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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
CIRCULAR OF THE
State Executive Committee.
JACKSON, Miss, August 21st, 1877.


The State Committee earnestly advises
the Dem ocrats, Conservatives, and all OPP
Dosers of the Republican party in Missis-
sippi bv whatever name they may prefer
to be called, to re-organiZe their Clubs in
the different voting districts, and their
County Executive Committees, without de-
Law. If the Clubs have been dissolved, they
should be re-organized. Upon proper no.
tice the voters can be called at some con-
venient place and time, and proceed to eff
feet an organization.
In each county there should be Central
Committee, with a Chairman, convenient to
the county seat, and recommended for his
zeal and executive ability. County Com
mittees if not already appointed, can be
chosen by representatives OF the Clubs in
general county meeting
The Clubs should hold regular meetings
and provide measures for challenging
doubtful vOters-revising the registration
and securing an active canvass so as to de-
velop the full strength of the party in the
election-providing tickets, etc. Ihey
should make regular reports to the County
Committees as to membership, progress,and
other matters appertaining to the canvass;
and the County Committees are requested
to report to the State Committee.
Experience shows that the success of
canvass depends mainly upon the efficiency
of the local organizations and too much
care cannot be taken to keep them in good
working order.
The voters of each locality are presumed
to be better informed than others Of the
prospects of the party where they reside,
and the necessities of the canvass. The
principles of the party are well defined and
approved, and it should be borne in mind
that the first duty is to support the regular
nominations.
Relieved from the menace of organized
opposition, majorities are liable to become
Indifferent TO the maintenance of their own
organization, and TO divide among them
selves. 1t should be remembered that
the reforms which have been inau-
gurated can be perfected and carried
out only by a rigid adherence to the discip-
line and observance of the methods by
which the victories OF 1875 and '76 were
won, +. BARkSDALE,
Chairman State Committee.
Attest: MARION SMITH. Secretary.
The Democratic press of the State will
please publish the foregoing circular.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22


BIZ simple reference to the Law, the
Vicksburg Herald effeetualls demolishes
the story originating in the N. Y. Times
and reproduced with blood and thunder
headlines by its jackson namesake, that
Mrs. Chisolm was prevented by the
Kemper County White League from
settling the estate of her husband etc
The Herald says:
1t is provided by ll66, Revised Chde of
1871, that an administrator shall IA ale a fl
nal settlement when the estate has been
| fully administered, By payment of all the
debts" etc. By 1l4l, creditors are re-
| quired to have their claims registered in
! the Court in which the letters testamPntary
or of administration were granted, teithus
one year after the publication o. notice to cred
TORS 10 present their claims"
1t viii be seen that the estate in question
| could not have been settled" under the
/ law. In every country sufficiently civilized
| to have laws aid TO administer estates OF
| deceased persons through its courts, and
| according TO the fortIls of law, a reasonable
1 time is prescribed for the presentation OF
| claims.
The Herald proceeds to administer
wholesome rebuke to the Times for cir
culating so palpable and absurd a cal
jimmy, but what's the use? Ephriam is
joined to his idols
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
The Independent Experiment

The Memphis Appeal thinks that it is
an insult to the intelligence, and an i'm.
pugnment Of the patriotism, of the Dem
ocrats of Mississippi to suppose that they
will countenance a scheme which has for
its object the Reorganization of the party
which wresteG the State from the control
of the adventures who ruled and robbed
and kept its government in condition
of semi choas for nearly six years. In
the conclusion of we'll timed article on
this subject, our able contemporary forci-
bly, says:
Only few months out of the clutches of
that party, it is not TO be expected that they
will voluntarily return, that they will stul-
tify their record, confess themselves wrong,
and assert, what no one can believe in the
light of passing events, that a Radical is
better than a Democratic government. And
yet that is just what the Independents ask
them to do. They covertly and sneakingly
make a bargain with the Republicans which
cOntemplates a division of the offices, and
then proceed to denounce as unworthy of
public support the party which has redeem
ed the State, curtailed expenses, reduced
taxes, and driven from office a pack Of
thieves, the most unblushing that ever
cursed a State-and all that few pa
tient, hungry office-seekers may secure
places denied to them by the Democracy.
We trust the good people who, by renomi-
mating Stone, and whose good sense, good
hard horse sense is certified to by the plat
form adopted at Jackson, will not permit
themselves by any appeals, personal or
otherwise to be drawn into a movement
that means division and death to the great
party to which Mississippi owes SO much.
They must see that any encouragement
given to the Independents is so much taken
from the Democracy to strengthen the de-
feated Radicals. A fact so self-evident ap-
peals to them with more force than the mere
statement of it to Esstand by the flag" and
''hold the fort.'' To fail now is help the en-
envy. The success of independence is the
success of Radicalism, and that in Missis-
sippi means a return to the !methods and
crimes of the Ames administration.
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Party Organization

No man will for moment question ...
necessity which heretofore rendered h. ...
cumbent upon the white prapIe uf u.r
State TO baud themselves toPefHrr4.H ..'.H
party organization. IN uo other Wag WHs
H. possible for Us 10 have achieved uY- ..-
liverance from Republican rule h. 1915. aid
70 nave obtained the still moro brilliant.
victory Of 1876
Now the question presents itself fu Na
Democratic party: Is party organization
still necessary 10 the sucre--nI carving
out OF the reform - nobiy begun U| .ur
last legislatnrey We thiuk the Hu.R..
presents itself plainly iu the fact of f0r fore
mer necessity, and that answer i.. IN v..
necessary then, and there Is no good Tol-u.
why that necessity chOuld not exist now.
Courier.
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Our State Democratic Organiza.
ton.

When you hear it predicted that the
Democratic party in Mississippi is des-
tined soon to break up and resolve itself
into other organizations, you may be
sure the wish is father to the thought
Khe prediction has no basis of reason,
nor of patriotism If the desire to place
the State government under honest and
capable control, produced concentrated
effort among the people to attain that
end, the motive will be equally as strong
to hold them together The party which
has accomplished this object cannot dis
solve without jeopardizing the results
which have been achieved, and to say
that the people are prepared for so igno-
| BILE termination Of a mighty struggle,
is to impugn their common sense, as well
as their patriotism. Why should the
party which has been the instrument
of achieving needed reforms, break up:
| Has it not introduced economy in the
administrations Of the State and county
| governments Has it not kept faith
with the colored voters? Has it not
maintained law and order and admins
tered justice with even hand True,
there have been disaPpointments in nom
mating candidate, and some good men
have not received the recognition which
their friends desired. But this is a non
essential which is to be sacri feed to the
grand desideratum of sound and en-
! lightened government-low taxes and
an equal distribution Of the burdens and
blessings of government. Why should
the Democratic party in Mississippi be
shivered into fragments and with 1t the
hope of her people for permanent dellv-
erance from misruie? Is it because
they are in the majority? If so, their
arduous efforts to obtain control OF the
State government have been in vain. But
this pretense is simply preposterous- The
Democrats have been in power in Nlr-
ginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Ken
lucky, Maryland and other Southern
States for several years longer than they
nave been in Mississippi, but we hear no
nonsensical talk of ''disintegration,"
"falling to pieces" and the like, from
those States. The Democracy Of other
Southern States, having the same inspir-
! ING motive that has animated the white
people of Mississippi, as their guiding
| principle, are rock ribbed to their party
as the everlasting hills to their tasten-
| ings. and we can coBoeive no reason why
Mississippians should fall back into the
chaos of misrule again, while their
brethren around them remain firm.
| The truth is there are but two parties
in this country. There can be no play
ing fast and loose between them. As
the good old Deacon said about his sing
ing: '.He knows but two tunes; one is
Old Hundred and the other Is not" So
there are but two parties. One is the
Democratic party the other, no matter
what it calls itself, is not. If it is "Inde-
pendent" it is simply Republican under
different name, and fit does not die
in It's birth, it will not live long enough
to make a respectable race either now or
at any future time. The Democratic
party is the party of the people, and 1T is
destined to rule the country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
State Elections.

California and Vermont will vote on
the 9th of September, and Maine on the
10th of the same month. The term OF
the California Senator who first retires
does not expire until March 3, 1879, but
the Legislature to be chosen in Septem
Der will be the last selected prior thereto.
On the second Tuesday in October cleo
tions occur in Ohio and Iowa. In both
States Governors and Legislatures are to
be chosen. The Legislature elected in
the former will also select Stanley Mat
thews' successor in the United States
Senate, although Matthews term, like
that of Sargent, does not expire until
1879. The political complexion of the
next United States Senator from Ohio
will be known from that of the new Leg
isIature. On the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November several States
choose Governors and Legislatures, in
whole or in part among them Massa-
chusetts, New Y ork. New jersey, Penn
sylvania, Virginia, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nevada.
After these elections are held, we
viii know whether the victory obtained
by the Radical managers over The will of
the people as expressed at the polls in
November last, is likely to be perma-
nent &C QUESTION.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
Letter from Hon. a. g. Brow.

H., rr......
AEhNi' IlINp7 '"r MISS. Aug. I- Is--
James a. Stevens, Esq, C0.umm. I..
DE,p Su.--N.,ur. ..t....., 81.
received ouIy t0o I,y. .I... Sci. N..
nave RECEIVED r,rItsr a,r.... d. M....
have been othcr,yi.,. sf..r,.g..l ''. .It.I
To numerous iuqulr,1. .....
verbally and iu UrfI.., i.... -... .'..
now do 10 YOU. thar nm r.s ....
emf or any other SORT OF rar..I.l ..
ernor or anythiug. else '.. H.'.
l disapproye ot much .b.f E-.f.....
by the democratic u.rfg ..,...... h.. - ....
mower i'm Nis-i~.iraI ANA I I. .'
is acts of omission tt,I-.,rt.,.. .... -.
afford assurance d, mimi -f. "' ...
rsap Those, rich reward. fI...r. ,,.. ...
IL promised ~. i'm lS-- au.f ...... DID, ...-
Of those matters n9ys -roe.... .. $50.
[ have written very frfI. IL
uttertnces. / suppasr. tFIf .r. . ....
for the frequent mention I'D mn .........
independents candidate. TB4fN4.r.t..I..
| meant
In 1867 1 felt confident Ih4r. n.. .....
men of Mississippi were emb,reI.,
course thnt would lead T., It....--
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
Important Insurance Decision.

The Supreme Court of the United
States recently made an important deci-
sion in life insurance case that went up
from Vicksburg, Miss 1t was the suit
of policy holder to recover the premi-
umns he had paid the New York Life
Insurance Company, his policy having
become void through the war preventing
his payments. The Court held that if
failure to pay the annual premium be
caused by the Intervention of war be-
tween the territories in which the insur-
ance company and the assured respee-
lively reside, which makes it unlawful
for them to hold intercourse, the policy is
nevertheless forfeited if the company in
sist on this condition but in such a case
the assured is entitled to the equitable
value of the policy arising from the
prem iums actually paid This equitable
value is the difference between the cost
of new policy and the present value of
the premiums yet to be paid on the for
feited policy when the forfeiture occur
red, and may be recovered in an action
at law or suit in equity. The Court de-
clined to order the revival of the policy
for the reason that the average rate of
morality is the fundamental basis of life
assurance, and as this is subverted by
giving to the assured the option to revive
their policies or not after they have been
suspended by war (since none but the
sick and dying would apply it would be
unjust to compel a revival against the
company.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
A FOretasIe of CIaibOrne'S Forth.
coming History.

By the courtesy of Hon. j. F. II
Claiborne, we are permitted to publish on
our first page an extract from the
manuscript of his forthcoming history
1t seems that in the provincial days OF
Mississippi, before she had been admitted
as State and while her population was
yet unsettled and somewhat alien, there
was a mob at Natchez, the reference to
which suggests the historical depression
on the subject of mobs in New England
and the North, dating way back from
1881, and coming down in repeated in
stances to the recent horrible devastatIons
and slaughter which are made the occa-
sion for demanding the increase of the
regular army to hold the masses in check
while they are being robbed and impov-
erished by monopolists. The extract from
Col. Claiborne's work is a valuable con-.
tribution upon a subject which necessarily
engsges large share of public attention;
and it gives the public foretaste of
q work in which Mississippians especially
will feel just pride. It sharpens our
appetite for another instailment from
the pen of the most versatile and accom-
plished writer of the times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
The Legislature.
DEMOCRATIC NoMISArIoNs

LEE COUNTY. Rrepresentatives-W. II. IL.
Tson j. NJ. Hoyle.
LAWRENCE COUNTY. Representative-H.
|. Bird, re-nominated.
KEMPER AND NEsHoBA COUNTIES, Sena-
tor-W. c. Dowd, of Neshoba.
KEMPER COUNTY, spresentatiye-J. l..
Spinks.
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Representatives. 5.
Magee
LINCOLN AND ANTE, Floater-E. L. Tar
yer.
DESOTo, Representatives-Thos c. Dock
cry, Thos. w. II. Wall, and Donald McKen-
Ze.
GRENADA COUNTY, Representative-Wm
5. McSwne.
WINSTON COUNTY, Representive--M. a.
Nets.
HOLMES COUNTY, epresentatives--S. 5.
Carter, G. V. Gwin, j G. Marshall, (col.).
PIKE COUNTY, Representatives.. NJ.
Causey.
SENATOR, ID DISTRICT, Moses Jackson, of
Amite.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22

MEssRs. SMITH, Edwards & Co., in
their monthly circular of July 31st,
speak as follows of the prospects of the
cotton market, the coming season:
We are therefore compelled to come to
the conclusion that If the next American
crop proves large, W e shall see very low
prices when the weight of it is felt; no
doubt we shall need large crop for next
year, apparently about AZ millions, but
with the present state of trade such a crop
would force down prices for time as low
as or even lower than, any point touched
this year.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
Practice vs.. Profession.

The Southern Democrats stand sol
emily pledged to secure to the colored
people perfect equality of political rights,
and against discriminating legislation:
but they have never pledged that they
would confer office upon them on account
of their race if such course conficted with
the supreme rule of making qualifca-
ton, and not race or color, the test of
preferment The Republican leaders
have professed a different creed; but
falling to prove their faith by their
works, they have been severely ar
raigned by the colored Republicans for
deceiving them with false pro misses. In
Cincinnati the other day, the latter
held a meeting in which they resolved
that 1.-THE colored voters of Cincinnati
nave been for a long time rallying to the
support of white Republican office seek.
ers, depending on their fair promises OF
political recognition and proportionate
representation, which promises have been
totally ignored" that they ''have not
had coIored representative in any mu-
nicipal office of trust or honor save clean
ing sewers AMI the carrying of ofal from
the police stations; )" and they resolved
to s'torm union of the colored voters
Of Cincinnati for pushing competent col
or=d men to the 'front.'" aud pledged
Themselves to "vote unitedly for repre-
sentative colored men," The Ohio white
Republicans detest the color line in vo
ting, but in Office holding they draw it
very deep.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
Old Winston Wheels into Line
with "a Splendid Ticket.

LOUISVILLE Miss, August 10. 1877.
EDS. CLARION l take occasion to for
ward you the nomiHees of the Democratic
party Of Winston county as declared blythe
primary election of yesterday, the 14th
inst, to-wit:
For Legislature, Hon. NJ. A. Nets.
8 Sheriff, Hon. w. B. Johnson.
Treasurer, Mr.. G. Ii. eagle.
Tax Assessor, Mr.. Jno. NJ. Webster
County Surveyor, Mr. w. T. Lewis
Coroner and Ranger, Mr.. J. L. III.
Strait.
The Winston Democracy are getting
ready for the campaign, while feel that
may pledge the county for 900 for our
State, District and county nominations.
VIM. PRICE,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22

The INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION was
a success, but the Philadelphians are not
satisfied to let well enough alone They
want to make the Exhibition ''perma-
nent" affair, and are resorting to all sorts
of expedients to attract paying crowds to
the main building. The latest effort at
n draw, is to get all the Governors togeth-
er in the Exhibition Building on the Both
inst. The photographers win be on
hand, with all their apparatus, and "Gov-
ernors' Groups" will be the next article
for sale on the market. The Directors
would do patriotic thing if they would
close up shop. and let the glory of the
Centennial year not be diminished by
an effort that must result in failure.
While saying this much, it is proper
that we acknowledge the receipt of an
invitation to be present, and see the Coy
ernors enjoying themselves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22

The last number of the Handsboro Demo
crat, in giving the history of the nominees
of the late Democratic Convention, speak
ing of Gen. j. A. Smith, calls him native
of New York. This is mistake He was
born in Maury county, Tennessee. His
father, Williamson Smith, was the neighbOr
and bosom friend of President Polk. He
was native of Virginia, and represented
Maury county in the Tennessee Legislature
in 1889, aud was a leading and influential
member. He with his family moved to this
State in 1871. General Smith was appoint
ed cadet to West Point by President Polk
in 1916, but being too young then he did
not enser the academy until 1917. He was
graduated in the class of 1851, with Gen.
Phil IL. Sheridan, Mcpherson and Schofield,
and served as Lieutenant under Gen. a. s..
johnson in his expedition to Utah, and was
serving in the West until 1861, when he re-
signed and Joined the Confederate cause,
rose to the rank of Brigadier- General, and
was several times wounded.-Brandon Re
publican.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22

TIE Maine and Virginia Democratic
platforms, will be found in another col
umn. The former condemns the Presi-
dental usurpation, but approves the re-
cognition by the present incumbent of
the Democratic principle of non-interven-
ton and the discontinuance of the use of
the army in Southern affairs. The Virginia
Democrats have followed the example of
Mississippi and pretermitted national is
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
The Result. Of democratic R~l !.


The Democratic nominees can g b.
fore the people and challenge opposition
upon the record which their party has
made in Mississippi since their accession
to power. They have redeemed all their
pledges Order has been brought out Of
confusion and peace out of strife. Jus
tice has been meted out impartially to
every class, condition and race. Econ
omy has been substituted for extrava-
gance in the State administration. I'm
der Republican rule with taxes nearly
double what they now are, to quote the
language Of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts in 1874, the disbursements on ac-
count of the State government far ex-
ceeded the receipts. To quote the Report
from the same office In 1877, though
taxes have been reduced nearly one half,
the receipts are largely in excess of ex-
penditures. For tue ordinary purposes
Of the State Government in 1873, the
last year Of Republican rule, 81, 004, 800
were expended. For the ordinary pur-
poses of the State Government in 1876,
the first year Of Democratic rule, 1854,
600 were expended. Here are solid
facts against which an independent
disorganizer would have to butt out his
brains in the vain endeavor to demon
strate that the Democratic party ought
to be destroyed and dismissed from the
control Of the State Government. II il
has done all these things if it has done
no man injustice; if it has administers
the government impartially; if it has
lightened the burdens Of the people, why
should it not be continued in power?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22

In view of the signs of renewed activi-
ty in the way cf emigration from Europe
to the United States, leading journals in
the Northern cities are admonishing emf
grants not to stop in the large cities or to
try to get work at the mechanical and
manufacturing centres, or in the iron and
coal regions, that these fields of employ
ment are now already over-stocked with
labor The Southern immigration Com
missioners can do a good service now by
inviting persons who wish to change their
abode to come to the agricultural regions
of the South, where they can find plenty
of work, cheap lands, convenient to
market, and room for ALL
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22

CLINTON, Miss, Aug. 10, 1877.
EDS. CLARION I'm response to a compli-
mentary request in the CLARION of the 8th
inst, signed "Many Voters" that / would
allow my name to go before the County
Convention for the position of Representa-
tives, L reply, if honored by the County
Convention, and elected by my fellow -eiti-
zens, will to the best of my ability dis
charge the duties incident to the office.
Respectfully,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
Vacancies in the state senate.

In consequence of i'll health, the able
Senator from the Kinds county District,
Hon. Amos r. Johnston, has resigned.
1t has already been announced that
Hon. T. C. Catchings, of Warren, has
resigned owing to his nomination for At
torney General.
Doubtless the Democracy of both Dis
tricts will take steps to unite upon suita-
bic candidates to fill the vacancies. The
Governor will issue writs of election in
due season. Their successors will be
CHI osen at the general election in Novem-
her