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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-14
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.


The Wilson Special Union Pacific Railroad Committee
met at lOa this morning. All the members were pres
ent except Mr. Swami Mr.. Wilson said that In accord
ance with the wishes OF the Committee he had seen the
Attorney and stated TO him that they desired
to have present the attorneys to be appointed under
the Randall resolution The Attorney informed
him W.lsOn) that such attorneys would be appohteu
without delay and attend the meeting and aid III the
investigation.
There would be no witnesses here for examination TO-
day. but there will be tomorrow Mr.. sheabarger said
he would be willing the counsel should take the lead III
the investigation Both the counsel and the Committee
have the end In view, namely, the recovery the
rights of the Government. Mr. Wilson said that when
the attorneys should before the Committee they
could make a request OF that KIND. Mr.. Hoar thought
the Committee should carefully avoid giving up the con-
troll Of the investigation to the attorneys but they could
invite them to make suggestions as the line Of exam
nation to be adopted.
Mr. shelabarger said that perhaps It would be the
better way. Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution that the
counsel to appointed by President Of the United
States under the House resolution of Jan. g. 1873 be re
quested to be present at the examination OF witnesses
by the Committee and make such suggestions ana rem
der such aid may be In their power Mr. SlOcu sau
he would like TO have the attorneys point out whee e
Government had been wTOnged. He did not see tnat
any wrong had been done He would Ike TO near from
the Chairman who they were going to sue. n,
Mr.. HOar said the House had affirmed that the ROAD
was default and further that owing to the enormous
profits OF the Credit MOber the obligations OF the ROAD
10 the Government had not been PAID ana aItef dt h
House had appointed this Committee to ind out II what
the House had affirmed true.
Mr.. SOcum asked whether there was single instance
in which the Union Pacific Railroad had failed to COM
ply with its contract with the Government.
Mr.. Wilson remarked that that was what they were
going % investigate.
Mr. Hoars resolution was adopted. The Committee
adjourned till tomorrow morning.
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$50. The National Prison Association will meet at
Baltimore Tpeeasy. Jan. ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-14
THE SECOND INVESTIGATION.
WHAT CREDIT MoBuLER COMMITTEE NO. .
WILL DO.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNEl

, IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNBl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Wilson Commit
tee win probably try ascertain the amount Of money
paid by the Union Pacific Railroad counsel fees TO sen
ators and Representatives for legal services that were
merely nominal 1t is believed that there Is broad ana
interesting field of investigation in this direction. Pub
lie opinion will be likely to condemn Congressman VINO
took large fees from the railroad and rendered no cor
responding legal services in return being equally
censurabe with those who embarked In the Credit
Mobilier speculation. It il shown that the
Company has expended hundreds Of thousands
of dollars In securing influence in Congress, pl
this method The Committee may think IL worth WINE
TO inquire whether any of the money can be recovered
and applied upon the debt OF the Company TO the GOV
eminent. Already many rumOrs are afoat that az.
pear likely 10 assume the tangible form OF eXpnci55
charges against certain Senators as having acoepeu
heavy fees from Cakes Alnes letter was IeceiNea
from prominent CONGRESSMAN to-day, alleging tnat
when "A Western Senator's election was pending MI
Ames him $4,000 a retainer for the raroad Ten
ing friend at the time that he was thus securing pow"
erful friend in the Senate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-16
sensible Addres-.

Withort corcnrring IN the opinion %
Nfessrs. Tison and Eckford, anti-Badicel
nominees for the Legislature in Lee
county that the views Of the Governor in
regard to the election laws are unsound'
we cordially concur with them N the
main object of their address, that If an
election /. held every good citizen ought
to make it 4 point of duty to register and
vote. We have copied The concluding
norton Of their address:
We would give il as an opinion that th'
recent opinion Of the Attorney GENERA y
rbs. ,.fF;.dt that no legal election can be held
in This state uGtil 1874, Is sophlst'ch ana
unfounded, either la tact or 10 law th"'
rbs recent proclamation OF Gov. foWeTs
savors of usurpation aud revolution anu not
70 be needed; that there viii certainly Or
an election In this State on Tuesday, the 4th
day of November 1873.
We therefore earnestly desire al Iho-S
who have noe done 30, 20 come LOT" At ~.
register The books VIII be kept open ~
Tupelo for that purpose uaiiI the lSth OF
October.
We claim TO be practical men, compre'
hetdinu the wants OF the people and pro-
pose to advocate. now and at Htl times every
measure looking TO the reduction 81 tdNt-
an economical administration at The stare
government. the development of Use gee
sources of he State aud the peimahtni pros
perity Of the people.
To these. ends We hereby pledgS whatever
ability We ,a.>->s ara an ihr 'Htrc.'- 90
90 '''''' ". II Il. risoN.
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REPRESENTATIVES,.

ALCoRs.-J. NJ. Walker.
ATTALA.-J. Nj. Boyd, Z. II. Campbell.
CLAkKE--J. T.. Welborne.
CuPIAH.-L. q. Bridewell, j. 5. Beasley.
GaoCTAw.-T. G.. Atkins.
CaICKAsAW.-B. Murray, G.. ". Maroon
IRAAKLIN.---C. Byrd.
JAsPEB.-J. NJ. Smith.
LEAEE--J. n. benson.
LAUDERDALE.-J. L. MeLaurin, Il. Y.
LAwRENCE.--L. b. Walker.
Ramsey.
LAFAYETTE.-B. +. Archer. W. Is. Gilmer.
LIECoLN.-R. Il. Applewhite.
LEE.-W, Ii. II. Iison, james VI. Eek
ford.
MONTGOMERY Jackson Martin.
NEWT 0N.-Wm. Thames.
NEsHoBA--H. g. Greer.
puNroToC.-Thos. Stockstill.
PKENTIss.-H. NJ. Street.
RAEKIN.-Geo. W. Brooks J. n. Jayne. Jr
oIMPsoN.--S. Leggett.
Souri,. q. Crecilius.
IATE-Tom r. Garrett, \. :. Love
WIHsToN.-D. a. Graham.
IALLuBUSHA-B. \. Wynn.
ChoCTAw AND "MoNTGoHTRY.--J /
Thompson,
Jackson AND HARRIsoN.-Wm a. Cham
pliu.
LINCOLN AND AMITE.-J. ). Magee.
PERRY AND MARIoN--Joseph W. Den
ham.
PONToToc AND CNIoN.-C. X. Wharton
The friends of THE CLARION viii oblig,
rs by sending the names of the Anti-Radi
cal candidates for the Legislature as fast a
nominated so that we may put them at th'
head of the paper.
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Trouble ina the Amos GnpmP.

1t is said that the Executive Commit
tee was in painful labor last week to
bring forth something for the salvation
of the Rabble crew. The Grand Mogul
of the concern had intimated that good
might result from throwing Cardoza over
board and substituting Pease, notwith-
standing the mercantile operations" in
books, benches and other school appur-
tenances with which he stands charged
by the Attorney General. But Cardoza
would net see it-could not be made to
see it-vowed that he would not see it.
and the affair ended
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CORRESPONDENTS or THE CLARION
The Candidates for Governor az
SiclSsburS.
vicKsDuRa, October llth, 1873.

FicAsDURd, October l4th, 1873,
Gov. Acorn, after awaiting Ames' APP
pearance for over an hour--a correspond
ence meantime passing In regard 70 terms
took the stand and spoke for three hours.
His speech was strong arraigHment nj
Ames and his gang; and powerful pre-
sentation of the issues involved ia the can
vass. Ames came In after he had been
speaking an hour, and after the conclusion
he (Ames) announced that he would speak
at ~ O'Clock I. NJ.
Ames speech Of four mortal hour, was
slow, awkward and feeble. In all illusions
TO Alcorn, whoAwas present, he was a ycrit-
able Uriah Heap Of humanity aud respect
fulncss. lie was eager and prompt to
withdraw or apologize for any statement
which Alcorn contradicted or even shook
his head at IN dissent, Yours. &c,
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Another Republican Ticket so he
Nominated I'm Kinds.

BY call which is being extensively
circulated in this county, and which We
have copied for public information, it
viii be seen that the Republicans intend
holding a Convention on the Esd, to
nominate a new ticket for the Legislature
and county officers. The call Is signed
by colored Republicans exclusively.
Several clubs have joined in the move
ment officially, together with individual
members of the party. When these
nominations are made, the anti-Radicals
of the county, not intending to have a
ticket of their own, viii be enabled, as in
the case of the late Sherif's election, to
choose between Republicans. We viii
not disguise our qualification at the pros
pect of an opportunity of making such
selection. The leaders in this movement
are earnest men. They DO not engage in
child's play.
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The Assembling Of the Legislature,


1t is fortunate for the taxpayers that
the Legislature Is to assemble in extra
session. While We are convinced that
that body should not enter upon pro-
miscuous system of legislation, there Is
one matter besides the Election Laws
which should receive prompt attention.
The necessities of the people IN the dis
tressing condition to which the stringency
of the money market and the unexpected
decline in the price of cotton, have re-
duced them, irnperatively demand an
extension OF time for collecting taxes.
The people arc unable TO pay their taxes
while these troubles are upon them.
Their chief staple viii not command its
value in the present disturbed financial
condition of the country; and to force ii
on the market will be ruinous sacrifice
not only to the planting interests, but to
all Others dependent upon it. But 10
this dire extremity they will be driven,
if the tax laws as they now stand, are
inexorably enforced. These laws present
the alternative of speedy payment, OF
confiscation, without the privilege of re-
demption, as under the former system.
The Legislature should suspend theii
operation until there is an improvement
in the money market.
1t may be necessary to adopt other re
lief measures. A Law 10 stay the collec
ton of debts may also be required 10 pre-
vent the catastrophe Of wholesale sacri
fee of property. Desperate remedie
are required for extraordinary evils. 4
resort to this expedient has been tn
. invariable rule in similar cases. 1t vii
: be for the legislature to determine
whether it will be possible weather tn
storm without recoul=- 10 it at the pre-
sent time. But there cannot be tw
opinions in regard to relief in the matte
S of collecting taxes. We are sure tn
Conservative members, who are the tru
. representatives of the people, viii supper
measure for that purpose. To that en'
every man Of them ought to be present
i The lawyers who have accepted the trust
: of Legislators must postpone their case
in the courts--the physicians must aban
don their practice for season-the mel
/ chants must leave their stores - tn
t mechanics their workshops--~the farmer
r their fields. Private business must b
subordinated to the public welfare. LIE
l every member who holds the good of tn
people nearest his heart, be at his post il
the Capitol on the Goth, and remain unit
2 the public business is finished.
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Cotton commands about two cents less
per pound for cash IN this market than
the New Orleans quotations for cores
ponding grades. Cause, scarcity of cur
rency; but our. merchants are willing TO
give the extreme outside figures for cot
ton in payment of accounts. This is all
that planters can reasonably ask; and it
IS right that they should discharge their
obligations for supplies on these terms.
With cotton in hand the merchants can
save themselves by obtaining indulgence
on their own obligations. Let planters
bear in mind the difference between cash
sales and sales to pay Indebtedness. The
present years crop is PROFESSIONALLY
short. The falling of of receipts the
present year as compared with the CORES
pending date last year, amounts to about
$4,000 bales; and the decrease in the
whole crop viii be nearly million Of
bales; but the prospect does not Justify
the opinion that n higher price in cur
rency can be realized at any time the pre-
sent season than the merchants are now
willing to allow the planter for cotton in
payment of accounts. Our advice to
planters is to meet their obligations to
merchants who have stood by them; and
20 hold up the remainder of their crops
until the storm passes over. There is
neither economy, nor honesty, in with
holding from the merchant his dues, ex-
cept by mutual agreement.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-16

The Pilot Is simply ro7ear.,
raving over the matter of Roo.
1t first assumed that the erfrs
Of Registration anl buldna
rested with the Registrar. pt..
sole judges Of their duty intba,
Now since the Boards of ,.g.,.
have decided lhat tha coa.rt.
laws do not require them 0 .lr.
lions the present faIl it tara.,.
with the Penitentiary uuI..
they are the arbitcr- of the,r 5a.
conduct, provided il be .luar.
Pilots Interpretation. / quote. d
tine of duty laid dowa rs
their guidance but vha, 5sari-,..
upon the question whether ,hs n.
should be held every yca, or ~.
years? 1t quotes that Rers,-,-
" desigusdly omit % perform arv
acts required by law" shaIlba ~
chised aud suffer imprisonme,,
a. Penitentiary, DC. Blu. are P..
10 be charged with having "de...
omitted to perform their duty NJ.
adopt the construction placed -
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A Divided House.

The chairman Of the Ames Executive
Committee has Issued q formal address
denouncing, as trick of the enemy, the
proposition to carry out the constitution
al rt quirement for biennial elections and
the postponement of the election I'M
til next fall. The beauty of the joke
is that the author Of the so-called trick is
au active supporter of the Ames ticket
and member of the Ames Executive
Committee. No less functionary than
the Attorney General himself!
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". r. a. TIsoS
!. IL. FCKTCRp.


GERMAN IMAnGEASTs no IENA7.--
We learn from the Galveston News ihai
a steamer arrived At that port 20 tho sth,
with $50 German immigrar's Says the
News:
They are line, hardy lot of lelloUs-men
and wonderland look as If they are iully
able 10 tackle the soil OF Texas with a boo
or do any other Kind OF duty that may bc
r,.ouirrd OF them. We should like Ia have
"a, record the arrival OF that number every
week. Texas IS large enough aud Fict
enough To make hundreds OF thousands oi
European immigrants wealthy n they Only
wish TO become so.
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The Administration i'm Trouble
about Mississippi Matters.

From the \. Y Herald.
\ special dispatch from Washington an
nOunccS that the Administration is having
letters written to Alcorn and Ames, in Mis-
sissippi, to induce them, if possible IT, adj
just their quarrel so as to prevent the total
disInteGration of the Republican party OF
the State. The rupture in that party in
Mississippi is ro~ SO complete, one would
think, that not even the proffered nursing
OF the Administration can cure it, But the
dispatch significantly adds that the Admin
tration is DESTROYS of reconciling the fac
tions without Federal interference" 1t
has then come to this mpiexion, that in
no Southern State can the interests of the
Republican party, or rather Of the Admin
istration branch of it, be imperilled without
danger of a resort to President Grants easy
method of letting those States have peace,
tovit: Federal interfcrence"'
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In reply to the Pilots statement that
an election Will be held in every Demo
cratic county" the Governors proclama.
ton to the contrary Notwithstanding, the
Meridian Mercury says Sin fairness, the
Pilot ought to give praise to Registrars
IN white majority counties who don't care
continental for the Governor and the
Attorney General, and are doing pre-
ciseiy what Ames and his organ want
them"
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The original Of Magma Charts was
written in Norman French or Latin. Its
meaning is rendered in this language:
NO freeman shall be taken. or i.nprisan-
ed, or oatlawed, OK hanisEed. or any way in
juTed. nor VIII ne pass upon him. nor send
upon him. unless nv the legal Judgment of
his peers or by the law o. tie land" Ine
4e:ii section read s.Ve 1iil s,iI - no man.
We viii 10 deps or delay IN any InagI, right
ar justice
On the 18th day OF June, 1915, our
English ancestors compelled King John
to secure to them the rights declared in
these memorable words. Since that
period they have been treasured as the
inalienable birthright of freemen.-
Through all the generations they have
come down to the present We as Ameri-
cans have inherited, and embodied, them
in our constitution and laws as the surest
bulvafk against usurpations in civil and
religious freedom. When a people no
longer venerate the grand truths express
ed in this Charter, they have lost the
spirit Of freemen and are fit TO be slaves.
For the violation of these truths, the
English subjects of Charles /. brought
his head to the block. But his crimes
were small compared to those committed
against the chartered rights of the people
of Mississippi by the satrsp Ames, by
abuse Of the laws in virtue Of which he
was appointed Military Commander. He
imprisoned freemen without the legal
judgment of their peers. He denied
right and justice to the accused. He in.
terfered with the due course of Law
against persons arrested for crime by the
civil authorities. He tried citizens BY
military commission and suspended the
Writ of Habeas Corpus.
1t is the greatest scandal of the. times
that the perpetrator of these deeds-tht
instrument of this monstrous tyranny
has not only not been brought to punish
ment, but is presumptuously seeking tn,
office of Governor-the highest ofic,
known to the laws of the State--at tn,
hands Of the people whom he has insulteC
and wronged.
We do not ask these people in imita
ton of the mail-clad Barons of RuDuy
mede, with their bands on the hits o
their swords, to extract redress aud .
pledge Of the wrong doer, but wc cal
upon them by their hatred of tyrants Il
march up to the polls in November ant
peaceably, through the ballot-box, exc
cute the judgment Of freemen upon him
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COTTON CRoP STATISTICS. Last
weeks cotton statement shows stock at
all United States ports 1854 bales,
against 1914, 1893 last year; stock at ali
interior towns 50, 328, against 22,1O4
at Liverpool 595, 900, against 627, 900
American cotton afloat for Great Britain
%, 900, against q, 600; receipts for week
at all United States ports Ills, against
90,095 last year; total receipts since
Sept. 1892, 922 against $50, 557 last
wear.
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The hosts of Republicans whose stom-
achs have become nauseated with the
Ames ticket, but have borne their distress
in silence have reason to be thankful to
Gov. Powers for calling the Legislature
together. They have now the opportu-
nifty of throwing up the dose and at the
same time serving the people good turn
by enforcing the Constitutional provision
for biennial elections.
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The Pilot has charged that the propo-
sition to execute the Constitutional pro-
vision for biennial elections was a trick
of the Alcorn Republicans and yet we
observe that the Attorney General who
declared the opinion is making speeches
in favor of the Addlepate ticket.
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Judge Fisher Oa the SBOA1 teoe~
ton.

Hon. l.. ;. Fisher, formerly of the High
Court of Errors and Appeals, has made a
valuable contribution to the stock of
ideas on this paramount question of the
| canvass. 1t will be borne in mind that
he was on the bench when the case
involving the validity OF the debt was
first decided Without entering upon
the merits of the question, he unfolds the
plan by which it is evident the present
holders of the Bonds expect to collect the
amount specified on their face, with in
terest. The whole current Of New Eng
land opinion, SAYS the Judge, is that a
judgment against a State operates equal
ly against the private property of The
citizen thereof as against its public prop
erty and revenue. The decisions estab-
fishing this rule, which is directly in
contravention of the ruling OF the Ju-
dietary of this State, are cited by the
Judge.
Elect Ames, and what follows? lie
appoints the judges from the class of
venal Carpet-baggers and enemies of the
people, who have come here to make
their fortunes. Suit is brought against
the State. Judgment follows, as a mat
ter of course. There is not one Of this
class who does not hold that the pre-
tended claim constitutes a legal obliga-
ton against the State and according TO
the well established decisions quoted by
Judge Fisher, the property of the citi-
zens is liable to be seized and sacrificed at
the demand of the remOrseless and re-
vengeful creditors who have purchased
the Bonds at a mere song. When it is
borne in mind that they amount to about
one-sixth of the entire property valuation
of the State (see Auditors report, the
consequences may be imagined. In the
scarcity of money the Bondholders will be
the only bidders and wholesale confs-
cation will be the inevitable result.
This is the feast which Ames and his
gang are prep airing. and by which they
hope to crafty not OILY their revenge,
but their greed of gain on an impover-
ished and distressed people. Well may
he have been permitted to say (what is
the pledge of mere adventurer aud
sharper like Ames worth, anyway , that
he would not sanction bill for the paw
ment of the debt" a. Father in-law
Butler terms it in his laconic letter. The
shortest cut to the confscation of the prop
erty of the people is not by al appropria-
ton bill through the Legislature. 1t is
through a Servile Judiciary of his own
manufacture, and whose independence
of the Executive be eau make virtue of
proclaiming.
The citizens. of Mississippi who desire
to remain in the State and to build up
their waste places as soon as the Wreck
ers cease from plundering, can not fail to
see that they have but one security
against confscation to satisfy the greed of
the Shyloclzs; and that is to put men in
power, whether they be Republicans or
Conservatives, white or black, who have
an interest in the State in common with |
the mass of her citizens.
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Call Of R Republicans to Nominate w.
Ticket in Kinds

WHtHEA-, GrpIt disqualification
the Republicans Of this counts. "
of the acti0u Of certain person.
on the county ticket, It Har r..
meeting OF Republican,, ur.l 0.
dav OF October. 1873, tu clIl 20 Ma.
ton of the Republicans OF HIND
convene at Raymond, Ou tNa
October, 1873 for The purpose f..
lee Of Hind. county. nominated Dos ..4
vcntIou which was held Ht ElI
lth dav OF August. 1913.
All Republicans ARE requested
aud not 90 be- deferred ttcluirum
ing persons.
Come and judge Ior youf-eI'.
-. a. ADAMS, I'
secretary.
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Frpm cine Holly SPRING i'.
Marshall County Con~er'"''
Convention,

Tho Convention was called .' 4.
Col. A. n. Hardin, Chairman %. W. .l
shall County Executive Commute ~.
Conservative p4rty. who moved 'At.
/. DunIan be elected 90 preside ..
Convention. Dir. Dunlap took .N
and John Calhoon, ESQ Wa '.t
act ~ Secretary. .sH
-t,,,,.. ra,,orfed as follows
Your committee recommend iN-l
STATE organization has disbandel I'll
county Organization also dlanaina,
tIis Convention do adjourn wi.a.oN..
JOIN u MLLEhi lna.' Il.
Moved, by Msl. B. Mickle, thaI T4s,Jr
ventlon DO now adjourn sine at1-
veutlOn then adj urned sine ais,- ..frnI
T. J.. Dunlap, lh4't
JNo. CALHOnN. Secretary.