The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-14

MEssRs. EDIToR-The writer has just
returned from an extended trip up the
Talahatchie, as far as Sharkey's Land
ing, up Cassady's Bayou, as far as
Frierson's Store, and down the Yazoo
from Greenwood, as far as Southworth's
Ferry, below Sidon, and he has never
seen finer corn or cotton crop grown
anywhere, but he regrets to say that the
magnificent crop of cotton above mention
ed, is not being gathered; in all the
territory traversed by him, he can truth
fully say, that he did not sec more than
fifty hands picking cotton, when he ought |
to have seen two thousand at least The
low price of cot:on-political meetings,
chills and fever, and the Coahoma affair
were given as reasons in different
localities for the small amount of cotton
that has been picked out SO far, this fall.
The merchants are very much distressed
at the state of affairs, as ruin stares them
in the face, if the matured crop is left to
rot in the fields, and the suffering that
labore-s must endure another year from
not having saved the present crop, and
paid up their accounts for supplies fur
nished this year, is perfectly appalling,
and calls for the most energetic efforts to
avert the impending calamity. The me-
groes are greatly divided among them
selves as to the different candidates in
their party, there not being enough Off
ces for the many aspirants, and collisions
and discussions are the order of the day
everywhere.
A meeting of Radicals at Rising Sun,
LeAore county, on last Monday night,
came near resulting in bloody conflict,
between the two wings of the party there,
many having brought their guns with
them to the meeting. ..As it was, several
fsticuffs were INDUCED in, and colored
man present describes the confusion t.
: have been beyond the power of descrip
ton. A feeling of insecurity and alarm
at apprehended outbreaks, is universal
: and every white man has to keep hi
trusty double-barrel gun or Wincheste
2 rife at hand for any emergency. In thi
preparation they consider lies their great
est security, An appeal for help is quickly
. responded to every man marching to tht
E front without delay. Itwas soin thereon
: affair in Coahoma-armed men from
a every point repairing to the aid of the
whites in Coahoma, at short notice, anC
2 it will be so throughout this State, thi
,, the Radical party may as well under
/. stand now as at any other time.
This magnificent section of Mississippi
5 is now being well supplied with steamboa
communication with Vicksburg through
the establishment of a semi-weekly line
} to the Tallahatchie, by the Parisot Trans
} portation Company, and the competition
of the g Home Line" new organiza
ton composed of the new and feet pack
ct the Home" owned by Tallahatchit
and Yazoo River planters, at the head oi
) which stands the commander, Capt. Ben
4. Sturdevant, and the steamer "Em
+ ma" commanded by Capt. King; but
: while they have boats plenty the people
: have no mails. Charleston, in Talla
hatchie county, being the only postoffict
for people living from 10 to 80 miles OIL
of it. Such utter disregard to the wants
+ Of the immmense population in this Tai
+ lahatchie bottom is simply outrageous
and to cap the climax, the postofice a
Greenwood, an important point, is com
planned of by the citizens of that plac,
; as being shamefully managed, the post
master, being totally incompetent ;ol
!, the position. The good book tells us o.
u Jobs long.sufering and endurance, but
:. to live in the swamp, and submit to al
= the annoyances there, a man has to hav,
y more patience than Job ever possessed
: Politically, the prospects for COnserva
tive success in Tallahatchie county ar
said to be assured beyond doubt, iron
the large increase of whites in the ne'
registration Just made and the dissensioI
among the Radicals. In Carroll count
b, certain success is also claimed. | foun
J. the CLARION, universally admired, an
\, nothing but want of mail facilities pr'
a. vents its obtaining an immense circuls
III ton in that section.
In conclusion, l learn that many co
'S ored men were deserting the Radios
Rs party and enrolling themselves in Col
ed servative clubs.
he Yours, ETC., OBADIAH.