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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
A TRICK OF BLAsNE.s.
How ne made Faces
New York World.l

Lamars merciless punishment Of Blaine
i yesfei day, which delighted eNeI, he Repub-
I licans- brought forth an amusing iucideni
to-day Lamar le.t The So a+c eartv, and
Chalmers. Mi~sis ipps nber of Con-
grs =, >trelling in 0 bear what Was going
on, the House bring abuofm4liv 'Ipid, sat
iuHCcently down in Senator f.amar's seat.
Blame e~Iied AID rscs'gi ICED iIn; and as
Chalmers Il aoJ more than halt tie size OF
Blaine the valiaH senator evidently thought
he had chance 10 apply the military max
i'm dear 10 the schooibay's soul. Il cannot
whip you, but can make faces at your Sis
! ter" He accordingly made short turn in
his speech, and, fixing his eyes ferociously
on the unsuspecting Chalmers began fre-
mendou> TRADE on bulldoZing in the Vicks-
burg district, which Chalmers represents
/ OF course Chalmers could make 10 repIY
bur he : lik. Shakes pears Hernia thufl5 n
little he Is free. and srernlv facing his toe
he heard him through, and to- nj CHI there is
music In the air. Chain ers is hard at work
packing dynamite for the benefit of B aine
and he " i'll explode it in due time on the
floor Of his own house. The droll.st tbins
OF the session was To zee the care with which
blalHe inspected The Senate Chamber to
make sure that Lamar had really gone be-
fore he fell upon the elpless Representa-
tive seated in his CHAIR.
Mr. Chalmers viii rise to a personal ex-
PLANTATION IN the House TO morrow, and re
ply 10 the charges of fraud in his district
made by Mr.. b .aine. 1t Is not probabIs
Tia the I1ouSe Will permit Mr. Chalmers to
make political speech in Il personal explA-
nation, but, il choked off now, he will de
liver his speech at some future time. The
angry representative SAYS that Blaine,
statement that The negro vote in the shoe
string district was changed from Repu Bill
can TO Dem ocratic in less tine than was
consumed in the conversion OF Saul is false
1he negroes began To bolt the Republican
lcket in Mississippi, according t. Mr.. Chal-
mers. about SIX years ago, when they learn
90 that the carpet Dagger were playing
false IN conventions aud refusing to share
the offices. To be more precise at the time
W hen Bruce Was elected 10 the Senate by
the assistance OF Gov. Auaes and the war iIu
the camp OF The carpet bsggers of thar
state b gan in the election OF 1875, the ne
gr"es spit com pletely and majority OF
them Game into the Democratic tod. where
they received decent treatment, aud from
which they decline now TO stray.
AS the distinguished Representative
from the Shoe.tring District did not re-
ply the next day, we presume he wisely
it best to have more cider and
less talk.)
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
OVERRIDING the Investigation Bu.
siue~s

The following Senators Democrats
voted against the Blaine inquisition:
Messrs. Eaton, HiH, McCreerv. Morgan.
Wallace aud Whyte
We think that these Senators did per
fectly right, especially after the Repub-
licans had voted to make the investiga-
ton strictly Star Chamber Inquisition
by rejecting a proposition submitted by
the Democrats that the Investigators
should sit with open doors. and thus de-
MED to the accused the right to confront
their accusers. In adopting measure
1t is proper to consider its objects. No
I toriously the object Of the pretended
| investigation is to manufacture capitol
/ for Northern Radical consumption. The
/ provision that the investigation shall
include all States and sections. Is Z
transparent fraud. The proceeding Is
aimed exclusively at the South, and the
speech of the Republican leader who
introduced the resolution, proves it.
The decision that the inquisitors shall con
AAiO'h PACCSCNAA4 III seer tLE now LlaI
their object is not 10 find out the truth.
but to obtain statements under oath that
can be used for electioneeung purposes
and to fire the loyal heart OF the North
True, counter testimony will be abun
dainty adduced, but it will be Ignored by
the demagogues who are resolved upon
making out their case, without regard to
the truth. AT the end OF the investigt
ton after all the agitation that attends
such proceedings here in the South the
disturbance Of the minds Of the coIored
population with vague ideas of wrong,
they had never dreamed Of having suf- |
fered the natural awakening OF section |
al anlmosilies which ought to sleep; the |
interference with business; the expendi- |
ture Of public money-wLat will !, |
amount to ? What good purpose will |
have been accomplished What benefits
Will have compensated the country for
the INJURY wrought? If this was the
first Inquisition OF the sort, there woulf
be less ground for Directing. If it wa.
the second, there would be less. Or the
third. But it is a continuation Of =
system Of agitation which experience
has shown to be fruitful Of nothing but
evil, and the Senators who are on the
record against it, have entitled themselves
to the thanks Of the country. If the
Democratic House Of Representatives
will have the frmness to refuse to ap-
'ropriate dollar for the investigation,
hey will act wisely. The country has
lad a surfeit OF the investigating bust
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
a strong speech.

The speech Of Senator Wallace o
Pennsylvania, which we have printed OIL
our first page, il reply to Mr. Blaine,
key note, is perfectly unansweraDle Ii
completely covers the ground, and with
an array Of argument and figures scat
tiers to the four winds the false premises
and plausible sophistries Of his antagon
ist, and which, if not answered. in the
Senate so that the public mind of the
North could be reached through the
daily press of that section, might have
worked serious injury to the National
Democracy who in that part Of the
Union are the only allies and defenders
OF the assailed and villifed South.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
Let the AAO~>e OF personalities
Cat OIL GI,e supply.

some OF our contemporaries are won
dering if Senator Key was wrong ii
voting for the resolution investigating the
Mississippi election Of 1875, why the
| Democratic Senators who voted for the
Blaine resolution are right now. The
point Is well taken. There was as much
justice and propriety in investigating
then as now, and no more; and there
were neither in either case. Both had
their origin in the same vile purpose
VIZ, to keep alive the sectional agita
ton and provide the Northern RcpubJi
can demagogues with eIectioneerino re
sources. In the former case the Demo
cratic House Of Representatives was de
servedly censured fer voting away the
public money for the prosecution Of the
investigation. If the majority of the
House of Representatives, with its ewes
wide open and its past experience of
such proceedings, repeat the same folly.
they will be condemned by their constit
uents, and deservedly condemned.
+. ). BY species of special plead
ing, the Attorney General has decided
that $40, 600 of an investigation fund
heretofore appropriated, but which has
never been expended, can be used for
the purposes of the Blaine Committee.
The construction is clearly forced, and is
an employment of the public monies not
by law. 1t should subject the
Attorney General to impeachment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

No one more fully appreciates solid sub
| stantlal public servant than the bile editor
OF the CLARION. Hence that journal saws
Hon. .. X. Sin gletOn is an efficient anc
irhnentIal members of the committee or
appropriations. The Diplomatic AZ
UoHeuiar Dill reported by him and passed
makes a considerable reduction in the ex
travagant salaries paid TO foreign ministers
aud representatives abroad.
In reading the Congressional Record for
this session, we have not enjoyed amy num-
Der so much AS we did that which contained
the proceedings of the lower house OF Con-
gress, in committee OF the whole, when Mr.
singleton reported the bill referred to bv the
CLARION. We never knew greater famiH-
arity with any public measure than Mr. Sin
gieton showed during the searching oues-
tons and the constant offering of invidious
and perpleXing amendments. The readi-
ness with which Mr.. Singleton answered
every neutrality-suspicious. touching the ex-
tent OF commerce, and the political impor-
lance OF the countries throughout the
world. with which we have diplomatic re-
lations, and often involving intricate statfs-
deal factS--all questions were promptly an
swered, and all objections to the report, so
40 met, during the many hours occupied
that even the Republicans seemed ready to
applaud the ability of the report, and its
author.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

In another column will be seen a
statement that-the agent o. large firm
of German ship-builders who was sent
to this country 10 purchase suitable lands
for obtaining timber supplies, on being
told that what he sought could be found
In great abundance and of the right
quality in Alabama convenient for trans
portation, replied that it was out of the
question for his company to invest CAPT
| tol and send laborers to utilize il in con-
sequence of the alleged disorders, and
insecurity TO lie and property in this sec
ton. From this statement may be
formed an idea of the injury that has
been inflicted upon by the South by
/ the designing demagogues who are keep
/ ing up sectional agitation for political
purposes. The stories of the prevalence
OF disorder in the South are fabri-
cations. Since corruption and igno-
rant ceased to dominate the Southern
States, they have been as well ordered
communities as exist in any part of the
Union. Life and property are as secure,
economy and honesty are as much the
rule IN the adm inlstrati ton of their local
governments, and peace between races
and varied avocatioDs and interests are
their prominent features notwiih-
standing misehievous outside inter
ference with their affairs The in
jury to the South by the misrep-
reservations that have been sent abroad,
has been caused not only by the rabid
partisan press of the North; but the Pres
ldent and members Of his cabinet have
been the ready echoes of all the ISLANDERS
that have been manufactured. When
the President of The United States re-
peats stories OF that sort in his message:
when the heads OF departments circulate
them in their official reports, when Sen
ators proclaim them from the capitol Of
Union, We may expect them to be cred
tied abroad aud to produce the evil con
sequences described in the statement re-
ferred to. There are two ways by which |
these damaging impressions can be Grad
lcated. One is for the slandered commu.
mites to persist in doing right. The other
IS for the authorities of the Southern
States, the press and the people, through
every channel by which the truth can
be circulated, to make known the actual
of affairs in this section. TO
represent that law and order prevail;
hat labor receives tsjust earnings so far
Is State laws can effect that object, and
hat here we have no privileged classes
eedlng and growing rich upon the labor
If the sons and daughters of toll.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

WHEN the President steps out of his
constitutional sphere of duty and sug
! gests the curtailment of Southern rep
resentatIon in Congress upon partisan
and sectional grouDds-when the same
revolutionary proposition is openly ad-
vocated by members of his cabinet
when his political followers introduce
measures in Congress (see the Page reso-
lutlons) designed to carry that daring
scheme into eifect-when his Secretary
of War asks repeal Of the law forbid
ding the army to be used as the posse
comttatus of the civil officers of the
government in the Southern States
when his Attorney General asks for
additional appropriations for the prosecu-
ton Of the Southern people for political
causes--itis time for the Democrats and
Conservatives of the South to contem
plate the perils of the situation, and
holding in allegiance questions of com
Paratively minor import, close ranks
for the maintenance of the right of self
government which they re established
after years into which were crowded
centuries of oppression and suffering..
Signing for repose, we lament that the
Southern question has been reopened |
But we Of the South are not responsible
for it. We must stand united If we
must divide about green backs" or any
othcr matter, let us do so when our self
COVE nment has been placed upon an
enduring basis.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

Gen. WRIT ADAMS is on visit to this
city, his former residence, where he is
held in the highest regard, and has
been welcomed to the hearts and homes
Of his old neighbors and friends. Where
ever v7TT7T-anu patriotism have their re-
ward Gen. Adams will be honored. 1t
will not be forgotten that he gracefully
declined seat in the cabinet of Presi-
dent Davis at the commencement of the
late troubles, that he might render ser
vice on the battle field where he illus
trated the knighriy qualities of the sol
der and patriot Though he nodestly
retired from public life to engage in pri-
waite pursuits after the war, there is no
station IN the gift of the State which he
would not slorn. He is the guest of
DIR. p. I. Bailey, and will remain in the
capital several days
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

The Democratic majority in the House
will not, probably, be favertbly disposed to-
wards measure Che Electoral Bib pro-
posed by Republican Senator, and the
chances, therefore, are against its passage.
IN ihat event we may make up our minds
to go into the next Presidential election as
We went into the last one, with the counting
OF the votes entirely at the mercy OF Con-
gress.--St. Louis Republican.
There is this important difference.
however, both branches Of the next
Congress will be in the hands of the
Democratic party.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
The Public HHeaIth-'Ehe Right of
States. Counties, and NaaicfPaA
lilies 40 Protect Il Themselves.

! We learn a vigorous effort will be
made in Congress TO compel reliance en-
tirely upon a national quarantine system
for the protection Of the public health,
/ and to interdict the States from estab.
fishing quarantine and police regulations
! OF their own Tor that purpose. We trust
i that our information is not correct, aud
10 such attempt will be made, but if So,
1t should be stoutly resisted and defeated.
he motive Is attribut ed to representa-
tives from seaboard districts, aud the
agents Of corporations who do not wish
their Interpretations interfered with
The readiness with which the Railroads
adapted themselves to the situs lion dur
ms The last epidemic, and yielded ODE
dieuce to The quarantine regulations OF
counties and municipalities, induces US
TO discredIt the rumor as to them
Iney not Only coniorned to these regu-
lati9ns but placed themselves at the dis
pOsal of the afflicted communities and
plies. Their generous conduct in that
trying crisis should always be remember
ed to their credit
We will build large hopes upon
the efficacy Of rigid general quarantine
law and such international regulations
as the United States government may be
able to establish, but for no consdera
ton can the right of the States and
through them, of counties and munich
PaiIties TO adopt measures for their own
protection, be abandoned Mississippi
can not place herself at the mercy of
New Orleans, Mobile and other cities
contiguous to the seaboard and constant
y liable to thousand perils 20 which
she As an interior State, is not exposed :; /
nor can the cities and towns of the inte |
r.or States be prohibited from protecting |
themselves against the appropriateness of |
1ach other. Canton must not be com
PEELED to suffer on account Of the neglect
If j 'ckson; nor Meridian from the indif-
ference OF places which she is connected
Zach must have the right to protect it
sltagaiust plaques which from whatever
.3use overtake the other. This is hu-
nanity, as well as human nature whose
highest law is self-preservation; and it is
for public agents to whom the
ountry is anxiously looking for measures
+ protection, to be informed that the
eopIe will enforce it whether it is put in
} the statute books or not.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
The Tax on Quinine.
NO. Times.

y : U HITS.
"A contempora calls attention RI NJ
MerrImons quinine bill, now pending in
Congress winch say:
BE It enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representative of the United Stafes a
america Am IN Congress assem- pied That on
ana after the passage of this act 'snIphate
of quinine imported from foreiGn conptrias
shall be admitted free of duty;
ANA adds: ''lt there is anything to be
SAID against the measure, not from a free
ira der's point of view merely bur from that
OF an honest aud sincere protectionist who
favors tariffs for their supposed nnhIic Cd
vantage and not for the profit Of private
We should like to hear it.' n"
there is absolutely nothing 10 be said
against IT. During the late epidemic manp
Thousand signatures might have been oh
tanned in New Orleans alone 10 a narition
advocating the passage of that bill.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

Two MEN were actually burned to
death by mob in Nebraska recently,
and behold the sequel:
1t is asserted by their respectable neigh
bors of the TWO men, that they Were honest
citizens. and were the victims of a conspi-
racy planned by per-onal enemies 10 MUIR
der them under the pretence of Kidding the
region of cattle thieves.
We have not heard of the appointment
of any Congressional committee, nor any
other ado about it, except a brief mention
by the press. 1t makes all the difference in
the world where thing of that sort
happens
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

For several days past, We have had
winter ia earnest, The polar wave
which swept over the North, had not ex-
haustsd itself when it struck the dew
dropping South. We could congratu-
late ourselves that it had entirely destroy
ed the yellow fever germs, if they have
not been kept warm in abodes where it
prevailed duriug the epidemic. The
farmers are consoling themselves with
the reflection that the cold spell is fatal
to insect life, and Is the forerunner of
abundant crops the next season.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
THE MISSISSIPPI CONFERENCE.
ARrOINTMENrs roE rHE EEsumo =

On molten, Conference adjourned fer ne me
reading our 81 the appointments ~ -
as follows:
VIcKsBCRG DIsrRlcr-w. L. c. Hunni-
! cut, =. Z
Nirksburg--C. b. Galloway.
Warrrn--F. NJ. Williams.
clover itil--To BE- supplied by II >. mar
Chotard-H. NJ Dnbose.
RplIi"g Fnrk--T G.. Bradford.
NJ. Ohvit--W. ". Hurst.
Su"h2wer--To ue supplied, Il. : Gale
Rocky Spriug--C. W Campbell.
Cayuga--C. \ Powell.
Port GIBBS pu-H Il. Singleton.
Far ettr--D p. Bradford.
kingstau--J ". McLauriu.
Nat,heZ--R. = W oodWard
President Port Gibson Academy. A.
b. Jones.
WooDvILLE DIsrRICT--J- A. Godfrey /,
Woodviilo--J r. Drake. ~
WikiusoL-T ". Brown.
Jackson and PipkIn Chapel-C. q. An
drews.J ID. Wall.
Wiuans and sncord- +. Jones.
CIiniou-T. b Hollumon
East Fellciaua-l b Robertson.
Bayou Sara-C d. Cecil
East Baton Rouge-R. L. Davis.
Livingston Mi-siou-To be supplied, y.
c. williams
-, Helena. :. Parker.
Magnolia. " Studejl.
ANTE II T. Lewis.
3uiflio-N. W. simmons.
President Centenary College, q An
drew.
BRooKHAvEN D1,rRIcr-W. E. 81. Linz
felt, L. +.
Bro XII wen and We-son-W- b. Lewis.
BeauregarL-P. Howard.
HazlchurSi-T. = West.
Georgvtow NJ. Darlington.
Cry-ta Springs. l.. Forsythe.
BAYOU Pierre-N. b. Young.
Brandy wiue-B T. Pearson.
ScOtlana--U IL Caldwell.
Meadyiue--W. W, Upper E. A. Flow
err, sup'y.
summit. H. Shelton.
Bogut Chi.to-J Nicholson.
Spriau RIDGE Lusk.
President WhitwOrth College ? Al. (.
BRANDON p1srR1or-w. II Leith Pc.
Braudor--R Caradine.
FanniG-J. L Hays
Newtou-C Mcdonald
Union--J IL do land, LA. Vance, sun. =.
Walnut Groj Lone TO be supplied a. W.
C .,9.i' b. supplied by I. W Adams.
Lear Rtver--J.A4, Evans.
Trentou--A Sibley~
Raukju-P. A. Johns tofF9~ In
Prairie Mission--To be suppf&o
Miller. Il
MERIDIAN DIsrKIcr-R. j. Jones, 49,
Mcridian--E. IL Mouugcr. -
E,uterprise--J. Il Heard. "a
Fnierprt- Geo. Bancroft
Shubutu-J. NJ Weems
Pauidng-J. NJ Gam.
WaynesBorO-W Il. Hines.
Wayne-D. G w. Ellis.
Mafion-G. NJ. Gilmore
Philadelphia. &. Brogan
Dekalb-A. b. Nicholson.
Spring Hind. \. Little.
Shady Grove NJ ission--T. Y. Armstrong
Chickasal ay MissiOn-Supplied by IS.
}, fl.
President E. NJ. f. College,. w. Adj
iissOu.
SEA SHORE DIsrRIcr-J. A. Ellis, p. r.
Moss Poiut-Geo. + Thompson.
Pearington-C. w. Calhoun
Sea Shore-Juman. w. Cooper
Eat Pascagouia-R. T. Flowers
W Pascagr ua Missiou--T y Calhoun.
Covington-lsaac PEBBLES, c. T. Vickers.
up'y.
Amite City--D. 5. Rayuer, j. B. X. smith,
up'y.
China G rove--D. A. Owens.
WhitJington--C +. Gillespie.
Nj. Carmri--G. w Brown
WeslviIle-Io be supplied by NJ. G.. Cal-
II;;.ia,nn-L GarleE.
J. Miller. A.
Ebenczrr Missfou-E. i. Mullins.
sunday school Agrut-R g. Doyynpr
,. l.. wv" i9'uu1
Jackson--W. Ii Watkins.
jackson &. l. Ken all.
Madlson-D G. Laugford
Raymoud-B. Jones
Brownsvlle-W. e. Black.
Cantou-R. ID. NorsNorthv
Staron--H. II. Montgomery. one r., tor
applied. 0"o ~ 10 10
Camden--W. d. Dominica.
4hzoo ct--I.. L. Feathrrsfou
Trarqil a Dtv.
Silver Cree XIV. L. Andreyys
Dover--R Bradley
Iaz % City-W e Ballard.
N missionary to China--J w. Lqmbutb
ey. IL Az
. Transferred to Texas Conference--Tboa.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
The Congregational Fever Gem
R8iGtee

Congressman Charles T. Hooker, Of
the Fifth Mississippi district; A. 5.
Paddock, Of Nebraska Mr. Williams,
Clerk Of the United States Senate ;
General Stevenson, Sergeant-at-Arms,
and Mr.. O'Conor, Photographic reporter,
are in New Orleans engaged upon the
yellow fever investigation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

The Blaine Iuquisition cannot be
prosecuted without an appropriation,
and the question arises, ought the Demo-
cratic House to consent to the further
sqnandering of the public money for a
purpose so purely partisan and SO utter
ly destitute of anything but public mis-
chief. The investigation business is
overdone.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

Mr.. JOHN DAVENPORT of New York,
assumed "the little brief authority
with which he is clothed, to disfranchise
thousands of foreign born citizens pend
ing the late elections in New Kork, in
the interest of the Republican party.
1t was the working of the old Know
Nothing leaven. The matter is TO be in
vestipated.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
A Health Measure.
Kinds County Gazette

A4IHus county OaZette.
Quarantine New Orleans and the State OF
Louisiana out of Mississippi on The appear
ance OF the first case in the Crescent city
ana II necessary, enforce the Quarantine
with shot-guns, in the Interior. and win
neld pieces on the rivers. The orange and
cigar dealers of New Orleans have ne right
10 introduce the fever into New Orleans
every summer, and II that city permits il,
the mississippi Valley must shut the New
Orleans people aud their commerce out of
the Valley from May TO November of everv
J ear.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01
NEWS OF TME WEET.
The Fatal EGect

al DKookLHN, Dec 24-As Miss Ann Pob-
grcron. aged fifteen, was returnin,, b'rns
trinnad NJ school on Decem ber Ia sbe was
bbr v mp IN passing along Mvrfle A |g
gro @irT stretched from an awning pa.t Of
4oys We're in ambush wafcbine, slh '7oll
faI tir eFick upon passers by. The yirI In
1 na,n the sidewalk She uttered ' cry ' Of
hight s Inu an then became insensibie. Last
after graat p. =, ROM fracture OF the skull,
ihg lor the boys WHO sfretcPed - -.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

The Crystal Springs Monitor has been
enlarged and improved, and thus has
increased its capacities as journal of
rare ability and excellence. DR.. Hun
ter has associated with him Mr.. E. d.
Elliott who is one of our jackson young
men and trained journalist.