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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-04-05

THE object Of this suit 6 % procure
. decree ier the sale Of certain real e.
tate lyisgin-St. Mary's county. a. Dc
vision 81 Psoceeds among pafties enti-
The Ball states, that the said James
]. d.. Raley and the said Geo. C.
Boothe are entitled - tenants IN COM
mon to q trsrt OF parcel Of land situated
in the Bed election district Of St. Ma
rvs county, called and known as
TaPas z - - q. e -. -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-04-05

March Is, ls77-ts.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
TIE Dailr Times since the tragic af

THE Daily Times since the tragic af-
fair in Kemper county has continuously
berated those that took the law into their
own hands and has constantly sung the
praises of those who were punished "by
the mob" Ii seems to have forgotten
| that the latter by their Own acts brought
their fate upon themselves, though 1t ad-
mits that one of the parties appreciated
this fact. In Its issue of the Attn it says :
after testifying before the Senate
Committee, Judge Chisholm said to a
'' friend that he felt as though he was
i" about to face death in violent form,
g and added that he would first be ar
rested on some trumped up charge,
g consigned to Jail and then lynehed by
a mob.
The facts as to the cause of the feel
ing of the people of the county against
those men can briefly be stated. For
years, through military power first, and
afterwards by ballot-box stuffing and the
negro vote, they lorded over kemper
county. In 1875 when ChisoIm, who
was the Times idea of 81 brave,
generous and kind-hearted man,
utterly incapable of committing
ga horrible crime" found that the
people in their might had risen TO throw
off the yoke, but not knowing that the
same spirit was actuating the people
throughout the whole State, he secreted
the registration books, with the deliberate
intention of DISTINGUISHING the people.
Being asked about them, he denied hay
ing them, but afterwards was compelled
to surrender them. When the election
was over, the kemper ring, instead of
submitting to the result as did the State
ring and most Of the county rings, sought
revenge by the wholesale Indictment of
their neighbors by a United States
grand jury packed with Radical majority
for the purpose. With knowledge that
petty iuries could be furnished to order
and influenced by the false swearing of
IulS ring ITS Was the SIdllu jury, many
OF the best and most beloved citizens Of
Kemper would be sent to the Albany
Penitentiary, it is no wonder that the
whole people were arrayed against them.
Nor is it a wonder that each of the
Kemper county Ishmaelites felt that "his
hand would be against every man and
every mans against him" They had
organized system of war against their
enemies not only by harrassing them
upon charges trumped up for the occa-
sion in the United States Court, but by
the savage methods of assassination,
and if the people have followed their
example in travelling outside the law for
self protection they have but commend
ed the ingredients of the poisoned chalice
to their own lips.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

III. c." of the New York Times, par
tisan champion as he was of the defunet
Republican rule in Louisiana, has had
the candor to admit that the non-inter-
vention policy in that State twill effect
an immediate and decided improve
"ment in the business of this section of
" the Union there can be no doubt; al
" ready there are many evidences ola re-
s'vival of trade The material condition
"of all classes will be betteFed, conf
"dence will be generally restored, and
money will come out from bank cor
" ners, where it has long been hidden,
" and find its way into new works and
"great enterprises" And the Times in
its editorial columns admits that ''there
seems to be good reason for the belief
g that in the matter of labor contracts
and the rental of land, animosities
"have disappeared, and the two races
g are pulling together with a degree of
&c good feeling not recently known" So
much for the overthrow of carpet-bag
rule in Louisiana. According to the ad-
mission Of its hitherto sta4nclest advo-
Gates, il hes resulted in an improved bus
iness prospect, aud the restoration of
harmony between the races. And this
is but repetition Of what has occurred
in every Southern State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
Revelations from ahe ELECTORAL
Comm Is>i -.

The Electoral Commission sat Ia Iudg-
ment upon the result of the Presidential
election with all It's momentous conse-
ouences, involving primarily the right OF
the people to have the Office of Chief
Magistrate filed by the person OF their
choice. The gravest crime winch any
tribunal can commit is to violate justice
and impartiality in rendering its decisions
This is the charge which has been brought
against the Electoral Commission. 1t
passed an order forbidding the reception
Of evidence" knowing that it would be
in the way of their predetermined inten-
ton to decide in favor of the Republican
claimant. The damning proof that their
intention was predetermined, is furnished,
not only by their partizAn rulings, but by
the statements of the venerable Justice
Clifford, who presided over the Commits
sion. During the session of the tribunal
whatever passed in its consultations was
held secret. At its close the injunction
of secrecy was removed; and this has
brought out the remarks of Justice Cliff
ford in the consultations of the Commas
sion;" and they throw a food of light
upon the conduct Of that body. After
it had decided to treat as aiiuRds all evil
dence not contained in the papers sub
mitted by the President, he says ::
''Other members of the Commission dis
cussed the whole case in view of the pa
pers submitted to the Commission by the
President of the Senate, but Mr.. Justice
Clifford, believing that discussion would
be unavailing and useless, took no further
part in the debate" Referring to the
cases submitted--of Louisiana, Oregon
and South Car0lina-at the close of the
remarks" it is said: "Mr. Justice
Clifford did not participate in these dis
cussions, having been thoroughly con-
WINGED that nothing he could say would
be of any public benefit" Those cases
were, in fact, prejudged and decided
when the Florida case was decided.
"VorSe than that" says Mr.. Justice
Clifford, "the case mas practically decided
before 1t acas submitted to the Commission
and 1t must be sent back a0ithOm any one
of the questions presented in the objections
hacilg been examined or considered By the
Commission"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
Georgia Democrats on lhe POIiIi-
cal Situation.
Ny. Herald Correspondent. ]

| n. \. Herald Correspondents.
FIX. Gov. 10. Brown: We need not dis
cuss the Democratic blunders that made his
Inauguration possible. Hayes is in power
| We should then aC quiesce in what he does
that is light, protest against what he does
| that is wrong ana all the time strengthen our
party lines for the next struggle. | believe
that the Democratic party will achieve a
splendid victory four years from now
com forting tokens of which we viii see in
the tall elections of next year. 1t would be
supreme folly to distand an army in the
sight of an easy victory Every Southern
State will give its vote to the Democratic
candidate in 1850, in my judgment. As for
the Republican party, | think that party
has little nope OF retaining national control.
Jnless Blaine & Co can whip Hayes back
into the ranks the party is hopelcssly divid-
ed. If they do this why then The unpopular
elements of the party will take charge of af-
fairs and lead it to defeat.
Gen. Gartrell: We may accept all that
Hayes has ID give, but We must keep our
organization intact. The r&slk and file OF
the Democracy is under stricter discipline
now than it has ever been. l have been
through the III ountains lately, and the pen-
pie there have no patience with any talk of
new party. No man liz Georgia can car
ry Il cOrpOral's guard from our ranks. The
man who leaves the Democratic party now
will be overwhelmed with political defeat,
no matter how brilliant he may be. The
new party Will get no recruits in Georgia,
and, In my opinion, not 4 handful in the
whole South. The South will go solid"
for the Democratic candidate i'll the next
campaign.
Hon. NJ. A. Gambler: Il am a Democrat
he said, in answer to my query about the
new party. That's all have to say" Be
ing pressed further lie said: "What need
l say further than this? / am a Democrat.
and | am going to stick to the faith. There
is no sense in leaving the party. We have
nothing 10 do but to whip in the next fight.
Hayes can't pick up a corporal's guard in
the South"
And this is the way the prominent
Democrats of the South all talk, with
the exception of the small number who
have axes to'grind, or are striving for the
doubtful honor of basking in the favor
of a fraudulent Administration.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

EDITORS CLARION: Allow me through
the columns of your paper to suggest the
name Of Hon. w, II. al1s of Lowndes, for
LieGtenant-GoVe
Judge Sims, since the promotion of Gov
Stone to his present position, has been fill
ing the office of Lieutenant Governor and
has presided over the SaGate with dignity
and ahii;- aud n vrouId Ia q oracafnl
thing for the people to express tGeiI appEo-
bottom of his merit aud worth by electing
him to the Office.
Most likely the election and nomination
to this Office will be merely complimentary,
since an amendment to the Constitution
goes to the people which If carried abolishes
it. 1.-THE Office Is abolished no man more
deserves the compliment THAI Judge Sims,
and if not abolished no man would make
a superior officer.
SoUrE mIssIssIPPTAN.
Nov < 1877
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
For GOvernor-IOu. 4. ". stone
LEXINGTON, Mss. MAY LIST. 1877

LEXINGTON, MISS. MAY LIST, 1877.
MEssRs. EDITORS: Among all the distin-
guished names l see mentioned for nomina-
ton Tor Governor by the Convention, / do
not notice that ofOur present able, hat an
presuming Executive. Tie writer is unac-
quainted With Governor Stone personally.
and by character only so far as to have
heard that he served the South faithfully
and with distinction during the late war /.
that ne has presided over the State Senate
with dignity and imRartsality and that he
has flled the office Of Governor with dis
tnguIShed prudence and ability in this try
Ing crisis Of Mississippl's history, for all Of
which, IN common gratitude as well as
policy think he should be reelected.
CONSERVATIVE DEAooaAT.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

No little establishment has been eX-
pressed that an intensely partizan Office
holder of the Grant administration and
s Republican of such ultra type, as Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford, u. S. District At
torney of New York, has been selected
to deliver an address at our State Uni
versity. The first announcement was a
surprise, but it has been increased by the
conditions upon which only he would con-
cent to perform the labor He has caused
at to be understood in advance that an
address GA Literary topics" which would
lie appropriate to such occasions, is not
to be expected. He will administer to
the Young men few frank, hearty
q words about the common needs and
common duties of the young men of
the Republic III the near future"
What the tenor of these words will be
from one who has been known only as
partizan and sectional deelaimer, and
whose harangues have been devoted
mainly to abuse of the Southern people
aud to apotheoses of the bloody shirt, We
are left TO conjecture, The case would
have been different If the honor had been
conferred upon. and the promise had
come from, such men as ex- Gov. Seymour,
or ex- Coy. Tilden, or Charles Francis
Adams, on William c. Bryant, or Prof
Sumner, or President Barnard OF Column
bia College.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
where .l.e I.Iane Rests.

Our readers know that we have not
placed the blame of throwing away the
Presidential victory which the people
won after a hard struggle, and many
sacrifices, upon Northern or sthe
Southern leaders exclusively but upon
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP North and
South. The Congressional Record shows
in the language Of Hon. Mr.. Black burn,
Representative from Kentucky, that
''honors are easy" and that both sections
contributed their full share to their sur
render Of the victory to the beaten foe.
TO censure Northern Democrats exclu-
sively in the face of what the Record
proves is classifying history, and Is an
unmanly evasion of responsibility that
attaches to leaders from both sections,
and doubly reprehensible because its ten
deney is to weaken the bonds that unite
the only national organization in the
country and the only one to which the
South can confidently look for ust and
fair treatment in the administration of
the government. There is one thing
certain, however, aud it is due to candor
to state it, that the Northern Radical
journals in rejoicing over the installation
Of their fraudulent President, have ac-
corded the largest share of their praise
to the Southern leaders. For example,
we have before US late number of Har-
per's Weekly, with its Portrait Gallery
ornamented with the likenesses of four
of the Southern leaders who were con
spicuous in that melancholy affair We
suppose it will be followed up by others,
as a token Of distinguished consideration
until the whole list is served up for the
delectaton of the Republicans who are
rejoicing over their miraculous deliver
ance from the consequences of defeat at
the polls, through the agency of the Ma
tional Returning Board Another mum
Der of the Ha1pies has cut intended to
describe the Republican ''fort'' that was
Saved Around it is crowd of
rabscallions throwing their hats and
cheering Justify. Upon it is this inscrip-
ton: Hold the Fort--General Order
No. :" and below are these significant
words:
"Victory The fort saved by rein
forcements of Southern troops, who
behaved like brave men,"
The bloody Tilden civil war is over"
The fort" that was saved" was the
Republican Administration with its
refuge for the wreckers and corruptionists;
and the "Tilden civil war" was the
organized effort of the Democracy to
seize the "fort" and reform the govern
ment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

THE postp0nement of the extra SEES
sion of Congress until the 10Th of Octo-
Der, is attributed to political considera-
lions The Administration hopes that
the delay will leave time for the angry
passions of its party to cool and thereby
avoid the discord and dissensions now
threatened in consequence of his refusal
10 recognize Packard and Chamberlain
rs the Governors of Louisiana and
South Carolina. The Ohio elections
are to be held in October and the appre-
hension il felt that a quarrel among the
Republicans and the course of the &d-
ADMINISTRATION will injufe the prospects OF
its party. In the meantime it is under
stood that the statu quo of most of the
officers ia the South will be maintained
and the appointments held up as trading
capital until Congress meets, in the hope
of controlling the organization Ut the
House of Representatives. This is a
comfortable arrangement for the ms; but
the expedient is like a drowning man
catching AT a straw. Since the Electoral
Commission fasco, the Southern Democ-
racy are thoroughly disguised with po-
litieai trading, and if there is any more
bargaining it will not be with their con-
sent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
For Auditor Of Public Accounts,
Col. y, II. Parker, Of Jasper.
PAuLD1xG, Miss. April 30. 1877.

PAULDING, Miss, April 80, 1877.
EDS. CLARION | see the names of sever
al persons recommended for the different
State Offices in the coming fall campaign
During the last canvass when we were
struggling to rid ourselves Of the yoke Of
Radiealism, East Mississippi was urged TO do
her whole duty, and thereby rid the State Of
the shackles of misrule and corruption, aud
well did East Mississippi do her whole duty
in that, rs we'll as every previous, election
and while we are casting about for suitable
men for the different State Offices in the
coming fall election, we do not think the
eastern position of the State should be fer
gotten. We claim that we are entitled to AT
leas: one candidate on the State ticket We
claim that we can furnish men from this
section who are honest capable ana faithful
as any in the State. In different portions
of kast Mississippi, Col. Jas. +. Parker. OF
this county. has been favorably spoken Of
as a suitable person for the Office OF Auditor
OF Public Accounts. better selection
could not be made throughout the State.
He can carry East Mississippi Solidly, aud
besides lie is a cultivated, honest, high
toned, Christian gentleman, well caplcita-
ted Tor that office. In fact, we not think lie
has superior for that Office i'm the State
We claim that East Mississippi ought to be
represented on the State ticket, and think
Col. Jas. f. Parker is our man,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
Ahe Physicians emenL-WhaG
a Corr ssPOndent Says AbOutIt.

EDS. CLARIoN-Will you allow me a short
space to express the pleasure it afforded m e
to note the proceedings OF the last State
Medical Convention. Especially .he ap-
pointment OF State Roara OF Health, and
their proposition TO give US the results OF
their Investigations through the columns of
the CLARION. This is movement in tia
right direction. There is notk.Av chat has
TRANSFERRED recently, in ny humble iudg-
ment, fraught with more good to our Dco-
pie and state. IL comments itself to ever y
rejecting mind, as a noble and up,clfis IA
movement TO secure to people the knowl-
edge how they may enjoy good health NV
becoming thoroughly acquainted with the
local causes that operate Againat IL. IL will
nave tendency also to correct and remove
erroneous opinions entertained abroad. that
because we have some OF the finest wafer
courses and richest lands in the world. the
climate must be unhealthy. Who can esti-
mate the good results to flow from thu iabor
OF love on the part of the physicians. who
nave undertaken to 90 the work If they
perform the fasS as faithfully as their hioI
cha4raFtcrS for intelligence and scientific
knawiedge Justify as in anticipating. they
VIII merit the gratitude and esteem Of every
intelligent person in the State. l.. F.A,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

HOME AT LAsr-A feT days since
Col. J. S. Hamilton received from Sheriff
Anderson, of Issaquena county, two bear
cubs about the size Of full grown cats.
The box in which they were shipped was
addressed J. S. HAMILTON, MISSISSIPPI
PENITENTIARY, JACKSON. Under the
address, in equally large letters, some
unknown wit who is posted upon the pc
.itical situation, had written, packard
and Chamberlain going kqme." Acting
upon the suggestion the cubs were upon
their arrival named after those distin-
guished leaders of the Louisiana and
Soath CAROLINA thieves They are as
playful as kittens and."happy as big syn
flowers" unconscious of the indignity thus
placed upon them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

HAVING good State governments, we
of the South can stand Hayes "civil
service reform" if other sections can.
The Missouri papers are comment
ing on the first Administration APP
pointment in that State-ons j. II.
Howenstein. They are relating how
he made money under a previous APP
pointment which gave him the opportu-
nifty to levy blackmail. In testimony
taken by the House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency in 1872, it was sworn
by one witness, and intimate of Howen-
stein, that Howenstein commanded a
great deal more money than he could
possibly get out Of his salary, and by an
othor, George G. Rutter, ex President of
the Tennessee National Bank at Mem
phis, that he had complied with Howen-
stems demand for m Oney to the extent
of S2,7O0. The ground of Howenstein's
Sxaction was simply that he had exam
ined the affairs of the bank, which was
in shaky condition, and the more
money he got from Rutter the less
trouble he would give him. Rutter's
statements We're not even squarely con
tradicted by Howenstein. He denied
that he got any money from Rutter, yet
he was not certain but what he had asked
him for loan to set his brother up In
business in st. Louis. These transac-
tons date back to 1866 or 1867, and
the facts concerning them are officially
on record at Washington, easily accessi-
bic to Hayes and Sherman. 1t is also
asserted that Howenstein in 187O-'7I was
in the habit of drawing shocks against
blank account in a national bank at st.
Louis whereof the officers highly appre-
ciated any leniencY he might show in ex-
aiming its affairs. This is, Of course, a
Reform Administration, and people must
throw up their caps and make the welkin
ring with praises of it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

In all the obiuEgations of the Kemper
people, and the lamentations over the
fate of those who were punished by "the
mob, We have seen no word of comm;
seration for poor John w. Gur u
fell by the hands of assass'
"'uO"ou "iie anu o. -Pnaned children.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09
The Republican Lenders Going
Back ON the COIOred Su6ra-
&ams

We have repeatedly said that the war
upon colored suffrage would begin in the
Republican party. Its leaders do not
espouse it as warmly as they did when it
was potent factor in that organization,
and before they were brought to realize
that it has largely increased the represen-
tation of the South in Congress and given
her 80 additional votes in the electoral
college. Now, mark this statement which
was made by. Gov. Hampton in a speech
to some colored voters in South Carolina
recently:
"When l was in Washington, recently,
five or six or more Republicans, men high
in position, actually consulted me as to how
the vote of the colored men could hest be
restricted
Commenting upon this meditated plot
to destroy colored suffrage, Gov. Hamp-
ton said:
I'VE don't want the vote of the colored
man taken away or RESTRICTED, foT aside
from the friendship we bear this race, their
right TO vote gives us thirty more votes in
Congress, and when peace comes we are
satisfied that the best men in both races and
parties will vote together for the common
wealth. We don't want to take that right
away tGreat applause.l L stand precisely
in the position that ] took twelve years
ago." 1872"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-09

I'll. c." of the New York Times
understands the Southern situation in
some particulars, Notwithstanding the
prejudice that has obscured his vision,
He is right when speaking of the union
of all the former parties under the name
of Democracy, he says they do not
intend to desert its organization in this
hour of their triumph. He says:
For 16 years they have fought under the
Democratic banner; for sixteen they have
sustained defeat and still renewed the fight.
They have now been victorious, and they
have no intention of disbanding their forces
They know their power; they know that by
carrying one or two Northern States they
are sure of majority in the Electoral Col
lege, and unless every sign fails they will
cast a solid Democratic vote at the next
presidential election