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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-25

THE ALTERNATIvE.-An old man was
leading a dog along Griswold street the
other day, when a bootblack took fancy
to the canine and wanted To purchase him.
cob, you couldn't raise a dollar" replied
the man, starting ON. 81 couldn't, ell ?''
yelled the boy; ''well, you just watt
There's ten Thousand dollar feilcr over
here who is engaged 10 my sister, and if
ask for scrip he's got to come down or IN
bust than match higher'n liberty pole p
Detroit Fires Press
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-25

Il know-but when they are at sea-
''FaithlesS Mary - said Matthew; sis not
the same God upon the sea as upon The land?
Do not distress yourself longer about what
may be, but try to reconcile yourself to what
must be-
And so Mary could only bear her sorrows
where she had carried her ioys-to the foot
Of the Great White Throne. And the DAY
had come for Andrew TO go. She saw his
chest carried away, with mute anguish; and
before noon she saw the white sails OF the
Albatross all set, and her colors flying in the
breeze And she knew that Andrew was
on board, and that soon, very soon, the waves
would be between her and her hearts dar-
ling.
Every day of absence from a beloved one
may bring sad or anxious thoughts, but
every day is not like the first; and the Ken
nedys were too sensible people to darken
their rooms or shut out cheerfulness from
their faces, because their boy was not with
them. Somehow, the year rolled away, and
MIry's ffty-second churning had been per-
formed, and the great yellow balls Of butter
had come out as hard and sweet as ever,
when she began to think she might reason
ably look for the Albatross from Calcutta.
She had heard from Andrew. lie was
we'll and happy, enjoying his sea life with
zest she had hardly expected. All that was
in it was playfully told in a jest-no brave
man would mind it at all ANDREW, my little
Andrew man ?'' thought poor Mary sit
cannot-must not be | must have my boy
q gain, and not great bearded man. | can't
Lave it So.'' And she shed few tears be-
cause she had lost her baby, as foolish
mothers say, when their boys grow up too
quickly.
She looked at the pretty Indian scarf that
Andrew had sent her, and went over to see
Mrs. Armstrong, who, since Dick had gone
away from her. had invested him with a
thousand good qualities that had never been
accorded to him at home.
And the mothers now met every day, to
talk over the return, each giving little
strength, or borrowing a little anxiety, as
their moods might be.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-25

A FATHER in Iowa recently gave his
daughter lead mime as n bridal present.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-25

00D q ":sa !. s"'.: !: 3: 2: ;e:.' :;: 8:
- .. purify stream while the
.. neither can ven iHpayt good
i. while tie blood Is con
Firms. -. truA pIrts oft. There
.IIIU. and nature will heal
bias ever been discovered
-.a- number of permit
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-06-25

I'll OTICE.-All persons are hereby
An cautioned against purchasing NOTE
for S35 given by me to III. l. BROWN, late Of Eb-
ensburg. Said note having been frauiulently OBJ
tanned, am determined not to pay IL when it be-
comes due. So i warn all to stand from under
WILLIAM ADAMS.
st. Augustine June l. 1S75-1l-3t.k
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
nEHOLD THE DIFFERENCE
citizens. vs.. Carpet-Bag Rule

Under carpet-bag rule, Mississippi has
been retrograding inwealth year by year.
Her property valuation hasru DOVE from
$3.50, 600, 900 before the war, and %zoo-
OOO, 900 Immediately after the overthrow
Of slavery, and before alien government
commenced, to less than S15O, OOO, OOo !;
and there is no telling how much lower 1t
will sink if the State is not rescued from
the clutches of the spoilers.
Now mark the contrast as presented IN
the case of Georgia, since her govern
ment passed out of the hands of aliens
and adventures, and into those of her
own citizens.
In 1865 the taxable property of Geor-
gia was s126, $50, SO; now it is S273,-
O92, 900.
Every industrial interest of the State
has felt the magic touch of Democratic
and Conservative rule. For example,
there are 50 railroads in the State, al
aggregate length of 2300 miles. The State
debt is only So, 1O5, 900, and this is partial
ly offset by property owned by the State
worth Sc, 900, 900, leaving the indebted
ness only about 81, 1000, O00- 1t ha
So. 6O2. 900 invested in cotton and woolel
mills, S735, 100 in iron foundries, are
$500, 900 in tonnage.
Speed the day when Mississippi may re
alize the blessings of honest and enligh
tened government.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11

Marshall, Smith of Tunica, Spellman,
Simmons, and Washington voted to pass
the resolution.
TtUcnty-eight negroes 'cere still BANDED, to-
gether against the taxpayers. They wele
Brunt, Boyd of Oktibbeha, Boyd Of Va
zoo, Boyd of Warren, Caradine, Cessor,
Davis, Fitzhugh. Handy, johnson of De
Soto, Lynch, Landers, Mccain, Monroe,
Nathan, Patterson, Richards of Lowndes'
Smith of Claiborne, Smothers, Sykes,
Simmons, Truehart, Thompson OF
Lowndes, Wilborne, Weatherly, White,
Walker of Monroe, Mr.. Speaker.
This resolution was finally squeezed
through the house
SENArE-On the 41st day (Feb. 3d.
it was taken Up and killed. The vote
was 20 to pass the resolu ton, II agains
all the white men, except two, Camp
bell and Mel lure, for, and all the negroes ez
cept tao, Albright and Caldwell, against
Here is the vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Albright (col. J
Bennett, Bridges, Caldwell, (col.), Car
ter, Furlong. Graham, Holloway, Hen
derson, McNeal, Mendenhah, Price
Steele, Stone, Sessions, Taylor, Thorr
ton. Tuttle, Warner-20.
Nays = Barrow, Campbell (white)
Gleed, Gray, Mcclure, (white), Shirley
Smith of Boliver, Smith of Claiborne
Stuart, Williams and White-11. Mn
negroes and two white men.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11

DID our Legislature of 1866, or any
subsequent Legislature, pass any class
or special laws, discriminating against
the freedmen or any of their property Z
| did not take much interest in politics
in thos etimes, and am not familiar with
the acts of oar Legislatures. The Radi
Gals are making great to do here, and
stirring up the hatred of the common on
unlearned freedmen, by telling them the
white people passed laws taxing their
polls, their pistols, dogs, etc.
The foregoing questions are put to us
by a correspondent. We will answer,
No. The legislation to which he refers
applied to all alike. The white mans
gun, pistol, dog, ETC., were taxed Just as
the black mans were. But this thing OF
everlastingly recurring to the legislation
referred to, is stupid business at best.
The Democrats and Conservatives are no
more responsible for it than the Radicals.
The two parties as now existing, had no
organization in the State at that fine
and a number of men who participated
in the legislation Immediately after the
war, have become shining lights in the
Radical party. The motive Of the Radi-
cal leaders in bringing up these old meas
ures, is to divert attention from the
crimes for which they are on trial in this
election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
Making County Nominations.

We note that there is a good deal of
discussion in some of the counties, Lau-
derdale, among the rest, and not in the
best spirit either, over the mode of select
ing candidates for the county offices. The
primary system seems to have been
agreed upon from what we can learn,
and we hope that the Democrats and
Conservatives will not expend all their
energies and their interest in the cause of
their several friends in the preliminary
election, but will reserve them for the
fight which is to be made with the COM
mon enemy in November We confess
to liking for the delegate convention
system, as an old Democratic (and Wing,
too. for that matter,) institution that
always worked well but our advice to
those who agree with us in that particu-
lar is to gracefully yield TO the will of
the majority where q primary election is
preferred until it can have a fair trial.
It Is a good maxim to try all things and
mold last TO that which is good.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
Serious Charges Against
Governor AmeS.
A Radical U. S. District Attorney and
Candidate for Congress.
AAe Thinks 1he killing of ~ or so
Negroes Good for Ghe RE
publican Party.

The following statement, by a Her
nanAn no--o-r,~-- L. --.-.-.-.---,,
Herald, speaks for itself:
HERNANDo, Aug. Col. G. WILEY
Wells, United States District Attorney
and candidate for the Republican nomi.
nation for Congress in this district, made
a speech here to-day. He declared that
in the interview between Gov. Ames
Sheriff Crosby and Attorney. G eneral
Harris, at the time of the Vicksburg
riot, the Governor instructed Crosby TO
arm the blacks and march against Vicks.
burg. Attorney General Harris protest.
ed against the advice, and urged a resort
to the courts. Crosby left with these in
structlons from the Governor, who. after
his departure, turned TO Attorney Cen
eral Harris and said that the blood of
twenty-five or thirty negroes would ben
eft the Republican party in the State.
Col. Wells says that he made this state.
ment upon the written authority Of one
of the most reliable and truthful Repub.
licans in the State. Attorney General
Harris was present here to-day as a SIM.
porter of Wells, and heard these remaTts
without denial, and with approval.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
Senator Bennett HeenOunces the
Radical Party.

We are gratifed, but not surprised, to
learn that Hon. Joseph Bennett, Re-
publican Senator from Kinds and Ran
kin District, in a speech at Brandon has
formally declared his remuneration of the
Republican party in consequence of its
corruption and violated promises. 1t
will be remembered that at the last reg
ular session, Mr.. Bennett introduced a
number of Reform bills, but they were
treated with contempt by the Radical
majority. Satisfied of the unfaithful-
ness of that party, and endorsing the
Platform of the Democrats and Conser-
natives, he has deliberately ranged him
self under the banner of the latter. Old
friend-with our heart and our hand we
greet you.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
TO BE CoNTIN UED.)
r. II. COOPer's Remuneration of
the Republican Party and His
Enforcement of the Demo
cratic-COuservati Plat


In another column we have published
Of. I. Cooper's paper,) in favor of the
DemOcratic-C Conservative platform, and
against the Radical party. This is an
important manifesto showing that the
moderate, practical and patriotic position
assumed by the Democrats and Conser-
natives is addressing itself to the conf
dence and support of all classes of our
people who are looking above party to
the good of the State. The Meridian
Gazette is the official Republican organ
for number of counties in East Mis-
sissippi. Its editor is Mississippian,
whose patriotism, the readers of the Ola
RON we'll know we have never assailed,
even while differing with him in political
association, because we have never de-
SPARED of cooperating with him when
the tug came for the rescue of our State
from Radical misrule.
1t will be observed that Col. Cooper,
in endorsing the Democratic and Con-
sentative Platform, denounces and re-
nounces Radicalism for its profigacy and
its extravaganza, its broken pledges, and
its treachery to the people.
In future numbers of his paper, Col.
Cooper will state more definitely the mo-
tives which have prompted the course he
has now taken, and will fully enroll him.
self under the broad, bright banner of
the Democratic-C Conservative party. We
are sure a generous and magnanimous
people will bid him WELCOME.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11

HoMICIDE.-A negro by the name of
James Williams, living on the place of
Mr.. w. T. Peatross, in this county, was
shot and instantly killed on the 10Th ult. i,
by n. G. Love. The circumstances, as
we learn them, are that for some time
Williams had been in a habit of using
abusive, slanderous language concerning
Mrs. Love. When demonstrated with
about it by Mr.. Love, he advanced on
him in a threatening manner and was
fred on and instantly killed, the gun
being loaded with bird shot. Mr.. Love
Immediately gave himself up.-Brandon
Republican.
The facts are correctly stated by the
Republican-Only they are not put strong
enough on the side of Mr.. Love. A
more harmless, inofensive man never
lived, and it was upon these traits that
the desperate vagabOnd presumed when
he went into Mr.. Loves yard and com
menced abusing his wife. Hearing the
noise from the field where he was at work,
he went to her rescue, seized his gun,
and shot the desperate while the latter
was advancing upon him in the attitude
of drawing a pistol. He was bound over
in the sum of $500 to answer the CHARGE
of killing. Mr.. Peatross, the proprietor
of the premises, went on his bond. II
was a case of justifable homicide. IL
there eyer was one.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
A Just Tribute 10 Chief Justice
PeyGOm.
v;ctsbur0 Monltor.l

vicksburg Monitor.l
In his address before the convention, at
jackson, on the Sd, Hon. l.. Q. @. La
mar paid handsome tribute to the chief
Justice of our Supreme Court, for refus-
ing to be made a party tool, by Ames,
who desired the Chief Justice to pollnte
the judicial ermine, in order to promote
the political ambition of the Governor.
Chancellor Peyton was also commended
for his independent course, as a chancel-
lor, although the sPiteful Governor re-
Iieyed him of his office. The sentiments
of compliment paid to the Chief Justice,
and to his son, Chancellor Peyton, were
cordially applauded by the convention.
The Monitor might have added that
among all the plaudits that were bestowed
upon the eloquent utterances of the or
ator, there was none which received 50
hearty greeting as his splendid tribute
to the CHIEF JUSTICE for preserving
untarnished from the Establishments O
official power, the judicial ermine. On'
thing is certain, whatever else may hap
pen to the fair name of Mississippi
from mal-administration, the laurel:
which her Sharkey's and ClaytOns, anc
Pinckney Smiths, and Harris and Goth
rams may have won on the bench, vii
never wither in the grasp of CHIEF JUS
TICE PEYToN.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11

Fight between Negroes and Car
pet-BaggerS.
TWO NEGROES KILLED

For some months past furious war
has been in progress over the spoils be-
tween two wings of the Radical party in
Holmes county, the one led by negroes
and the other by carpet-baggers, o. S.
Lee, of the Governors staff, being prom
inent among the latter. Of the particn-
lar merits of the controversy We are not
appraised, only that the strife, which has
waged fierce and hot, was over the offices.
On Thursday last it eliminated in ter
rible shooting affair, in which the carpet
baggers aimed with the usual Anglo
Saxon precision when business is meant,
and two of the leading coIored politicians
were slaughtered outright, their antago-
nists escaping with the smell of blood on
their hands, but with no smell of fire on
their garments.
The Pilot calls this slaughter of col
ored men by their best friends from Gods
country, simply "a fatal shooting ARRAY
but if they had fallen by the hands OF
native white citizens, no matter what the
provocation, it would have been heralded
far and wide as Terrible u-Klux
Outrage" and all that
The Durant Advertiser gives the fol
lowing account of the bloody affair:
"Our information is that at Shady
Grove church, last Monday night, W.
II. Hill, then negro Assessor and candi
date of the Holmes faction for State
Senator, charged Lee and Packer with
responsibility for the death of negroe:
killed at Nicksburg, and INDUCED il
severe remarks about Mr.. j. G. Mills, il
speech delivered by him on that occa
t sion. As we understand the case, Capt
Lee was not present when the speech
was made, but that on last "Wednesday
there was to have beer special meeting
of the executive committee of that party
r at Lexington, and the parties named
' except Packer, were present. Lee, Mill:
and friends on the one side, met Hill
Simmons and friends ON the other, IL
the Circuit Clerks office, and demand
was made, it is said, that Hill should
retract. This lead to wOrdy contest
and then to lively fusilade of small
e arms; and when the smoke of battle had
e somewhat cleared away, Hill lay deaC
on the office floor, with four wounds or
. his body, either of which was supposed
to have been sufficient to have produced
l death, while Tom Ballard, another col
ored man, was so badly wounded that he
S died soon afterward.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
DIR. &, M. Walden.

Two hundred and upwards, voters OF
both races, in Carroll, have united in a
call on this we'll known citizen, to run
for the Legislature. The county is en-
titled to two members. True to his pa
triotic impulses, he consents to enter the
field if nominated. 1t is an encouraging
sign. His services will be invaluable to
the county and State in the next Legis-
lature. Personal claims should be sub
ordinated to the general good with men
of the class of Street, and Rodgers COT
Yalobusha,) Tison, Southworth, Spight,
benson and Walden, in control of the
Legislature, and we may look for the
dawning of a brighter day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
The COIOred Voters Must be Fro
tected i'm their Right 90 Vote Ghe
Conservative Ticket.

Numerous colored men, feeling secure
in their political and civil privileges, and
no longer the mere tools and footballs OF
demagogues who have played on their
passions aud fears heretofore, will vote
the Democratic and Conservative ticket
at the approaching election If not over
awed and beaten by men of their own
race. For this reason the following res
olution, adopted by the Democratic-Con-
servative Club at Beauregard, is emf
nently proper:
Resolved, That all members of the
Club pledge themselves to protect col
ored members from intimidation In their
right to vote.
1t will be well for the Conservatives IN
every beat in the State to adopt STINT
lar resolution and prepare to enforce It.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
FACTS FOR THE CANVASS.
How and when Ghe COlOr.Lfme
was Drawn at the last Egegus
lar Session OF the LegfsIa-
ture by the COI0red Menu
berS.

The facts which we will present under
this heading are not designed for the
consideration of the whites only, but of
the blacks also, who need to be warned
of the dangerous, insurrectionary and
disorganizing proceedings of the leaders
of their own race and admonished to re-
pudiate course of action which, if per-
sistently followed, will inevitably involve
both races in the most calamitous conse-
quences.
1t is not our purpose to give IN this
article any of the many color line votes
upon minor points, such as adjourn
ment, tabling, etc., and on local bills, in
which the negro members voted for or
against a motion or bill in which there
was no significance to the taxpayers
There were many of these in which the
negroes voted for or against motions OF
bills, merely because they were made
or introduced by negroes, or conservative
white men, as the case might have been
But we intend to give those acts in which
the taxpayers were materially interested
and their expressed wishes were con
temptuously disregarded.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11
THE INFAMOUS METROPOLITAN PO-
LICE BILL.
and Is Killed i'm Gne senate by
White Votes.

HoUsE.-THRTY-NINTH DAY, Feby
20 The Metropolitan police bill passed
by the following vote:
YEAs-Brunt, Boyd of Oktibbeha,
Boyd of Yazoo, Boyd, of Warren, cara
dine, Cessor, Christmas, Chavls, DAVIS,
Edwards, Fitzhugh, Gil, (white), Green,
Gayles, Handy, Howard, Harrison, Har-
ris, johnson of DeSoto, Jones, Ken
drick, Lynch, Landers, Mccain, Mat
thews, Morgan, Patterson, Peal, Rogers
of Marshall Randolph, Richards of
Lowndes, Smith of Claiborne, Spelman,
Smothers, Simmons, Trueheart, Thomp-
son of Lowndes, Williams, White. Wal
ker of Monroe, Mr.. Speaker-40.
NAYs-Messrs. Atkins, Akers, Apple
white, Archer, Byrd Of Franklin, Boyd
Alfalfa, Cook, Champlin, Chamberlin,
Chandler, Crecelius, Deval, benson.
Eckford, Feemster, Foxworth, Greer,
Graham, Horton of POntotoc, johnson
of Itawamba, Leggett, Mackey, Martin,
Palmer, Peyton, Packwood, Reese, Rog-
ers Of Yalobusha, Spight, Smith of JAS
per, Stockstill, Street, Stubs, Thomp-
son of Montgomery, Thompson of Greene,
Tison, Walker of Alcorn, Wynn-38.
Gil ,Uas the only aOhite man that Voted for
the bill in the house Not one single negro
voted against 1t.
The white Republicans who were man.
ly enough to vote against it were all
Southern men-they were Messrs. Chand-
Ter, Feemster, Foxworth, Chamberlin,
Mackey, Palmer and Peyton, all the
carpet bag whites lodged the vote, as did
also a number of scallawags; among
whom we will name Tate of Tate.
SENATE. -FoTY-sEcoND DAY, Feb.
24-The Metropolitan police bill was
rejected and thereby killed by the fol-
lowing vote;
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bennett, Bridges,
Carter, Furlong, Graham, Holloway,
Henderson, Mcclure, Mcneil, Menden-
hall, Price, Smith OF Claiborne, Steele,
Stone, Sessions, Taylor, Thornton, Tut
tie. Warner, White, (col. )-21.
NAYS = Albright, C..ldwell, Gleed,
Gray, Packer, (whte), Smith of Bolivar,
Stuart, WilIiams-10.
One white carpet Dagger voted against
rejecting the bill. One colored man,
and the only one in the Legislature, had
the courage to vote to reject this infa-
nous measure.
F1rN
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11

FIVE years ago the prospect of a read
mission of Southern Democrats to lead
ership in the party would have caused
alarm but at present it will be viewed
with comparative complacency, for the
reason that within five years a new school
of Democrats has been formed in the
South. 1t is a school for young men,
with Gordon of Georgia, Lamar of Mis-
sisippi, Ransom of North Carolina,
Kemper and Withers of Virginia, and
Porter of Tennessee, as its repre-
Whether they will lead the party wisely
or fOolishly is for. the future to determine;
but that their leadership will involve no
danger to the public peace and the integ-
rity of the government is sufficiently
proved by all their recent public utter
ances.-St. Louis Republican.
The Republican would have been con-
frmed in this impression as to Col. La
mar, if he had heard his patriotic and
statesman-like address before our Dem
ocratic State Convention.