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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
Important to Planters.

A late decision of United States
District Judge Hill is thus reported
in tho Pilot:
1t was u case in which a man, car
rying on an extensive numbering
business on the coast, purchased to.
baccO by the box aud furnished it
to his hands at cost, but to none
others, AMI was informed against
for carrying on the business Of a
retail tobacco dealer without hav-
ing first paid the special tax. The
Court charged the jury that to con-
stitutc u tobacco dealer within the
meaning OF the Internal Revenue
law, there must be selling or Of
tcring to sell for u pr. fit; that ev-
cry person. who sells or offers to
sell tobacco will be presumed to
sell tor . pr"tii, until the contrary
is shown by sufficient proof. The
proof being clrar that no profit was
charged, the ,Ictcn,ient was acquit-
ted. The tax is only s. we advise
all planters and others who supply
their hands To pay the license and
charge the cost to their hands, rs
the presumption is ayr inst them,
10 remove which COSTS much more
than the license even when ac-
quilted it il a serious matter, as the
Government don't pay defendant
witnesses.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
GENERAL NEWS.

The Civil Rights Bill has passed
Congrc -, but il SD -horn of its orig
inal proportions, that Charles Sum
ner would scarcely know his own
offspring if he We're alive.
The Radicals have paid dearly for
tho cInasculated Civil Rights and
Force Bills Uhe latter is not yet a
law. The struggle over them has
soliiified the opposition, aud divid
I'd their own party.
The Boston News, commenting
upon tho recent invitation of Srna-
tor Gordon, Of Georgia. to " cndell
Phillips, rcques ing him to visit he
the South AMI personally observe
tho inhabitants of that section and
their manners and customs, su1yrs' 8
that William Lloyd Garrison "a, :
company Phillips. The News says
further: cit must be Acknowledge
ed that the visitation experiment
has 50 far worked we'll for the South.
Foster, Phelps, Hoar, and other
Congressional chicftains have gone.
and have either been converted
from their former opinions or made
hopefully serious and thoughtful
concerning Southern affairs"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

As matter OF professional cOur-
tcsy, we ask every paper in the
state, that gets COPY of the Moni-
tor to exchange with W., and 10
notice the fact that we wish tn ex-
change with all state papcrs.-V ick>-
burg Monitor.
The Monitor finds q welcome
place upon our exchange list. Its
bright and newsy columns are read
by US with much interest. We nrc
glad to get the news from Vicks-
burg daily, something VIC have
been denied since the Vicksbur,cr
ceased to exist and since its con.
temporary, the Herald, has been SCI
hard pressed a. To exact Of us sixty
cents tor postage. We do not mind
the amount of sixty cents, hut the
principle involved. Ii the Herald
really means - business transaction
It would not be improper tor tina,
organ to ask for but forty cents,
thus allowing us twenty cents tor
postage ON our paper. Send the
Monitor along, gentlemen, and ac-
cept from us our hear,icst wishes
tor its .ucccss.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
Carrying Coal to Newcastle.

The Enterprise Courier furnishes
the following evidence of folly on
the part Of some Of our people. 1t
says:
st. Louis, let IT be remembered. l..
some 600 or 100 miles north at Us.
Recently a well know firm of this
place sent All order to that city, AMI
among other things there WAS Or
dcrcd bale If the best sheetin -.
In due time. the merchandise came
to han.i, and the sheetinss bore the
well known trade mark OF the Stone
wall Manufacturing Company, and
were, n represented, superior. But
the question arises, why send 600
miles and pay heavy ireights upon
an article which could, n any time,
he gotten here wi1isis, All hour and u
half, with mn expense save draragc ,
Tho StonewG1I Factory is THREE
miles distant from Enterprise, and
600 from ST. Louis /; and the sense
u. sending bale Of shcetin.s there
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

It's q fact: Hen Smith cOuldn' Z
withstand the temptation to serve
ON the grand jury. Early Monday
morning he put in his appearance
and took that solemn oath to dill
gently inquire into and true pre-
sentment make Of all infract.oas OF
the law that mi GIT be brought be
fore him. Now, Hen, you have
specialized in warrants-bOught and
rold them, contrary to law; you hal
u hand in the Giles mile board swim
die, and made the Postoffice re-
pository Tor the said boa before
they were posted you were board
or at the Jail when it was kept as a
private boarding houre by the
Pratts; YOU have a very fair idea
Of how much a. Warner and Ben
Cunningham are worth .gand must
know that 5000 could nat be made
out Of the ests,e OF either one Of
them, get they arc upon "Gcial
bonds in four or five times g. ,090.
Tell the truth, Smith; stick t"
your oath, and true Prcscnrment
make of these little irregularities.
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TIE FORCE BILL.

This proposed monstrOus measure
passed the lower House OF Congress
several days ago, but was not reach
cd in the Sena'c before adjourn
ment.
President Grant has already ex-
pressed himself as to what he will
do in tho event that Congress should
fail to act upoa the Southern Diff
culties. II is now to be seen what
he will do. Judging by his past &C
ton, We have every reason to ex-
poet the very worst from him. 1t
does seem to US that the dc.ire on
the part of the Republicans to pass
the Force Bill, after SO much cavil
and contention ON the Civil Rights
Bill, is gross inconsistency. The
passage of the Force Bill would d.
rrctly interfere with the spirit and
letter at the Civil Rights Bill; for
the former aims at the infringement
of the civil aud political rights Of
the sovereign people in four states
Of the Cnion-Louisiana, Alabama,
Arkansas and Mississippi. To sub
jcct the people of these states to
laws and penalties not enforced in
the other states of the Union. is
certainly unconstitutional is in vio-
lation of the law tor an equal and
just form Of government, and is
anti-repubIican and despotic.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

That hard-hearing young man
who sttends the money order dc
partment Of the Canton p. o. in
.irts on calling the editor Of the
MAIL Mr.. Wilson," Now, this is
= Islander, but not on Wilson II
We thought we zero half rs ugly IS
tho champion ugly man of the state
Of Mississippi, we think We would
10 tempted to put an end to our ex-
istsnce. But to return TO the hard
hearing young man who calls us
hard names. We want this thing
stopped. II you persist in calling
US Wilson, we will be compelled to
reali.ts by calling you Smith, {.
name - little complimentary to you
Ms the name Of Wilson is to US for
the Iatter's ugliness is only exceeded
by the formers mcanncss and dew
lltrY
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THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

This sum of follie-, in fact, most
unwise measure, has, after consum-
ing u great deal of time, after much
strife and contention, passed both
Houses of the National Legislature
and ia now law. When the amend
mcnts were tackled on to the consti-
ton and the subsequent cnactmenis
were passed, all that was necessary,
was done to place the negroes up
on perfect equality with our own
race. Special Legislation has guar
antecd to them life. liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" They
are free to compete with us upon
equal terms for all the advantages
and compensation of industry and
enterprise. They have all the rights
and privileges that we enjoy be-
fore tho law. 1t they have disa-
bilities, these disabilities were not
imposed by human law and cannot
be removed by human law. These
disabilities We ne imposed by Prov
idence. Tho Almighty has created
two distinct races upon the face OF
one he has placed the sun
light, and upon the face of the
other the clouds of darkness,
and it would be just As wise 20
enact q human law commanding the
the day that God has made to turn
to night, and vice versa, as to enact
law making the negro the social
equal of our race. Again, If our
race has been moro favored than
the black race, and if the blacks
have in times before been Cypress.
ed, it was for some inscrutable rea-
son beyond our comprehension,
This oppression, at least SO far ~
our country is concerned, has been
avenged. Slavery has been convert.
ed into freedom, clcvating chattel.
into citizens. The newly enfran.
chised have all the personal and 20.
litical rights that We possess our
selves. We cannot give them more
Social equality is alike impractica
Bile and impossible for when We
reach this point. a "hisher law
comes ina law which no human
enactment can annul-a law which
will remain in full force and effect un
til the African changes his color and
the leopard his spots. No enactment
with whatever penalty and however
stringent, constraining social cquali
ty between the races, can bo en-
forced. Social intercourse canno,
be regulated by statute laws-th'
idea of itself is preposterous So
ciety has its own laws unwrittcn
it is true, but clearly defined an'
we'll understood. These laws ar,
founded on good sense, arc adapted
to all classes and ca nditions. tn. J
are Interchangeable and AS immuta
bic as the Rock of Ages and A. cter
nal as the Creator.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
Shameful.

That the testimony in the Bcechcr
case, if it goes on rs it has begun,
will presently make the nastiest
French novel seem clearly and
wholesome by comparison. 1t is
not for us now to express an Opin-
ion As t" the truth of the testimony.
That is for the jury to do. But its
toulncss is indisputable. Strike in
to the dirty mess wherever you
may, there is always somebody do
ing something that is more naughty
than nice. Beecher is represented
us teaching the wife of another that
sexual relations are as natural and
innocent All expression OF affection
as a shake of The hand. Tiltnn is
discovered in a private room ut a
hotel at Winstead, with n - mere
schoolgirl OF sixtc. sitting by his
bedside. Elizabeth is seen setting
on her pastors lap, and feeling :: so,
so, dear father" Mrs Muulton SAYS
that after a Confession of sin, she
placed her hand On the sinners
shoulder and kissed him on the fore
head, and at another time threw
her arms about his neck, and asked
her husband to L" savc this good
man." Amid all sort of thing Wood
hull moves quite ut home, visiting
reputable married women at their
homes and kissing them, receiving
visits from clergymen, and having
the editor OF rel; ;i"us paper write
her lite, and introduce her lecture
on SEXUAL liberty TO an audience.
1t is sworn that the crime OF the
pastor was confessed to leading
men of his church, who ,bercupon
act themselves to ''hush up the scan-
dal." 1t is sworn that - mother
reveals to Woodruff the confession
of shame made hy her daughters
own lips. For years after alleged
confessions by Bccchcr and Tilton,
Il reputable married woman receives
both freely ut her house for months
after the alleged confession by his
wife, Tilton tuleratcs visits at his
house by the man accused. Really
what sort of society Is this, anyhow,
if any of this testimony is to be
credited st. Lou;x Democrat.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

A. Warner, SO the story goes,
Will ssoa appear In soldier clothes,
BY virsue Of his hate =. cOinmisli "
As General Of the state =. melish.''
Ne think we zee him ON parade.
In an his giittcring clothes arrayed,
Gavorting down tire public road.
Mug to . Possslrous, rusty sword.
And while he charges, rips and snOrts,
We ere his black and tan cohorts
Get up and xet and hy for home.
Ard leave the General all alone.
We hear him rip and - cuss" and swear,
And zee him tear his heard and hair
And bust his clothes. and brcax hi. blade
Because his ...og-rs" were afraid.
Anal thru, there. Stone. the railroad man
Who's harmed the county all he can.
With IDunkiri spa'les. Chicago axes,
He's heaprd ON u u pile Of taxes;
His ghostly b0nd- and rOtting ties.
Ills unpaid bills fur work-supplirs
8 IfIic- to make NJ all bemOan
The day we pat our trust i'm Stone.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

The baby" of the United States
Senate is Mr.. Dorsey, who is only
thirty-threc years of age. The
"para" is General Cameron. Dor
Soy, Alison and Oylcsby have young
aud pretty wives. 1Iamlin always
wears dress coat, and never an
overcoat. Ills colleague, Morrill,, ID
tho signer of the Main liquor law.
Flanagan, of Flanagan's Mills, Texas,
is jolly old fellow, who says "whar'
and thar" and rOusss the echoes
generally when he speaks. Robert
son wears jewelry OF fabulous value
emerald sleeve-buttOns worth a
fortune, and diamond studs that
would make the idols of India jeal-
GUS.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

Chance and speculation arc es-
sentials to gambling. Without them
there could be no gambling. Tho
Radical or dominant party specu-
laies in the misfortune of those OF
~ who do not belong to that party.
The carPetbaggcr belongs TO the
dominant party and is an object Of
chance. w. Ben Cunningham is =
earpst-bagger and belongs to the
dominant psrty; he spcculates in the
nisior,unes of our people, is An OBJ
jet Of chance. Speculation and
chance constitute gambling; there
fore w. Ben, the Judge1O is q
gambler.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
J. STADEkER E SON
Q a m TON, MISS


WE DESIRE TO INFORM OUR PATRONS AND
the public generally that buyer has Just returned
from the Eastern market with the Largest Most Complete
and Cheapest Stock of Goods that has the history of
Canton been offered for sale here TwomOnts constant
travel and research have served to gather together in
mass beautiful and elegantly variety of Dry
Goods Clothing, Boots Shoes aud Hats Not however,
content with this and looking the interest of
crs as well as our of the firm has remained in New
ork where he will continue to buy and forward all the
latest and recherche novelties the season. In order
to give patrons faint idea of stock offer below
for their inspection list of of the leading articles
cuded in our purchases
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

Ordinarily, gentleman would be
glad Of . lawful excuse that would
relieve him from the unpleasant du-
" Of serving on the grand jury.
Extraordinarily. . carpet-baggcr is
too glad for ~ opportunity to serve
as . grand juI lyman, and seeks the
position. Hen Smith finds it good
thing to servo on that body. He
wouldn't miss the chance.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
W. do not propose to write oul

We do not propose to write our
self down the apologist for the gam
bier, but of two evils We would
choose the least. We would much
prefer to take our chance ut being
swindIed by gambler than by q
Radical Carpet baggsr and SCALA
vag. With the gambler, luck is
sometimes with . fellow. but it is
never 20 with the latter.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

The petit jurors are drawn; they
aro matters Of luck, or chance. The
grand jurors are not drawn; they
are picked, or tho habitual Smith
would rot DO always = grand jury
man. If they arc not picked, We
have monstrous poor luck.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

The Force Bill has passed. the
lower branch Of Congress, with m
amendment making its provisions
applicable only to Louisiana, Mis-
kissippi and Arkansas-Sheridan' :
q bandit states, and another strik-
ing oat its worst feature, the Ha-
beas Corpus suspension provision.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

Grant has been asking Congress
Ior advice in the Louisiana case,
and has At last got it in the form of
. resolution by the popular branch,
condemning the bayonct election Of
Conservative members, and urging
their restoration. Will he take the
hint
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

General Tracy mentioned yester-
day the deep interest that Mr.. Beech
er takes in young men. Bat it is
not the intercs, he takes in young
men. bat the interest he took in a
young woman, that the jury are
called upon to eonsider.-Ct"c'ndt
NOntn.trciuL.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

Judge Culium, of the Fifth Dis
trict Court of New Orleans, has de-
cidcd that . railrHad company is
responsible for stolen articles taken
from sleeping cars.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

What do the people of the white
counties think of the bill to rob
them Of the ri ght t" select their own
tax collectors? The object of the
law is 10 create offices for Amcs'
henchmcn, who would otherwise be
out of employment, and to give
them the handling of the money
bags. We would suggest to the
Tax payers Leagues To scc that they
make good bonds and in default,
to combine az a body and refuse TO
pay over the levies. In their deal
ings with rapacinms blood-suckcrs,
whose only object is to consume
their earnings, they arc entitled to
all the protection which the law wi II
afford II ldriOn.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
HOSIERY.

We here nducement English
Ladies and Children,
= full line of Gents and Boys Half Hose
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

search throughout result finding
handsome and owprcd lot of
single, Shawls, in Paris patterns.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
DRE99 GOODS.

We show this department Apacas
Barrz in
sirabe and colo sandpa
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Gov. Amcs has appointed 4. Warn
or Major General at Militia.

Hen. Smith IL not the foreman of
the grand jury this time. W. b.
StinsOn, an honest man, ia.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
FIaANNEIs.

OF these goods succeeded purchasing
10
benefit of which we o our
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

and transporting it back, just for
the fun of the thing, is rather pccu-
liar, to SAY the least OF it.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
PRINTS.

In this most important adjunct
and handsome selected with
houses
a where.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
IMMENSE ARRIVALS
NEW and Seasonal
6 Q q 3 S
mAYS0N FLANDERS

THEIR STOCK of Fall and Winter Goods is now
complete and having been bought in Eastern Cities at less
prices at any time since the late "Unpeasanness,"
prepared to meet the necessities their by
offering them goods at very small advance cost, for
cash. They have also marked down prices old goods
their present value Their facilities purchasing goods
unsurpassed by any house in this city, they guar
anee satisfaction to all who give them a call.
MAYSON & LANDERS.
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DoME9TTC9.

thorough Of the different resulted
'on OF the very best brands at extremely low figures
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

The opportunity in this
VIC hatter ourselves eule in satisfactory 10 all We
hibit Collars
and small to
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
MRS. e.. SULM.

MRS. e.. SUI.M,
wi No. 1 East Side Court Square,
Keeps a full assortment of Bread and
Cakes. Plain and Fancy Candies, Domrs-
tic and Foreign Fruits. Nuts. Cigars and
Tobacco. Toys and Dress Goods. which
she Offers at the lowest cash prices.
nO2S-}n
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OE HART.

ZOE HART,
oil East Side Court Square,
Dealer M Staple Dry Goods. Plantation
SllppIi's and Family Groceries. Highest
each price paid for Cotton. and liberal adj
ya,,ces made on consignmcnts. lno2S-3ni
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06
EMMETTl. ROSS,
ATLORNEY AT LW
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
CANTON, MISS.
METALLIC BURIAL CASES
n. " ENk1. T. K'$

BOOT IN 5 HOE 5 II or
Iarated on west side Court Square
viii do all work left at my shop
promptly AMI skillfullv. Terms rea-
sonalle. \. WENhLfK
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SHOES.

Buying these goods the
Lynn through the purchase of 100
large discount from regular prices and
chance OF examining prices and
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Of
Ladies' call and
establishment will be appreciated and a
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-03-06

watchs,. Clocks and .IewrlIv Repaired
and guaranteed. All styles oi Engraving
done. jlsiin
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0I.oT1ING,

Undoubtedly pride ourselves here the materially
managed
Boys Youths and Men in Suits and prices
all who clothing mn
dealers will
be found elsewhere
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what matter the Northern carpet
bag9er had manipulated the negroes
int" their present attitude, and now
holds them for political purposes,
III antag"nism To their own best in
tcrestS.
The Mis-issiprians have, for some
time, been convinced Of the tact that
the carpet bagscrs in their midst
are not fair representatives of the
Northern people, nor of Northern
sentiment They are a kind of re-
n..gade Yankees or political ~cape
goats. Having no influence ut their
own homes in the North, they go
South in search of position and
plumber. These they obtain by at
filiating with the negroes. These
mon have effected most complete
and thorough organization of the
entire negro population OF the state,
each town or nciyhbyrhOOd having
it's own league, Or club, or society
(as il may Ice tcrmcd), and their
meetings are held VI midnight, and
ure designated by them IA their
"speal:ings." Al these "spcaking."
infiammatory addresses are ma lie
by the carpot.baggcrs. These speak
inss are attended bv hundreds of
negroes, men and women, in tho
middle of the night.
This is n sample AT Winona n
few weeks ago, five or six hundred
negroes assent BLEED ut IL O'Clock night
to listen to one of these carpet bag
gers. lie told them that they were
the righiiul owners of tbr s'ii, that
the land belonged 20 t'u.,p, that
they hal earned it by labor, Try the
sweat of their brows, that their
former master, were u-urperS, and
that now, since they had become
voters, and h.d the power in
their hands, they mast vote them