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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
The Fifth Senatorial District.

We have just learned, from private
letter, that the Fifth Senatorial District
Convention, composed of Jefferson and
Franklin counties, which vas held on
the 10Th inst, nominated for Senator
Hon. Thos. A. Magee, of Franklin.
No better man could have been found in
the district. He viii be elected by q
handsome vote and viii reflect credit
upon the convention that nominated
him, the constituency which elected
him, the party of which heis member
and TIE people of the whole State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
Jefferson Davis.
Pascagoula Democrat-Star.7

Pascagoula Democrat-Star.7
should Mr.. Davis desire to serve his St.+o
IN the United States Senate he ce sr mi :,
could be elected to the position and No C man
mo1 II more honor the station than he, bnt
ne GS uoes not desire to again enter political
the n JG ne frankly and candidly says so in
surprised, however, if some of the VgaaI--
n E1 press do not attempt to distort The
d hheAhlng OF his language, and endeavor 10
S snow that ne has left gap open whereby
him. 'iOH II rendered
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
A Good Platform.

Henry NJ. Hunter Esq, one of the
Conservative nominees for
the Legislature in Noxubee county, III
his address to the people accepting the
nomination, makes a platform. that Is
broad and strong enough for any Demo
crat to stand upon. He declares him
self in favor of the following PROPOSE
tions: A.
l. A State Convention for forming a new
Constitution.
2. An honest Greenback, gold and silver
Democrat for U. 5. Senator who will obey
instructions.
3. An increase of the poll tax for the ben
eft of schools.
4. The tax receipt to be the registration
papers.
5. Circuit Judges, Chancellors and
School Superintendent elected by the PEG
pie.
6. Repeal of the Lien Law.
7. Regulation of railroad charges.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
Perry County.

In private letter we learn that there
are neither Radicals, Greenbackers, In
dependents or Sore-heads in the good
old county of Perry; that the voters
are unanimously Democratic, and con-
sequently there viii be no nominating
convention or primary election. The
Democratic candidates for the Legisla-
ture are ID. M. Carter, ESQ.,, DIR. John
J. Dearman and John Lewis, Esq.
Hon. J. w, Denham, who represented
the county so efficiently in the last Leg
stature, is not a candidate for re-
election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

THE Batesville Blade (Greenbacker)
endorses the Chicago Express in saying
that if the Greenbackers carry this
State that "a better man than jeff Da-
Wis will be sent to the United States
Senate" VIII the Blade name the
man who ever lived in Mississippi that
was better man, or purer statesman
than Hon. Jefferson Davis. VIII it
please name man that ever held Il
deeper place in the affections of the peo-
pie of this State
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YALoBUsHA COUNTY.
Wnter Vnllev Conrier.l


Pursuant to appointment, Hon l. r pr.
and j. J. Slack, Esq, Democratic nominas.' uNl
the Legislature, addressed the people Of v...'f
Valley and vicinity, at the court house nm w e1tr
urday last, on the politicel issues of tLa 2il'
Our people have been favored with good a w
of political speaking in the past few t5, 5al
and hence are not particularly au1iou, m Li'l.s'
speaking, yet our candidates had & GOOD I -sAf
audience out to hear them ON thi, oa,.s-' 30
Both of the gentlemen made able and e1,'
speeches of about one hour each, and each i-lL
over all the ground that is important or IL -L
way pertinent to the issues pending In tb. .I!
ent canvass. i'
A number Of the othernominees of tbs,.-.
were also present during the dav ana bea Ivy
pleasure of meeting many of their friend. sag
The candidates report that they are rr4.,.
a very cordial and warm reception an s5
appointment, and that the prospects f.- Il!
election of the entire Democratic Ticket .- ..'
ceedinsly hatterins. The whites are almost f.
unit for the ticket while thry find ian .l
every part of the county, leading rolore4 ..,.1.
who are giving their support to thetieket
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
Democratic Conservative Ticket.
SENATE.

NorE.-Senators from the LIST, ID 9th, one
from It'll Sth, 9Th, 18Th, 18th, 18th, 10Th, I'D,
one from oath, 18th, 18th, and 3lst Districts
hold over.
II has not yet been determined in the fol-
lowing Districts-4th, (Adams) 9TH, War
rem 2lst, Lee and ItawambaJ TO make nom
nations. We have placed the names Of the
Democratic Conservative candidates, so far
q we have been able tolearn them, in our list.
Should nominations hereafter be made, the
name of the nominee only viii appear.
THIRD DI-rRIcr - Lawrence, Lincoln and
Pike}-Conventiou, September 18th
o. ForRrH DisrB1cr-( Adams) No action had
Dem Con. cauiidate-James H. Neazie-
FFru DrsrRIcT-, jefferson and franklin
Thos. A. Magce
SEVENTH DIsr.- Warren - No action had
Dem.-Con. candidates Martin Marshall
Warren Cowan, Chas f. Wright
TENTH D1sr.-l Clarke and Lauderdale Il. b.
Brown.
ELEVENTH Drsr.-. Kinds and Rankin)--J. D.
Stewart, william Ratltf.
TWELFTH DIsr-lNIadison)- 7. Sin
gletOn.
FOURTEENTH DIsT.-, Holmes)-J. G. HamIl-
ton.
FIFTEENTH DIsr.-lAtta and Leake)-Thos.
J.. Cooper.
SEVESrEENrH Dist. -,NoxubeeJ-H. L. Jar
uagIu.
EIGHTEENTH DIsr.-lOkhbbeha and Clay
J. l.. Crigler
TwEvrY-FRsr DGsr.-l Lee and Itawamba)-
No action hal. Dem.-Con. candidates David
johnson, W fl. II. IIsOn.
TwEsTY-TH1RD DrsT-( Union, Tippah and
Benton james II. Dalton.
TwEyrY-FouRrH DIsT.-( Chickasaw and Mon
roe)-Reuben q. Reynolds.
TwFNTY-SEvENTH DIsT--(DeSotO, Tate and
Tunica j. p. Walker, J. b. Perkins.
TWENTY EfGHTH DIsr.-( Coahoma and Boil
varl-No action yet had. No Dem.-Con.
candidates announced.
TwENTY-NINTH DIsT.-l Washington, lssaque-
ma and Sharkey)-No Convention. Dem.
Con. candidate-W. :. Anderson.
THrRTIErH DIsT.- Sunfower Tallahatchie
and Grenada-Time of Convention not as
ccrtained.
THIRTY SECOND DIsT.- (Neshoba and Kem-
per)-C. A. Wilcox.
THIRTY THIRD DIsr-( Lowndes w. W. Hum
phries.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

THE Democrats elected one member
of Congress, Mr.. Berry, out of four
in California. The complete returns
from the election in that State show
beyond all doubt that had the Demo
Gratis not been divided they would have
carried three out of the four Congress
sional districts, and have elected theil
candidate for Governor by handsome
majority. Divided as they were, o.
course they were beaten.
This is just the condition Of affair;
the Greenbackers are attempting tC
make in this State, so that next veal
the Radicals may carry the State fol
the Republican candidate for President
and elect portion of the Congressman
No Greenbacker of any sense really be
lieves that the National Greenback party
will cut any figure in the next Pres
Dental election. If any such thee
were, the result of the elections in Maize
and California has disabused their minis
of any such folly. The only parties in
the great National canvass next var
will be the Democratic and Republican.
These are plain, hard facts, and annot
be controverted. Every word spoken
against either the Observation-Disclosures
tive party of the State or the Iational
Democratic party in this CANVASS are
just so many words for the baeft of
the Radical party in the next anvass.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

One of the ablest writers connected
With the press of Mississippi is Capt.
John III. Miller who has recently become
he principal editor of the Tupelo
Journal. He is a vigorous, trenchant
writer who speaks his thoughts in the
ersest style, and besides, makes up a
irst-class, live newspaper, racy of the
lines. The Journal cannot fail to
prosper under the administration of two
IS practical and expert journalists as
Messrs. Miller and Herndon.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

THE North wanted to believe the South
could be trusted, and that it's control OF one
of the great parties was not national men,
ace.-Chicago Journal
The North wanted to believe the
South could be trusted The Southern
States are just as free and just as il
dependent as the North. No more, 10
less. The South wanted to believe
that Northern hate against her had
spent itself, and that an era of kindly
feeling had begun, but she finds thai
she was mistaken. The South does
not care what the North believes, she
will control her local governments to
suit herself. The sooner that is under
stood the better The South does not
intend to be dictated to by the North
and gratuitous advice is not wanted,
nor is it thankfully received when
given.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

Independents, Boiling Democrats,
Greenbackers and Sore-heads to
Have no Voice in the Democratic
Caucus.


When the Yazoo independents say that if
their Legislative ticket Is elected this fall
Colonel o. r. Singleton will get three votes
Tor United States Senator they talk wildly.
for they will have no say-so at all about that
matter since none but regular Democrats
Will be allowed a voice in the caucus when
the nomination for that great office will be
made. They are not true Democrats they
are boilers and the world of Democracy SO
views them and will continue 80 to do as
long as they are found in antagonism to the
regular Democratic Legislative ticket, COM
posed OF such men in this county as Garnet
Andrews, Allen NJ. Hicks and Henry Graf
TIN. Col. Singleton will not be benefited
by your votes, gentlemen-elected though
you may be-tOr the simple reason that boil
ters will not be.permitted to have a finger
In the Senatorial political dish, and this NAV
as well be understood now as at any other
Time. You are acting very absurdly, gen
tlemen. No more O. that Hal an thou
lowest me-"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
Issues of the Canvass.

We constantly hear, from the sore
heads and disorganizers, that the Dem
ocratic-C Conservative party, since 1t has
been in charge of the State Govern
ment, has ignored its pledges, and has
been recreant to the high trusts which
were placed in its charge by the cleo
ton of 1875.
The disorganizers and their al hes
never vouchsafe to tell the people
what particular pledge has been violat
ed, but make a general charge relying
upon the credulity of their hearers, fol
belief. The charge is without founda
ton. Every pledge has been fulfilled
in letter and in spirit.
1t pledged repeal Of the infamou:
militia law A law by which the
alien Governor was empowered to
equip a hireling military force, arm
ed with improved rifles, and Gatllng
guns. at cost of $4,000, to tram
pie upon the liberties Of the peo-
pie. The law has been repealed, and
the vile tyrants, who were TO enforce 1t,
have fled the State.
1t pledged a repeal of the district
printing bill by which every person
who had business in the courts, were
compelled to pay tribute to par
tizan press, whose chief delight it was
to misrepresent and villify those upon
whom it feasted and fattened. The law
has been swept from our statute books.
1t pledged reduction Of the number OF
judicial officers, reduction Of the sala-
ries of all State officials and employees,
a reduction Of the expenses Of the State
institutions, a reduction Of the expenses
of the counties, of the Judicial, Execu-
tive and Legislative departments of the
Government, and public printing. Each
one Of these pledges has been redeemed.
1t pledged the repeal Of all laws passed
without regard to the wishes of the tax
payers, in the interest Of Radicalism !;
the abolition of sinecures, and the dis
missal of dishonest officials from Office.
The records bear testimony that these
were all redeemed.
The Democratic Conservative party
has placed the finances of the State up
on a firm foundation. During the past
three years State warrants have been
worth dollar for dollar, and spectators
have been unable to fatten upon the
fluctuations Of the value Of State paper.
1t has reduced the annual appropriations
hundreds of thousands of dollars. 1t
has reduced taxes from 1925 to So. 80
on the thousand.
1t relieved the State Of the official
presence of Ames and his gang Of aliens,
and enemies; and placed the various
departments of the State Government
in charge of men whose every interest
was identified with the State, and who
are proud Of being sons of Mississippi.
This is the record of the Democratic
Conservative party. The party which
the people will perpetuate in power in
the State, and endorse at the ballot box
in November next.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

In the great combat next year between
the Radical Republican party, for GEN.
tralization and oppression of the South
ern States, and the Democratic party,
for liberty and equal rights to the South,
we would like to know where the
Greenback laborers of Kinds will stand.
Their little National (so-called) side
show will not be considered in the con-
test. VIII they follow Mcleod for the
Radical ticket, or will they return to
the Democratic-Conser party
which they now take such delight in
abusing? We pause for reply. Don't
all speak at once.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
Col. Reuben o. Reynolds.
Tupelo Journal.

Iupelo Journal.
The Democracy Of the Sena toriaI District
composed OF Chickasaw and Monroe conn
ties, have again entrusted their banner f.,
the hands OF that gallant and invincible
GGlalnpl9h OF Democracy, Col Reuben o.
ana Is bearing it onward to certain and gIo-
rlous victory. The return of Col. REYNOLDS
TO the seat in the Senate, which he has
graced and dignifed for the past four wears
Is IN accord with the eternal fitness Of
Things. His nomination means his election
ana the placing of old Monroe again on the
perly belongs. -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

WE venture the assertion that all the
leading Greenbackers who are now at
tempting to disrupt the Democratic
Conservative in this State, will in the
great Presidential canvass next year.
either be directly supporting the Radi-
cal nominee for President, or running
a little side show to the Radical machine
for the purpose of defeating the Demo-
cratic nominee, and getting federal ap-
pointments at the hands of a Republi-
can administration. Mark the predic-
ton.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
RANKIN COUNTY.
'raudon Republican,

Brandon Republican,
Col. F. I. Cooper and Mai Pat Henry
invitation. addressed the SIceu-- Cfr.I '...a
on Saturday last, and 81 gen lrmau ,yb, .-y
present informs us that Col Co5pcr r.g.I we
Of the best speeches ne ever listened .
was argumeutatIve, sensible and uIu 40 81.
tistical information, proving cuucIr.fv.r. a 49,
the Democratic party had redeemed .,.-.
pledge made TO the people. Mai H.n-. s}
lowed in his usual happy style. judge kf....
of jackson, being present was ca.I.I.ar .5rl
speech but declined, stating chat Bic w.. ...il
a Republican, and expected live and a....
and thatnex year the Rel. blicuu sa.f, ,...'li
be rc-orgauized, and contend for gye.v .F..
He said he had no respect for or symrtHr .,..t
the InlepenlenL or Greenba.k mLN-------
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

A WASHINGTON dispatch states that
he promoters of the negro exodus,
.mong them Thomas Conway, Senator
Window, and ex-senator Pomeroy, OF
Kansas, propose holding Convention
n Philadelphia ON the 10Th of next
month, to raise money and in other
ways aid and encourage the negroes who
wish to leave their homes in the South
gn States and those who have already
left them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
CHICKAsAW COUNTY.
Okoloua Messeuger.1

OkoIona Messenger
Col. r. o. Reynolds, Democratic nominee
for the State Senate addressed quite a large
audience at McIver Hall, on Monday last,
upon the political issues of the day. 1t is I'M
necessary for us to say that Reynolds made a
good argument on that OccasiOn-he never
does nything else,-and his defense of the
Democratic party, an the currency question
| and in State politics complete. At the
conclusion of Reynolds speech, Gen Davis
announced that he would make a general
greenback speech on Tuesday, and requested
the people to come out and hear him. A con-
siderable crowd, almost all of whom were
Democrats, assembled when court adjourned
on Tuesday, and far we saw or heard
Gen. Davis has no reason to complain that he
was not treated with the respect and courtesy
which his age, if not his political principles
should demand. His speech was rehash of
the same ideas advanced by him on every
stump he has occupied since his new depar-
ture, and any one who heard him during the
campaign last year though not present on Las
Tuesday, knows well what he said as those
who occupied hard seats in Mclver Hall for
two hours and half on the occasion of which
write. 1t was apparent to many that
much of the old gentleman's discourse was a
speech against time, and designed to prevent
any one from following him, for he spoke un-
til he seemed to be physically exhausted and
within few minutes of the time to which
court had been adjourned. Fortunately. how
ever, Judge Green either slept a little longer
than was his usual custom, (if he is addicted
to such "a custom) or was otherwise detained,
and Reuben Reynolds and John Allen both
hadan opportunity to ventilate the greenback
doctrine, a. expounded by its champion, which
they did right royalty.
The discussion developed some interesting
facts concerning Gen. Davis political history,
in the recent past, with which the public gen
orally are not familiar, but we forbear to pub
Hsh them now, since we are told Chickasaw
will not again hear his voice in political de-
bate. 1t was evident to the mind of every one
present that the Democracy was benefited
and the Opposition weakened by the discus
sion. and for this happy result, we feel more
gra etul 10 Gen. Davis, than we do for the part
he played in having many OF us dragged be-
fore tue Oxford Inqusition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT.


Brookhayen LEDGER
| Owing to the high water and a misunder-
standing, in Pike county as to the day, the
Senatorial Convention was not largely atten-
ded last Saturday. Four delegates from Pike
one from Lawrence, and one from Lincoln held
an informal meeting in the Courthouse at
eleven clock, agreed upon the preamble and
resolution that follows, and the Pike delegates
| returned home Attwo o'clock eight addition
al delegates from Lawrence and one from Lin
coin arrived. They endorse the action of the
other delegates in suggesting that various Elk
ecutlve Committees of the district authorized
Monday in October.
We, the undersigned delegates to the Senate.
rial Convention frsm the counties of Pike
Lincoln and Lawrence, having met at the
Courthouse in Brookhaveu on Saturday the
18th day of September, 1879 in an informal
meeting adopted the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS, owing to the inclemencv Of the
weather, high waters and misconceptions of a
portion OF the delegates from the county of
Pike as to the time of holding said Senatorial
Convention we deem it inexpedient to hold
sad convention this day, therefore be it
ReS0fred, That we, the delegates present sug-
gest to the Executive Committees Of Pike, Lin
coin and Lawrence counties, that they have a
conference with each other, and that thew
authorize the holding of said Senatorial Con-
vention in the town of Brookhayen Miss az
certain time all delegates to be notified bv
their respective Executive Committee
heS~Ged mat we suggest the first Monday
IN october next as the time for holding said
Convention.
S. A. MATHEWS, Pike
J. II. CRAWFORD,
J.. l.. HAMPTON,
+. PRESCOTT,
w. H. RUTLER, Lawrence.
JOAN S. COTTON, Lincoln.
We, the undersigned delegates from Law
renee county having arrived at Brookbaven.
after the delegates Of Pike county had left on
TsJn n
above resolution. 80 'A
VIM. Weathersby, W.D Wilson.
". a. Kodwel A. r. Longino,
II. ID. Butler James M Renson
I. H. BeaI, T. II. Smith,
j. }. Martin, Lincoln county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

WE learn from the Yazoo Herald that
the Assistant Radicals of that county,
who have dubbed themselves Independ-
ent-Democrats, are following suit with
the Boiling Democrats of Madison, and
telling the people that they are going
into the acknowledgements eau
Gus of thet Legislature, and control its
action to the extent of their votes,
should they be elected. 1t is about time
the Greenbackers of Marshall, the In
dependent Greenbackers of Pamela, the
Independents of Rankin, and the
Greenback Laborers of Kinds, were
announcing their intention in that mat
ter, should any of them get to the Leg
islature. Wouldn't it be a nice party
caucus with all of these men in it who
have been doing everything in their
power to disband and disorganize the
party that redeemed the State from Rad
ical rule?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

OF the 1890 votes cast by Califor-
mia at the late election, the Republican
candidate received 66,282 Eighty
eight thousand six hundred and eighty
eight votes were cast for the opposition
candidates yet it was great Republi-
can victory.
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Carroll's Candidates

Carroll Courier
we desire to congratulate our friends
a Slessrs. oomerville and Talbert, on their
IucGe9s IN receiving the nomination for the
county will be proud of her renr r,.,,o
IN the Legislature of 1890 Now III &C.,
ma man sta. stand firmly at his post of duty and
see mat these gentlemen are sustsi5aJ r.,
the November election 9uS'1'iiieu in
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24
Acquitted.

From private letter we learn that
Mr.. j. R. Peery, brother of State Sena-
tor Peery, was tried and acquitted OF
the murder of H. Hammond at Winona,
on the 18th inst, three magistrates
sitting in the case. Messrs. Ellis &
Holloway and Sweetman Il Trotter
were the attorneys for the defence; H.
R. McInnis, Esq, representing the
State
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

The Butler wing of the Democratic
party in Massachusetts have nominated
Ben. Butler for Governor and A. g.
Woodwork for Lieutenant Governor
The other wing has done nothing as vet
Any body of Democrats who would
nominate Beast Butler deserve. to be
beaten, as they will be.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

THE De Brutz-Dixonites of Yazoo,
and the Levy-Garrettites of Madison,
and the Skinner-Rankinites of the free
state, are all going into the Democratic
Conservative Legislative caucus. Go
ing into it, and burst the machine wide
open we presume, if it don't run to suit
them. What jolly time they will
have first in getting elected by the peo-
pie, then in getting into the caucus, and
finally in running the Democratic-Con-
sentative party.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-24

WHERE will you be Mr.. Mississippi
Greenbacker next year in the great
national canvass between the Republican
military force party, and the Demo
cratic free ballot party. VIII you go
with the Radicals or will you return to
the Democratic party, and take back all
the hard words you have said about it :?
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Able and Exhnnatiuo

Canton Citizen
n me the al able and exhaustive paper publisbod
~ tIie CLARION, entitled " The w. s' ~
CONSIDERED in its legal and meral 1yI 5lil
c eoT1vSy; oy Gen. Jno. =. Freeman. Is a
sIan5a Toe ana ana lnYlnciDle refutation Of the
viii ~ sr against our people. We trust Il
papers =, v q. circulated by Democratic