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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

THE Administration is slightly crooked.
Lately Secretary Sherman addressed a
letter to Mr.. George F. Talbot, Solicitor
of the Treasury, informing him that ''po-
Iitical necessity requires that his Office be
given to another person. On the other
hand, Postmaster General Key writes to
Southern appointee that an incumbent
has a right to oppose or support the Ad-
ministration az he pleases. and that 20
political considerations will enter into
such matters We readily forgive the Sec
rotary for the reason that in applying his
doctrine, he has put our old Conservative
friend Kenneth Rayner in the position
which Talbot vacated.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

THE Natchez Democrat says that J, d.
Cessor, lcolored) ex-member of the Leg
islature, has been appointed by ex-Goy.
Powers Deputy Collector Of internal
Revenue for the Southern District of
Mississippi. It seems to US that after of
people Of Jefferson bad dismissed him
from their service in the Legislature he
might have been permitted to rest in the
shades Of private life for season.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

WE don't know whether the alleged
Mississippi Special Postoffice Agent to
whom Postmaster General Key address
ed his caustic letter Ceiling him that his
q business was not to organize an admin
/" istration party in his State" and notify
ing him that he would take pleasure in
removing him ifhe found him engaged
in party work t. the neglect of his office
will reply or not, but if he chooses to
do so he can make a fair hit at the Post
master General by quoting from the let
ter of the latter to a friend of Mr.
Hayes intimatng that he would support
his Administration in the hope of get
ting his own bread buttered (Which he
did by Cabinet appointment and
from his still later letter stating that a
portion Of the patronage would be dis
pensed to Southern Democrats with the
understanding that they would help to
build up the Administration party and
that if they would not come to its aid,
the Republicans should have it all. We
like the letter of the Postmaster General
to the Special Agent and hope that it is
the beginning of reform in his own
conduct: but no man has so completely
compromised himself, nor dabbled in as
dirty pool, as the Postmaster General.
He fairly reeks with slime.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

The following members of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee were
present at the late meeting: Gen. j. Z.
George, (Chairman,) Gen. f. c. Wal
thaN. Hon. H. NJ. Street, Capt. j. w.
Smith and Col. Labauve. There we're
differences of opinion in regard to the
time of the meeting of the Convention,
but all acquiesced in the decision of the
majority, and agreed that the party
which won the splendid triumphs of
1875-'76, and rescued the State, should
maintain its organization and adhere
strictly to the usages that had made it
strong and effective.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
A Splendid Democratic Defence
VIZ. Hayes
WhrnDcmncrnlLlI... NJ


n. Y. Sun
81. LOUIS, June 3d. likt Hr "a.
| He Ia, repudiitcl the tuIOt0H.H Md.
! publican party. he hl. utterly
tie preceleuts established by I.uMN .
has rebukud the Radical elements
| kept the party boz power Since tlH H...
! Lincoln. lie Is armying iu bitter of.
ton To his Administration most p.H
and popular lcaJer-meu .IAe j
| COnkling, james q, Blaine BgN h
! Ben Wade, Wendell Phillip. 'a a
! dlers, Cameruu-. BJutNr.t. lN.
| His administration ha. .l tr been
eft To the country and lUf D.uY.
ganlzatiOn. lie has not acted No N.
est of the Republican party, IeNl'
ed Democratic doctrines of govern,
He has discarded every Ordinary .t
ton of gratitude and honor Do N.a f.
Packard and ChambarIam t.D
and the Cameron, who Stole IhtF'
and presented &C. to uIm, ID. 0.. Fl.
own deliberate N0l plead glHt.
the official seal OF the Presidency /"
cord that every single electoral
three Southern State. was stole.
in the man who never was c....,.
neonlo ami has mo- lcglI ul. 20 I.s .r
dancv
III NJ ulvas hike I.u l.II..
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PROV: ne alI uESI'' ''''' b. ...e
conscience lulu I'P' ..-
seriousness OF otlhr .l'I' u.... A"
proved eonduci. oI VI r..-. .
the classics ana history .n...srI ...
quo's ghost. II even ..u..
visions, whas must "' , ,t.,. ..
Hayes There are ta,r- .,. ....
fold, and secret, Ih'l H.. ..'
utter. They remain forever .......
most mysterious AND '..t. ...=
called called the human .. nr,' wwrl
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that Of X. B llnye- or .'...f...
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az az lle Ie east, '9 i "'+ a,, a'rm Hr
Banquo's ghost wv I..Iib.rl.o.
MN MN VINO OF Or. I,S ,ll,, t,. WMr H..
,Lhey haye kept l''I" widen oau
body OF Samuel y l''-
spirit. t.l.r.aa..
l like Mr. n, iayeI, ,,a. ..Ig .aI ..a.
snuobed Blaine aug y. N' .'''. M pu.H4.
the real represeulAll'J .'...i..I a. f.t
oI whom was " I''' i.raa meml.H
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
The Hon. II. -. Drake, of CIai-
borne, for State Senator.

The Port Gibson Revielle says: mo
man in the county could be more acceptable e
to our people than our worthy eA-represen-
tative. Hon. f. 5. Drake. AS 4 member of
the House, at the last two sessions, he was
cOnSpicuously one of the most laboriOuS and
faithful members in that body, and his legal
learning, as well as his practical good sense,
and meth0dical business habits, and the
honest earnestness with which he let 'his
yea be yea, and his nay be nay gave him
wonderful influence and popularity -
Crystal Springs Monitor.
(The only question which is undeter-
mined in connection with the choice of
Senator is whether Copiah and Claiborne
is entitled to the candidate. If the for
mer, public sentiment seems to point I'M
erringly to Col. Ben. King; if the latter,
to Hon. E. s. Drake. They are both
able men who, contrary to the custom Of
the times, are being sought by the office.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

THE Vicksburg Herald "plainly sees
q from our State exchanges that the
g amendment to be voted for in Novem-
g Der abolishing the office of Lieutenant
e Governor will not be adopted. We
. may therefore select candidate for
e Liieutenant-G Governor with full faith
e that he viii get his Office
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

THE President has issued proclama-
ton ordering public sale of lands at
Harrison, Ark, Monday, October l.,
1877 Similar proclamations will issue
for the sale of public lands in Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, I'M
der the recent act restoring them to
market
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
Total

With these figures before us, we entirely
concur with Gen. Martin and the Directory
that the Road can and must be built, and
Immediately, and to this end that the actual
survey must be commenced at once.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
COOP DEFINITION

COOP DEFINITIoN.-In the course Of
a recent conversation the President said
that she did not regard as a carpet bag
ger man who went South to become a
bona tide resident; only those who went
South for the purpose of holding Office
as matter of business should be stigma
TIED as carpet-baggers-"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

EVERYBODY is INDUCING the luxury of
gratuitous advice to the South. Mr..
Hayes is taking friendly interest IN her
behalf, and says that "the people of the
g South should encourage the immigra-
g ton OF the vigorous and enterprising
" men of the North" If lfr. Hayes had
been posted, he would have known that
for the ten years past, the South has
been constantly inviting "enterprising
men" not only from ''the North" but
from every other region, to come and set
tie on her soil, and partake of the adyan-
taees which are held out to them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

IT is stated that with view to the
improvement of the class CT men sent to
the New York Legislature, the people Of
that State amended their constitution in
way that admitted of very large in
crease of pay for members. The pay
for session was formerly three hundred
dollars but two years ago it was raised
to fifteen hundred dollars. The resul t
of this experiment is told in the language
used in some of the New York papers
which characterize the session recently
adjourned as 1.-THE longest and emptiest"
ever held. 1t is not always the best pay
that secures the best service
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

county yu wa. democrat from TINS part Of IN,
was approached hy a DromiTe LAY ago. and
nos 20 young mems ticket ~ ~ on n.
s Pj1ien OF Radicals and Democrats Os com
cratic y sne regular CONSERVATIVE DaP Po-
further inS"rmas ,on. and was referred for
vicinity; The hook was pi1s ...sy living IN his
GazeiSta democrat didn't bits'-.T5I SIs me tne
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
The Pre>idena's Policy ia IIae
Matter Of Southern Fed
eraI Appointment

The appointment Of Col jack Wharton
to he Marshal at New Orleans, in the place
of Pilkin. is believed To be the beginning of
a vigorous application of the President
policy tn all the federal offices in TIE south
ern States Wharton Is resident South
erner and became a Republic an with tire re
construction OF Louisiana Ii will be re-
lnemberetl that. like L0ngstreet, he ssTved
in the rebel army, but Pttkin belongs 10
the class of Republicans who followed the
army and settled in the South The Pes
ident's appointment of Wharton means that
he intends TO take the Southern political
leaders, such as Gordon. L lmar and Gibson,
at their word that the home rule principle
in federal appointments VIII further the
ends of national pacitication and harmony =.
Accordingly all federal appointments will
be made as far as possible from natives or
| long time citiZ ms aud residents of tile
southern States, preference being given as
| far as possible to men who have been lden-
titled with the Republican party. Should
this plan fall the responsibility OF coh-
| tinued political disorder will not lie with
| the President or his administration, and
| the people of the whole country will know
whom TO hold To an accountability for any
| further political turmoil.-N. y. Herald
! Washington correspondent.
COMMENTS.
We enter a protest against the prop
ositicn to hold the Democracy of the
Southern States responsible for results
which will follow from the appointment
of Republican officials whether taken
from the carpet bag or the home Repub-
| lican class. Democratic responsibility
Will begin only when Democrats are APP
pointed. As between the earpet-bAgger
and the home Republican who has been
his constant and efficient ally in misrule,
there is no reason why the Southern
people should have preference for the
latter. The Southern Democratic State
Administrations will maintain order and
dispense justice impartially, and govern
wisely and we'll if not interfered with by
outside Intermediates, no matter in what
direction the President bestows his off
cial favors; and to them it is the small
est concern to which class of Republican
partisans he awards the lions share,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
The Office of IieuIemamt.GOV.
ernOr.

The drift of public sentiment as ex-
pressed by the press, is against the pro
posed amendment abolishing the office of
Lieutenant Governor The people have
seen that while it will save at most but
$500 to the State Treasury, it will rob
them of the power to choose the person
who will become Governor in the event
of a vacancy in the Office. This would
sacrifice fundamental principle Tor an
insignificant consideration.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

THE n Y Sun is frank enough to say
that New FORK has nothing to boast of over
| Mississippi in the Kemper afair-and,
referring to the Huntington murder" in
that State, it says; GA young man was
mobbed by scores of persons, in public
highway and in conspicuous private
grounds. He was tarred and feathered,
beaten and mutilated. Women, some Of
tbs elite Of the town among them, came
out to look with wohd6rin. admiration
| on the scene. Finally the poor fellow
was rowed out in boat and sank in the
sea, the briny waters choking his voice
and slenen the cries which were only
heard by heaven after that. Yet this
great crime remains UNPUBLISHED and
virtually unprosecuted !" Another case
is recorded in New Jersey, where the
laws are Ia full force. ga few months
ago two men went into factory In New
ark and shot down some workmen. The
e4asperated populace paGoued these men
to the river into which they plunged.
There Chey were helpless and could have
been easily arrested. The citizens shot
them to death in the water. No arrests
were made-nobody was tried-no one
was punished The act was lawless, and
vet the civilized North looked on and
sympathized with the lawless mob. AS
a matter of obedience to law, this act
could not be justified. Yet there were
many law abiding citizens throughout the
land who we're ready to deal with its
perpetrators as the recording angel did
with Uncle Toby's oath. The Northern
Republican journals did not assume from
these murders that the States in which
they occurred were uncivilized commu-
mites, unit for political liberty and
proper subjects for military rule. They
simply chronicled the occurrences as ex-
ceptional cases liable to occur occasional
Iy from extraordinary causes. 1t is only
when the like happens in Mississippi or
some other Southern State, that ali had
icaldom is thrown into feyerish excite
ment,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

The National Republican states that
the President is in favor of paying the
bonds issued before 1873 in gold as well
as those issued afterwards. Silver is not
good enough for the bondholders, accord
ing to the Presidential idea.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

SENATOR LAMAR made a visit to his
friends in this city last week, and they
were glad to find him in unusually good
health and ready to perform whatever
service may be needed at his hands for
the Democratic cause in the coming can
NnSS
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

Two hundred and forty disguised men
took possession of the town of Mitchell,
Indiana, on the 22d, and made proclama
ton that they had taken the law in their
own hands and intended to execute ven
geance upon suspected persons. This
mob proceeding will not divert the fixed
gaze of "the North, ;" as the truly loyal
are in the habit of describing the rhalig-
nant and fanatical element in that sec
ton but it will open the eyes of reason
ing people &c the fact that other commu-
mites beside Kemper cou.ty, Mississippi,
ut times resort to Lynch law.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

COUNTY MEETING will be seen
that July 23d is named as the day for a
County Meeting at Raymond, to appoint
delegates TO the Democratic State Con-
ven.ion; and Saturday the 18th is sug-
gested as a suitable time for tie beat
Daaatinrs
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

The distances Oh the route may be thus
stated: From Fayette to Utica, - miles
from Utica to Raymond, 16 miles, from
Raymond to Jackson, 10 miles. Total 20
miles. Total cost of Road from Fayctte to
Jackson, at $4,000 per mile, $4,000
The 20 miles of territory traverscd by the
route are in the following counties, and to
the num- Der of miles stated
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

The Weekly Clarion will be sent
from this date until December 3lst, for
in making this generally known, and each
is authorized to receive and forward sub
scriptions. Who will send Us the first and
largest club?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

A DISPATCH from Macon, Georgia,
dated 10Th inst, states that peaches are
going forYard freely from Georgia to
Northern and Western CITIES.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
Hon Kennrth TsaynrT, Solicitor
of the Treasury

Washington dispatches report intense
Indignation by the Republican State
Committee of North Carolina, cover the
appointments made in that State, ne
q being Kenneth Rayner, TO be Solicitor
q of the Treasury, and the other, Hyman'
"a colored ex- Congressman, to be Col
q Iector of Internal Revenue. The form
''er (they say has not been an active
politician for many years. and is seven
1" ty years Of age. The latter Is incom-
=" petent. The Chairman OF the com
" mittee declares that seven-eighths OF
% the white and colored Republicans III
g the State would disapprove of these
q appointments. The North Carolina
Republicans need not give themselves
concern about Mr.. Rayner on the ground
of his being a citizen of that State. Ms
sissippi claims him and is well satisfied
with the appointment. He left the land
of tar and turpentine years ago, and was
/ a regularly domiciled and taxpayng
Mississippian at the time of his appoint
ment on the Alabama Claims Commission
/ by President Grant some years ago. lie
was a correspondent of the CLARION and
! a conservative strictly-never RePub-
! lican-but he had strange weakness for
! Gen. Grant, which he INDUCED by pro
posing nIm Tor PRESIDENT InIru term,
| and which he exhibited in a series of let
tiers that were contributed to this paper
and were admitted to add variety and
spice to our columns Somehow or other,
! Gen. Grants attention was attracted to
| the letters, and the next thing we heard
was the appointment of their author TO a
place on the Alabama Claims Commits
sion. Gen. Grant still having fondness
for the man who appreciated him so
highly, when the work of the Commission
was ended, selected him to revise the
| u. S. Statutes, at a salary Of $4,000 per
annum, but Senator Boutwell,, reading
the handwriting Of his own doom on the
| the wall after his exploits in the Missis-
| sippi investigation, and wanting soft
place to fall back upon, intrigued Mr..
Rayner out of it and procured the APP
pointment from Mr. Hayes for himself
as soon as his fraudulency was installed.
But Mr.. Rayner's star did not desert
him. He is now Solicitor Of the Treas
ury, and Notwithstanding the howl which
the hungry Radicals have set up in
! North Carolina, he can afford to look
down upon them with the contempt of
conscious security, for they can neither
modest nor make him afraid.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

If, in all the South, there is a Demo
crat who is not cooperating" with AIr.
Hayes in carrying out his Democratic
policy of non-interference, we are not
appraised of the fact. The disconsolate
RAIDS are the only non-co-operators.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

SINCE the removal of the 10Th Reg
ment of Infantry to the Indian country
there are but two regiments left in the
Department of the Gulf-the Sd and
18th Infantry, and they are two more
than are needed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
Gov. Hampton ia New York.

Nothing could be more grateful to the
people of the South than the honors which
were recently paid to Gov. Hampton, by
the Governor and other authorities and
people of New York. 1t is token of
reconciliation and good will, and Of con-
graduation over their deliverance from
misrule Gov. Hampton has spoken out
like plain, blunt man, in reference to
the significance of the Democratic tri-
umph of which he was magma pars in his
own State-has explained the significance
Of the victory-and reafGrmed That it
meant oppression to none, equal rights to
all. In this speech, Gov. Hampton
states that he was originally in favor of
accepting the reconstruction measures
when first profered by Congress, and
was the first man after the war to recon-
mend that suffrage be conferred upon
the negro.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

We are requested by hon lyoasl
to say, that he Is "nelthet IegisIail..
dormant candidate TOT 1I, w, rs dt'o- +.
for any other office, PREF. s' interest z.
spare time &C present " c..Iismbus kilH
Natchez, Jackson ana C'O,l.''r,.''.tent 900
Mr.. Jones was most con- ,6e pt0pt
full Representative; ant .tst no b ,s
Kinds may well regret Raymonl
ling again TO serve theH
Zette
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

A DEMOCRATIC primary election for
nominees has been ordered to be held on
the third Saturday in July in Newton
county for the various county and Leg
islative officers and to take the sense Of
the county for Governor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

A LETTER from Col 5. NJ. Meek, de
clining to be candidate for Attorney
General, will appear in our next paper.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

thsS citv 'Taes las, en route for oSSii5si.ng .
We leRrn that he has an lu''
that city .-GJrlnthlan'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27

THE people of the counties are already
holding their primary meetings. We
anticipate as large Convention as has
ever been assembled at the capitol. These
meetings nave their first choice for per-
sons on the State ticket, But the pervad-
ing feeling is to abide the decision of the
Convention, and put the ticket, when
nominated, through like a whirlwind.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27


STATE TEACHERS CONYENTIoN.-The
teachers of the State are invited to meet
in Convention in this city on the first of
August. All interested will find i'll an
other column a formal call for the assem-
bling of such Convention. a body of
such practical workers in the cause Of
education can make valuable suggestions
to the next Legislature toward perfecting
the public school system. We trust that
all parts of the State will be represented.
WE would take the liberty to suggest
to correspondents that when the names
of their favorites have been again and
again and still again presented by other
writers, through our columns, that it
would be we'll to restrain their desire to
add to what has already been we'll said.
Why attempt to gid refined gold ? Is
there not danger of overriding a good
thing? \ good dish, If too often served,
pals the appetite.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-06-27
MARION SMITH

Secretary