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The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
The Redemption of mississippi

Memphis Appeal
The whole South is looking to Missis-
sippi with intense anxiety. Those States
that have been redeemed know what
Radical rule means, and, rejoicing in the
blessings of restored tranquility and pros
perity, they would hail with joy the de-
liverance Of their unfortunate sister, now
struggling on the brink of fathomless
abyss. The indications are most encour-
aging. The Democrats and Conserva-
tives are aroused in every county i'll the
State. Many enthusiastic meetings have
been held, but the demonstration at Hol-
ly Springs to-day and tonight will, judg-
ing from all accounts Of the preparations,
eclipse any political meeting that ever
occurred in Mississippi. We will in to-
morrow's Appeal, at a heavy expense,
give full telegraph reports of the demon
stration, with the hope of contributing
something to patriotic enthusiasm which,
if properly aroused, will bring victory
and secure that peace and quiet so essen
tial to the prosperity Of the State De
feat on the second of November will
plunge the taxpayers of Mississippi still
deeper into the bottOmless pit OF ruin.
ne honest men OF all races anu cOlOTS
are banded together for one single pur-
pose, and that purpose is self-preserva-
ton. They are standing together because
they know if they are defeated, they fall
to rise no more. This is the last desper-
ate struggle, for if the Radical knaves
and plunderers triumph, in future cleo
tions nothing will be left worth another
contest. But judging from the enthusi-
asm of an aroused people, defeat is inn
possible. The elements composing the
Democratic organization, heterogeneous
as they are, seem to be crystalized into a
compact, impregnable mass of patriots
marching on to victory. Georgia has
prospered and been peaceful since Bull
lock and his horde of plunderers have
been driven from power. Corruption,
open and unblushing. no longer perme
ates the State Of Arkansas, as the infa-
nous Clayton has been driven from pow
er. Alabama is redeemed, Virginia and
Tennessee were the first to free them
selves from the curse of Radical rule,
which left both States immense debts,
the product of fraud and corruption, and
Mississippi must be redeemed from Ames
and his gang, or the State will sink into
irretrievable ruin.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
r. II. TAYLOR,
j. G. HALL, JR.,
G.. B. VANCE.
&A&@-&
Yours truly

We are inclined to believe that THE
CLARION will ultimately come to the con-
clusion that it has attached too much
importance to the ill-timed circular issued
by that blood-stained warrior, Gen. A.
Warner, Chairman, etc.-Times.
We take Gen. Warner, with his cir
cular, just as he is-the authorized agent
and accredited mouth-piece of the Radi-
cal party and director of its policy. If
the Times intends by the foregoing to
repudiate his circular claiming that the
Radicals have the right, in virtue of
their (assumed) majority, to take all
QawfuD 'aduantage' of the opposition,
it is the first and only Republican paper
that has done so. The circular is prima
facie evidence that it was a deliberately
planned scheme of the Radical managers,
no matter what the actual result might
be, to polIute the ballot-box and to count
their opponents out.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

Hon. Cassius NJ. Clay, of Kentucky,
a veteran statesman, is in the city on his
way to Mississippi, where he will fill en-.
gagements on the side Of the Conserva.
tive-Democracy, at Greenville on the
25th, and Vicksburg on the 26th instant.
Mr.. Clay brings to the discussion Of the
questions now before the people of Mis-
sissippi ripe experience in the political
affairs of the country. and a special
knowledge of the aims and purposes of
the Republican party, of which he was
one of the founders and with which he
remained until it ceased to be what he
desired.-Memphis Appeal.
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No independent Candidates.

We want no Independent candidates
so.called, for office in our county, and as
matters now stand there are none claim
ing that anomalous position, we be-
lieve. Mr.. Williams who is presuming
to run for Floater Representative against
Col, Rogers, we understand claims to be
occupying that bastard relation, but he
is certainly regarded as Radical in his
own county, and if he gets any votes in
this county, it will be from the regular
nominated Radical ticket-Water Val
ley Courier.
Our doctrine precisely. There is no
place for ''independents" in this canvass.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
Col. w. H. FiIz Gerald,

This looks like business The Talla-
hatchie News announces this gentlema n
as candidate for the Senate from Sun
flower, Tallahatchie and Grenada coun-
ties. A better selection could not have
been made. The Radicals concede the
House to the Democrats and Conserva-
tives, but they are clinging hopefully to
the Senate in consequence of the number
who hold over. Elect FitzGerald, and
with the gains already assured, the Sen
ate, too, will be safe
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
The Meridian Merchants.

Not behind their brethren in COM
mendable zeal in the good cause, the bus
iness men of Meridian, GO feeling deeply
sensible of the vast Importance of pro-
curing the proper result in the coming
election, and deeming it a paramount
duty of every citizen of the Common
wealth to put forth one united effort in
favor of freedom, hereby obligate, bind
and pledge themselves that, OF the even
ing of the first day of November, the
day preceding the election, they close
their doors and let them remain closed
until the morning of the third of Novem-
Der, the day following the election, and
that they will use all the means in their
power for the election of the Democratic
ticket"
That's the way to do it, and the way
to talk it. The pledge contains one hun
dred signers.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
w. II. GIBBS,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
The Late TaIInhaGchfe Troubles

The following card is published in the
News. 1t is proper to say that at this
writing all is serene in Tallahatchie:
We, the undersigned citizens of Talla-
hatchie county, having this day seen a
communication from w. A. Alcorn,
Sheriff, to his Excellency the Governor
of the State, dated the 18th inst, pur-
porting to be correct statement of the
recent difficulties in this county, in which
among many other false representations,
appears the following: 1.-The deputation
pursued these colored men into Coahoma
county, and, according to their own
statement, fired no less than fifteen shots
at them without effect, and besides com
mitted divers illegal and outrageous acts
upon citizens of Coahoma county, ire
spective of color, )" and being the deputa-
ton alluded to, do hereby denounce the
same an as infamous and malicious false
hood. Y. L. EVANS,
r. w. BUFoRD,
j. r. SANFORD,
L. NJ. EVANS,
II. r. JENKINS.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
W1rH the exception of the troubles il

WITH the exception of the troubles in
Yazoo which the parties who have suffer
ed, have brought on themselves, peace
prevails throughout the State; and will
continue, unless Warmers suggestions
about counting the votes and making
up the returns" in the interest of Radical
ism, are attempted to be carried out !;
and in that event, we apprehend that
legal process will be too tardy to prevent
the evil. Desperate diseases require des-
perate remedies.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
Nothing Settled.

What lost Ohio to the Democrats
What gained it for the Republicans The
Republican majority, 4,7O0, is so small
in the aggregate vote of $40, 900 that il
may be attributed to either of several
agencies. The Eastern papers all claim
that the hard-money idea carried the
State, and the Cincinnati papers of the
day after the election implied the same
thing. But in some parts Of Ohio, the
Republicans insist that the Democrats
would not have been beaten but for the
vigorous use made Of the school question
and the Geghan bill against them. The
Akron Beacon, for example, asks: eff
the Catholic question had been ignored
where would the Western Reserve vote
have been 7" And the Cincinnati En-
quirer speaks to the same purpose when
ii says: Had there been no diversion
from the financial question the State
would have been Democratic hy 80, 600
majority. 1t was the Pope's big toe that
did the business" But even this is not
all. There was something else at work
In the canvass besides the money question
and the Pope's toe--and that was Mr.
SchurE. Admitting, if need be, that his
personal influence with the Germans and
the Liberals was small, still it was some
thing certainly. The vote in Hamilton
where Democratic majority last
year of 4, ZOO was changed into Repub-
lican majority of 700, suggests that in
that county alone it may have been sufi-
Gent to insure Hayes election. st. Louis
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
ThNVarG Him.

Commenting on the secret circular o.
Warner, and the infamous plot it re
veals, the Raymond Gazette offers this
wise suggestion:
This trick being laid bare, we must
guard against the scheme by appointing
committees Of vigiant and fearless men,
who will guard the ballot box and watch
the "canvas sing of the vote and making
up returns ard by these means foil
Warner in his rascally endeavors.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
Peace.

From all accounts Gov. Ames is com
plying with his agreement entered int
with the committee of distinguished
Democrats and Conservatives Of War.
rem and Kinds to disband and disarn
the state militia. Both the distinguished
citizens and Gov. Ames are entitled t.
the thanks of the whole Of the inhabi
tants of the State Forest Register
white Line
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

MARK BRADY don't consider his hash
settled by the little setter imported by
Howe from Washington to enter a mol.
pros. should he be indicted for embez
zling; but declares himself as an indie
pendent candidate against Howe's hench-
man. Good for Brady.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

OFF THE TRACK.-Orange Brunt, one
of the colered candidates on the Radical
ticket for the Legislature in Pamela
county has withdrawn from the race siEce
the development of the game that Ozanne
and the leaders of the Radical party in
that county were attempting to play. He
advises his race not to support such men.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
AAZOO.
SAYS the Herald

Ddys IIt IItTHlU.
Singleton will beat Niles for Congress;
Geo. A. Wilson will capture Henry G..
Niles in the fight for the District Attor.
neyship; the Democracy will have n
controlling majority in the next Legis-
lature, and the vote Of Yazoo will, for
the first time since the surrender, be
cast in favor of the Democratic ticket.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
Circular from the Auditor.
JACKSON, MISS, Oct. %, 1875

JACKSON, MISS, Oct %, 1875.
TO--Tdr Collector, County:
DEAR SIR-As various inquiries have
been made in reference to the State
Board of Equalization, deem it proper
to inform you that no action has been
had by the Board, and no changes made
in valuations.
Owing to the extension of the time by
the Legislature at its called session, for
returning the Assessment Rolls, the
State Board could not meet on the first
Monday of September, as required by
law, and the delay in returning many of
the Rolls has rendered fair and impair
tial equalization almost impossible. 1t is
extremely doubtful if any action will be
had, and collections should proceeded
with according to law.
Very respectfully,
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

WHAT does the Pilot mean by its
frequent unprofessional reference to the
editorial management of THE CLARION
If its editor, or any other man, should
have any particular desire to interview
the regular" editor of this paper, he
can be accommodated at short notice.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

THE Times and Pilot are both
furious because we have discovered the
game that Warmers "tr4te and faithful
Registrars were to play, and have pro-
posed a remedy-nevertheless the RENE
dy will be applied if the throwing out
process for carrying the election is at
tempted.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

The Meridian Mercury says on Sunday
morning Bob McCarty, negro who had
already served one term in the penitenti
ary, was killed by jess McCarty, negro
boy just grown, at Shubuta, Clarke
county. All about hog.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

DoN'T relax your efforts in the good
cause. Remember Warmers secret cir
cular to the +" faithful" and appoint
your committees. See that there are no
false bottoms in the ballot-boxes. That
they are well sealed. That they are
watched after they are sealed That a
fair tally is kept. The rascals will count
you out if they can. Eternal VIGILANCE
is the price of LIBERTY.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
Circular Of thc n
servmtfve Eve,.... Gen.

AN Den
SerV"'ive Executiy,a.'Sa
HEADQUARTERS Dpq,.
sEEyATiyE 5, .I....,. STATE F1.iic F,Aiic
- JAcEsoS, Nn. d.
To the Democratic q,J ~
Of Mississippi
Many persons eB.s-.
tensions that there r1
count and return of Y.
proaching election.
prehcnsions be well .r
still the part Of pruior.-
as are legal and proper
so desirable a result a..
and return Of the baII..
Under the law. m.
county seatof each .r-..
by the three Rsg....-.
at the other voting pr....
by inspectors appointed 5r.
or IN case Of their ta..sr.
in case Of the failure D.
appointed to attend. ,s..
appointed by the yoter. =.
LSee Code Of 1871. M. a
The ballots polIei d.
(other than the county
election is ended. ar. ~.
counted by the iuspec.5-.....
and "a certificate of tae
and signed by aiIthe .a.r.....
and this certificate. within.
ballots, poll-bo0k anI ....
carried by one of tao -..
Court House by twe.g.
Thursday, or second 25
election.
The Registrars and nm.
then to assemble and comm.
of the election in the raf-,.
as thi1 is done, the Rag...,..
clerks, shall make og, .-
candidate for each office Is.
est number of votes % car
the number of vote. ems. ...
and stating his plurll.tga--
that he is thereby elected
See Code OF 1SIl.s8-e...
The duties Of the In.a..
istrars are simply 90 count.
certify the result They M.
or authority TO enter Im .
investigation as 90 the Nh.
votes cast, or upon any ..
upon which il may be aBn
Of the election "a % ba da.r
law has provided other r
the determination of tHe.aa
And although the lau.
the boxes and tHlIy-sheee.
various precincts shall b.
Court house by twelve
Thursday, a refusal orua
with this provision d0@u...
throwing out of The votes 81.
is desirable, however. lha....
be literally complied WITH
In view Of these provision
mend TO the various C.ah. +.
committee Of respouib.caa0r
at each precinct 90 sge tUa.
tampering with the ha.M
that said committee aw
the Inspectors 90 tha Count N
see that the true and proper
delivered in due Time I
mend that a Committee ID. .
appointed mt each c9uufyseu.
the canvassiug and counting
returns, and that tho prop
be given TO each person W
| elected.
The duties of this lasl C-
specially important Il uH
the Reg -trars, with their lM
the certificate OF election 90
having the highest number
soon as the counting and n
! finished, and This COMMITTEE
to it that this duty is, mM
| formed. As before rommE
testation Of the election em
Registrars or Iuspcc.or I
to certify TO the results a
actual count.
The Importance of seeing
Gates Of election are ur."
those who are elected W.'
iicst when il is remembers
persons having such nr
prima tucjc elected ud uu
the office until regularly Dr.
D. T. %.
Chain
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

In pursuance of the agreement between
Gov. Ames and the citizens of Mississippi.
orders have been issued by the Governor
disarming the militia and depositing the
arms at the several depots agreed upon.
in charge of United States troops. The
CLARION, which is doing noble work in
the canvass, calls attention to this, and
reminds the citizens that while Gov.
Ames is executing his part of the agree
ment, they have incurred an obligation
to keep the peace and see that there is a
fair election.-Memphis Appeal.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

The public debt is still increasing and
the parasites that are sucking the life
blood of the State are growing fatter.
Shall they continue to thrive and the
State perish? Voters answer the question
at the polls.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

AS the Pilot and Times have both
kindly reproduced our warning to Regis
trars, Inspectors and Clerks, of what
they may expect FROM a false count, they
will oblige us further by notifying their
followers here that no insult or inter
ference with the colored Democrats who
may be here tomorrow will be permitted.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

Examiner

AAdkAI IIICI
Col. A. P. Higgins, addressed large
assemblage of colored voters at Athens
on Tuesday evening, Oct 18th, in oppo-
sition to the Radical county ticket.
Col. Higgins claimed to be a true Re-
publican, and as such stepped into the
breach to save those he had so often lead,
from the fatal error of supporting the
abortion that is now placed before them
to receive their votes.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

The Pilot need not affect to misunder-
stand us. Nothing that we have said
has remote intimat1on that the peace
compact should not be strictly observed
by the Democrats and Conservatives
What we have said and what we repeat is
that an attempt of the Radicals to carry
the election by the desperate plot sug-
gested by the Chairman of the Radical
State Executive Committee, or the
throwing out of the ballot-boxes, or the
mutilation of records, or the massing
of Republican voters at a given box
or voting precinct, with view to
intimidate Democrats and Conservatives
and crowd them from the polls, as has
heretofore been done, will be regarded as
breach of the agreement by the Radical
managers themselves, and will justify
whatever measures of selfprotection and
retaliation the case may require. The
agreement broken on one side, will be
broken on both.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
JAS. II. DUKE IL Go

No ballots have been touched nC
election held and no proposition has
been made to deprive any Democrat Of his
rights.-Times.
That is all right. If there is no at
tempt made to throw out Democratic
votes or Democratic boxes there will be
no hanging.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

THE VICKsBURG MURDER CASES.
We learn from the Herald that the par
ties accused of the murder of the ne
groes in Vicksburg waived an examina-
tion and were remanded to jail.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS
HINDS COUNTY
Democratic Conservative Ticket.

State Senators,
A. r. JOHNSTON, of Kinds;
j. L, MCCAsKILL, OF Rankin.
Representatives.,
OLIVER CLIFTON, MARYE DABNEY,
GEO. w. HARPER, M. r. JONES.
Sheriff,
SAMUEL B. THOMAS.
Chaacery Clerk,
w. T. RATLIFF.
Circuit Clerk,
B. +. EDWARDS.
Treasurer,
S. d. CURRIE.
Assessor,
j. B. GREAvEs.
Surveyor,
II. G.. DANIELS.
Coroner and Ranger,
w. II. TRIBETTE.
5fh Supervisors District.
For Supervisor,
j. f. TATUM.
For Justices Of the Peace,
J. II. BOYD,
LEM. HUDSON.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

Hon. A. G.. BROWN was missed from
our grand rally on Tuesday. In reply
to the numerous inquiries, we will state
that he was filling an engagement in
Franklin county.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

THE Democratic and Conservative
Club of jackson, passed a resolution at
their last meeting, sternly demonstrating
against the proposed scheme of the Radi-
cal managers to bring the Republican
suffragans from their proper voting pre-
cincts and massiDg them here at jackson
for the purpose of intimidation, and of
crowding the Conservative voters from the
polls. Voting precincts have been estab-
lished by the election managers in the
different beats, and the plot to mass the
voters at a given point is contrary to the
spirit and tenor of the law, and fraught
with violence and bloodshed. While it
is yet time, we desire to warn the Radical
managers that upon their heads will be
the fearful consequences, which will result
from the attempt to carry out this ill-ad-
vised programme.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

In view of Gov. Ames' despatch to the
Attorney-General of the pacific condition
of affairs in Mississippi, it may be assured
that all danger of inference of the U. S.
military in our elections, is at an end.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 22-Gov.
Ames has written letter to the Attor-
ney-General alluding to the pacific rela-
tions Of the opposing political organiza-
tions of Mississippi, and expressing sim
cere gratitude to the representative of
the Attorney-General now in that State,
who has brought about this condition of
things, and assured peaceful campaign
and fair election.
The foregoing deserves special men
tion. While Gov. Ames is thus bearing
testimony to the good faith of the citi-
zens in keeping the peace agreement, it
is nothing but just for them to say that
on his part, thus far, the agreement has
been maintained. As for the agent of
the Attorney-General, whoever he may
be, if he has done what is attributed to
him, he deserves well of all the friends
of law and order. Blessed are the
peacemakers
But let it be understood, nevertheless,
that the peace cannot be maintained un-
less the ballot-box is protected from fraud
and there is A FAIR COUNT.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

IF any street-corner loafng negro Rad
ical insults or interferes with a colored
Democrat who comes to the grand barbe
cue tomorrow he will get himself into
trouble. Pilot and Times let the boys
know what they may expect.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

THE Radical papers are publishing
Warmers address to the voters, but they
can't be made to see his ''secret circu-
lar" which is an equally authentic docu-
ment.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

IF any Radical, black or white, jeers
at, insults, or troubles the Democratic
colored men who will be here tomorrow
it may break up the peace agreement.
Times and Pilot please notify your fol-
lowers,
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
DO Your Duty, EsOys.

Crystal Springs Monitor
If the Radicals attempt to cheat You
out of your rights on election day, the
CLARION says hang them-and we say
hang them.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

The Cincinnati Commercial albeit
decidedly Republican, can see things as
they are in our State. Speaking of tho
Coahoma sfair it says, "the trouble
"there originated with the negroes them.
"selves, and after they dispersed there
"appears to have been no further trou-
Hble
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

ScooBA, Miss, Oct. 81, 1875.
Messrs. Poicer q; Barksdale:
GENTLEMEN-We have seen every
merchant in the place, except one Che
being ABSENT, and they will close up on
the day of the election. The merchants
here have always been in the habit Of
closing on the day of election. No busi
ness will be transacted.
Jas. II. DUKE d Go.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27
The Authorship Of che ir
ry Address.

The Holly Spring Report.
The CLARION charge t0a. +.
M. Compton wrote fho a0.0r
the leading cOlorod o0iaa..
State, addressed 90 tao m"
Mississippi. The principle.
are so Infamous, tAe .n.m
manly, and the motive
the writer be d white mu
as the viIest villain unpua
trust that tho CLuoN
mistake, for wo would b.l.a..
Marshall county should bose
the native place Of thaman
far degrade and disgrace an
write a document 9 p
slanderous to his owu uc.
We did not exactly mak. d.
as to the authorship ha.
what is the current b......a."
nifty, in terms sufficiently q.
the alleged author m opa
rise and explain, and ba aH
so.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

CONTRARY to previous accounts, the
late reports from Pennsylvania indicate
a closely contested election in that strong
Republican State.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

MIssIssIPPIANs must not falter now.
The enemy is bewildered and demoral-
lied. Move steadily onward, and victory
is assured.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

ELECT none but honest and capable
men to the Legislature. The State has
suffered too long already from the rule
of venality and ignorance.
The weekly clarion., 1875-10-27

THE Times has not heard of Ozanne,
of Pamela, and his nice little game
What is the matter?