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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-23

Among the reductions which have
been, or will be made, in the national
government expenditures by the Demo
cratic House of Representatives, are the
following: $4,000, 900 on the River and
Harbor bill, s5, 100000 on public build
ings, $4,000 on Notifications, S.
900, 900 on the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial bill, S1,000,000 on In
ternal Revenue, and so on through all
the bills. The Committee on the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau, has made sweep
ing reductions. The number of Collec-
tors are to be reduced from 161 to 105,
making a saving of $500, 900. 1t is de-
cided to abolish the ten Supervisors,
making a saving of s136, 900, and to cut
down gaugers, storekeepers, agents, ETC.,
thus saving $3.50, 900. In the matter of
stamps, printing, paper, ETC., $50, 900
was saved in all cut-down of 81 ,056,-
900. 1t is estimated that the entire re-
duction:will amount to $40, 900, 900, and
is within a fraction of what was required
to defray all the expenses of the govern
ment before the war. This looks like
business, and gives US hope that the ma
jority will yet reclaim themselves from
the consequences of the blunders COM
mitted at the earlier stages of the session.
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The Rem edy.

On the 9Th of September, 1874, dis
tinguished Republican writing to another
Republican leader in this State, after sta
ting what was not the way to correct the
evils which wicked rule had brought on
the State, proceeded to explain what
would be the remedy" He (this lead
ing Republican, said:
"Our only remedy will be found in
convincing Mr.. Ames that neither the
Judiciary of the State, nor the public
press, are his property, to be used solely to
advance his political and ambitious de-
signs; in compelling him to respect the
constitution in the installment of judges,
by doing so only by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, ETC., etc."
The whirligig of time has brought the
opportunity of applying the remedy"
and it is not to be doubted that it will be
seized by the representatives Of the peo-
pie, in the exercise of the solemn trust
confded to them.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.

TUESDAY, February p, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair, Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Galloway. Present, 81; alb
sent. %.
Leaves of abs ence were granted Messrs
Shrock. Miller, Cansev and Chiles, (coD
BY Mr.. YellowlrH To extend the priv
leges OF the House to Hon. G. H. Campbell,
IF Alfalfa. and Hon. l.. o. Bridtwell, Of Co
nidh. Adoott q.
By Mr.. Walden: That the thanks of the
H"use be rendered Ia the citizens of Vicks
burg, for their generous invitation to visit
that city on February 22i-the declinaUion
IT the invitation being based upon sense
OF duty We owe to the public. Adopted.
Mr.. Garrett moved to extend the privi-
leges of the House to Hon. w. f. Hyer, of
Marshall county. Adopted.
THE VETO.
The Governors message vetoing the bill
to amend the act funding the debt of Boil
var county was read. Mr.. Percy moved to
postpone action upon the bill; carried.
HOUSE BILLS.
To give an adequate remedy in certain
cases of trespass, with Senate amendments.
be not concurred in; carried
Ii. j. r.. in relation to the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Mr.. Gibson offered an
amendment. Mr.. Yellowley moved to ia
resolutions and amendments subject to call !;
carried.
LAW BY LIMITATION.
The Secretary of State informed the
House that House bill to amend an act to
establish the fees of certain officers has be-
come a law without the approval of the
Governor, under article 4, section "a, of the
Constitution.
By Mr.. Hall: A memorial of citizens of
Pamela, asking that the county be divided
into two Judicial Districts; referred.
THE AMEs INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE RE
PORT.
Mr. Featherston, chairman, asked leave
to make the report of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the official conduct
of a. Ames, Governor of Mississippi;
granted.
Mr.. Featherston moved that the House 90
into secret session to consider the report
and read the testimony; carried. Yeas 10,
nays II, absent II.
SECRET SESSION.
The House spent the whole of the morn
ins session reading the report and the ties
timOny, and took recess until 3 80 o'clock,
when the reading was resumed. At 90
O'Clock p. NJ, not having completed the
the House adjourned.
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The Liquor License.

We hope the petitions which have been
sent to the Legislature, against increas-
ing the license on liquor dealers, will
receive due consideration. We doubt
both the policy and the justice of the
measure. Glass legislation of every de-
scription, whether to aggrandize one
class or to pull down another, is objec-
tionAble. The liquor business cannot be
broken up by taxing the article itself,
nor the privilege of dealing in it. There
is ten times more whisky manufactured
and consumed now, when the govern
ment tax is seventy cents gallon, than
when it yielded no revenue, and could be
purchased at fifty cents a gallon. If the
consumption of liquors is to be discon-
tinued, it must be done by revolution
izing the tastes and habits of the people
who use them. The party which acts
upon the exploded Puritanic idea of stop
ping the consumption by regulating the
sale, as to quantity, or exorbitantly tax
ing the privilege, may succeed in array
ing . strong influence against themselves,
but not in breaking up the traffic. The
attempt has been made over and oyer
again, and in every instance has failed. |
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Special Correspond.
BARCOCK


ST. Louis, No. f..
EDS. CLARION: The B,b,a., co. is. d,
ing to a close. 1 had good Ioes o..r
seat every time / visited the. u t...
an opportunity Of seeing tbo q,
yers and witnesses. 10 some ~ p''.'..
! do not see how Bah cam
The whole power of the y,,.. '.
listed ln his defense -''eIHHsf
The military power Of h..
here - Gen. Sherman. 'r-sr.
Humphreys, Simpson. BsIt't.'l' s
are on the stand--all OF ri..r. th.
Jutiy ana earnestly In Bab's Died..
on characlef--hothiug else. M.
req "a Prlsm enough 'o cuuy.n..
slider that Bah, AS one off fl..r'
picion. When Gen. Grant E. .....
trate and commandment.
and navy, eN Secretary Bon. Ri.
are testiiying i'm his favor ..5 .. l.
nothing about the case. but .fn.,f sI.
Is an agreeable, pleasant. cons.
reads the Presidents lptters-.,..-
of them, and seads iu only .u...
His ENcelleucy ought to Sec n. .'
him innocent, OF course
are stern men, but the main o,.. la.
a little in his ruling. but aU
confidence ia him. ''A
The government failed 90 .b.v..
got the letter with $500 puf in t...
though 1t was directed toDIm a..
$500 reached lis destination
to show mp all the Telegram. \.
light and meaning. "'
| heard EX-Attorncy-Garer.. ,..
speech tor Bah. ! was grpfIy %.
in him-the one who cama 4.
the successor OF Chief Ju.t..
fancy and Chase There are ar
hundred lawyers in Mis,l,.iDn.
have made better speech. fits
slow and by no means imprc,..,.
Mckee proved as good 20 cbgrs....
cock did, but Bab's hackers ar, 'r'.. 'a
power ana that makes "a lIrs,.
jury are men of solid aup.r.'
said here that five of them ar. ill.,.
and seven Republicans A rum'-
On the streets that a rejected iur0r
that he was offered $1,000 by rra...
fore he was sworn. lie WA. excuse.
above and other reasons ] .Y..
Bah will not be uvictcd-it m......
jury. The general impression IT,.
he is As guilty as McD~ Joyceanlu..
If others are prosecuted, from III.
range of testimony, facts may b. ..
to light that viii expose m0reufI0.
tions Of the whisky ring.
Yours.
A Afa4r..Ir..
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KMPEACHNaENE.
Voice of the People and the Press.

Kinds County Gazette, Hon. G. w Harper ]
Much has been said and written
on this subject since the Legislature
convened, and really it is looked
upon as settled fact-a duty the mem
bers of the Legislature owe their con-
stituency. Ames deserves to be impeached
he has corrupted the government and
injured our social standing. This being
true, what alternative is there but to get
rid of him.
There is one thing he has done en-
listed Morton in his cause, and bolstered
him with INSCRIPTIONS falsehoods to lay
before the world, which are still great
er injury to us-cansed strife between the
two races that occupy Mississippi, and
has been the means of the death of many
poor and inoffensive blacks. Is the man
who has acted thus a proper person to
hold the reins of State government?
Ought he to be allowed to remain the ruler
of intelligence? No other State would
have allowed such a scoundrel as Adel-
bert Ames to occupy the Governors chair,
as long as we have.
Pamela Star.l
The impeachment of Davis and Car
dozo is very small matter, and their
crimes of little insignifcance as COM
pared with the impeachment of Ames,
and the character of his crimes. 1t is
true Davis and Cardozo have been guilty
of bribery apd thefts, but insignificant as
compared with the crimes of Ames. He
(Ames) was the instigator and prime
mover of all the misery and outrage
heaped upon the people in this State.
He has deliberately planned the murder
of citizens, whose lives he took an oath to
protect; has corrupted the judiciary and
inaugurated a system of pillage and
plumber throughout the State. He has
ridden rough-shod over the people, treat
ing with contempt their appeals for re-
dress of grievous wrongs; Can it be pos
sible that this man who stands condemned
in the minds of every intelligent and hon
est thinking citizen, should be permitted
to continue to disgrace the Governors
chair? The people are certainly looking
forward with great deal of interest to
the action of the Legislature ON Ames'
impeachment, and will be sadly disap-
pointed and feel grievously wronged if he
is suffered to go UNPUBLISHED.
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The Senate bill in relation to the official
bonds OF officers, with House amendments,
was taken up; the amendments VIE all
concurred in except one.
HOUSE BILLS.
HJR. to ascertain the amount of taxes
collected by the several tax collectors
passed.
To incorporate the Marshall county man
ufacturing company passed.
To prohibit the sale of liquors IL Hickory
Flat, Benton county, passed.
To furnish certain books to Claiborne
county passed.
To change the boundary lines of Benton
county. This bill restores 10 Marshall
county a township of land that was, against
the wishes of the citizens, taken from Mar
shall and added to Benton, to make Mar
shall county Republican; and was in 1871
passed As party measure of the Radicals.
Mr. Terry moved to place the bill on It's
passage. Mr.. Albright (col.) moved To re-
Ter; lost. Mr.. White (col.) moved 10 recon-
slider the vote just taken; lost MIR. Gray
(col J moved to indefinitely postpone. Mr..
Jewell moved to table; carried. and the
bill passed-yeas. "A; nays, Albright, Gray,
Pratt, Shirley and White-5.
La relation to setting on fire woods, etc. !;
the Senate in listed upon its amendments.
Conference COmmittee-Messrs. Carter aud
Smith.
The Cotton Weighers' bill-the Senate
insisted upon its amendments. Conference
a large number OF House bills were read
and referred.
SENATE BILLS.
Mr.. Reynolds called up the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the bill to pro-
hibt trafficking in corn and cotton at night
failed to pass, and the vote was reconsid-
ereI, and the bill went over for engross-
nlent.
BY Mr.. Chalmers: To extend the privi-
leges OF the Senate to Gen. Wade Hampton.
The bill to create Deer Greek county was
taken up. Mr.. Foote moved to make it the
special order for Thursday, oath, at II
O'Clock; carried.
To alter the practice in courts of law on
suits on promisscry notes, .etc. Mr.. McCas-
kill moved to make it the special order for
Thursday, oath inst, at u O'Clock; carried.
To prohibit certain officers from purchas-
ing stationery. etc. at the expense of the
State was indefinitely postponed.
The Senate insisted upon its disagreement
to the House amendments to the Senate Sal
airy Bill-Conference CGmmittee-Messrs.
Terry and Taylor.
The Senate concurred in the House
stock laws in certain sections of Lowndes
county.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Griffin: To re-incorporate Nat
chez; referred.
BY Mr.. Everett: To repeal the law re-
pealing section 2SSS, code of 1871, in rela-
ton to magistrates fees referred
Several other Senate bills read by
title and were placed on the calendar. Ad
journed.
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Chancellor Kent. the great expounder
of constitutional law said:


of constitutional law said:
If the President Cor GoveTnor) will use
the authority of his station 10 ri0tate the Con-
stit1ftioa or law of the land. the House of
Represent atives can arrest him IA has career
by resorttng 70 the Poa0er Of impeachment.
But here, if possible, is higher legal
authority than all 1t carries with it
weight of judicial learning with which
none other is invested. 1t is Story.
We quote from his commentaries.
There are many ogeases purely political
lol.ich hare been held % be lcittiH tts reach o.
parliamentary inlpedctn1eHts not one OF which
is in the slightest manner alluded 20 in our
statute books And, indeed, political Of
fenses are of so various and omplex
character, so utterly incapable OF being de-
fined or classified, that The task of positive
legislation would be impracticabIe, II not
almost absurd, To attempt it. The
only safe guide ia such cases, most be the
common law, which i the guardian at once
of private rights and public liberties; and
however much it may fail IN with the po-
litical theories OF certain statesmen and Ju-
rists to deny the existence of d common l4w
belonging To and applicable to the nation
in ordinary cases. NJ one vet has been bold
BseIt Is limited TO OteHSeS positively defined IN
the statute book Of the Union as iBlpeGchdbte
high crimes aud misdenaeanors. (Sec. 1881
Nothing can be clearer The Govern
or who habitually violates the Constitu-
ton; the Governor, who, sworn to execute
the laws, is an meter of riots and blood
shed who consigns the high office whose
duties he pretends to perform into the
hands Of ignorance and venality, as Ames
has constantly done; who diverts from
the public treasury into the pockets of
partizan favorites moneys that belong to
the people, as Ames has done in approx
ing the Penitentiary contracts; who
wantonly insults a coordinate depart
ment of the State government, and
charges it with being an irresponsible
mob because it does not belong to his po-
litical organization and is an obstacle to
his personal advancement, who Hbels the
State whose affairs he claims to admins
ter and seeks to disgrace it before the ma
ton and the world by false and calum
NOUS imputations-is not fit for the place
and the people with full knowledge of
his crimes, of the public dangers with
which his longer continuance in office will
be attended, and a perfect consciousness of
the uprightness of their motives have de-
mandedhis impeachment and removal,
and will be satisfied with nothing less.
Who can, say in view of all the
misfortunes this man has brought upon
them, and all the struggles they have
made to throw off the incubus, that they
are not right? They are looking to the
Legislature with an intensity Of feeling
which battles description.
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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
sESATE-couRT OF IMPEACHMENT
DAVIS cAsE-sEcosD DAY.
MoNpAY. Februarv n. ls7e.

MONDAY, February Il. 1870
Mr.. Carter moved that committee be ap-
pointed TO request Judge Simrall to return
To the Senate to swear those Senators who
were not sworn on the first day; carried !;
committee-Messrs Carter and Everett
Judge Simrall made his appearance and
administered the oath TO Senators Carter
and Smith.
arrival of the House of Representatives.
The Sergeant-at- Arms called the defend
ant. Lieut-Governor Davis.
The following communication was read
by the Secretary:
Mr.. president AND SENATORS: The un-
dersigned, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Mlssls-
siDpi. respectfully notifies this honorable
tribunal that he has retained as counsel IN
his defense on the trial on the articles OF I'M
parchment, etc. the following named gem
tlemen: MesSrS. j 5. Morris, A. W. Brien,
Spears and Fitzgerald.
Respectfully, A h. DAVIS.
Counsel Morris asked for thirty days
time TO file an answer TO the articles.
The question was argued by the mama
gers. the counsel and several Senators. A
number of orders were offered. and finally,
the following, by Mr.. Catchings: That the
respondent file his answer to the articles OF
Impeachment on Friday, the 18th day of
February, at 1012 O'Clock, A. NJ, ana that
the managers on the part of the House OF
Representatives file their replication on
Saturday February 10Th, at 1012 O'Clock !;
and that the trial of Alexander X. Davis
upon the articles of impeachment, eXhib-
tied by the House of Representatives, shall
commence on Friday, the Sd of March,
1876 at 101a o'clock, A. NJ, was ordered by
the Following vote.
YEAs-MessrS. Barry, Callicott, Carter,
Catchings. Chalmers, Everett, Fewell, Fitz
Gerald, FoOte, Furlong, Graham. Gray.
Griffin, Johnston, McCaskill, Mcneil, Men
denhall Metts. Morgan, Oldham, Pratt,
Reynolds. Shirley, Sims, Smith, Stewart
Stone, Taylor, Terry, Thompson, Thornton
and Tutile-32.
NAYs-Mr. Albright.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Allen,
Hooker, Mcclure and White--4.
And the Court adjourned.
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NOTICE no SUBSCRIBERS.

The term of subscription Of several
hundred names on our books having ex-
pired during this and previous months,
we have sent to each a circular rotice,
with return blank and envelope, for re-
newal. Our rule is, to discontinue the
paper at expiration of time paid for, but
we think it is due to subscribers that
they should have ample notice. After
ahe present issue, therefore, all sub
scriptions not renewed in response to
our circular notice, will be discontinued.
The subscription price is only two dol
lars year, which includes postage. Re
NIT by registered letter or postal order
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sENATE-FoRrY-sEcoND DAY.
TUESDAY. February p, 1876.
Stone in the chair; absent
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

4DESDA4s cBTEGTN q, $780,
Mr.. President Stone in the chair: absent
five.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bin 20 allow Supreme Judges to re-
tire from the duties of their office on account
of age came up as unfinished business from
yesterday. Mr.. Taylor moved to make the
cut ''3'' and insert 40" Mr.. Morgan
moved to table; carried. Mr.. Faylor's
motion was adopted; yeas II, nays o, absent
4. And the bill passed by the following
vote:
YEAs--Messrs. Barry, Carter, Chalmers.
Everett, Fewell, FitzGeraId, Furlong, Ora
ham, McCaslkiil, Mendenhall, Morgan. Old
ham. Pratt, Reynolds, Sims. Stone, Taylor
Thompson, Thornton and Tuttle-2O.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright Callicott, Foote
Gray, Griffin, Johnston, Nets, Shirley.
Smith, Stewart, Terry and White-12.
ABSENT AND NOT YOTING-MeSsrS Allen
Catchings, Hooker, Mcclure and McNeil-5.
Mr.. Furlong moved 10 reconsider and
table: carried-yeas 20, nays IL, absent 5.
Mr.. Thompson gave notice of the intro.
duction of bill.
By Mr. Jewell: That the Keeper of the
Capitol be requested to Immediately exam
inc the South wing OF the capitol and par
ticularly the roof and walls of the Senate
chamber and report their condition, the re-
pairs necessary, and the estimated cost:
adopted.
By Mr.. Foote's To provide for the eollee-
ton of insolyent taxes.
Mr.. Pratt called up the motion to recon-
slider (made February H. the vote passing
the bill IN relation to the transportation of
passengers on freight trains; Mr.. Reynolds
moved TO table the motion TO reconsider
carried yeas, %; nays, 10.
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AIrRIDiAN.TchlO

/ see the cross mark Ou my paper
is the subscription. bul don't ."n
CLARION, / can't do without DO. Your
for inn parchment Is glorious. Nr H
tor it, except some w0uIJ-U' dl"-.
ChancellOrs and their whIpU.r-.U
.. Well now i.u.l DE I.-
thing of Democrats who. want i..-.
slipping through the back du0ro. Mo-.
sion under tie protecting wing off,
say Warner or CIiisolm. or mr other
ical who tells hungry Bcmaa-n.l q.
la embryo that he mas Amp- p.. #..
put the hungry one through GU. .
ems Your- truly, IU.
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Let us have the Testimony

No matter what conclusion the House
of Representatives may reach on the
question of impeaching Ames, the
people have a right to the testimony
gathered up by the Investigating Com
mittee. 1t will stand as their triumphant
yindication for their course in the late
canvass, and as a monument of the usur-
patton, corruption and infamy of the
administration, against which their YER
dict was pronounced.
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p, EDITORS CLARION: notice that in THE
NJ Ma loN OF the 10th, in reference to Geo
- NotN9od, you stated that he was for
merry assistant Postmaster at WestvilIo
! Inns M Is a mistake; Geo. w. Norwood never
ever L am assistant Postnnastass wnat-
place, and my name is not Geo. w No,s a. TINS
eitner. You will please make the o or..d
.aoa IN your next issue. g. W. Noy,,eo],
YoSSss postmaster az Mt. Zion. OO"
a. &. BERRY, Jr,
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The Lien a.ssNV and Oth.r u..
uur-rss


EDIToRs CLARION :-It auy ..
TO he made ia the ltu d..
high time the cnlugc Wus aHM.
landlord is to have PRIOR lieu u-I...
the merchant or supply man .WH
il. The time for contracting fur..-.
will soon have passed Avn cu.t..
labor, rent, supplies, etc.. t0r-. r.
year, are now being m1dr-Lrne.
portance of knowing boo time, what f. .
rhe law governing such transaction.
peculiar system of farming demand.
law. II matters but little, however
has priority, 10 &c is definitely uu...
who is To have thar priority. IlH.
landlord or farmer, the mrrphHuf ..
ply man should know it Uul ..
take such steps as may boz u..
90 secure him for his advance.
on the other hand, the mrrW
supply man is given priority No.
lord should know IT,, that hr mlr m..
contracts for rent, labor, etc., ACCORD.
Let rs have law definite aud par
meaning, one that the humble. 0u
observation-disclosures can uul~-ma.
and exact justice 90 every citizen 0u
that the obligation OF contract ..
respected, and "a penalty, equal to tNe
hbllN W AAfll hlbAFAiNilH rIlONIiI .Nt- IIL.|.
Every honest farmer and lHh0ru
interested in the enactment of % IlW Al
vent Illicit traffic iu corn, cotton, gDH
which many localities iu our Son.
been inflicted for years past and lLUu
nave been no little surprised to -ee0H.
islature SO dilatOry iu the passage W.
TO meet this great evil Neither H
crying eUH of the age been met uy am.
ate legislation. ] mean law % HH
the killing of stOck-hogs, cattle .
etc. The better class of negroes, .. n.
whites, are sick ana tired of hup..
smoke-hOuses, as well as coru-uI.
thousand miles from home. Nu
legislators, it is thought, are too W
some things. Right Is right, uu0 eM.
should be done though the heaven. .
If this is said To be class hgaI
might with equal propriety argue m
burglar, he iuccndiary or thO rUU.w
want wholesome and rigid laws, g..
and icarles~ly executed. ANA Vr mar 4.
gather "a new lease To all that tend. ~.
up the material greatness of t.H f.
This, the social, moral ana iU..
status Of our State demands,
Ttn.
BIGBEE VALLEY. Miss.
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No Color Line,

The people don't want any color line
In the impeachment business. They know
that of the three delinquent officials,
Ames, Davis and Cardozo, Ames is the
guiltiest of them all, and will never I'M
derstand why you make fish of one and
flesh of the others.
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THE solemn ceremony of swearing in
the members of the Senate as Court for
the trial of A. K. Davis, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, was performed in the Chamber of
that body yesterday Q9th) by Associate
Justice SimralI.