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The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
The Con tested Election Case frO1.a
3SGh Senatorial District.

The contested election betweeen NJ. B.
Sullivan, who holds the certificate of elec.
ton, and Gen. Chalmers, who oontesta
his right to the seat, will probably come
up today. In late number we referred
to the grounds on which the seat is
claimed by Gen. Ghala2ers, but did so
with an imperfect knowledge of the facts,
and will now present them more in detail
as we have gathered them on inquiry
into the case. we are informed:
| FIRST, That Sullivan is disqualified by
the Constitution from holding any office,
because he is foreigner, and therefore
not eligible.
Secondly, Because he is liable for public
money unaccounted for, and therefore in
capable Of holding any Office of profit or
trust under the Constitution.
In the event that either of these prop
ositions are established, the person re-
ceiving che Rext highest vote would be
entitled to the seat.
The second ground is that legal voters
were excluded from voting for Chalmers
IN Coahoma county, ard that illegal
voters were allowed to vote for Sullivan
in Bolivar county.
The reported difference between them
is 1S6 votes. AT the Terreen box in
Bolivar, the judges were never sworn.
AT the Holmes Lake box there is no ev-
ldenee that the votes were ever counted
by the judges of eleation, but box con-
tanning the supposed votes cast was sent
to the Courthouse and counted by the
Registrars-one of whom was Repub-
lican, and two of whom were deputies of
the Chaneefy Clerk who was candidate
for reelection.
They had no right 10 be registrars |
and they had no right to count the votes |
at any other box but the one where thew
held the election. 1t is alleged that they
gave evidence of their unftness and dis
qualification by making aes count of
one box in order to count in their en-
ployer, the Chancery Clerk, after the
first canvassing of the votes east had
made out tie between him and his op-
ponent.
1t is charged that at the Glencoe box,
in Bolivar, about forty negroes from Ar
kansas and elsewhere voted for Sullivan.
IL.
lished, would be sufficient to DESTROY the
claim of Sullivan to the seat: but his
opponent need not go further than the
irst if that can be made good. If not,
he others, or either of them, will be
ample.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

The machinery of the old "Union
League" is to be fabricated by the Radi-
cal leaders for the Presidential election
They do not seem to put much trust in
the bloody shirt this time. The slogan
is to be ''free schools and ono public
money for sectarian purposes. They
will have to shell the woods energetically
TO find party which will join issue with
them on these points. The Democrats,
Conservatives and Liberals will go into
the contest pledged to free schools, free
trade, sailors rights, money as good as
any nation on earth can boast, low taxes,
reduction of expenditures, the restoration
of peace and good viii between the Sec
tions, no prescription, local self-govern-
ment, and equal rights to all of whatever
race, nationality, cline or religion.
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gQite4 $taIss Troops.

/ Yesterday about o'clock, we nQticed
a body of some thirty-nipe cavalry, with
an U. S. officer at their head, proceeding
through Julia street. We could not but
think how much more useful they would
be, how much better an appearance these
troops would make, upon the frontier,
where hostile Indians are constantly
numbering and Mexican thieves robbing
United States soldiers. 0. Demo
crat
These troops, We learn, are intended for
operation in the coHnties of Amite and
Pike, and will probably be stationed at
McComb CITY.
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COngratulatOry.

Canton Mail.I
We congratulate them upon their we'll
deserved success.
Brookhaven Citizen.l
We congratulate the gentlemen upon
their preferment, and think they are
Justly entitled TO this manifestation OF
confidence and esteem.
Handsboro Democrat
1t viii give general satisfaction. The
CLARION did good service in the late
canvass, and it deserved this good will
Of its party.
Central Star.l
The Legislature simply did its duty IN
selecting THE CLARION as the official
organ and We congratulate the proprie-
tors of that excellent journal upon theil
success.
Water Valley Courier.l
The Conservative members of the
Legislature, in caucus on Tuesday night,
nominated Messrs Power d Barksdale,
of THE CLARION, for State Printer.
The nomination was made unanimous.
To this the masses of Mississippi will
say amen, and SO say We.
Yazoo Herald.l
The vote they received in caucus must
have been highly gratifying to theil
pride, seeing how near by it approached
unanimity. The DAILY CLARION i
sought as a Uade 1ecam by every one
who desires TO keep himself posted as tc
the doings of the Legislature.
Representative Stands in the Tidal Wave
Power and Barksdale of The CLA
RIoN were nominated for State Printer
in the caucus tonight. This is but {
fitting reward for their adherence tC
truth and principle in the dark hours
and their never ceasing vigilance in the
years of our subjugation to Radical mis-
rule. The printing account will b'
many thousands of dollars shorter thar
heretofore.
Winona Advance.
On motion of Senator Reynolds, thu
vote was made unanimous. This is a
it should be. Power & Barksdale have
done as much to carry the State for Dem
ocracy as any ten newspapers in Missis
sippi. They fully deserve the place.
Not quite that much, brother Jones
We have simply done the best we could
and the same can be said for the rest O
our eo-laborers of the press.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

THE Northern newspapers speak Of
Ames' impeachment as matter of course.
None of them regard it as ga new rebel.
lion.' They speak of him as political
adyenturer who abandoned the army to
take his chances as politician, and think
that if he should lose the stakes for which
he has played, it IS no reason why the
country should be eonvulsed by an earth
quake. He has enjoyed enough of the
sweets of power to satisfy any ordinary
ambition, For two years he used the
powers of despot. aad did it ferocious-
ly. For four years he occupied seat il.
the United States Senate (on certificate
signed by himself as Military GOVERNOR.
and for two years he has occupied the
Executive office, enjoyed its enormous
perquisites, and welded not only the
prerogatives legally appertaining to it,
but has usurped the powers belonging to
the other departments. Why, then,
should be naRrm4r if be Is dislodged :
Ano --''s should not the whole country ae-
cent his ren,or.,. - sttiaa termination
Ofa long and hitherto uninterrupted care. :
Of power and prosperity beyond his de-
servings?
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
Meeting of Veterans of Ihe McNI-
cam War.

Pursuant to published notice calling q
meeting of the soldiers of the war with
| Mexico in 1916, the following named gentle
men assembled in the Chancery Court room
| day of January. 1876 to-wit:
| COMPANY @. lsT Miss. RKa'T-Sam r.
Thomas, Il. i. Edwards, j, +. Renies, Jas.
. brown Joshua Stone, IL. ID. Ripley.
! COMPANY Ii, lsT Miss REG'T-E A. Pey-
ton, }. NJ. Daughtry, j. j. Iupkin, James
Dupree, Ike johnson.
Holt.
COMPANY f, 1sr Miss. REG'r-s. NJ. Coul-
COMPANY ID, 1sT Mss REG'r-Wells G..
Harrell, j. u. George
COMPANY A, lsT Miss. REG'T-H. Stub
bletield.
:, CoMPANr F, % Miss. REG'r-sirn. Easter
lng, Arch. CLANCY,
DoMfAEY b, I'D MISS. EKG'r-J. B. Dea-
son, L. Il. Hafris, j. l.. DeasOu.
COMPANY A, 2p MISS. REG'T-A =. Short.
CoMPAEY ], ID MISS. REG'T-S. A. Arr
hold, Peter lngold, Judge Montgomery,
COMPANY B, 5D Miss. B1T-Calvin
Hobbs, Thos. Courtney.
COMPANY &, lsr Tenn. REG'T-A j. Bet
teTsworth, L. Charlton, j. NJ. II. Martin,
On motion, the meeting effected a tempo
Tary organization bv the election Of San,I
b. Thomas as Chairman, aud b. Frank Ed
wards, Secretary.
me OBJECT OF the meeting was stated nv
CoI' Deason. and the following resolutions
olered by him were adopted;
resolved. That the ne It meeting of tbfs
oody be held in the Senate Chamber. i'm mis-
cIty' at ~ O'Clock, A. NJ, on the second SAT-
urday in February, 1876 for the purpoge of
permanent organization,
AesoIFed, Ihat a committee Of three be
apPOihted TO draft an address to the Com
greSs OF the United States, to be submitted
TO this body ut its next meeting.
Inc Chairman appointed as said commit |
zee, >. Il. George, +. A. Peyton and ]. r |
~ Deason and OF motion of Col. Peyton. tho |
chairman, Col. Thomas, was added To- the |
- NV
On motion Of Col. Deason, it was ordered |
'lat me proceedings of this meeting be pub |
sheu IN the city papers, with a reGuesfthat
lhe same be copied by the papers tbrouoh. oh.
Out the State ''iOUsh-
On motion the meeting adjourned To noat
according to resolution,
r Eo 5. b. THOMAS, Chr'mn.
D. 4. EDW
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
Election of State Printer.

BY the fattering vote Of 104 to 10
the Legislature on yesterday (the 18th,
elected the proprietOrs of THE CLARION
to discharge the, duties of the above
Office. In returning thanks to the Leg
islature, they can only renew the pledge
which they made after their nomination
by the caucus of Democratic members,
and the expression Of their desire TO CO.
operate with other departments in max
ing good the declarations of reform in
the branch of the seryice with which
they have been connected by this fiatter-
ing vote.
When Ames came TO the State as
military satrap in 1869, sword in hand
and with the L. S. troops at his beck
to lord it over the people, without au-
thority of law, or the civility of pre-
vious notification to the proprietors, he
abruptly dismissed Them ftom the place
to which the Legislature, speaking the
voice of the people, have now re-assigned
them while he, like wounded reptile,
drags himself along. and ekes out mis-
erarle official existence, desptsed and
disgraced, with none SO poor to do him
reverence.
In all the long years of carpet-bag in
science of Office in Mississippi, we have
never referred to this case OF individual
injustice. And we now refer to Il only
because it admits of appropriate mention /
on this occasion. Verify
Time at last sets all things even,
There never yet was human power
Which could avert, if unforgiven,
The patient search and vigil long
OF him who treasures up wrong.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
hQIidays. ..

The bill introduced by Mr.. Sims,
which has passed the Senate, designating
the legal holidays, provides That the
lst day of January, the 22d day of Feb
ruary, the 4th day of July, the 25th
day of December and Sunday of each
week shall be the legal holidays; that if
either the lst day of January, the z2d
day of February, the 4th day of July or
the 23th day Of December shall come on
Sunday the Monday following shall be
the legal holiday.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19


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ton, and for other purpose.
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The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

The LEE MoNUMENT.-To-d the
10Th inst, is the day designated by
the Executive Board of the Lee Monu
ment Association, for canvassing for con
tributions to this patriotic object, in all
the principal towns in the South. A
prominent and esteemed citizen of this
State, who has interested himself in this
movement, suggests the name of Capt.
Frank Johnston, as one who would not
only be willing to receive contributions
at this place, but who would also give the
matter his Jealous attention. A more
appropriate selection could not have been
made, and we trust Capt. Johnston will
consider himself duly authorized to pro-
ceed in the good work.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
THE DEMOCRATIC CHoACH
FOR u. -. SENATOR
what the Mi--i--ippi Press says

Grenada Sentinel
Col. Lamar has been unanimously
elected by the Legislature Of Mississippi
to the Senate of the United States. ms
will cause feeling of joy all over inc
State, and the people will know that they
will soon be represented by great and
honored statesman, who has won respect
and fame in every section of America.
His powerful speeches, his never taIllng
to defend the right, and always ready to
protect his people against such vlpers as
| Moxton, have won for him a place IN
their hearts that will last for many years
to come. There is not a man in the Sen
ate who can stand against the powerful
eloquence of Col, Lamar-a high-toned
gentleman, esteemed, and with such tai
ent that he will be the towering power
in the Congress. Col Lamar is the
greatest favorite in his State, and as an
orator he will be the leader in the Sem
ate.
Meridian Gazette.
In the nomination of Col Lamar, our
Legislature has given the country proof
of their disposition to encourage every
honest and liberal approach in the direc-
ton of perfect sectional fellowship. The
course and utterances Of Lamar are we'll
known in the North. They have been
frank, honest, just, liberal and fraternal.
His unanimous endorsement by the Leg
islature shows that these sentiments are
responded to and sanctioned by our peo-
pie. He will go back to Washington
fortified and clothed with power for still
greater achievements, and still greater
good to the State and the South, and the
hearts and good wishes of Mssissippans
go with him. et
| Vicksburg Sentinel.
The nomination of Col. Lamar as the
candidate of the Democratic caucus, for
United States Senator, being, as it is,
tantamount to his election, is cause of
coDgratulation to the whole country
We now hope that the Republican mem
bers in the Legislature may display the
same patriotic and unpartizan spirit, by
making his election, by that body, anlGn-
| NOUS
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

THE Governor-elect of Michigan, Lud
lington, evidently has different opinion
from the Governor of Mississippi in re
gard to the powers of the several depart
ments of government. I'm his inaugu.
raj he takes occasion to say:
The division of government into the
law-making, the Law interpreting, and
the law-executing departments, is natu-
raj and almost necessary. The more and
more distinct separation of these depart
ments marks the progress that the hu-
man race has made toward freedom.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

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mlttecs power t0 uIu.U.....
other purposes
SECTION /. BE it rua.f.FI-.
ture OF the State of Ni..f.....
chairman or acting uhairmsn
miltee OF the Senate On II.... ..
tatlNes OF the state of Me,I..-
chairman or acting Du.m
joint committee 81 .I.
House of Representative. d.
hereby empowered to mm.
or affirmation 20 wiruc--o. +.
matter under cNmima,..h..
mittces, and every person Wno
~ ana corrupuy swear u...
falsely before such committee.
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now prescribed by av, iur wv
PERJURY.
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The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

ATToRNEY-GENERAL Harris has filed
a bill in equity against the Pearl River
Navigation Company, CA. Warner, o.
c. French and S. A. Nose). in which it
is charged that the said Company has
defrauded the State Of large sum OF
money. Tie object of the bill is to re-
cover to the State whatever amount NAV
be available. The Times, which ought
10 be well-posted in the acts of its politi-
cal bre4hFen, charges, what we long since
proved, that the se.eI.a vas ga huge
swindle and gigantic fraud" 1t was one
of the legaeies left to the State by the
defunct carpet-bag regime.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
More Violations of the COmStitu-
tiOm Developed.

The preamble of the bill introduced
in the House, by Mr.. Clay to relieve the
taxpayers of Bolivar county, sets forth
fully the disregard for law and the Con-
stitqtiOn, or the rights of the people by
Ames and his gang of blood suckers,
when they had friend or "a tool to re-
ward. The preamble is as follows:
Whereas, 1t appears from memorial
of citizens and taxpayers of Bolivar
county, that one NJ B. Sullivan did, by
executive appointment under and by vir-
tue Of an act passed while he was a mem
Der of the Legislature, and during the
term for which he was elected, took
possession of the Office of Sheriff of
Bolivar county, on or about the Sd day
Of March, 1875, and filed as his official
bond, blank or void bond with no pen
atty inserted, and whereupon an in june
ton was granted by proper court to
restrain said Sullivan from collecting the
taxes in said county,
The bill then provides for proper
relief of the taxpayers of Bolivar coun-
ty.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19


The New York Journal of Commerce
in an able article, points out the folly Of
Mr.. Hlaine's resolution to make martyr
OF jefferson Davis by excluding his
name from the proposed list of pardons.
The need of reconciliation, and the fact
that this is the year Of reconciliation, il
is held, ought to defeat any such purpose.
Exchange.
Of course, there ought not to have been
any exception in the bill. Mr. Davis is no
more guilty thar the people who selected
him as their agent to do the work, which
they required at his hands, and which he
did to the best of his ability. What we
censure is the introduction of any meas
ure at all, that would play into the
hands of such demagogues as Blaine, by
reviving the bitterness of the war, and ar.
raying the two sections against each other
at this CRITICAL period. 1t was the con-
summation Of folly. and efr. Randalls
well-meant action will only damage the
people he intended to serve. For Gods
sake, no more amnesty until after the
more important matters that are involved
in the Presidential election, are disposed
of.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
The Laws.

1t is our purpose to publish such acts
and joint resolutions of the Legislature,
as fast as approved by the Governor,
and we have the promise of the Secretary
of State that copies will be promptly
furnished US for publication. Wepubish
two Joint Resolutions in the present is
cua
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

= N'"AW AEoM mon hhs o..
The Chicago Tribune couta.a
lowing
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., JAM go
10 the Editor Of the Girago I7
My attention has been cali.
ter in your paper, from your
ent in this city, which bias l.
and widely circulated in .he
in the South, imputiug To- me
which | never entertained ali d.
pressed.
So far from being unlrjuE
Hon. l.. q. G. Lamar of 81
there is no member Of this u
whom ! entertain a more prot
spect, nor cherish warmer mt
dial friendship. His dignity .'
his moderation, his learning
his truly enlightened statesnl-
command my admiration.
Yours respectfully
Member Of Congress from ,.s
Congressional Dist of LOUISE
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
mittee with the bill.

THE SENATE bill introduced by AIr.
Thompson to repeal the act approved
December 24fh, 1874, and WHICH was
passed to prevent the sheriff elected in
Warren to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation Of Crosby from taking the
oEce, has passed the house and goes to
the Governor, The act So repealed gaye
the Governor the unconstitutional power
to fill all vacancies in office until general
elections. 1t will be remembered this
act was engendered in the bafled malice
of the Radicals at the special session of
the Legislature, called to consider the
situation after Ames' bloody black
raiders had failed to capture the fair
city of Vicksburg. Another pet Radi-
cal measure gone where the woodbine
tWineth
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19
Librarian and Keeper of the
Capitol.

Mr.. J. 3. harris, representative of
Mrs. Kate Morancy, has been ele2-
ted to this Office. Mrs. Morancy is
an esteemed and accomplished lady of
this city, who vii! grace the Office, and at
the same time perform its duties With
punctuality and industry. Maj. John
Williams retires with the good wishes of
all
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

The very point aimed at by Blaine IN
taxing mn the Confederate challenge was
completely gained The fire of the Con-
federates was drawn. The Confederate
party was brought out OF its ambush,
and made to parade itself before the
country in all the spread eagle tinselry OF
the rebel regimentals; waving aloft the
old banner of southern braggadocia;
cracking the old slaye-driyer's whip
about the ears of northern mud-sills );
staggering in the old style of plantation
manners; hurting the old epithets Of
copper-bottom Bourbon bigotry against
'snorthern fanaticism lauding III the
old way the superiority Of southern
gentlemen with their bowie-knives and
ruffianism proclaiming anew the old in
science OF braggart sc! !f-conceit; rendlng
the innocent air with the old 'rebel
yell" x
But, at the outset, the Confederate
chiefs are OVERRIDING their work. They
are showing their hand ard disclosing
their game at the wrong time Already
their Bourbon allies Of the north are
alarmed by this ''hell Of southern fury"
which they have unwittingly opened, but
are powerless to restrain. They have
| brought JEFF -Davisism to the front before
the time. No wonder they should ''re-
gret that the debate was opened" No
/ wonder that those who have the slightest
understanding Of the northern sentiment
and temper, should be Gin a terrible
stew" on account of the southern fury"
which their defiant challenge to northern
sentiment has let loose. A Michigan
Bourbon is said to have declared that
| Hills speech alone had turned against
the Confederates II, 900 Michigan voters,
while another terrified northern dough
| face declared that ''when the Democratic
party begins not to apologize, but to
! defend the horrors of Andersonville, they
begin to braid the rope that will hang
them"
New York Herald
Mr.. Hill has not proved an eminent
success for his party, except in the ca
pacity Of boomerang. His speech was
felt to be very iniudicious, and, while he
is a ready and effective speaker, he threw
himself open to his opponents in so many
ways that he became almost ridiculous
The Republicans like Hills speech sc
much that some of them talk tonight
of making up fund to reprint it fol
general circulation through the country
They profess to regard it as a valuable
campaign document,
And here is something from thor
oughly Democratic paper:
| St. Louis Republican,
Blaine expects to reap more benefit from
the replies to has speech than from the speecL
Itself In other words, he hoped to make
the eK-Confederates 50 angry that they
will sink all discretion and return the
attack in kind, Butler played similar
game at the last session, and found one
man, John Young Brown, Of Kentucky,
foolish enough to be caught by it. In
the present instance, though the stakes
are much larger and the cards more
skillfully handled, the plans and the pur
poses are the same.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

THE Democratic majority in Congress
has been sadly deficient in skilIful lead
ership since the recess. Is it because of
Mr.. Lamar's absence? The line SO
skillfnlly drawn in his mastery caucus
address at the opening OF Congress, was
and the Democrats rushed
madly iRto the trap set for them by their
wilev antagonists.
The weekly clarion., 1876-01-19

THE Pilot intimates that judicial
friend" is the inspiring genius of its Rad
ical neighbor, the Times. Who is he
An answer to the question would proba-
bly, satisfy the public curiosity to know
who prompted the sending of negro dep
uty Marshal into Amite county soon
after the election with the devilish hope
of getting a niger killed for the good
OF the party.