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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

The N. Y. Tribune, speaking for the
Liberal Republicans, gives Vice-Presi-
dent Wilson to understand that his char
liable suggestion to the regular organiza-
ton ''to forgive and forget their SINS
and welcome them back to the fofd5 Is
not appreciated by the so-called Prodigals'
The Tribune significantly says:
But suppose they do not want to come.
We have not observed among the indie
pendent voters any overweening desire TO
be forgiven, any inclination to ego back
in the disguise of prodigals, any CON
sciousness that they have done anything
for which the Republican party may take
the liberty of forgiving them. When
the late Mr. Michael McGroarty, who
was lively in his cups, was arraigned IN
the police court for smashing the turnl-
ture. hitting the baby with his closed INST,
and knocking down his wife with a
smoothing-iron, he magnanimously OF
tered, if Mrs McGroarty would with
draw the complaint, to 60 home with her
and say nothing more about 1t. The
proposal, however, did not strike either
that lady or the justice as precisely the
thing, and Mr.. McGroarty was con-
sequently sent up. In like manner
it appears to us that when the Republi-
cans propose to forgive the independents
and say ''nothing more about it" If they
will only fall into line and vote the regu-
lar ticket, they misapprehend the situa-
ton. The independent voter, not being
in search of an office, cares very little
whether he is welcomed with open arms
or not. He has got tired of considering
political party in the light either of a
| family whose members are bound to
speak no i'll of one another, or an army
whose soldiers have only to stand firm
| and obey orders. When he protested in
public against the misconduct of Repub-
| lican politicians, and when he stepped
out of the ranks and refused to march
with his former associates who were going
the wrong way, he exercised an undoubt.
ed right nay, he performed no more than
duty, for which he certainly does not
solicit forgiveness. Let us get rid of this
notion that it is a species Of treason 70
leave your party when your party is in
the wrong. Mr.. Wilson, we presume,
claims the right of private judgement in
religion it is rather hard he should not
allow as much in politics.
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Kinds COunty Canvass.

In reference to the canvass in Kinds,
the Gazette says:
1t is proposed to place in nomination n
complete ticket of honest and competent
men, for all the offices, from first to last
in Kinds county, and to elect it. The
proposition may appear somewhat rash.
but we are not prepared to- say that it il
unreasonable. There are 1000 white
anti Radical voters in the county,. 600
intelligent men who have been robbed
Persecute1 and degraded by Ames and
his bands of white and negro tax consu.
ming thieves. Let these 1000 intelli-
gent tax-paying white people put their
shoulders to the wheel as one determined
white man, and Kinds county can be car
RED In the interest of good and honest
government as easily as Georgia. Ala.
bama, Arkansas and Texas have thrown
on the drapery Of death-expelled the
carpet-baggers and thieves-and re-es-
tabilshed good and honest home govern
ments. Are our 1000 white tax-pavino
citizens prepared to march and do battle
for the overthrow Of Ames and the re-
Of their rights in Kinds
county? If 80 let them commence the
work of organization now-to-day.
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JACKSON, July Nth. 1879

EDS. CLARION Having read Attor-
ney-General Harris opinion in regard to
the Registration law, and seeing that he
decides no law in force but that of 1873,
| take this method of calling that gentle
mans attention to the proviso in section
2 of that law, to-wit: provided that
this act shall not be so construed as to
require a general registration, until after
the merit general election" The italics are
mine. We have had general election
since the passage Of that act, and if it is
not the proper time pO,O to construe that
prOviso so that general registration
shall be had, the question arises, when
will that time come? Yours,
VOTER
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

We find the following in the New Or
leans Republican. Who will not say after
this, that the magnificent steamer r. f..
Lee, is not truly loyal and thoroughly re-
constructed?
g 1t is pleasure to notice in the Baton
Rouge Grand Era an account of the very
gentlemanly manner in which Senator
ella and his lady were treated while on
board the champion steamer r. E. Lee.
1t is almost needless to say that both the
Senator and his wife are of dark COM
plexion. The following is the extract:
On the last down trip of the Robert
+. Lee, Senator Ola and lady were
aboard, and the Senator desired to send
his wife up Red river to see some of her
relatives, and the captain of the Lee was
kind enough to hail the Bart Able and
put Mrs. Ola aboard. The public can
rest assured that they will receive the best
Of treatment on the Lee, be they white
~ V@~SAt
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

The Chunkey would-be ravisher, who
was lynched by hanging, the other day,
Willis Kidd, is the same negro who was
prosecuted here for like offence upon a
negro girl, some two years ago, and had
the luck to go clear, the evidence adj
hitting of dOubt.-Meridian Mercury.
Let the common law of this hideous
crime be hanging, shooting, burning,
drawing, or quartering after ten min
utes' trial before Judge Lynch.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat, June 81
AT III o'clock last night, all that was
mortal of Francis p Blair, Jr., passed
from earth to a better land. The an
nouncemeut, while it carries with it heart
felt regret. with not surprise the thou
sands Of friends who have been cognizant
OF the Generals condition for months
past. He died quietly, and apparently
without suffering, with his family, Dr.
Farrar and Colonel Simmons at his bed
eide.
Human aid, however, was futile to
save.
General Blair was born in Lexington
Kentucky, nthe 18th of February, 1921
and was, therefore, but fifty. -four years Of
age,
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LEST it be CHARGED that the late banc

LEST it be charged that the late hang
ing of two negroes in Sunfower, after
conviction and trial according to law for
the atrocious murder of citizen for his
money, be attributed to a g disloyal +"
spirit in Mississippi, it will be well to
state that the case is offset by another,
which occurred about the same day at
Towanda. Bradford county, Pennsylva-
MIA, for causes which are thus stated in
special to the Chicago Times:
TowANDA, BRADFoRD COUNTY, PA.
II In the presence of about a hun
dred persons, Albert Brown, negro aged
about twenty-five years, the perpetrafor
of the double crime of rape and murder,
to-day paid the penalty for his atrocious
deed, on rudely constructed galIows in
this town. The murder for which Brown
suffered death was committed last August,
and the victim was an interesting and
guileless little girl named Cora May
Greenleaf, who had just turned her fifth
year. @
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Grange, in session at Washington.
decided yesterday, by vote of to 2, to
remove the headquarters of the National
Grange to Louisville. They also decided
to hold the next meeting of the National
Grange in the same city, ON the third
Wednesday of November next. The
removal of the headquarters win take
place next Saturday.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

THE Plaindealer, the organ of the col
ored Republicans, constituting ninety
nine hundredths of the Radical party in
this State, serves this notice on somebody :
The colored people are learning to
know their friends more and more every
day, and once they find out now that
there are number of scoundrels among
them who care nothing for their lives
and nothing else except their votes, they
too will begin to realize the situation.
They have learned, and properly so, too,
to not 60 any farther for men and meas
ures than they are willing to go for them
selves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

GEN. MCKEE has authorized the Times
to say for him that he declined to partic-
iPate in the Vicksburg 4th of July meet
ing when he ascertained that persons who
had been indicted as forgers, embezzlers.
&C., (alluding to Cardozo, Davenport &
Co.. were to take part in the meeting.
This is hard on Judge Brown, who was
one of the orators.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

THE Meridian Gazette is outspoken
against the scheme which some Radicals
propose of an extra session of the Legis-
lature:
Some papers are now agitating the sub
ject of special session of the Legislature.
We should seriously regret the existence
of any emergency which rendered it nee
essary to reassemble this Legislature.
We have had enough of it. 1t is a dis
grace to the State. 1t has made the load
of the Republican party heavy enough.
We tremble when that miserable fraud
upon the people are ignorantIy and cor
ruptly dallying with their dearest inter-
ests. We are opposed to an extra ses-
sion.
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Govern or Ames.

The opinion that Gov. Ames will be
elected to the United States Senate this
winter is rapidly gaining ground in this
part of the State and his many personal as
well as political friends are greatly rejoic-
ing thereat. West Point Times, (Rep. J
The foregoing confirms what we have
before said, that Ames is pulling the wires
to elect himself to the place in the U. S.
Senate now filled by j. L. Aleorn.
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Alfalfa County.

The Democracy of this noble old coun-
ty are coming Unto line with an ardor
that reminds us of the olden time, when
she was renowned as the very Gibraltar
of the good cause. The resolutions
adopted by the meeting, are sound to
the core. They are the work of Capt.
Charley Campbell. See proceedings on
first page.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

JOHN NJ. ALLEN, ESQ.,, of Lee is .
candidate for District Attorney. He is
lawyer of great ability, and e man of un-
bending integrity. If the people of his dis
trict wish to secure the services of good
officer, his candidacy affords them the OPP
portunity. He has no superior of his age
in the State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

In the matter of appointing Registrars
the Natchez Post (Republican) takes the
ground that the law requires that they shall
all not be of the same political party
and moreover il takes the high aud hon
CRADLE position that even if there was no
such law, both parties should be repre-
sented on the Boards of Registration.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

THE new Constitution of New York
contains salutary provision authorizing
the Governor to approve such portions
OF the general appropriation bill as he
may approve, and to veto such items as
he may not approve. A similar feature
was contained in the Constitution of the
Confederate States. In the recent exer-
else of this prerogatiye, Gov. Tilden has
reduced the appropriations for the year
in his State, nearly three-fourths of a
million of dollars.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

THE following resolution passed by a
large meeting of intelligent and patriotic
citizens in Copiah county ought to be
made text of in the selection of candi-
dates throughout the State 1t is in sub
stance the old Jefersonian idea sis
" he honest, is he competent, is he faith
"ful?"
Resolved, That we are favor of voting
for no candidate for office anless he IS
qualified to discharge the duties of the office
ilteliQentty, and nth character for hon
esty that agiU secure the faithful discharge of
has duty.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

THE National Republican, Grants
home organ, pitches furiously into Vice
President Wilson, for his recent letter.
Its sentiments have impelled the organ
" to tear the mask from his face and ex-
Z" pose the hideous deformities of the
+" man as he really is, in an editorial of
column and half's length.
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HalEFare Rates to the Dem
ocratic State Convention.

In reply to our application, to the r. r.,
Companies for half-fare rates for delegates
to the Democratic State Convention, we
have received the following letters:
VICKsBURG, July 10, 1875.
MEssRs. Power q BARKsDALE: In
reply to your favor of the 9th, | say
yes" Round trip to the Democratic
Convention Yours truly,
GEO. ID. LAWRENCE,
Asst Sup't
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

Gov. DAVIS has appointed Capt. NJ.
Shaughnessy to be Brigadier-General of
this Congressional District, and he has
rendered the position of Adjutant-G G. neral
on his staff to Mr.. Jno. ID. Beard, of
Vicksburg.-Times.
We marvel at this. Lt.-Gov. Davis
appoints Capt. Shaughnessy in the absence
of Gov. Ames, and his appointee, in turn,
appoints on his staff thorough white
liner. What does it mean?
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COMMITTEES OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CONSERVATIVE STATE ORGAN
IZATI0N.
TEMPORARY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

TEMPORARY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
J. NJ Stone, of Alcon, Chairman; Geo.
L. Potter, w. F. Tucker, r. H. Taylor, l..
B. Graham, w. II. McCardle and w s
Featherstone.
COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE.
Geo L. Potter; w F. Tucker, H H.
Chalmers, Kinloch Falconer, w r. Banks
dale, T. VI. Young and T. B. Graham.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Committee to confer with Republican
Executive Committee in relation to Regis
trars II. NJ. Street, r. O. Reynolds and r
H. Taylor
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The Democrats aud Co...
Of LincoIn Ia Coup,.

AT a meeting of tbeci,z.a.
county, held at the court Nom.
haven on Saturday, JuIy
ii. +. Atkins was chosen pr
j. NJ. Buckley elected Searr..
The chairman briefly s.aei
Of the meeting 20 be tbe am...
delegates to the State Dema.-
vention, which assemble, mr
August Sd, 1879, and ths n.
time for holding County q
for the nomination Of candidate
ty officers and members of H.
ture.
On motion the Chairman.
committee on rcsolutiuuscang
following gentlemen: d. b. Il.
r. IL. Thompson, G.. W. Far
Ferguson, j. A. Price. D. H
Smith, VIM. Sasser, Err A.#.
j. r. Gouugblood.
The committee on rtsoIu..Ur.-
the following:
ReSoired ld That ue ara.. 4.
the enforcement of every com.
guarantee for the protection o..
ty and property of the citizen.
respect to race, color or pvu#
ton.
ID. That we recognize iu M. IA
party OF the State Of Mississippi
ganization dangerous 10 tha pa0
and destructive TO the material
Of the State Therefore we m
good citizens 20 unite with usia H
back the administration of tH.
an economical expenditure of %.
funds, TO u low rate of taxation .
the election Of men 20 office H..
vate and public history i-a gmn
their honesty, capacity and a|
to the constitutions, both Stat. u
eral.
3D.. That Convention be- .
Brookhaven on Saturday Dha'f
Of August, 1879, for tha n
nominating county officers mm 0.
to Il Senatorial District CougmHH
4th. That we recommend them.
of the people in primary converts
held in the several Supervisor .
on Saturday, August 7th, 1885,.
point delegates tothc County Cons.
and suggest the following pou.u
bic places, to-wit:
Beat /, at BroOkhayu m0 .
chitto.
Beat ., at Stephen Wh.a
Beat 3, at Daniel Halls
Beat I, ut Lard's Mills
Beat 3, al CaseyviIIc
Each beat to select SIS da0ar
delegates TO be chosen by OBJ. n
and three by Che
Brookhavcn.
9th. That the Chairman 0.
ing appoint an EXecufIva O
consisting f five member. a.
charged with the duty of c.H.au
delegates 10 said ScuuI1ua. ~.
from the counties of Lawrence
and unite with them upon OBJ.
place Of holding the same; aa. 4"
hat they be entrusted with ua
aud duties as usually appermn
utive Committee
Upon motion the reH.u
unanimously adopted. and tH0
discharged.
The Chairman, iu pursuance
'esolutlon above, appoIuui.h.
Executive Committee
Beat +, Il. II. Thompson j
w. Furr, Beat 3, y IS Price p
A. Smith Beat >, s. T. Mel.
Upon motion the Chairman
o the Committee as il7 Cha.m
Upon motion the Chairman
he following gentlemen as aa..
.lternates 10 the State Democrat
'ention delegates, j b la@
i. APplewhite, A G. MnNa.
Mates, G. w. FUR, A. E
J. w. Huffman.
The Brookhayen Citizen Sun
incl and jackson Clarion asef
D publish the proceedings
The following gentleman '
Or and addressed che meeting .
thompson, Hon. Il. i. Apple.
:. McNair, j. VI. H. Martin
On motion the meeting aI'1.F
II. y. ATKINS,
j. NJ. Buckley, Secy
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

The Alabama Radicals are declaring
for Grant for another term. He has now
secured the endorsement of two Southern
States, viz: Alabama and South Caro-
lima. If Grant desires it he can enter
the Convention with 1872 Southern votes
safe. Fifty-seven from the North will
give him the nomination-that is if his
Southern Hessians don't desert him.
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The Way They Talk HI.

Vicksburg and Warren county have
been more outrageously plundered by
arrogant and unprincipled ofice-holders,
than any other county in the State, and
that is saying great deal. The Mont
tor, referring to the fact, says:
There is one thing very certain. II
is on the books that this people intend to
have honest and competent men in office
after this year-peaceably if We can,
forcibIv if we must"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

CRosBY's new bond, according to the
Herald, which speaks approvingly of the
policy, has been made by Thomas G.
Bedford, who will, in a few days, enter
upon the discharge of his duties as chief
Deputy, and run the Office. The Her
aid says he is an old citizen, man of I'M
questioned integrity and fine business
capacity, and will be endorsed by every
citizen in the county that ever heard OF
him
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

GEN. T. G. McMAKIN, who was per-
sonally known to many of our readers
and with whose name as princely host,
and knightly and genial gentlemen of
the olden school, died at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, on the 18th inst. He had
passed his eightieth year.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

WE would inform the Vicksburg Her
aid that the voting in the Copiah County
Convention was not done per capita,
but by beats-each beat having been
allowed so many votes. In addition TO
the delegates, there were not less than
four hundred voters in attendance. The
meeting was larger and more determined
in the spirit it evinced to rescue the
county from the Radicals, than any
which has been held since 1868.
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Democratic Meetings.

In addition to others heretofore men
toned in our columns, are the following ::
Lauderdale, July oath.
Montgomery county, July 18th.
Democratic primary election will be
held in Simpson county, July 22d.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

Messrs. John F. Smith, c. w. Tatum,
w. A. Cole, j. Blankinship, Committee,
have called meeting of the Democracy
of Jasper, at the courthouse, on the 31st
July to select delegates to the State Con-
ventions, and to organize thoroughly for
the canvass.
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MOBILE d. ONO r. r.,

MOBILE, ALA, July 10, 1875.
GENTLEMEN To yours of the 9th
inst, in reference to the Democratic and
Conservative Convention, etc, | will state
that excursion tickets will be issued in
accordance with your request 70 Meridian
and return at three cents per mile, each
way. Agents will be instructed.
Very truly,
CHARLES l.. FITCH,
Genl Ticket Il Pass. Agent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

A correspondent from HazIehurst
writes: "Quite split in the Radical
franks after their nominating Convention
ION Saturday last. Everything looks
''bright for Copiah." The ball is in mo-
ton in Copiah; let it roll on until that
gallant old county is disenthralled, re-
deemed and regenerated. Let her peo-
pie be represented, not misrepresented,
in the next Legislature.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

THE Daily Times has terrible exec
ration (which We infer to have been ad-
ministered by Capt. Lake, of T. w.
Cardozo, Superintendent of Public IN
struction. As the Times is Republican
paper, and Capt. Lake has been kept in
the office of U. S. Marshal by the Ad-
ministration, after determined effort to
remove him, it is fair to assume that he
is high republican authority. That por.
ton of his article which relates to Cardo.
zo's crimes and misdemeanors as public
officer, deserves to be carefully read.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

THE Grenada Republican says Its party
1.-THE RadicaD "has reached a period in
s. its history when it will require the ut
:" most caution in management to save it
g from overwhelming defeat
More than likely.
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An Independents View "
Radical Prospect
N. Y Herald j

n. Y. Herald
The number of Presidential ri.
who are anxious for the Rapu1.
ination is slowly but constantly
ing.
Friend after friend IapNH
Who hath notlOst % iri'..
1t begins to be generally sH.p
IN spite of Democratic f1oIsaa
country is turning is face io"..
party and its back upon the beh.
The shrewdest men in the ha.
party are making up their mI1..
democratic interregnum ana
many Of them are not sorry 4.
Democratic leaders North and 7.-
only managed TO inspire Che coul..
a little confidence in their con'-
wisdom in the last four or hyeyel
would carry Oft with them neA,o
large and the best part Of the y
can party. This is a disagreeaio.
Of things for the Republican le3 ii...
they have themselves alone 20 D.'-
it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

The Meridian homestead is right. If
Messrs Mathews and Gibbs acknowl-
edged to have received twelve hundred
and fifty dollars to secure pardon for
Barrentine, and were not paid that
amount as fee for professional services,
professionally rendered, they should let
the public know what they did with the
money.-Jackson Times, Republican
There is general demand for more
light.
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WEa al aI,e Tl (rI Iolg, l141

They were seated at a late dinn.
the door bell rung, and the seI'. N
ded a card to Lavender's wife.
good gracious, it's our minister
been eating onions she exc.
4" Never mind, " said Lavender
need not kiss him to-day"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-14

The Union printers and the publishers
at Chicago, have compromised on the
following rates; AZ cents per l 900 ems
upon morning papers, and ~ cents on
evening papers.