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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
The Kinds County Nominating Con-
VentiOn.

The Democratic Conservative party
in Kinds must not forget that their
County Convention will be held on
Friday, July 4th, to nominate a full
ticket. To secure representation from
every portion of the county, the Com
mittee have called upon the voters of
every beat to assemble in primary meet
ings on Saturday the 2Sth June for the
appointment of delegates to the County
Convention. 1t is to be hoped that
the primaries will be well attended.
Their voice will determine who shall be-
come the acknowledgements of the party
in the contest which is to determine the
future political status of the county
whether the organization which won the
victories of 1875, 70 and III shall be
overthrown or whether it shall be pre-
served to work out the reforms to
which it is solemnly pledged and which
it has so faithfully redeemed. What is
most desired is representative body-a
convention which will reflect, in fact as
well as in name. the will of the people,
and it can only become so, by the action
of the people themselves. Let us have
ticket composed of live, capable, tried
and true men, whose names will add to
the enthusiasm which would naturally
attend the good cause they represent ;
and il viii be elected by triumphant
majority. Thr Democratic Conserva-
tive party cannot afford to break ranks
and disband on the eve of the Presiden-
tial election in which the issues of a
free ballot, impartial jury trial, local
selfgovernment, and relief from the ex-
tortions of the privileged classes, are to
be decided,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

SINCE the retirement of Mr. Lee, Mr..
H. c. Capell has become the editor, and
Mr.. Ben. w. Cooper, the publisher, of
the Magnolia Herald. Each gentlemen
has experience in his department and
We wish both success.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE political trials in South Carolina
are conducted in an infamous way. An
iron clad jury of Radical partizans has
been selected, and Judge Bond, who is
true disciple of Jefreys, seems bent
upon the conviction of the prisoners. Ii
would have been well if Congress had at
least passed jury test oath repeal bill,
as an Independent measure, to have
saved these poor fellows the fate that
seems to await them under the existing
law, viz: a term of service in a North
ern Penitentiarv.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
TIE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PREsI-
DENT SHARP.

The Press Association Of the State Of Mis-
sissippi. will assemble in Convention, at the
town OF Pascagoula, on Wednesday, the 4th
dav OF June next
Members Of the Association intending TO at
tend are requested to forward their names and
the papers they represent to Maj w ii.
Cochran, Secretary at Starkyille, that they
may be furnished with certificates OF mem
bership. They will please state roads they
viii travel over.
The following courtesies have been exten-
ded
The Vicksburg x Meridian and the Chicago,
ST Louis q New Orleans Roads will issue
Complimentary passes.
The New Orleans Il Mobile Road will pass
members on Certificates Of Membership
The Memphis q Charleston Road will re-
turn on Certificate Of attendance.
have not received a response from the
Mobile & Ohio Road 1t will be published a.
soon a. received.
Col. j. J. Power has kindly promised to
arrange with the Natchez line Of packets.
J. II. SHARP, President.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30


Mr.. T. W. CAMPBELL, of the Vicks-
burg Commercial, who avows himself
a Republican and ''has from the begin
ing published the only newspaper in
Mississippi which has been supporter
of the Administration of Mr.. HAYES, :"
emphatically contradicts the report that
political intolerance has caused the
negro exodus. And says in support of
his statement
For the past three years there has been no
violence to, or intimidation of, coIored people
in this vicinity, and it is utterly untrue that
they have any reason to fear it in the future,
or that an apprehension of this sort is the
principal cause OF this emigration This is
demonstrated by the fact that a very large
proportion of the emigrants from this vicinity
have been from the parishes of Madison and
Carroll in Louisiana, where they held and
have held ever since reconstruction, and con-
trolled all of the political offices, and where
no violence has ever been resorted to by the
whites against them. We notice that num-
Der of the affidavits OF bulldozing and murder
were made by negroes from Madison parish.
We know that these affidavits are false and
that the negroes to-day absolutely control and
fill every elective office in that parish, and at
the recent election for members of the consti-
tutional convention, held not quite a month
ago, all the negro candidates were elected.
This is clincher. 1t is more than
preposterous to say that class of peo-
pie who are in the habit of eIecting all
the Offices from their own race and
politics, are not permitted to vote as
they please
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
the Kansas Fever-Fair Warning

The extracts copied below are taken
from the Daily Champion, an influential
Republican newspaper, published at
Atchison. Kansas. 1t was sent to Ex-
Governor Brown by his brother, the
Hon. +. r. Brown who was the largest
STAKEHOLDER in Copiah and formerly
represented it in our State Legislature,
but removed to Kansas after the war.
The article sets forth in plain language
why emigrants are not wanted in Kansas
and why they had better keep out Of the
State. 1t ought TO put our colored
population on their guard against the
wiles Of the knaves who are persuading
them TO leave their homes, and Turing
them to their ruin:
From the Daily Champion, April Il, 1871
lst There is little or no demand, in Kansas
for unskilled labOrers. Ours is agricultural
community Our farmers generally do THEN
own work, they and their families They employ
but few farm hands, very large majority ol
them employ none.
2d. There are no manufacturing industries in
this State that can give such laborers employ
meut.
Sd. No man, white or colored, should attempt
To take up a homestead on our Western frontier
unless he has enough money to provide for the
wants of himself and family during the first
year of his residence.
Ith So far as these coi0red reffgees are con
cerned, they know nothing whatever of aericul-
tural work in the Northern States, and are not
likely to succeed farmers remote
frontier where alone homestead lands to
be had, even if they had means enough to live
there until they could produce their first crop.
:jth Kansas, because it is a young State
affords fewer opportunities for the employment
Of labor than an older State There is abso
lutely no demand in this State for those who
have nothing To sell but the labor of their hands
Skilled labor can find abundant employment
here, but the supply of unskilled laborers al
ready far exceeds the demand.
9Th. Kansas cannot support unemployed
population. Is it reasonable to expect that such
| u population will be able to help to support
thousands of destitute people? However warm
! their sympathies may be- however anxious oil
willing they might be to extend assistance, they
are not able 10 do so.
| These are plan facts, plainly stated. White
! or black, immigrants destitute of means hat
| better not come 10 Kansas. Our people cannot
| provide them with employment, and cannot
| support them in idleness. They cannot live on
| a homestead unless they have means to sustain
! themselves for at least a year There iSHO 1cO1I
! for them, either IN tOJrHS c03Bltyy. ind /
pe1Dle 10 this State desttUte, they must i1teci
tally s'.tcr.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

E.T. SYKES, ESQ, Chairman, has
called meeting of the Democratic Con
sentative Executive Committee of
Lowndes, on the End of May, which
means that the stalwarts of that coun-
ty are getting into line for business
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE Ohio Legislature proposes to reg
ulate the charges of the Pullman Car
Company in hand, and proposes to limit
the charges, for a distance of three
hundred miles, as follows: "a single
berth, chair or sofa, % cents; a section,
80 cents a stateroom, 81 and for each
berth made up for the purpose of sleep
ing therein said company shall be en-
titled to charge an additional 25c. Can't
the Legislatures of other States follow
suit?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE well informed Washington cor
respondent of the New Orleans Plea
yune says that Representative Chitten-
den of New York, who was almost ia.
natically opposed to the silver bill, has
seen the error of his way and become an
advocate of silver.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

JunGE BUeKSEg, demoGrat,) Chair
man of the House Commute on Cur
rency, has introduced bills providing for
the substitution of treasury notes for
national banks and to increase the
coinage of silver.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

REPEAL obnoxious laws, and all will
be well. Give the people a free election
and fair juries, and peace and generos.
ity will prevail throughout our borders.
Repeal these acts, and by so doing re-
assert the doctrine that men are capa-
bic of seH-government without the in
PREVENTION of the army--Speech of
Senator Hereford.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE last sensation is the incarcera-
ton for term of five years of white
woman and a negro man in the
Penitentiary of Virginia, for violat-
ing the law prohibiting the inter
marriage of races. As the punishment
of both, is precisely the same, there can
be no complaint that there is a discrimi-
nation on account of race, color or previ-
Gus condition. A delightful honey
moon is anticipated.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

The Senate bill appropriating $780,.
ooo for disinfecting ships has passed
.ne House. 1t is the refrigerating pro-
Ject OF Prof. Gamgee which the Nation.
al Health Board advised against. 1t
will do ho harm, if it does no GOOD
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
The Army Bill.

The bill, with the clause authorizing
the use of troops at the polls, repealed,
has passed both houses, and at last ac-
counts, it waited the action of the
President
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
Meridian Homestead.l
Hon. j. FIJI, Claiborne.of Mississippi.
'ascagQula Democrat

The manuscript of the first ,,,.l,,,,,. 81 C,.r.
}. r. IL. Claihorne's Hsstor,, IL NT;ssiss;,,,i VI
now IN the hands Of Messrs. Power ID Bdrks-
dale, OF the CLARION, who will publish the
work, and that it will not be long before the
work will be out. We are glad to hear this,
as the work is eagerly looked for by our peo-
pie PIE, ana II VIII be the most complete history
EYER written OF this State. The loss of Col.
ClaiDorRe's library at his Zama" plantation,
We learn will not effect his publication as AID
OF ms historical memorapdums, sketches, etc.,
were at his home in Adams county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
The 28rd Senatorial Digtriot.

-.1P1VJ @AuFtFLIser.
Dr. M1rry published a card In last weeks
issue Of the Advertiser declining TO become
a candidate for the State Senate. This leaves
Ihe Gonte+S a. present, between Hon. w a..
4 ~ u tllls county, and J. II. Dalton Esqy
A. Crgm, of Benton, as a5 & Indenendent
Greenbackern
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
The County Convention.

Kinds Co, Gazette.
The judgment and action OF the committee
meet our hearty concurrence in every partic-
ular except As to the basis of the 4th of July
convention The
convention WILL no doubt give ticket that
we can all most heartily and enthusiastically
support, and which we viii elect.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30


THE political prosecutions in South
Carolina have been closed for the
present, with the triumphant vindica-
ton of the accused. Evenso malignant
and prejudiced a partizan judge as
Judge Bond, instructed the jury in the
recent cases to find for the defendants
on substantially the ground that no case
had been made by the prosecution.
Thereupon all the cases remaining for
trial were postponed at the instance of
the g. S. District Attorney, until No
vember. From these facts there is but
one logical conclusion. The reports OF
bulldozing and conspiracy on the part OF
the South Carolina Democrats, to pre-
vent freedom of elections, were whole
sale ISLANDERS, invented for partizan
effect If a prejudiced judge and a par
tizan prosecuting Attorney, with an iron
clad jury packed to convict, could mo-
make out a case, the innocence of the
accused can not be doubted.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

IT will be remembered that the sus-
pension of the of the rule at the present
session of Congress for the introduction
(and consideration of measures of finan-
cial reform, was effected by the Demo
cratic majority in the House. The
Greenbackers who are in search of par
ty which Will reform the financial pol
icy of the government so as to afford re-
lief to the country, and especially those
who are seeking pretext for deserving
the Democratic party upon this issue,
will please make note of this.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
Mobile News.7

me oo4H house Of Wayne county. Mi-si--
SSlppi' at Waynesboro was DESTROYED bv fire an
T1'gtn l night with all the records and books
!5 ne mouse was comparatively new and co-t
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

GEs. G. n. WLeox is now one oftbe
assistant doorkeepers of the Senate.
He was an old army officer and a Major
General in the Confederate service.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
Tippah County.

In private letter we have the fol
lowing advices from Tippah county
Politically all is harmonious in Tippah.
"The Democracy is quiet but determin.
ed"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

IN the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution,
newspaper, it is stated that Col. F. A.
Day, of Natchez, Mississippi, is inter
esting himself very much in inducing
the colored people of the State to leave
for homes in the West and that, from
mtimations given out by him, it would
appear that he is proposing to do a big
business in that line. Who the deuce
Is Mr.. F. A. Day, of Natchez?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
Journalist-Poet- and lProspeetiyel
legislator.


Our eonfTere, Capt Emmett L. Ross. of the
Canton Mail, who has been a prominent can
didate for circuit clerk of Madison county
has Withdrawn from the contest for that officee,
and announces himself candidate for the
Legislature He would fill either position
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
Death Of Biahop Ames.

New York, April PA dispatch from Bal
tlnlore announces the death of Bishop +. r..
a .an q tne Methodist Episcopal church, at
diabetes and pulmonary troubles.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE Enterprise, Miss Courier an
nounces the death of Judge w. Drane,
of that place, on Friday night. He
was Chancellor of that district for sew
eral years, and lived afterwards in
retirement, and held in the highest
esteem as good, upright citizen. He
formerly resided in Madison county
where he has large circle of relatives
and friends who will mourn his death.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
AuDIToRTAL MEME.

Since our last report the following Tax Col
lectors have made final settlements with the
Auditors Office for the State taxes Of ISIS.
viz:
J. w Winboln, Benton county.
Capt c. NJ Gallaspy, Newton county.
Jackson Fisher, Coahoma county
w. ;. Cromwell, Clay county, through hi.
most efficient deputy, Mr. J. II. Shipmau
r. j. (or more Familiarity known as Bob
Williams, Franklin county.
Col. = Il. Thomas Kinds county
Robert Davenport Prentiss county.
C. H. Cole, Wayne county.
Had we time and space, would like To-
publish the settlements in full, made by Tine
above mentioned Tax Collectors suffice it to
saw they were all most satisfactory with ,he
Auditor OF Public Accounts, whose position
enables him to Judge of the merits of each par-
ticular settlement. We would, however. state
that Mr.. Davenport, of Prentis. county va.
charged with 81. 226 "a realty and personally.
and that he reported but Sl5 90 ou account u.
personal insolvencies, and sold but - 29vurth
Of realty. Also that Bob" Williams. NJ
Franklin. ont Of S2,07S 81 Dthe amount with
which he was charged reported only SD ul
personal inSolzencies and 81 cents oD lands
sold to the State. Mr.. Cole, of Wayne was
charged with 81 $50 63 realty and personally.
and made such close collections as torepor. uu
account OF Insolvencies the insignificant -nm
OF -. At and did not sell any really t il.
State His court house was burned about
week ago, together with an the records oI tae
different offices, including those of thg Iax
Collector, YET the State, through tine honesty
and integrity OF Mr.. Cole did not lose sine
gle dollar thereby. All honor to such ollie
| cials.
The Auditors books show that There was
paid into the State Treasury for thcyear- 1878
on account Of State tax S209,G2s, $50. Lic.u-.
to Retail SI3OI3062. General Privilege
| SO, 937 %. Railroad Privileges ~75.>gs.4.
Banking Insurance and their Companies
| S2O. 10000
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE Kansas movement has led to the
introduction of the following resolution
in the Constitutional Convention OF
Louisiana :
Resolced, That there is no intention whatso-
ever entertained by this body of impairing or
restricting the political, civil or religious
rights of any class of citizens of this State,
but on the contrary the intention is to defend
and perpetuate every and all rights guaran-
teed them by this State and by the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
The resolution was amended by in
serting after State" the words son
account of race, color or previous con-
dition of servitude," and was passed as
amended by vote offs ayes to A nays,
the Republicans voting in the negative
because they preferred the resolution in
the original form. The majority were
willing to pledge themselves not to dis
eliminate against any class of citizens,
but were not willing to commit them
selves against restricting or qualifying
suffrage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

"a ProxEER GRANT CLUB Of Louis
lana" has been formed in New Orleans
composed of ultra bitter-end Radicals.
We note that Mr.. Cyrus Bussey who
has heretofore figured cOnspicuously in
commercial circles and was regarded %
. conservative. is q prominent member.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
The Sanitary convocation at Atlanta


In view Of the importance of the
measures to be considered at the APP
preaching session of the National Board
of Health at Atlanta on the 9Th proximo,
it is to be hoped there will be a good
attendance from Mississippi. The med
ical profession Of this State has exhib-
tied rare devotion to the public good,
in all the troubles that have resulted
from the yellow fever plague and have
participated in all the movements to
prevent lts recurrence. Fhe official
invitation to attend the meeting. en-
bgaeiRg brief statement Of the princi-
pal topics TO be considered, win be
found in another column.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

LIE talented junior of the Raymond
Gazette Is RECALLING the readers of the
paper with interesting letters from Hot
springs, Arkansas.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

GEN. W. 7. WITHERs, of Kentucky,
has shipped seven highbred horses fol
King Kalakaua.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

SENATOR CoSKLIse. of New York,
in his late intensely sectional speech,
declared for Gen. Grant for President
In 1880.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

D'9IIVVII -fAdII.
We learn that there are aoants of ,b.. Kan
5as Emigration Movement in Madison county.
ana that the exodus fever is showing itself
among some al our blacks. If il would only
strike some fifty odd idle bucks who daflv
9 a. our streets, we could afford to have theu
gitup and git"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
w. B. SoRsBY.

Our young friend, it will be seen
gracefully recedes from his first position
in the Independent. His proposition
now is to support Maj. Harper, on con-
dition that he endorses the Green back
party and its platform, which is equiva-
lent to saying, he will not support him
at all, for our able and esteemed con-
temporary of the Gazette, is too old a
bird--or rather, he is too true a patriot
to be caught with such chatf as that
Moreover, Maj. Harper deprecates the
new departure; and says that whatever
evils exist ''can be righted inside of a
great and powerful party with much
more ease than by the organization of a
new party" Let our young friend at
Byram inwardly digest that sentiment
and it will do him good. He says she
has no candidates" but he must admit,
that as the High Cockleorum of the
Greenbackers, he is drumming around
considerably. and it would seem from
the answers he is receiving to his in
vitations, without much success.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
BYRAM. Miss, April II, 1879

EDTUORs CLARION: \ on mention my name
in Connection with a letter to the Independent,
calling upon Maj. Harper to become candi-
date for the State Senate. You should bear in
mind that there other Greenbackers in Byram,
and that some one else could have written the
letter alluded to, signed Voter. l hare no can
diddtes, but will advocate the election of the
ticket nominated by the National Greenback
Convention. l fully indorse all that ''Noter"
said about Maj Harper, and hope he will en-
dorse the party and It's platform. Should he
do so, and permit his name used to that end
l am satisfied he would be elected by rous-
ing majority. should Maj. Harper be nom
mated by the Greenback Convention for State
Senate. | confidently expect THE CLARION
and its followers in this county, to support
him." Respectfully,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE Kosciusko Star announces the
death of Col. John T. Donald, an old
and respected citizen of Leake county, in
the 61st year Of his age.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

THE 0kolana States has become ia
nous. It is entering largely into the
Congressional discussion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

If any Democrat or Conservative,
objects to the Platform at the head of
our columns, let him speak out. If
any Greenbacker does not like it, let
him not hold his peace
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

DAVIS of Illinois, and Bayard of Del
eware, is the last card for the Presiden-
tial game Of 1880. A good ticket, but
it would sound better, reversed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

On motion it was further resolved that II
the opinion of this committee it is not advisa-
bic to hold convention for nominating {
candidate for District Attorney. that being q
purely non-political Office.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30
West Point Echo I

=, Ex-Eepresentative and ex-post-master Dan
s McCanley eolored Of this city was arrested
Hi lieaG n'Se Monday by the United States Mar
Gauley gave bond for his appearance Mt tbs
June term of the Federal Court
Meridian Homestead
Mr.; w. II. Piercy was killed on the piehtof
we we l Si1 INST, by Jack Simmons (colJ under
great attrocity)
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-30

AT meeting of the Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee of Lincoln county
to organize for the pending canvass, the
following resolution was adopted: