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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25
The Cotton I'iN In yai-si~zIppE--a d-
verse Lseport OF Committee.

The Committee on the Judiciary OF
the Senate. 10 whom was referred tne
petition of the citizens of DeSoto county.
Mississippi, praying the return of tn.
taxes assessed and collected, 0u cotton
for the years 1865, 81, '6s and go. res.
pectiyely report that the petition ot the
citizens of DeSoto county. Mississippi
asks the return of the tax on cotton iur
the years 1860, 90 $50 inclusive com ta.
grounds that the tax was unjust and 0u.
pressivc, and because it was uuc0ustitl-
tioual. The Government of the United
States has been obliged 90 raise O. largo
amount by taxation Co dofray the as.
penses 81 the recent war. The property
and industries at the North. have been
heavily taxed, and as cotton constitute.
the principle wealth OF the South. thu
committee see no reason why "a tax Ou DO
should be considered unjust, or upnru.
siye. The cotton tax has been claimed
to be unconstitutional for the fulI0wiu.
reasons
First because il is equivalent to "a direct
tax and is not laid according Go uupu-
latidh; when the Constitution was framed
the larger States were careful to provide.
that the direct tax should bc ucr0rlIu.
10 the population for fear that tax upm
land by the apre might impose large auI
unequal burdens on them, heuca iI.
Constitution, article one. section ESQ.
provides that direct taxes, shall hc ur.
portioned among The several States. a..
cording to an enumeration made every
ten years. But the cotton taN Is mot ID
direct or "a land tax; il Is tax ou lho
productions of che land, 10 ~ ana excise
ON cotton severed from the land bon tu.
bale and by the pound
Second, the tax is claimed to boz m.
constitutional, because il Is not uniform
The eighth section of article one. ur..
vdes that all excuses shall be uniform
throughout the United States. Ihi- aN
is uniform; il is the same whether the
cotton be in Maine or Louisiana; enc aul
that cotton is grown at the South AMID
not at the North creates no want of m-
formity any more than the fact that mlu.
ufactures are found 40 The North more
than at the South, renders tax ou tHr
products of the Northern mechanic par-
tial and local. Any ono can raise cotton
and rs n matter Of fact Northern capital
is invested in It's production. The oz-
else is uniform.
Third, is is said the tax is uuconsttu.
tional, because it is tax ON exports.
The ninth section Of article one, provide
that-"No tax or duty shall be laid ou
articles exported from any State" Tho
fact that any article may be or is largely
exported does not make the article 900
exported article This IA simply uN
on cotton. The object Of the coustm-
ton was to prohibit a tax on expectation
and this tax is not that The Commit
tee therefore recommended that the pete
ton be not allowed
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25
The Right way 10 Treat ii.

From the Vicksburg Heraldl
Governor Ames has appointed Mr.. ia
cob Adler to the position of City Judge,
an office created by an act of the last
Legislature. As the people of Vicksburg
were not consulted in the matter, and as
they never asked for, and do not need q
City Judge, Mr.. Adler will not find the
duties of his office very embarrassing or
laboriOus.
1t will be the duties of the Mayor to
instruct City Marshal King, who is made
the executive officer of this new Court,
to disregard and treat with contempt any
orders he may receive from Judge"
Adler, and to notify that gentleman that
the Board of Aldermen will refuse to
make any appropriation for his salary.
The people do not need the judicial ser
vices of Mr.. Adler, and they do not pro-
pose to pay for them His orders, judg-
ments and DEGREES will be treated with
profound contempt
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25
AbOuf Help.

1t is the poorest kind of economy for a
mother, if she can afford to have help, TO
slave and flag herself out day after day,
besides working far into the night, tor
the purpose of saving eXpense-Irue,
many mothers say, "help is a nuisance, "
" / would rather my work was half-done
than bother with a girl" etc. But we
must not be too particular. Remember,
we cannot find perfection in any one, and
while girls cannot do just as we'll as you
do, or as you think they ought, they do
the best they can. Speak pleasantly to
them, and whenever they do right, do
not fail to speak of it and let them know
that you appreciate their efforts. to please.
In fact, the lady of the house is not
always an angel, and a good deal de-
ponds upon the example She makes her
self. Poor help annoys us fearfully,
but a tired, halfsick, WORKOUT mother
puts a whole household out of sorts, and
to the children, home ceases to attract
when mother is always scrubbing, scour.
ing, scolding and grumbling. Try to
be cheerful. If you have so much to do
that you scarcely know what or how to
begin, do not talk of it, but do what you
think you ought to do, and letthe rest go.
Lady Granger.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25
THE PARTING

Goodnight / have % say Eood-niglt
To such "a host az peerless thingsi
Goodnight unto that FRAGILE hand
All queenly with IT, weight ~ rings:
Good- night 90 fond. uuliffcd evp4
Goodnight % chestnut braids of hair
Goodnight unto the perfect mouth.
Ana all The sWcctness n,.ffat fNrr..
The snowy hand duf8iu- mr. fhcu
I'M have Go -ay g1,d-aIsf Hs.|Yf
But there viii come 20 time. mv love.
When, 30 I Tcnd our -fIr- arehL
] shall not liu2rrby fuis gate
With my adi.u- TIN ta,n. -ool-ui.uf.
You wish thr time were DOW. Aud D.
lon do NOT blush to IHte DO -as
\ on would have blu.hed yourself f0 deaf.
To own $40 much "a year ago.
What both these snowy bands ah. f..U
IN have to .ay COOL might again.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25

The editor of California journal has
gone to attend the State Legislature as a
member, and his partner publishes a
card in which he says: During his
absence the conduct of the paper Will de-
volve upon our talented self and our hum
bic assistant, and we want it distinctly
understood that anything appearing in
these columns particularly brilliant is to
be credited to the former, while the lat
ter is alone responsible for such articles
as are calculated to bring down upon the
author the condemnation of a discrimi-
mating public.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25


Reports from the British representa-
tives abroad, showing the earliest ugc at
which marriage can be legally sOIemuIl.d
in each of the States Of The continent Of
Europe, have been presented t0 tho
House Of Commons, in pursuance of
their address dated June 10, 1874 lu
Austria the age Of discretion, both i.r
males and females, u fourteen, and tnrs
period Of life must bc reached ou both
sides before a marriage can bo valid i'm
Hungary, however. the marriage lava
are entirely ecclesiastical. and maIp. uI
the Roman Catholic confession cannot
contract marriage until they have com.
pleted their fourteenth year, nor female
till they are twelve ycur- of age. IHu
Orthodox Greek Church fDilow thcsame
rule; but Protestant- consider males uu.
der the age ofcightccu and female under
the age of fifteen unable 90 contract valid
marriages In Ciscilhauia. Jews urs
subject To the civil law; but bon Hungary
there il no restriction a, III tho aee ut
which they may marry. In ku-a. elra.
teen wears for males and sixteen ar a..
males are the periods of life he which
marriage NAV be legally contracted u
Turkey. there Is ~ general nw OH l.e
subject Of marriapeahlo ares. The IH.
ian law fixes eighteen wears for mtI.s
and fifteen wears for females g-tha r.r..
est time of life "a. which marriage mrr
be solemuized Prussia. ~ Ic -mlar.
of December 1872 sanctions mHrr....
in the case of male. ON the completion .I
their eighteenth wear. and The uur.,u..
year in the case of lemale4. u9 cNuurtI.u.
being allowed b. these provisions. IUe
law IN France states the earliest ae. Hf
which marriages can be- contracted u 0.
eighteen years in the casc af ma...
and fifteen iu the case of i.mH.s. u.
powers of Ji.pensatiYn arc reserved u.
the code. Under the old monarchy H...
could marry at thc age of fourteen u.a
girls AT twelve: AIS under ancient Roman
and even Atheuiau law. The Belgium
code Is the same "a. tho French En- ...-.
MINING the ace. of eigbteen and Gu..H
saveraIlv "a those MI which men and s..
men may marry. and in Leaving rIe.t
ofdi.nensati,p In Greece. u.4I.s r.r.
nor narrv before f,urtrao year- of ...
nor female before t,yclya while fu r..
Tonian I.lapds. sixteen and fourteen e.sr.
arc resnecfiveiy NM local aoe- A. b.I
has been. or Is about ~ ba. introduced
into tho AtLori4p Chamber nrr..rr....
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25
OWES Me HE Love- Me NOT.

II Harper Bazar.l
etaE- plucked and thrown away
To- the breeze are floating;
nai-y. prav. my fortune say,
Il WHO i on me tioatin@r
II. loves me, hc loves me not;
II III loves me not, ne loves me;
Uai-y. pray, my fOrtuuc say.
IL loves me not, he loves me.
NJ he be "a soldier smart.
Who by storm will take me?
A. viIl "A sailor break my heart,
Ills figure head to make me-
il loves me, etc.
Kill he be man TO preach
Fvpu--ong and matiu?
Dr. shall / 20 - school again,
with Jack to teach me Latin:
IL loves me. etc,
vii it De coach and folr?-
VIII it be a carriage?
ar will cart be at the door
70 take me 20 my marriage?
lie loves me, etc.
Nil IL be in cotton, silk,
4 Or rags, that III b" married
Welcome the worst, III take the first,
And never say | tarried,
lie loves me, etc.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25

Gordon, OF Georgia. and Repre-
sentative Lamar, Of Mississippi, in Bos-
tOn-Their Reception and Entertain
ment ut the Somerset Club House,
speeches by the Distinguished Guests,
and 0thers---Patriotic Sentiments Ofthe
Southern congressman, etc.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25

"Jane, what letter in the alphabet do
you like best ?" "Well, don't like to
saw, Mr.. Edwards" s'Pooh nonsense I
tell right out, Jane. Which do YOU
like best ?" ''Well, (blushing and drop
ping her eyes,, like (u) the best"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25

The saddest thing in life is the specta-
Gle afforded by young person who has
burnt all her hair of her forehead with
a hot slate pencil and cannot afford 60
buy q row of curls.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-25

Wasting sweetness-putting your arm
about pretty woman.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

Mr.. Burch, by unanimous consent, sub
mi TIED the following motion:

XAAs OuAVuS Wy Uu0A1ACu0 CUu1CuU, 6UU
mitted the following motion:
Whereas, The committee to examine the
books and Accounts Of the Auditor and
Treasurer have made only partial report,
upon which a resolution of impeachment
against the Auditor of Public Accounts
has passed the House of Representatives.
l therefore move that further action on
this case be postponed until the first Tues
day Of the regular session Of 1876, and that
the committee to examine the books and
accounts of the Auditor be requested at
that time to present a complete report.
On call of the yeas and nays the motion
was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas - Blackburn. Blunt, Brewster
Burch, Cage, Dumont, Ola, Greene, Kelso,
Landry, Mascot, Pollard, Stamps. Sypher,
Twitchell, Weber, Whitney, Young--ls.
Navs-Alexander, Allan, Detiege, Eus-
It's, George, Goode. Grover, Harper, Her
wig, Kelly. Ogden, Robertson: Steven,
Wharton, White, Breaux-l6.
Absent and not voting-Anderson, Chad
bourn-2.
On call of two Senators the Senate went
into executive session.
Executive session having been raised,
the following Senators answered to their
names
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson.
Allan, Blackburn, Blunt, Brewster, Burch,
Cage, DumOnt, George. GoOde, Greene,
Grover, Harper. Herwig, Kelly, Kelso, Ian
dry, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson, Stamps,
Steven, Sypher, Twitchell, Weber, Whit
ney, YGung-2S.
Absent-Messrs. Breanx, Chadbourn. De-
tiege, Eustls, Ola, Pollard, Wharton, White
S.
The President in the chair declared
quorum present.
The President directed the Secretary to
announce to the House of Representatives
that the Senate had no further communica.
tons, and was ready to adjourn sine die.
Mr.. Twitchell moved that special com
mttee be appointed to wait upon the Gov
ernor of the State and inform him that the
Senate was ready to adjourn sine die.
The President appointed Messrs. Twitch-
ell, Blunt and Ogden.
The committee reported that the Gov
ernor would sign a joint resolution ex
tending the time to twelve O'Clock, mid
night, but not hey nd that time.
Mr.. Wharton submitted the following mo-
ton:
That the chairman of the Committee
on Contingent Expenses Of the Senate be
and he is hereby required to issue voucher
for $'5 to the reporters representing the
Picayune, Bulletin, Times, Bee, Louisia,s-
iaa, Republican, and German Gazette.
Adopted.
Mr.. Brewster submitted the following
motion:
That the thanks of the Senate are due to
and are hereby rendered to the Hon. G.
c. Antoine, President of the Senate. for his
impartial decisions, honest and honorable
course, not only during the extra sessions
of the General Assembly of 1875, bat dur
ing his whole term IA President of the SEN
ate and Lieutenant Governor of the State.
Mr.: Sypher moved to adjourn sine die.
The President, at the hour of T. NJ, de
clared that the Senate stood adjourned sine
die.
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary IF the Senate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27
Second Recess.

At 10 A. NJ. on Saturday, April "a, the
Senate met, and was called to order by
Hon. c. c. Antoine, Lieutenant Governor
of the State and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the Senators were as
follows:
Present-Messrs. Alexander, Black burn,
Brewster. Burch, Cage, ChadbOurn, Eustis,
George, Gla, Goode, Greene, Harper. Kelly,
Ogden, Pollard, Robertson, Stamps, Steven,
Twitchell, Wharton, White, Whitney-22
Absent-Messrs. Anderson, Allan. Blunt,
Breaux, Detiege, DumOnt, Grover, Herwig,
Kelso, Landry, Mascot, Sypher, Weber,
Young-l4.
The President announced quorum pres
emf.
Prayer by the chaplain.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman of the Committee
on Finance, submitted the following.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE,
New Orleans, April a. 1875.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance beg leave to
report by substitute for Senate bill No. a.,
entitled ian act for the relief of the city of
New Orleans. and to authorize the Common
Council OF said city to sell, lease or hypOth-
ecate its property, real or personal, or it's
revenues; to provide for the payment, ad-
.iustment, reduction, extension and funding
Of the bonded and floating debt OF said
city; to consolidate, limit and provide for
said debt, principal and interest; to author
ize necessary ana appropriate taxation
therefor, and to provide for the enforce
ment and collection Of the same, and to limit
the rate of taxation; to abrOgate certain
penalties; to exempt certain bonds from
taxation; to prohibit the levying of certain
taxes, and to repeal conflicting laws"
Senate bill No. SO, entitled an act to settle
and fund the outstanding indebtedness OF
the city of New Orleans, extend the time OF
payment, reduce the rate of interest. create
q sinking fund; to punish misdemeanors,
relieve officers of certain penalties, and
secure to the holders and owners OF the
funding bonds the prompt and certain pay
ment of interest and principal, and recom-
mend the passage of the substitute.
Respectfully submitted,
w. w. WHARTON,
Chairman.
A call of yeas and nays resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Alexander, Allan, Blackburn,
Blunt, Bnrch. Cage, George. Ola, Greene,
Harper, Kelly. kelso. Landry, Mascot
Ogden, Pollard, Stamps. Twitchell, Weber,
Wharton. Whitney-2l.
Nays-Breaux, Brewster. Detiege, Eus
tia. Goode, Grover, Herwig, Steven, Sypher,
White-lO.
Absent and not voting-Anderson, Chad
bourn, Dumont, Robertson, Young.
The report was taken up and substitute
bill read.
While the bill was being read Mr.. Whit
ney moved to suspend the further reading
of the bill.
Mr.. White objected to the suspension of
the reading.
The bill was read through.
The President announced that the bill
was on second reading, and open to amend
ment or engrossment.
Mr.. Whitney moved that the bill be con-
sidered engrOssed.
Mr.. Twitchell moved the previous ques
ton.
Seconded.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

COSTINUkD On bIATH FAGE.l
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27


COMMITTEE ON CORPoRArIoNs)
ard ParOchial Affairs :
New Orleans, April "a, 1873.
To the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your committee have the honor to report
House bill No 50 without action as follows:
House bill No. 30. entitled an act for the
relief of the city of New Orleans, and to
authorize the Common Council of said city,
in concert with five real estate owners to
be elected by said Council as a consulting
board, to sell, lease or hypothecate its
property. real or personal, on certain con-
ditions; to provide for the purchase thereof
by individuals or corporations formed for
the purposes to compromise and define its
obligations, and to lapeal conflicting laws.
NJ. II. TWITCHELL,
Chairman.
Mr.. Twltchell moved to suspend the Sen
ate rules to take up the bill.
Two Senators called for the yeas and
nays:
Yeas - Alexander, Anderson. Allan,
George. Goode, Greene, Grover, Herwig,
Kelly, Landry, Mascot, Ogden, Robertson,
Stamps, Steven, Weber, Wharton, White,
Whitney, Young-25.
Nays = Blunt, Brewster, Burch, Chad
bourn, Detiege, Ola, Harper, kelso, Pol
lard, Sypher, Twitchell-ll
The Senate voted to suspend the rule,
two-thirds of the members present voting
in the affirmative.
The bill was taken up and read in part.
On motion of Mr.. Whitney the further
reading was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Burch, under operation
of the previous question, the main question
having been ordered, the bill was inde6-
nitely postponed
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

That said Charles Clinton, Auditor of
Public Accounts of the State of Louisiana.
unmindful of the high duties Of his office
and his oath OF Office, and in violation of
the constitution of the State and the laws
enacted Hereunder, did, on the twentieth
day OF June, A. d. 1873, make settlement
in his official capacity, with F. j. Heron,
State tax collector for the parish of Or
leans, and did receive from the said +. j.
Heron several Gums of money, amounting
in all to the sum of $ll65, which sum
of &ll65 the said Charles Clinton
retained in his own possession and
use until the tenth of December.
1874 whereby the said Charles Clinton
COSTINLEU On alArH EAGEl
, 1875-02-04
FRESH MEATA OF AL KINDS.
CORNED BEEF & PORK. HAA ;,
BACON AND LARD.
LIVERY STABLE

connected with the Hotel and Stage Line. 40
that PARIS visiting the large Milling Estab-
iishments Of Ports Blaksly Madison and GAM
Sle will be forwarded any hour o. the day or
niehs THO6. J. JACKSON, riorsjetcr.
Port Blakely, October ., 1915.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-30
'A3Y3QvLS
Central Grange Fair.

For the information of exhibitors, the
following announcement is made:
The usual regula tions on Fair grounds
will be in force. (See Regulations State
Fair Nos. 80, 10, II, Is, Is, 20, 81 and "a J
Entries may be made on the afternoon
Of Nov. Sd.
Parties intendin g to exhibit swine will
please notify the Secretary as early as
practible, so that accommodation may be
for them.
Owners of other stock exhibited are
required to furnish lIaiters for them.
Entries for the special premium OH
corn must be accompanied with the GER
tificate of two disinterested persons of
unquestioned integrity that they have
witnessed the measurement of both the
land and the corn.
The premiums offered by the grange
will be paid before the close of the Fair.
The successful competitors for the special
premiums will be furnished with ccrtifi-
Gates by the Secretary, which they will
p resent to the person or firm Offering the
premium.
The ex-Com. has named 3 disinterested
gentleman who, with the cooperation of
any ladies they choose, will select the
judges in all the departments.
1t is hoped that all who feel any Madi-
son county pride, will regard this as
their own fair and will help accordingly.
In addition to the special premiums
published, Mr.. L. j. Alsworth
offers one Of ten dollars to the white per-
son living in Madison county who picks
the most cotton of fair sample in six con-
days, the weights and picking of
the cotton to be attested by two witnesses.
GEO. w. SMITH-VANIz, Sec.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-30
LOCAL MATTERS.

Don't forget the Central Grange
Fair next Thursday. Be there
yourself, and have on exhibition
some product of your skill and in
dustry. At that time the election
will be over and the excitement in
cident thereto subsidized, and let US
begin in earnest to build up and
foster the agricultural interests of
our state, remembering that We will
never be an independent and pros
porous people while we depend on
other sections of the country for
the neccssaries of life-we mist
produce that which we consume be-
fore we arc thoroughly on the high
road to prosperity, and exhibitions,
such as is offered by Central Grange,
arc splendid incentives to the above
object.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-30
New Stock.

We have received from Philadelphia
and New York very excellent stock of
goods of every description in our line of
business. 1t consists of fresh drugs, med
icines, pure liquors, bought with special
view to medical purposes. fine tobacco. a
very large assortment of fine cutlery, per-
fumery and notions, such as ladies need
for their toilet tables. School books, sta
tioncry, lamps, paints, oils, glass, window
sash and doors, etc.
The style of goods i'm our fancy depart
ment is inviting to families that enjoy
tasteful as well rs useful articles. We
have never laid in IL stock bought under
more favorable circumstances, and will
sell at prices admitted to be reasonable.
We invite everybody to call and see us.
W. j. MOsBY 4 Co.
Sept. 23d. IS75-25
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-30
CORRESPONDENCE.
THAT ADDRESS FROM CoLoRED VoTER3."

1Nr. Editor We notice an address
in circulation among the negroes,
purporting to be an address from
colored voters to colored voters,
but which has the imprimatur of
A. Warner.
The address is tissue of false
hoods, backed by an appeal to the
prcjudices eff the negro, and it is a
most glaring talschood to say that
the address originated with negroes
deeply concerned in the welfare of
their race. Its every line evinces
the death struggle of the carpet
Dagger to retain his influence over
the negro it is evidently the child
of the incendiary Warner.
OF course Warner claims to be
too good man to impose on the
poor negro, or to practice the sin
Of deceit, and perhaps we might
believe it, but "reasoning from anal
ogy" we assume that the man who
practiced his .scraft of deceit" on
the negro once, will do it again.
Now l am informed by gentle
man, who, if necessary, will give
his name, that on a certain occasion
just proceeding an election, he was
at Breck's, and at night Warner
dressed up q young man, named
Giles, in fantastic suit of clothes,
and had him to cut up very anus
ing capers before crowd of ne
grOes, and Warner told the negroes
that this suit was one of five hum
dred that had been found, and that
said five hundred suits were the
property of Southern kuklux, and
that the kuklux must be put down.
Of course this was very nice lit
tie game, and there was no deceit |
in that. Oh no, Warner is too good
a man to practice deceit.
We have great faith in Warner
for some things. We would not in
the slightest asperse his character
in some things-in the land grab
business, for instance-hut when he
to talk honest love for the
negro, then that is another affair.
&C"