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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17


Here is the richest specimen of fair
journalism we have seen lately. The
Philadelphia Press
The New York World admits that the
baneful effects of Democratic ascendeacy
are already apparent in Mississippi:
Anxious to know the grounds upon
which such a conclusion could be reached
by any sensible newspaper, whether
Democratic or not, We turned to the
World and the problem was solved ss
follows: t5
New York World.I
The hanefqI effects of Democratic as
Gendancy are already apparent in that
unhappy State, Mississippi. Not only
have the GoFo4ers { who last year, when
Mr. Ames desired to shed the blood of
ten or fifteen negroes for the benefit of
the party, used to drive roaring trade)
suffered from depression of business
since the ku Klux, seized the reins of
government, but the taxlevy has been
cut down from 1925 on the thousand
dollars to So so. In the face of these
damning disclosures, why larry the
wheels Of that Mississippi Investigating
Committee? Let the great Jabberwok,
Boutwell,, With eyes afame. press
through the b4lgy wood Of athdaYits and
buFble as he comes. l44a
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
The Voice Of the People Spoken
by the Press.
Chickasaw Messenger.I

Chickasaw Messenger.J
EHE CLARION very properly calls on our
delegation in Congress to protect the good
name of our people from the slanderous and
murderous accusations of such INSCRIPTIONS
assailants as Adelbert Ames. Let our La
mar, Money, Hooker and Singleton take
steps at once to refute the infamous charges
made against Mississippians by our defunct,
alien Governor.
Memphis Appeal
THE JACKSON CLARION calls attention to
the fact that General Amesi testimony be-
fore the investigating committee is con-
densed in the New York Times, and very
properly denounces it as a tissue of the
a.assest misrepresentation and calumny
that has gone 10Th to do its work of aspers-
ing the character of the people of y issiSsippi,
and furnishing capital for the party which
lives and thrives by keeping alive the hates
and animosities of the North and South.
Under the circumstances bur people have
right conf IDENTITY to expect that their repre-
sentatives, who are on the spot from which |
these falsehoods have emanated, viii take |
pEounpt measures 10 yindicate them, and to !
prevent the R5qry which must result if their /
sEe aot iHnaediaIeiy and escs- /
lually answered. -en q If II
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
The AmIGe County Political Per-
secuGiOns.

At the last term of the q. s. Court, a
number Of worthy citizens of Amite
,unty were indicted by the grand jury,
through peuured witnesses. - aG9
Yesterday the cases were tried. BTessrs.
T. n. L. Anderson, T. n L. Anderson,
Jr., james Anderson and w. l. Haynes
were indicted for intimidation, in four
counts-the first two were quashed under
the recent decision of the Supreme Court
in the Grant Parish, Louisiana, cases,
and the last two were dismissed. Mr..
L. G. Chapman was indicted for pre-
venting a voter from exercising the right
of Suffrage, and Mr.. Lafayette Thompson
for interfering with q. S. Commission
er !; they were tried separately, and the
juries returned yerdicts of mot guilty,
without leaving their seats. In the
Chapman case, the ''intimidated" testi-
fed that he had torn up his certificate
on the day of the election. Gen. j. g.
George was counsel for defense.
I'VE trust that these win be the last
prosecuted for opinions
sake. M
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

A LETTER from the Superintendent
of Public Education in reply to some
structures of the Crystal Springs Monitor
on the amended school law, is published
in this paper. Where so many reforms
were required to be made, it is not rea-
sonable that evely measure enacted by
the Legislature was free from error, and
we are sure that if time and experience
shall demonstrate that mistakes were
made they will be corrected. The Pub
lie School system will be kept up and
improved.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
HABEAs CORPUS.

Another blunder in which we are glad
to know many Democrats refused to join,
was the attempt to deny to Hallett Kill
bourn, the witness who was imprisoned
by order of the House for refusing to
answer questions propounded by an in
vestigating Committee, the privilege of
the writ of Habeas Corpus. Southern
members whose constituencies have been
the victims of martial law and Of arbitra-
nv denial of the benefits OF that great,
indestructible writ of right, ought to
have been the last to have tempered with
it, even for the sake of dragging impor
tant testimony from an unwilling witness.
Neither the House of Representatives,
nor the Congress, nor the Legislature,
nor the President, nor the Army of the
United States, can seize the humblest cit
izen and incarcsfate him without his
having the right to test the Legality Of!
his Imprisonment and to claim his dis
charge, IL improperly deprived of his
liberty. There is go exception to |
his essential condition of free gov.
,rnmeat ip opr country, save what is set
orth in the CONSTITUTION, viz: When
: in eases Of rebellion OF invasion, the
public safety may require it, There
ore not even in case Of sasrebeliion" to
reserve the government from overthrow,
or from e'invasion" to prevent it from |
nbjugatiOn, can Congress and President, i
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

$ THE troubles of Fitzhugh, door keeper
of the lower branch Of Congress, have
eliminated in number of personal
explanations. And we are Informed
that g the sense of the House was
9 marked as to the propriety of demand.
f" ing his resignation, but as some serious
I" charges were involved, it was due to
g Fitzhugh that he have hearing, and
" The whole matter was referred to the
g Committee on Rules."
We do not understand the necessity of
50 much ceremony. a door-keeper that
can be bigger man" than the Presi-
dent in two days after his election, APP
point his son to a 81, 100 position, and
ride in a government carriage a Ia Laun-
derlet Williams is decidedly toSlarge for
SO small an Office, and should be kicked
out Immediately without a hearing, for
being fool, or worse. He is not entitled
to an explanation or u resignation after
disgracing the House and his section. Is
there no Southern member who has the
courage TO introduce resolution of ex-
pulsion?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

The Methodist Episcopal General
Conference, in recent session in Bati-
more, considered several important ques-
tons Of church g0Yernment--among them
the democratic reform of taking from
the bishops the appointment of presiding
elders and yesting their election in the
annual conference, and the prolongation
of the pastoral term, both of which
changes we think would be we'll timed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
An s7onOred Name.


InZoo Herald -aI+
The namc OF Gen. A.NI. West of Holly
springs, II mentioned in highly hattering
terms in connection with tie nomination
for Congress in his District. He is a strong
nan l bye1bre the people he is sound rea-
soner hets an engaging, plausible and elo-
qqent speaker, and what il better than ali
his heart is LOCATED iH,the right place, and
Is, PeoPiied with the virtues which do most
adorn humanity. We do not know Gen.
Vests wishes or views upon the subject bnt
that IL neither here nor there, he Is entitled
to all the commendation which has been he
slowed upon hiA in the foregoing paragraphs
and more besides 'h
We copy the foregoing to give 10 our, en-
dorsement Our information is that Gen.
west does not desire nomination for Con
gress. Soon after the war he was elected 10
mat position but was not allowed to take
his seat. The condition of the South would
have been greatly improved if she had been
represented in the national councils nv.
statesmen ofhis calibre .a.4 Er...
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

Mr.. r. H. MARR, one of the delegates
from Louisiana to the National Demo
cratic Convention publishes that what
ever may be their personal preferences
they deem it unwise, and in every way
improper, to express them at this time, or
to do anything which would forestalI
public opinion or commit them to the
support of any candidate or aspirant.
The determination, (says Mr.. Marr) is
to go to the Convention unPledged, and
prepared to support such candidate as
we may think most acceptable and most
likely to unite d command the sup
port Of the entir opposition to Radical
ism.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

At the 108th annual banquet q. .
New York chamber Of commerce. 2
Thursday, Attorney General fie'. \.
was present, and in response 70 Ig'
Of "The President Of the United Fl.
delivered a euIogy on the PIe-e-'
magistrate, Bhich will not be le.
as particularly creditable e e'Ia.
eulogist or the eulogized. The a''o NJ
general told his audience that Is#....
Grant els an honest mani; tha'
he had unlimited power over the IN l.r
and by a scrape Of the pen cooi1 /.
put untold millions in bis Poeh'..
came out poor with scarcely anyg,'if'' !
lay his head !" and that althoug' In.
now passing through a fiery irlal IN o.
Peration and accusation, che nll
out Of il all hnsinged. '-Excail5'
But the Attotney-General s.ri
omitted to Explain how Gen. w.
vent into the Presidency a '''
and is now rich as Crasus on
which, according to his recent y''o
age, was not adequate to The eo
lble support of tho incqmben'
IIr. PieFrepont explain that
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
Fifth District.

The Handsboro Democrat faVors the
nomination of Hon. Rhoderick Seal for
Congress, and the Summit Sentinel
favors that of Hon. G. E. Hooker. The
McComb City Intelligeneer PFopOaes
that the nominating convention shall
meet at Magnolia.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

THE good result of the arraign-
ment Of Ames by the grand inquest of
the Commonwealth, for his numerous
high crimes and misdemeanors, is real
lied in the accession to the executive
office of that able and true man of the
people, j. NJ, Stone. who will WELD the
powers with which he is invested by the
Constitution, single to the public good.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
CONVENTION CALLED
HEADQRs. Ex. Con-. DEM.- CoNsERvATIvE
PATTY, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
pril 127GA

HEADQRs. Ex. Con-. DEM.- CoNsERvATIvEl
PATTY, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
jackson, April IL, 1867
Committee met pursuant to a call of the
Chairman. A quorum being present, on
motion the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolred, That a State Convention be
called 10 assemble at Jackson, on Wednes-
day, I4th of June next, for the purpose of
appointing Delegates to the National Dem
DcratiC Convention. to meet at st. Louis on
the 27th June next, and to take such fur
ther action as may be deemed necessary by
the Convention.
Res0RUed, That this Committee recon-
mends that primary conventions be held IN
tile several counties Of the State, on Satur-
day 81 Of June next to appoint Delegates
to the State Convention, and also To the
Congressional Conventions TO be held in
their respective Districts.
Res0lCed That this Committee recon
mends that the County Conventions author
ize their Delegates, when they Assem- BILE
at Jackson on the 14th of June next. TO Sc
iect Executive Committees for their res
pectiVe Congressional Districts, to call Con-
VenIiOns IN those Districts to nominate cam
didaLes for Congress.
j. u. GEORGE, Chm.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

BAYARD, of Delaware, President Of
the United States, with Tilden, of
New York, and Thurman, of Ohio, at
the head of the Treasury and State de-
partments, would soon redeem the nation
from the disgrace Of national corruption,
and make the American citizen again
proud of his country, her rulers and her
institutions. Y. Herald.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

THE egregiousness of the blunder that
would have been committed by the Leg
islature in declining to itnpeach Ames
for his outrages and undeniable violation
Of the Constitution and laws of the State,
can now be seen, since he has revealed his
true character by his testimony before
the Investigating Committee.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

THE Holly Springs South is informed
that Mr.. james Sims, of that place, in
connection with one or more planters in
the Mississippi bottom, is contemplating
making bid for the convict labor of the
State. 1t is probable that tho COMPETE
ton will be spirited, as the labor is an
derstood 10 be the most efficient that can
be obtained.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

A STEAMSHIP drawing fifteen feet Of
water passed through the Eads' Jetties
at the mouth of the Mississippi on the
18th lust Twelve months ago there was
only EIGHT feet of water over the bar.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

TLDEN, THURMAN OR BAYARD, as
the Presidential candidate, with the pros
pect of the remaining two in the Cabinet,
would decide the result of the Presiden-
tial election before the day of voting ar
rived. In. Y. Herald.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

Oh, modest Mussl 1t was enough to
make you cuss, that Ames should have
refused to appoint you Iieutenant-GoV-
ernor, after YOU and your friends had
spent about 5000 to get Davis to resign.
The best laid plan OF .sMuss" and men
Gang att aglee.
The foregoing is from the Austin
Cotton Plant, Republican paper. We
have not seen a contradiction of the
statement.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
success.

SEE how it would have been Not to
have impeached Ames would have been
to have warmed frozen viper into life,
to strike his poisonous fangs deep into
the vitais of the State
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

WADE WALKER, who was killed at
Edwards the other day by another color
ed man, in addition to his connection
with the Clinton riot, is believed 10 have
set fire to the Clubhouse of Mr.. II. Q.
Dixon, which was burned down during
the mast winter. r~Err.-af
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

THE wisdom of impeaching Ames is
seen in the appointment of the pure and
upright Judiciary of which the people of
the State, so long cursed by incompe-
tency ON the bench, can now boast. u
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

Ina recent interview, Charles Francis
Adams, the venerable refrigerator of
Massachusetts, said that the country is
In condition of '' chaos-Grant has
g disintegrated tive need man with
ga head on his shoulders. True, and
we have in our minds eye Democratic
statesman who will meet the require
ments of the hour.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

both combined, refuset to the imprisoned
citizen the privilege, ofethis writ, unless
absolutely essential td.the public safety.
On the question of coneeding the privi-
ge of the writ TO the prisoner, Kilbourn.
there ought not to have been dissenting
voice. CC1 ~ u :
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
Another Installment of Ames'
Testimony, not in the Re
publican Papers. Isa
IN WHICH EEE GIVES HETS PAR
TK ASSOCIATES GOSS.
A Terrific Assault uIDOm Me Eu.I.
Meni Man. who is Charged
with hein2 the Chief Of -..
- the EKu-AIux.
WITH SIDE-WIPE AT MODEST MUS.
HELL-ROARER, AND OTHERS.

The fugitive Governor Ames' artillery
was not trained alone upon the Demo.
Gratis (theugh the Radical papers
have studiously concealed the facts. 1t
revolved and poured its destructive
discharges upon his political associates
as furiously as upon his enemies, a. $50
In his testimony before the Congress.
aional Committee he said:
That at the time of my (his) election to
the Senate, in 1870, there were certain DO
iitical com binations there which led a por-
ton OF. the people of the State to believe
that certain prominent men of the party
were not men WHO should be relied on =
toere not Uery reliable class Of men .s
Question. Do you mean by that, Rep16-
Hcans 4uII na1 0l
Answer. Yes, sir. J et p. t-aU -e!i,
@ In utilization with that party at the
time? .. ..r-...' an. m,
A. Yes, sir. asrl.a -zi- a.
*Ho a-Gs yli -.
O. by Mr.. Bayard y You found there.
were unreliable persons in the leadership
of the Republican, party of Mississippi
when you went there as Military Governors
A. That refers to the time ofthe election.
2 IL was that which induced you, be-
lieving as you suited, that you had a mis-
sion to perform to these colored people, to
be willing to be elected 70 Office? i'1' ~
A. Yes, sir. f fI heaF.r-
q. Will you state who those persons
were? E.4.ffla., -.5.t.
10 this question, after some eTasions.
from which Senator Bayard brought him
back, he says, alluding to the =" unreliable |
lty OF those men, he said he "meant their |
unreliability politically, not moraIly.,'J
q please explain what you mean by DO
iifcal "unreliabiIity." lThe result Of his
answer to this question vas in his closing
remark; ,
did not believe in the reliability OF GER
ain
LEADERS OF THE PARTY,
ONE Of whom were very prominent.
Q. Who were those s'leadersg-
A. CATER some hesitation
SENATOR ALcoRS:
e was the chief among them. He has al
rays headed the opposition (amOng, the
=. +
Extract from his testimony coneefhipg | :
= Lg zI..lA 5llI a1l 9ie1 {
FRIAR's POINT RIOT. I
It was riot IN which tie poor negroes I
ere killed by the score, il is TepOtted; and | q
. VII. 81. \ Il Il
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

THE Vicksburg Herald of Sunday had
an excellent diagram of the cutoff, and
proposes that Yazoo river be brought
through Chickasaw bayou to the new lake.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

THE Tupelo Journal says: g As matters
now stand, we are of the opinion that
Mr.. Tilden stands better chance of re-
ceiving the votes of Southern delegates
than any man who has been spoken of
in that connection.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

A PRINTING OFFICE WANTED. We
are informed by A. @. Ellis, ESQ.,, that
a joint stock company has been formed
at Scooba, with view to the immediate
establishment of a Democratic journal
at that place. Should any OF, our CO.
temporaries have newspaper outfit, in
whole or part for sale, they are requested
to correspond with Mr.. Ellis. af
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

THE Tallahatchie News will hereafter
be under the editorial charge Of w. B.
Marshall, Esq. We wish the News, and
its outgoing and incoming editors every
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
The -InvesEfaosiae Committees

rs -
APIS dAp4sehs d tile 13ih inst,
from WAshiAgtbn. gives the following
ieFeFmatien abeat the INVESTIGATING com
mittee:
q Bpatxell1zc committee toiuves,igate al
legged political outrages' in Mississippi,
xill le.aEe f0r -tle@Soalth as s1oa- as e. q
Senate decides the question Of jurisdie-
ton il Belknap's case. which Is expected
Wednesday The Committee have ex-
amined Ames, and Mr.. Walton, the re
Gently confirmed District Attortiey for
the Northern District of Mississippi;
they will examine no other witnesses
here ~ Dsts- 's'
1t will be much regretted if our con-
gressmen-Messrs. Lamar, Hooker, Sin
gleton and Money-permit the committee
to leave Washington without demanding
an opportunity to refute the calumnies
of Ames.
Chosen representatives of the people of
Mississippi in the National Legislature
none can so successfully command the
attention of the nation; and there is 40
service, that can be rendered by them,
that is half SO important to the State. We
trust there is an error in the dis
patch and that the committee will not
leave Washington until the Mississippi
Democrats, who hold national positions
and have national regulations, have been
heard
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

A RAILROAD decision of the United
States Supreme Court, covering several
important points, is printed in another
column.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

HoNs. G. L. HOOKER, and l.. Q. C..
Lamar have placed US under renewed OBJ
legations for Congressional documents.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

What little [ have oI tas NI..
consisting Of ono hor- aul bride.
dred dollars in cash in Dec baud.
butcher, one-half interest iuUlaNy
stock belonging to the U.c. m.rs. '.
to my brother vito, and -ay il ... ..
my dying request that She mI mf
live together tilldoath patrham,'n -
B. j wantthcm 10 keep clisch tgln.
er think ] willgO toheayaa, M' '.
all the time since my arrest allauA D..
Of this cripic Tell uy I...r n s"t
little boy named for ur and n.t ca
name on accocnt of this, and mir
be- better man than have b rn
aunt and cousin / die imu..ul W.
have not been rs bad q mlg Is aa'.
represented. Ny burial expense f" '.
en- out of my effects
Signed R9EsEI j. b.ff .'
thus, time was gained tYr r
ftect what they wore about ,o ao
lsters were sent fyF ~ pray WI.
whose soul was about % be- Iaun.'.
eternity. The Rev. Mr laIgN..
Neems responded 90 the ct.l "-
UP feryent prayers. The prayers
desired effect the hearts oi
ton Of the men were touched. uI aae
feeling was expressed to return gle NJ
to Jail. Advantage was taken lt ,ar &,
feeling, and all worked withavilI to
upon the men 10 return the prso,
leave the law to take its course F0..o
~ good counsel prevailed, and the l's
was again confined In miI.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17
The Supreme Court.

Judge Chalmers having been sworn in
on the 1st inst, and Judge Campbell on
the 10th, the Supreme Court with
Judge Sinrall as Chief JUSTICE is now
fully competent both mentally and
physically, 10 transact the bpsiness tina
may come before it rapidly and learn edIy
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

1HE Nicksburg' Tribune recommends
Gen. Chas +. Edriong for the democratic
nomination for Congress in the 9th Con.
gresSlonal District, and the Greenville
Times recommends Gen. James r. CbaI
mers, " 4 man of tried fidelity, true inteo.
rity and dauntIess courage"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-17

+" are much gratifed to learn that tho
Democrats of Vicksburg have settled their
differences. The Herald says:
All differences in the Third Ward have
been settled at last, by a decision that tbe
choice for Aldermen, School Trustees and
general officers shah be decided by Pri-
Eow With along pBll,.a strong pull, and
pull all together YitksPutg will Surely he
.ilp for Democracy and honest govern.
lAI.tga ~ DAn ss tsi
I WIfAT has beecme tof the Xicksburo
Iribune2 We have not had the pleasure II
seeinggi il for several days si' - Il,