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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-08-07

One of the most significant expressions
of the day is the letter published else
where from Hon. w. S. Groesbeck, a
leading and distinguished Democrat, of
Ohio, on the political situation. 1t was
elected, by proposition submitted to
him to become candidate for Governor.
In declining, he has taken occasion to re-
commend the total abandonment of the
Democratic organization, as effete and
no longer capable of service, and the
formation of new and vigorous party
on its ruins, having for its ends the OBJ
.ects explained in his letter. He pro-
poses to christen the new party Liberal
Democracy.
As we have very little occasion here in
Mississippi to concern ourselves with
national parties at present, We do not
deem it worth while to discuss the pro-
position of this eminent Democrat and
statesman of the West. However, we
have this suggestion to make: If the
time has come to bury the Democratic
the name should be con-
signed to the grave with it. But it is
wiser to trust the whole matter of the
formation of new parties and the burial
of old ones to the instincts and impulses
of the masses, which are safer guides,
after all, than the cool deliberations of
politicians.
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The New state Movement.

The convention which assembled at
Jackson, Tennessee, to promote this
scheme, was presided over by Hon.
Kenneth Rayner, of Mississippi. The
following are the last days proceedings !:
JACKSON. Tenn, July 30.--The conven-
ton Feass%mlled St nine o'clock this morn
ing, when the delegation from Tennessee.
pursuant to a resolution Of yesterday. re-
ported the following persons as constituting
the central executive committee on the part
of Tie inessee:
Mutton Brown, OF Madison; James Fen
trrss, Of Hzrdeman; w. Il. Handy, OF
Obion; A. III. Rhodes, of Henderson; w.
Brown, of shelby.
The committee on the part of Mississippi
is composed as follows:
John Robertson, of DeSoto; n. FL. Kill
patrick, OF Alcorn; J. II. Cooke. of Tate
George NJ. Govan, OF Marshall j. B. Nor
gan, of DeSoto.
The committee on the part of Kentucky is
as follows:
john Martin, Jr., of McCracken: ex-Gov.
White, of Ballard; Capt. G. L. Randle, OF
Fulton; D. A. Neil. of Graves.
Judge Milton Brown was chosen chair
man Of the whole committee.
The committee on resolutions reported as
follows:
Resolved, That we deem it inexpedient al
present to designate any special boundary
for the proposed new State, but think IL
best to leave that subject to the develop
ment of public opinion in the counties OF
Northern Mississippi, that those interested
may decide the question as TO the southern
boundary line for themselves.
Resolved, That we cordially invite and
request the people of the counties interested
throughout the entire territory III the til rec
States OF Tennessee, Mississippi, and Ken
tucay, To be cOmprehended In the new
state, to hold public meetings in their res
pective commits to give expression 10 pub
lie opinion, and cooperate with us in the
proposed enterprise, and TO confer with the
executive committee of this convention.
The following resolution was also offered
by Major X. B. Hurt, and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this con-
yention, that each fraction OF the states pro-
posed to form the new State is expected to
pay the pro rata of the debt of the State
from W hitch the fraction is taken.
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The Situation.

To contribute to the stock of ideas on
this subject, we have continued our ex-
tracts from the Conservative press of the
State. The conclusions announced Gin
some instances with vehement dogmati-
calness) are so various and Numerically
conflicting as absolutely to bewilder the
people in their search for a path that
will lead them out of the wilderness. If
what each one says is true about the way
his cotemporary advises, no matter which
road the wayfarer chooses, before he
reaches the end of his journey, he will
lament the other was not taken.
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From the Liberty Herald.


The Vicksburg Times (Republican)
makes fair promise for its party. 1t
promises to cleanse the Augean stable.
1t says that when its party convention
meets it will ''set its seal of condemna-
ton upon all bad men and bad praeti-
ces, and openly declare that the Cor
rupt shall not only be exposed but pun
ished.' The convention will also, with
Jealous care, inquire into the official re-
cords of those seeking denomination or
promotion, and the unworthy from what
ever cause, whether from dishonesty or
incompetency, will be cast aside, and
better men will be substituted" Here
is frank confession of the rottenness
that exists among the ofice-holders of
the Radical party, and the corruption of
its measures. This is precisely what we
have been charging. We will see whether
the pledge Will be made good, or whether
it is simply pledge that one set of raw
enous bloodsuckers shall be set aside for
another.
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An Outsiders View of the Sftua-
ton In Mississippi.
From the St. Louis Republican democrat.

From the st. Louis Republican Democrat. )
AMEs' AsPIRATIoNs.--Sena Gen. AdeI-
bert Ames, it is said, is arranging his wires
to secure the Radical nomination for Gov
erpor of Mississippi. Being the son-in-Iaw
of Ben. Butler, and deriving the most of
his political inspiration and all of his no
litieal knowledge from the cham pion dem
agOgue of the United States, we shoRld NOT
be much surprised if Ames succeeded in
obtaining the object of his ambition The
means he EN- plOyed to grab the Senatorship
shows him to be as impudent and unscru-
pulous as his father-in-law. could wish and
If there are any new tricks which he does
not know, and which are likely to prove eff
fecrual In the gnbernatorial game, the said
father-in-law Is the man above all others to
suggest them.
We trust the Conservatives and whatever
decent Radicals there are in Mississippi will
unite to beat Ames-no matter what sacri-
fee they may be called upon to make let
them join in nominating and supporting
some respectable negro, if that is the ONLY
alternative, and thereby put an effectual
quietus upon the aspiration of a man who
ought never to have been allowed to sit in
the Senates and whose presence in the ex-
ecutive chair would be lasting disgrace
upon a State which is already Carrying a
heavy burden OF misgovernment.
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From the Independeut SoptI

FROM the Independent South.
Not n great while ago the President of
the Board of Supervisors of Washington
county was convicted of felony. and is now
in the penitentiary, and this weeks ex-
changes bring to our notice several other
official characters apparently well deserv-
ing the same quarters. A Mr.. VanhOOk.
clerk OF the Chancery Court Of Lowndes
county, has been arrested on the charge of
feloniously mutilating the records Of his
court, and has been convicted by two juries
OF gross neglect Of official duty.
Coates, colored Alderman OF VicksburR.
has been detected in receiving and selling
stolen goods. This scamp was also running
TWO saloons under one license, and had a
store at Edwards depot, which doubtless
plumber.
In the last Oxford Falcon we find ven
IlIation or the character of Frank McKenna,
recently appointed Superintendent Of Edu-
cation Tor Lafayette county. This Job Is
neatly done by the Columbus Press, Re-
publican paper. The Press says that he
was not bona fide citizen of Lafayette az
the time of his appointment--that some
Time last year, he was accessory to the for
gerry of his own credentials, as a delegate
10 the Republican Congressional Conven-
ton of the Third District at West Point.
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Gen. BeaIsreSard.

Gen. D. H. Hill, the distinguished
North Carolina ex-Confederate soldier
and editor of the Charlotte Southern
Home, makes the following kindly and
honorable mention of his old commander
and companion in arms, Gen. Beaure-
gard, while dissenting from his views
Our old comm ander has sent us ii circular
defending his unifcation platform. He
writes to us that his plan is to unite native
whites and negroes against carpet-baggers
those who came South, not TO develope its
resources and become bona tide settlers, but
sharpers, who are here to make money out
of the negro vote. We have so much love
and reverence for Gen. Beauregard that we
will not condemn his course, as we believe
he is a sincere patriot.
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-. From the Natchcz Demol .'a...
In Franklin county. Goo this state n.
mas an anti-liadical majority oi a1'..
hundred and fifty, there are -O many pa.
rants for the paying offices that l1 o.e
harmonic differences, the Con-tIta..'
recently held convention 100 Me1d'U,
decided 20 adopt the plan Of primary
lions for the selection OF candidate"
understand that Hon. y. II. Session.
has so long and honorably served q E.F
sentative from Franklin, has po.itWIl
clined PREDICTION, although he conII ,.
be reelected, and that Col. G. Byrd %. In.
the very first and ablest citizens o'
county, will very probably be- cilo.-,
MAJ. Sessions successor. Col. BYRD Ht--
be useful, honest, and practical leg'''A'
and we hope 20 see him elected.
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Meeting Of the Executive Conn
Inittee.

The State Executive Committee of the
Conservatives will hold their first meet
ing since the canvas of last year, on the
18th. We presume its chief object will
be to provide, in the usual form, me-
thod for the expression of the will of the
Conservatives in the pending canvass.
A full attendance of the committee is
desirable ... -tf .se.
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Frequent unfair mention Is made of
THE CLARIoS's course in regard to the
Mississippi University. We have been
charged with being an enemy of the in
stitution. Nothing could be more false
1t was against the policy of removing
Mississippians from its management and
putting Radicals and CarPet-baggers in
their places for partizan reasons, that we
vehement1y protested. We acted thus
because we were friends of the institu-
ton. Never before the new regime was
installed had partisan politics been known
to exercise control in its management.
Wings and Democrats-Judge Sharkey
on the one hand, and Judge c. P. Smith
on the other-had served as Trustees, and
took counsel together, and to one had
ever intruded the subject of politics. It
was only when this time-honored custom
was violated, that we entered our pro
test and raised our warning voice, and
for nearly two years, even that has been
silent. w Hd0 fACutCSCO VIC CO1cC-
quences, and were content to abide the
logic of events, which we felt assured
would sooner or later decide the question.
And now what has come to pass even
earlier than we anticipated? Let the in
dignant voice of almost the entire press
of the State over recent occurrences an
swer And these differences of surprise
and indignation are not confined to Mis-
sissippi Here is an expression from the
Vincennes, Indiana, Western Sun:
1t is a disgrace that Mississippi boy, on
his native soil, and under the roof built by
the money of his ancestors, cannot pay a
com plim emit to his own people without hav-
ing a snarling Set of c4rpet-bag ours re-
monstrating. This institution, which was
once honored by .uch men Longsteet.
Bledsoe and Lamar as teachers, has GER
tainly fallen into bad hands.
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1t is of small moment what Louis
Dents politics were; but if the matter is
worth consideration at all, it is worth
stating correctly. He was not Repub-
lican, but an avowed Democrat, who
boasted his consistency as such. 1t is
for this reason, and for the additional
reason that he was known to be pledged
to the exercise of the Executive functions
in the appointment of a sound, Conserv-
alive Judiciary, that the pledges of the
President not to interfere in behalf of
Ames and the carpet-baggers-and par
ticularly to remove Ames in the event it
was discovered he had an axe to grind
were overruled by his Cabinet. Usur-
patton and treachery at Washington,
joined to Democratic disafection at home,
and corruption of the ballot-box by bay
onet officials, did the work effectually for
the carpet-baggers and turned over the
Administration of Mississippi to their
control for four years
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THE CATERPILLAR.
Letter from, Hon. A. 6. Brown.
TERRY, Kinds Co, MIss.,l
July 20, 2S73.

TERRY, Kinds Co, MIss.,l
July 20, 2S73.
EDITORS CLARION:
Three days ago very observant freed
man on my plack brought me some worms,
which he thought were cotton caterpillars
hoped he was mistaken, but feared he was
not; so instructed him to bring me fresh
lot. He did so this morning, and put them
in transparent glass. In the glass l placed
some fresh cotton leaves, and to-day have
been watching their operations. They are
rapidly eating up The leaves, as I can plainly
see. This is exceedingly alarming, as l
have seldom if ever known this terrible en-
envy of the cotton plant to appear so soon.
may mention that the freedman alluded
to sent me a specimen already ,oe66ed in.
which indicates that in three weeks, or long
before the crop can mature, their ravages
will be frightful. The outlook is unprom-
ising. am yours, ETC..
A. g. Brown.
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FIRsT-J. NJ. Phipps, OF Lafayett II. III.
Street, of Prentiss; a. I. Roane, of Call
houn.
SEcoND-J. d. Morgan, of DeSoto; z. G..
Walthall, of Grenada; Kinloeh Falconer,
of Marshall
THIRD-Reuben o. Rey nOlds, OF Monroe
r. w. Williamson, Of Montgomery; Robert
Mcintosh, OF ChickasAw. tss z.Isf.. + -.-s.
FoURTH-S. S. Calhoon, Of Madison; Gar
net Andrews, of Yazoo; j. J. Shannon, OF
Lauderdale.
FIFTH w. Ii. McCardle, of Warren /;
Harris Barksdale, Of Kinds; SyIvanus
Evans, of Clarke.
SIxTH-BeBj. King, ST., of Copiah; Hiram
Cassidy, Sr., OF FRANKLIN; Z. X. Mayors, OF
Harrison.
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To the Point.

The Friar's Point Delta (Senator Al
corn's home paper does not show any
disposition to quail under the Pilots
thunder. 1t says that Senator Alcorn
has stated that Games is not citizen of
"the State, and that he pledges himself
before the Republican Convention to
"give the proof on which the assertion
sis based" And further, that he twill
mot support Ames, and that he regards
Games proposed candidacy as an insult
"to the citizens of the State"
Now YOU have it.
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W, CLEAN the following from recent
letter from our subscribers
OAI GRcvR, MARSHALL County Crops
are sGry--uloFe 50, than any since the war
The FevailiBg opinion aInopg the farmers
is. thu there will not be corn enough made
TO supply the demand longer than March.
Cote il small. and is AT least three weeks
behiHe-some say Il bale 10 four acres will
De thu average. A.
DelBLE SPRINGS. 0KIIBBkHA COUNTY,
The cop>-both corn and coLton--iu OkTID-
beha ard Choctaw counties. are as sorry rs
| hav, ever seen them. L.
koCIUsKo, ArrALA CoUNTY.-The pros
pect Dir bath corn and cotton is exceedingly
gloomy. The corn crop Is not one-haH " bat
il WA last year. ).
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Below we have published letter from
Gen. Robert Lowry, Internationally de-
Ginning to accept nomination for Gov
ernor if rendered. 1t is rarely the case
that public opinion has so clearly been
indicated in favor of any man as its
standard bearer as in the case of the ex-
preston by the Conservatives for Gen.
Lowry, in the event it should be the will
of the party to make nominations for a
State ticket. To those who know, this
distinguished and pure-hearted citizen,
as we know him, it is unnecessary to add
that his highest ambition has been TO
promote the welfare of his people: 81
BRANDON, MISS Aug. 3. 1873.
EDITORS CLARION: e.i. - gssfn1a4H -
GENTLEMEN-As 1t is probable that there
will be conventions held by the respective
political parties in this State within the
next few weeks, and nv name having been
suggested for Governor In opposition TO
RaCiicaiism, j desire to say that eircufn-
stances over which have no control would
preclude my accepting a nomination IL ten
dered. / beg to return my sincere thanks
to the several member of the press. as well
as to many personal friends in different
parts of the State, who have done me the
honor to express their preference Ia my
favor. Very respectfulys
ROREBT I0WRY,
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Major 5. t. Oldham announces himself
IN the Central Star, to-day, as a candidate
Tor the Lower Branch of our State Legis-
iature. Ihe Major is 50 well known to the
people 81 this county, before whom he has
oIten appeared on the stump as an advocate
OF conservative principles, as against the
heresles or Radicalism, that we deem Il
snPerfuous to say another word. He will
ADDRESS the people, at different points in the
kOsciusko Star. T 4. - 90 - 4
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The editor of the MERIDIAN Gazette,
haying been present at Radical meet
ing in Aberdeen, at which Ames and
Powers, contestants for Governor, were
both present, reports that Jim Hill, col
ored Representative from Marshall,
" assailed the Governor for specializing
" in State warrants, and for feathering
(" his nest with the Ripley Railroad SUBJ
" sidy warrants, and for swindling the
/" State in the sale of the first mortgage
g bonds of the n o., j. & G. N. r. r.
" to Murdoch, Humphrey & Smith He
" charged that these facts all came out
g before the legislative investigating
g committee, of which he was chairman,
I" but that it was suppressed for partisan
:" causes. They didn't want to disgrace
their party by parading the pecula-
g tons of their Governor. And if the
!" Governor would only stay at home and
g mind his business, he would not bring
- it out now. But he (the Governor)
g would be bothering them about the
q nomination, and he thought the people
q ought to know the facts before they
i" voted for him" 3tat 5f4 ss3a
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We sympathise sincerely with our
Nortl Mississippi brethren who are seek
ing t. escape the ills of Carpet-bag mis-
rule n the new State project, but as We
havea great liking for them, and don
wish % part company, we cannot say that
we wish them success. Let us all make
one more effort to save the good old Com
monwalth as she is, unshorn of any Of
her fai. proportions.
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IAnother ola CItIren Conc

We are called upon this morning ~ w 4.
the painful announcement Of the "'-.v y.
our old and esteemed fell0w-citizan' N
Needham Whitfield who departed .H1
at the residence OF his daughter MT', n an,
McNairy, on Thursday morning, 'uy f58r
3lst, At the advanced age Of elghit s,-,-,f
years Mr.. Whitfield was a native oil yoGr
Carolina, one Of the first settlers iN
cOunty.-Aberdeen Examiner.
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While the Bully Boy was leading his
"for!orn hope" against terrible odds at
Aberdeen and Okolona, his right bower,
ii. I. Fisher, moved off into Rankin
and swept the field. The Radicals of
that county have chosen Powers dele
gates to the State convention.
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A Place for Powers.

Th' New York World says that con-
ventin of young men who part their
hair n the middle is shortly to be organ
lied, for the consideration of the cues
ton as TO whether they have no rights
that Ire to be respected. If the Yicks-
burg Times, Modest Mus & Co., should
succeed in defeating the Bully Boys
nomination for Governor, why not send
him IS delegate to the aforesaid con
ventim?
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MEETING OF THE STATE EXEcU
TIVE COMMITTEE.

The Executive Con mittee Of the Conserva-
tive-Democratic party of the State of Mis-
sissippi will meet at Jackson, in the Senate
Chamber, at IL O'Clock,
Thursday, August 18th.
The attendance Of every member is ear
nestly requested.
ROBERT LOWRY, Chairman.
HARRIS BARKsDALE, Secretary.
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Mississippi ReGi-
mPnH.


We saw yesterday n real curiosity, and at
the same time relic of the late ''unpleas-
antness," which was viewed with feelings
Of great respect by a large crowd of people.
The battle-tiag of the Twenty-first Missis
sippi Regiment or what was left of it, was
on exhibition, neatly framed, and showed
that the struggles through which it passed
were hard fought, as it was much tattered
and smeared with blood. This conquered
b mi err is at Crutch RS store.--Vicksburg
Times.
Company f., of the Twenty-first Missis-
sppi regiment, was the first company or
gained una made up in Tallahatchie COUP
ty, and was composed of the first pick Of
the noble yonng men of that county, to-
gether with a few young men from this
county. Col. VIM. II. Fitzgerald, OF Talla-
hatchie, was colonel of the Twenty first,
from 1862 to the closing scene at Apo
mattox Courthouse. This veteran Tegi-
ment commenced its battle career at the
first battle of Manassas with over thou
sand men, was recruited at different times
with probably "A thousand more then
wound up ut Appomattox with a handfLl
of men, in command OF "A lieutenant, while
Col Fitzgerald was himself commanding a
brigade, or probably a division. Many
noble men with manned limbs, whose
names we could give, can tell something
about the flag alluded to in the above briet
paragra pl.--Water Valley Courier.
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r, a sharp correspondence between the Hon.
1aerscnel V, johnson and Gov. Smith, az
Georgia. is published in the Atlanta Herald
OF the 18th, which came near resulting 4,
pistols and coffee for two. The Goyernor
look offense at some remark made bv Holm.
son At a dinner given the latter bv the har
at Macon, on the 18th Of July. After az
passage OF several letters 10 and fro, Hersehs
Potomac. 'f- y fN'Ns S'Sne spe
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Acclden mt.

We had the misfortune of having two
pages of THE CLARION "pied this week
AS they were ready Tor the press, involving
the re-setting OF sixteen columns of matter,
and causing some delay in the publication
OF this issue.
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A late Meridian Mercury, quoting the
language of THE CLARION about class
of demagogues who have been known to
''ride on stills, and afterwards bow
themselves exceedingly low" says THE
CLARION cannot be numbered in the
catalogue Of lofty riders, for the reason
that we have never assembled high !;
which is all true if it means that we (the
present editors) always disapprOved and
deprecated as most unfortunate the i'll
starred legislation of 1866 concerning
freedmen, virtually depriving them of
the rights which they had acquired under
our State Constitution emancipating
them-that we advocated. from the be-
ginning the adoption of the Constitu-
tional Amendments, and held that oppo-
sition to the Reconstruction Acts was as
suicidal as it was important and unavail-
ing. We maintained this position amid
pelting storm of opposition, when it
required moral firmness to occupy it /;
and it is not probable that we will ode
part" from it now, when the doctrine it
enbodies has become the fundamental
law of the Nation, and received the de-
liberate and formal Endorsement of both
the political parties of the country. We
do not intend to mount above, nor de-
scend below this position, but to move
straight forward on that line; and no
party that does not keep step to its music
need put itself to the trouble of reading
us out