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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-09


LIE Valley Sentinel dissents from our
reservations upon the illsstarred revival
y The amnesty, Camp Andersonville
',iu war questions, in Congress and the
D'uhder Southern members committed in
pefMIthng themselves to be drawn into
'ne debate. If the Sentinel will not ac-
'elt our opinion, let it consult the able
e : observant and strictly orthodox
southern member from its own district,
i'On' ii. D. Money, who is in better
position to draw correct conclusion than
ourselves. Let it consult the New York
world, and all the other Northern Dem
ocratlc journals and by no means let it
iall to profit by such independent organs
% option as the New York Herald and
tribune. If these authorities are to be
credited, the South has not been benefit
=. .5 baabee by the speeches of Messrs.
rlhl and Tucker, but the prospects of the
democratic party. in which her hopes are
pOund up, have been somewhat damaged.
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Governor AMeS and His DISPOSE
ton Of the PeniIemIfary Com
VictS-HOW the State Lost
$4,000 90.

A Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald writes:
When Senator Morton completes his
ment the situation of affairs in Mississippi,
and will show the Senate that Mr.. Morton
has allowed himself to be made the victim
of huge hoax by set o: INSCRIPTIONS
politicians. There are some evidences of
this fact here already. For instance, Gov
ernOr Ames, who pretends to be the true
and only friend of. the abused negro, APP
proved a bill passed by a Republican Legis-
lature entirely under his control under
which the Governor is allowed to take the
negro con4icts from the State Prison and
bind them ont as plantation labOrers. aud
under this law he gave the contract for thus
reducing these unfortunate blacks to slavery
to favorte of his, 0. G. French, who sub
lets it and farms out this negro -abor to the
planters. This practice is so msshievous
that previous to Ames' administration some
such contracts, which had been made under
military authority, were annulled. Ames
made this O. c. French Commissioner to thu
Centennial Exhibition, and he has been
here deceiVihg Senator Morton into the be-
lief that Governor Ames is the especial
friend of the blacks. French, who is, under
Ames. the means of reducing large num-
Der of negroes to virtual slavery, came here
as member for Mississippi OF the Republic
can NarioH4l Committee.
Omitting comments on thai RortiGE OF
this statement which refers to Senator
Alcorps intentions in regard to the SLAM
ders which Senator Morton has propaga-
ted, (preferring to let him speak for
himselO we desire to call especial atten-
ton to the statement in reference to Gov.
Ames' disposition of the Penitentiary
convicts. 1t is not uRon alleged cruelty
practiced in letting them out to planters
that we would comment upon. We have
no doubt they are as humaneiy treated
as they deserve to be. Nor yet is it upon
that mode of disposing of them. 1t may
or may not be for the best. What we
wish to comleEt Upon Is the notorious
fact that large number of these oonYlcts
were let out to French, this favorlte OF
the Governor, for a nominal sum, by his
authority, and that he had no sooner
signed the contract with French, than he
signed one for sub letting them to another
party at a bonus, it is said, of fifteen
thousand dollars, The first transaction
occurred in one day, and the other the
next, thus showing that Governor Ames
was party to the arrangement by which
$15, 900 were put into the pockets OF
French aud his associates, which belonged
to the payers, The impeachment
Committee will no doubt elicit all the
facts, and they WILL throw much light ON
the absorbing inquiry whether Adelhert
Ames is fit longer to be entrusted with
the management of the chief executive
Office of the State.
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estate and Dl-gusrinG."

Chicago Times.l
The Infamous lies about negro plots to
murder white people in the South have
become exceedingly stale and disgusting.
An assurance to that effect was given to
the Senate by Mr.. Morton on yesterday.
1t is not less true that the infamous lies
about white league plots to murder ne
groes have wearied the souls of people
throughout the country. Mr.. Morton is
the most extensive dealer now engaged
in the business of making sand vending
the latter variety Of infamous lies. He
is nuisance, offensive to the moral sense
of the community, and ought to be sup
pressed. Any doubts on this point that
may have been entertained by persons
unfamiliar with his recent career should
certainly be set at rest by perusal of
the mass of concentrated folly and venom
he inflicted on the Senate yesterday.
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Tenn Fitz Coke vs. The state, No.
1903.
Opinion Of Tie Court, by TARBELI, j.

Opinion of the Court, by TARBELL, j.
Plaintiff in error, and one Billy WooteD.
were jointly indicted for burglary ana lar
ceny. and were separately tried and con-
victed. The Indictment was marked "hled,"
with date, signature Of clOFk, Endorsements
of true bill" and signature of the fore
man of the Grand Jury, but did not have
an Endorsement that It was presented in
open court by the Grand Jury, Ia presence
OK twelve OF their number. The conviction
rested on the testimony OF an accomplish,
unsupported by other evidence The court
refused To instruct for defendant, that oon-
viction could not legally be rendered on tho
uncorrObOTated evidence of an accomplish
but instructed the jury that such evidence
should be weighed with great caution ANA
Jealousy. Held
l. 1t Is not necessary that an indictments
should have Endorsed on II that &C was HE'D
in open court BY the foreman, I'm presence
Of at least twelve of the Grand Jury; this
is more than the statute requires. fScctiOn
2794, Code of 1S7l.l
III. 1t is for the jury 10 determine tho
credit TO be given the uncOrroborated testl-
mony of an accomplish. 1t was proper 20
refuse TO instruct the jury that no legal
conviction could be had on such evidence;
and the court went far enough and stated
the law correctly I'm directing the jury 20
weigh the evidence with jealousy aud cau-
ton. Affirmed,
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Impeachment.

Many poor devil Is actually hung
.faly condemned to shuttle off the mortal
pal at the end of q hempen rope-with-
put producing one-half the sentimental
fhaddering which some people seem to
experience at the prospect of impeaehing
nd removing the State officials who
aye been guilty Of high crimes aud mis-
Iemeanors. 1t is not so in other States.
lesterdays kilograms inform us that the
Penate OF West Virginia, by vote of 20
L ., have found the Treasurer of that
plate guilty Of articles of impeachment
Faieh were brought against him. And
mat on Monday next, the State Auditor
/ 70 be Put on trial. And yet there Is
% report Of ANY extraordinary hysterical
demonstrations over the events; and the
PHYSICAL world still moves on all the
same And so it will move on even If
Ames, Davis, .Dozy and the rest are tried.
convicted and deprived of the allowances
NPpertalning to the luxurious places IN
which they have revealed for several years
past
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Robert Wall and Dnn- Howard w.
The aGn1e. No. naAA.

Opinion of the Court by TARBELL, j.
Plaintiffs ia error were Jointly Indicted
and nOnvlcted Of larceny. There was no
evidence whatever against Howard. Both
parties Joined in the application for the
writ of error. No error appears In the rec
ord so far as the charge against Wall Is con-
cerned. The only question Is whether the
Appellate Court can affirm the judgmeutas 90
one, aud grant new trial as TO the other
defendant, or must the Judgment be reversed
as to both? He'd:
L. That each OF defendants were charged
with the commission of the offence, and ono
might have been found guilty, and the other
acquitted, by the jury. And tho Circuit
Court, in acting on "A motion Tor IA new trial,
had the power to grant a now trial IA 20 one
of the defendants, and sustained the verdict
as TO the other, the Supreme Court having
the power 20 render such Judgment as the
Circuit Court could have rendered AGiqaed
me judgment as IN Vol, anil granted HJtgard
q Hetc t4'iGk
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The RumOred PrOgr4 name of the
RAIDS.

It is said that two sets of delegates
from Mississippi will present them
selves at the Republican National
Convention-one representing the Ames-
Warner-Pilot wing. ard the other
the Alcorn-Times faction. 1t is rumored
that efforts are being made by the latter
to supersede the former in the control OF
the Republican organization of the State !
and that a delegation has waited on ex-
Gov. Alcorn, to tender him the leader
ship of the party, on the supposition that
he will be able to rally it as in days OF
yore. We are impatient at his silence
under the Misrepresentation OF his state
by Morton, but we are not prepared TO
believe that he will lend himself to such
a scheme. IF hs does, he will not en-
counter another Dent in the person OF the
Democratic candidate. The motive for
propitiating the Sphynx~ of the White
House, and inducing him to hold his
hand by brother-in-laW manepyer, viii
no longer exist. Ames is not military
Governor. as in 1869. Mississippi has
passed through the crucible of military
reconstruction, and has acquired the righ1
to manage her own affairs, as othel
States manage theirs, and she intends &c
exercise it in future..
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James Fox W.. board Of 8mDervf-
sOrs Of COlfihx County, No. 1910.

Opinion Of the Court By SnmALL, j.
Plaintiff in error held a claim against the
county for $685.
At session Of the Board in July, 1873
this claim was rejected
In August of the same year, the claim
was reeonsdered, and allowed to the extent
OF S4G4 30. Again, Ia October 1873, the same
claim was again presented for the balance
before rejected, the Board treating tile order
made In August as "a final disposition of the
matter, again rejected the claim
From the order made IN October an ape
peal was taken to the Circuit Court. Held.
/. In allowing claims the Board of Super
visOrs exercise quasi, II not strictly judi
cial powers, and any party aggFieved Be- ai-
lowed an appeal % tine next term of tile
Circuit Court.
IL. The action Of the Board On August
was manifestly "A final disposition of the
claim by the Board, and from that order the
plaintiff la error, IL dissatisfied, should
have appealed 70 the Circuit Court. The
decision OF the Circuit Court affirming Che
order appealed from was correct. Affirmed
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summit Sentinel
On Monday morning, Immediately af-
ter the 8: 10 o'clock A. NJ. freight train had
passed Summit, our townsman, Mr..
Chas. w. Beam, started down the track
to McComb City. About half mile be-
low town, in the curve below the Clear
Greek bridge, he discovered an iron rail
lying across the track, having been re-
Gently placed there by scoundrels for the
purpose of throwing off the morning mail
train. Being unable TO remove it he at
once returned and notified Captain Ora
cey, who sent a force to clear the track.
fortunately, the morning mail train was
behind time or there would have resulted
terrible tragedy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-09

Our news columns bear daily record
of failures in all the great financial and
commercial centres of the couRtrY-A ely
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Chicago, st. Louis, etc., etc. The de-
preston is universal and it has prepared
the public mind for change of Federal
Administration, which would certainly be
wrought, if politicians, who occupy prom
inent places, would not divert public atten-
tion from the zeal causes which have pro
duced this condition of affairs, to matters
wholly immaterial and irrelevant, but upon
which the passions of the people can be
worked into a state Of phrensy. lfthe
Democrats in Congress could only be in
duced to leave abstract questions, amnesty
and the issues of the war, entirely in the
hands of their adversaries, and would
devote themselves to exposing the cor
ruptions, extravaganza, wasteful expendi
lures and mismanagement generally, Of
the Radical party, which have brought
all thess misfortunes on the country, they
would do signal public service. Alas
the harvest is ripe, but the reapers arr
few, and seem incapable of improving thu
opportunity:
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a Good Time 10 Unload.

a sketch Of Congressional debate in
which Hon. o. R. Singleton participated,
Is given in another column. Our men,
Der need not have hesitated in an
swering the inquiry of the cunning
Down-Easter (who was playing for POI
htcal advantage), if the South demands
the refunding of the cotton tax? Mr..
Singleton might have answered promptly
on the spot that she does not. The tax
was an unjust discrimination against the
people from whom it was collected,
but 1t is one of those wrongs inflicted
upon the losing side in the war
which cannot be repaired without
infiictlng greater injury upon itself
than would be repaid by the benefit
1t could hope to derive. Besides,
the claims have long since passed from the
original producers of the cotton into the
hands Of spectators, whose only hope of
passing refunding bill is based upon
the purchasable material with which they
would have to deal in Congress. The
measure, if it ever came to the South,
would come tainted with corruption.
There may be occasions when the end
will justify the means, but this is not one
of them.
The preservation of the liberties of
the people, and the rescue of the Gov
eminent from the grasp of the corrup-
tionists, proscriptionists and public rev
enue thieves, should be the paramount
aim of the men to whom the leadership
of the Democratic party has been con-
fided, and if it be necessary to tighten
the good old craft in order that she may
surmount the breakers and ride safely
into port, we implore them to unload her
not only of the pretended scheme to re-
fund the cotton tax, but (for the present
at least) of the Mississippi River Levee
and the Southern Pacific Railroad
schemes. The country can better afford
to wait IA century for the accomplishment
of those measures than to endure another
term of Radical misrule.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-09

BY way of showing what the people
say ON the subject OF impeachment, we
have extracted the following from let
ter of prominent citizen Of Yazoo
county;
81 have not seen man yet who OPP
poses impeachment. All the people /
have talked to look on it as a matter of
course. Yazoo county may be set down
as unanimous on the subject"
81. c.. P"
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W. M. Alternately, ngt, W. a. -.
Vaughn. No. 1912.
Opinion Of DC Court by SMRALL. !

f' " ~ O"'''' "y ''AmhlAl4isi e.
Vaughn brought an action of rcpIevin In
recover two-tift hS of three bales Of cotton
from Alternately. which Vaughn claimed as
due him from one lIarrell, his tenant, for
rent for 1874
The tenant delivered the three bales Of
cotton to Abernathy, agent for one Frank
lin, under mortgage, which WAS subordi-
nate to the claim for rent. Judgment was
rendered Tor Vaughn. Held:
l. An action of repleviu will not lie bv
one Joint owner against another. for each
has an equal right To the possession Of the
joint property.
III. The paintif had a superior claim for
the rent, and can sue Alternately for the
value Of the cotton, or his principal &C. he
Reversed.
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Hubbard et al, ~. sdeppmrcIners.
"a nI.--l0O7.

Opinion of the Court by TARBELL, J.
In the Chancery Court the cause being on
the tissue docket" the Court entered am ore
der taking Il under advisement, to be deci-
ded in vacation. In vacation he made a de-
cree dismissing the bill. Al the succeeding
term, the cause being again on the issue
docket, the Court, on motion based on this
decree, made an order striking the case from
the docket. Held:
The decree entered In vacation was void
The Court erred In striking the cause from
the docket. The case should be reinstatcd.
Reversed
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n. h. Dalton, guardian, We. a. w,
Jones, No. ~ 50.
Opinion Of "a Collrt. III SmRALL. j.

Opinion Of the Court, by SnRALL, j.
Jones sued Dalton as Guardian of Bette
Whitrell, "A minor, on an open account for
board aDd tuition and neces-aries furnished
the minor which Dalton promised 10 pay.
Judgment was rendered against Dalton.
execution to be levied con the goods and
lands OF the ward in his hands" HeiI.
/. The judgement was erroneous. The
guardian had no power thus TO charge The
property Ofhis ward.
H. The plaintiff In error was indiyidu-
ally bound for the debt, and accordingly
judgment against him personally was cn-
tered de bOHis prOpries, Ia the Supreme
Court. Reoersed aHd judgment here.
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AN ACT to encourage the introduction of
Machinery and the establishments Of Facto-
ries in the State of Mississippi.
Section |. BE IL enacted BY the Le0tsld--
t,sre Of the State or Mississippi, That in con-
sideratiOn of the construction of factories,
a. nd theeintrodnction Of machinery for the
pu rposes OF erecting, furnishing and carry
ing on factories in this State, for the manu-
factnre OF cotton and wooden goods, or
yarns, or fabrics composed Of those or any
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The Pearl River Navigation swim
die
Meridian Homestead

Meridian Homestead
The jackson Times has resendy
claimed the credit of being the first 10 oE-
pose this stupendous fraud and villainy
Perpetrated on the State by leading Rad
icals, the opportunity for which was made
by corrupt Radical Legislature, bui it
seems the Times is not entitled 30 what it
claims. While conceding to the Times
the merit Of having done iis full duty Don
exposing the swindle, THE CLARION
proves conclusively that public attention
was first called to the contemplated fraud
on the State, by Gen. Robert Lowry OH
Rankin, who was then a member OF the
Legislature, and whose letter 60 Gov.
Powers on this subject was published in
THE CLARION IN 1872.
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THE DAILY CLARION has failed TO put
in an appearance at this Office since the
sitting of the present session of the Leg
islature. What have we done to merit
this slight? We can't get along
without THE DAILY CLARION, and if the
Banner is not d, full equivalent, let US
know and We will remit.-LouisYille
Banner.
We regret very much that THE DAILY
CLARIoa has nat been going to the Ban
ner. In the worry of getting up new
subscription book, the Banner was unin-
tentionally left off of our daily exchange
list. The error would have been cor
rected sooner had it been reported by
postal card, e:bill or otherwise" The
Banner is entitled to copy of any edi
ton of The CLARION, that is now. OF
may hereafter be issued.
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III. II. CHALMERS, Esq, one Of the
ablest members of the Mississippi bar, is
spoken Of in connection with the place
soon to become vacant on the Supreme
Court bench.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-09

Coy. HENDRICKS, of Indiana, has
issued proclamation against mob In
Bartholomew county, charged with
breaking down the toll-gates and infiict
ing other damages on the property of a
corporation In that State. We are not
appraised that the alleged lawlessness has
induced the Federal Administration TO
hasten to the scene with its bayonets.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-09

MAJOR Russell, q. S. A., arrived
here on Monday, to get quarters for some
troops which are to be stationed here.
The reason for this is not very obvious.
Port Gibson Standard.
We differ with our contemporary. We
think the motive Is obvious.
THE foods in the Ohio valley at last
accounts were falling rapidly.
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% MCCLURE may as well hang
= tbe willows and sit down by
'"f -. If Babylon, and weep.
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p1Iot committed an GORGEOUS error
IJ;sbing an article on impeachment
~ 3epatobia Signet, late Radi-
! ,,iog organ, as Democratic au
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r n Walden, one of the able
t,;tbful Representatives from Car
!, .t;Il suffering from i'll health, but
instant in his attention to his pub
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tar conviction of Mckee. the propri
and master spirit Of one of the lead
and most influential Radical journals
H. West. the ST. Louis Globe-Demo-
on the charge Of whisky revenue
,ber. is an event Of no ordinary sig
I,,nce and it is an ominous fore5od-
far Gen. Grants right hand man,
beock, whose trlal VIII com lleice III !"
! DAYS.
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Our new District-Attorney, Mr. 81. lT.
Allen, is actively engaged before ihe
Circuit Court in Prentiss county, and m
highly commended BY all for his emerged.
ie and able management --Ahsrdeen
Examiner.
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r-nsIo Journal has been enlarged.
: obIe paper, and worthy Of the
e which its improvement gives
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PREPARED FOR TIm CLARION by FnAgr
JoHNsrON, EsQ.
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] "OFF1cIAI Journal of the State of
Mississippi, floats at the mast head of
THE CLARION. Where, obi where ia the
careful helmsman?" Tidal Wave.
Down among the ''wreckers-"
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TcGraw W.. johnson, No HISS.
Opinion Of the Court by TARBELH. j.

Bill to enforce vendors lien. The only
error assigned was that the summons ana
not set forth the cause of action, Held
That section 694, code Of 1871, does not
apply TO proceedings in chancery, and re-
qutres that the cause OF the complaint should
be stated ia the original process. Affirmed.
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George Mason vs. Jack Harvey.
No. 1901
Reversed and remanded.
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Per Cttridm The case was one OF conflict
OF evidence, rhe law having been correctly
given by the Circuit Court. Affirmed.
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bnE proceedings Of caucus of Dem
kstjc Congressman, are contained IN
bther column. The proceedings reveal
Ib,rrassing differences upon the curren-
|ogestion, which, we trust, will be COM
bmised. Ii will be a public calamity if
l party on which the hopes of the
bntry depend for It's deiiverance from
Euualion and misrule, are sacrificed to
| divided councils of the men who have
IN entrusted with its leadership.
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NHRngIeS vs.. LeIdOm, No. uoao.
Reversed aud renldRded.
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It Is the man with tight boots who
talks most violently of the eternal fitness
of things.
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Cooperative Lille Hus. 90. VS. H.m-
mOre, No. 1910.
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SAINT Patton vs.. w. II RarIchrnua
ca NJ. No. n4nn
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Cases Decided Monday, Jan. 81.
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r.r State elections of the Presidential
/. bsgin with the three New England
T.. New Hampshire, Connecticut and
e. Island. New Hampshire holds
lection in March, the other two in
= # is believed that Connecticut
=, Democratic (if no reaction has
= which God forbid, and the other
Ranublican.