The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-08
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Dem0CTatiC-C Conservative Party
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Aaatast I.t r-of THE
STATE or MISSISSIPPI.


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ADorrEDLS CoNvENrloN AUG. @. 1876.
The h mn9duu and d. 1ltntat.u people
: .fof tiic STATE at Mississippi iu Convention ..-
seiubWtl, dvokfHg The bles itirot AID aHF.
God on iheiragnarlsl audr intitiug .the cn-
operation oi all citizens 40 the Static whn
= favor au honest, impartial and economical
admiut- rattan "a, a1uIItthe follow uE De-
Felaratinn ot their aims and principle
Isl, We Ttgoglizr and 800. maiutaIu tIc
fcivil WRl bo. Neal equality ot aIl mth 4- e--
IA irsf4fftH9lF VIE Constellation urfhU. United
: - sata ssidt hcs AmeudHi, tas. tbFrrto.
a. 81. W. are in favor oftle education of 800
! the uhillrouof the state jon public schools,
, ltsnstairsii BY adequate taNa;ian, but we are
. opposed 10 cNtrayagant o. parts an admilis-
ftration ~ SAID schools.
81. The election only of honest. fithuL
FAnd c0uIbeteht men, for an offices lrom tag
Y hlghesf a. fhn.lowesf.
r. abs Ecopotny Ia the administration of tHH
GoveTnmenti The abolition 0f useless luI
! unnecessary offices; aud ftducton in tLc
4 tees&lld salRnts % those that arc retained.
and a strict snt rigid accountability 0f HI
20 =vers having the custody 81 pUllU mon
/ ey~ on charged with Us collection.
q 5th. Biennial sessions ui the Legishiure.
aud asre ltctiou iu thc eNprnFes oi chat u--
T Partnlont a. the government anal wr le-
/ nounSe the keplbiiean party oi Che State
/ Tor uirlr violated pledges oi thls subject
! 9Th. Tie Selccl Ion 90 an ablU tuu Cumue-
tcut iilaiEiauEs and alliitiuiun of thc.Iud.cs
f isi3iSif8 b5Fdd8iS&&a BSb Alt 6&Bii' 5li Be-
bWmOved
! Tth 4 di.routinuWnco ~ tao enormous
eNil Of special aud local legislation, Hud boo
l ~ stead thcfgtct plentQi general iaUE uuicr
which ktd and private Interests will he
! Wlly protected.
! Sih. The curouragclhcut oi agriculture. bv
B.sVcuring the farmer aud the Ruorrr thr iu-t
/ rewards ui thp#p RGltsplda tutHttl aart DIS
tplicI nem Che burtcuSome taxation which
| now consumes their substance.
oh. The encouragement OF manufacture
l0lh. The rlcyatiuu,ol the standard oioH-
cial character, 50 A. % iufu.c into official
liie "a SENSE oi public duty, the spirit ut Ua-
| trioiS ami htrernN tn tLe end tUtt
guvcrumtrG,llp HId4pu Bile AutboUtly maF
bc Invested with tie moral Influence arI
dignity which will insure respect and obcIl-
cucc.
llth We favor Immediate action or dc
general government for thu protection uf
the Mississippi river loNlands against iuuu-
datiOn.
I2th. The building mp of plrtrlu news
papers hN legislation; lhc aiming uf tU.
militia 10 time ~ rratr, Bic uueonstiluliou-
al atbimpt 90 iitke from uIc people thc pIrr--
tiou ~ tax collectors, the att, mptcd pa-sH.e
ct the Metropolitan Police hill, ulr me-
tempted corrupOiul ot lhc Judiciary hy ihr
use of Executive patronage, Wc urupuugg
a. gross outrage upon thc constitutional
liberty while, a- tNtdt nee 40 the utter iu-
capacity OF our present rulers, 60 administer
tlIc affair, of the state. We point to the WHr-
otcouW-inu iu which TIM revenue and rcgl--
tratiou law. of the state have become iu-
VolNcd Tia" necessity of extraordinary sus-
siob- 81 the Legislature 10 cure the plumbers
aud toliics ui tile regular sessions, and tu
The rctieatnd EN@aittvc aud legislative a.I-
which have been, by the supreme Conn.
declared unconstitutional uud void.
l3th. That we cordially INVITE thr Nul.r.
ot all the people 81 botlf races, 90 uuttr vIE-
"r"u-It With MS in the approaching canvass.
in q determined effort tVgiVe success iU tNr
foregoing principles, and thus tu secure io
ourselves and our pOsterity, The blessings uI
an honest, economical government admin
lstcred by able, efficient and competent pub
Tie officer
TnE following aAidavits will show how
the jury happened 10 bc hung BOO tbe
CarduzO trial
Nicl,sburg Herald l
On August 10Th, 1919, IN Shannon.
Miss, county of Lee, State of Als-.--
sippi, DR. W. f. Smouton told mr chat
there was money sent here to him 60
bear the expenses of Pope, Martin uui
Williams to Vicksburg at tie limo OF rhe
trial of Caydoz0, and that the money Wl-
sent to him (Simonton) TO give to Will
Hams that Williams and Martin went.
that Judge Hill told him (SUuontouJ that
this man Martin was one of the jurors
who tried Cardozo; that he gave the
money TO Williams, t
Martin is,a white man Uet-blgger
Ran away from Vicksburg during the
riot there some months ago, and game Up
here, and has been teaching a negro
school in this county ever since, and
boarding NTH negroes. .....
Pope is a brother-in-lRW Of Martin
carpet bngger-andi in the same business.
came here under the same crcumstances
and at the same time Williams cumo
here as a negro school teacher about Che
same time the Others did He isu bright
mulatto, IA petbugger from New York
lie has ac6BdUctea Himself -yery well
since coming here, and Is much more
respectable in every way than Martin
and Pope. Williams is a reputcd bother
in-law-ofl CaFdoz0 ..
This the 18th of August, 1875.
.t -. SPARKS,
Justice Of the Peace and Postmaster at
Shannon, Miss.
. BTNfEME%r OF d. ~. WElE.
am "A druggist iu shannon, Miss. OH
Miss. ~ r. Simohtoh told mc lhu .H.
Republican party IS too corrnpG tnreo.|
.ptTgiHR.- jsor instance, said -lmYut1u-
this man Martin went 3D. NickshuJg uI
was Juror on The tripl OF Clulull, when
at the same time Bic was ciGl.u .i iHI-
county, aId was ohiployed by mo u- 81
school teacher iH.ths county
w. i. Simonton Is Superintendent d.
Education III mis- county, and ra Re-
publican.
Williams, Pope and Martin are 1al
men as represented IN the above sta.o-
meat Of Mr. sparks, and came to lh-
county az set forth III Said Statement
Martin is n rival of w. i. Nmpulau
for the Office Of county superintendent VI
tgitn.ati0n IN this c6uhfy.