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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

Rainev, the colored member of Con
gress from South Carolina, says that he,
in company with other colored Represen
tative. in Congress. shall insist upon
troops being sent to his State to protect
his people there. He says that the better
class of Democrats in South Carolina are
of opinion that the recent murders in that
State were peculiarly atrocious and with
out the slightest justification. Rainey
speaks with great feeling upon this sub
iecf, and says if he fails TO get troops he
will advise his people to arm themselves,
and to sell their lives as dearly as posi-
bic. Then" he added, with a savage
snap of his jaws, ''if we are not strong
enough to fight that way, by the living
God, we will bring the torch mo COM
bat, and burn out all who seek our de-
struction. Washington Correspondent.
This is the kind of violent talk that is
getting up the trouble. 1t comes from a
representative Of the colorei race which,
conjoined to the carpet-bag adventures,
have had unlimited sway in South Caro-
lima ever since the war. They have liter
ally desolated that State and transformed
it into a hell of horrors upon earth. No
people have ever been subjected to such
humiliations and barbarities as those
people have endured patiently under this
coalition of ignorance and villany.
And now when the victims of these
wrongs give some signs Of an effort 10
reclaim their State from barharism, this
insolent representative of the blacks
openly proclaims that if the President
does not violate his oath of office and
prostitute the army to the uses of the
ruling power in that State, he and his
| clans will follow theirsavage instinct and
have recourse to the torch" Have the
Gods inspired them with the madness to
forge thunderbolts for their own destruc-
tiOn
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
Sentence Cc.Iss.amted.

On the 18th July. Gov. Stone committed
the death sentence in the case of Alexan-
der Alsup, OF Tippah county, to imprison-
ment for life in the State Pententiary. Sew
eral years ago, Alsup killed man named
Berger. His first trial, on the charge of
murder, resulted in a verdict OF guilty, and
the fixing of the punishment by the jury
to life-impriSonment; Il new trial was grant
ed. AT the second trial, the jury failed to
agree. At the third trial, last February, a
verdict of guilty was returned, without
fixing the punishment The case was APP
pealed to the Supreme Court where the
Judgment was affirmed, and Friday. July
18th, was named for executing the sentence
The Communication of the sentence was re-
commended by Il large number of the lead
ing and most influential citizens OF Tippah
county, including those who were familiar
with all the facts of the case.
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Hon. n. @. &. Lamar's Remarks
upon she HEs burg Affair.

In another column We have published
the official report Of Hon +. @. c. La
mars remarks upon the Hamburg riot
They were imperfectly reported by te!e-
graph. In addition to the facts of the
case cited by our representative, there are
notable features not cited by him, which
place the blame OF the trouble where il
belongs. VIZ:
1st. Negro militia companies are quasi
political organizations gotten up by po-
litical adventures to produce terrorism
among the white residents, and spirit
of antagouism between the races. The
negroes have no proper conception Of
the real uses and legitimate objects Of
such organizations, which are dangerous
to the peace Of society when committed ex-
cIusiveIy to their control.
ID. Organized and armed, the blacks
defed the civil authorities and assumed
an attitude of hostility, not only to the
authorities bat to the whites who ap
pealed to the civil power as the legitimate
arbiter of the dispute.
Under these circumstances a collision
was inevitable, and the parties who
brought on the difficulty are responsible
for the excuses that were committed.
1t is reported that the President has
refused to comply with the application
of the carpet-bag Governor for United
States troops. He could pursue no other
course without trampling upon the con-
stitution. 1t is not within the power of
the President to punish crime. If the
laws have been violated the guilty par
ties, whoever they may be, are answera-
bic to the Courts of Justice, and we are
perfectly assured that the white people
who were concerned in the unfortunate
affair will not seek to avoid whatever
consequences may attach to their action.
Every law-abiding citizen will defer to
the civil authorities.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
gHf$sfs~fPPi Centennial EEeadquar-
tcrS.

The letter OF Dr. Walden, in last
weeks paper, and criticisms of other
correspondents in other journais-some
from friendly sources, and some other
wise--would seem to indicate that the
Headquarters of Mississippi, at Fair
mount Park, Is not luxuriously or even
comfortably fitted up for the reception of
visitors. We presume that Mr.. Langley
is doing the best he can with the means
at his disposal, and We presume that the
State Board is as liberal in expenditure
as the appropriation will justify. The
Building was erected mainly to exhibit
in practical way the variety of timber
grown in Mississippi, and was never de-
signed as place Of entertainment"
From the character of the men compos-
ing the Board, we undertake to say, that
their report to the next Legislature will
show that the appropriation has been pFu-
DENLY expended, and if there is any
surplus, its transfer to the State Treasury
will compensate for any lack of luxurieS
at Headquarters Certainly no member
Of the Board has or vii, visit the Exhi-
lion at the expense of the 6tate-their
being altogether honorary
and complimentary.
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THE PARTIZAN REPORT OF
THE OXFOKD q nc AND y lzSY.
Resolutions of the Young Mems
Democratic CIub OF Macon. Wis
si>siPpi, Adopted July I0, 1870.
Mississippi Sun

Mississippi Sun
WHEREAS, The Federal Grand Jury, for
the Northern District of Mississippi. re-
Gently in session at Oxford, have made and
published a report, charging that the fraud,
intimidation, and violence perpetrated at
the late election, is without parallel in the
annals of history" and
Whereas. Said report distinctly declares
that said charges OF fraud, intimidation,
and violence" were based upon facts elected
and the personal kROlcLedge of the Grand
Jurors, and
Whereas, 1t also appears from said report
chat the said Grand Jury failed and refused
TO pres ent indictments against those known
to be grossly guilty" of the crimes alleged
therefore, be it
ResoEoed, l. That we condemn the men
and measures by WHICH il was made possible
for Grand Jury to be packed by the selec-
ton of twenty Republicans and one Demo-
crat.
2 That in said Grand Jury. as consti-
tuted we recognize disappointed politicians
and defeated utfice-Seekers, whose success
in the past as we'll rs hope for the future,
lies in the wanton and persistent misrepre-
sentafion of OCr people, and whose utter
unscrupulousness is shown by their sweep
ing charge against the entire State, made
in the face OF the fact that they could, of
right, only take cognizance of matters per-
tanning to one of the Federal divisions of
the State.
cratic party OF NuXubee county, and as we
believe, for all the honest people of the
State of Mississippi, we emphatically con-
denim said report in all its essential parts as
unwarranted and AS having no foundation
in fact.
4. That we arraign the members OF said
Grand Jury for their failure to iudict those
whom thry personally knew to BE grossly
guilty. ana ask theIa, il it be possible. t.
reconcile this wilful neglect OF du with
the solemn obligations OF the oath under
which they proceeded.
That we declare that at no time since
the termination of the war, have the rights
Of all our people been more secure than now,
and we proudly proclaim t. tn: world hat
our present State government possesses
both the capacity and the power. and is de-
Iermined to enforce ard protect the rights
of all her citizens. and that the grievances
of all classes, even to the humbcst indi-
vidual, i'll receive the aunplest redress the
report of Republican Grand Jury to the
contrary notW outstanding.
Il. {. PATTI, Chm,
l.. II. EATEa.
j. Il. MAD,oN,
Il. j. ALLEN,
JESSE BLYTHE,
Committee
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
The Canvass.

The Democracy of Northeast AIissis-
siPpi are opening the canvass in gallant
style. The Aberdeen Examiner has the
following notice of one of their numer-
Gus meetings:
The Democratic Mass Meeting and Bar
becue at Baena Vista, on Saturday. was the
largest thing. thus far, of the canvass. The
crowd was immense, embracing the best
men OF the country, and several hundred coll
cred voters The volunteer brass band, which
djScOurSed sweet music, was composed en-
tirely of colored Democrats. The barbecue
was as fine as such affairs ever get to be.
The speaking was opened by General f.
Davis, who, in magnificent effort of an
hour and a half, held his audience spell
bound, and thoroughly enlisted every nearer
in the good cause. He was followed by Col
Muldrow, in an eloquent speech OF an hour
and quarter. Gen. Sharpe spoke after
dinner, and made one Of the best efforts of
his life.
When our reporter left, General W. +.
Tucker had taken the stand and was making
q the speech,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
Letter from Capt. ". a aonsgom-



PHILADELPHIA. July 10th, 1876.
EDS. CLARIoN: On tie 18Th instant. in
company with our Con tre- sman, c. F.
Hooker. Senators Bayard, Il .nSom and Et-
ton. who by special Invitation from repre-
sentative. Hon. Sim Randall. of this place,
came over to speak to a grand ratification
meeting we left Washington and soon
found ourselves here plFtaking OF the gen
erous hospitality OF the jounV Dem y
OF Philadelphia, The evening passed of
speniidly the meeting was large and
enthusiastic one, raising cur hopes coli
siderably OF carrying Philadelphia for Tit
den ana Hendricks, and with il he State of
Pennsylvania, which you know outside OF
city has always been Democratic.
But the Centennial! lis tie biggest
thing on record. Without the assistance
of my eyes my mind could never have con-
ceived its magnitude, lis magnficcnce.
On Monday we were out for The first time,
and having wandered through the main
building. where is u be seen gorgeou>ly
/ displayed manufactured articles Of every
| kind, cotton, wooden, paper, iron, glass,
cliIa, stone, etc, from every nationality,
we passed on through machinery hall
] NOtAANa
possibly be conceived was at work or Oh ex-
hibition, ran By one large and beautifully
mag nitcent engine with driving wheel
twenty odd feet III diameter. As We passed
out OF this building, away in the distance.
| we behold u rustic looking, moss covered
log cottage, which from the desert ptions
we had seen of it in THE CLARION, we at
once recognized as Mississippi Headquar-
tiers. Ofcoure our footsteps were at once
directed towards il, and as we entered her
portals, over which, in a moss wreath, il
inscribed Mississippi, and beheld within the
familiar face OF Mr.. James Langley, who is
in charge, and her scarcely less illustrious
Tazwell Jones, who is in attendance, we
were forced to give expression to the emo
ton, "a stranger and alone in strange
land, we are suddenly seated in the house
ofour fathers among our brothers and com
panioIS" Here we met Col. w. IL. Hardy,
of Meridian, and several other Mississippi
acquaintances. Thousands come and 20
from this building daily, many anxious to
know if this is the kind of houses we live in
| in Mississippi. 1t would lengthen too
much, to bat mention, the princi pal attrac-
tions in Agricultural Hall. Horticultural
Hall, Memorial Hall, Art Annex, L.
Government building, etc. without going
into any minutia or explanation as ID size
of these buildings. Over so acres is under
cover in the grounds, and every spot has
something more or less attractive Col. p,
when he comes Oh in August, will, | am
sure. give the readers of THE CLARION who
are unfortunate enough not to see it, more
detailed account. | said unfortunate, be-
cause 1 believe it is a misfortune that every
American citizen cannot attend this expos;-
ton Yours truly,
| w. A. MONTGOMERY
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

sos today n ~
q firm L.nl '''s Governor h,,..
lessnc.s M. I Iad, enforced ta.I
c,uz.n.. blscI n crushed IN
cure. Gown ". yong. Or.
put down m. .,; ' ''T'anihl.,
State. and + w. w "WIe.a.
munity as AMI +, ,i peaoa
tits not tbe Tol, ''t country III
property iutcre.,. '.' re.H
ments. and inJ.... ~ y 'u,n
| pend uDop rl'.. ~ 'ifh1.
I utterly roinot L..'D' 'r..r
/ government. ei,i .u.' a."au
/ down Grim. ~. ~. .' 700 .n.G
/ ducing tb,t ,b'., .'.'' .u'sn..
TO il. furnish r-.
WHY. sir ,b.o,l
logg. of Lou;sj,n, wv! 'vr,
collector 10 a n,,i.I pP.h.s.a T..
read in the pres -. .. D" 'a-, >a.-
/ tain of a band.t ,. ''t" "alu.
If he had SENT t;. .Hal.
! down and shoot L,,. .'.'. n
| his maraudiug band I w.. "..' e..
/ hi. duty. B1 m.,., .I would .s.
lies robbery and ,I '' '. .uH
robbar q u,lI;. .s 10y mt
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
Lincoln County Democratic Or
2aHi zafi0Is.


Last Monday, the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Lincoln, DR.. H. P.
Atkins, Chairman, held meeting, aud
adopted a plan of thorough organization.
A committee Of one in each Beat was
appointed to organize one or more Clubs
in each election precinct, through which
the names of the voters will be enrolled,
and all matters of interest in the prose
cution Of the canvass will be carefully
looked to. The"Democraey of Lincoln
are wide awake, and will lose none of the
ground which they so gloriously won in
the late contest. The Ledger, our friend
Henry's spirited journal, will be an eff
Gent ally in the good cork.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
The Old EsepWdiated bonds.

Every one familiar with the history of
Mississippi politics and with the public
life Of Hon. Jefferson Davis, will see the
correctness of the following extract of a
letter written by him to friend in New
York, and published in the Post of that
city:
He says: 81 had no more to do with
the reputation by Mississippi of the bonds
issued than either o! you had. was sent
To college when a boy from college went to
West Point; from West Point into the army
and served on the Indian frontier until 1885,
when | married and left the army. | took
up my residence in very retired place.
distant from the country in which my IA
Their lived and where | had been raised. so
that | was a stanger in Mississippi, seldom
leaving the canebrake in which lived. when
in 1886, the last of those notorious bonds
we've issued. 1t was seven years thereafter
before l was brought into any political dis
cussion, and then only in the county in
which ! resided. Before that time-lS33, the
famous Union bank bonds Lad Lecn repudi-
ated, and though the question : i'll entered
into party polite it hal little more than an
historical existence. Upon The question, a.
Il po!itico- moral or :, | opposed the doctrine
OF reputation. insisting that governments,
ike individuals, when claims were made
against them, had no right to make any
other issue than one OF fact. Is there IA debt
or is there not? For that publicly declal
opinion the party of regulators made war
upon me in the beginning OF my political life.
using both strate2em and concentration OF
their forces to defeat my nomination for
Congress in 1915. When he Federal govern
ments sought to dlscredit the Confcderacy
in foreign markets, they sent - to Eng
land 10 represent me as repudiator No
man knew better than he the falsity of his
repre- sentation, for he was an active politi-
elan In Mississippi when reputation oc-
Cured, and it was years afterwards before
he knew OF my existence
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
The Cotton Worm.

We leasn through Mr.. f. Richardson
that the caterpillar has appeared in large
force on his plantations in the Mississippi
river district, and thai the cotton crop Of
that whole region is threstened with de
struction by the insect The effect Of
Its depredations thus early in the season,
will be to destroy the crop literally. The
intelligence is very distressing to the cot
complaining interest in which the pros
perity Of all other classes is more or less
involved, especially the mercantile
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
CAMPAIGN NEWS


Cor. y. y. Tribune
Whether Gov. Tldun aa. aa.
ponding strength among the Germ
outside of the party J., % question:
cannot be answered 90 th,s udy.r
the canvass. The Republican, Iu.
no hats just as stoutiy a- lle Uma
assert their claim.
Wisconsin, Michigan and lllm
been snch steady Republican Stat.
two exceptions in tha Ia-l tao o, d
years, that it might w0.I bo .
that the supporters of Gog u.
would eXpcud their efforts m
doubtful States and leave tn,.. a.
ordinary campaign made urtao q.
local Offices and places BOO CDa-r
the Legislatures. with % wn.-
interest i'm National Success Bus.
is every indication Dha. tla li0pl.
boid in each OF these States wI0. e0
contested. Its DO Wisconsin iaH
strongest efforts are likely 90 be- n...
the Democrats, with apparently
highest hopes Of success. l0Ir. .
ing Democrats, long familiar ".
affairs Of the State, refuse fy a....
they can lose it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
Col. TiSOn the choice OrLce County
for Congress.
VERONA, LEE County, Mss.
july "a. 1876

July "A, 1876. I
EDITORS CLARION: After an unusual
lY exciting canvass, we held our primary
election on the 22l instant, for the pur-
pose of deciding who should be the choice
of Lee county for oAr Congressional can
didate. We had three candidates, via
Coils, Tison, Blair, and Simonton.
The choice fell upon that true, tried,
and trusted DemOcrat-that consistent.
upright, and honorable gentleman-that
nnhlnching and uncompromising foe to
Radicalism in every guise--Col. w. II.
ID. Tison. Both his opponents received
q respectable vote In the county, but
were pledged to withdraw from the can
vass in case of Col. Tison receiving the
county, and also pledged to aid in his
nomination at OkQlona, Ola the 9th inst.
VERITAs.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

Postmaster General Taer ,..
Gates the new postage DAYS. IN .
master at jackson as follows.
Posr OrrcE DrmEm,.
WAsuNGroN, July De-. I,-.
SIR-The following soc..n
has been passed by Cugr... .
proved by the Pre,ilena
SECTION ID. That tap.iar.
pers aud magazines, regular m.
designed primarily for aly.r....
poses or for free circulation a..
rates, and all printed ma.,ero.,.
class, except uusealcd circulars
admitted 10 and truu.mitcIr...
at the rate of one cent for ,r-
ounces or fractional part H.rt
one cent for each additional ft.
or fractional part thereof matm.
Of any article of the third c.a. .
matter may write bis ur Der mana.
dress thereon, ORION Che uu.d. +.
with the word ''lrJm' ahoyeor r..
the same, or may write briefly r
on any package the number m..
Of the article nclu.cd Publish.
newspapers and periodicals un
on the wrappers OF newspapers ORA
zines, sent from the office WI ua.n
to regular subscribers, thc umeMr
subscriptions therefor have been
and addresses upon postal cards uI
sealed circulars may be either w
printed, or affixed thereto at Oh.
Of the sender.
SEC. rs. That all the acts or DAP
acts in conflict with the provisions
act are hereby repealed. On m
circulars and all mailublc matter
third class, other than that do..m
the foregoing section, postage u
charged rs heretofore, one cent bon
ounce or fraction thereof.
JAa. n. TYNT
Postmaster lm
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

GIN. Q. Q. Howard has written for
The Atlantic his personal recoliections
of the battle of Chattanooga. A con-
temporary thinks he would have more
appropriately told what he knows about
stealing in the bureau, and that agency of
thie.ipg fsom the colored people, known
as the Freedmln's Saving and Trust
Company.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

WINSTON COUNTY Hon. A, A.
Nets, in sending an addition to our sub
scription list, speaks for Winston as fol
lows:
We are organizing in Old Winston fer
the flgnt, and .lore the result will show that
We have done our duty iii cause worthy of
on efFarts.i
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

FAILURE after failure is announced
from all sections of the country-busi-
ness prostrate-labor unemp!oyed-gen-
aral distrust prevalent-prioes of -agri-
cultural products down to the starving
point. This is the outcome of Radical
rule. No wonder the people are clam
or9us for change of administration.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

The St. Louis Republican, referring to
the nomination Of Gen. John S. Phelps
for Governor of Missouri by the Demo
cratic State Convention, says:
This nomination will be received. not
only in Missouri, but throughout the
country, with emphatic satisfaction.
Like the nomination of Tilden for Pres
ident by the National Convention, it is
the very fittest and best that could be
made
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
The Military order.

Let it be published all over the North,
that already the States of the South are
being divided up into military districts,
with commanders ordered s'to move
troops to any point whenever, in their
judgment, it is in the interest of peace
and order, "-Vicksburg Herald,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
Democratic Economy.
Courier Journal.l

The reductions in the appropriation
bills passed by the House are over s64.-
600, 600 below the estimates of the vari.
Gus departments for the present fiscal
year, and the appropriations made by the
House are over s39, 900, 900 less for the
year ending June 80, 1877, than the sim.
liar appropriations made by the Forty
third Congress for the year ending June
80, 1875. This is something for tax
payers to consider. The Republicans
have fercely fought these reductions.
which are in favor of the taxpayers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

THE Democracy of Jefferson are pre-
pairing to redeem that county. y large
ratification meeting was held at Fayette
recently. Hon. w. L. Harper was
called to preside, and Mr.. F. f. McCar-
die was appointed Secretary. Hon. f.
H. Hicks, WHO has heretofore acted with
the Republican party. declared for Til
den
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

THE CLARION, when Gen. Harris or some
other good man. walks mp to the Speakers
desk to present his credentials. will prnha-
by think the Sixth worth counting
Natchez Democrat.
Our cotemporary has already seen
that the omission was inadvertent. We
have reason to believe that the Demoe-
racy can carry the Sixth District.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26
Sixth District.

The members of the Democratic Conser-
vatve Committee OF the Fifth Congression-
al Districts who were appointed by the re-
cent Convention at Magnolia. are requested
to meet in Brookhayen, on Saturday. the
18th day of August. for the purpose of per-
manent organization.
d. w. HURST,
Temporary Chairman
Democratic papers in the Fifth District
please copy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-26

Themany friends of Leonard NJ. Down
ing, in this city, were greatly shocked
last night by the intelligence that he was
drowned in the river in front Of Delta.
Mr.. Downing was a native Of this civ
and the youngest son of the late ID. B.
Downing. Vicksburg Tribune,