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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
ECHOES OF THE NEW YORK GOLD RING.

The voice of the New York Gold Ring
and of the Shylocks who hold the Gov
eminent bonds aud are demanding their
pound Of flesh, was heard in the resolu-
tons of the national and other banks in
New Orleans protesting against the re-
monetization of silver. The decree COM
handing the adoption of the resolutions
went ont from the money kings of Wall
street with all the pomp and circum-
stance of royal edicts, and their subjects
in ever portion of the country are re-
spending right loyalty. The Mammon
Ring, heartless and soulless, and remorse-
less as the grave, has declared war upon
the credit of every bank and every insti-
tuition which has obtained accommoda-
tons from it, that will not unite in op-
position to the movement to remonetize
silver. The demonstration in New Or
leans, which does not represent the senti-
ments of one-hundredth part of the toll
ing people, was the signal for a move
ment along the whole line. Similar
meetings have been called in Boston,
Philadelphia. and even the West, where
two or three can be gathered together in
the name of the Gold Ring. They demand
that silver shall remain dethroned and
that gold shall be the only legal tender
so far as the bondholding lords are con-
cerned. The next step will be . total
reputation of greenbacks and a re-
quirement that all taxes, State as we'll as
National, shall be payable in gold.
This measure has already been tried In
New York, and while the money kings
are Tightening the screws, the hon est
masses are literally grooming in agony |
and piteoasly asking what they shall do |
to be saved. Il L. Ia contemplation by |
the bondholding interest to extend this |
policy to all the States; and they will
Dc it, if the people do not arouse from
their apathy and assert their sovereign
power to say thus Ear thou shalt 90 and |
20 further. It was not 70 be expected
that the Mississippi Legislature would
maintain position Of unconcern while
this contest isgoing on. The least they
can do i to adopt dignifed expression
IN favor Of the restoration Of silver ia /
is former status . legal tender and IL /
laFeF OF paying the Government bonds /
v fhe gsEv teEpps Of the contract Mis-
slss'ppl cannqt aForsl p AZ AZ indepen-
dent spectator q ~ contest. Her Own
welfare i deeply involved. There i
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

IMMIGRATIoN-The bill introduced
by Senator Vance on Saturday last pro-
vides for the organization of a State
Board of Immigration, and for the for
nation of auxiliary associations in every
county in the State. It makes proyis-
ion for the dissemination of facts per-
tanning to our climate, soil and general
resources through discreet and well-in-
formed agents, and for assisting such i'm.
migrants as may be induced to come to
Mississippi, by donations of money and
lands by individuals and corporations.
Another bill has been introduced on this
subject, the provisions of which we have
not seen, but embodying substantially
the recommendations of the State
Grange, SO that there is good prospect
of well-digested and effective plan be-
ing agreed upon, looking to the flow of
immigration to our State. Much has
been accomplished by individual effort,
and by several communities, toward in
ducing immigration from the West and
from Europe, but when the State,
through her Legislature, furnishes the
machinery for systematic and persever-
ing effort in this direction, Mississippi
will secure her due proportion of the en-
terPrisingan and industrious immigrants who
are seeking for g country where nature
is bounteOus and all things have room to
grow"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
rHr DrrnrDArtOrs ON LUMBER MEN.

Mr.. Wood, Of jackson county, from
select committee, has reported, and the
House has adopted, memorial setting
forth the grievances of the mill owners
and lumber men in the Sea Shore re-
g.on, in the seizure of lumber and the
suspension Of the mills, inficting serious
injury to all the parties concerned
owners and operatives. Attached to the
memorial is a resolution instructing the
Senators of Mississippi and requesting
the Representatives in Congress to use
their best efforts to secure relief and
reparation for the injured parties. A
special term of the United States Court
ought to be held to try the cases. The
regular term will not be held until May
AMI if the stoppage of business continues
until that time the loss to the unfortu-
nate people of that region will be we'll
nigh irreparable. The seizure by the
United States agents is represented to
have been wholesale and indiscriminate.
The maps in the Government Land Of
fee show that a large per cent. of the
lands contiguous to the water courses are
not Government lands. Consequently
the larger portion of the timber could
not have been cut on Government prop
erty. No time should be lost in securing
Congressional action.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
PUBLIC PRINTING STATEMENT.

BY the courteous attention of H. n
Hines, Esq, of the Auditors office, we
are enabled to publish the following
statement obtained from the Auditors
books of the amount expended for pub
lie printing for a long series of years,
including the six years of Citizens rule
Immediately preceding the war, the six
years of Republican rule-and the last
two years of Democratic rule. 1t fully
iustifies the statement we have often
made that the retrenchment has been
far greater in the printing service than
in any other department, though we are
not prepared to say that the opportunities
have been greater. The CLARION wasin
a better position to serve the people
efectually in this regard than any other,
and the result shows. that its labors
We're successful. 1t will be seen that
the average annual cost of print
ing under Democratic rule is only one;
fourth of what it was during Republican
rule; and that the present cost has been
brought down to about the average of
what it was in the aate-belEstm era of
honesty and economy, when Auditors
warrants were paid in gold. 1t viii
be remembered that the regular sessions
of the Legislature were held biennialIy-
for example, in 1864, 90, IS and 60
though there were occasional extra ses-
sions; while for the last two years regu-
lar sessions have been held each year,
which considerably increased the cost of
printing. The Departments of Educa-
ton. Agriculture and Registration have
been established, and have added to the
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
E1rcr1OH or Jurors 81 THE rEOrIz


It will be seen that bills have been in
troduced in both houses to change the
Constitution 80 as to- make judges elect
i've by the people, and thus to return to
the good old Democratic Wing system
which was in vogue before the war.
Mississippi was one of the first States to
assert the right to elect Judges-but not
the first. Connecticut, the /" land of
steady habits" pioneered the movement;
and this mode was fairly tried in that
State before it was adopted in any other.
Sc wisely did the people discriminate in
their choice, that it rarely happened
that Judge who was candidate for re-
election was defeated. Her bench was
an enlightened one. 1t was seen that no
stain of dishonor, through long series
of years, attached to her history. Not
withstanding this strong argument of
practical evidence in favor of a popular
judiciary, when the Constitution of Mis-
sissippi was framed in 1888, the prepo-
sition to elect Judges by the people was
regarded by some as little better than
subv@siOn of all law and order. Strong
minds in the Convention opposed it. In
order to break down that important pro-
vision of rendering the whole ridiculous,
its opposers insisted upon inserting the
clause providing for the election of Clerks
Justices of the Peace, Constables, etc., by
the people. That, however, which was
designed to bring popular elections into
contempt served to establish different
conclusion. A complete system of popu-
lar election, including Judges, was
adopted and it worked well. They who
originally opposed the elective judicial
provision, became its strongest advocates.
And thus it stood one of the main pill
lars in our governmental structure, until
it was torn down by the Vandal adyentu'
rers who ruled and plundered the State.
The pending measure is movement to
restore this feature, and to place Mis-
sissippi along side of New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, and in fact two-thirds of
the States of the Union in the race for
free government.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

BEN BUTLER, ought to be good author
ity on the question of whether the Govern.
ment bonds are paid in gold exclusively,
inasnuch as he participated in the legis
lation appertaining to it. In recent
speech (December %, 1877, } he said:
Il is my duty to make my views known,
because firmly believe am right. .
I made known my belief in 1868 that the
bonds known as the $40 bonds ,pere payable
In orsenbacks. . To-day there is not a
reasonable lawyer who does not believe
that they were payable In greenbaeks. The
Government In the year 1859 made bond
payable In gold or silver and that act pro-
vided they could be paid In either.
hold 10 my hand speech Of Daniel Web
ster delivered in the q. s. Senate. He be-
ieved that Congress had no right to demon
etize silver Is it was q constitutional en-
rency.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
TIE Sun, the ablest and most widel

The Sun, the ablest and most widely
circulated paper in New York, is urging
the impeachment of Hayes for obtain.
ing by bargain and intrigue the Office tc
which he was not elected. The country
could not afford the cost of such an un-
dertaking. What is wanted is protest
against the fraud in terms of such indig-
nant remonstrance that it will not be
held up as precedent for future guild
ance. What said the Democratic mem
bers of Congress in their address to the
people on the eve of the Hayes inaugu-
ration, after they had been entrapped and
betrayed
"Let it not be understood that the country
silently acquiesccs in the fraud Let no
hour pass in which the usurpation is for
gotten. Let the PEOPLE at every election
express their adherence of the crime. Let
the agitation be unceasing that the expert
ment may not be again attempted of eleva-
ting usurpcr to the highest Office in the
gift of the people,"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
pRoposRD BuNNfAE xEECTI0i
AMENDMENT.
THE

Mr.. Gibs0n's joint resolution proposr
| ing an amendment to the Constitution.
to be submitted to the people at the
next general election, SO as to change the
time of elections SO as to hold them
biennially. instead ofaDnually. as now,
Provides, first, that general election
shall be held on the first Tuesday, after
the first Monday, in November, 1880, for
all State, county and district officers
elective under the Constitution whose
terms of Office begin on the first Monday
in January, 1882. And the terms of
all said officers and of all officers elected
for four years in 1879, shall
be abridged enc year. And cleo
tons shall be held biennially there
after at the time thatmembers CT
Congress are elected. The proposed
change will require State, county and
district officers who should be elected in
November, 1881, as now provided, and
who would go into Office in January fol-
lowing, to be elected one year before that
time. Upon the same day that the
Presidential election takes place. At
that election the following officers would
be elected for three years: Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer,
Attorney General, Superintendent of
Public Education, and one-half of the
State Senators. Those elected for one
year, would be: Representatives, Sheriffs
and other county officers, except Clerks
of counties. The officers to be elected in
1879, are: District Attorneys, Chancery
and Circuit Clerks and one-half of the
Senators. They will go into office
January, 1880, and as the Constitution
now is, their terms would expire
on the fast Monday in January, 1884,
and their successors would have to be
elected in November, 1883. This pro
poses to reduce their terms one year, so
that their terms will expire the first
Monday in January, 1888, and that their
successors shall be elected in November,
1882.
In other words, should such an amend
ment be submitted and adopted by the
people, we would have elections in No
vember, 1873, for Congressman, in No
vember, 1879, for District Attorneys,
Circuit and Chancery Clerks, and one
half of the Senators in November, 1880.
for all other officers, and afterwards we
would have an election only every two
years.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
THE WHIPPING POST BILL.

The whipping post bill introduced yes
terday, by Mr.. Miller of Copiah, pro-
vides
SECTION 1. That grand larceny shall
consist of the stealing of personal prop
erty to the value of $50 or over, and
shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than two
or more than ten years.
SEC. 2. That the stealing of personal
property under the value of $50 shall be
petit larceny, and shall be fined double
she value of Improperly. One half of the
fine shall go to the owner of the proper
ty, and the other half to the County
Treasury for the use and benefit of the
Common School Fund also, all the
costs. And unless said fines and
costs are paid Immediately after the
judgment is rendered, the person con-
victed shall be sentenced by the Judge
to be whipped at public whipping post
by the Sheriff, or his dcputy,.a number
of lashes, not more than ten lashes for
one dollars worth of the property stolen,
or fractional part thereof, and not more
than one lash for each additional dollars
worth of the property. as the Court may
determine, on day to be named by the
Court, not less than three or more than
ten days after sentence, ard to be COM
mitted to jail until the sentence is execu-
ted.
SEC. 8. That a certified copy of the
judgment shall be furnished by the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court or Justice of the
Peace rendering it, to the Sheriff, and he
shall secure the person so sentenced to a
whipping post, to be provided by the Su.
pervisors of each county, and execute the
judgment by we'll laying on the bare
back of the person condemned the num-
Der of lashes named in the judgment.
Sec. 4. That the Supervisors of each
county shall, within sixty days after the
passage of this act, provide a whipping
post, to be erected within one mile of the
Court house or Jail.
SEC. 8, Exempts females from whip
ping and substitutes imprisonment in
ail for not more than six months.
SEC. 6. That the Sheriff shall notify
The Chancery Clerk, one Justice Of the
Peace, and one physician TO be present at
he whipping, who shall see that the (
punishment ." is properly and as decently
md humanity as possible administed,
md shall report to the next Grand Jury;
hey, with the Sheriff, shall be allowed
p for the service by the Supervisors, and |
the Sheriff shall cruelty or improperly
n indecently execute such judgment the ]
Grand Jury shall report to the Judge 4
f the Circuit Court, and he shall cause c
fine of not less than 500 to be entered i
gainst the Sheriff, and he shall stand t
ommitted to Jail until the fine is paid. r
SEC. Z. The act to apply only to Of f
snces committed after its passage. n
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
Hon. Il. Z. Reid Of Coahoma.

Our Representative IN the State Legisla-
ture. Judge H. p. Reid, has been placed upon
the Committee on Printing and also upon
thatOn Levees. Judge Reid would prove 4
good committeeman In almost any depart
menfs and Is especially fitted for the work
before him on these two committees. He
has been practical printer and editor. with
high appreciation ~ the Usefulness OF the
press We feel satisfied that hGswilI rather
sEFIyef0 eneDprage the Institution than 10
follow Tie course VI ne Legislature, 10 ifs
EFFORTS q Suppress Il. As regards the ievee
Business we can speak from actual kuowI-
edge He has given the subject his serious
consideration Tor years. aud we know nnsi@
lively that be peFerlves the lOlIv ofkho Casey
Young bill, - regards OR district, and Will
resist the states acauIeaence therein with
al bis eklIl and power.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

IT is only to the ravisher who assails
feeble and unprotected woman--the
incarnate fiend who commits the deed
without name compared to which
murder itself is humanity-that we
would apply the rude penalty known as
Lynch Law; and will our respected
contemporary of the Holly Springs South
who seems to take especial delight in
Gliding US for this opinion, say that the
punishment is not suited to the crime +?
Itsaves the COST of trial-and the costs
of criminal prosecution are multiplying
at rapid rate; 1t saves the risks of de
.fective indictments, insufficient prose-
acutions, bribed and sentimental Jurors
and the other avenues of escape which
so many guilty prisoners are constantly
taking the advantage of. 1t avoids
delays. It is terror to the evil-doer.
1t is protection to the helpless.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

The Southern States. which, as we have
shown. hold the balance OF power in this
silver business. are coming to see that its
"head-centre'--t0 borrow term Cor which
orr Fenian friends have no Immediate use
lis Senator Jones, of Nevada. who Il an ia
innate ally of Conkling and Radical eli the
worst type OF GFantism.--New York World
This is arglmestaa nd honiaeup, aud
stupid at that. Jones may be an Emit
mate ally Of CORkling' in the fight With
the Administration over the apOih III
New York, but the silver bin has no
more determined oppossr than Conklinx.
The Southern States win have q better
reason for the faith thst i ip them upon
a great question Of public policy, thap
the mere fact Of what Mr. Jones and M.
conkIing are doing.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATlvEs.

SATURDAY, january lu 1879,
House met pursuant 10 adjournment 4E
Speaker PERcY 10 the Chair. Prayer "
Rev. J. T. Zealy.
pREsENT-M essrs. Aldrich, Allen, Augu.
tus, Bailey, Baker. Bas5et, Bean, BiIl
Bizzell, Brown, Cameron, Carter, Catchinkf
Causey, Chamberlain, ClPy, Cook, Gun
bingham Of Marshall, Cunningham Of MOI
roe, Davidson, Day, Dean, Denham, DOCS
cry, DozieT, Eaton, Edwards, Erwin, f4n-
ley, Field, Ford, Gallagher GhOlson, glg
son, Gilmer, GoOdrum, Gordon, Gwln, h4lF
Hampton. Hatch, HeathmAn, Henry, Hllliu4
GIN HOyle, Hurt, Johnson, Key, Lidg.
Love, Lusk, Magee Of Franklin, Marshal. y
Carroll, Marshall OF HOLMES, Martin, Mg
COllum, MaGehee Of Wilkinson, Mckentl
Mclean. McSwine, McWhOrtor, M cts, All.
Ter Of COpiah, Miller Of Pamela, Mont49.
cry OF Marshall, Montgomery Of OktiDlfsl.-i
Moody, Nelson, Niles, Mum, Parker ~
gram, Perkins, Pintard, Rainey, ba9.-{
Reed Of ChOctaW, Reid Of CoahOma, ~
head Richardson, ROane, bobertsi hOy.r
SON, Scott, SeabrOok, Seal, Stands, sml.t
SpiRht, Spinks, Stamper, Showers, StLt-H
Iarver. Iison, Ircst, Tucker WALL We.
rem, Washington, Wilson, Wood, Young
Calhoun, Young Of PanOlaAl0l.
AnbKNrA- Messrs.g Appiewhite balia
Buneh Cooper, QabneY, karfher' pl
Hicks o. Kinds, Hicks or KaHo9, LeN
Libby, AarshaN of Warreui Moore O..
Nhifnker--iA.
Mesara ApplawhIte. Cooper, WhItak.l
9lata, H8asgtf and MnrehH4o az warren,
raptod leave of absence.
LOCAL ntLL BAY.
DnaN lAe rnlea tnt tqN Ql NanlI
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

Gov. WADE HAMPTON has uncere
moniously destroyed great deal of
political capital, says the Washington
UasOn, by an order disbanding the militia
company which was concerned in the
rescue of the prisoners who had been
arrested in South Carolina for violating
the revenue lave of the United States.
He has also directed the Sheriff of the
eOanty in which the disorders occurred
to asaist the officials of the National
Government in enforcing the law.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

THK Moffett register has spread even to
Mississippi, Mr.. Reynolds of Monroe coun-
ty. having introduced bill in the Senate Of
that State To put in operation the Moffett
register law. now in force In Virginla.-
N. o. Democrat.
A mistake. Senator Reynolds and 9TH
er Legislators are considering the merits
of both tie Mofett and Clarke register.
The main question of taxing drinks has
first to be settieds and then the mode
will be determined.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

THERE was aa Interesting debate YES
terday upon the large auaonnt Of dama0a
done BY the railroads in killing stock !:
and as 70 the existing Legislation upon
the subject. the power Of the Legislature
70 more thoroughly protect the rights of
citizens, and its duties in the pTemises
The debate originated upon = motion Of
Mr. Baae6 Of Yazoo, to reconsider the
vete inde6niEely postponipg the hin ssto
Rretset stock F4sers. Messrs. Bunch,
Ialllshes. Gibson and Tison favored
lnElaler legislation. Mennrs. Miller Of
-e.nh' and shands. were Of the opinion
.la. - aet of 1877 uaa anla oiant, and M
t.g " ths Lei atqrA could e nnder he
sSesatlsntion. The bin na rnconsiaexsd
ard referred. 81
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

dagger that Der silence Weuld be mis-
construed and give impetus to the
Shylock-scheme which is destroying
values, robIiDg industry of its earnings,
and crushing the life blood out of indus-
try. What is wanted is the moral power
which such an expression would exercise.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

The resolutions of the Workingmen's
Party at San Francisco, on the Pacific
Railroad question, are worthy of atten
ton. It will be seen that they are bit,
terly opposed to the projected monopoly
of the Central Pacific and Southern
Pacific, known as the Huntington scheme
as eontradistinguished from the Texas
Pacific and that they are in favor of a
competing line on the 32d parallel. By
a recent publication, we have noted that
Mr.. Huntington has said that his project,
the Southern Pacific. is not connected
with the present monopoly known as the
Central Pacific; but this is only dodge
He himself is connected with, and may
be considered the ruling spirit of. both !;
and therefore, the Southern Pacific, if
built by him and the Central Pacific of
which he is the main owner and manager,
would be operated by the same head.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

TIE bill changing the time of holding
Circuit Court in the LIST District of Kinds
county, provides for the court to convene
on the frs: Mondays in July and Janu-
AIRY. and to continue twenty-four judicial
days. 1t has passed both Houses, and
goes to the Governor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

Ma. HoYLE or Lee, has introduced an
important resolution looking to a more
efficient method of protecting the rights
of private citizens against unjust discrim-
ination of railroads, in the matter of
freight tariffs, etc.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

Ma. RoANE, of the House, proposes a
constitutional amendment providing for
the election of Circuit Judges. It strikes
the keynote. Let the people elect all of
their servants, or at least let them ex-
press their wishes on the subject at the
ballot box
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

WHAT'S to be done with the six mill
lions of acres of forfeited non-tax-pay-
ing lands? Why not put them on the
market at such prices as will secure their
sale and thus make them a source of
revenue to the State?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

We have heard with sorrow of the
sad bereavement which has overtaken
Hon. j. G. Nelson, one of the Represen-
tatives from Lowndes, in the death of his
estimable wife. The affection will doubt
less detain him some days from his Leg
islative duties.