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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Whenever Congress, under fanatical
delusion, passes law to make separate
schools illegal, it will drive the last nail
into the coffin Of the system itself, in the
Southern communities. In these schools
the blacks not having the means to
educate themselves, are dependent on
the whites for their instruction Messrs.
Morton, Maynard and other Republican
| leaders are insisting that the Civil Rights
| bill does not admit of this construction,
and the Alabama Republicans have just
declared in their State convention that
they do not want and would not have
mixed schools. Why not, then, insert
a clause in the bill declaring this intent
in SO many words, or omit the clause re-
ferring to public schools altogether.
1t is well that the sentiment of the
colored people of the South should be
heard on this subject before the next
meeting of Congress. They will be
the greatest sufferers by the abandonment
of the public school system, which is
sure to follow measure designed to sub
stitute mixed schools for the present plan.
In the late slaveholding States the whites
have majority. OF course they will
break up the system altogether. And in
cally preponderate, no law so repugnant
as that to the feelings of a large body Of
The community, could be enforced.
On this subject of this measure the
Chicago Tribune, firm advocate
of emancipation and all the measures
which have followed securing to the
coored people their civil and political
rights, expresses the views contained
in the appended extract, They represent
the average sentiment of the rejecting,
sober minded people OF the North;
From the Chicago Tribuns
The Southern blacks have everything
to lose, and nothing whatever, not a
shred to gain, by insisting upon mixed
schools II the Civil Rights bill, with its
plSSSub pIOfISO III 4CSzotI " SCiOOlcy DS-
comes a law, the negroes will be aban-
doned to ignorance. The whites pay the
taxes that support the present schools.
These schools are for both white and
black, although separate buildings are
provided for each. The laws of every
Southern State forbid any invidious dis
tinction. The colored child has precisely
the same educational advantages as the
white boy. he gets them in a different
building That is all The negroes, III
order to satisfy Il fantastic whim, would
close all the school buildings. For If
Congress strains all its prerOgatiUe 10 the
point Of making the separate education Of the
tacO races illegal, the lohite8 agU cease noting
tues or paying tare5 and The school doors aoilt
be shut. The whites will then support
private schools for their own children.
The penniless negroes can do nothing for
theirs The evil Will not be for year.
or two years, but for very many. The
foes OF the public schools will gain the
upper hand; the camp-followers will troop
after them. Even if the wretched law
should be repealed, the confidence of the
people will have been shaken, it not utterly
destroyed. Confidence is plant of slow |
growth. Il will be long, very long, ere
the public school system will again get a |
footing at the South
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
HHsEG 5aE5N Nv COUNCBz..
= Holm. Peace Meeting Proposed.
From the Meridian Mercury,

From the Meridian " ercury,
ANTIOCH, Lauderdale Co., Miss. !
August 29th, 1874.
The citizens of Antioch, and vicinity,
met to devise means Of mutual protection,
in as much as are constantly occurring
squabbles, riots, mobs, etc, in various
sections of our country, and "civil law, "
falling to maintain civil principles :
Whereupon Mr.. j. l.. Blanks was called
to the chair to explain the objects of the
meeting, and w. T. WEIGH, requested to
act as secretary.
Mr.. j. l.. Blanks arose and explained
the objects of the meeting in a few pointed
and appropriate remarks.
Mr.. I. \. Means responded, to explain
further, that we should proceed with
caution and not show any contempt for
the ''civil authorities; )" and that we keep
ourselves within the bounds of peace,
and exhibit no offensive or bellgerent de-
monstrations.
Mr. James Williams arose and re-
marked that we should put ourselves on
the defensive and not the offensive
Mr.. j B. Miller arose TO still further ex-
press the purpose Of the meeting, saying,
that we should be alive to the safety of
our lives, and merely prepare ourselves
for emergencies, and leave the question
of "war between races" alone, till an on
set is made by the opposite party; and,
that we do nothing more than put our
selves in self-detence and on selfpro
tecton. On motion it was unanimously
Resolred That there be general Peace
Meeting, of the whites and blacks,
at Bethany. on the 2nd prox., at 8 o'clock
A. M, for the purpose of a better under
standing between races and the follow
ing named persons were urgently re-
quested to act as orators of the day,
viz:
Dan'l McInnis, H. D. Cameron and
Dr. j. P. WEIGH, for the whites.
Moses Prngle, Jsssamine Gordon and
Danl Wilson, for the blacks. On mo-
ton
ResoIued, That the minutes of this
meeting are adopted, and the Secretary
be requested to send a copy of the same
to the Mercury with request that they
be published in said paper.
VIM I. WEIGH, Sec'y. |
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

We continue below our extrats from
declarations of the colored people repu-
dating issues of race and expressing
their desire to live upon terms OF mutu-
al good will with the whites
At their last meeting the colorcd mem
hers of the Republican club, OF THIS city,
voted unanimously in favor Of resolutions
of that tenor introduced 10y Capt. x. {.
Kerr. 1t is but justice in copying one OF
these resolutions as a specimen OF the
whole. to say that the colored people
here in our local elections have generally
shown liberal feeling This spirit has
been reciprocated by the whites, AMI
consequently two races have not expert
enced the disagreeable conflicts which
have occurred at other places:
ResoIped, That we deprecate earnestly
and sincerely all action on the part Of any
and all persons, which looks TO "A conflict
even of opinion, between races; that we
desire common people for our individual
good. for the promotion OF our prosperity
as q people, and Tor our enlightenment,
elevation and advancement as Il State,
and that we have no desire, politically,
save for such laws and such political nc
ton as shall promote such ends.
MEETING AT SUMMIT.
In the same tenor are the following res
olutlons adopted by the colored people mt
Summit in the presence Of n large
number of white citizens, one Of
whom Hon. J. L. Session, addressed the
meeting:
Resolved, That we, colored people of
the town If Summit, and Pike county in
mass meeting assembled, do denounce as
false ana -lunderous, the rumOrs set
ahoat, by "blood and thunder demagogue
politicians, that there is, and was, an or
ganization among the colorcd people of
The character, and tor the purpose set
forth in the preamble Of these resolu-
tions:
Resolved, That we assert our earnest
desire TO see peace good will and harmo-
nv prevail among all classes of our fellow
citizens and tor this purpose we condemn
any and all persons o. whatever race,
color or condition, who seek to array one
race against the other, as enemies, to
peace, law and good order
Resoired further, That we, as citizens,
do hereby solemnly pledge ourselves TO
aid the lawful authority of this town,
county and State in the suppression OF
any and all disturbances detrimental TO
the good of society, and that we stand |
re ady Of any and all times to respond to !
the call Of officers of the law TO aid in |
the enforcement thereof, and to bring
the violated to just aud speedy punish
ment.
ResoIced further, That iu our effort TO
cultivate The most friendly relations be
tween the races, we solicit the co opera
ZION Of all intelligent and liberty loving
white men throughout all this county and
State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

One of the most revolving and shocking
murders ever perpetrated in this section
of the country was committed in the north
eastern partof this county, near Caledonia
last Monday night
Mrs. Ann Thomas, the white woman
killed. was the widow of a Confederate
soldier, who died in the army during the
late war, leaving her with FIVE children to
support. The oldest of these, young
man about twenty years of age, disap-
peared very mysteriously some six weeks
since. The next oldest boy was helpless
cripple, about twelve years old. The
mother was killed about one o'clock
Monday night, in presence of her chill
dren.
There are many reports in regard to the
matter, none of which are sufficiently
satisfactory to our minds to account for
so terrible a crime. We will not men
ton these, as the facts stated in the YER
dict of the jury of inquest are sufficient
to cause a shudder In the stoutest
heart
Both parties have fed to parts unknown,
pursued by a large number of citizens.
We learn there is great excitement and
Indignation in the neighberhood of Gale
donia.
The inquest was held by s. j. Feem-
ster, Justice of the Peace The jury of
inquest was composed of six among the best
white citizens in the county, all solid and
intelligent men.
Both, Messrs. Barrentine and Dowsing
are young white men, who have heretofore
stood well in their neighborhood, and
both of good families.
The report Of the jury of inquest
correspondent with the above statement.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
Assassination of "A COIOred Mail
Agent
From the Meridian Mercury, soth.

From the Meridian Mercury, Both.
Yesterday afternoon, as the Alabama
and Chattanooga train was coming this
way, about three miles beyound York,
and six this way from Livingston, man
stood upon the track and tagged the train
down with his hat. Charlie Briggs was
the engineer, and stopped his train.
Immediately as the train stopped some
three to six shots, variously stated by
eye witnesses, were fred at Thos. l..
Ivey. the colored mail agent He il said
to have uttered single exclamation of
pain, and, from the terrible character of
the wounds, was, doubtless, killed in
stantly after The train brought the
body on to this city.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
Timely 7aoVen.emt.

Col. W. II. Witty and others of the
Executive Committee of the Democratic
party Of Montgomery have proposed
through the Advances Convention Of the
counties Of Montgomery, Carroll and LIE
fore, composing the Senatorial district
lately represented by Hon W. H. Par
ker for the purpose of nominating candi-
date for Senator.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Capt. j. NJ Wells has transferred his
proprietary interest in the Meridian Ga
zette 10 Mr.. Cooper, but will continue in
the editorial department of that paper
Capt Wells knows how TO get up good
newspaper; and as political editor,
though firm and manly, is tolerant and
courteous
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

A dispatch published in the Picayune
that eight hundred negroes" were under
arms at Coushatta," louisiana, has the
following poscript.
LATER--QUIET RESTORED.
SHREVEPORT, Aug. %, s P. MA
courier just arrived from Coushatta, re-
ports one hundred and fifty white men
there. All quiet. No further trouble
apprehended. The white people have
effected the arrest of the following ring
leaders, and hold them in Jail under
strong guard T. S. Eagerton, Sheriff
II. T. Frechell, tax collector; Clark Hol-
land, register; r. A. Devices, tax collec-
tor of De Soto parish; Gilbert Cane, dep
uty sheriff w. F. Howell, attorney,
and six leading negroes These arrests
left the negroes without their leaders,
and their company was Immediately dis
banded. Two negroes and onl Y one
white man were killed, and one white
man seriously wounded Great rejoicing
here over the termination of what
threatened to be bloody race con-
fiict.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
Old TecamseRa.
From the waahington chronIele.

From the Washington Chronicle.
The mention of General Sherman's
name in connection with the Presidency
is receiving considerable attention from
the press, Notwithstanding the Generals
statement that be is wholly satisfied with
his present Office, and he knows wouIn
not be with the Presidency. ~
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

We mentioned early last week that the
negroes about Toomsuba had sent in to
the whites proposition to confer about
restoring peace to the neighborhood.
We learn that the meeting came off and
resulted in the most happy conclusions.
We heard that the proceedings were to be
sent US, but they have not come to hand
Meridian Mercury.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Color LINE AT TERRY.-We are in
formed that a movement was made TO
organize a ''Color Line" association at
Terry few days ago; and that by the
counsel Of that s4gacious statesman and
patriot ExGov. A. G.. Brown, it was aban-
doned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Mr.. Cardozo in the PlaindeaIer, char
gee that THE CLARION takes pleasure in
villifying him, and asserts that he Mr.. c. }
has virtually slaughtered ''some of its
tools" The public will wait in breath
less anxiety to know whoare the tools of
TIE CLARION and who have been virtually
slaughtered by the distinguished Cardozo.
-Vicksburg Times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

The Memphis Cotton Exchange reports
a depreciation OF 81 per cent. in the cot
ton crop prospects in this district since the
last report.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

WELL SAID.-The n. Y. Herald says:
"a war of races in the South would be
the surest means of perpetuating North
ern influence over the freedmen. We
therefore counsel patience, forbearance
and humanity" 1t must be apparent
that conflict could not be carried on be-
tween the races in the South without in
volving other parts Of the country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

The ANNUAL FAM of the East Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
will be held the wtek following the State
Fair-commencing on Tuesday, November
Sd, instead Of the time heretofore an
nounced-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Justice Mann has decided to reserve
ms decision in the Cardozo case, until
Monday next, when several other afida-
vlts will come up and be disposed Of. NJ
-Vicksburger.s ..s..T,.i.,I-'- - ,-.'-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
: SEPTEMBER 8, 1874.

A good letter from our favorite cor
respondent "William" is on hand. Ii
will not spoil before another number
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
CARDOzo
VIII NEr Cardozo Ri.
PinIm9 a
DE SoTo COUNTY A..
August 25ib H.

DE SoTo CoUNrY. N.
August 25tb, ls-.
Eds CLARION Your
other papers Of the Stare have
uliating the past record Or on-m
Superintendent Of Public
in other States. 1t seems f.,
velopements tat in ut Ieast
States Of the Union he wa, hr
a penitentiary offence. Til.
ing matter but our people ars ..
interested in knowing what b.
guished functionary has b...
since his advent among them
fore beg leave 70 lay before fhsr
leaf of the history Of Mr.. T. W
20 since he has honored 3Ii,,.....
his presence.
On 9th Of April, 1872, the I.a.
passed an act entitled Fan d.,
tax titles" BY the pro,i.iou.af.
the Auditor was directed To- G-g
the Circuit Clerk of each count,
State list of all lands of w#
which had been forfeited 10 and 81
held by the State for uou.pav.
taxes, and the owners were giya,
tain period in which @. redeem .....
by paying to the Circuit CIe-.
amount Of taxes due thereon M
ey thus received the Circuit C.e.
required to report and pay over q.
Auditor. Under this law I.t. .
State lands were sent 20 an tbar....
and very large amount ofir nu.
of it in most countless wac pronr.
deemed Ivy the owners.
In 1873 and 1874. the clerk. ..
their reports These replr. r.r
found in the appendix If tao Hm
Journals of 1873 and 1874 GI.r.
at some of the counties which ara..
mate to Warren in wealth sBi ana
find the following amounts 60 have
paid over during the two years J.
by their respective clerk.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

NE In arrested ON charges OF Emu
beR1lemenss.

In another column, We have published
a communication from "A Taxpayer
who has been taking peepinto Cardozo's
transactions in the collections Of taxes
on lands which had been forfeited to the
State, and which. az Circuit Clerk of
Warren county. be was required 10 pay
over TO the Auditor. By this statement,
which we have verified by an examina-
ton of the journals, it appears that as
Circuit Clerk of Warren county, he paid
over but S53, TO the Auditor, leaving
a strong presumption Of fraud from the
fact that the clerks of other counties
of no larger territory returned collections
amounting to from 81, 900 to s13, 900.
The following article from the Vicks-
burger throws additional light on the sub
iect The list which it gives of amounts
paid over to Cardozo, according to the
deeds on record, aggregates 81, 523, So:
Was this money, together with other
collections which are presumed to have
D6tH naue, pau over ~ the AuOltOr
1t is not so stated in the official Report
of that officer, and the Vicksburger says
Cardozo left no records on the land books
in his Office that he received the money
From the Vcks burger.
CARDoZO's FRAUDS IN REDEMPTION OF
LANDS
The following parties redeemed lands
sold to the State for taxes, for which
deeds are on record on the land books
in his office that he had collected the
money therefor l.. q. CullSin, sos, IS;
Martha A Wixon, SAG, go; Mrs. Nj. j.
Parker, S2l8,1 81 Mrs l.. lowers, $19,-
48 Geo. E. Haste, 81, As; Ida McKeefe,
1888, SO; Mrs Martha Strong, 500 %
f. F. Cook, $500; Robt. Brasher $50;
Laura J. Cardozo, S13, 81; same S24, 81;
same, $121, II; same, S67, 81; Mary S.
Eggleston, S141 rs; ID. H. Alverson,
1928, 19-and others.
STILL LATER.
The following affidavit speaks for it.
self
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Upon these afidavits four warrants
for the arrest of Cardozo were issued,
and when brought before Justice Mann
the prisoner was required to give bond
in the sum $500 each, amounting in
the aggregate to $4,000 The prisoner
presented power of attorney of Bruce,
Davis and Williams, and asked to be
allowed to sign their names as such
attorneys to his bond, but the Court
refused to grant such permission, and
being unable to furnish other bonds the
prisoner was committed to Jail to await
trial
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

DR.. R. N. Tindall. of the OkoIona
News, has at last been appointed Con-
sui to Canton, China.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

We are not sure the Natchez Post
is correct in setting down Hon. Dan.
VOORHEES,, among the salary grabbers.
But the Post must have seen that our
commentator Of him, had reference
especially to his authorship of the Indi-
ana Platform, which is sound on the
currency and has no salary grab in it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
LATER J

SHREVEPORT, August 31.-The Times
has just received the following from Min
den: "A gentleman just up from the
Red River says that the company of men
who started to Shreveport with the Cou-
shatta prisoners we're overtaken twenty
three miles below Shreveport, Sunday
evening, about three o'clock, by forty or
fifty armed men, supposed to be Texans
from beyond the Sabine, who took the
prisoners out of the hands of the guard,
and killed Homer Twitchell, Bob Devices
aud Frank Edgerton on the spot. The
other three, Howell, Holland and Wells,
escaped, but were recaptured, and are
supposed to have shared the same
fate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
THE EXACT STATE OF THE CASE

Since the foregoing was put in type,
the CLARION reporter has been permit
ted by the courtesy of Col. Jones Hamil-
ton, Deputy Auditor, to examine the
records in the Auditors office in relation
to the reports and payments made by T.
W. Cardozo, on the delinquent land tax
account, and find it to be as follows:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
HUMANITY SHOULDERS

In all our experience We don't think we
have ever known of the preparation of a
more shocking crime in this State than is
here related:
From the Colun, bus Press.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
FIRST AFFIDAVIT.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
WARREN County

Personally appeared before me jus
tice of the Peace in and for said county
and State Z. Z. Eggleston, who being
duly sworn, states that Thos. w Car
dozo did on or about the 10th day OF
November, 1873, being then the Cir
cult Clerk Of said county and State, and
in the said county teloneously, wilfuIly
and fraudulently embezzle, conceal and
convert to his own use the sum of Sl51, IS
belonging to the State of Mississippi,
which sum at the place and time afore-
said, was paid by Mary 5. Eggleston to
the said I. w. Cardozo as clerk aforesaid,
and for the purchase of lands held by the
State of Mississippi for the non payment
Of taxes; contrary to law and against
the peace and dignity of the State of
Mississippi, to the best of his knowledge
and belief.
Signed E. 7. FGGLEJTON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 29th day Of August, A. D. 1874.
COOLEY MANN, j. 2.
Three other affidavits of similar pur-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Reports just received tend to confirm
the Minden dispatch to the Times, and
leave little room for doubt that the Cou-
shatta prisoners were murdered at McFar-
lands plantation, thirty-fve miles below
here. on the east side of Red river, and
near the boundary line between Boiler
and Red River parishes.
The latest report is that the officials
Gall white) rendered their designations,
and agreed to leave the State, and while
being escorted under pledge of protection,
We're overtaken by q mob and shot. ~
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

These official reports show that Cardozo
is delinquent considerably in the money
actually collected according to his own
admissions, and that, compared with the
deeds of record in Warren county, his en-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03

Mr.. j. d. Webster offered the fol.
lowing additional resolution:
Be it further
Resolved by this meeting, that we do
not endorse nor approve of what is COM
monty known as the "color line" and
regard it as detrimental if inaugurated in
this community.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-03
CARDOZO ARRESTED,

Three other afidavits of similar pur-
port were made.
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MEN.

A WIDOWED WOMAN KILLED BY TWO
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-20
Omaehita Te1egraph.
MONROE, La, MARCH 20. 1874.
CUBAN WAR.

The Cubans of late have gained con-
siderable advantages over the Spaniads
in Cuba. The New York Herald says
ttThe decree of the Captain General
ordering the mobilization of the volun-
teers and the enrolment of all men
capable of bearing arms is producing
the results we anticipated. The Cubans
forced to take up arms are hocking to
the insurgent standard. Our cores
pondent at Manzanillo informs us that
numerous assertions of the Cuban vol
unteers have taken place from the
neighboring camps, and the same re-
bellious disposition is manifesting itself
through the island. So far from the
decree of the Captain General securing
peace. it will only fan to tiercer flame
the insurrection. The Cuban struggle
is only about to become really serious"
Some of the refugees from the Cuba
CONSUMPTION, who lately arrived in
New York, were taken out Of the port
of Havana, slowed away III Hour
barrels, headed up and piled up among
the other freight,so as to elude the vlgi-
lance of the officers who search all ves-
sells leaving,