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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

For want of space we cannot give a
a full report of the proceedings OF TINS
body, and will have to content ourselves
with the following condensed account:
V,crsR1rRG. June THE Mississippi
Press Association, after a session OF three
DAYS in this city, adjourned to day so meet
in Pascagoula, Miss, on the sea coast
next June. The attendance was large
being made up of editors from every sec
ton of the State.
The following questions were discussed
and acted upon: Condemning advertls
ING agents in general as extortlonal'
mercenarv and useless burden upon the
nress at large; also, con demnlng IRE
snonsible, fraudulent and desreputaDle
advertisers: recommending to publishers
using patent sides to abolish the non-pay-
inc patent advertisements therein, ana
have instead solid reading matter, thus
forcing the cheap advertisements upon an
equal footing with others; adopting uni
form rates for legal advertisements, ln-
stead of accepting those contained In the
State printing law; adopting resolutions
fayoring a Southern Pacific railroad, I'M
harbors in the South; the encouragement
of manufactures, low taxation, lmmigra
ton, protection to the people against mon
opolies, reform in all the departments OF
State and National Government. The
Association also adopted resolution IN
favor of organization Of National Press
Association. In order to put this In "a
practical shape the Association issues a
call soliciting the cooperation Of the
Press Association in the several States OF
the Union, and asking the appointment
of delegates to a convention to be held IN
Louisville, KY, the first Wednesday in
next September.
The following officers have been elect
ed for the ensuing year President, j.
H. Sharpe; Vice Presidents, f. L.
Ross, George Herndon; Secretary, w.
H. Cochran; Treasurer, r. Walpole ;
Chaplain, w K. Douglass j. 7. John
son was elected orator, G. w. Harper
essayist, VIM. Ward poet. Mrs. +. j.
Holbrook, of the New Orleans Picayune,
was requested to prepare for the next con-
vention, an essay on cruelty to animals.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
Mi. southern POLICY so-caIIed.

There never was more humbug in any
thing than what was pretended to be the
Southern policy of Mr.. Hayes, by his
partisans, and by Democrats who unfor-
tunately aided and abetted him in the
Presidential theft. Nowadays, how
ever, we don't hear much about it; nor
about the ingratitude of the Democratic
party in not accepting it with profound
thanksgiving as a full reeompense for
the most enormous crime that has been
committed against the rights of the peo-
pie and the supreme law of the land
since the government was founded. The
truth is there was no Southern policy in
the sense used by the Hayes apologlsts
The Southern States wrested their po-
litical privileges from the usurper when
the army was at the beck of General
Grant and the sword of the government
was welded by him. He employed the
army to control the elections in the
South and to prop up the rotten admin
istratiOns of the adventnrers as long as
the country would permit We know
it was the case in Mississippi. Gov.
Ames in 1875 repeatedly called upon
him for troops during the canvass, but
his application was not granted, and the
Administration sent special agent to
the State charged with tho duty of
shaping events so as to take away the
pretext to call for or to, use troops. This
agent, Mr. @. w. Chase, repeatedly in
formed the writer of this during that
canvass, that the Administration did not
desire to use the army because the prac
tice had become distasteful to the Amer
lean people, and was making it unpopu-
lar. We must not give to Mr.. Hayes
credit for achieving victories which the
Southern people themselves had won,
nor for carrying out policy which Gen.
Grant at the behest of the people of the
country had already initiated. We must
say this, however, that when the adventu-
rers skipped out from the scenes of their
exploits in the South, they were received
with open arms by the Hayes Admins
tration and nine-tenths Of them are at
this moment quartered on the public
treasury.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
The Thirty Second Parallel Rail
road 10 the Pacific.

The Southern people are more concern
ed about a railroad on the line Of the
thirty. second parallel than the particular
mode of carrying out the object. The
Tom Scott people (Texas Pacific have
been holding the word of promise to the
ear and breaking it to the hope a long
time, and the people are beginning to de
spair of their accomplishing anything.
Besides, their scheme does not settle
the question of an eastern terminus
which is an important consideration,
and the apprehension is felt that it
is designed by its projectors to be
Il feeder to the Pennsylvania Central.
To obviate the objections to the Scott
scheme CTexas Pacifc), Senator John
ston, of Virginia, has introduced bill
which the Senate Committee on Railroads
IS said to have agreed to report by vote
Of 7 to ;. 1t seems to meet the require
ments of the case, and is said to be
growing rapidly in public favor. 1t eX-
tends the road to Memphis, Vicksburg,
New Orleans, and Galveston.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

CONGRESS is to adjourn on the 18th,
without concluding its business. The
Republicans were anxious to adjourn to
impede the Potter investigation and to
arrest the reform measures of the Demo
Gratis, and there were enough of the lat
ter going with them to force prema-
ture adjournment. Among the more
prominent acts of this session may be
classed the partial reconciliation of sill
yer, the repeal of the bankrupt law, and
the refusal to permit the Secretary of
the Treasury to redeem and destroy the
legal tender currency in the interest of
the bondholders.
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Perry County.

We had the pleasure of a call yester-
day from H. M. McCallum, Esq, Sheriff
of Perry county He had just completed
his final settlement with the Auditor.
He was charged with Sl,224,94, which
was duly paid over, less the small amount
of Sl3. 03 insolvencies, and $3.50 on ac-
count of State lands. The insolvencies
and land sales being on account of non
residents. This showing speaks well for
the good people of Perry, and their pop
ular and efficient sheriff Mr.. McCallum
comes to Jackson via the dirt road, the
round-trip requiring a mule-back ride of
three hundred miles.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
-D--~--
Pasca.OuIa,

West Point, Aberdeen and Pascagou-
la, rendered cordial invitations to the
Press Association to hold its next meet
ing at those places, and the invitations
came with so much heartiness, that the
members were embarrassed in making a
choice 1t was determined in favor OF
Pascagoula by the fact that the sea
shore region of our State has been en-
tirely overlooked as place of meeting
in all the thirteen years of existence of
the Association. Many of the mem
bers have never even visited that de
lightful region, and so far as their per
sonal knowledge Of the locality is con-
cerned, it is to them almost literally a
terra jncognita, as much as they have
heard Of its attractions and as well as
they know how valuable it might be
made to the commerce of the State and
of the country by proper and legiti-
mate attention on the part of the Ma
tional and State Governments.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

afterwards the iniunctIonof .s..
taken from the testimony OF Isy... 'a
was shown that two 81 the tlrea \. 70.
turns required 10 be made ~ m. Do
and certified by the Governor and
ry Of State, the witness names ,g.. ..t
The irregular and illegal return.
it was signed, was the one which ,.
ed By the Presidcutoltle- ea4t...' WI.
ed by the Electoral Commission.
THE PREsIDENT OF the SENATE rr.
GARFIELD KNEW UF IuE r0r...' l.-
Senator Terry was -wora-~..r.
received the first returns br MAJ. ... F.
of Decem Der, next by mail hi. 4r.
cember, and duplicates Uy me..al,. ..
of January, aud the urNt tue8Il-f ..
When the messenger, appeared art
they had the election returns 9... -#
tom 10 examine them uuI NJ Hnu.
cording 20 the requirement.. Its
messenger was 80 notified. Wtr..
recollect any difference D.rN... H.
which there was "a duplicate. ag..y.
which there was no duplicate. N..
| doubted lu his presence 0Hlr The ..,.
were genuine dld recently Hrau|
| from Gen. Garfield thpt thuru 4...
returns among the Louisiana r.r.s
MR.HAYEs, CoSsCiENCF Il.ErFH r,...
TESTIFY.
The committee received IA pata f-....
/ ley Matthews, declining to accom-. ,..
| tatiOn 10 appear before rha Commit.
/ proceedings had commenced H .....
| Besides he had only seen urW<n.I....
| OF the proceeding, Of Che llau.. t.r.-
! and in tact that uiI not think a.r...
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

SENATOR MATTHEWS has made an
explanation in the Senate positively de-
nying that in recommending Anderson
for office, he knew that he was guilty OF
the frauds which he committed of Sher
man q Co, and the Radical leaders in
Louisiana. The question naturally
arises, how could this knowledge escape
him with the agreement between Nash
and Anderson in his pocket, by which
Anderson promised to swear away the
Democratic majority for the considera-
ton of good paying office. As a con-
temporary expresses it, the best that
Matthews can hope to do in proving that
he is not knave, is to show that he is a
fool-which nobody suspects him of be-
ing.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
Gen. Jacob II. sharpe.

The Press Association honored itself
in choosing Gen. Jacob II. Sharpe, of the
Columbus Independent, President of the
Association. The mantle so well worn by
Col. w. J. l.. Holland could not have
fallen upon worthier shoulders. He is an
ornament to the profession of which he is
a shining light. An able writer with a
clear perception of its important duties
and great possibilities, he will never
do anything to lower its dignity, nor COM
promise its honor; and while claiming
nothing which is not clearly its due, nor
due to himself as one of its members, he
will submit to nothing that is wrong
We congratulate the Press of the State
upon his selection, especially as it was
made without opposition, and by accla-
nation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

THE bark Liberia, engaged in the
transportation of colored Emigrants from
the South to Liberia, will sail from New
York about the Doth inst The passen
gers are mostly from North Carolina
The emigrants who have settled in Ii
IBERIA express themselves delighted with
their new homes, where they will have
a homogeneous and congenial population.
The cost of each adult is 800, children
half fprice. On arriving emigrants are
furnished with homes and surprises until
they get start For all particulars ad.
dress American Colonization Society,
New Yoark
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
U. .. Court at VIcksburg.


A POSTAL card from Gen. Chalmers
states that "the bill creating United
States Court at Vicksburg, has Just pass
ed the House. l could not get a separate
District, and compromised on an eastern
division of the Southern District with two
Courts per annum at Vicksburp. The
counties comprising the Eastern Division
are the same as those of the Fifth Con.
gressiOnal District, with Yazoo added"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

ALLEN, SHERIFF OF BAKER COUNTY .-.
HOW THE VOTE or THAT C.r,,.
CHANGED FROM IIlprN TU uAYr.
JACKSONVILLE, Before tHa r.
! Subcommittee to-day a. a. Allen te.t.
! In November, 1876, hr was -NeHH o,...
county, and umade the Icluvs- wH .
county Judge and justice DIT election.
| was invited TO participate with Cox. h.
clerk, but declined. On the IU.H. Ir.....
! Driggers came 20 see me and said. W..
! (the Republicans beat ID wodau'i Ia ....
| thing. / asked him what we could #....
said Fe could make % canvass ,IG ILL.,.
| we had no justice OF The Peace. Nt.....
had one all right named 1911 Green.
him l would canvas, with him and Gr.
met them after dark loo the clerks 0H...
! looked over the return $50 I.UHU.
! throw away two precincts, HThyv.'.e "a.
! townsville, al the suggestion Ut Urgr.
| the reasons given being that HUmuI
! had been practiccd at one and Ilrg. N.m
! at the other. The Intimidation Consist. .
/ refusing TO let "A man vote, tHtrt W....
| evidence before us. IN townsville Tr..u.
| it was charged that three cor four dUuIm
| in the county that had yOreI their Ha#
| had been added to the rcgi-tultuuIi- t NO
| had no witness before u-; ihgt I-aII tHef..
son l know of for throwing ont Tho precu.
| OF course, our object was M have HlI.
! publicanS, beat IL possible. ! suggested U#
we should have had some aliIayIgs, bu, N.
Driggers said we had authority o. uHur
out the returns. No irrcguIarly Wa.rUu.
ed out on the face of the returns. Uem
cincts thrown lOut changed the results .
the whole county. lu mukiustupchlu-.
the gave Republicans the majority
Min, PRESIDENT or THE RETURNING UJIr
on THE STAND,
rTIfs tnals ,5f..... ..rT.
ments heretofore published, aHI copied
our paper, over his signature showing
means by which the Democrats were b.
fr"uded out Of tho v"ts- 90 IIarI. 4.
promises from Chandler WHucc. NH
and other visiting Statesmen Representa-.
the Hayes interest that they would leW.
vidoJ for by the Administration IH
sickcning story of fraud, forgery suI SUBJ
bornation of perjury. We havouo, re
for the particulars.-EDs. CLARION
STANLEY MATTHEWS POSITIVELY mTrHr
OBEY THE SUMMONS or THE roun a.
MwTEE.
WAsnINGroN, June lO.-AU interest 0r
Tonight ccnters upon stanley NIu0"
positive refusal 10 obey the summon 0. .
Potter committee. II he prr..-t.. FL. F..
says ne Will Immediate steps will Do. a..
Dy Tue committee 10 enforce Is uu.r.
WHAT BUTLER is GOING TO u0.
Finally, the reporter asked his ag...an u
the resolution which b. n. Butler Nsm.
pared 20 offer: whereas. "A president.
eeIector has sworn before y comm.fprof ~.
House that bis signature affixed FOO fle ..
uhcates Of the vote OF the Electoral
iege OF Louisiana was % forgery un..e
Resolved, That the title of Ru.uuHr b
haye 70 the Office OF Pfesideut o. uuI
void" Mr.. Watcrson declared IHat r.0.. \
not see how Congress could avoid u...l
this resolution il presentui
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

THE Revenue Tariff bill introduced
into the House to supercede the present
Ubiquitous law was defeated by the union
of 10 Democrats with the Republicans
1t has been the fate of half the Demo
cratic measures to be slaughtered by.
renegades in the house of its friends CO.
operating with the opposition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
Gail for "a Meeting Of tIst TIindt
Comfy AbenOcrutic-a .Ou.pr-
NhttVe Executive Com
miutce.

OFFICE OF COUNTY FxrCrrrr O.uI
RAYMoND, June IS. I.7- q
a meeting OF the Kinds County uu
cratio-Conservativc Executive Committee
Is hereby called 10 be held at .He C0gr
mouse IN the town OF Raymond on WeIa"
day. the 18th day OF June, ls7s. attn or0|
A. NJ for the transaction Of lmroH.n.ae
mess,
W. L. RATLur, .harmFa
n. b. SMITH, Secretary.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

Philadelphia Times, independently
SHERMAN is little diffuse in his ex-
PLANTATION of the Anderson letter. l. he
thinks he didn't writeit 2, he is sure he
didn't write it; 3, he thinks it entirely
harmless if he did write it, The ancient
answer to the charge of broken borrow
ed kittle is doubtless Sherman's precedent
for his replication. 1t was-1. we never
had the kettle; 2, it was broken when we
borrowed it 3, it was whole when we re-
turned it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

In Congress the House has voted to
amend the revenue laws so as to reduce
the tax on manufactured tobacco to Is
cents per pound; on cigars to SIS DER
thousand; and on cigarettes Weighing
not morethan 81 pounds per thousand
to 81 % per thousand.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
: n raoite shnrt c,.anter 81 nnwritten dis

will recite short chapter OF unwritten his
So
Ii NAV be allowed to proceed L VIII not
occupy many minutes In The year 1901 ID
the fall of the year, when the question OF
secession was being agitated all over the
SOUTH and after South Carolina had elected
her delegates To her convention, and thlnk
il memory is not at fault after the contention
had assembled and the ordnance o. secession
had been passed, tile Governor of MISSISSIPPI
addressed a letter to each of the members OF
the House of Representatives OF the United
States OF Congress from the state OF MS
sissippi. and TO the Senators, OF whom JeH-
erson Davis was one, requesting them 10
meet at the city of jackson on certain day
TO consider the condition of affairs, to-Wit:
whether the State OF Mississippi was pre-
pared and willing 20 unite with south Car
DINA as soon as cur convention could De as
I sembled and the act of secession passed, or
whether we should delay action until other
States were prepared TO join in the move
~ ent and thereby give strength, dignity,
/ and success to the movement
We met at the city OF Jackson and MT
Davis was there. | AN not ashamed to ac-
/ knowledge that | favored separate State ae-
tiou and immediate secession, and II this
constitutes rebellion-it there Is a rebel In
/ the land who deserved to be hung, was
| the man. Mr.. Davis was reluctant To take
/ the step of seperate State action. Indeed
/ he declared that secession by Mississippi
J and South Carolina without the co-opera-
ton of other States. IN MS view, acdS not me
! right and safe acay, but the Governors OF the
/ several Southern States should orrespond
upon the subject, and trheR all hopes OF ami
cgbze settlement had failed, and il came TO this
/ last resort let the States that were willing
/ to do so, pass each an ordinance Of seces-
/ sion at a given hour and moment on the
same day.
| At that meeting he declared to the mem
/ barS of it the Governor of the State being
| one of them, that he didn't believe that the
| act of secession by one or two States would
| prove rffcctual for the end proposed. that he
deeH1edi IL i13prudeHt fOT the state Of HtsstSSfp-
/ ~ then almost IN q state Of readiness to meet
/ in s0UerigR contention, to Gct-u1teSs nine or
! ten other States lcere prepared TO act 10Th her
| and take part IN the Increment. On all occa-
| sions aud il all his speeches he maintained
| the idea that we should delay the matter as
/ there was hope that omething might oc-
eur to do away with the necessity of seces-
! sion
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

THE Richmond Dispatches correspm.
dent telegraphs to that paper of yestsr-
day that he has taken pains to ask rep
resentative Democratic members of Cen
gress what they thought of the exhibit SO
far, and all, without regard to their pre-
vious opinions as to the policy of the In
vestigation, say that it shows that the
investigation by all means should be
made"
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THE PRESS ON TIN PREs'
DENTAL FRAUD.



Allow, Cheating CONSPIRACY
Boston Post.
ltls on its face low, cheating D0n-rT'
cy AS vulgar as anything of that sort '..
wei can be; scheme cour0rfnI l1r ~.
purpose Of making IN appaar tbarl re-.a.
| person was elected President who wgs fH
elected last desperate device O.. .
| ueieaJed party 20 rescue through I.
shameless leaders their lost forum"
az the cost Of free institutions tOea'
sselVes. lC belonged 20 history that % W.
Ject so base aud revolutionary should I.
exposed TO the last action and syllable
Damuing Force Of tI,e Testimony
Baltimore Gazettel
lt Is diticnlt to see how there can beaH
uouot as TO the damaging force Of tli VA
Silnohy' especially when viewed ll wy
lSht Of subs Quent events.
Not Much Orn Revolution.
N. y. sun,
49,, Inc tramp Of armed men IS not hel'..
h hnu YET the Committee of Invs7tIgl.9.
nave made tremendous strides toward e
tablishing the Electoral Frauds. the proc.
~ "IIch ~ was predicted would bring q.
S,y evolution. John sherman ~.
Dtahley Matthews are already virtdaIIl Y.
IIoyeu, ana not a gun has been iired-li...-i
"iaWn. What a blOOdle-s reVo''-'-
a Pertinent Inquiry.
Meridian Mercury
. Upon what grounds do Hayes, Shefilala.
q Co., hold Jas. j.. Anderson more VIZ
now when he knows about their WIgA'-
ways than when he was an object ol
much solicitude with them all that by uDa,r9
lmous consent he was 70 be taken care W.
Republicans shaken in Their
Confidence.
Boston Advertiser Republican
Most Republicans think that If ShermtI
nad not written some such letter he ~Sot.1
nave known that he had not, and that u nI
wIltten any letter 90 these men be sl' INA
nave said so. Many who had believed Nh
Whole story OF a letter was q lie, pm.
would be branded as such the moment r
por UNITY was given, are shaken IN nfn
'ohh denoe, and do not know what 70 Iii'u'
profound Impression
n. Y. Evening Post Republican, az.
!, y is not worth while 70 disguise th' l l
1n9s re testimony which Anderson s-rt
-aeurdRy has produced a very UNI i9'
impression upon the country
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

PRoF. T. S. DABNEY, jr., of New Or.
leans, and Hon. K. Palmer Lanneau, of
Natchez, are both posted for addresses
during the approaching commencement
exercises of Whitworth College at Brook
haven,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

The State Department has been mott
fed that Russia accepts the invitation of
the nited States to participate in the
international silver conference. The
countries which have so far accepted are
Russia, Holland, Greece and Switzer-
land.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

IT is noted that the Democratic Con
gressmen who entered with hesitancy up
on the investigation of the Presidential
frauds have been strengthened considera-
bly, since the delivery of the testimony
and the people have been heard from.
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SicI1sburg and the Press COnven
ton.

The numerous courtesies extended by
the members of the press and by the
citizens of Nicksburg to the Press Asso-
citation during their recent session in
that city will long be held in grateful
remembrance. One of the features of
an occasion which provided numerous
incidents worthy of special mention, was
the excursion gotten up in compliment to
the Association, on the palatial steamer
Nicksburg, Capt. Riley, of the Anchor
Line. The profuSeness of the hospitality
and gentlemanly courtesy and unremit-,
ting attention of the officers and COM
mittee of arrangements, cannot be
adequately described For ten hours
from dewy eve to ''broad daylight in the
morning" the floating palace was literally
a home for the guests. The band never
wearied in discoursing its eloquent
music. Numerous citizens of the ''histor-
ic city" Of both sexes joined in the
excursion, prominent among them We
remember Judge Young. Gen. Fitzger
aid, Ex-Mayor OLeary and lady, Capt
Flanagan. Sheriff of Warren county,
Mayer elect Doll, Capt Carroll, Hon.
Warren Cowan, Senator, Hon. W. c.
Pegram, Representative, Col. VIM.
French, Capt w. Il. Spears, Capt. VIII
Harper, Mr. Fulkerson, Maj. Whitfield,
together with Messrs. McCardle, Wright,
Allen, eastman, Campbell, Coleman,
and Sullivan of the local press. On
Friday the Association accepted an invi-
tation rendered by the Board of Trade
to partske OF its inequalities, and it was
really feast of reason and flow of soul,
superinduced by the heartiness of the
reception and the elegance of the hospi-
taIities dispensed. The writer regrets
that it was his misfortune that other
engagements prevented him from being
a witness of this delightful affair, but
has heard it mentioned as the browning
feature of an occasion which cannot be
forgotten by the members of the Associ
alton. The address of Capt. c. E.
Webb in behalf of the Board of Trade
was eloquent, and the impromptu reply
of Mr.. X. X. Jayne in behalf of the
press, was as suitable as 1t could have
been made.