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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

WIrn the simplicity which innocence
itself might envy, the majority of thu
Judiciary Committee of the House re-
ported a resolution asserting in substance
that the 44th Congress was the properly
constituted body to count the votes and
declare the result of the Presidential
election, If that is true, and it unques-
tionably is, why did Congress create the
irresponsible Electoral Commission to
count the vote? And worse still, why
did it insist that the Commission should
proceed with the count after it had
broken faith and violated the law of its
existence?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

In another column will be found let
ter from Hon. Jefferson Davis, elected
by the publications which have resulted
from the "unwritten history recited by
the able and distinguished representa-
tive in Congress from the 4th district,
and which, being in direct, conflict
with what was known to be written
history, amazed and perplexed those who
supposed themselves to be conversant
with the events referred to ourselves
among the resD not little. The diff
ference (whether real or apparent our
readers have had ample opportunity of
judging for themseIves) is explained by
the lette- Of Mr.. Davis.
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P.s. Where is my friend DR.. COMPTON lanlaSi
IT is curious and humiliatinu to ono.

IT is curious and humiliating to ones
manhood to behold how completely Mr..
Hayes mouth-piece, Senator Matthews.
was at the bidding of Anderson; how he
fetched and carried, and jobbed and COL
ruPted and ate heaps of dirt at the call
OF the perjurer and forger. He was
against Packard, but faced about when
Anderson said so; he was against Oar.
rail-, but became his advocate when noti-
fed that he would be satisfied with his
appointment. In fact, Anderson dealt
Matthews and Harlan both as if thew
had been pack of cards.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The River and Harbor bill as it has
passed Congress, appropriates IS, 361 ,00C
TO every imaginable object, from the i'm
provement of the ''Kiskiminetas" in one
of the Middle States to 100000 to the
construction "of a canal around the cas-
cades of the Columbia river" in Oregon
As we have said before, Mississippi
share of the large sum voted is indeed
beggary. Not cent for the improve
meEt of the harbors and the navigation
of her extensive Gulf shore. But all
the Southern States did not fare so bad
ly. Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina
and Virginia, were literally provided
for.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The Boston Herald, an able independ-
ent paper with Republican proclivities,
hints that the President Of the Senate in
suppressing knowledge of the illegality
of the Louisiana returns sis in as bad a
predicament as Matthew's" and chat in
any event the developments already I'M
covered by the select committee have
thoroughly justified the Democrats for in
sisting upon an investigations"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19
THE HAYES Administration has again

THE Hayes Administration has again
signalized the sincerity of its civil service
reform professions by appointing John G.
Fremont Governor of Arizona. There
never was a more complete specimen of a
broken down adventurer and corruption
ist. Years ago he went up like comet
aud came down like a stick. His first
adventure was as ''free soil" candidate
for the Presidency in 1856 Subsequently
he went into the business of railroad
building, and as contemporary expresses
it, conceived the construction of grand
trans continental railway on the Southern
line, commanded the favor of Congress
and the confidence of Paris bankers, only
to be swamped in irretrievable bankrupt
CIV, denounced as swindler and convicted
of fraud in the criminal courts of France"
In the depths of this infamy, the Admin
istration has found him and invested him
with the governorship of ARIZONA.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

REPRESENTATIVE Springer, of Illinois,
was one of the twenty one Democrats
who voted against the Burchard resolu-
ton. He assigned the following reasons
for his course:
II the title of the present incumbent is
valid and unassailable, it needs no action of
Congress to quiet it; but if on the contrary
IL Is fraudulent. and an investigating com
mIttee of this House should so find and re-
port, it would be dishonorabIe on orr mart
TO attempt to make it good or declare nv
Dill or resolution that it was sacred If the
title is good, it needs no defence: if had
can never vote to make it better. For
these reasons fvote NO.
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Providing for the Faithful.
After the Administration had provid

After the Administration had provided
with the best places in its gift for the
visiting statesmen who manipulated the
Election Supervisors and Returning
Boarders, it addressed itself to the bust
ness of providing for the last named ras-
Gals. Here are specimens of Mr.. Hayes
letters setting forth the Especial cases" in
hand
"Hon. w. NJ. Evarts:
''Please appoint this gentleman, j. E. An
derson, to "A consulate in warm climate,
this is a special case. X. Il. HAYES.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

ONE Boulds Baker telegraphed Mr.
Hayes through another party that South
ern men in ard out of Congress were
forming combinations to support his Ad-
ministration and that to perfect the ar
rangement, he should appoint Mr.. D. NJ.
Key or some other Southern Democrat a
member of his Cabinet. Key was ap-
pointed and Baker was rewarded with a
lucrative postoffice appointment. Put
this and that together.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

Ny signature was obtained to a blank
sheet of paper, which was afterwards filled
in without my knowledge with a most
sweeping protest, accompanied by forged
jurat. just then the visiting statesmen
came upon the field. Weber and | both
needed backbone. We were written to bv
Secretary Sherman. He said we should be
literally cared for if we stood firm.-James
E. Anderson. Supervisor of East Feliciana
(La.) Parish.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The Southern people themselves, by
their own constancy and intrepidity,
established what is known as the South
ern policy" They demonstrated that
the federal army could not always hold
free people in subsection to a rule
which they despised. It'was after they
asserted their manhood that the policy
of military interference became odous to
the country at large and was discontinued
by the Washington authorities. The
change of programme was inaugurated by
with the requisition Of Ames to place troops
at his disposal in the Mississippi election
of 1875; and before the idol of brass
known rs the Hayes administration,
which Southern Democrats have been
asked to fall down before and worship.
was ever thought of Here is telegram
for the first time published, which was
sent by Gen. Grant to Gov. Kellogg, in
answer to call for troops to keep the
publlShiS III lOhCl III LOUISIANA Il AiS
South is indebted neither to the Hayes
administration nor to the Grant admins
tration for the Southern policy" but
to the valor and eonstancy Of her own
sons, ''who knew their rights, and know
ing dared maintain
''WAsHINGToN, January :, 1877.
$40 Gov. Kellogg, New Orleans:
II am constrained to decline your re
quest for aid of loops 10 inaugura rate a new
State government tomorrow. To do so
would be to recognize one OF two rival Gov
ernments tor the State, executive and Leg
islative. at the very time when a committee
of each house of Congress is in the STATE
capital of Louisiana invest eating all the
facts connected with the late elections. It
which each of the contestants claim to have
been legally elected. All the troops can be
called upon to do will be TO suppress vio
lence if any should take place, and leave
constitutional authority and means 10 settle
which is the rightfHi government. and which
is the legal Legislature. This done the troops
may be used to uphold the rightful govern
ment in the State, if called upon in the spirit
and meaning of the Constitution.
fSignedl L. ). GRANT.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

In the progress of the investigation
into the electoral frauds, it has come to
light that Senator ConkIing has had
possession of the documentary evidence
which Anderson has produced convict
ing Sherman, Matthews Il Co., of SUBJ
orning perjury to elect Hayes and that
he had guilty knowledge of the fact.
Hence the declaration of Senator Conk-
ling in his celebrated interview origi-
nally published in the New York
World, that he knew of facts which if
published, would sink the Administra-
ton into lasting infamy."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

II another column will be found the
very reasonable terms upon which the
Directory Of the Natchez and jackson
Railroad have proposed for the subscrip-
ton from Kinds county. The voters are
requested to give it their attention.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

CEoPs,-The heavy and incessant
rains during the past two weeks have
greatly injured the prospects of the cotton
crop in this section. The growth has
been retarded and the weed is almost
lost in the grass. Planters are discour-
aged.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The following are the Democrats in
the Senate who helped the Republicans
to kill the bill of the Democratic House
reducing the army to 10000 men:
Barnum, of Connecticut; Bayard. let tu
Brute y OF Delaware; Butler, OF South Car
DINA; Coke and Maxey, of Texas Davis,
of Illinois; Dennis, of Maryland; Gordon,
of Georgia; Grover, of Oregon; Herman, of
New York; Wallace, OF Pennsy lvania.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

A FRIEND has been kind enough to
furnish us for publication the chaste and
beautiful essay on Poetry, delivered be
fore the Press Convention, by G. p.
IIerndon, Esq, Of the Tupelo Journal.
1t will appear in our next number.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19
Where Were They:

EDWARDS, June 10, l'''..
EDS. CLARION notice in the te.t-i5 H..
repo rt of the vote in Congre,, on iN- l-t
char1 resolution declaring that ah a..I-.
70 disturb Hayes title would Zoe "le'g
Lonary" that but one OF the Ni','.
delegation voted. VIII you please Gen
PAUL PEf
Can't answer further than that U'-
Chalmers was present and voted ioi ~
resolution, and Col. Manning was ao's'
as one Of the visitors on the part o. %.
House to the United States Mi-I''''
Academy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

HoN. E. JEFFoRDs, the successor of
Mr.. Lea in the United States District
Attorneyship for the Southern District
Of Mississippi, has ample qualifications,
and Is in good standing with the bar and
the public. He is strictly a conservative
Republican, bpt has taken no active part
in politics for several years.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

To Jas. E. Anderson, Philadelphia.

After reading the letter witness was ask
ed if it did not refresh his recollection that
when he went to see Senator Matthews the
la ter was expecting to see him, to which the
the witness replied: | expect that likely
written To in regard TO the first interview
| had with Matthews after Anderson had
en- him, because | remember Anderson
came back after going to see him in Pack
ards behalf l imagine that is the first let
ter to Matthews.
Q. Why did you want Anderson to write
to NJ ltthews in your behalf aud for him to
state in 1t that you were the best man, and
that it would suit him best; that j.. suit
Anderson best. What led you to believe
there was any such relation existing be-
tween these two men that il would of an Y
i'm portance to you. A.-FOr the simple
reason as | said in my evidence that Ander-
son wrote to me that Matthews had agreed
that lie had given written assurances that
if he Withdrew any claim he had he would
ask either Packard's appointment or my ap-
DgiDtment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The House bill to repeal the resump-
ton act and thUs arrest the contraction
of the currency which has caused the
hard times, was defeated in the Senate.
The Democrats will have majority in
that body at the next session, and better
things may be hoped for.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

EX-PREsIDENT GRANT has written the
following reply to an invitation to attend
a reunion Of Union veterans in Licking
county, Ohio, saying:
| trust the veterans Of Ohio may have a
most suspicious reunion on the coming &C
casion, and that none of them will ever feel
"A disposition TO apollo ize for the part they
took in the late struggle for national exist
ence, nor for the cause for which they
fought.
This is a good sentiment from the
standpoint occupied by the veterans
addressed by Gen. Grant. Presuming
that the Southern men were equally as
sincere in their actions and patriotic in
their motives, it is to be hoped that
they too will never feel disposition
to put in "penitentiaI pleas" and 'apolo-
gize for the part they took in the strug
gle"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19
Testimony of Ghe Secretary of
SdaGe-EsIe True Vote Of Flor
ida

JACKsoNvLLE.-The session of the com
mittee was opened yesterday morning by
Secretary OF State BloXham taking the
stand. He produced the returns from the
various counties of the election OF 1876, filed
in his office, and the number of votes re-
ceIyed by each elector was read. The re-
suit was as follows. counting i'm precinr
Mum er Eleven Pond Of Clay county:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

STANLEY MATTHEWS regrets that he
was ever a Presidential conscience
keeper, and almost wishes that he were
dead.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

GEa. A. NJ. WEST, the able Senator
from Marshall county, informs the Holly
Springs Reporter that he will not be a
candidate for Congress at the next cleo
ton. He has capacity for as important
duties Is his State can require.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The important reasons" for which
Senator Matthews. Mr.. Hayes ne1t
friend in the Senate. wanted ]. E. An
derson provided for. have been ex-
blamed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

lSREsTIGATIoN or no investigation.
Mr.. HAYES can now read his estitleS clear
even if it is fraudulent, SO far as this
Congress is concerned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

Mr.. G. f. NELL has retired from the
Tallahatchie Free Press and is succeeded
by Mr.. Thomas G. Bosworth, to both az
whom we tender our best wishes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

THE House of Representatives vl''-
ally receded from all its Wholesome y
forms in the army bill. The cl'',
torbidding the use of the military y
posse cOmitatlts, is practically annnIle"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19
hold the figures

Excess in the last 10 years 1896, 255, DOL 5
These figures show that it has cost the
people on an average nearly as much to
keep up the army alone since the war,
as to defray all the expenses OF the
government for the decade preceding.
Here is fine opportunity for reform.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The Democracy of old Wilkinson do
not rest on their oars. They are up and
doing. Capt. T. v. holland, Chairman of
the County Executive Committee, hasealled
meetings in the several precincts on the
20 h, to appoint delegates to general meet
ing at Woodyille, on the 9Th 0f july.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

Mn. JOHN H. MILLER, formerly Of y.
Corinthian, will, at an early day, STAR,
paper at Corinth, to be known as wy
Record.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19
The sixth District.
The following is from late Natchez
Democrat

Democrat:
We think there can be but little doubt
that there will be very strong opposition 10
Gen. Chalmers in this District this fall. Ne
are told that Marshal Hunt will certainly
he a candidate for Congress from the DIS
trict and that no stone will be left I'M
turned by the Republicans to secure ms
election
4 later number says:
We fear that there is much too little in-
terest felt in the coming canvass TINS me
Sixth Congressional District of Mississippi
Ii seems to be taken for granted that our
present able Representative. Gen. Jas. IL.
Chalmers, will have no opposition, that ne
viii have a walk over on the Congressional
track, and that Democratic success Is Ger
tain Ii will not do for the Democrats OF
the Sixth District 20 be too sanguine, 1t Is
the settled belief of the Republicans, not
only Of the District, but of the United
States, that this District is still Republican,
and that the colored people OF tue Shoe
string District are still disposed TO vote a
they are told to do by their Radical lead
erS,
On the other hand, We have been in
formed that all parties and both races,
white and colored, will give Gen. Chal-
mers, who has no opponent for the Dem
ocratic nomination, a warm support.
Nevertheless, it is wise never to be over
confident. There is safety in vigilance
and activity
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

The resolution of the House of Repre-
sentatives protesting innocence of any
motive to call in question Mr.
Hayes title, or to do any other ferocious
thing in the little side show of the Potter
investigation, reminds one of the speech
of Snug the joiner, who in playing lion
took the precaution to say
You ladies, you whose gentle hearts do
fear
The smallest mouse that creeps on floor,
May now perchance both quake and tremble
here,
When lion rongh in widest rage doth roar,
Then know that | am. one Snug the Joiner"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

This man Dana edits the paper (Sun) that
has larger circulation than any plpe r
very rebels" who patronize and help sup
port the man who had rather see a beast
elected President than any man of our
choice, have notjudgment to know that they
are aiding and abetting their worst enemy
Summit Sentinel.
Our friend is mistaken as to the re-
mark of the Sun, which was that it
would prefer the election of Beast But
Ter to a Democrat who would oppose I'M
covering the Presidential frauds.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

THE Ripley Advertiser runs Til tie
name Of Col. w. G. Ralknst. of 1ippah.
for Congress in the ID District
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

Of the United States. 4,
President Ia approva as 10 t...
priatiou bill, ana AL ,I,..,. r"ft o. on \.
Of such bill as De NAV iL.,.I'' auI Z
lerred 10 the commitr.s h pn1.
'' ejuIa
SAisstssippi NOnlinnt1o
Grmntfo,,s and e.
e. l. Hammond. li.t,i..
Tennessee; jaime. lIII.r'.. J'lg- .as
burg; X -. Abpruqtby. .'N.'.''..r.
Iona. ..A-'.f r
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19
THE LETTER

be read in full, instead Of being taken mp
piecemeal, aud McMahon com plying, read
it as follows:
House of Representatives, Washington,
ID. c., February IL, 1873.
My DEAR SIR called on the Senator
this evening. and found him expecting me,
and said all and more than | expected. lie
SAYS the President will not appoint r. and
at once suggested | should take it. | am
to advise with him as soon as Wells Is out Of
the way, which is in two or three days lie
will evidently work heartily tor me. Pack
ard also said to-day he would support me
in case he cannot get IL himself. Ii you
think best you write to me that in thinking
the matter over since you have gone home
you are more evnced that l am the best
man, and that it. will suit you best. lie
wants TO DO what is right by you, he tells
me, and | know desires that you should be
satisfied Write a strong bur careful letter.
l need hardly say that If | shoIld bi any
means get the place | will appreciate you,
and il don't, will all the same appreciate
your efforts. Will write you anything new
in the case. Give my respects to Mrs. A.
and be ready to come over If necessary.
Yours truly, etc.
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THE PRES
DENTAL FRAUD.
The Presumption Great
Taves Had GuiIty knowledge
rx+roct From Testimony Of McLin rep Fres-
dent az the Florida Returning Board

when the visiting statemen were at az
,,t',nsna witness was told by w. y. Chah
IL Ger. wallace, probably Gov o5,3luS
and Others, that Mr.. Dyes repre-. = 80
Uaves Moves assured witness ''lat i5
80 ,youId be all right for the Kepu D,t'ans
',, LIED of everything Ringing on fIorluA
.,i,,r tor HAYES Moves came direct l""
7oniSianA "A few days before the STATE can I
vass was made. He told witness hdycs an.
he were bosom friends ana ne hal oo -
~. ~ s,,',ci Il reouesNof Gov. Hayes; witness
Ali MT retnelib. r tia Noyes directly maui
nro,nisas of ANYTHING further than thdt w
members of the Canvassing DoaiH "OuiJ ~
he nrovided for. This was ooth octoI1 "I'I
afttr the canvass. From all ne neard alu
ali tbot taok place witness looked upon
no,,.,s AZ tl,e special representative OF Hayes,
av5ressinU his views with regard 10 every
thing. and felt satisfied tnat II ,Hc ot"e
Iypnf for HAYES the leading RepuolleanS VI
tba camnaipn would be provided lot. zen.
- Wallace was very active getting up
testimony before the board getting ia re
turns and evidence in contested pTeclucVS
and counties; said he had been teleSrapeu
70 BY Hayes. requesting nun 70 COM
to Florida, and SAID before anu ai'0i -
canvass he was satisfied that Hayes II nc
became President. would take pleasure III
Droyiding for the Republicans OF Ftorida'
DARRELL on THE WITNESS STAND MATTHEWS
n1npING 70 SUPPORT ANYBODY To SUIT
ANDERSON.
Bv Mr. McMahon-LoOk at that letter
and see if lis in your handwriting ana u IL
refreshes your recollection as to any mat
tiers III 4ndng letter TO witness a. l 81
this Is little earlier date than l thought.
| said it was dated in March, but | see II :
dated February l7th. The conversation
that had with Mr.. Matthews was ABOUT
this letter-this document. At the time
there was nothing said about nv recolIec-
ton Of any papers or documents or any
thing of the kind Matthews said he was
anxious to lige Anderson.
Q. Anderson had just been over mere
hadn'the? \. Yes, sir; l imagine he had
Just been here. He was over number OF
times.
O. He had an interview with Senator
Matthews, had he not? a. That must nave
been after his first interview.
O After he went home you wrote to him,
did YOU no; A. Yes, sir.
O. Reading, III you think best You
write to me" that means Matthews? a. Yes
sir.
O. Reading, "that in thinking the matter
over since you have gone home, you are
more convinced that I am the best man,
ana that il would suit you best, suit you
best is underscOret? \. Yes, sir.
Q. You did not state anything IN letters
but hat was at the time correct? \. No.
Mr. Cox here requested that
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19

WARRINGTON, June IA ~ -
lI,nama submitted Jofnt resoI1tj.lg.s - or
POSING an amendment 70 the conssss,,p .as.