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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-13
GRAND DEMONSTRATION.


MERIDIAN, MISS, Der. 10th, 1875.
EDS. CLARION: There was a grand
OutpOuring of the Democratic Conserva.
tive masses of Lauderdale county. at
this place, last evening. A large dem
onstration was anticipated, and certainly
nobody was disappointed. We have
a 2+pouDder cannon here, a fixed insti-
tuition. If the people in remote parts of
the county were not aware of this fact
before, they didn't eed to be told of it
after yesterday and last night. This
gun, together with three or four other
smaller pieces, manufactured thunder for
the occasion. Maj. Barksdale, of The
CLARION, who had been invited to add
the people, vas on hand and made one
ofhis most telling speeches, replete with
facts, arguments and fervent and elo-
quent defamation. He was loudly and
frequently applauded. He was followed
by our Judge Hamm and Judge Morris.
who made most impressive, earnest and
eloquent addresses, which were received
with frequent demonstrations of approval.
The peoples hearts are in the cause. and
the feast of patriotic political bread that
was spread before them last night was the
true food for their hungry souls and they
partook heartily and with thanks.
AT o'clock the procession was formed
and long one it was, with a great mum.
Der of torches, interpreted with MANY
bearing devices and inscrip-
tons, both inspiring and amusing. All
The head was the Meridian Cornet Band.
There we're also some pieces of artillery
n the procession which did their own
advertising. After traversing several of
he principal streets the procession was
lalted at the speakers stand in large.
evel, vacant lot in the eastern part Of
ne city, where the speaking took place,
hove recorded. The ladies, God bless
hem, were out in full force.
The occasion was one not to be forgot
en-.
Yours in the bonds of true faith.
NIX.
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is to say, all captains, and first and second
lieutenants of companies, and all other
superior officers required to be commits
stoned, are without any lawful authority
in, or lawful right or title 10, the mill
tary offices they claim to hold. Thus it
is that in all this State there are but fUe
lawful, commissioned militia officers.
Very recently the Governor proclaimed
that citizens had -" formed themselves
into military organizations, without sane
ton of law" and now he distributes State
arms to bodies of citizens, organized as
State militia in violation of law.
All the commissioned officers of militia
in the State, excepting these FIVE, being
thus illegally in office, are without any
rights of office. At best, they are but
officers de fdcto-that is, persons holding
offices to which they have no lawful right
As to such persons, the Code declares
that their official acts "shall be valid and
binding as lawful official acts, in regard
to all persons interested or affected
thereby. Sec. 81.
This rule was established only for the
protection of third parties, but, as the
Supreme Court has declared, the ind
vidual who thus unlawfully holds office,
has no official rights or immunites.
''The incumbent himself has no privileges
and is shielded from no responsibility. If
he attempts to enforce a right grounded
on, and flowing out of his office, his title
is put in question and he must show a
legal right" He is entitled to Nc PAY
as an officer, because "not in office by
legal authority. A defacto officer can
maintain no such suit" Kimball Us.
Alcorn, As Miss. 1873.
All the so-called militia officers thusil-
legally commissioned by the Governor
without consent of the Senate, unlawful
ly hold Cffice in violation Of the consti-
tuition. | notice another particular.
The constitution requires that persons
selected for appointment as commissioned
officers of militia, ''shail be chosen for
their military knowledge and their expert
ence in arms, and their fidelity and 10y
atty" CART. 8, Sec. A. Has this CON
stitutional rule been observed by the
Governor in his appointments to colored
companies?
1t only remains to suggest that not
withstanding these very serious legal
the duty of protection seems
plainly to require our white citizens to
unite and volunteer their services 10 the
Governor, as heretofore, unless, indeed,
all the present companies thus attempted
to be organized in violation of la W, be
promptly disbanded, and the present IL
legal plan of organizing be abandoned
by the Governor.
Very truly,
GEO. L. POTTER.
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Go into the Militia.

Shall Democratic and Conservative
white men of the State go into the mi.
litia? We think it is advisable to do so.
It is not necessary for them to stop and
ask whether such body ought to be or
ganized. The powers that be say it is.
We differ with them, and believe that it
is not only unnecessary but injurious at
this time to organize men into companies
when the blood of our people is hot,
and each man looks upon a stranger with
suspicion; but those in authority say
that it is, and are going to organize the
militia whether you will or not. So it
would be unwise to let this important
branch of the State service fall entirely
into the hands of aliens and ignorant
negroes. Organize your companies, ten
der them with or without officers, as the
authorities may deem most expedient to
receive them. At any rate, tender them,
SO that it may not be said that you re-
fused your assistance to preserve the
peace. If you are not received, then be
the fault upon the State authorities and
not upon the Conservative white citizens.
Ames will organize one white and one col
ored regiment. Give him two for cne-
aye, give him FIVE, ten, twenty, forty
white regiments, if he wants them.
Take the armor of your State and
wear it; take the banner of your State
and carry it. Every man, woman and
child in the State will know that her
honor is safe in your hands.
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This morning (9th) Ames sent out
CaldwelPs (negro) company in the direc-
ton of Clinton and Edwards, to invade
the county, with the design of bringing
on fight with the whites, and thus Sc
cure Federal intervention. There has
been no disturbance of the peace in that
part of the county in several weeks, and
he can have no other but this blood
thirsty motive. Our counsel continues
to be, as it has been, to our people, not to
accept the gage of battle thus rendered,
but at the same time to be prepared to
repel the invaders and protect their
homes and fresides. if a difficulty is
forced upon them in spite Of all their
efforts to prevent it.
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Ames' Illegal Military 0rSanixa-
aiO1S.

The argument of Judge Potter show
ing that Ames' military appointments
since the adjournment of the Senate are
contrary to the supreme law and void, is
unanswerable. 1t is a demonstration.
The decisions of the Supreme Court in
similar cases, cited by Judge Potter, are
clear and conclusive. The so-called
officers are all bogus and have no more
right to command the military forces they
are put in charge of, than any other citi-
zen. In whatever they may do, therefore,
in their pretended authority, they are
tresspassers and liable to be dealt with
accordingly.
What arrogant and despotic act is this
cold-blooded fomenter of strife and blood
shed not capable of?
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THE revelations of Messrs. Pease and
Wells, both Radical Republicans and
Federal office-holders, possess rare sig
ni6cance. The gist of their testimo-
ny is that the responsibility of strife
and bloodshed is upon Ames who has
exercised his utmost ingenuity as
they charge to antagonize the races
in this State. Realizing the perils of the
situation. these gentlemen have antici-
pated the danger resulting to the peace
of the State from the organization of the
colored militia. Had they known that
this militia had been actually sent out to
overawe and intimidate peaceable and
law-abiding communities, their descrip-
ton would have had a darker and more
vivid hue.
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Mysterious WhisPerings.

Radical journals hereabouts give many
mysterious hints that SOMETHING dew
ilish sly" and mysterious and secret is
brewing in the hidden recesses of Ames'
inquisitorial chambers, that will &c crop
out" one of these days, and destroy the
opposition to carpet-bagism. They wink
their eyes knowingly, and gently whis-
per, Be patient, friends. Wait little;
cherish hope; you shall vote as you
please you aOiU be protected; schemes
are on hand to give you the victory |!
Very well, that is just what the Demo
Gratis want. Let every man vote as he
pleases. We want no intimidation, no
bloodshed, no bullying. The fact is, we
intend to outvote the carpet-baggers by
full, fair, honest vote next month, and
intend to outvote them from the ranks of
the good, honest, intelligent blacks, who
have at last, thank God found out how
the Northern Yankee vagabonds have
swindled them for eight years past.
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The Militia.

The CLARION advises the Democratic
Conservative whites to go into the militia.
We think the advice is good and should
be followed. We know Ames don't want
white companies, that his only hope OF
carrying the election is to have a negro
militia provoke disturbances, and thereby
have an excuse for arming more negroes.
The best way to meet this is to tender
white companies. and if he refuses to re-
ceive them, let him take the responsible
ty.-Homestead.
In the course it is pursuing, the CLAIR
ON is simply following the recOmmenda-
ton of the Democratic Conservative Ex-
ecutive Committee unanimously made.
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T9E SITUATION.

It is no secret that since the premedi-
tated and cold-blooded massacre of the
whites at Clinton, i number of white
military organizations have been formed
in various pats of the State for defensive
purposes 1t is known that Ames and
n clan. having d~~paired If holding the
nrgr'r- i"g ther any ",her way for
iroloa grtg their rlie IT plundef and
~ -f.e- a.. i tr~m upon manu-
"a, f n-ral
the minus oI Tue negroes 10 Inc eX-
tent that they were able, with
the most murderous intents against
the whites. Notwithstanding his assev-
ertions TO the Attorney General, that
the organization of the blacks into militia
ry companies would provoke blood shed,
he has resorted to that expedient. He
has not only organized them into militia
ry companies and is putting them under
course of training for the bloody work,
with arms of the most improved pattern
in their hands, but he has commenced inVa.
ding peaeeabLe communities Nth these armed
bands, VIGOROUSLY for the purpose of over
awning the whites and bringing on conflict
between the races. He has accepted for
militia service, only few white compa-
MES, while he has encouraged the organ
izations of numerous negro companies
in order that the latter may have the
advantage when the work of blood begins.
1t is no time now to daily with this grave
problem. The scent of blood is in
the air. Anues IS organizing murder,
civil pUar, rapine, 1CGr Of races, in our
otherwise peaceful State, aOih all its attend
ant horrors.
The time has arrived when the compa-
MES that have been formed for defensive
and protective purposes should come to
the front. There are three of them in
the city of Jackson. There are others
in other parts of Kinds county. Let
still others be formed all over the State
as speedily as possible, and armed and
equipped with the best means that can be
extemporized for the occasion. The
right to bear arms is guaranteed
by the laws of the country. We
hope to see large and imposing display
of these defensive organizations that have
been formed in our city, as soon as prac
ticable. In the meantime, let every citizen
hold himself in readiness to join one or the
other of these companies for the emergen-
cy that the bold, reckless and desperate
who is in the Executive Office
seems determined to force upon us.
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PardOned COnvicIs not Eligible 10
Vote or Register.
Very truly,
GEO. l.. POTTER.

Judge f. S. Fisher has recently deci
ded this question in a case where u negro
in DeSotO county was refused registry
because he had been convicted for grand
larceny, although pardOned before the
end of his sentence. He applied for a
writ of mandamus before Judge Fisher.
Regarding the Judges opinion, the Her
nandO Press and Times says:
"Judge Fisher delivered an oral opin-
ion, in which, after recitiug the provisions
of the constitution, and of the several
statutes on the subject, by the terms of
which disfrancAisement is made the con-
sequence of conviction Of a penitentiary
offence, he considered the effect of
pardon in restoring eligibility. He held
that while at common law pardon ope-
rated as a complete defence, and a
restoration of the convict to all his
common law rights, yet that it could not
have the effect of giving to party a
right expressly denied to him by statute.
That the statutes of the States having
expressly declared that no convicted per
son could register, it was not within the
power of the Governor 10 render this
statute nugatory by the exercise of the
pardoning power. In other words, that
the absence of conviction was one of the
essential qualifications of an elector in
this State, which could not be supplied
by any act of the Executive.
This important decision settles the
question of the right to vote of quite a
number of active Radical politicians in
this county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-13

To prove that Ames intended to pro-
woke a collision between the races, by
sending CaldwelPs company to Edwards
last Saturday, it is only necessary to say
that some of the officers and men of this
company were bloody murderers of white
men at the Clinton riot-men whose
hands are still dripping with the blood of
poor Sivley and Thompson and Chiffon.
And these fellows are sent to Edwards,
passing the very spot where their devilish
butcheries were enacted Was not this
done to exasperate the whites and start a
war of races2
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Raymond Gazette.l
Ames writes to Thomas j.
Esq, Mayor of Raymond, re4l'.
Immediately to take steps y
to trial and punishment all \.
gagged in the late disturbance !. .
This would be impudeuce, II
insolence. There are no IA
Raymond or the vicinity VINO VINO. " I.
strictly on the defensive at y ''r 4,
Jackson, however, protector
and his subordinates, and as ~.
are the men who brought Cd N. Y.
affair and murdered fleeing W." ~.
fast as they could be oyeI''A5
does Ames call for the arres' Al,
Raymond, and let the ring I'I tx.
affair pass him every day az
arrested ?
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Jackson, Mss, Oct. 18th, 1875.

JACKSON, MISS, Oct. 18th, 1875.
EDITORS CLARION:
In your issue of the 9th notice what
purports to contain remarks made by me
to travelling friend while ON my recent
trip North and East, and desire to
trespass on your valuable columns sniff
GENTLY to merely state, in unequivocal
terms, that l never made any such ex-
pressions, or said or wrote anything that
could be so construed.
A. N. KnGBALL.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Elsewhere, we have published the time
" address of the Democratic Conservative
State Executive Committee, recommend
ing the voting for all of the proposed
Constitutional Amendments, and giving
instructions as to how the ticket should
be printed. All the amendments are
good, and will doubtless receive the solid
Democratic and Conservative vste.
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THE columns of the enemy, once SO
firm and strong, are Keeling and wavering.
Their leaders have despaired. The rank
and file are panic-stricken. One more
charge along the whole line, and the vile
plunderers and thieves will be scattered
like autumnal leaves. In their terrible
overthrow, they will call upon the rocks
and hills to fall upon and cover them
from the awful wrath of the people.
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APPEAL after appeal has been made
in vain to the colored people, No more
appeals will be made to them. They will
be welcome, thrice welcome, in the grand
army that is going to redeem the State,
but they must come of their own accord.
If they think there is bad blood between
them and the white people, then its of
their own making. The white people
have tried time and time again to be
upon friendly terms with them. If they
think there is enmity between us they
can easily remove it by repudiating the
Radical leaders whom they have followed,
and who day after day, and week after
week sat in the Legislative halls in the
spring of 1875, sending forth insult upon
insult, and outrage upon outrage against
the white people and the taxpayers.
Let them talk no more about such a state
of feeling unless they themselves do
something to prevent it. 1t is in the
power of the colored people to bring
about the most kindly relations between
the races. But they need not expect it
to exist while they follow blindly, and
vote for men who use the offices to rob
and insult the white people.
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THERE is one object far beyond all
personal interests, temporary business
affairs and commercial ventures, it is de-
liverance from the infamous administra-
ton of the bayOnet party. Better sacri-
fee present comfort, and temporary
personal interests for great victory
that can be won by earnest effort, and
that will repay you thousand fold.
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STATE Tremsurer.ssNlajor
Hemingway
Brandon Republican,

Brandon Republican, .,
We suppose that few OF .s o.-
personally know Major HemIogig
candidate for State TREASURED .,-
to say that he is one OF nc S,.,r
best men in the State, Is u,s5t
State Grange--has been re .I'.o. J
ored by his county in postum D,;,, 3
and Is worthy of any dlsiin''
State can confer on him. ,ls
We would caution our PeV ,gs
forget in the excitement o. .h't b
and district elections to see 'i Ter
of w. L. Hemingway IS on 'Iisa.r
He comes fully up to the I'd 81
standard, faithful, honest IN N b.
and when he takes charge ..,s 3
the Treasures Office VIII
place Of peculatiop and Flns"
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No doubt can exist after reading the
lucid statement of Judge Potter, that the
sO-called militia extemporized by Ames,
fer intimidating voters and carrying the
election, is an illegal and revolutionary
organization. His opinion is backed up
by the action both of Chief-J Justice Pey-
ton and ex-Supreme Judge (present
Circuit judge Fisher, in granting in
functions restraining the payment of the
unexpended balance appropriated by the
Legislature for the maintenance of the
organization. Both of these eminent
jurists have decided that there is merit in
the application for the injunction, on the
ground that the act is unconstitutional
and void
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The jackson CLARION appeared on
Monday as a daily, and will so con-
tinue till the close of the campaign
Like all that Major Barksdale undertakes,
the daily CLARION is a success, and we
welcome it to our table. Vicksburg
Monitor.
Thank you, friend Monitor; but it is
due to our co-laborers to say that they
are equally entitled to whatever of credit
there is for the success of the under
taking,
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The St. Louis Republican says that
+" Governor Ames, of Mississippi, seems
-" to have laid himself out for high
" time" One would suppose SO from
the way he is rampaging over peaceable
communities with his cut-throat negro
militia. Many q fool has been brought
up on a round turn, while having ga
high time"
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What Isto \. ].

The violators are kr.
r lnat S certain atiidavits bor.
sooner or later, thew v,I', 81
cution. This may or ~ Do
the services Of the MINI.
depend upon whetbar ' \
able to discharge hi, J ~.
aid. Pilot. '-.
That's it. Why d,.,
gin to arrest the vioI,,..
handed murderers can +.
on the streets Of tbi,
would afford law-abidip,
pleasure than to see tba1
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THE meanest thing white man can
be guilty of is to put a violent TRADE
against his own race into the mouths of
insolent and arrogant negro demagogues.
This is what the author of the false and
incendiary letter addressed to the coIored
people over the signatures OF Jim. Hill,
Bruce, Wilburn and number of other
negro officials, has done.
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The white and COIored Tss
Fifth Congressional Dr.

The following is an enun-
the vote of this Congressioni q
shown by the official reported
ry Of State to the Legislature
under act of that year;
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That is fine speech in itself crowded
INTO two sentences, uttered by Cassius
d. Clay to the New York Sun: 81 am
against imitation, but still more against
Grantism. I should hardly haze turned
Tory IN l776 because of Continental naonev. y
Let the lesson Of that speech sink deep
into the heart fevery Opposer of Radical
misrule.
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In trying to overawe the people with
his negro militia, in order to carry the
election, Ames is playing the game that
Holden tried in North Carolina. Hol-
den came out ut the little end of the horn.
Ames, if he succeeds in getting up war
Of races, sUiR Be lucky # he don't come
Osa at Che end Of a rope.
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THE trouble in Tallahatchie county
was Radical affair entirely. The negro
who shot the Deputy Sheriff seems to
have been fairly riddled by his publican
brudders.
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1t cannot be pretended that there is
any resistance to law in Yazoo county, or
any condition whatever prescribed by the
Constitution which would authorize the
calling out of the militia and the hostile
invasion of that county by the Governor.
1t is not pretended that there is any in
reference with the Sheriff's Office, which
is being conducted in an orderly and
peaceable manner by Morgan's deputies.
Ames, therefore, makes Morgan's private
quarrel, with sundry citizens, from whom
he imagines there is danger of bodily
harm, the occasion for war upon the
people of the county. Whoever, before,
heard of Governor using the army of a
State to fight the private battles Of any
man, and thus lighting up peaceful
communities with the lurid flames of
civil war? This is what has come of
having the Executive Office of or State
filed by an ignoramus and reckless
self-seeking adventurer.
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Total value of lands ,55lOloi.


Add to the foregoing the Z.
sonal property by the State
municipal authorities, and O.
privileges, and the taxmu7
but little comfort in the SUI
enormous taxation, and u
government, severely testiasf
patience Of our people.
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twenty-five Cents per Week

TIE DAILY CLARION will be mailed
to any address until the election for Is cents
per week. Our Mississippi exchanges will
confer a favor by making note of this.
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TIE election day is approaching rap
idly. You have no time to lose. Let
every Democrat do his whole duty from
now until the electian.
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COlored majority ~.

1t is proper to state that
registration shows that in eva
the whites have made large g-
above figures.