The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-09

passing from the hands of the people, 'he
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The facts as they appear are asto.hui.S
To tyerv true Republican, huhii'"''"@
every lover Of liberty. &c
BIT let US pass 10 the brief mention OF
the subjects thFt appear t. demah1 49,
attention at the present meeting OF inc 1NSS0
citation. .,L rafar-
eucc to newspaper postage although uhsHI
isfactory is a decided Improvement on lne
regulations existing at the time OF our iAse
annual meeting. Congress has restoTeu 70
rs a free circulation in the county OF puoii-
cation, aud reduced the postal rates ontsiqe
Of the county, but requires them 70 DC pau "
the publisher. This Is onerous on the Puo'l55n
err but, as whole, the change Is comnenua-
bic, and in keeping with the progress Vi t r1.
age Weinsist, however. that, as bonus lot
the general and rapid diffusion of news anI
general intelligence, the government shouAu
give free aud rapid transportation IN Tue
mails and over telegraph wires TO all ma
tiers of public interest. passing 10 edltoTs anu
publishers. A sweeping law TO TINS eHect
would be worthy of the enlightened age III
which we live | submit, II thi~ Convention
might not, wiki propriety. invite the
attention OF Congress to the SUBJECT
AT the last regular meeting oi the As>ocl-
alton, your present PRECEDING officer was III
struted to secure the services oi legHI c"un-
sci TO contest ia the Courts OF the state. the
constituttonalifv and validity OF the so
-
services ct IL O. Reynolds, Esd OF Abel
deem. and OF MeS,rs. J ohnSton X Johnston
and Harris Il Ge-frgr, of the city OF jackson
were secured tor the purpose MI key
nolds mas.c the case IN proper court, III tue
county OF Monroe, from which II was car
ried to tie Supreme Court OF the STATE on
appeal. In tie appellate court u was most
ABLY and CXhaustively argued Dy non.
A. II. Johnston and Hon. w T. iarTls' IN
behalf OF this Association, and free ana
iudepen1cn journalism, and, remarkable as
the fact may appear. the supreme Court
taking tI:e case under adNIsement continues
to hold il in that attitude. Notwithstanding
months have interviewed since the case was
submitted. | leave TO YOU, gentlemen, To
determines what expression OF opinnn, II
any, should be given bv this Association In
view OF this uu1CcUuntable delay.
In view of the labor and legal talent be,
slowed on the case BY the DISTINGUISHED
gentlemen named in view OF their nrclble
and eluuuent arguments on the occasion ~
behalf @! "A free and uusub>idiZ,d journal
ism, | suggest that a committee be raised
to which Shall be delegated the pleasing
duty of reporting t. the Association LOT
adoption. suitable resolutions of thanks.
Objectionable a many of YOU gentlemen
regard the cooperative or patent outside
plan of getting up newspapers, 1t Is never
theless fact that the plan Is growing IN
importance i'm this state, and generally
| througout the South and West. The effort
made to crush il, has failed; and to-day,
the system is vile spread. True some OF
our legitimate papers. after trying It for
| season, have abandoned il, but IL has been
| adopted by many that, Tor a time, held out
against il. | regard the system as a very
| great evil crushing to the best Interests OF
Independent journalism in Mississippi, ana
unworthy of us, as master workmen-out
| it is one of those evils against which We
cannot Justly or sI1cce SsfuDy, rs an A-socia-
| ton or individuals, Wage war. 1t is our
| duty, | think, to Withdraw all opposition,
| to recognize the apparent Necessity of the
| case, and enltavor only to bring about i'm
| provements in the system at least to this
| extent: that the half pag' of 81. Louis.
! Chicago or Nashville advertising contained
in each paper printed on the cooperative
| plan, should pay something TO the Missls-
/ sippi publishers; that the proceeds should
not go wholly into the Golfers of the distant
workmen. plan submitted by Mr.. j. :.
| Williams, Of the st. Louis Type Foundry. il
| appears to me, might be adopted with good
| results to our local press, and rob the sys-
tenn of some of its present very bad features
| But, hope, gentlemen, that the time will
again co-le, when every newspaper in Mis-
| sissippi will be printed wholly in Misslssp-
| pi, as was the case prior to the invasion of
the Southern States by the armies of the
| North,
An old and honored member of this As
ISOLATION has departed from earth since our
last meeting. Capt. Il. NJ. Brown, edi tor of
the Mississippi Central, died very suddenly
. He was man of noble qualities, of sterling
worth, a man without reproach, and an
honor to the profession of Journalism. L
submit if the announcement OF his death
NAV not with propriety be referred to a
com mittee with Instructions to reportreso.
buttons bearing testimony 10 tie esteem in
winch he was neIu by his contemporaries, and
the regret that we feel that we are to see
him on earth 10 more.
At former meeting of the Association
comm ittpp WAS raised and flu6 contrib
uted, for the purpose of collecting, revising
and printing. in pamphlet form, the pro-
ceedings of all the meetings of the Associa-
ton heretofore held. | am not advised
what progress has been made by that com
mittee, but it is reasonable to suppose that
it will make written report at this meet
ing
No report was made to the Association, as
to its financial condition, at the annual meet
ing of last year, the Treasurer elected in
1873. (IIon. j. j. ShannOn,) not being in at
tendance. A written report from the eX-
Treasurer, and also one from the Treasurer
of the present year, r. Walpole Esq, will
no doubt be submitted At this meeting.
All experienced newspaper men concur
that the present year, 1875. throughout all |
its days, will be a year OF uncommon sever
ity with the Press and especially with the |
Legitimate Press of this State, The year |
1874 was year Of trial and many were the |
journals that dipped their heads in financial |
ruin. The credit system, which we have |
All, TO Il greater or less extent eCcOuTa 0eu. |
in years past, doubtless contributed much |
to the disasters of 1874, and will add greatly |
TO those of 1875. Observation and expert
ence teach that an indiscriminate credit |
business will not do in the newspap per office. |
1t will not do for q publisher TO seLd ont |
his paper broadcast over the land on the
faith of promises however honestly made
The cash system must TO some extent be
adhered to, or, sooner or later financial
embarrassment will engulf the most indie
DpnHpnt pStlhli Shmnut n | buy |
reason to believe that considerable progress
has been made in the State within the last
year or two, in bringing subscribers up to
the cash in advance system. Let us all
continue orr labors in this behalf and soon
we may make it so popular and so desirable
a system, with publisher and patron, that
it will become an universal rule.
Gentlemen, | have briefly called your
10 the public situation, and to some
Of the subjects which appear to me to de-
nand attention at this meeting Others,
and perhaps much more i'm portant questions
Will develop themselves during the session
Hoping that may have the assistance of
every gentleman in the discharge OF
tue duties of my position; and that the bust
ness that has called US together may be
transacted to the general satisfaction,
the Convention ready to proceed
to business.
The Chair proceeded to organize the Con- I
vention for business, and the Secretary
called the roll of Journals represented in
md belonging to this Association, and the
oilowlng representatives, answered to their I
names :o-wit:
CLARloN-E. Barksdale, j. L. Power.
Sunburst-S. II. Jones.
Farmers Vindicator-E. G. Wall, d. Dem ,
lett. Z. Elliott
Temperance Banner-Rev. G. 3. Gallo !
way.
Vicksburg Herald-W. H. McCardle. )
Brandon Republican-A. J. FranLz, j. A.
smith
Summit Sentinel--H. S. Bonney. n p
5onney.
Mississippi Democrat-J. d. Burke.