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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14
silver Coin.

Contrary TO the opinion entertained
by the bondholders, Mr.. Groesbeck in
his mastery argument in the late Bank
er's Convention, demonstrated that we
can legally and honestly pay the public
debt in silver as we'll as gold. A reason
assigned for the demonstration of silver
by the Radical party in 1873, was that
the superabundance of the metal had de
stroyed its value and made it cheap.
This is answered by the following facts
as to the relative productions of gold and
silver from 1912 to 1875:
Silver 81. lS7 ZOO. 600
Gold ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 9l3 900, 900
Until 1850 the world used both metals
as coin. Since that time some nations
have attempted to rule out silver as
money. This was done in the United
States in 1873 The pretext is the over
production of silver. Yet statistics
show that the production of gold, which
all admit to be proper for money, has
exceeded greatly the production of sill
yer. Hence this reason has no founda-
ton or practical force. A vast majority
of the people Of the world recognize silver
as money, and decided minority object
to it. Russia, Austria, Holland, China,
India, Mexico, Central America ETC., use
silver. Great Britain, Canada, the
German Empire, Turkey, Japan ETC., do
not. 1909 100000 use it, and $50, 800, =
900 do not.
The people of the United States are
some 40, 900, 900 and their trade and
business is important to the world. Sill
yer has been money for many centuries.
For ninety odd years it was as much
money in the United States as gold, and
we see no good reason for demonetyzing
it. We have an enormous debt. We
are striving to resume specie payments.
Silver for legal tender is good, and
will aid in reaching resumption, and the
party which now undertakes to oppose a
bimetalic currency-a currency of silver
as we'll as Goodwill destroy itself.
The passages of the bill by the blouse
of Representatives making silver legal
tender for all debts, public and private,
is approved by the people.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

IT is predicted that by remonetizing
the silver dollar the resumption act would
become a dead letter upon the statute
books, s'because the greenbacks and ma
tional bank notes would be at par with
the silver dollar before January 1, 1879,
and the the silver dollar, then being
equal to the gold dollar in all respects,
would make the greenbacks and national
bank notes equal to gold, so that paper
dollar in the hands of the labor;ng man
would be equal to the gold dollar in the
hands of the capitalist. !"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

On Monday next Justice Court. COM
posed OfJustices X. NJ. Nelson, j. NJ. Lea
and NJ. Jones, will be held ut the court
house OF this county, for the purpose of
trying mum Der Of cases brought by the
State Of Mississippi against parties whose
land were forfeited and sold for taxes, and
Of which the State became the purchaser.
The object Of these suits, unlawful de-
taincr, s TO try the righs Of property, with
the view Of obtaining possession by the
plaintiff. IL Is alleged that these lands
were illegally sold BY the sheriff, and the
defendants intend TO resist the states
claim on that ground. As the public are
more or less Interested in the results OF
these suits, II Is expected there will be "a
large attendance Of our land owners 90
witness the trials.-Li5erty Herald.
It is evident from the recent decision
of the Supreme Court in relation to tax
titles, that some additional legislation Is
needed touching the matter Of collecting
taxes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

THEY have a lien law in South Caro-
lima. We infer from the following in an
exchange from that State that the end of
it is nigh. The advice will be applicable
in this State if the existing law should be
repealed; but whether it is OF not our
farming class viii End it to their adyan-
tage to produce at home what the con-
sumo, as far as practicable:
"The much rallied at lien law expires in
January next, and tn Sc who are likely to
be short in corn had better deal in futures
BY planting barley, clover and rye patches,
as well as eat aa9 wheat fields, for just so
sure as the lien law expires ia January,
1878, just so sure viii the coming year be
the most trying upon the sons of Toll OF any
since Francis Marion astOnished the British
officer BY eating roasted potatoes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14
The Cotton Trade.

The review of the business of the last
year shows decline in the cotton trade.
The cotton trade of Charleston has in
creased by about fifty thousand bales,
while that of New Orleans, Savannah
and Memphis has considerably declined.
The following is a statement of the crops
for the last twelve years:
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The DisHgr enlent Between var.
Hayes and thc Republic
cmmsi m tIIe SENATE.
Buell. IN n. o. Democrat

WAsHINGToN. Nov. lG.-The Republican
Senators held a caucus to-day. lasting from
noon till D. m. 10 was the most stormy
caucu- held in Washington since thc im-
peachmeut Of Andrew johnson. Instead Of
arriving &C harmonious programme the
Radicals drove what few friends Hayes
has in the Senate still further away from
the party.
The friends Of Mr. HAYES who were iu
the caucus say that the Radicals made i--
sues so broad and square that compromise
seems out Of the question, aud they have
informed Hayes that IL he does not intend
to surrender re must begin 90 fight at
once. There is considerable excitement iu
political circles.
From other sources we learn that Mr.
Hayes can claim but two adherents in
in the Senate-Christiancy and Stanley
Matthews.
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Government Aid TO the Northern
and Southern Sections.

To show how unequal have been the
distribution of the benefits in the shape
of public land donations, and appropria-
tons of money, by the United States gov
eminent, between the North and South,
and how reasonable are the present APP
plications by the latter for aid to i'm
provements in which not only the South,
but the country at large. is Interested
the following statistics are copied from
official Reports
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

The people Of the 3Ist Senatorial
District, mindful Of the advancing age
and intirmities Of their Uncle Stephen
johnson, have considerably declined to
burden him with the weighty response
bilities Of Senator for the next four years.
They have preferred to throw them upon
the broad shoulders of that stalwart
Young Democrat, w. d. Peery, and we
heartily congratulate them and Uncle
Stephen, and the people at large, upon
the wisdom of their choice.
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Total to Northern States
APPROPRIATIONS.


Again in the report of the Secretary of
the Treasury made to the Senate Jan
uary 7, 1874, it Is shown that from 1889
to 1873 the appropriations of money in
aid of the construction of wagOnroads,
railroads and canals were as follows:
For the sixteen Southern and
border States. ..---.---.S os5ol,9oz ~
For the Northern States and
During the same period the Secretary's
report shows that for other public works
the disproportion was nearly as great,
being $1I,612, 0S6 56 for the border and
Southern States, against 76,859,609 so
for the Northern States and Territories.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

The following is the clause in the new
Constitution of Georgia empowering the
Legislature to regulate railroad fares and
freight:
SECTION IL. Paragraph 1. The power and
authority of regulating railroad freight and
pass Bger tariffs. preventing unjust discrim-
nations. and reasonable and just rates Of
freight and passenger tariff, are hereby
conferred upon the General Assem- bly,, whose
duty il shall be to pass laws from time to
time, to regulate freight and passenger tar
ifs, t. prohibit unjust iiscrim nations on
the various railroads of this State, and to
prohibit said roads from charging other
than reasonable rates, and enforce the same
by adequate penalties.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

TOUCHING the action of the two houses
of Congress appointing committees to as
certain what the law is on the subject of
counting the Electoral vote, the ST. Louis
Republican pertinently suggests that
Congress will fail of its duty if it shall
limit its action to mere aseeFtainment
of the law. 1t ought to provide method
about the meaning of which no doubt can
arise in future.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

Mr., BUCKNER, of Missouri, has intro
duced in the House of Representatives,
an amendment to the Constitution to re-
strict the right of suffrage to those who
were citizens of the United States on.the
30th day of March, 1870, aud their issue.
1t is designed to stop the influx of Chinese
into the Pacific region
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

ANOTHER Indictment has been found
against Patterson, carpetbag L. S. Sen
ator from South Carolina, on the charge
that he purchased his seat in the U. S.
Senate. Our negro Senator, Bruce, was
very accommodating in cashing the war
rant OF impecunious members of the
Legislature at par when they were at a
discount of so cents on the dollar.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

At the last Congress a law was passed
to pay mail contractors for service per-
formed prior to the war The law was
SO defective As to be imperative, and the
House Committee of Postoffices and Post
Roads at an early day will report bill
which will remedy. its defects.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

The demand is almost universal for
the rejection of the nomination of j. M.
Harlan for the Supreme Court Bench.
The appointment was so utterly unfit to
have been made as to have called forth
loud remonstrance which the Senate will
heed, if it IS not entirely Indifferent to
public opinion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

CARDozo, Republican ex-Treasurer OF
South Carolina, has been CONVICTED. 1t
would have been as easy to convict T.
w. Cardozo Of this State, who was guilty
Of the same crimes as his brother. South
Carolina 10 not dealing gingerlY with the
carpet,bag thieves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

.MEssRs. j. P. q w. S. PovALL, for
merIy of Lexington, are now in charge
of the Prentiss Pleader, and the paper
gives evidence of their ability to keep up
to high standard.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

THE Tallahatchie Central Democratic
Club at a recent meeting passed resolu-
tions reported by Hon. w. H. FitzGer-
ala, Chairman, of respect to the memory
of Jesse Buckley, a colored member
of the CInb.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14
The Cotton YAK.

An Alabama member of Congress has
introduced bill in Congress to refund
the cotton tax to the States in which it
was collected, for educational purposes.
If the original tax was robbery, as it I'M
dOubtedly was, this scheme is none the
less. 1t is predicated on the idea that
the tax was illegal, and yet instead of re-
storing the money to the rightful owners
it proposes to denote it to other parties
who have no shadow of claim to it. There
is but one honest way of dealing with the
question, if it is dealt with at all and
that it is to return the tax to the parties
from whom it was originally extorted, or
their authorized representatives to whom
the claims may have been transferred.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

THE Macon Sun, which shines as bright
ly as any other paper in the armament
OF Southern journalism, flies the names
OF VIM. Ward and Rev. w. 5. Harrison,
a. editors. both able writer's.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

Tnr TIMBER SEIzURE.--We are glad
to be able to state that, upon full hearing
bv Judge Hill, he has quashed the illegal
writ Of sequestration sued out by Special
Agent Carter, and the Marshal has been
directed to release any and all timber
seized st Pascagoula. There ought
to be some recourse on officials, by civil
OF criminal process, for the damages con-
sequent upon such wholesale and indis-
criminate seizure Of private property.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

IT il said that the trial of the Return
ing Board forgers in Louisiana will soon
commence, and that the evidence of their
guilt j. conclusive.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

PRENTIss Total vote for Governor 1891
For senate, Suratt received a moi GRITTY Of
80 over Bills. but the latter elected Geo Dis
triet. Fer tloAter, Hibs"n's ma DufitY over
k~ts Is 291. For Represe .tativc, STREETS
majority over Bynum Il di5. Hodge elect
I'd sheriff.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

The editor of the Tntelligencer was in the
"Yankee army" and has never made any
secret oft; tut he was neither a drummer"
a "mOSSback' nor a ''deSerter." He was
with his section until the war was over.
when he settled in the South and has ever
since identified himself with her people, her
principles and her interests. He has been a
ci,iZen of Mississippi as Tong as cold Iron
sides or any of his ''get." aud his record is
open to the world.-McComb City Intelli-
gencer.
We would like to say for Capt. Town
send, who thus refers to his own antece-
dents, that since 1868 Mississippi has had
no truer son. He was elected on the
Conservative ticket by thePeople of Mar
shall county to the State Convention of
that year and we'll do we remember that
he was one of the faithful few who op-
posed the ubiquitous measures of the in
famous majority of that body, from first
to last. Resisting them in Convention,
he. assisted in defeating them before the
people in the memorable contest that fol
lowed. He has never gone back upon
his record in that Convention, and in all
the dark days through which the State
has passed since that eventful time, he
has been jealous and consistent Demo
orat, following the flag of his party in
sunshine and in storm. Now that our
State is secure in her redemption from
Radical misrule, in recalling the services
of those who have been true to her cause,
her people cannot forget the fidelity of
this gallant Union soldier, who, when the
war was over, committed his own for
tunes to her without counting the cost
and has abided the fate of her people.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

Hon. LUKE LEA, United States At
torney for this District, informs US that
none Of the persons indicted for alleged
violations of the U. S. franchise laws,
VIII be tried at the present term of court,
excepting the defendants in the case
known as the DeKalb case. The indict-
ment pending, charges a number of citi-
Gems of Kemper county with conspiring
to prevent the late W w Chisholm
from speaking at DeKaIb, in advocacy
and support of his election as a member
of Congress. This case is set for the
fourth Wednesday, the 28th day of the
present month.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

CARROLL COUNTY Total votes for Gov
ernor 1896. For biennial sessions o35,
against 50. To abolish Lieut.. Governor,
$685. against 153. For w. ID Peery. Demo
cratic nominee for the Senate, 672; Stepht n
johnson, Independent, ll6l. For X pre-
senatives Benz. L. Marshall 1855, jas. NJ.
Liddell, Jr., 953 both regular nominee,
elected. J. ) Colmery received S9l votes.
w. F. Hamilton elected Sheriff.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

TIE National debt on the first of the
month was two thousand and forty-seven
million dollars, with small trife of four
or five hundred thousand dollars addi-
tional. Itwas two billions seven hundred
millions at the close of the war and
though nearly five billions have been col
lected since then in the shape of direct
and indirect taxation, but seven hundred
millions have been applied to the public
debt The balance of the collections
have been squandered or stolen.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

TIPPAH.-Tott vote for Governor. 1920
FER hi.nuiHl SESSIONS 1912; against %. 10
40 til'h T.. 1ovrrnor. 1872. Ihos. Spight
re- lecicl X, preventative, receiving 1tT
votes W. \. Boyd received SOL, aud ThUsi
W Hpopsr 59j-all ID mocratir candidate.
n. L. COuusielie elected sheriff
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

In Virginia the voter must have
paid his poll tax the preceding year.
This new qualifications of voters in Vir-
ginia may be commendable indeed
there is much to be said in favor of it.
All voters ought to pay poll tax since it is
the only direct tax that large number
of them can be made to pay--and as the
proceeds of this tax are devoted to free
schools, it is nothing more than fair that
the payment Of it should be pre- requi-
site to voting. The rule would be just
as fair in Mississippi as it is in Virginia.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

WEST PoINT, Nov. S--EDITORs CLARION:
The vote in Gay, for State ticket was lab.
The majority over Independent County
ticket i $50. In favor OF abolishing T..
Gov. $50; against 145. In favor OF biennial
sessions 677; against 81.
Yours, FRED BEALL.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

"HoPE tells the Aattering tale that
JOY will soon be here" Yes, the invallds
who use HoME STOMACH BTTTERs can rely
on the hope OF returning Joy tor them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

HERE is an interesting contribution to
the history of the anti slavery agitation
which helped to disrupt the Union, and
finally led to its reconstruction upon a
new basis. 1t is letter written by Mr..
Lincoln as late as 1859, III which he held
that it was the duty of Congress to pass
law to return to their owners Cor to the
authorities CT the States in which they
lived) slaves who had escaped or were
trying to escape. During Mr.. Filmore's
administration law designed to execute
this provision was passed, and was in force
when this letter was written. Mr.. Lin
coin insisted that a resolution in opposi-
ton to this law would be so extreme a
proposition that it would explode" the
Republican Convention which was soon
to assemble to nominate candidate for
the Presidency. He was himself nomi
mated in the face of his letter 1t shows
how the world has progressed:
MR., IINCOLN'S VIEW ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
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HANCoCK-For Senate. j. u. Carter, DEM
ocratic nominee, 276: X. G. Saffnld, Inde-
pendent, 223. For Representative A. g.
w ebb, Democratic nominee, ll2; ID. b. Seal
In dependent. SIP; ii. Saunders, l02; ID. N.
Breakfield 10. Pearl and Hancock together,
elect one Representative. Geo. W. Johnston
elected Sheriff.
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SPRINGFIELD, H., June 20, 1859.


My DEAR SIR-Yours of the 18th inst, is
received. You say you would be glad to
have my views. Although think Congress
has the constitutional authority to enact
fugitive slave law l have never elaborated
an opinion upon the subject. Ny view has
been, and Is, simply this: The United States
Constitution says the fugitive slave :" shall
be delivered up" but it does not expressly
say who shall deliver him up Whatever
the Constitution says ''shall be DONE and
has omitted saying who shall do it. the gov
eminent established by that Constitution,
ex vi ternqtni. is vested with the power of do.
ing, and Congress is, by the Constitution.
expressly empowered to make all laws
which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into execution all powers vested
by the Constitution in the government of
the United States. This would be my view
a simple reading of the Constitution;
and it is greatly strengthened by the hstUr-
ical fact that the Constitution was adopted,
in great part, in order to get a government
which could execute its own beheStS in con-
tradistinction to that under the articles of
confederation, which depended, in many re-
and the other fact, that one of the other
congresses, under the Constitution, did
enact fugitive slave law.
But l did not write you on this subject
with any view OF discussing the cOnstitu-
tional question. My only object is to i'm
press you with what | believe is true, that
the introduction of proposition for repeal
of the Fugitive Slave law into the next Re-
publican National Convention will explode
the Convention and the party. Having
turned your attention to the point | wish to
do no more.
Yours very truly,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

IrAwAMBA CouNTY.--We are indebted
To Eli Philips Ed tor the Information that
Itawamba gave 1855 votes for the State
ticker. That faithful servant OF the peo-
pie, Hon. David johnson. was reelected
Representative by a majority Of 1854 votes
over all three OF his opponents.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14

MARIoN 80 Columbia, Srh.--IIor. r. Bqrkg-
dale. Pat Marion county down "a. having
gone right. Entire Democratic ticket .I.ef-
ed. J. l. Carter. our nom nr- fpr senator
us received an over whtlmiug majur.ty-
605-in tbs county. Dr. Il. D. Fuul
brother OF our once worthy Representa-.
i've. was elected to r'prc-. ut u- iH uur utNr
Legislature. He ls Democrat I'd tbt b4ek-
bone.
Yours truly, Paul L.. Gu-NAN.