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The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18
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Gath of the Chicago Tribune says that
Grant does not want third term anI
could not get it if he did. He quotes
these authorities:
Mai Gen. Crittenden, formerly oI
Indiana, is one Of the intimate friends N
/ Grant, and "A cautious man. lie assure,
me that the President not only la. ug
idea OF the sort, but "a resplutc detcrmlr-
alton to retire altogether at the eudOI ODD.
term.
Senator Jones said, as well. "Grsuf
has no idea Of running for third term
! He seems to me, on close examination
TO care more for the approval of the paa.
pie for what he has done than to dss.r.
/ a prolongatiou of his period of office
/ He is very sensitive rs TO good opinion
and immeasurably surprised and delight
Ell with the plaudits which have followed
/ his veto"
Clerk Mcpherson, an astute and cXpa.
rienced political observer, said
Gen Grant will get no third term
out of the Republican party. He Is d..
! ING well enough but our party will u..
| 90 into a campaign with any such uuu.
| vation against traditional usages. Their.
is nothing in it,
The prominent Opposition aspirant., d.
says, are;
Thurman, Thomas A. Hendricks.
| Newton Booth, and David Davis. Thur.
man fills the measure of the largest puu.
licity, AS TO the unquestioned head of DIN.
party at w Washington. An able ana
skillful debateT, man of culture, genie
ality, legal mind, and political tine,-e ua
has two elements Of weakness: 10 is NOT
probable that he can carry Ohio iu
! Democratic National Convention; uuH
he is against expansion, IA notion which
has greatly whetted the Democratic upp.-
| tite since the Crusade cut of stronger
/ tipp e. There are but three Democratic
daily papers in the State, aud all of them
are sullen on Thurman. lie is accused
of selfishness, stinginess, and those iraII
! ties which exercise no hand in Govern.
ment.
Tom Hendricks is the logical cauj.
date Of the straight and more liborl
! Democratic party. His life has large.
| ly been spent in Executive office, witho
| a stigma, without failure. He is mild
magisteral, deliberate decisive IIo
invites alliance, and does not repel it.
rency, Il simple Government, and d.--
tributed sovereignty, are us sound a-
| Thurman's. The latter is at hls b.-t
leading the Democracy in the Sena.a
Newton Booth is the subject of general
inquiry amongst the Democracy aud ba
il expected East this autumn. possibly NJ
deliver some speeches. David Davis is
still considered as the first choice of
number Of Democrats.
The Democratic party has a Congrc. ro
go through, probably with a plurality iu
their favor On that rock they may split
Other movements are also in order which
may recover popularity for the Repub.i.
can party, and alter lis whole personnel
Indeed, The parties which now confront
each other are merely the old WING auH
Democratic parties, with the vital ottria.
utes of each extracted. The R,pubIieqa
is the Wing party, withom It's honesty
the Democratic rs the old Democrat party
rDitiom hard money or State sorrcigpb
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NOT Cleared 5jP.

A report signed by political opponents
of Mr. O. c. French, fully generating
him from charges Of improper conduct
as Legislator after full investigation,
has been published with the full credit
to which it was entitled at our hands
under the circumstances. But here is
an extract which we find on It's round.
through the Press, purporting to be taken
from letter of Gen. O. o. Howard, late
of the Freedman's Bureau, in his Own
defence, which leaves Mr.. French under
the cloud of another charge not yet
cleared up:
The case of O. c. French is still strong
er. See the third heading. The bond
runs directly to the United States. Up
wards of 50, 900 as in evidence, have been
already recovered or secured, and nay
successors, through the Department Of
Justice, are pushing the suit against o.
c. French. The Government can hardly
fail to get the remainder. For me the
case shall stand in this way: Major O. G..
French was volunteer officer Of good
record, recommended in unqualified terms
by Gen. Gillem, the Assistant Commits
sloner for Mississippi. Irequired bond
Of SO, 900, which he gave to the United
States. His appointment is given by
direction of the Secretary of War. In
my absence on other duty Gen. Whittle-
sey, acting for me, reports French's de-
felt to the Secretary of War. He directs
Gen. Whittlesey to proceed against him.
This is done by informal report aad suit;
the new Freedman's Brunch ovrtir,s.ya the
SUIT, but charges me with any balance
not recovered P,.noi1ol3- tlaoeperr roa-
soning that would hold me accountable
will hold the Secretary Of War account
able as my successor, under the law
closing the Bureau, for not completing
the recovery Of the money-the whole
case, bond and all, having been received
and prosecuted by him. O. c. French
and his bondsmen, and not myself, or the
Secretary of " ar, are accountable for this
money.
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I-eG Us Have wisdom in the
Soufh.@~

This is the title of an appeal in the
New York Herald, redolent of good sense
and GENEROUS sentiment. Il is elected by
incorporate expressions from newspapers
and prominent men whose utterances
have contributed more than all else to keep
up the intense sectionalism which the
war produced, and to prolong misrule
and anarchy in the reconstructed States
The Herald asks the class who have
kept up this feeling and furnished a
rretext for these abuses, TO pause and
exercise wisdom for time so that the
revolution which Is now in progress in
tle Northern mind may go forward unim-
Feded TO accomplish its mission. In con-
dusion it says:
"What we ant in he South is The awaken
hg of u generous, manly, sell-asserting pat
iiotism among the Southern people them
selves new manifestation OF those quail
les of endurance and forIitude which gave
he Confederacy a renown that will last
through ages We cannot feel that all these
,oble qaaites-the states smanship the self
Genial, the perseverance which marked the
Confederate course during the war-were
surrendered at AppomattoX with the armies
,fGeneral Lee And yet we sometimes fear
uch Was really the case. especially when we
see all that i left OF the manhood OF that
ouissatt Confederacy i some poor foolish
gascona3ing Bob Toomos or Ben Hill
when re read in the columns OF the Journals
these irenzes about another revolution
when We hear Statesmen and thinkers crying
like echildren over some taueied "negroiziug''
OF the South or in dread tha5 they may be-
come mongrel population like The = Poems
of Mexico" This IS unworthy aad shonld
altogether be avoided. Let political wis
dom rule tie South, aud IL wilt be answered
By spirit of fraternity in the North that
viii enable these sadly oppressed people TO
regain their former splendor and prosper
ty.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

The particular attention of intelli.
gent colored leaders is called to the letter
of Z. S. Senator w. j. Brownlow, OF
Tennessee, on the pending Civil Rights
Bill. The letter is copied, with the head
lines and approbatory comments of the
New York Times, the ablest Republi-
can newspaper AMI champion of Grants
Administrations, in the country. Brown
low, they all know to have been an orig
inal Union man and Republican.
The letter speaks for itself, and will
suggest to the colored people the impor-
tance In the interest of their own race and
the peace of the country, of frowning
down any attempt to break up the present
satisfactory separate school system in
which they have equal opportunities
with the whites of acquiring kno Iledge.
Let well enough alone; and remember
the old epitaph-
II was well, wished to be better
TOOK medicine and here lie y
We have faith that the colored people
having cause to be entirely satisfied with
the present separate system, will not
avail themselves of the opportunity
which this mischievous measure will af-
ford, if passed, of breaking it up; but
we have thought it worth while to sup
pIement our opinion of the effect of the
measure if attempted to be enforced in
the matter of public schools by the views
of as staunch Republican as Senator
Brownlow.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

The following extract credited to a
paper said to be published at Athens, Ga,
called the Georgian, is going the rounds
of the Northern Radical press doing its
work of mischief Notwithstanding il
is the silly and absurd remark of some
foolish babbler who does not speak for any
sane man in the State where he resides.
it will have an extensive circulation, will
be read by millions, and will leave its
impression on many credulous minds,
and furnish material for incalculable mis-
chief The press is a great institution
potent for good, but capable of doing vast
evil when fool or knave happens to get
control of paper and type:
From the St. Louis Globe.
the recent Democratic victories are
having their full effects down South.
The Athens Georgian makes these touch
ing remarks, to which we invite the atten-
ton of the st. Louis Times, and the
organs of Missouri Democracy in general /:
We would respectfully suggest to all
former slaye-owners to preserve correct
list of their slaves, and have their names
recorded in the clerks office of their re-
spective counties. This viii require but
little trouble and expense, and the day
may come when nations returning sense
of Justice might make this wise present
precaution.
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From the Meridian Mercury.

Mr. Willie Coleman has discovered in
his cotton farm that small, green grass
hopper is preying on the plant. He has
seen few plants that were entirely des-
troyed by this new pest. This grasshop-
per is but little more than half an inch
long, and plants selected for their depre-
datlons are attacked in great numbers,
and the life soon eaten out of them.
Fortunately these attacks are not general
upon the crop, but upon a solitary plant
here and there.
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Alleged Frauds of the Internal
Revenue Collector and his
Deputy.

Messrs, H. b. Mcclure (Revenue
Collector) and Robbins, his Deputy, have
been arrested by detective c. S Bell on
a dispatch from Washington, charged
with fraudulent practices in their of
fetal conduct. They are accused of i'm
properly collecting and appropriating the
lions share to their own use, a sum OF
money from the Meridian Savings Bank
The parties were taken before U. S. Com
missioner Watts, at Meridian on Friday
last, and witnesses were examined. A
further inquiry will be made beforeU. S.
Commissioner Cass in this city ON Mon
dav next
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the reported disagreement between
Toombs and Hon. L. @. c. Lamar, Is
now authoritatively denied We gave
it in the shape in which it was found
in Washington letter to Chicago pa
per--Exchange.
BY what authority? Neither of the
gentlemen who are most interested in the
report have contradicted it, and when
they do, we will give the correction a
place in our columns Our impression is
that the original statement is true We
will see
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

If anybody thinks that the New York
Times does not occupy the relation to
Gen. Grant, which we have described in
publishing its articles, on Southern af.
fairs, let the following extract from a
late number be read:
CAS- for the talk against Gen. Grant,
we advise the Democrats not to be de-
ceived by it He is st1ll the most popu-
lar man connected with any party,
and if the Democrats doubt it, perhaps
they will name the man on their side of
the house who viii stand the slightest
chance to-day against Gen. Grant.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

A CORES spondent writes Il notice that
Gov. Ames has removed a goodly num-
Der of Chancellors that were appointed
by Alcorn. Do you understand that his
rule of action was because they poted for
Alcorn,-o because he doubted their
Rtpublicdnism :" How could we doubt
that such steadfast Republicans, and we
may add, competent officials, as Cabe-
ness, MCGOWAN, Christian, Stearns,
Young, Pollard, and others were re-
moved, not on account of disbelief Of
their "Republicanism," but on suspi-
sion of having voted for Alcorn, and of
not now being truly loyal to Ames? The
facts speak for themselves
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18
state Fair Next Fail.

The Board Of Control have unanimous
ly resolved to hold State Fair, commenc
ing on the 4th Monday of October next.
The official proceedings ofthe meeting are
printed elsewhere The Board have deter
mined to stake the fate of the enterprise
on the liberality and public spirit of the
people. We do not believe that they
have reckoned without their host The
Fair has already become fixed institu-
ton of the State, and is an object of in
terest and pride to her citizens.
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Hon - r.. .EH Claiborne tIIe Vct-
ernm -BOurmmlEsf.

The Mississippi correspondent Of Row
ellis Newspaper Reporter has this 20 say
of gentleman who il well known FL th.-
State: The oldest journalist ever con-
nected with the press of Mississippi, now
living, is Col. J. f. II. Claiborne. am au-
thor Of note, man Of cultured mind and
influential position, both socially and po-
litically. He formerly edited the Louis
iona Courier, Natchez Free Trader. ETC..
and even now, although living In biz
green old age in ease and afluence, still
contributes to dozens Of journals and
magazines all over the Union"
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

THE CIVIL RIGHTS Built is now
almost definitely determined that in con-
sequence Of the failure Of the Republican
majority to come to time in the House oD
this measure, it will not pass at the PIES
ent session. Besides the opinion is cred
tied that if it does pass, Gen. Grant
will veto it.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

In the speech Of the coIored claimant,
Pinchback, to seat in Congress from Lou
isiana, he is reported to have expressed pro-
found respect for Col. Lamar and citizens
Of the South who look to him and others of
his class as the representatives of their
views in Congress
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

OREGON ELECTION. seems to be
the result: Glover Democrat reelected
Governor with the entire State ticket, by
400 majority The Legislature stands;
Republicans a, Democrats 81; Independ-
ants 80. A pretty fair beginning for a
young party, which on entering the
lists threw down the gage of battle to both
the well trained and veteran organiza-
TONS, asking no quarters and giving none.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

Here is a commendation from a source
worthy of appreciation. We have daily
evidences of the approval of our cash sys-
TEN. Our subscribers say that it is better
for them as we'll as for ourselves. Incur
independent" journalism, we are also
fortified by the endorsement of the public.
We shall strive to publish the news impair
TALLY and continue to express our opinions
of public questions as they arise, and
of the events Of the day with frankness:
Mr. CARMEL, Miss, June, 9th 1874.
GENTS Enclosed fnd amount to
renew my subscription to your valuable
paper. 1t is matter of neglect, but
not of Indifference that has caused me
to fail to remit to your cashier.
| admire your plan of promptly dis
continuing the paper, at the expiration
of the time for which payment has been
made, as it gives the subscriber greater
confidence in the honor and integrity
Of its publishers, and at the same time
that you are enabled to give us a good pa
per for but little money.
You manifest an independence of
character tha. is at most not too pIeva-
lent among newspaper men of the present
day.
With an apology for this interru ption.
I am, very truly yours, etc.,
!. d. T.
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"THME OUT.''

Ba- Subscribers who find ''TME OUT'
tamped on the margin OF their paper, are
thus notified that their subscription has ex-
pired, and that we would be pleased to have
them renew-our invariable rule being to
discontinue unless otherwise requested
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Mississippi Manual of Forms.

Newly elected Justices of the Peace
Clerks, and other officials. viii find this an
Invaluable assistant. Price, by mail, post
age paid, $500 per copy. Apply early, as
the edition il nearly exhausted. Address,
POWER & BARKSDALE,
Jackson. Miss
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[From be Central RepuhIIenn.

II IOLH LHe NFHIIdI ItepuUIIcans
The friends of the late Mrs. Jane
Weems, will be grieved at the intelligence
Of her death; the sad event occurring
near Castalian Springs, Holmes county,
on last Wednesday. She died Of pneu-
monia. Her husband, Col. Madison
Weems, died at the same place some
months ago.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18
[F1om the Nathchez Democrat.

From the Nathchez Democrat.
The crop prospects in the highlands of
this region continue to be exceedingly
discouraging for want of rain. Both
cotton and corn (and in fact all vegeta-
tion) are suffering very much from the
protracted drouth. There has been no
rain for three weeks, except sprinkle
yesterday.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

COL VIM Breck, of Madison, has been
appointed Chancellor in the 18th District
IN place of Hon. Sam. Young. Col
Breck was Dent Republican in politics
and was not by profession and practice a
lawyer that we know of
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18
From the Pilot.

lErom the Pilot
We learn that Governor Ames has is
sued his requisition upon the Governors
IN whose respective States Messrs Barn
we'll Rhett, the murderer Of Judge
Cooley, and Phillips, the murderer Of Bien-
venue, may be, for the surrender Of these
parties to the custody Of the proper officer
of the State Of Mississippi, they having
been duly indicted before a Grand Jury,
for dueling
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18

The Levee Committee of the u. S.
Senate, has authorized Senator Alcorn
to report a bill appropriating $1,000, 900
for levee purposes.
The weekly clarion., 1874-06-18
Letter from Is Venerable k1airi-
sarcIB ina hiS s.i&5ssy- Third Wear

The following business letter addressed
to The CLARION office has been placed
on the editors desk. 1t Is from ex-Gov.
| Whitfield, of Columbus, now verging on
his eighty fourth year Il is his own au-
tography-bold, clear and with but few
marks of the tremulousr .hich usually
accompanies age. His letter awakens re-
miniscenceso of the long past. Ii we are not
mistaken, many years ago-prohably half
a century-James Whitfield was mem
Der of the Georgia Legislature. Thirty
years ago, he was elected to the Mississip-
pi Legislature, in both branches OF vhivlr
body BE served, at different times, the
people of LOwndes county. He was a
member of the Senate in 1851, and par
ticipated actively in the stormy times of
that period In 1852 he became Cover
nor in virtue OF his office as President OF
the Senate, ana displayed the sound judg-
ment and strong practical sense which had
characterized him through life. lie was
State Rights Democrat, and belonged to
that famous class oflegislatOrs who directed
the affairs of our State in that Titanic age.
He shone conspicueusly among such solid
men of Roman mould as James Drane of
Choctaw, John NJ. Sharp of 1azoo, Robt,
Greer of Marshall, Simeon Oliver of De
Soto, Joseph Roger of Noxubee, William
R. Cannon OF Lowndes, and John |. Pettis
ofKemper, afterward Governor. Though
Mr. Whitfield was the oldest of them all,
with probably one exception, he alone re-
mains. The others have gone to their
long homes and the places that knew
them will know them no more forever.
A new generation and strange times have
come; and it is reserved for this venerable
patriarch to behold the wreck of his
hearts treasures and to witness that cen
turies of events have occurred since he
steps from the arena OF public life. Hav-
ing served faithfully and well his day and
generation, since ne has passed the age
allotted by the Psalmist, he has led the
calm and simple pursuit of the sage and
patriot who by life of devotion to duty,
has earned right thus to dedicate his
remaining days, which we trust may yet
be many in the land:
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COLUMBUS, MISS. June-1874.

Eds CLARION: Herewith | enclose
YOU post-otfice order for the CLARION for
one year from the 4th day of this month,
which | hope will reach you safely and
be satisfactory. [ had forgotten the time
of the expiration of my former payment,
or the renewal payment for my subscrip-
ton would have been forwarded prompt
ly.
| should be greatly disappointed not to
receive the paper regularly every week,
and regret that it is not issued tri-weekly
instead of weekly.
Very respectfully and truly your friend
and obedient servant now in the sixth
monthof the eighty-third year of his age,
JAMES WHITFIELD.
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Rates of subscription.

WEEKLY CLARIoS-Two dollars per year, and
an extra copy 10 getter up Of club of ten
or more
Ii future paper viii be discontinued when
time expires.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-10
STATE ITEMS,

The new Presbyterian church in
Paris is to be dedicated tomorrow.
The Masons of Waco are canvassing
scheme by which to erect a masonic
temple.
Parties in Waco are trying to make
cars that will act as refrigerators with
out the use of ice.
A Kansas paper says there is an I'M
mense number of Texas cattle in the
Arkansas valley, and that the range in
Kingman county is swarming with
many thousands,
The camp of Captain Msltby's com.
pany of rangers was completely wash
ed away by a sudden rise In the Leon
river on the night of the 22d ult., and
young man named Cliff drowned.
There was a large crowd In attend
ance at the Mckinney fair in spite of
the lnclement weather. Governor
Throckmorton addressed the people on
politics and General Gano ON agricul-
ture. a
DIR. A. A. Bryde, the Houston report.
er of the Galveston News, and whilom
local editor of the Age, was married at
Hampstead, on Tuesday, to Miss Hens
ly, daughter of Colonel Hensly, of
that place, an old Texan veteran.
The cotton market Is dull. The de-
mand developed. yesterday, amounted
to almost nothing, aud IL required five
brokers, 1t seems, to buy the $50 bales
which changed hands. Transactions.
such rs they are, show, however, no
decline in values and factors continue
very flrm.-[Galveston News, Sth inst.
We are much pleased to be able TO
say that our fair Is now a certainty and
that q general interest Is manifested
by all. We examined, this morning,
the list of articles so far offered as spec
ial premiums by our business men,
aud find among them some valuable
and beautiful articles. = Jefferson
The arrivals atthe port of Galveston,
rexns, for the month of September,
1874, are as follows:
Cabin passengers, $40; emigrants
rom Europe, IA; emigrants from
tates, white, 6l3; emigrants from
tates, colored, 1l5; emigrants from
tates, laborerers, no; emigrants from
tates, chinese, S2. Total, 1853.
BY comparison with the report Of !
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-10
CARD.
Texas Grand Prize Concert Postponed
to October ~, 1874.

Texas Grand Prize Concert Postponed
to October ~, 1874.
The Hon. James Il. ID. Wilson, may.
OF of Houston, and the city council Ell
dorses the enterprise rs follows
HOUSTON, Texas, April 20, 1874.
We, the undersigned, regard the
real estate distribution, which j. i.
Foster proposes to make on the Odd OF
October next, in this city, as calculated
to promote Improvements, and plac.
ing within the reach of many, who
otherwise would be unable, a chance
to secure home for them and their
families, and having, from our long
acquaintance with him, every conf
dence in his integrity, we feel justified
in saying that we believe he will car
ry out his distribution honestly and
fairly, according TO his advertised
plan.
Signed by the mayor the Hon.
James Il. ID. Wilson, and city council.
Capital prize, 5000, gold, ten resi-
dences in Houston; population 10000,
and the railroad center of the state |;
$50 tracts of land in different portions
Of the state. Value of prizes, $4,000 !;
$4,000 tickets, at 80 each. The man
agement are 50 well convinced of the
success of the enterprise, that they feel
justified In promising to refund every
cent fmoney, if the drawing does not
take place on 22d of October. Every
prize paid in full, whether all the
tickets are sold or not. Send for circu-
lars. Agents wanted. Address
j. Il. FOSTER,
Manager, Houston, Texas.
T. w. House Treasurer. q
Pierce d Lyle, Agents.