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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27

Anxious to see all the best elements of
the country organizing for the Presiden-
tlal campaign on platform Of the fun
damental principles enunciated at Gin
cinnati, and the contest removed from
the ruts of issues which, for veal or for
woe have become settled questions and
are no longer practicable, We have expe-
rienced no little satisfaction in the en-
dorsement of this policy by the Democ-
racy Of New York, Indiana, Iowa, Wis
consln, Tennessee-and, indeed, we may
say OF all the States which have spoken,
except little Delaware. But we have en-
Joyed even more pleasure in the promises
OF substantial results from the move
ment, which are held out by its acces-
slons from Republicans who aided in
electing Gen. Grant to the Presidency,
and have repudiated his Administration.
In all the States Of the North, East
and West, they are organizing and pre-
pairing to perform their part in the grand
struggle for the rescue Of TIE Govern
ment from the hands of the usurpers.
The Liberal Republicans have estab-
lished Central Executive Committee at
Washington, with Senator Fenton, of
New \ ork, at It's head and in tine great
States ofNew York, PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio,
Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois-the
real battle-felds of the conhict-their
committees are busily preparing for
thorough canvass. The best evidence Of
the sincerity Of their declared opposition
to Grantism, and of their desire for
thorough alliance of all the elements of
opposition t. the Administration, is the
readiness and enthusiasm with which they
have committed themselves TO the sup
port of the nominees Of the Democratic
party in Indiana and Pennsylvania,
Hendricks and Buckalew, on the Gin
cinnati platform.
These signs are full of encouragement
and inspiration to the Supporters Of the
policy which in the language of Horace
Greeley, Gains at local selfgovernment
''and not at Capitalization which main
tains the supremacy Of civil over mill
''tary authority" and that there should
''be no federal subversion of the internal
''polity Of States and municipalities, and
''that each should be left free to uphold
''the rights and promote the well being
''of It's inhabitants by such means as the
Judgment of the people thereof shall
prescribe.
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IMPORTANT 10 COTTON
CLAIMANTS.
Text Of Ihe Recent Circular from
GIIe Secretary Of tbe Treasury.

The following has been issued from the
Treasury Department:
The attention of all parties interested Dr.
particularly directed "a the following pro-
visions of AN act making appropriations io
supply deficiencies ia appropriations loi
the service OF the government for The i-eal
year ending June 30. ls12, aud Tor FORMER
years. and for other purposes. approNed
May Is, 1872, and the regulation Tor ear
rying the same into effect:
See. ). That the Secretary OF the lfraeh-
~ be aud he i, hereby authorized and dl-
rected To pay To the lawful owner, o. ihtlI
legal Representatives of all cotton seized
after the Both OF june. 1850. 10y the agents
of the government uDlawiully and BOO hlp-
lation Of their Instructions, the MT pr"ccti-i
without interest. OF the sales ot -ati cotton
actually paid into the Treasury 81 lbt
United States. provided that The Iettip.
thereof shah be taken and rcccINeI ~ luli
satisfaction OF all claims against the Ahl'eh
States for or on account 81 the seizure on
said cotton; and a sufficient sum Tor -uch
pigment j. hereby appropriated out "I any
money in the Treasury not otherwise app
prouriated and provided further, That thc
FOREGOING provisions shall not apply tO any
claim now pending before the Court ~
Claims. nor ~ any claim not filed va the
Treasury Department within FIX months
after the passage Of this act: ana ~" sum
of twenty thousand dollars j. hereby up
propriatcd for the payment 81 the ntces-A-
nv expenses Of defending the Ibited states
in respect 10 claims for -aid proceeds 70 b'
expended under the direction OF the 7c'it-
taTy OF the Treasury.
Here follow a series Of regulations
which have been adopted for the gui-
dance of parties holding claims of the
above Description
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27

brigham Young announces his intention
of not marrying any more.
Fashionable fastness is now known as
Dolly Vardenism, which Is very good
name for it.
BY mirage last week the shore Of I, Long
Island was distinctly visible at New Haven
Connecticut.
A Young lady in New York thinks be
trothal parties delightful. She has had nVe
during the past season.
4 Michigan dog recently followed rail-
,,e-d train thirteen miles, and overlook IL at
iasr His master was on board.
Mr.. Beecher says that 1.-THE ten command
menIs are very necessary: nevertheless
thev are very low down on the moral scaAe'
as all negative things must De.
The woman suffragists of the Pacific
slone have issued call for convention 10
meet i'm San Francisco on Tuesday, the 18TH,
and TO continue in session three DAYS
A Columbus. Ohio, dispatch, says; Josie
Mansfield is here, registered &C the Neih
Ianse. under the name OF Miss r. williams,
New York. She went at once 20 ner notei,
and takes her meals in her room.
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SIISSESSHPPH ITEMS.

The West Point Citizen, after going
through the fire is again at hand.
The Journal says, all the prisoners
escaped from the Lee county Jail recently.
Leake County Is holding Railroad
meetings in the interest of the Natchez,
Jackson and Columbus Railroad. We
are gratified to see it.
The Tallahatchie News says two of Geo.
W. McCain's children while riding on a
lumber wagon were overturned and
crushed to death.
The Carthagenian says, an old negro
1l3 years old, (born in 1852 died near
Carthage, in Leake county, recently.
he was not Gen. Washington's body
servant.
On the first of September the Ripley
and Middleton Railroad will be an ac-
complished fact, the laying of the iron
has commenced, and one engine and six
fiat cars have been received.
The Herald says, Liberty, Amite
county. was graciously permitted by ''the
Powers that be" to hold an election, a
few days since for Mayor and Aldermen,
the first time since the passage of the re-
construction acts, nearly six years ago.
The election for Mayor was tie and will
have TO be held over. Messrs Carroll
Wilson, Yeardle, Johns and Raiford
were chosen Aldermen,
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One of the best papers which the can
vass has elected is the letter of Maj. b.
J. Semmes, of Canton, written IN re-
spouse to a call upon him to accept a
nomination for Congress. He declines
the proffered position; but writes letter
redolent of sound principle and whole
some suggestions. In the conclusion OF
his review of the political condition and
necessities of the country-and especial
" of the oppressed Southern communi-
ties-he indicates as follows, tbs course
proper to be pursued by the opposers OF
the Administration, which is concentra-
ting in a single department all the pow
ers of the federal government, and usurp-
ing the management of the local affairs
of the States:
Thus 10 the Cincinnati Convention we
are indebted not only for just and proper
solution of the tariff, but also for recog-
milton of the principle that the executive
aud legislative are independent and co-or-
diuatt, branches of the government, with
the positive assurance that the executive
will not use either its power or Its patron
age to influence the honest deliberations oil
the people, speaking through their chosen
representatives.
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The following is the Presidents reply az
cepting the nomination:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON June 10 1872


EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON. June 10, 1872.
To the Hon. Thomas Settle. President OF
the National Republican Convention;
Paul Stoabach. Elisha Baxter. &. \. Sar-
gent. and Others. Vice-PresdeRts
GENTLEMLN-Yo our letter Of this date adj
visiug the of the action of the convention
held at Philadelphia on the 5th aud 9th Of
this month. aud OF my unanimous nominal
ton FOR the Presidency by it, Is received
| accept the nomination. and through You
return my heartfelt thanks 10 your cousrit
uents for this mark of their confide &c and
support. II elected in November. and pro-
tected by a kind Providence in health and
strength 10 perform the duties of the high
trust conferred. / promise the same zeal
and devotion TO the good of the whole peo-
pie for the future of my official life as shown
in the past. Past experience may guide
me in avoiding mistakes, inevitable with
novices ia ali professions and in all Occu-
nations. When relieved from the respon-
sibilities of my present trust by the election
OF a successor. whether it be at the end of
this term or the next. | hope 10 leave TO
him "a executive country at peace within
It's own borders, at peace with outside ma
tons, with a credit at home aud abroad,
and without embarrassing questions TO
threaten ITS future prosperity. With the
expression oi my desire TO the speedy
healing of all bitterness of feeling between
sections. parties, or races of citizens. and
the time when the title OF citizen carries
with it all the protection and privileges TO
the humblest that it does 10 the most exal-
ted. | subscribe myself very respect
fully your obedient servant,
Signed L. 5. GRANT.
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on "wednesday last, l2th inst. through
the criminal carelezsness Of Wee. Powell.
keeper OF the county jail, four prisoners, an
dangerous characters, escaped. thrre or
Them making good their flight 10 part. UNI
known. Hal Magruder. charged WIN
murder. having been confined about zen
months. was unable g run, and was iouhd
concealed in the graveyard. He -urrch-
dered very willingly, and on re-enterng the
iail. he remarked that che would have 70
wait for another time" The other three
mon were Robert Harris white chafGeu
with murder: Geo. Pannell. lcnldJ lnule
stealing: and Nose johnson. Win burglary o.
Hal. MaRruder states that the lailer' oA
leaving the Jail, dropped the cell keys az
ne door Of a cell occupied by Crazy Ann,
whore he left them. As soon n ne liad
gone she reached the keys aud threw them
r. Geo. PannelI, In the cell beneath her own.
He quickly unlocked bis own door, and
liberated the other three men. The outer
door was only hooked. and striking a Win
a large log Of wood, which happened 70 ~
ia the Jail, IL flew open, and they were IT..
70 roam" Hal. Magruder's legs weIy 49,
stiff to run aud so he was len 20 Jsh lu'
story. The proof against Harris wa cD ll !.
elusive, and we would probably nav n - =
big hanging here this fall had ~ le.iil, I ~.
When it was discovered that the prisohst n
had escaped, Sheriff Ross anu - L-uae ~ -
er gave chem a hot pursuit on hOfseoacA,
the tuQitiVes reaching the swamp onty
about a mile In advance, but darkness "a
vorinR their flight they nade good Lheh
escape.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27

Il turn my back upon the past. stand on
the present and look hopefully 10 the future.
Thomas y. Hendricks.
This was the language of Indiana's patri
otto aAd gifted son on accepting a recent
nomination for Governor of that State.
How strangely and strongly it contrasts
with the words and acts of too many we'll
meaning but mis-judging men in the
South.
In the name of all that is sensible, will
people never learn that great issues were
settled by the late war? \ mighty revolu-
ton had been progressing Tor near half a
century. 1t eliminated at ''AppomattoX.'
When Lee laid down his sword, he laid it
upon the dead body Of slavery, and all the
issues growing out OF the former existence
of that institution. The fight between the
States was no gladiatorial exhibition such
as may be seen in the prize ring when one
party or the other throws up the sponge and
yields the championship. 1t was grand
conflict of arms between contending States
and sections. The South encountered by
overwhelming numbers, was vanquished,
Is it rot now the very quintescenceo OF folly
to use no harsher term, to be constantly
going behind the war, TO dig up old musty
records and attempt to prove by them what
this man or that man said or did? Is it not
wiser and better TO say with the clear
headed and sound hearted Hendricks-"l
turn my back upon the past stand on the
present and look hopefully to the future 2"
We irnplore our friends to look at things
as they are; accept them as they are; try to
improve them for the future-and cease
trying to undo what has passed undoinS
and has become as immutable as the DEGREES
of fate.
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Voorhees, and his Constituents.

Vne or two of our contemporaries have
a4lied in language not over-courteous,
our comments on the course of Hon
Dan. Voorhees,. We suppose they will
Dc somewhat more lenient towards us
aace he has been repudiated by the De
-ocracy Of his State, and especially OF
Dis own district where he was put In
nomination. for delegate to Baltimore and
'1ily beaten. The exceptionable course
W Voorhees, was not in his avowed pref
aence for a straight nomination, instead
Liberal alliance, at Baltimore
mat was question in which Democrats
light Wei differ, without subjectlng
themselves to the imputation of bad faith
% The cause they professed-but 1t was
% BIS violent assaults on the Liberal Re
Flollcans, and his attempt to discourage
--a strike down a body Of men who had
up the standard Of opposition to the
administration, whose overthrow Is es-
@A,lal to the preservation of the llber-
u'S Of the country. In thus opening
'.e On the allies who had come to the AID
T" The Democracy, from the camPof the
'uemy, it was evident that he knew he
vas rendering the Administration the
vi service of which he was capable
'Ad The fact was more noteworthy wher
'0lsldered in connection with his aban
'D7nt OF his seat in Congress at the very
moment when Grant and his minlon
we're attempting to continue the operation
y Ihe oppressive mea sures which wer'
: esigned for the government OF thu
9Outhern States by the bayonet. In thu
4ard struggle over this scheme Voorhee
'N absent His zeal in the cause o
'.e oppressed and plundered South, ant
u the violated constitution, displayed
'Nel1' not in fighting against the con
'Piraey to establish martial law in tim
y peace, but in bushwhacking allies o
The Democracy,
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The Radical Election Law.

This law experimenting the Enforce
rat Act is published in another col
a. is the desperate game of I'm
uupuIous ofice-ho'ders to prolong their
rule by putting the ballot-box under the
gntroI Of its hirelings and retainers in
The coming election. The waning chances
81 Grants success in Il fair trial before
The people, prompted this expedient.
But We believe it will fail of its intended
effect. There is nothing which can roll
lack public opinion, and sets its decree
aaught when the people arise in their
majesty and might, to avenge their
wrongs.
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There VIII be No Bolt ~ the b"iu-
more Convention Nomnate~
Greeley
From the World.

We have employed all the machinery At
the disposal OF Metropolitan newspaper
10 gather confidentially the oplnlons OF
local leaders in different States. We have
sent our most trusted correspondents upon
Journeys of hundreds OF miles tor hesAme
purpose. IA
IL Is not to be denied-at least we should
scorn 10 deny it--that they bring qs naek
reports among many who scout Sreeieys
Endorsement at Baltimore, and OF some mere
and there who favor it as the only nope
of the country. For IL is not reasonADie va
expect of even the best and most fslLhial
local leaders a knowledge OF survey " ~. s.se
whole ground needful 70 be viewed before
aind0ment Is formed. Nor has any Demo
Eat wbom we have conculted, or whose
opinions we have ascertained. ADVISED =
hSif from the Baltimore nomination. though
II he Greeley "a bolt, we mean, in the sense
Of = new Convention and nomination. All
see that such bolt, in such ease would
merely transfer from the Conrention's
shoulders to their own the odious repnte OF
electing Grant.
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The Grand Central aud European
MuoteIM.

a wrlfDr iH "HarPnra Iu t .9'n. .'
lengthy article. proves ilr Ir'I'lI.
American over European Hotels.
GuIrir. Dickens upon DIT. .Hs. F... .N
country, having formerly dipped H- If
.lr..t.ug. wrote lguIu fu frII u. fHHt 1854" ...
f.,, rivals iu our hotels. European N...
bo,yeycr. undoubtedly haFc HIuF It
mprIf.. 4 frW ut THESE have H'..I'1 .
adopted here. ou e. small .eI.r.
But b. has remained iuI l. 'IH.H
cr.. Of Sew Norh, ul..I l IIt.l.L
a liberal hand. fo ermb.ue II ODD" ...
rures OF both -E-fHms, Nl"H Ii.
scale the world .l. eyer "'.H.
r,-ult ~. been rIIr Grand i"ut'N ii".'5. ..
groadvvav. NeW YORK. lt- palace I"f.
arr, now familiar ta traveller Hi #II Nt.
In hn. been called To- wonder OF ID. H...
Tbe Maiden Dream, iu HlIi. b.ur..
,.,.-.r4 af rlr "GluurmfHu Girl l|.|.
mat dsgelJ Boo marble hail. Ha. uU .H
barn fully realized Jy SCORE. Ol UFU.IE H..
ay. who have fhrOngrl lts marble .l..
CORR Ior. The ucN pBper- ut iI" ..IH.
have exhausted columns Iu HN-.I.'I .
rich carpetlnUz, acres az rlcgIHt INi.'..
and various other features, hHi iIt '''.
told in ucW spapcr lnIe.F. J.. h...
experience OF familiarity iI july ApII.
ate lts magnitude, t.. "a.
The most practical i'it't.. ".n
,.l,,-.,e. h-le,, tHat of other nrt-gitfH H..
~ 7,.a m8ae % dollar per dAy iIlgf.
..,,,san fbe upper rooms and inH I."
t.. tbu. offering thr advantage. uI 'H.
$500 4fld finest hotel COB thu Wufii l fI.t
- man those oi inferior COR second EIl..
b,fsI- SIC call this tHe very Nt t.t H.
of hotel management.
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Startling Report What Rad
zeal RuIc Has Brought About.

The following telegram has been sent
QUITO the press from Washington City:
MISSISSIPPI DEFAULTERS.
Mississippi Congressman has inquired
at the treasury about the condition of the
accounts Of the several collectors of internal
revenue who have held offices in his district.
BE learned that all of them are in default,
nj was furnished with the following list,
sowing the amount due from each to the
government: B. II. Sheppard, appointed
November 3, 1860. S7S.S01 z; w. W. Willis,
appointed May l, 1865, S62.030 81; w. C.
Hicks appointed August Is, 1869, SG,629 50;
B. B Emery appointed November IA, 1869,
NS3ll IS. He was informed that suits had
been instituted to recover these amounts,
bat he has never heard of any such suits,
mlcan learn nothing of them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27
From the Atlanta SUM- Alexander IL. 0te
phens' paper.
Gan Ouiet Along the Potomac.

Rev. Hugh F. Oliver, 81 Madison, ga,
publishes in the Savannah News OF the 4th
instant. a letter from Frank Davis giving
strong evidence that the authorship OF the
Celebrated poem entitled, -AH quiet along
fhe Potomac is due to his father. Ihadeus
oliver. Mr.. Davis refers TO Mr. A. shaw.
who was a member of Texas regiment as
one who, if living, can establish the TACT
conclusiyely.
,he vvhereab,uts of this Mr.. Shaw? Do
anv of our Texas readers know anything
about him? If so, they will confer a great
favor by giving their Information to hev.
Hugh F. Oliver, Madison, Ca, and contrib
ute largely to the settlement of a very I'M
nortant question In our literary history.
- A. 81. y.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27

The Mobile Register says to the Con
.-,tiye Democrats who favor the Lib
movement, HALT, or YOU are lost. "
NJ ara sorry we cannot oblige the Reg
her, but we are pressing the ofice-hold-
lines too hard to halt. The Register
l.rld come to the front and see how
faithfully the fight goes ON. If it does
-t hurry up it will not be in time to see
IN assht Of the enemy. While we are
AIM, we'll. of course we would do better
+ an .traqglers would close up in their
-.-rar uIaccS.
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rIlr ELL ro RrrrNp Dc corIoN -.
THE FEDERAL DEAD.
THE NUMBER BURIED IL THE cEMETERiEs
OF THE sOUTH-A SAD But INTER-
FsTING TABLE.

Capt. VIM. \. Gavett. who had charge OF
the construction of the Nashville ana stone
River National Cemeteries. has furnished
the Nashville papers with the following ist
of Union dead Inferred in the different ma
tional cemeteries in the original military
division of the Tennessee, consisting OF the
States of kentucky, Tennessee Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi. In some OF the
cemeteries "A few intermentf haNc peeh
made since the compilation of the list from
the official records:
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The DeSoto Times saws:

We are sorry to notice that the JACKSON
CARBON has so far forgotten its dignity as
make assaults upon Mr.. Voorhees,, be-
cause he does not like Greeley.
Does not our friend of the Times see
that We are only keeping our place in the
acknowledgements line? Where
ae'~ges We are bound by party fealty to
assault. But since the Indiana Dem
oratic Convention has completely
aaushtered Dan we presume he is suth-
Gently used up, and if he keeps quiet we
will let him and his SO, 900 .brother-in-
law alone Dan means and refuses to be
omtorted for daring to speak for the
Democratic party, he was ashamed to
show his face in the Democratic Conven-
fam
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Beast Butler is on trial in the New
York Courts for having seized or (to use a
Confederate term pressed vessel for
his own use, while military commandant
at New Orleans in 1862, worth $50, O0O-
for which he paid the owner $31 900.
TIE case is. regarded as one OF rough
stealing and as the plaintiff was truly 10y
AL it is believed the Beast will come to
,rrief
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27

DIR. Walker publishes a card IN 'he
Vicksburg Herald denying that he was
cowhided by Albert johnson, the negro
Supervisor, but admits the assault. Inc
Herald repeats its statement. Meantime
the editor of the Times assumes all inc
responsibility for what has appeared IN
that naper in exposition of the thlevlng
operations of the county officials ana IN
Inmates that they have purPosely gwen
him a wide berth, knowing his readiness
20 olive them a proper reception.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27

An unknown white man committed
rape on little girl IL years OF age, near
Meridian, on Friday last When Will
parents learn to keep their female chill
dren always under the protecting care Of
a grown man.