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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

THE Port Gibson RereilEe "cheerfully
and fully indorses' the CLARIoN's
position in favor of securing to the peo-
pie their right to elect their own Judges.
Can't the politicians be persuaded to
trust the people with the selection of
their own servants
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

THE Committee to whom was referred
the contested election case from Pamela,
has reported in favor of the sitting mem
Der, Hon. H. A. Moody. This report
accords, with the law and the testimony,
and will no doubt be confirmed by the
Hnuaa
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

Col. HARPER's Southern States protests
against the attempt 'to revive the reckless
cry against the honor of our peerless old
State" in charging her with the repudi-
alton of contracts she never made.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

JUDGE OF THE TENTH DISTRICT.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the ap-
pointment of Hon. j. B. Chrisman, of
BrOokhaven, as Judge of the Tenth Dis
trict, ciee Judge Smylie, resigned. Mr..
Chrisman stands at the head of his pro-
fession, and his appointment secures to
the people of the District most unex.
ceptionable, upright and able Judge.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

THE Aberdeen Examiner advocates an
amendment to the Constitution for hold
ing the State and county elections on the
same years that elections for Congress
men are held.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

TIE Southern States indorses the pro-
position to change the names of sundry
counties, and suggests that the Legisla-
ture begin with Lincoln.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

would be fine thing for Postmaster Gen.
eral Key to run as anti-repudiation candi-
date for Governor of Tennessee-Exchange
Their object is to put him where David
placed Uriah, in the forefront of battle,
that he NAV be cut to pieces.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

To OUR friend of the Meridien 1fcr
curry, we would say that in commenting
upon questions which engage the atten-
ton of the Legislature, we have always
exercised the right of the press and Of
every citizen to speak our opinions with
out reserve, but with proper Difference
We trust for the opinions of others
ready always to give the reason for
the faith that is in us. If there is SEM
hlance of "dictation" in this exercise of
free speech and of the freedom of
the press, which is expressly guar
anteed by the laws Of our coun-
try, we have failed to see it. Ger
tainly, though we have not been accus-
toned to speak with " bated breath and
whispered humbleness" upon questions
of public concern, nothing has been
further from our intention than to assume
a tone even slightly pictorial, as our
contemporary would phrase it. Nobody
knows better than he, that in discussing
the multitude of living questions as they
rise, the daily journalist is liable to err,
and We do not claim exemption from the
common lot of our brethren of the tread:
mill editorial profession; and, therefore, W
were quite prepared for his remark that
we have been twice wrong" Lucky
are we, if the head and front of our
offending hath this extent and no
more. Our friend may rest assured
that if we have been 'swrong" hundred |
times, we have been honest and sincere, |
and true to our convictions all the time, |
and what more can be Justly required-of
usf
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

OKTIBBEHA CoUNTY.-The bill chang
ing the time of holding the Chancery
Court of Oktibbeha county to the second
Mondays in March and September, has
passed both Houses.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

SENATOR BARRY left last night for
Sumner county, his presence being i'm
peratively necessary in a Sherif's con-
tested election case.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

By very large majority the House
has decided against calling COnstitu-
tionaI Convention. The Senate had
previously announced the same conclu-
sion. Now for the necessary amend
mants
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

MONDAY (21st) was a field day in
the Legislature. Elections were held
for Public Printer, Keeper of the Capt.
tol Uibraian,) Superintendent of the
Penitentiary and Commissioner of I'm.
migration. The result will be seen in
the report of the legislative proceedings.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

A WRITER in the bondholder's interest,
says that "SenatOr Hill gives the people
of Georgia an open and decided express
sion of hostility to the financial fallacies
and delnsions which seem to be ravaging
the South and West-that he cares less
about finding out what the sentiment of
Georgia is than he does ABOUT educating
that sentiment up to what it should be-
All this is in reference to his supposed op.
position to remOnetizing silver and repeal
ing the resumption act. It Is strange
that Senator, even with q six years
term before him does not know that his
business is to reflect the will of the peo-
pie whose agent he is-to serve them, not
to educate them. The conceit, If he
unfortunately has il, that he is their
master, and not their servant, may be
taken out of him before his race il rum.
In was noteworthy that in the able
in the Senate Of Mr.. Kings
condemning the electoral con-
apiracy. there was no opinion expressed !
favorable to the measure. The only
question Of disagreement was as to Che |
sxpediency Of FeOpening 4 subject which
has been settled. One thing Is nimost
certain that in the next Presidential
slection there win Be mo more double
returns from the Southern States. Tney
intend 70 b tsolid,
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dTStCSc DcUcHs
POLL-TAx QUALIFICATION.

Substitute for sections 2 add OF article z
'Sec. 2. Every male pI rsOn Of the age OF
twenty-one years or upwards, who shall
be a citizen of the United States, and shall
have resided in this State one year next
preceding an election, and the last four
months within the county in which he Of
fers to vote, and who has paid all overdue
State and county taxes, including poll-tax
which shall have been assessed against him
in the county of his residence or shall 9TH
erwise be due by him In said county, Eek
cept idiots, lunatics and persons non com
pos mentis, and except all persons, who
shall have been convicted of any crime
which is a felony at common law shall be
deemed qualified elector; Provided, That
the right Of suffrage shall not be Interrupt
ted by the nOn-payment of any tax which
may be disputed and litigated, or In any
case where it Is not subject to taxation;
and, Provided, That the Legislature shall
provide by law for the ascertainment of who
are qualified electors under this amend
ment.o
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

JUDGE WHITAKER of the House, has
been kept from his seat for several days
by indisposition.
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Article Sir.
ELECTION or JupaEs BIZ THE PEoPLE.

ELECTION OF JUDGES BY THE PEOPLE.
Amend sections 2, 5, IL, IL, article 6, as
follows:
''All judicial officers provided for In this
Constitution shall be elected by the quail
fled electors Of the District for which they
shall be commissioned, and vacancies shall
DC filled in the manner prescribed by law"
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Z III 7'TT''
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.

The Senate has confirmed w. O.. Phelps
Chancellor for the Fourth District, vice H'h
Charles Clarke, deceased.
The Senate also advised and consented 2
the remission Of the forfeiture taken d
the October term, 1876, OF the Circ,
Court OF Washington county, against c.
WorthiDgtOn on the bonds OF WashlnR.@
Stamps, the same being in :he sum Of sll.
said Stamps being under indictment l0
grand larceny.
CoNFIRAlED-E. A. Pace, Superintcnlea.
Of Education, NoXubee county; Spmur. D.
STRIPPING, superintendent OF Nesh0"
county; james u. Mccormick. SupenF
tendent of Clarke county }. A. BOllA 7l'
perintendent OF Amite county j. X. JlmI-
son, Superintendent Of Itawamba county.
RIJEcTED-J. W.WOods, for Superlnteno'
end Of DeSoto county.
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Mr.. FurIong offered the following. wn'Gi
was also referred TO the Judiciary NOni'N''-
s.Resolution proposing an Amendment 70
the Consultations Of the State OF MISSISSIPPI
"Resolved by the Legislature OF the otale
of Mississippi, (tw0-thlrds o. faen oIa ~, !
concurrin y therein That the following artl-
Gle be proposed TO the qualified electors o.
this State as an Amendment to the Constltn-
ton OF this State, 10 be voted np0n ~ the heA'
general election to be held In this state.
either for approval or rejection, Whicn' u
approved by their vote, shall De Valld as
part Of said Constitution, namely:
ssSection twenty seven Of article one ol
the Constitution OF this State is hereby alb
rogated and annulled."
Said section read as follows: mo person 4
life shall be periled by the practice OF d1el-
ing, and any person who shall hereaIte
fight duel, or assist ia tile same as second,
or send or accept, or knowingly carry a
challenge therefor, or 60 ont OF the State 70
fight a duel, shall be disqualified from hold
ling anN oficeAnder this Constitution, and
shall forever be dfsfranchised In this State"
COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTs.
Mr.. Fewell offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved by the Senate 1.-THE House con-
curring.) That s Joint Select sCommittee,
consisting of five from the Senate, and -
from the House, shall be appointed, to whom
all resolutions touching Constitutional
Amendments shall be referred, and whose
duty IL shall be to consider and report such
Amendments to the Constitution as they
may deem essential to the welfare OF the
State and people"
Messrs. FewelI, West. Allen, Reynolds,
and Thompson, were appointed as Commit
tee on part of the Senate.
TIE SUPREME BEING.
Mr.. West offered the following which were
referred to the Judiciary Committee:
s.ResOlvPd by the Legislature of the State
of Mississippi, (twO. thirds OF each house
agreeing thereto.) That the following
mendments to tile Constitution Of said State
be submitted to the qualified electors for
adoption or rejection, namely:
Substitute for section 3, article IL, the
following:
"Article IL, section 3. No person who de-
MES the being of a God, or a future state
of rewards and punishments, shall hold
any Office in the civil department of this
State.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
"Amend sections l, 2, and 4, art icle 8,
follows:
section /. The Legislature shall estab-
lish and maintain by taxation or otherwise,
Il uniform system OF common schools for all
children between the ages Of seven and sew
enteen years.
'.Sec. 2. The Secretary Of State shall be
ex-Officio Superintendent of Education, and
shall perform such duties pertaining to the
common schools of the State as may be re-
quired of him by law.
''Sec. 3. There shall be Board of Educa-
ton, consisting of the Attorney General,
Secretary OF State and the State Treasurer,
who shall perform such duties as may be
prescribed by law.
'Sec. 4. The Legislature shall have power
to provide by law for n Superintendent of
Education in each county or to designate
what county officer or officers shall discharge
the duffas nj that offiaa -
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article -Four.
REPRESENTATIVE.

AbrOgate, section 81, ofarticle 4, and SUBJ
stitutes:
tatives in the lower branch of the Legisla-
ture shall be fixed by the Legislature, and
apportioned among the several counties
aud cities entitled to separate representation
according to the number of inhabitants In
each, and shall not be less than seventy We
nor more than one hundred; Provided
That each county shall always be entitled
to at least one Representative"
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Mississippi Legal.
ELEVENTH DAY
SENATE


Senate met pursuant % .5, V q .
Lieutenant Governor n 81, @.,loaun
Pray by R.v.J. I. 1',l5i ih ltr
PRESENT-Mcssrs. AIl'-NAei
Bridges Callicolt, Carter h., Ban .
orb District, Cowan. r,r.iis,' Dlsir
l Ffwe.l' tooJe' Furlong, Cav y
! a.,i,'. NTiu1' Hooker, jazz.
Lanneau' LOwrance, McCastT 4.
cry, Morgan, Oldham plnlll At
6o9gers' Terry, Thompson. VIZ r.
a bsENf- Messrs. Fi'zGefal1 ,.,.
Leave Of absence grantej 9ll RI
Gerald, King and Pratt. Ae.1
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UNFINlshED nL.IEl..

To withdraw from saleand,r.,
claimed by the State Tor to ,- ptul.a..
mentsy offered YESTERDAY .4r
moved TO Indefinitely posipor- .a
Carried. 'IO'el o.
feas-Messrs. Bridges, Cart.
trict CowaD, Currie, Parish 4. e,
long, GaYles, Gibbs, Gilbert 4 tsg.tI
son, King, Lanneau, Lowraocc6' NV M
ery, Morgan, Oldham, peery
and West-22. ''.'l e
Nays -Messrs. Barry, Bu. .
Carter let District, D0wd. Fo.'. y
McCaskill, Reynolds and Tb.wr,.' ,l.
Absent and not Voting-Nei.,.
FitzGerald, Pratt, and r gers a
The privileges OF the senate h..
to Rev. z. h. Marshall and H.. l'
Lynch Oi Adams '''l' d
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!. I. Power : Harris Barksdals
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-23

The memorial" proceeded to submit
to the Legislature a schedule of prices
which Mr.. Winkley insisted, would be
just and fair, and which we will here
with append for comparison with the
rates that he now says are ''too high:"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14
That Terrible scourge,

Fever and ague, and its congener, bill
lious remittent, besides affections of the
stomach, liver and bowels, produced by
miasmatic air and water, are both eradi-
Gated and prevented by the use of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, purely vege-
table elixir, Endorsed by physicians, and
more extensively Used as a remedy for
the above class of disorders, as well as
for many others, than any medicine of
the age. A languid circulation, a tor
pid state of the liver, want of vital
stamina, are conditions peculiarly favor
able to malarial diseases. They are,
however, surely remedied by the great
preventive, which, by invigorating the
system and endowing il with regularity
as well as vigor, provides it with re-
sistant power which enables it to with
staLd disorders not only of a malarial
type, but host Of others to which fee
BILE and i'll regulated systems are SUBJ
ject. The Bitters are safe as well as
a searching eradicant, and have widely
superseded that dangerous drug, qui-
nine, which palliates but does not Grad
icate malaria.
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CARD.
To the Voters of Giles COUNTY

To the Voters of Giles County.
FHLLow- CuIzESs -
have this day announced myself In
your county paper, a. n candidate for
! reelection 10 the Office Of Chancellor OF
this Division. IL affords me unfesgned
pleasure 20 have this opportunity ofex-
pressing my gratitude - you for your
kind support Ia the past; and u would
be a source Of still greater gratitude aud
qualification % meet with your hearty
support once more, and only once. IL
would give me assurance Of your apprO-
batiop and endorsement OF my past ef-
forts 10 serve you In my official caTaclty.
To the best Of my ability ! have endeav-
Ored 20 DO my duty Ard wherein have
erred land it IL bat human 10 err,) the
error has been Of the bead and not Of the
heart For the work that has been ac-
cOmplished, during my term, refer you
20 the records Of the Court. IL viii BE-
impossible for me ~ canvass the several
counties, or any OF them, for the reason
that nv official duties are now upon me,
and viii 90 continue, until very short
time before the election. In vieW o.
this, feel assured, you viii readily ex-
cuse me, as IL IL a matter OF much more
importance 70 the public, that tho Courts
should be regularly held, than tliat
shouii canvass for reelection. The
consequence Is, / must mainly rely on
the assistance AMI onorts OF my friends
throughout tho county. Ny eompeu-
tors are worthy aud honorable gentle
men and should you honor either %
them with the position, ] shall bow
submissively 20 the viii OF the people,
and retire with the consciousness Of
having endsavered ~ discharge, with
fidelity, the high trust committed ~
my charge. ,.
fsbzl-f w. >. fi4khAh0.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14
a Curious Petition.

A petition is in circulation at
Hawkesville, Kentucky, and receiv-
ing numerous siguers, for the pas-
sage of law by the Legislature
making ineligible as jurors and in
competent as witnesses all persons
who voluntarily sign or take a
pledge of honor and afterwards vio-
late it. This strikes us as a move
in the right direction to correct
public sentiment which be.
came so demoralized during the war,
when oaths were exaeted of a man
every time he turned u street corner,
until they lost all their sanctity. A
voluntary pledge of honor is no
light obligation, and society and
law should so teach until II can
DE said of every one that bis
word is as good as his oath or bond.
A man who would violate his own
pledged honor can hardly be relied
on TO do justice under oath as a ju
ror or witness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14

Every one knows the story Of the
little girl, who, wishing to ask
something of heaven, wrote letter
to God, which she put into the
hands Of the Virgin statue in the
parish church.
A circumstance nearly analogous
has just taken place near March,
enes, in Belgium. A girl named
Blanche was in the service of Mon
sieur and Madame c., who were
much attached to her on account of
her fidelity and piety. Some days
ago Madame C. fell i'll and died
very suddenly.
The day after her death, Blanche,
profiting by moment when the
corpse, already prepared for the
grave, was alone, made her way to
the chamber of death, lifted the
shroud and then retired precipi-
lately.
Those who saw her suspected she
might have been trying to pilfer the
jewelry of the corpse. Search was
made and nothing was found miss
ing, but there was letter In the
dead woman's hand. This being
opened was discovered to be let
ter from Blanche TO her mother,
dead long time before. 1t was AS
follows:
My DEAR AND Coon MOTHER {:
This is to let you know that NJ. X.
has asked me to marry him; Us you
are no longer here 1 beg you will
let me know, in a dream, If ought
70 marry him, and TO give me your
consent. In order to communicate
with you profit by the occasion OF
Nine. c., who is going to heaven.
This letter, which bore the super
scription, go my mother Jose
phine, who is in heavenP' is truly q
poem of ingenious piety.- Baltl-
more Bulletin.
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Progress.

1t is thought by many that TO
''move in circle" is the natural
order of everything. The earth
moves in a circle, the planets move
in circles, fashion moves in q circle,
society moves in circle, and so on.
But this is somewhat an Illusion.
Many things move in circles, but
there is also an onward movement.
Progress is the universal law. Fash
ion, society, modes, manners and
human laws sometimes return upon
themselves; but they are not just
exactly the same. At every sepa-
rate return they have progressed (;
something has been added to them
for the better.
1t is foolish to believe that man
kind can be brought back TO former
narrow conditions, or that anything
freed by force or by moral suasion
will resume its old place.
The dead we bury TO day are bur
led in their old conditions forever.
Do you believe in resurrection OF
the dead2 Then you must believe
that, when they return 70 the flesh
again, they take on something that
is better than the old. The old was
mortal; and, if the new is immortal,
and incorruptble, and incapable OF
defilement, IL certainly has received
something that was not possessed
before. So it il every where and
with everything. In manners and
fashions, in laws and morals, the
world is advancing. ia science, in
literature, IN religion, there is al
ways progress. The material Is
yielding to the intellectual and the
spiritual. We are stepping out OF
the slough and dirt on TO the dry
clean grass. We are constantly as
cending a hill, rugged, but interest
ing, toward the land Of the beauti-
full. On the crown Of the eminence
is written the word, "Perfection."
Aud, though eternal ages may
pass ere we reach the crown, yet
we are always struggling for that
end; and in the struggle We In
crease in knowledge, and love, and
happiness and hope.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14

A merchant whose place Of bust
ness is not a thousand miles from
tins Office is annoyed, as many men
are, by impecunious individuals de
string small loans. He has adopted
the following method in dealing
with them: He will listen amicably
to the request to 'Just lend me five
dollars for few days" and answer
certainly" and turning TO clerk
says:
james we have five dollars to
lend, have we notr'
Yes, sir" says well trained Jim.
well, lend it TO Mr.. Bent"
1T is not in, sir; you loaned it "a
Mr.. Smith day before yesterday"
'Ah, yes; so l did. Well, when
ii comes in lend it to Mr. Bent" and
lowing to the borrower the mer-
chant resumes his business, and the
needy one walks detected out 70 try
a more profitable place.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14

"whats the price Of oatsr' said
a stranger TO a horny handed In
diana farmer, Chairman Of the
Township Republican Executive
Committee.
HOf votesS" said the old man, who
was rather hard OF hearing. "Wall,
two years ago money was plenty
and they brung all the way IRON $40
70 $50, but this is q sorter oh.year,
and, 'cept In closely contested dces-
tricks, you can get all you want for
a pint OF y hiskey apiece-for the
huh voter, j mean, not for every
time be votss."
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14

The name of D'Israeli has never
been borne by any other family than
that of the present Lord Beacons-
field, and, as he has no living rela-
tives, will expire With him. Among
the 100000 Jews expelled from
SPAN in the sixteenth century was
an ancestor of the Premier, who at
that time assumed the name OF
D'Israeli. The father of Beacons-
field withdrew from the Synagogue
in London because lie had been
fined Gao for refusing to serve as
Warden.