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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-25
No CempulsiOn i'm Marriage.

Parents cannot make more fatal mis-
take than to suppose that the happiness
of their children can possibly be pro-
noted by compelling them to marry
against their wishes. There may be
cases in which match had better be
broken of, even though the disappoint-
ment renders one of the parties perma-
nently unhappy; because even lasting
sorrow may be better than to be tied for
life to dissipated and depraved man, or
to scheming, selfish, heartless woman.
But, while it sometimes seems wise to
rupture engagements, it can never hap
pen that a marriage should be COM
PEELED. When We speak of compulsion
we do not, of course, mean even intim-
idation by threats, but we mean that ex-
ercise of moral influence and control
which is not less effective, and by which
many a young girl has been goaded on
to enter into marriage utterly distaste-
full to her, and in which the happiness
of her whole life has been thrown away.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-25

JUST AZ WELL.-An old farmer. mail
ing a letter at the postoffioe the other
day, edged up to the stamp window and
inquired
az suppose you don't keep sheep
shears here, do you Z"
"Of course not, was the reply.
"Never did keep 'em, did you q"
"No, sir, and never shall. y
"Well, sheep-shears sell pretty well
at this time of the year, but IL YOU
haven't got 'em / must go somewhere
else. It's just as well, probably, for /
may conclude to get me some summer
socks and let the shears go until next
year. "-DetroU Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-25

CARL SCHURz was given banquet in
Berlin, recently, which was attended by
eighty gentlemen, including about forty
Americans. DR.. Thompson presided,
and proposed toasts to the German En-
peror and President of the United States.
Mr.. Schurz toasted Germany and Amer
lea, and made speeches in German and
English. He was repeatedly cheered.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-25

GEN. SP1NNER's approaching retire
ment from the Treasurer's Office is cali
ing out the tributes his long and faithful
service deserve. The st. Louis Re
publican says: Francis L. Spinner
has been Treasurer of the United States
for fourteen years. In that capacity he
has been the guardian and distributor Of
more money than probably ever passed
through the hands of single man since
money was invented. And not single
cent has ever stuck to his fingers. So
faithful has he been to his great trust,
that not even in the hottest periods of
political antagonism, or the darkest
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-25

A CHICAGO man, David E. Bradley,
has perfected an invention for shielding
one building from fire in another. He
hangs from the roof on the exposed side
a curtain of galvanized ron plates, fur
rished with hooks SO as to be easily at
tached to each other, and adjustable in
q few minutes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
The Civil Right. Bill.

Two of the United States District
Judges have recently pronounced this bill
constitutional-Judge Morrill,, in Texas,
and Judge Nelson, in Minnesota. The
latter is said to be Democrat, and in
his opinion he takes occasion to express
his personal repugnance to the measure.
His decision was given in response to
request made by the Grand Jury, before
whom a case was brought by the District
Attorney, under the Civil Rights Bill.
A decision by the highest tribunal, the
Supreme Court Of the United States, will
no doubt be rendered at an early day.
The law, whether in accordance with
the constitution or not, in so far as it is
intended to compel social equality be-
tween the races, is violation Of the
higher law of the Creator, and will con
tinue to be imperative, and whenever IT
is attempted to be enforced, will prove a
source OF discord, and of injury to both
races.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
Clarke County

We have copied the following from the
Enterprise Courier:
We enjoyed very pleasant visit early
in the week from Col. Ed. Martiniere,
one of Clarke's truest and best Demo
Gratis. Col. Martiniere has done good
service in times past, for the people, and
we should be glad to see him in the SER
vice again. He will not play the idler's
part in the next canvass, you may rest
assured.
From this We infer there is an inten-
ton to put Col. Martiniere on the track
for the Legislature another term. His
nomination viii be equivalent to an cleo
ton, and an election will be the securing
of agood and true man to that body.
The same paper mentions that Col Geo.
Donald, of the glorious Old Thirteenth,
viii take an active part in the pending
canvass, but not as a candidate. There
is a general desire to see him in the State
Senate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

"H. V. r., in the Cincinnati Com
mercial, says that of the 10000 voters
OF South Carolina, only GA, 900 pay poll
tax. These delinquents, Judging from
the case of Mississippi, are chiefly ne
groes. They enjoy all the benefits of
government. They fill most of the Of
fees. The class who pay the taxes are
not permitted to have voice in making
the laws, except in counties where the
white element predominates, and here
tofore under the Radical apportionment,
they have been in powerless minority.
The public schools are supported by tax
alton, and majority of the attendants
are blacks, but that class pays compare
lively nothing to support the system.
This would. not be so had if it were
not coupled with systematic purpose on
their part to keep up the abuses of the
system. Various attempts were made in
the last Legislature by the representatives
of the taxpaying interests to correct these
abuses without impairing the systems, but
the negro members resolved that the ex-
pense of the system should not be curtail-
ed. 1t seemed to be their highest pleasure
not only to impose taxes unnecessarily OPP
pressiye, but to torture their victims with
all the grinding and suffocating measures
the devilish ingenuity of their leaders
could adopt.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
RADICALIsM--KNOW. NOTHINGISM.

There is a strong. determination dis
played by the Radical leaders, to revive
the proscriptive movement of what was
known as the Known othing or American
party against Catholic and foreign born
citizens Harper's Weekly, is filed with
carlcatures designed to arouse prejudice
against the Catholics, and with articles
by Eugene Lawrence describing the
dangers to which the liberties Of the coun-
try will be subjected if the followers of the
Pope are allowed to assert themselves in
this country. But the most significant of
all the demonstrations is the action of the
Radicals of Ohio in their recent State
Convention. The 9th resolution in their
platform is aimed directly at the Catho-
| lies, and Gen Hays was nominated for
Governor, over Judge Taft, not only be-
cause he is a more ultra sectionalist, but
on the ground that he would, more effect
ually, grouse the American and Protest
ant spirit against the Foreign and Catholic
influence which has gone back to the
Democratic party since the settlement of
the war issues The following Ian
guage from the Cincinnati Commercial
IRepublican), is significant. For our
part we are perfectly willing for Radi-
calism to assume the form of Known Moth
ingsm. 1t is an old enemy we have been
accustomed 10 fight:
Many of the delegates who were per-
sistent in heir determination to beat
Taft, seem inclined tonight to doubt
their own course, but the majority claim
that the most available man has been
nominated-th only man who could
unite the stray Republicans in the coun-
try districts. They argue that the German
Liberals of the cities are not to be depended
on any longer for vOtes for the Republican
party that the lines must be distinctly dra1cn
and grand issue made IN the situation OF
the public school system, and the setting OF
bounds to the Catholic church, as the ally and
aohipper-in of the Democratic party. This
is the talk of the Western Reserve leaders,
the men who hold the balance in their
hands to-day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
THE CLARION FOR ONE DOL.
LAR.

The WEEKLY CLARION will be sent
TO any address from this date until the
first day of January. 1876, for the small
sum of One Dollar. We respectfully
ask all our present subscribers to aid in
circulating this announcement, and to
consider themselves as our agents and
friends in extending the circulation Of
The CLARION during the merit fe'c months.
Who will be the first to send us a list OF
names, and the material aid ? We will
send one copy free t0, the getter up Of
q club of ten or more.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
OCCASIONS OF THE SUPREME
COURT.
The Tax Collectors Law Decided Uneom-
stitutiOnal
The District Printing Law Con-
sGkauGiOnaI. s.@ss..s .sz---s

The Supreme Court has rendered two
important decisions. One in the case OF
French, from Grenada county. The
court held that the offices of Sheriff and
Tax-collector are one and the same, and
cannot be separated. The decision a
mounts to an opinion that the law creating
the Office of Tax-coIlector, and detaching
from it the Office of Sheriff, is uncon-
stitutcnaI and void
Pending the argument in the case
relating to the District Printing law,
Justice Tarbell did not sit Chief Justice
Payton, delivered an opinion that the
law is constitutional Justice Simral
held it to be unconstitutional The
division of the Court afhrms the decision
of the lower court, that the law is con
stitutional. Application has been made
for re-hearing before a full court.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
Montgomery County.

Capt. B. +. Jones, of the Winona Ad-
vance, announces that he is candidate
for nomination by the Democrats and
Conservatives of Montgomery, to repre-
sent the county in the Legislature. II
they will confde the trust to him, they
will secure the services of an active, Wig
liant, faithful and efficient member-jusI
such men as are needed in the public
councils. We should be gratifed if the
choice should fall upon so true man.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

This nuisanee is admirably described
by a correspondent of the Kinds County
Gazette Is folloWsi "
These professionals hang round the
court house door; butt up against the
sheriff accidentally of course, hoping to
be summoned and presently are sum-
moned-the sheriff having exhausted the
stores and work shops of the village, and
therefore can 40 no better. These men,
of course, are in hurry for their wages,
loose no time il sapplying fot their GER
ti6cates, and within ten minutes after
obtaining ID, that certificates is i'm the
drawer Of the nearest grog-shop.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
Come not single spies,
NIessenger.l

Messenger
In the formation of our clubs through
out the county, several eolored men have
come forward and enrolled their names
and announced their determination to be
no longer controlled by the willy carpet
Dagger. These men proclaim in no I'M
certain tone, that they have been misled
and deceived, and henceforth they will
vote for honest men for office.
1t is quite likely there will be thousands
of colored men who, having opened their
eyes TO the injury which has been wrought
upon their race by the Radical leaders,
will follow the example here mentioned,
before the canvass closes; and it must
be understood that in the exercise of the
right to do as they please, they are to be
protected from intimidation and violence
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

The "cruel story related by Mr..
Charles Nordhof. secondhand from s
Radical official, in his Mississippi CORES
pondence to the New York Herald, the
scene of which is laid at Verona, Lee
county, is going, the rounds of the
Northern press, 10 produce its evil i'm,
pressiOns on the public mind. We would
suggest to the citizens of that community
that they prepare and send on for publ
cation IN the Herald, true statement OF
the affair out of which this evidently false
report has been manufactured,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
sumner County.

The proceedings of the Sumner meet
ing will attract attention. The resolu
tons are of the right ring. They demand
a reform of the extravaganza and cor
ruption in the State administration, and
to this end declare that it is the duty of
the people to elect to Office honest and
capable men.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
A RnvIsner IIupgiuMa

ANNAPOLTs, Md, June a.
composed principally Of reside
Anne-Arundel county, IN wbil
cent outrage upon Miss jackson i.
mitted by the negro Simms, cir
the city very early this morning \
ceeding TO the Jail, demanded h
from the Jallor with a view o
Simms out and executing him. n,
was searched and the keys hau.
found, a large number of he
went to the cell of the negro. and
him chained, dragged Linn aviy,
releasing him from his irons, end
him a short distance from town. b
railroad, hung him to "a tree vi
still hangs.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
Marder and Robb,r,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June
w. Il. Jarrett, living about ,,,'.
from Salem, Tenn. was brp.a
dered Thursday afternoon. n.
baud was absent at his store. q Il
tant, and returning In lbs
found a Irvine cord had be-,
around her neck until she wa, I.
to death,
Jesse Woodson, colored wa.
and coroners jury found him \
the murder. The house Ma, \,
500, which is supposed 10 B.
incentive 10 murder. WOOL.
taken to Murfreesboro' for safs
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
General Amne.ty.

The propriety Of commencing d.
ond century of the Independents
United States Of America wi,b r
amnesty, relieving all its citizn
litical disabilities growing out m
recent war, is beginning 10 b q
about. Much might be said in h
such a proposition, aud littoof SODA
against it. The number of those a
by the disability clause Of the Cu
ton IS now very small, and bu
smaller from year and year. byt
and Congressional clemency.-Wn
ton Chronicle (Rep.)
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

The law expressly provides that all
three of the Registrars shall not be of the
same political party. We shall expect
its faithful execution in Kinds county.
The three persons observation-disclosures.
Walker, Bell and Steele-are all Repub-
licans, but it Will be expected that the
! Chancellors, Circuit Judge and Sheriff,
who are al of that party, will
see that the law is strictly complied with.
We have no objection to urge against
either of the appointees- Neither
then integrity, nor competency can
be doubted, but that's not the question.
The law requires that Registrars shall
have these qualifications, but moreover
that they must not all he of the same po-
litical party.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
A Negro Outrage "a NJ
In New York

SYRACUSE, n. Y, June IA.
urday, at Lafayette, Onap5'.,
a negro, named VIM. Henry Il
ragged a young married Wbits-
the highest respectability. ~
Newton A. Hoyt, Of tbst II.
threatened her life if she rev,l..i
but she made the fact known i.
JAM "'lo Gauseu mason are,
PoPuial e1eieeu zen followed, lri
conveyed to the penitendary Y.
is now securely lodged. "
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

THE CLARION is lavish of its space to
other callings, and does not often surren-
der its columns to the Pass. We are
sure, therefore, our readers will pardon
the space which we have devoted in the
present number, to the choice contribu-
tons which were made 10 current litera-
ture at the recent meeting of the Press
Convention.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
COMMITTEES OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CONSERVATIVE STATE ORGAN
IZATI0N.
TEMPORARY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

TEMPORARY EXECUTIVE COAMII TEE
J. NJ. Stone, of Alcon, Chairman; Geo.
L. Potter, W. f. Tucker, r. II. Taylor, l.
+. Graham, W. n. McCardle and W. 5.
Teatherstone.
COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCE.
Geo. L. Potter; w F. Tucker, II. 81
Chalmers, Kinloch Falconer, ". r. Banks
dale, L. NJ Young and T. B. Graham.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
Committee 10 confer with Republican
Executive Committee in relation to Regis
trars: H. NJ. Street, R. o. Reynolds and K
H. Taylor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

For State purposes alone the appro
priation made by the Legislature the
present year, will reach the sum of $780,.
900, exclusive of the six hundred thou.
sand dollars raised to carry on the pub
lie school system and the estimated two
millions for county purposes. Before
the war when the property basis was six
hundred millions instead of one hundred
and fifty as it now is, and when the ne
groes we're taxable property instead OF
taxpayers as they now are-the whole
cost of the State and county governments
did not exceed nine hundred thousand
dollars. The increase of taxes, the prop
erty valuations considered, amounts to
not less than fifteen hundred per cent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
Vicksburg Herald
HsOsh frOHuh Admiral asmui

With all the respect we feel h
talents, services and patriotism q
gallant old Admiral, we confess % q
thing like "A surfeit Of his eteu
unceasing twaddle about the Cr
tional Amendments. The Cine.
Commercial has this to say ola u
terance Of the Admiral
Admiral Semmes is still Of g
that the world has the earacbe %
from him. lie comes forward l
say that he will not be at Ph..hs
next year. One Of his reasons .
what novel. He does not like ln
claration Of Independence, for % c,.
"brand implanted on the foraaa
the South by the people Of ths Y.
States" Several things must y.
before the Admiral can be satisfied
modestly observes:
81 want the Fourteenth Amut
Of the Constitution first repealed
lhree-fourths vote Of the States mi
/ want black lines drawn around o. q
seal of disapprobation, put there By
American people, Of the parrish
sectional hatred in which the amel.a
was engendered and had its biJl
That would make nice plank p
Democratic platform of Ohio, d
Democracy are so minded. The Al
al should be sent for by tbo Repal
if the Democrats do hot want boz
stump the state.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
"a Liberal Democratic State COnve,

A eraI-DemueFatlc State Conven-
ton" has been officially called in Iowa.
The object il TO cement more closely the
alliance against Radicalism- Liberalism
and Democracy each faels that it has
need of the other. and having the same
object, they have determined to rally
under the same banner.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

"Going to leave, Nary" Eyes, mum; l
find | am very discontinued. IF there is
any thing | can do to make you more COM
Portable, let me know" mo, mum, it's
impossible. You can't alter your figger
no more'n / can. Your dresses won't
fit me, and | can't appear on Sundays as
| used to at my last place, where niaspS'
clothes fitted 'zactly.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
The Alabama Edi,.-

OswEGO, n. Y, June -
bama Press Association. sc,,...'
the members Of the State M.
n;n5 Tia @ aSl lhe cIy a
editors left by special car N.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

Brandon Republican

Brandon Republican.
Rankin, "the free State. has.
duty to perform. Shemst berar
and instead of having ignorant ari.
ucated negroes to represent her Do.
in the halls of the Legislature h
citizens resolve to do their whole Don
send :men Of intelligence, with ca.
to work for the welfare of the publ
We have such men among a
they must step to the front, bui
the armor, and shoio the faith ar
them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16
THE LATEST NM.
Death Of a Iouru,u..

SELMA, June 12.-s
prominent citizen, died be,s D,
was for several years Prs';i,. -'i.
State Press Association, AMI r,I4,'i
ly editor Of the Daily Tin va Q
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16


In his memoirs General ''' p
tells what he knows about Che 5-.-
If the Confederate House 10 jacks r..
ring the war. As his account hn ,
interest, we have copied it
just as l was leaving Jacks0n'
rat man came 70 see me, tO inq1" ~
hotel, a large frame building near z. 9'
pot, lCere doomed 10 be burned
him we had no intention 20 burn
any other house, except the 9l-
shops, and such buildings as coull I
be converted into hostile uses y.
fessed 70 be "a law.abiding Un.ol
and / remember 10 have said that v.
was manifest from the sign Of hs
which was Confederate Hotel 2 ~
United States" being family "
out, and Confederate painted o'. "
4 remembered Hai AOtel, as it was %. \.
per station for the New Orleap,
when ! used to travel the Toaa
Ne 'Oarl / had not the least pl. f. I,
however, Of burning Il, but, JuA =
were leaving tue town, it bun'
flames and Was burned TO the groul-e
fire bnt was toIJ an Il one Of 90
teries were some officers and IN
had been made prisoners at onil.-
the PTentiss' Division, and had
Tied past jackson in a railroad iral
had been permitted by the guaio
to this very hotel for supper, "a -
nothing to pay but greenbacL9, Wl.--
refused, with insult, by this sem. -
landlord These men, y
said, had quietly and stealthily ~ 4, e..
the FIRE underneath the hotel Jl
we're leaving the town.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

we notice several of our exchanges
are mentioning Capt. III: d. Money, of
the Winona Advance, as a suitable per-
son to represent this District in the next
Congress. Capt NJ is fully competent
for the position, and would make as
good congressman as any man we Know
ofin this District.-Carro Conservative.
The Press has recently endorsed Capt
Money by making him President of their
Association. If he isnominated, look out
for long pull, a strong pull, and a
pull altogetherof the Press, for him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

The SHERIFFALITY- Coroner
having failed to qualify as Sheriff er
oficio, Chancellor Ware has appointed
Thomas d. Harris This is as ii should
be. Mr.. Harris was the principal on the
bond of the late Sheriff Shelton, and be-
sides he is familiar with the duties of the
Office and is thoroughly competent to fill
it.-Brandon Republican.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

Hon. Jefferson Davis has been invited
or the two literary societies of the Uni
versity Of Georgia to deliver the annual
address at the ensuing commencement,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

On last Sunday evening the sheriff of
Franklin county, R J. Williams, passed
through this place with eight prisoners
for the penitentiary. They were cnnvie.
ted nc the May term of the oircnit conrt
Of that county. Thaaeptenoan Fanne from
fhree to four year.--HrookhaVqR Old.
gen, ~
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

III there isno third term, what will be-
come Of the rpet-bageer2 It begins 10
look 90 il his days were numbered.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

A cruel joke at the expense o. A.
dies Who are nerpotually striving
n hearing IN the preas has been
round "a the literary circles, % ia
s'ghnt they look much better IN
than u nri-,l.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

GEN. DUFF GREEN, the distinguished
journalist, born in 1890, died at Dalton,
Georgia, on the 18th inst.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-16

THE California Republicans have glad.
ly construed Grants letter to mean that
he does not want third term.