The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-01

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EDITORS CLARION: Palis g, like adyer-
silly, makes str4hge bed-ieIlows Think of
Gen Reub. Dsvis, OF Mississippi, falling
into the arms OF thar bellicose Boomerang.
Blaine. The spectacle exceeds all the
probabilities of prose and dumbfoaBds the
possibilities of poetry. But such Is the
| fact! Hon. H. L. MuIdrew has been duly
notified that Gen Reuben Davis will con-
| test his seat in the 18th Congress. And
upon what grounds, think you? Why,
| nothing more nor less than that at the
recent election the Radicals OF The 81 Dis
| trlct white and black, were iutimidatea and
oulIdozed beyond all measure OF political
| recos milton; that the said Muldrow aud his
| friends did, with malice prepense and deceit
most dire, denolish the polls. lam haste the
lambs, and stuff the boxes. until Sambo
| Afrieanus of Mississippi didn't know him
! sell from buIldoZ faetory-hand of
Massachusetts
Hon. II, D. Money informs me that he
mas been recently investigating the testi-
nony delivered by Gen. Davis before the
Boutwell, Committee in 1S76 Ia tin. light
OIL TINS day it furnishes reading matter when
i rich, rare and raey. Two years age.
"hen standing before that august tribunal
Gen Davis declared that the slightest in
Sih'atlon that all men. Of all colors could
not vote as freely in Mississippi As in
Malne, was blank lie, manufactured out
Oh Whoie cloth by the blankedeSt set OF
oiank sconhdrrl> that eve wobbIed through
the "ofId. Moreover he, Gen Reuben
DAVIS proclaimed himself stalwart and of
the w&TliheSt character 10 be found in all
the land. The niger, sir. was an animal
OF the most inferior wool lazy. Iousv
tank, and lubberly link between the bn-
man and the brute creation. and blast m,
eyes, sir If the people OF Mississippi had a
modicum of my grit, the sLot-vun raliov
would be but milk and mushy music in
These par.s! Nothing less than mortars ana
maelstroms, massive and mon,tIous, should
De mounted 10 NOW down the mutton
headed mobs OF mud-colored mal-monkav.
VINO dare to raise a hand, with the ballot in
IL by the side OF our unadulte.ated Caucas-
sian race.
1t Is said that BnutwelI's eyes started fran,
thelr sockets, aud he himself (first having
having his life insured) started TOR Mass !
chusstts a soon as Gen. Davis got through |
with his testimony; and the entire Com /
mlttee concurred in the opinion thar /
Ioomos, 1ancey, WigEtn, Bonnie-blue dau
Dixie, and Yankee be-dam, ali boiled down
together would mt even leave a taste Of |
southern tights in The deiatiest mouth
after getting very slight smack of General
Reuben Davis
Hence these tears! Two years ago there
was no bulldozing in Mississippi-lf Their.
WAS. zen. Davis Ua Il D |
in behalf OF the down trodden.
Strange such difference there should be
Iwlxt Davis dumb, and Davis de-
that is to say, defeated by majority of
several thousand. But is it in bad taste
confess, to indulge in anything like
'olllcking- pen over this matter. just At
/ time when Radical hate is mastering an
Is forces 20 crush our helpless and in,pov-
'tlshed section to see one who has been
IGNORED by our State, in the years gone bv.
lit hand to wound still deeper, is indeed
all
Messrs- Chalmers and Manning hay.
likewise been notified that their seats win
De contested; the former by CASTILLO, the
alter by Dir. Amacker. The latter win | :
enur his opponent | mean Col Manning
OF court at the first move since
he notice of Amacker is frivolous, slim
uOpS anu generally In formal. |
boss Sheppard" you know, has for wears
'een esteemed at the South as the most 1
eckieSS, brutal, and rascaliy of the old | [
iraut regime. But his untiring devotion 70
humanity manifested during The epidemic :
n oehalf OF our stricken section has given /
lH, IN our Utmost hearts, a warm ana Il
4sting place. He worked, often all MONT
ong, INCREASINGLY for our people, and be- o
ldes giving very largel5 OF his own (not y
bundar;) means, he urged all others to do 1
4 IEN s,rl- n
tiles. He manifested. besides the hiuhest
rider OF executive ability. He l. was who
Tanned and set on foot the steamer
hambers expeditioE--a plan of succor
hich was worth three times an equal
mount sent South III money Have YOU Il
zen Washington City siHce he transf formed
ar streets from sand lots into glistenjng
loroughIares of asphelt? Her streets are :
DIV the finest in the world True he was
uch abusr d by the property holders for NJ
e taxes necessary to carry on the work me
as branded As thief, robber. Sc. but alter F,
may he not have been right? Ii b
Thief, he IS certainly not a wealthy e
le, and | wouldn't swap him off to-day NJ
lat Is as far a my interest goes} lor many
no persisted in denounclng him Tenn to
rG Dtatdntur, ct nutGHtuS cum Ills. Time III
sc dome 81 many -colored glass, stains IN
e bright radiance of Eternity" and who or
ows that in the great hereafter. our IN
Unions, In most cases, of both men ana
eaSures may be completely reversed ca
'"ever L beg leave to have entered as til
ddJudtcdtd, as a decree fiual, my estimate re
any set OF men who would turn against | tn
section just at a time when Biaine's te
mime heels are flying in her face N.
DIR. C. h. MARSHALL "a a
lVered a lecture last night ct Lincoln fe,
IL 10 most appreciative audience on the til,
gect OF yellow Fever as exhibited at bu
ckSourg Curing the past summer. For
II two hours he held his listeners | was We
Yer more n ghly entertained-as he gave ico
omely, though skiIlful and i'm MANY re- in
cts novel, history of the epidemic at
les reaching the very sublime OF pathoS mi
ei9quence. Such a lecture as he de- th-
7ied IS worth a dozen Of Bob Inyersoll,s ma
derdash, and hope he may be Induced | in
'epeat lt in the larger cities Of the North. !
puSh the price OF admission was only Dc
'ehts, learn that he received "A very Co,
ldsome return for the benefit of the aid
low lever orphans OF his heroic civ del
Intended, in this, TO discuss the Soutt ern gee
inc and other measures. and also the !
Inc nasco OF the 18th inst. i'm The Senate did
rearing you might cut if | venture 70 ouC
end my letter, will reserve these mat of
for subsequent letter. G r.. M rail
vey
Nhe Tax on Quinine the