visited the Federal Court while Free
man was on trial for murder, &c. Jehu Orr,
brother of the notorious James l.. Orr, of
South Carolina, actually sat upon the Fed
eral bench with the Judge, while Bully
and the others were politely received inside
the bar.
Our fears were excited, for the fate OF
Freeman, but the government failed to con-
Wet him. Rumor says the government en-
ployed Col. Dowd to prosecute, and gave
him fee of $4,000 to $4,000.
You recolIect at the first election we were
permitted to attend-not hold-after the
war, an innocent lad, one of our nobIest
boys was shot in the back of the neck and
killed, by one of the officers, or employees
holding the election. The murderer's life
was barely saved by the Intervention of cit
izens-from the phrenzy of an Infatuated
and outraged people. The murderer was
spirited away to Jackson-turned loose
there, and Soithout trial, was pardoned by
this same 'bully boy"-Ridgeley C. Pow
ers, acting as Governor and Commander-in-
Chief.
What a pleasant surprise It must have
been to his Excellency to find, on his visit
to the Federal Court here, this same man,
his friend, an official, waiting on the court,
or exercising some official relation to it!
The greeting must have been joyful =
With the blood of the innocent victim drip
ping from his skirts, the "bully boy" with
his company adjourned to the University,
there to hold high carnival over the desti-
MES of our noble boys.
just think of it. Ridgeley c. Powers, the
carpet-bag Governor, Warner, Clarke, of
Washington, Green Chandler, Jehu Orr,
and others, with their politics, sitting on the
rostrum, where Quitman and Ventress, and
McQuillie, McRae, and Pettus, and Wilkin-
son, Williams, Davis and Bestor had sat.
just think of it, We noble Mississippians,
The true and pure men of the faculty, hav-
ing to sit with and pay obedience to Rad
zeal Board. They must do this Or the ''walk
the plankI'
Wild rumors are afioat in regard to the
action of the Board-some of the points
have been made public-and some are with
held. Justice can be done all parties by
publishing a faithful account of their acts
and doings. Silence will not meet the case.
Statements from Radical sympathisers in
the Faculty will not do.
If the Radical Treasurer and Secretary
are diiatory in giving the proceedings of
the Board to the public, few questions
viii be propounded, which may likely ex-
cite their sensibilities.
A. MIssIssIPPIAN.
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NORTH CARoLINAll!
Election Close, but Democratic
Ticket believed 10 be elected.

NEW York, August 5th.-The Heraids
Raleigh, N. c., special says, seventy seven
counties have been heard from, aud Meifl-
man il now over 100 ahead The remain .
ing fifteen counties will probably b. hearo
from to-day.
NEW YORK. August 6.-The Tribune dis
patches, which cover nearly the whole OF
North Carolina, estimates MeTimau'a ms
iority at 1911 The Worlds Raleigh dis
patch SAYS the election viii be- vcsy close
The Herald's dispatch says it will take a"
official count to decide the result. Demo
cratic and Republican returns come I'm alter
nately, causing excitement and suspense.
Phillips, Chairman Republican State Cen
trail Committee, gives the State to C'ldwcN
by l4O0 majority, which is generally discred
tied. No confidence is to be placed on re
ports of majoiities on one side or the other
Cobb, Republican majority lst District
1000. Thomas, Republican, I'll District
probably 1000. Smith, Republican, 4th Dis
trict, 500. Waddell, Democrat, 81 District
700 majority. Leach, Democrat, 9TH Dis
trict. COO. Ashe, Democrat, 9TH District
and Vance Democrat, Sth District, elected
by large majorities.
The dispatches OF Collector Young to the
Times claims the State for the Republicans
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--latest !!

WILMINGTON, August G.-The following
official majorities; from New Hanover
(revised) 1862 for Caldwell; Brunswick, 80
for Caldwell; OnsIow, 400 for Merriman.
Can get official vote OF but few counties here
as nearly all send to Raleigh. CONSERVATIVES
here all very hopeful, relying on western
counties to elect Merriman. Many leading
Republicans concede Merriman's election
by small majority.
RALEIGH, n. c., Aug. G.-Oficial returns
to-day from counties already heard from
change but little in the aggregate the esti-
mate heretofore given. The Democrats
still hold some $50 more than Ships Dem
ocratic majority of 1870.
Eleven counties to hear from, which
counties is conceded will hold to vote OF
1870.
Republicans respondent; Democrats hope
full Both parties fighting with approXina-
ting results.
Information from the West this evening
will doubtless decide the matter. The
chances are in favor of Merriman at present.
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wife selling in England.

The Pail Mall Gazette recently repor-
ted the fact that a man at Exeter has
sold his wife at $50. At the Exeter
Police Court on the 26th ult, the wife.
a smartly-dressed woman, applied for a
summons against her husband for refus-
ing to maintain his children, he having
that morning turned them out Of doors.
She had also been threatened by him.
and she was afraid he would do her some
harm. After some further conversation
1t came out that complainant and her
husband separated some time since. he
selling her to another man for ESQ. and
agreeing to take two of the children and
she the rest. Since, however, he had
sold her he had followed her about and
abused her, and annoyed her in various
ways, and now he had turned the child
rem he had promised to support out of
doors, and told her to keep the lot. In
answer to the Bench as to how she sun
ported herself, she said she received
money from the man to whom she was
sold. The Bench said they could not
help her; she must apply to the corpora-
ton OF the poor for relief; they would
summon her husband. She had brou0bt
this upon herself She had consented 10
be sold, and therefore could not expect
to have any peace. They thought II was
a disgraceful case, and that she did not
deserve any protection. If her husband
threatened her violently or assaulted her.
then they would grant her a summons.
The applicant then thanked the Bench
and left the court.
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SaddIing the Right Horse.

The Grant papers have labored very
hard to fire the Southern heart against
Mr. Greeley by certain extract written
during the war, expressing the hope that
''when the rebellious traitors are over
"whelmed in the field and scattered like
"leaves before the angry wind, return
Ito their homes they must find poverty,
''at their tiresides and privation in the
''anxious eyes of mothers and the rags of
children.
Mr.. Greeley has twice denied writing
this article and in the Tribune of the
26th, once more emphatically contradicts
it, adding to its denial an important rev.
elation. "Mr. Greeley" says the Tri-
bune, ''never wrote the above, never
prompted or approved it, and never saw
it till after it was printed" This is en-
platte I'VE may properly add the fact,
continues the Tribune, THAT the man
''who did write it is now one of the most
earnest and prominent editorial sup
''porters of Grant, Wilson, and Conkling
Gin this city"
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Another Republican Leader > Oins
the Reform Movement and
Declares for. Greeley.

The ball rolls on. The Reform move
ment widens and deepens, and its cur
rent grows stronger every hour. Next
to Mr.. Sumner in rank among the Re-
publicans of New England, is Gen. n.
T. Banks, the leader of the Massachusetts
delegation in the national House of
Representatives, In that body he occu-
pies the distinguished position of Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
His pointed letter defining his attitude on
the Presidential issue is reproduced in
another column.
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What Senator Wilson said abOuf
Slavery I'm 1853.

On the Esd of February, 1858, Sena-
tor Wilson,-the same who is traversing
the country as candidate for the Vice
Presidency on the Grant ticket, and who
despairing of obtaining a respectable
white vote In the Southern States, is
claiming a monopoly of the black vote
on the ground of his original opposition
to slavery delivered speech in the
United States Senate in which, among
other things, he said:
We believe that slavery in the States is
q local institution; that we are not respon-
sible for its existence, and that we have no
legal authority to interfere with ie in any
way whatever. / am content to leave sla-
very to the people of the States where is
now exists / recognize the Democratic
doctrine of States Rights, in its application
to slavery, as well as TO other local aff3irs
and, while have a seat in this chamber, /
shall resist all attempts TO encr0ach upon
the reserved rights of the sovereign States
of the Union. / will stand side by side
with my Democratic friends tss eradication
Of the FfFgigia and Kentnckg resolutions OF
1898 -'99, which they Endorsed in Baltimore
in 1881
Here was not only ultra proslavery
doctrine, but ultra Democratic doctrines
by this roaring apostle of the New Ma.
ton. a
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Campaign Notes.

The supporters of Greeley and Brown
ratified the Baltimore nominations at
Macon, Noxubee county, a few days ago.
From the report of proceedings in the
Beacon, we have copied the following:
The President, in few appropriate re-
introduced Gen. Sharp of Columbus, who
addressed the meeting for nearly two hours
in a mastery and logical speech, which was
listened to with unbroken attention and
hearty applause. He was followed by Col.
Bev. Matthews of Columbus in an eloquent
address of nearly one hour. at the close OF
Col. Matthews remarks, Col. Horn, of the
Meridian Mercury, was called on and res
ponded briefly with an interesting account
ofthe political aspects in Lauderdale.
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The Cotton PrOduct.
The Agricultural Bureau asserts

The Agricultural Bureau asserts as
follows: 81
The average increase of cotton. average
throughout the eotton-growing States viii
approximate, according to the report of the
Agricultural Department, thirteen per cent.
The most favorable prospects are to- be
found in those States producing the largest
amount of cotton to the acre. This is true
of the Gulf States, with perhaps exceptions
in a few districts, where the worm and
showers have prevailed more or less during
the past three weeks. Should the season
continue generally favorable the number of
bales this year will probably reach 100000
The more sanguine calculations are count
ing on a crop OF 100000 bales. Expecta-
lions leave margin for the crop.
So it goes. If such Reports as these
continue to be sent out, the fact will be
incontestible that the Bureau is run in
the interest of spectators who are seek
ing to rob the cotton producers by persis-
tent and systematic falsehood. There is
no ground whatever on which to base an
estimate of the present crop exceeding
5000, 900 of bales. 1t will be much
less if the apprehensions of destruction
by the worm are realized
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The BRANDON REPUBLICAN, We
are glad to note that our cotemporary,
A j. Frantz, has returned to his post
from service as a delegate to the Balti-
more Convention, and from an extensive
tour in the Northwest, with cheering
tidings of the progress of the Reform
movement. The result of his inquiries
and observations, is that Greeley and
Brown will receive two-thirds of the cleo
toral college; and that our people viii
be relieved from the despotism that now
plumbers and Expresses them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-08

After disgracefuI session Of wrang-
ling and contention, IN Undergraduates
and ginger-cakes, champagne and some
thing stronger. played a conspicuous
part, the Mongrel pow-wow brought its
labors to close sometime Friday night.
The scenes have been graphically report
ed in our columns. The result was pre-
cisely as we predicted before it assembled.
The colored element which constitutes
nine hundred and ninety-nine thous-
andths of the Grant party, was efectu-
ally overslaughed and Mckee bore off
the honorsC)
We will now renew our prediction that
in all the FIVE districts which were appor-
toned by the mean white Radicals with
colored majorities for their own use, the
negroes will not be allowed single Rep
resentative.
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Mr. Greeley and his s'SIasnani-
mous Policy i'm 1895.

Hon. John A. Campbell, formerly of
the Bench of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, and ex-Assistant Secreta-
~ of War, of the Confederacy, has pub
Ished in the New Orleans Picayune some
correspondence Immediately after the fall
of the Confederaey in reference to the
restoration Of the Southern States to the
Union. In the explanatory note accom-
panying the correspondence it is stated
that Mr. Greeley advised Mr.. johnson
to send for three eminent citizens on the
part of the Northern and Western States
-Messrs. John A. Andrew, of Massa-
cbusetts, Gerrit Smith, of New York,
and Judge Spaiding, of Ohio. On the
part of the South he named Gen. Rob
ert E. Lee, and Judge John A Campbell
OF Alabama. leaving the President to se-
lect himself the third representative of
the South in this council. Mr.. johnson
thought favorably of Mr.. Greeley's sug-
gestion, but he failed to adopt it.
In the course of letter of Judge
Campbell to Mr.. Greeley, dated, April
26th, 1865, this significant paragraph
appears:
81 do not want this letter published; but
/ Earnestly entreat of you not 20 cease your
efforts to promote a broad, comprehensive, mag
unanimous policy in the reconstruction OF the
UniOn.n
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The Enterprise Courier states that
Modest Musgrove informed the editor
thereof, recently, that he contemplated
an early retirement from politics. Since
the exhibition which the BEST Organi-
zer" made of himself, in thelate Mongrel
pow-gow IN this city. it is believed that
with his t.smile 90 child-like and bland
he was coming tie Heather Chinee over
our East Mississippi contemporary.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-08

We have received the prospectus of a
new Daily and Weekly paper to- be
issued at Meridian, on the Goth of Au-
gust-Messrs. Dement, q Allen, publish
ers-and j. P. Allen, Esq, editor.
Mr.. Allen was connected for sometime
with the Gazette, and is good journalist
Caterpillars and rust have made their
appearance in the cotton crops of Baker
county, Georgia.
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The Chicago Tribune chronicles Lib
eral meetings at Galena, Grants Home)
at Decatur, in McDonugh county; at
Elgin, at Gilman, at Bushnell, and at
NATION, showinga great movement among
thousands of the people. The speakers
and prominent actors in these demonstra-
tons were to considerable extent old
Republicans. and the German voters
were largely represented.
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The Radical Candidate for the
Vice Presidency.

We bave quoted the sneering remark
of Wilson, the Radical candidate for the
Vice-Presidepcy, concerning the 'sCatho-
lie Irish or the infidel Dutch" His allu-
sion to another numerous class of our
population, was even and more dispara
giDg, in speech in the q. S. Senate. 1t
is found in the Washington Globe, of
February %, 1861. Referring to Sena-
tor J. P. Benjamin's withdrawal from
that body, he said:
ttHis (Benjamins) learning, the tone of
his voice, his words, all gave evidence that
the spark of patriotism. if it ever existed,
was extinct in his bosom; that his heart
was in this foul and wicked plot to dismt M
Der the Union, to overthrow the Govern
ment of his adopted country, which give
equality of right eUeR to that race that stoned
prophets aud cruclfed the Redee'ner Of the
toortd."
The insult was becomingly resented at
the time by the Israelite, newspaper
organ Of the trace" to whom the Senator
referred
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=. rI,e Tmo Pslicfs...

The Presidential election presents two
distineE and strongly contested policies
between which voters are required to
make their choice.
icals. with. Gen. Grant as their candidate.
He represents a party of plumber, pro-
scription and war 1t lives by robbing
labor of its earnings, and by keeping up
strife between the sections and the two
races IN the South. Nothing escapes Its
eager and vigilant rapaeity Nothing
escapes the tax -gatherers it employs ex-
cept the air we breathe and the water we
drink.
1t feeds on the passions of the bloody
conflict which terminated seven years
ago. Pretending to be the special friends
Of the blacks, it has labored without
ceasing to foster contention between
them and the whites, who are their
neighbors, and thus, to the detriment of
those people, to make the prejudice of
race subservient to its selfish partisan
schemes.
In order to securely entreneh itself in
power it violates the fundamental princi-
pie Of republicanism by depriving large
class of intelligent persons without ref
erence to former political association, OF
their right to any share of the govern
ment except bearing its burdens.
A choice of this party is a choice of
these abuses and declaration for all the
cruel and arbitrary practices of war in
time Of peace, and for the oppression OF
the weak by the strong. The right OF
Habeas Corpus is coeval with constitu-
tionai liberty. 1t was extorted from
kingly power centuries ago, and was
brought over to this country in its infan-
cy by our sires, and by them bequeathed
to their posterity. They declared in the
constitution which they framed, that il
should not be interfered with except in
case of invasion by an armed foe, or do
nestle instruction, when the public safe
ty required. The Administration party
has taken away this right and refused tC
permit citizens when arrested and de-
prived of their liberty to institute judi
cial inquiry into the cause of their treat
ment.
1t has converted the Southern States
into military encampment and contin
ued to hold them as conquered provinces
subject to martial law. The class who
pretend to exercise civil authority in the
States under Radical rule, employ it fol-
the enactm snt of laws to enrich them
selves at the expense of the public.
Radical rule is, therefore, the syno
nym of war, with the pestilence of car
pet-bag vermin and the famine of taxa
ton so high that it confscates estates ant
robs industry of its reward.
In contrast with this hideous picture
is the party represented by Horace Gree
ley. The policy OF the latter is to sub
stitute liberation for proscription-equa
rights for unjust observation-disclosures
rule for military despotism-the pillow
share for the sword and to convert the
wilderness of desolation wrought by wal
and oppressive legislation, into bloom
ing garden.
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One little example viii show how
thoroughly the candidacy of Mr.. Greeley
has divided the Republican, party. The
Republican vote of Dixon, Lee county,
Illinois, was 372 in 1870 and 376 in 1871.
Ninety eight of these Republicans, or
nearly twenty-five per cent. of the whole
number, have attached their names to a
call for Liberal Republican organiza-
ton.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-08

MISSISSIPPI STATE FAW.-WG
publish to-day portion of the srhc.
premiums to bee awarded at the Slate .
to bc held in This city iu NoycmU..
add wlll add another instalmnug .n
issue. Through this medium. ual.
Will be reached who may nOt -,rtHcPn
let list Of premiums. The desire TO se.
Fourth Annual Fair decided Improve
on previous efforts, and hence .aep..
ton, gratuitously, of thc Premium I.
our columns. we say grlmitug.y. uW
it has been said that TIM Crhmoy Iu'
ceived vast amount OF advertising la.
age from the Fair Association. IfuU
be known, however. that Wo have r.
charged orrcccivcd one coutior.hrn.
Of matter that have appeared boy IW
RIoN since the first organization oI l"a'.
Association. We regard .,aa au'
lie enterprise and such have g.}n..
unstintod support.
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VIM. G. Prime and James III: Parker,
both delegates from Prince George coun-
ty, Nd. to the recent Grant State Con-
vention, have followed Elector Saunders
example, and declared for Greeley and
Brown. Prime is one of the most infu-
entail Republicans In. southern Maryland,
and Mr.. Parker is a colored Republican
who stands well with his own race.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-08

Tha New Era l0ktihbeha) learns that
mi consequence Of thessdissatisfadtiOn
among the Republicans of the Sd Dis
.tfics, At1the n0minafi6n1of Yaller Pdney
Barry, anoGhsr1 n0ninating G6nvention
win be held at West Point.
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COLUMBUS, o., July 24.-Moses
Diekey, John Knox, III. u. Anderson,
DR.. 2. A. Cubic, +. Blondon, l.. w.
Rabbit, w. 4. Taylor, G. A.. Coble y
Plain, aud Charles w. Speakes of AIadi-
SON Township, among the most infInen-
tiai Republicans in those regions, are the
latest noticeable accessions to Greeley
ism.
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THE BALLoTING.

At IL o'clock the balloting began for
member of Congress; Lynch, Mckee and
Shaughnnessy were nominated. The ballot
stood: Mckee 81; Shaughnnessy 5; Lynch
10. Thirty-seven ballots, one too many,
which created great confusion. Bourne
(white) said something to the Chair which
we did not hear. Chair said "you shut your
mouth and attend to your own business, you
are Secretary, am Chairman" New ballot
ordered. Caldwell withdrew Shaughnnessy
and made strong appeal for Lynch, on
account of race, color and previous condi-
tion." Ballot stood Mckee 20, Lynch I6.
The meeting didn't adjourn then, but we
did. Harvey (col.) was afterwards nomi-
mated for elector. There was nothing like
this Convention ever seen in Jackson before.
1t was better than free ticket to a circus.
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The anti-Radicals of Copiah have nom
mated good man for the place in the
Legislature usurped by Willing I.
P. Lockwood, over number of popular
and worthy aspirants. Pending the bal
loting for the nomination, Col. Ben.
King, the wheel-horse of the anti-Radi-
cal party of the county was nominated
by reclamation but hedeclined. Anoth-
er ballot was taken and the choice fell
upon DR.. Lockwood. The following del
egates were appointed TO the Congress
sional District Convention, which viii as
semble at Magnolia, on the 21st:
: LII. b. Harris, W. IL. Haley.
ACol. ID. King, w. J.. Mitchell.
Sill. G.. ID. Brown, s. il BeachAm.
Geo. Ellis, j. b. Jones.
6-Tim Cooper, J.. 8. Harris.
County at LaFge-Tom Sinclair, John
Remington. ScipfO Cunningham.
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MISSISSIPPI CoLLEGE.--Ihe '''
second collegiate yearor ubIs ia'.
will commence on Monday -epte-
There were one hundred and h.t
students i'm attendance last session. p.
prospect ofmIly two hundred dli.t
coming session. The college j. h'.
lieved.from an pecmiary embafa
and vigorous effort is being mad' ~ pa
liberal endowment. The Ire.Iae"'. ID
Walter Hillman, IS a gcuuemaL =
talent aud tact as an educator W N
supported by Faculty selected i'
ability, and distinguished .forihe' ~
Mr.. Hillman claims that expenses p
at Mississippi College than at adv
College or University ia the state
an item that viii not fail to ehalI'As'
sideration.