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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

We hope no thought is seriously enter
tanned of holding State Democratic Con-
vention at an early day. The later such a
convention shall be held the better. The
only hope of harmonizing the different Gle
ments of opposition to the party in power,
is in delaying until the National Convex
tions, soon to be held, make their full devel-
opments.-Natchez Democrat.
We suppose the Convention will be
called after the meeting Of the National
Executive Committee, which has been
called by its Chairman, for the 8th of
May; and in time to appoint delegates to
the National Convention which will be
held sometime in June By that time,
Cincinnati (the Liberals) and Philadel-
phia (the Radicals both will have put
their tickets in the field, and the Demo
Gratis can make their dispositions for the
campaign with full understanding of
the situation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
Resisting Illegal and Oppressive
Taxation.

Fifty attorneys at law, practicing their
profession in New Orleans, have pub
lished a card pledging themselves, as "A
matter of public service and without
compensation, to defend professionally
all citizens who shall need their assist
ance in resisting certain oppressive taxes
levied by the official blood suckers in
Louisiana for their special benefit 1t is
assumed that these taxes have been lev
led. for individual benefit, and not for
any Of the purposes embraced within the
necessary and legitimate objects of gov
eminent: and therefore that it is the
duty of all good citizens to use whatever
force they can to defeat their collection.
1t is moreover alleged that the said taxes
are so cruelty excessive as TO leave the
citizens in the condition of mere tenants
of the property which belongs to them
and moreover that they are imposed by a
band of adventures who have no Just
claim to the positions they occupy.
This stand of a portion of the Louisi-
ana bar which represents its talent, enti-
titles them TO unstinted praise. The evil
which they have combined 10 combat is
not confined to Louisiana. II exists in
all the Carpet-bag governed States; and
it RACES in none Of them with more viru-
lence than in Mississippi Oppressive as
the taxes have been in this State ever
since the adventures were put into Office
by the bayonet, they have created a large
debt in simply defraying what are known
as the ordinary expenses of the State
government, and the Legislature, at its
late session, doubled the burden and pro-
vided for the collection of a special fund |
in greenbacks for the exclusive benefit of |
the office-holders.
The Legislature which passed these
Odious measures Invested itself of all |
claim to be considered a constitutional
body by exPelling legally chosen Repre-
'entatives Of the people and giving their
places to imposters, who had n shadow
IF claim thereto. Thus the body which
assumed to be the law-making depart
nent Of the State government, became
n the judgment Of all reasonable men a
mammoth humbug and the taxation
which it imposed, if technically legal, is
Unjust and Ubiquitous.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

The above report ON the authority of
Emory, which convicts the Governor OF
making statements to him and through
him to the War Department, directly in
conflict with the statements contained in
his message, has been published several
weeks, with such comments as the occa-
sion justified.
The contradiction is flat and palpable.
The Legislature was notified that the
Estate Of the government was peace"-that
''the civil authorities were able" prompt
ly to suppress any disorder-that t'goOd
citizens" had come forward and lent their
aid to the officers in putting down disor-
derby combinations, which they had eff
fectually succeeded in doing. But no
sooner were these assurances made to
the Legislature than a correspondence
was opened by their author with Gen.
Emory, in which it was charged that
''great lawlessness existed throughout
the State"-that ''in every portion a re-
sentful spirit is exhibited towards the
Federal government = that Federal
troops must be habitat such force was
Indispensable to the public peace-that
when unsupported by armed soldiery the
civil officers "are defed," &C., &c.
1t is useless for the press, or the peo-
pie who are thus illuminated, to answer
formally such ISLANDERS as are contained
in the report to the War Department.
They are sufficiently branded by their
own author in his message to the Leg
islature
1t is useless to dwell upon the inirm-
ity which the above picture presents to
the public, of the accidental official
''Who in the course of one revolving moon.
Is chemist, fiddler, statesman and buffoon."
The game of such a criticism is not
worth the candle. But it is worth while
for the people of the State to be fore
warned of the measures which have been
coneocted by the creatures who are en-
joying brief authority to employ the bay
onet to prevent free expression of their
will at the ballot box in the Presidential
election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

A late Washington telegram states
that Democratic members of Congress
are consulting among themselves, regard
ing their political course in view of the
Cincinnati Convention. Some of them
freely express their willingness to vote
for the nominee of that Convention,
provided the demonstrations there shall
give promise of success, and the platform
be of such character that they can en-
dorse it It generally agreed, however,
by the Democrats that their course will
be governed by the National Democratic
Convention, whether it shall agree to
support the Cincinnati nominee or make
a nomination Of its own"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

The history of parties afford no par
allel to the rapid growth of the move
ment of Northern Republicans against
the Administration party and its policy
of political prescription, official plumber
ing, and military rule in time of peace.
A pronouncement has been made in its
favor by large number of leading Re
publicans in Pennsylvania, similar to
that of Messrs. Greeley, Selden, Conk-
ling and others in New York 1t is
signed by Messrs. Mcclure, Irwin, Coke,
Grow and many other well known pub
lie men. Several influential Republican
papers, Forney's Press among the rest,
have declared against the State ticket
nominated by the Administration ring,
and it is surmised that their destination
is Cincinnati. Illinois has followed suit,
under the lead of the present Executive,
Gov Palmer, who was elected by 80, 600
majority, Ex-Gov. Kerner, j. X. Du-
Bots, Horace White (of the Chicago
Tribune) and large number of others.
Gov. Palmer has published a letter de-
clining to be.nominated for reelection by
the Oficeholders' party, on the ground
of its corruption and the unconstitutional
policy of its central head at Washing
ton. He will doubtless be run and
elected by the Liberals. The Chicago
Times says that under his lead they will
sweep the State like tornado.
While these important movements are
in progress in the North, the Middle and
the Western States, others equally por
tentious of the coming storm, are devel
oping in the Eastern States. A despatch
states that, in Connecticut, Ex-senator
Foster, Hon. d. A. Wells and Others
will form a Cincinnati delegation from
| that State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

The never-say-die Democrats in Loui-
siana, as contradistinguished from the
Reformers, were in council on the 21st
and ed. In response to the following
suggestion from Washington they post
poned making nominations
Our friends here think it it would be good
policy to defer the Democratic nominations
until after the Convention in Cincinnati.
(Signed) FRANK BLATR.
A resolution was adopted to adjourn to
future day, and inviting all who 'tare
Opposed to official corruption in State
4sand Federal Administration" to unite
with them. This resolution opens the
way to thorough fusion and coalition of
all the reformatory elements.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

Judging from the following notice u
the Pilot some Of the faithful have boon
accused by Senator Alcorn of appropria-
ting funds not belonging 10 them, to
their own uses:
we are authorized 70 assert by party
Interested, that neither Senator Alcorn. OH
any one else, can truthfully say that oith.r
the Collectors or Assessors OF Internal
Revenue for this district ia Mississippi ba,r
not accounted for every dollar OF public
Innds thht ever came into their hands
His Understandable assault on Tic Internal
revenue officers Of this State. la hls recent
speech IN the Senate, II an Insult Justly roe
scented by the officers Of this district.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

"UNHEALTHY AND UN-AMERICAN
These are the terms applied by U. S.
Senator Morrill,, leading Radical, on
the proposition to admit Abbott into the
Senate from North Carolina who did not
receive a majority of the votes; but
who nevertheless with characteristic
Carpet-Bag audacity claims the seat on
the ground that Mr.. Vance, who did
receive majority, was not eligible. If
these terms are applicable to the case of
Abbott, what language is strong enough to
characterize the acts of the Mississippi
Radicals in expelling duly elected and
eligible members from the Legislature
to make room for persons who had been
defeated at the polls?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
The Liberal Movement i'm LOmfsf-

A Cincinnati movement has been
made in Louisiana, under the lead of
Gov. Warmoth and his adherents, among
the rest, Gen. G. A. Sheridan, whose
effective speeches for the Republican
cause in this State, are well remembered.
The N. o. Republican, the official paper
of the State government, goes with the
Governor, who, by-the-way, under the
laws of that State, has the appointment
of the managers of the election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
ScOurgfng the REGULATORS.

The Vicksburg Times, notwithstand-
ing its Radical heresies, is doing good
work in exposing frauds committed by
officials of its party. We noticed in its
impression of the 18th strong article
exposing some reprehensible financial
operations of the School Board of War
rem county. And in its issue of the
18th, it charges that Sheriff Furlong
( who was expelled from Office by Gov.
Alcorn for misconduct) receives consid-
cradle sums of tax money in greenbacks
which do not find their way into the
public Golfers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

On Tuesday last, Lieutenant G0ypuM
Pinchback having procured thc sfcuu-f..
Neaiie, Invited q party OF gentlemen f8 ...
company himself and bis nuo.t.. Frederic.
Douglass J.. II. Douglass and Peter u
Clarke on river cruise. Tho gcuucm..
forming the party were g.. a. B1teuIuy. D.
q. Barbados, ". W. Gibbs. A. ~. Green. .I
the delegates, and Hon. A. y. Barber lul
Jos. ii. Perkins, and Senator a. rs. Ilarr...
Of Louisiana.
The party len iom the head 90 Canal
street, and proceeded up the river as FAR u.
CarrolltOn; then down the river. st0puiU.
nc the elaughterhOuse. bostOwiuR au oNau-
ination on the establishment chen down
the river as TAR as Chalmetto, and returned
20 the city.
Lieutenant Governor Pinchback, Frtd.a
rick Douglass ana MS son, J.. H. Dough-
dined with General Hugh j. Campbell
while the remainder Of the excursion n.r..
dined with General a. u. Barber.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
Stealing Documents.

With the introduction of lobby agen-
cies by the Adventures government in
the Southern States, new and favorite
measure of disposing of bills by persons
whose interests are supposed to be in
juriously effected by them, has been in
troduced. 1t is the plan of spiriting
away-or downright stealing-the en-
crossed copies when it is supposed the
session has so far advanced as to prevent
the work being done over again under
the rules of the two houses. This sum-
mary expedient was successfully resorted
to in several instances near the close of
the last session of the Legislature but
the sensibilities of the public have be-
come so blunted by the practice of out
RACES under the Mongrel dispensation
that Notwithstanding the vast interests
involved, acts of this kind elected but
passing remark. The public mind soon
turned to the contemplation Of other
which the actors in the
game of villainy, were performing.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

There is danger of another bolt from
the Oficeholders party. The Philadel-
phia Press, (Forney's paper is in arms
against the action of the late Grant Re-
publican Convention in Pennsylvania,
and calls for new deal. He says that
the nominations will lead to defeat in
the State election; and predicts that the
defeat of the State ticket will result IN
the loss of the State to Grant in the
Presidential election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
Liberal Republican Movement I'm
Vfcksburg.

We have observed in the Vicksburg
papers, the proceedings OF a Liberal
meeting in that city. Judge Jeffords
addressed the meeting in favor Of send
ing representatives to Cincinnati. The
delegates appointed were Messrs. Fred
eric Speed, Fred. Messing and VIM.
Muller.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
Temporary Executive Committee Of the
Conservative and Democratic Party
Of Mississippi.

Robert Lowry. of Rankin, Chairman.
j. NJ Stone, of Tishomingo.
J. F. Sessions, of Franklin.
A. T. Roane, Of Calhoun.
A. 5. Gaines, Of Wayne.
). A. ID. Steele, of Lauderdale.
j. X. Mcintosh, of Chickasaw.
John Calhoon, OF Marshall.
X. NJ. Leavell, of Lee.
T. ;. Ford, of Marion.
ii. NJ. Street, of Prentiss.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
Social Equality In Ioui.inun.

In the New Orl cans Lousiauau
paper "owned, edited and managed d..
"colored men, we find the following
count Of a highly social catcrtaiuuu.
given by white men 70 negro guests N
+. Barber, Jos. II. Perkins, "A. b. Im
ris and Hugh J. Campbell are wh.r.
all the others arc negroes:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

Senator Trumbull, lin the course of his
great speech in New York, said that a
manifesto in favor Of the Reform move
ment had been signed by large number
of the leading Republicans in Illinois,
embracing many of Mr.. Lincoln's
earliest and most steadfast supporters.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
Election of the Directory of the
New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern Railroad.

The annual election for directors of the
New Orleans, jackson and Great North
ern Railroad took place on the 18th inst
with the following result: H. S. Nc
Comb, of Delaware; Thomas A. Scott,
of Pennsylvania William Thaw, of
Pittsburg; j. N Mccullough, of Gin
cinnati; J. B. Alexander, of New York;
G. III. Mccormick, of Chicago; E. J.
Forstall, A. Schneider, W. Alexander
Gordon, E. H. Summers, Richard Pritch-
ard, G. III. Slocomb, Lewis Alcus, T. J.
Pratt, all of New Orleans; A. NJ. West,
John c. Lucas, l.. e. Houston, E. FL.
Saunders, all of Mississippi.
Mr.. McComb was again elected to
the post of President, to continue in
the management of the road. Mr..
Pritchard retired, as it was not his inten-
ton to fill the post of Vice President for
more than year. In the continuance
of Mr.. r. S. Charles as Secretary and
Treasurer is the public gain, as no more
accommodating man could well be found
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

The New Orleans Picayune of the
18th inst. contains the following item in
its Mississippi column:
A monument to Confederate soldiers has
been erected at Liberty, Amite county.
Yes, that is true; It was completed
about two years ago.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
The ThIeves at Loegerhead..


Lieut.. Gov. Ray, OF this State, has Issued
a proclamation publicly warning the pco-
pie and officers OF the State not 10 resDcct
the authority Of HARRISON Reed, the Cow
ernor against wnOm the proclamation states
that the Assembly Of the State has causod
articles Of impeachment 70 be presented t0
the Senate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

The Mercury says Rev. DR.. Harmon
lectured in Meridian on the evening of
the 18th to q fine audience. Subject,
Temperance.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

1t is reported that the bill introduced
by Mr.. Mckee to refund this tax, will
be reported favorably the present week.
We would advise parties in this State,
who are interested, to communicate with
Messrs. Green of this city, on the sub
ject, in response to circular, which we
understand has been sent out by them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

And now comes Anna Dickinson to
lend her voice as the reflex CT the STRONG
minded" Northern element to the Lib
eral movement. She addressed meet
ing in New York, on the 21st, over
which Horace Greeley presided, and
took decided ground for the insurgent
Republicans. The following extract
from her speech has been telegraphed:
The man occupying the White House as a
soldier. with all a soldiers habits of thought
and detail of compelling blind obedience to
the power he holds of suspending habeas
corpus in the South in time of peace. is more
than England would delegate to the Queen
in time Of war. One of the speakers
Wednesday spoke of his recent southern
journey. i too. have just returned from the
South, and every man and woman with
whom / conversed there, assured me all
they asked is for Northern people to be-
lieve Southern citizens admit that the war
is over and slavery dead, and that these
corpses shall be permitted to remain undis-
turbed in their graves lApplause-l
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
DoubIe-DemIfnE and Treacalery.
A Two-Faced &sovernor.
And then on Thai.
Look on This Picture

UON Oh Itt8 4 tCt1FS anu 6tc1 va 4bu&s
1t il a source OF Great Edaelessness En-
70 me tCtsts throughout the en-
2 able to il form youtire State Of Nissis-
lat the state of theSlpli- but ir can't all
overnment is peace be ascribed to the Ku-
nee the adjourn klux organization.
ent Of the last Leg The trial Of several
lature there haVeprOminenL members
zen no riots or dir of the gang. and the
rbdHces Eclttch the ciU arrest Of large par
authorities tcere notify from The vicinity
re to promptly sup OF Corinth, and their
esS. YhecOnf1nement in the
med organization OfDost guard-house Mt
asked marauders Holly Springs. has
hich twelve mOnthsdoDe much toward
20 threatened totheir general disband-
FeTride law and par ment; nevertheless.
we industry in athere ia bitter and re-
w of the eastern se1atful spirit in every
,unties through the portion Of the State
)mbined efforts ofldgGinst the Federal GOO
he good citizens OIlefnDteHt, and there
lose counties, aidedcan be no doubt of
Y the officers of thethe fact that " hen un-
tate and Federal supported by the reg
hdreiular troops the author
zen entirely suppressed, titles are defed and their
nd the people are ttUeS Threatened by The
ow free To devote ldesper0d0es ,chOm Mey
leir entire energies are called On 10 arrest.
, lettering their ma Last month | went to
rial condition-R jackson to see GOU-
I. POWERS MESSAGE erHOF P0WeTS. toltO had
anuary, 1872. sent me curious c0nanaa-
gicdttOHS asking for
troops. i am perfectJ,,
satisfied from that Uistt
that his acquisitions
are loeu founded. and
there Is a necessity
for more cavalry in
THAT state ;and alway
actino on the princi-
pie in the use OF
troops in civil affairs,
that prevention is
better than interven-
ton, | respectfully re-
quest that | may be
furnished with one
more company of cav
airy. to be posted in
Mississippi. To avoid
alllegal complications
about the use of troops
IN making arrests and
preserving order. 4
hare arranged Nth ut
G0rerH0r Of MiSsisSip-
Ipi and the United
States Marshal foi
that district. between
whom and the Gov
lernOr there is the best
understanding that al
acquisitions shall bt
made by the United
States civil officers
and | feel confident
that / shall be able
by timely use Of
troops to maintain
order in that State
without bringing thu
troops into collision
with the citizens
GEN. EMoRY's LET
TER TO THE WAR DE
lPARTMENT.
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The Handsboro' Democrat states that
the Mr.. Pradat whom the acting Gov
ernor commissioned as Sheriff Of Harri-
SON county, in place of the duly elected
officer, received but one hundred and
forty votes out of eleven hundred that
were cast.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
The Record.

In to-day's paper, we have published a
carefully prepared statement of the votes
in the Legislature on the Social Equality
AbOmination. The people have been
spared the consequences of this iniquit-
GUS contrivance by mere scratch.
1t is impossible to estimate the evils
which would necessarily have resulted
from this measure of partisan violence.
1t was direct assault not only upon the
social institutions but the property rights
of citizens. 1t is not the province of the
Legislature to say for whose benefit
man may carry on his hotel-or run his
steamboat, any more than to prescribe
the class of customers for whom miller
may run his mill, or to whom a merchant
shall extend his credit.
The mass of the coIored people having
been made secure in the enjoyment of all
their civil and political rights, do not ask
the passage of laws comforting upon
them exclusive privileges. and forcing
them into unnatural companionship, and
where they are not wanted The agita..
ton on this subject has been gotten up by
negro BARRIERS and hackmen from the
North, who have become lawmakers for
the Southern States, and are dissatisfied
with the society of their own race; and
by mean white adventures who pander
to their caprices in order to retain their
political influence.
These ambitious colored would be-
leaders do not remember that it will avail
them little to be crowded into the Ed
wards House at jackson by compulsory
process of their own device, only to be
kicked out of the Revere House at Bos-
ton, the Burnett at Cincinnati, the Fifth |
Avenue at New York, or Wizards, in
the very shadow of the White House, at |
Washington. Or even to be denied the
social privileges at the Executive Man
SIGN, which was built with the public
money, and is lighted up with public gas,
and is withal presided over by a first
class Carpet-Bagger.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

Columbus wants a town clock. Tho
Index says no.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

Horace Greeley is President of a Lib
eral Republican Club in New York.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25

The Cincinnati Convention was called
not as delegate, but as a mass COnven-
ton, so as to dispense with the forms Of
preliminary local Organizations The
Chicago Tribune says that ''the Repub-
'1icans present from each State, will
probably be required to select from
''among their own number, the quota Of
delegates to which their State may be
entitled in a National Convention"
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Rate. of subscription.

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Hons. j. NJ. Stone and H. NJ Street
have both been recommended for Congress
in the First District. Either would make
an excellent Congressman and the only
regret which the selection of the one or
the other could cause, would be his re-
moval from his present sphere Of useful
ness in the Legislature where such ser
vice as they both render is much needed.