The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-10-04
CANVASS NOTES FROM OUR
STATE EXCHANGES,
Minnna Free Press.1

hlnOn1 Free ITesS.J
Capt. A. j. Baker, our honered Rep
resentative, delivered a splendid address
to the Winond Club last Saturday night.
Capt Baker made an enviable record
while in the Legislature, and is doing
good work in the present campaign.
Lee County Journal.l
Bob Thompson, ex-member of the
Legislature from Lowndes county, and
the same black scoundrel who murdered
Hugh Lee at Artesia a few years ago,
because he attended a public political
meeting, locked : school house door in
the Crawfordville district to prevent
colored people from holding n meeting to
organize a Democratic Club. What
will the freedom shrickers up North say
about this?
Mississippi Central
Col. Manning at Water Valley replied
in a speech of one and half hours.
fully sustaining the enviable reputation
which had preceded him as a ready, elo-
quent and able debater. He went at
the little Federal District Attorney and
would-be Congressman with gloves off.
and fairly skinned him alive. Walton
was literally annihilated never did a
man get a worse drubbing. Some of
Col. Manning's friends in the crowd
said hat Walton had been sufficiently
punished, and begged Col. M. to desisf.
Water Valley Central.l
E. Barksdale, elector for State at large
addressed a large and enthusiastic crowd
at the Courthouse in this city, on Thurs
day night last. His speech was both
eloquent and a~rgumentative. His ar
raignment of the Radical party was most
severe, but just. He was frequently in
terrupted by loud and deafening cheers.
which was conclusive evidence that he
was addressing an apprciative audience.
Those Of GU citizens who we're favored
with the opportunity of hearing his able
and powerful yindicatiOn Of Tilden, Hen
bricks and reform, on Thursday even
ing last, enjoyed a rich intellectual treat.
We regret that time-precluded him from
making a more lengthy speech. He was
forced to cut short his address by the
arrival of the train upon which he had
to leave for his home. In him Mississip-
pi and the down trodden and oppressed
South have a noble and gifted champ
ion.
Batesyille Blade.l
Cheering news reaches us from all
parts Of the county. The clubs are all
earnestly at work organizing victory"
for November. Pamela will greet her
sister counties in the district with a rous-
ing majority for Manning, Tilden, Hen
bricks and reform.
Meridian Mexcury.l
Capt. N. Shaughnessey, the Radical
candidate for Congress in the Sixth Dis
trict against Col. Hooker, has made a
list of appointment to make speeches.
The Captain could better spend his time
collecting the revenue; his ~eloquence in
favor of continuing Grantism in power
is not likely to collect much people to-
gether.
Copiahan.l
Col. Ben King, the old a~nti-radical
wheeEhorse of Copiah county, has con-
scented to address the Club at Browns
store, on next Saturday, the 9TH of Octo-
Der, at 3 o'clock in the evening. The
Hopewell Club, and everybody else with
out regard to color, are invited to at
tend.
McComb City Intelliceneer.I
McComb City was honored on Tues
day last by a visit from ex-Gov. A. G.
Brown and Col. R.. y. Miller. Al night,
in response to an invitation from the
Tilden and Hendricks Club, they adj
dressed a large audience at Harvey Hall.
Gov Browns speech was eminentIy Con.
servative, replete with pointed argument
and devoid Of glittering generalities. 1t
was evident that the deep earnestness Of
his manner carried conviction to the
minds Of his hearers. Col. Miller.
though quite young, has all the freedom
and vigor Of style and fertility of extern
sive and original though that would
characterize an orator of maturer years.
He depicted in glowing language the BIT
ter wrongs and outrsges that for years
past had been heaped upon the helpless
and impoverished South.