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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
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MERIDIAN, Miss, Sept. Is 1873.
To the American of average Intelligence
is 1t not disgusting spectacle To see man
in the Senate from a state, and at the same
timerunning for Governor of that state when
he holds no property and l. not a citizen
Adelbert Ames came here as military COM
mander of the department. after the war
Under his rule the State was "OrganiZed,'
and he organized himself into the Senate.
The records show that Adelbert Ames, as
military governor, certified that AdrlbeTt
Ames was elected to the United States SEN
ate. He seems to have turned all the cranks
of the machine himself.
Ames is not n citizen Of the State; he
knows he Is not, and everybody knows ~
who knows anything about IL. He does not
intend TO be a citizen of the State, for it Is
the very last State OF the thirty-siN tlat he
would live in If roaming around IN search
Of home.
To be sure he was admitted to the senate,
but it was on party grounds entirely. The
judiciary committee, TO whom the question
of his citizenship was referred, a commit
tee composed of such LAWYERS as Irumbull,
Carpenter, Conkling and Edmnnds' report
ed that he was not citizen OF Mississlppi,
and recommended that he be not admitted
to the Senate. But fierce and senseless par
tisanship ruled the hour, and he was admit
ted over the protest of the committee be-
cause lie was a Radical, and could always
be relied upon to vote right
Pending the investigation Ames was
asked ii he would have become citizen il
he had not been chosen to the senate. He
replied, 1t is doubtful If I should have be-
come citizen If had not been elected /;
but felt certain of being elected He was
asked il he could say, Independent OF the
event of his election, that ii was his inten-
ton to remain in Mississippi. lie answered,
Il cannot say it was"
Since he has been i'm the Senate he has
done nothing TO strengthen his claims TO
citizenship. except register himself in the
Congressional Directory as a "citizen Of
Natchez, and occasionally visit the State.
lie came here, and, with his wife, made
little tour of the State, eating few meals
at the railroad refreshment halls and re-
turning 70 Massachusetts.
ear before last, after be had been in the
Senate year, legal process was sent TO
Natchez, his pretended residence, TO be
served upon him. Sheriff Noonan, his
friend then and since, officially made the
residence in Natchez."
1t is said that he has lately purchased a
mouse IN Natchez from friend, but that the
trade is a ruse; that he has not paid doll
lar upon ii, and never intends to.
That they should be represented in the
Senate by a man who does not live In the
State, and that this man should be a candi-
date for Governor, is exceedingly offensive
TO Mississippi. They hate Ames with an ex-
ceedingly bitter hatred. They regard him
as their enemy and the enemy OF the ppace
and prosperity CT the State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
Radical Rule.

Elsewhere we have copied the official
address of the Alcorn Republicans, pre-
senting a startling array of facts and fig
ures showing the corruption and extrava-
gance and profigacy Of Radical rule in
Mississippi. The demonstration is made
perfect by contrasting the expenditures
under various headings with the expen-
ditures in the same branches of service
under Citizens Rule before the war.
These illustrations are almost verbatim
copy of the chapters which we published
in The CLARION two years ago, to show
that the State was on the downward road
to ruin, and the necessity of change of
rulers. Our warming was not needed.
The Democrats and Conservatives were
in minority, and brute numbers tri-
umphed over truth and justice. This
present address takes up the figures
where We left off and has brought them
down TO the present time, with better
success, we trust, in achieving a reform.
Our appeal was construed as the partisan
appeal of Democrats to Democrats. Now
the slogan is taken up and sounded by
Republicans to Republicans. Let all
good men of every party who feel an in
terest in the State, take warning.
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From the Index.
Fun. Fight and Flight Of AmeS
and nHis PimPN.

The little unpleasant ness that occurred at
the GiImer House to Ames and his Pimps.
after their mass meeting on Tuesday, may
be stated in substance rs follows:
While one Gibbs, candidate on the Ames
tickeC tor Auditor was speaking and critics
ing the character of Senator AlcOrn, Col.
Matthews, the candidate for Attorney Gen
eral on the AlcOru ticket. gave him the lie,
telling him, lie was personally rc-pnu-ibl"
tor what he said. Gibbs replied, Il don't
know whether YOU are or not" Much tumuit
arose, which Ames and his Dane Bliss could
not quiet. Captain Hum phrics, Demo
crat, succeeded in bringing about order and
Gibbs proceeded.
The meeting adjourned aud Ames with
his pimps. some seven or eight in number
were at supper at the Gilurr Hotel. Col.
Matthews. also mt Il table opposite A. the
parties moved from the supper room. Col.
NJ. approached Gibbs and said, sir. ! am
responsible for what 1 said to-day Ia the
stand, you are Il damned liar and suiting
action to expression, mashed recrcauI,
mouth. But. Gibbs being rs slippery in es-
Gaping beAtings as in manipulating State
warrants, slipped away and escaped.
Gibbs cOadjutors rallieu TO his support.
Ames leading the reserve corps. Ames
squared himself like "a true soldier As he
says he is, came To ready, with his hand on
his pistol. He was invited to draw and he
did draw, like "A prudent soldier, his carpet
bag corpus to the fourth story with the toe
of a boot under the aft flap of his coat.
Barry, yaller pony Barry, soldier Barry.
negro loving, negro freeing Barry, freed
himself in good old Bull Run style. The
balance obeyed example and in "a few min
utes, not one OF the entire State ticket could
be found. The Dane, Bliss, had He'd TO the
Police Station, Barry to the kitchen, French
to the Laundress closet Gibbs to the fourth
story and the balance no man knew where.
Lewis. alone remained, the Sheriff of
Low1des, and an anti-Gleed man, and pro-
posed a discussion. Col. NJ. not feeling in
clined to argue the point fetched him "A
couple of John G. Heenan's square puts, .
between the eyes, and he too went winding |
his way to healthier places.
Thus one man whips out in good old !
Simon Suggs' style, the entire union army |
in this State headed by the gallant = Ames. |
Col. Nj. surveyed the field Of battle
with a smile that was childlike and bland,'' !
and on receiving the congratulations Of the /
boarders and guests, to whose amusement /
and fun he had contributed 50 largely, and |
at such little cost, he walked forth with the
first fruits of victory in bis hands.
CAPT Jack.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
The Canvas. in the Counties.

AS the Democrats and Conservatives
have no State ticket, it will devolve upon
the opposers of Radicalism in each coun-
ty to select such tickets for the Legsla-
ture as will command the most votes,
and take such steps on their own behalf
as will secure an active canvass. 1t will
devolve on the county committees to
make appointments tor meetings and
invite such speakers as they may prefer.
1t is presumed that as between
evils there is choice, the conservative
voters will make their selection between
the Republican State tickets: and where
differences exist in reference to them,
patriotism dictates that they should be
waived for united and determined
effort to elect sound and capable men to
the Legislature. That body is the law
making department Of the State govern
ment, and if carried will prove the cita-
del of the Peoples Rights in any event.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
AMEs AS MILITARY COMMANDER.
Citizens Of COPiah Comfy
Without Cause.

Ames' nomination by the Rabble Con-
vention, brings up distressing reminis-
censes of prescription and strife and
arbitrary imprisonment of citizens with
out cause, when he was running his
career as Military Commander. Who
has forgotten the Sunfower Disturbances
In whose mind is not fresh as if it had
occurred yesterday, the Copiah outrage?
The Military Despotism over the South
furnished no parallel to this proceeding,
except it be found in the history of
Ames' own career. 1t was wonton and
atrocious. What are the facts They
are thus related as they occurred at the
time:
:" As usual, before the arrival OF the train,
" number of the citizens of HazIehurst had
" assembled on the platform, when 4 drunk
Gen upstart, clothed with the authority of
''Ames, rode into their midst, and, with
commanded them to disperse. AT the same
x time he ordered some colored men who
"were lettering near by, to hold themselves
A" ready to shoot down the citizens whom he
chad addressed. This order the colored
"men refused to obey. The citizens re-
i" manned standing and held their peace and,
&c Notwithstanding the provocation, offered
''no resentment. In a brief time, they aUere
" arrested and thrOloR intO prison. DR. Hans
"low, one of the twenty five citizens thus
" imprisoned, and one of the most law
"abiding and peaceabIe men of the county,
" was at the time candidate for the Legis-
"lature. There was no shadow of cause
II" for their i'll treatment; any more than
there was law for it &c, g..
Men of Mississippi, this act of lawless
cruelty was perpetrated by Ames and his
understrappers! The same Ames who
is now seeking your votes for the office of
Governor of your State, did this thing
He had suspended the writ of Habeas
Corpus. You were unarmed and de-
fenseless. GU were at his mercy; and
he wreaked his vengeance upon you.
Time sets all things even. If you have
treasured up the wrong, now is your OPP
portunityl We will not insult your man
hood and intelligence by telling you that
you cannot vote for its author But we
may ask you to judge by his past acts
what respect he would display for your
constitution and laws, if he should be
elected.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
Three cheers for the boilers !
Hon. O. C. French is the official head

Hon o. c. French is the official head
of the Ames organization in this State.
He is Chairman of its Executive Com
mittee and Director-in-Chief of all its
movements. 1t SO happens that he is
a defaulter on account of collections for
freedmen as agent of the Freehmen's
Bureau, and notice has been given by the
department at Washington of suit hav-
ing been ordered against him in num-
Der of cases. IF the leader of the party
is thus unworthy of public position what
is to be thought of its candidates who
take their cue from him and come and
go by his direction Can the stream
rise higher than its source?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
Will the Governor SqNeKc2l the
ReVOlu1iOmists

The Governor is charged to see that
the laws are executed and to enable
him the better to understand what these
laws are, he is provided with a le-
gal counsellor (the Attorney -General),
whose opinion he is required to seek in
case of doubt This officer has given
his opinion that existing law requires
that elections shall be held next year, and
not the present. 1t is therefore the duty
of the Governor to make the decision.
The registrars, whom the Pilot sets up as
superiors of the Governor, are his subor-
dinates. 1t is their business to hold
elections in the manner prescribed, eUFea
he issues has proclamation so commanding,
and not before.
The Pilot threatens that an election
shall be held the present year, whether
the laws as interpreted by the officers
charged with their administration so de-
eide or not. This measure will be moth
ing less than revolutionary conspiracy
against the State Government, which it
will devolve on the Chief Executive off
Ger to crush out in the most effectual man
ner.
Things will have come to a pretty pass
if the State Government is to be 1evolu-
tionized to provide places for set of
hungry and impecunious Adventures.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
Who are They:

The address of Capt. Lake, Chairman
of the Alcorn Republican Executive
Committee, states that prominent sup
porter of Ames has publicly declared
that he has in his possession, documents
which if prosecuted, would send two of
Ames' special friends and both of them
candidates, to the Penitentiary. No doubt
one-half of the prominent friends of
Ames are in the same category if the
truth was known; but here is a specific
charge involving two of them; and the
question arises, who are they?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
Buffers letter Of Inquiry About
Ghe SO-caIIcd Mississippi Debt

So much doubt has been expressed by
The Radical Thomases who pretend not
10 be in the secret of the Butler-Ames
conspiracy, to throw upon the people of
this State the Thirty Millions of Repu-
dated Bonds, that we have published a
fac smile Of the letter of b. F. Butler to
Gov. Powers. As before remarked, the
original is at THE CALRIoN office, SUBJ
iect to the inspection of any one who is
disposed to verify it. The genuineness
of the document has not been denied by
the members of the ring. Son-in-law
Ames has not denied, and viii not deny,
the Father-inlaw's autograph The truth
Is, Jupiter sometimes mods, and so the
Beast for once lost his cunning and be-
trayed the plot. The taxpayers have
had fair warning.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
The OAfciaI Head of the AmeS
Republican Executive
Com G1ee.

1t has been circulated that the Chair
main of the Ames Executive Committee
had compromised with the government
in the matter of his defalcations by pay
ing $4,000 This statement is incorrect,
as will be seen by the following official
letter from the War Department
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ta WASHINGTON CRY.
August 10Th. 1ST3,S
Hon. j, L. Alcorn, L. S. s., Friars Point,
Mississippi
SIR; The Secretary of the Treasury hav
ing referred to me your letter of the 10th
inst, inquiring the condition of the accounts
of Q. G. French, reported defaulter to the
FFeedmen's Bureau, i have the honor to in
form you that all the papers In this case
have been referred to the Attorney General
to bring suit against Mr.. French
An offer OF Mr.. French to com promese bv
the payment or $1,000 was refused by this
May 23d.
Your obedient servant,
WIN. III. BELKNAP,
Secretary of War.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

The Board of Trade of Meridian have
entitled themselves to lasting honor. 1t
has passed a resolution advising the
planters not to sacrifice their cotton while
the present panic lasts. 1t advises them
in cases where it may be executed under
deeds Of trust for supplies, or other ac-
commodations, to deliver it for storage as
pledge of faithful compliance with con
tracts when it will be safe to put their
staple on the market To grant this in
diligence the merchants, of whom the
Board is the representative. have
pledged themselves to risk their own
credit. This example ought to be fol-
lowed by merchantile communities gen
orally. To force cotton on the market
under existing circumstances, will perma-
nently cripple the resources of the farm
ing community without atfording sub
stantial benefit to the merchant.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
Charges of Bribery aSaims- NHem-
beEs of the Legislature.

The Meridian Mercury says that Mr.
Musgrove, in his speech in that
city, made surprising revelation. He
had recently encountered a man in the
city of Jackson whom he suspected Of
knowing, if anybody did, of corrupt do
ings about the Legislature, and asked
him if he felt free to make revelations
concerning corrupt Legislative jobs He
found his man willing to be communiea-
tive. A charter was given a certain rail
road which conferred upon the corpora
ton extraordinary and unusual privi-
leges and some substantial aid and COM
fort at the expense of certain trust funds
and the rights of the people generally.
His informant told him of three mem
bers of the Legislature who received, as
a donation, stock in the company, some
of them as high rs shares amounting to
twenty thousand dollars, counting them
at par value. His informant (says the
Mercury has authorized him to use his
name rs authority for the facts, and he
expects to meet the gentlemen in the can
vass, when he will say to their faces what
he then said, and call their names.
We are left to infer that these bride
takers are Ames' men. The public will
infer what sort of administration will be
over the people if this gang
succeed in their plans at the coming
election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
Cheers foI. Ihe Boilers!

Boiling is always in order" said r rec
man Clarke in the Massachusetts Con-
vention that laid Beast Butler low. In
many of the counties in this State having
Republican majorities, there are boilers
from what are called the regular Radical
nominations. The very fact of boiling
pre-supposes a revolt against wrong and
those engaged in the movement, will
naturally arouse the sympathy of good
men. Here in Kinds county last week
at special election for Sheriff, William
Jefferson, an honest colored Republican,
bolted the regular nomination and be-
came an independent candidate The
right thinking people of both races came
to his support and triumphantly elected
him.
Three cheers for the boilers
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
REPRESENTATIVES,.

ALCoRN.-J. NJ. Walker.
ATTALA.-J. NJ. Boyd, G.. ii. Campbell.
CLARKE. T. WeIbOrne.
CoPIAH.-L. q. Bridewell, j. ). Beasley.
CHoCTAw.--T. G.. Atkins.
FRANKLIN.---C. Byrd.
JAsPER.-J. NJ. Smith.
LEAKE--J. n. benson.
LAUDERDALE.-J. X. McLaurin, b. Y.
Ramsey.
LAFAYETTE.-B. F. Archer. w. b. Gilmer.
LIECoLN.-R. X. Applewhite.
LEV. III. IL. Tison, James NJ. Eek
ford.
MONTGOMERY jackson Martin.
NEwT1N.-Wm. Thames.
PoNToTOC.-Thos. StockstiU
PRENTIss.-H. NJ. Street
RANKIN.-Geo. w Brooks j. M.Jayne, Jr.
SIMPsoN.--S. Leggett.
SCoTT.-J. q. Crecilius.
TATE--Iom b. Garrett, n. 5. Love
WINsTON.-D. \. Graham.
CHocTAw AND MONTGoAIERY-J. 2.
JACKSON AND HARRISON VIM. A. Cham
plin.
LINCOLN AND ANTE. 5. Magee.
PERRY AND MARIoN.-Joseph w. Den
ham.
PoNroroC AND UNION.-C. r. Wharton.
The friends of The CLARION will oblige
MS by sending the names of the Anti-Radi-
cal candidates for the Legislature as fast as
nominated so that we may put them at the
head OF the paper.
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The FarnIers' Movement.

The Mississippi Changers are prosper
ing. Nearly every neighborhood has a
Grange organized. They are not politi-
cal in their aims, but will take an active
interest in all matters which concern the
agricuturists as class The counties of
Lowndes, Octibbeha, Alcorn, Noxubee,
Itawamba, Marshall an Chickasaw have
the largest number of Patrons for their
inhabitants.
Farmer Smith, Secretary of the Hi
nois Association, in speech at Green
field, Indiana, Friday, in touching the
political phase of the movement, said the
Changers had got to do some voting, and
they might as well understand it. Par
ties are not made-they grow. He spoke
of the start of the Wing aud and Repub-
lican parties. There was necessity for
them, and they grew up. But as the
Democratic party was put down on ac-
count of its corruption, SO it will be with
the Republican party. We have let our
legislators go on too long without calling
them to account We who earn the
wealth have to foot the bills, and ought
to take an account of the deeds of our
servants.
The farmers of Marion county Ills,
are evidently making ready for asserting
their rights. Saturday last two large
meetings, each composed of about 2, 500
persons, were held in different parts of
the county, composed of farmers and
their families. The speeches were all
made by farmers.
A Granger meeting was held at Clay
ton, Illinois, last Saturday, at which
about 1900 persons attended and earnest
speeches were made.
In Indiana the Order Of Patrons of
Husbandry are very active and new
Oranges are being organized nearly every
day. A State Grange has been organized
The Arkansas Changers are very
active in organizing and the Order
Patrons of Husbandry is being wide
ly diffused through the State. In
local conferences the tenor of the pro-
ceedings does not differ materially from
the sentiments expressed in meetings of
the Order in the Western States.
AT a Farmers mass meeting in Iowa,
they carried banners with the following
suggestive notices
Free Trade and Farmers Rights"
Equal Burdens and Equal Privileges for
All" II nited we Stand. Divided we Fall. :"
"Fair Dealing and Equal Rights for All. and
Special Favors to None,' Honesty, Capa-
biiity and Economy" aud other IN lttoes
that were equally suggestive,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

There are at this moment two striking
movements taking place. In Virginia. an
election is going on in which the effort is
openly proclaimed of establishing a white
mans government for Virginia; and in
South Carolina. a black mans government
for South Carolina.-N. o. Picayune.
Virginia has white voting majority of
10000; and South Carolina has black
voting majority of 40, 200. Consequently,
it suits the purposes of the demagogues
who assume to lead the races in the
two States respectively, to organize par
ties in that way. Here in Mississippi we
want neither white mans party, nor a
black mans party, but Peoples Party,
pledged to protect the equal rights of all.
The Republican Convention of New
York, following the example of the other
Northern Republican Conventions, has
denounced the Salary Grab. We have
had here in Mississippi two Republican
Conventions, in one or the other of
which all classes of Republicans were in
terested; and yet neither of them had
the heart to denounce the iniquity.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

lst Distriet-Perry, Green, Jackson, Han
cock, Harrison, Pearl and Marion counties
i. Z. Carter.
sth -Covington, Jones, Smith,
Simpson and Wayne Counties-T. l. Men
Genhall.
- District-Scott, Newton and Jasper
$. b. Graham.
- Decentralization and Choctaw-
S. w. 5myth.
- District-Chckasaw and Monroe
r. L. Griffin.
I'D District-Aleorn, Tishomingo and
Prentiss-J. NJ. Stone.
27th District--Pontotoc and Lafayette
John A. Mcneil.
3Ist District-Carroll, Montgomery, and
Ietiore--Simpson Parks.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02

The Meridian Mercury says That Au-
ditor Musgrove at his appointment in
Meridian twas met by densely packed
house of white and black, the first in
largest numbers. The speaker occupied
the stand full two hours, and was listened
to throughout with marked and respect
full attention."