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A Hays and wheeler Champion.

1t is disgraceful that the chief spokes-
man and f%avorite orator of the Radical
party is a scandalous b~lasphemer, and
God-defying infdel-Robert Ingersoll,
the same who electrified" the Conven-
ton that nominated Hays and Wheeler.
Here are some specimen extracts from a
book which he recently wrote and pub
lished:
"The doctrine that future h~aprisess de-
ponds on beliefs monstrous. IL Is the in
fanny o~finGmies.'
THE Jews pacifcd Jehovah with the
blood OF criminals, and according to the
christian system the blood Of Jesus softened
the heart OF G Cd a little, and rendered nos
sihle the salvation OF a fortunate few A"
Speaking OF the miracles OF the Bible he
says:
"Dcad people come to life simply to get a
Joke on their enemies ard heirs: witches
and wizards converse freely with the souls
Of the departed, and God himself becomes a
s~toue-cutter and engraver after having been
a tailor and dr~cssmaker."
"Man should cease to expect aid from on
high BY this time we should know thar
Heaven has no ear to hear and no hand to
help"
awe are satisfied there can be but little
liberty on earth while men worship a tv-
rant in hcaven.n-From his Grafton on the
Gods.
The church has been and is still the
great rObber. She has riled not only the
pockets. out the brains Of the world She
i the stone az the sepulchre Of liberty: the
upas tree whose shade the intellect Of man
has withered; the gorgon beneath whose
gaze the human heart has turned to stOne.s
In short. Christianity has always Op-
posed every forward movement Of the hu-
man race Across the highway of progress
" has always been building breastwOrks Of
Bibles. tracts. commentaries. p~rsyer-bOoks.
creeds. dOgmas. and platforms, and at every
advance the Christians have gathered be-
hind these heaps OF rubbish and shot the
poisoned arrows OF malice 1T thu soldiers Of
freedom.N-From Arrangement of the
Church, delivered in Chicago, December
81. 1873.
OF course nothing else but the gospel
Of hate and strife between the two sec
tons of the Union could be expected
from a wretch who presches such doc
trine as this. He is appropriately an or
acle of Radicalism.
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The RePusIIcan NonIn-e for Con-
= In Ihe I'D District.

The documents published in another
column Of this paper make a startling
exhibit to the country. They are public
property, since the person whom they
impIicate has been nominated TO serve
the people Of the Third District Of Mis-
sissippi in Congress, and is shown t
have forged an affidavit TO establish a
claim against The government, to which
his party is seeking to have him aceredit-
ed a. a true End lawfsl representative.
The papers, from which these documents
are printed, are the original papers, aud
are all prepared under the s~auctity and
sacred obligation Of oAths- They are so
full, clear and explicit, and the links
in the chain Of proof are so closely
connected and completely riveted, that
they leave nothing for US to say. Com
meBt IL not necessary. The facts vii
speak for themselves.
The matter which deserves especia.
consideration is that the said w. w
Chisholm Is the Republican nominee 70
Congress. At this very moment, we hay'
before Us speeches delivered by Blaine
Sherman, Logan and other Northern
Republican leaders, charging that if th
confederate" Democracy carry tn
coming November election they vii
burden the treasury with war claim
trumped up for the occasion. The an
swer which we will make to this accusa
ton, which is a great part Of the Haye
and Wheeler stock in trade, is TO cite tn
testimony in the case of the Republics
nominee in the Third Mississippi Dii
trict, 1t shows that the danger Of bul
dening the treasury with "claims" orig
mating in fraud and bolstered up wit
+ forgery, exists in the ranks of whic
, Belknap, AMI Robson, and Mcdonald
: and Blaine, and Chisholm, are shinin
: lights.
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The Great Demonstration AT
SIarIxViIle.

The canvass has produced no demon
s%tration in point of numbers, enthusiasm
and magnificent appointment in every
essential, than was witnessed at Stark
vile, on Saturday, the 30th inst. The
procession, with superb music, waving
banners and appropriate inscriptions,
was more than a mile in length; and
there were representatives in the meet
ing from all the counties around-Win-
ston, Choctaw, Clay, Chiekasaw, Lowndes
and Noxubee. After the speaking. at
half-past 2 o'clock, P. NJ, a barbecue
dinner was served with prodigal hospi-
tally. From the tables a portion of the
audience returned to the stand and we're
entertained by a practical and instruc-
tive address by Gen. H. L. Burkitt, a
veteran conservative from Chickasaw.
At night the scene was stirring beyond
description. A ~torchlight~ procession was
formed and a splendid ovation was ten
dered to Col. Muldrow, the Democratic
candidate for Congress, which he &C
knOwledged in eloquent and appropriate
terms. Addresses followed by Messrs.
Love, of West Point, Williams, Of Ala
bama, and others. 1t is proper to add
that the attendance of colored people
was numerous, and they intermingled in
the procession and Joined in the demon
s~tratiOn with every token of good will
and approval. The Both of September
will long be remembered as a great day
for Oktibbeha.
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GEN. West IA Holly Springs.

We are permitted to make the follow
ing extract from a private letter of date
Sept. 29th, written TO a gentleman in
this city by one of the most intelligent
and reliable citizens of Marshall county.
The Empire county is thoroughly arous-
ed, and good citizens of both races are
earnest and enthusiastic in their efforts
for Tilden, Hendricks and Reform. We
look for 1000 majority in Marshall
"Politics are growing warmer h~ereabouts.
We had a rousing meeting here last night.
1t had been previously announced that Gen.
a. NJ. West, Tilden and Hendricks Elector
for the State at large, would speak at the
Courthouse. Soon after dark the Central
Democratic Club of this city, Rttired in their
new and elegant uniforms, with torches,
headed by the Silver Cornet Band of this
city, proceeded to the residence of Gen.
West, and mid the booming of cannon and
the e~nlivening strains OF music. escorted
the distinguished speaker to the Court
house, where he spoke for two hours to an
immense audience. The enthusiasm of the
occasion was ~unbOunded. After Gen. Wts5
had concluded, loud calls were made for that
profound christian, DIR. G. X. Marshall, of
Nicksburg. who happened to be present. He
appeared upon the stand. but alter telling
the audience that his sympathieS were al
ways with the people of the State OF Missis-
sippi in every undertaking, he excused
himself from making a political speech"
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The Rice Field Riots in South Car
OIina.

The riots in the Combahee district,
South Carolina, are still breaking out at
iuto1 rals. Tho orc accustomed by the
attempt Of bands Of negroes, by beating,
whipping and numbering, to deter men
of their own race to work in the rice
fields, except upon such terms as may be
presented by the rioters themselves. The
miserabIy impotent carpet-bag State
authorities have shown themselves utterly
unable to preserve the peace, and have
applied to the Federal government for
troops. Commenting on this fact, the
st. Louis Republican says:
"And this is what it has come to. The
United States soldier is looked upon as a
sort of mau-of-all-work in the South. He
is expected to do everything that anybody
wants done, from breaking up a legislature
to performing the -contabulatOry drudgery
of a carpet-bag government. When a mi
ners' strike occurs in Pennsylvania, Ohio or
Indiana, the State authorities are expected
to manage it-and they do manage it, ever
though the strikers constitute a powerful
organization Of thousands o: members. But
when the rice field hands in Combahee beat
and Kill the laborers employed to DO the
work which they refuse to do, the Republic
can State government admits its helpless
ness and calls on the United States army to
restore the peace. Is such a government
worth sustainingg
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Public Speaking.

1t will be seen by the following cores
pondence that Hon. c. E Hooker,
Democratic candidate for Congress in
this 9th District. viii address the
Reform Clubs, and the citizens general
", at the Representatives Hall neu
Saturday evening:
JACKSON, Mss, Oct. 2 1S7e- :
Mr.. 2. W. MHlstt, Secretary TeuRg Aens
Reform Cl4b:
DEAR SIR: l am in receipt Of yours afthe
IOth ulr- containing the resolution adopted
by the Clubs. OF which Messrs- y. J. Busy
and J. c. EarTaway ar respectively Chair.
men Of Committees. | will designate mex
saturday night, Oct. 9Th, as the time whei
will address tie Clubs and the city Of
Jackson.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
CHAs. f. HOOKER.
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Your ebedient servant,
CHAs. E. HooKER.

The people of the North seem to has
become disguised with the 'bloodg
shirt campaign" of which donkey XII
patrick wrote. A correspondent Of ill.,
Cincinnati Commercial (RepublicaB
says:
"Candidly, | some time rasolyed
that the war Is and ought to be ended
that, so far as | am individually con.
cerned, the great questions Of finance
and civil-service reform should not again
be lost sight of in useless fighting over
the dead issues of the war, an o~ecupatioh
that seems to be a regular four-yearly
amusement for the purpose of prevent
ing any change in the administration d
the government"
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More Help.

The EDWARDS CITIZEN, by Messrs.
j. S. and E. H. Harris, late of the
Crystal Springs Monitor, has made its
appearance. They are both trained
journalists, and their paper bids fair to
he a success.
TEE WINoNA FREE Press, by Mr.. A.
B. Hurt, is on our table and welcome.
The initial number gives promise of its
ability and usefulness.
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cLIScHTxG N THK xAIL-AFFTDAvTr OF rHE
THEx PRoBATE cLEKK WIG DETECTED THE
cuIsHoLN's REsIG
NATION.
l. Geo. l. Welsh. = citizen OF Kemper
county, in the State OF Mississippi. state
upon honor:
That the accompanying paper marked
4, purporting 70 be an sfalAvit by Perry
Moore, as 10 the burning OF a hundred
and tixhty-four bsgs OF lint cotton, By Gen
Saermaa'- army. in February. ls64. Is a
FORGERY, 80 far n the name Of Perry
Moore is concerned; that saw aud arrested
this payer in the hands OF Williasa w
Chisholm Of said county AMI StSte.in April
1855; sAid CHISHOLM was then Judge. AID |
was Clerk Of the Probate Court Of said
county that IA pOn Srrestiag said paper. I
demanded Glsaolm's resigaasioa, Gaa he did
resiga; the paper accompanying this state
ment, marked b. : his original resigna-
ton, wholly written aad subscribed by
himself; l attended his trial before Center
Ridge Lodge. and know that lac was exPeli-
ed, asih- accompanying publication states
ais Masonic status noe is an expelled aRd
published Masoa. GEo. l.. WELSH.
June, 1870.
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still They Come.

Hon. Clarence Cullens, late Chancel-
lor by appointment of Governor Ames ;
Prosper K. Montgomery, Esq, an old
and prominent citizen of Jefferson county,
and Thos. B. johnson, of Scott county,
have all renowned the Republican party
and declared for Tilden and Hendricks.
A letter from Mr.. Cullens is copied in
this number from the Holly Spring.
South. Read it.
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Eson. II. l.. MaIdrow.

This tried, worthy and eloquent son Of
Mississippi, the Democratic Conservative
Congressional nominee for the ist Dis
triet, in filing a list of appointments.
The people are enthusiastic for him In
every county of his District Tilden,
Hendricks and Muldrow hsgs are flying
as high as a bird can fly. He will be
elected BY an immense majority.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-10-04

ONE Of the cOlored members Of the Ray
emocratic-COnservati Club was in
Jackson trading last week, and, as usual,
when he goes away from home, wore the
badge OF his club. a he has a right TO do. IN
Jackson be was logged and insulted, FOR his
politics, by a crowd OF Radical negroes, I'M
I'll finally he called upon a white Democrat
for rot ectiou.-RaymOnd Gazette.
We were not before aware Of this oc
c~urrence. The attention of the Demo-
cratic Clubs is called to it. If they are
pledged to anything on earth, it is, at all
hazards and to the last extremity, to
protect colored Democrats from violence.
For this purpose, every club should have
a Committee charged with the duty Of
giving this very matter especial at
t%ention, and adopting such plan Of action
as will prevent the Preparation of out
rage on the freedom of action and of the
ballot. We had thought the day for such
conduct on the part of the Radicals had
passed, but it would seem not, and hat
some ofthem are counting the consequences
which must result from such conduct.
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Of course We are not surprised to see
such articles as the following in the North
ern Republican journals. We knew 3
year ago, just az well a. now, the figure
Southern Claims" bills introduced into
Congress would cut in this canvass, and
warned members Of that body who were
sincerely DESTROYS Of reforming the Ad-
ministration not TO handicap the Demo
cratic party with them. Here is a clip
ping from the Cincinnati Commercial f.:
There Is no b~loody-shirt about it.
The main question is whether the voters
in the North want to pay the bills Of the
! Southern confederacy. This IL not a
matter Of murder to the Northern Dem
Ocrats. Il Is a question that touches the
pocket"
This il all a thing Of the Imagination.
The Southern people, wrecked as they
are in fortune, are just as much opposed
70 paying the Confederate debt" (Which
was to be paid on condition only of th,
success Of the Confederacy) as the North
ern people are. Besides, the people whc
are designed to be frightened by thi
bugbear, must know that prohibition 0
payment Of the so-called debt is engraft
ed in the constitutional amendments.
So far as the pretended "Confederat
claims" are concerned, the humbug i
exploded by the following true state
ment:
In the present campaign, stories indulge
Ia by perfectly fair and unparalleled Re
publican newspapers much has been sal
about the Confederate house allowing
larger number OF southern claims than hay
ever been allowed by any previous Congress
Following this statement there has bee
much Ingenious lying TO this effect tha
every man IN the South has a large numbe
OF claims, and is only awaiting the electiO
Of a Democratic President when the Treas
ury vaults will be opened for their beneti
The stupid malignisy Of the lie j. furiht
aggrs waited by the density Of ignorance tbs
urged &c.. Mr.. Smith, journal clerk Of III
House. has prepared a long statement upO
This subject, which he has forwarded
Chairman Hewitt, ia New York, for gene
NJ publication. In this statement it
shown that there has been no Congress f
years that has not allowed a greater nun
Der Of claims than this so-callcd Confederai
House. All the southern claims above
during last session were 70 loyal claimant.
indeed, all other classes are barred by COZ
stitutiOnal provisions, aud until the Con,t
tuition is amended no one need worry abOJ
the bugabJO Of the southern war debt.
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DURANr, MISS, Sept. 3, 1876.


GOVERNOR SroEE went up to Starkville,
upon hearing of the Saturday night affair, to
be on hand to do any proper official or pri-
vate act to restore peace and vindicate the
law. When he arrived he found affairs en-
tirely quiet, and the only excitement was a
religious revival among the negroes not
many miles from the scenes of Saturday
night.-Meridian Mercury.
This makes the difference between a
Democratic Governor, who has the peace
and welfare of the State at heart, and a
carpet-bag Governor. The latter would
have sent off a bloody shirt dispatch
and called Justify on the President for
TROOPS"
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TIDAL wzve.l
In Memphis, last week, We met Sher-
iii Manning, of Tunica, who saws that in
his county every white Republican ex-
cept two are in favor of Chalmers for
Congress. and that those two are depen-
deat on the Administration for their ten
ure of Office.
summit SentiueiJ
judge d. W. Hurst delivered a well
worked and excellent address. which we
thing will be the means Of adding many
new Democrats to our Club. After the
Judge had finished, Rev. b. ]. Wilson,
(eOl.), arose and said be desired TO make
a few remarks. He dwelt at length up
on his past political career. that Of a Re
publican, and said that hereafter he
would work and vote for the great De
mOcracy. He made a very good speech,
and we doubt not but what he will induce
many more of his colored friends to vote
the Democratic ticket. Three other col
ored men joined, after which the Club
adjourned. All that We have got TO do
now. is to work tremendously and dill
gently together, and every coiored man
in this precinct will join our Club. Let
them see that we will do just what We
say.
Summit Times
The attendance at Lyceum Hsll last
evening to hear the address of our po-
| lisical war horse, Gov. A. q. Brown,
and the accomplished young candidate
for ~elector from cur district, Mr.. II. n.
Miller, was by far the largest we have
known to assemble in our town for a lcng
time. Our space is too limited to under
take anything ike a synopsis even, of
their remarks. 1t Is perhaps only neces-
sary to say, that the two gentlemen COW
cred the entire ground pertaining to the
issues of the campaign, and left nothing
of importance to be suggested.
Okolona States
The Democracy of Chickasaw Co.
are up aud organizing, and will give n
majority of 900 against Grantism on
the 9TH day of November.
Holly Springs Soulful
Jim Hill, colored Secretary of State,
was here last Friday, but refused TO
speak before the Radical Club. He
thinks there is no use. In Tic con-
versatiOn be conceded the STATE tc the
r Democracy by forty or fifty thousand
and said that the Congressional delega-
ton would be solidly Democratic even
the Sixth District he thinks will be car
ried.
Holly Springs Sonth.l
Marshall county is thoroughly organ
lied and there is not a doubt but that the
most intelligent of the colored voters are
falling in with the Democracy. The OBJ
ject ought to be to give as large a major
ity as possible, for effect in the State.
Let every man vote.
CAickasaw Messenger.J
The Radical Voudoo, which assem-
, bled here yesterday, was composed of
r sixteen white skins and about one hun
. bred negroes of all ages, sizes and condi-
. tons. Lee was dominated for Congress,
and Frazee for the position of Elector,
which Lee resigns. Enthusiasm was
wanting, and the leaders all complained
of bad health. 1t was not even an inter
esting funeral.
Edwards Citizen.I
Some twelve or fifteen negro boys
= have registered at this place. They
swore that they were of age, but the
{. proof is strong that they are not, and
their cases will be presented to the courts,
and they are likely to be turned over to
Capts. Hamilton * Hebron at the State
. boarding house in jackson.
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biii'y. snd his mason WAS promptly ~sus-
taided.s The sulj ct OF ->iancing" came
up under the head Of .unhnislsed business
ard ! suspect that l. a business that never
all b finished. Itappesrs that Presby-
tcry, Al is lASs meeting. adopted a resolu-
tioa adverse 10 s'promiSeRous dancing
One brother wanted more light-in other
words. lie Nanted q definition Of the word
.sprcmiseuons in thai connection. A D.. D.
defined II a the dancing ofthe sexeSLs that
ii Was improper fof ladies ana gentlemen 10
dance together. Another thought il would
louk very queer to see them dancing sepa-
aiely. Another expressed the opinion
that By the term ..pTomiseaousr was meant
daueing in public, At balls etc, and that it
dill not refer TO The amusement when prae-
tised ~ hone, or where a few n~eighb0Ts
X. re assembled. Another stated that while
he dsscoautenanced dancing, as of evil tea
dcney, there we're so many and such greater
Offences that he had TO combat such as
drunkenness. e-ovetousness. stinginess, SLAM
der neglect OF the poor, etc, aud the non
performance Of many well-defned chris
AtAA &N-aG-, NAaA AN 80 ~ q 1SSA AOAG ~
reach the dancers. The whole subject Was
referred to = committee Of five, tn report at
tie next spring meeting I'm JACKSON the
deliveranees Oft the church. and their own
views on the vexed question.
REGISTRATION.
am iadebted to Mr.. J. D. Adams, one of
the registrars, for the following result OF
the registration thus far in Choctaw: Dido
Precinct-62 whites, 5 colored /; La Grange
l52 whites, l6 colored Bankston-67 whites
s eolored French Camp, not yet complete,
Ill whites, 20 eolored. This precinct will
register about 400, of which two-thirds will
be white. The county viii vote about 1900
of which about 900 will be for Tilden, Hen.
bricks aud Money.
THE CROPS.
The fields are white with cotton. but tn,
piektrs are comparatively few. The crop
however, IS getting to market earlier thar
usual. and If the weather continues dry
and politics don't get too lively, the crol
viii be all gathered by election day.
Sorghum is one of the principal crops il
this section; but the difficulty is that tn,
cane has 10 be har vested in cotton -pickin:
time. A son ofDr. j. F. Bryant, who re
sides three n lilies from French Camp, in
formed me that he made last year 225 gal.
ions syrup off OF an acre and a quarter o
land. Hence, Louisiana syrup is not sol,
here, aud thousands of dollars are thus KEEP
at home. Aud not only this, but freedmen
will work for sorghum in preference L
greenbacks-from a half gallon to a gallon
commanding n days labor.
TEE CLARION
Has a good list of subscribers at Frenel
=. Camps, and many friends throughout al
: this region, As evidenced by their kind re
: ceftion of its representative. During N,
brief stay. l ave enjoyed the hospiialitie
| of His Honor, Mayor j. II. Davis, and hi
estimable lady.
have had The pleasure of meeting her
Hon. S. L. Boyd, member of the House TO
Choctaw and Montgomery counties. II
= resides near this place, and is a great favorit
o with the people. Yours,
LOGAN,
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Pontotoc County.
~CHEsTERvILIr 80 1a

CHEsTERvILLK, Sept. Il, 1876.
hereby notify you OF our club orra,ix.-
tion a. this place. The TiIden ami H.
orleks Democratic Reform Club Of Cbesfer-
vile, was organized Aug. 5, and poW hss
membership Of one hundred ara ,.1
I'VE Its members are in both Pontotoc -
Lee counties The following Is is IIsf ~
efilcers elected for twelve months. VI
President, Col. 5. III. Taylor. Chestervirls
lst Vice President, Judge W. J. Holmss
ST. ChesterEille. 5
vile. -
lst Secretary, W. d. Lilly. chesferxiu.
ID Secretary, Richard Wharton. co5a-
war. OODe-
treasurer, Sam Rowan, Chestervflle.
We have some six or seven coio-ed -.
bers; have a Gag floating about "a r.. esan-
are In good working order.
Yours fraternalIy,
RIcHARD WHARTON.
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GovKRNoRaSToNE is reported to ia re said
that he will have any United States officer
arrested who attempts, dictatorially, 70 car
ry out TaffL's order, at the polls, at the risk
of his life.-Summit Sentinel.
We advise our contemporary not to
believe "reports" of what Gov. Stone
has said. He is the last man on earth
whom we could suspected telling the world
what he is going to do, in advance of the
occasion, or of indulging nonsensical talk
of any kind. If parties are illegally de-
prived of their liberty, their redress is
with the Courts, not the Governor.