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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
Hon. A. II. Stephens on the Political
Situation.


Washington Star
In this interview and others had to-day
Mr. Stephens gives vent to practically much
the same views expressed by FELTON,. In the
Star Mr. Stephens is reported as follows:
STAR: And you think the solid South is
dissolved? Answer: No, | do not; but it
will require good management to keep it
solidly in the Democratic column next
year. If there is patriotism enough ia the
New York Democracy to bring them to-
gether to harmonic their differences and
give us such leaders as promise success next
year, the party leaders in the South can
keep their followers in line. If, on the con-
trary, the dissensions in New York continue.
then our only hope of success il DESTROYED
and the South will look out for herself
STAR: How, by joining the Grant move
ment? Answer: The South to-day prefers
Grant as dictator to John Sherman or Ros-
coe Conkling as President. Among the
Southern soldiery, those who formed the
Southern armies, there is q gIaas deal of
respect and reverence for Gen. Grant. He
is a soldier, brave man, full of the generos-
ity that always accompanies true courage
We regard John Sherman and Conkling as
mere politicians, scheming, wire-pulIinp
politicians, who would build up noneyyed
aristocracy and let the country go to the
dogs. Fhere is nothing that could induce
the people of the South to support either
Sherman or Conkling.
STAR: But they would support Grant I?
Answer: In preference to any other man of
the Republican party.
STAR: Is there any movement among the
Democrats towards Grant yet? Answer
No; but if it ever comes, it will be sponta-
neous. 1t will be when the South sees that
it has nothing to hope for from the Demo.
cratic party when they see that the people
are bent upon having a centralized govern.
ment, stronger government, then they will
move to its support, and let me tell YOU
the people of the South have less to fear
from strong government than any other
section. They are better adapted TO living
under that sort of government. think, than
the North.
It should be mentioned in connection with
the above that Messrs. Stephens and FELTON,
freq uently renowned the policy of the De
mocrats in Congress and joined the Repub-
licans during the political contests The
mora sagaeious politicians, in the light of
these facts. do not anticipate any serious
decentralization in the ranks Of Southern
Democrats; saying that when partx lines
are again drawn iii Qnnereaa all Thoughts ofI
= stampede viii b abandoned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
THE Washington Republican, the or

THE Washington Republican, the or
gan of the Administration, potwith-
standing Mr.. Hayes veto of the bill
partially remonetzing silver, and its
passage over his head, makes some
significant admissions now in favor OF
the measure. 1t says that, ''when the
silver-dollar bill passed Congress there
was necessity for this coin to ballast
gold and keep 1t under control so that
when resumption should come it would
not be master of the situation. It was
not onl " an important factor IN accom-
TtishiRg resumption, but it assured that
event without difficulty or interruption,
and has enabled the Government and
the banks to answer every demand
upon them for coin in the redemption
of their paper" This being true, not
Mr.. Sherusn and the Administration
but in spite Of them, the Democratic
party secured resumPtiop-or if not re-
sumption, the equalization of coin and
the paper money which is in circulation.
Put this down to the credit of the
Democratic party, with its 'sdoIiaF OF
the daddies."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
The American Public Health Asso-
citation.

This body met in Nashville on the
18th, and held an interesting session.
During the session Il Sanitary council
composed of the State Boards of Health,
representing seventeen States, was
also held. The Association adopted
resolutions to the effect that the pres
ent National Board of Health had been
of such service to the country that it is
not expedient to make any change in
its organization; that Investigations by
the board are approved and should be
continued for the prevention of other
diseases as we'll as yellow fever; that
Congress should appropriate sufficient
funds to enable the board to secure
talent and apparatus; that no change
in the existing quarantine law should
be made without careful consideration
that it is expedient for the National
Board to call an International Congress
for the discussion Of quarantine, and
that it is clearly the duty of the govern
ment to establish quarantine station
at the mouth of the Mississippi. The
following is advisory council of South
ern members Messrs. Webb of Ala
bama, Cobb of Florida, Campbell of
Georgia, Johnston of Mississippi, Holli-
day of Louisiana, Clapp of Tennessee,
Joyner of Virginia, Wood of North
Carolina, Libby of South Carolina, and
Rutherford of Texas.
President Plunkett, of the Sanitary
Council of the Mississippi Valley, ap-
pointed the following committee to ar
range plans of operations between all
State Boards of Health in the Union:
Drs, Hewett, Pinckney and Thompson,
of Kentucky; DIR. Griffin, of Wisconsin;
DIR. A. L. Atchison, of Tennessee; DIR.
Chopin, of New Orleans, and DR..
Rice, of Mississippi.
The following were elected officers
of the American Health Association
for the next year: President, John
s. Billings, United States Army
first vice-President, Samuel Chopin,
of New Orleans; second President,
r. G. Ceazle, of Lansing, Michigan;
J. B. Lindsey, of Nashville.
An Executive Committee was also
chosen. Invitations from New Orleans
to hold the next Convention in that
city were accepted by an almost unani-
nous vote.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
A Startling Proposition.

When last a candidate for his present
position Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia,
defed the authorities of his party, and
its organization and usages, and rather
than have contest with him, they re-
fused to accept his wager of battle and
permitted him to walk over the track
into Congress without raising the issue,
whether he was their choice, or not.
They made nothing by the concession,
but postponement of the rugged issue
which must come sooner or later. 1t
will be seen in another column, that he
is displaying decided leaning to Grant
ism. He presumes to say that the
South would prefer Grant and an
Empire, Grant with imperial power, to
any other of the prominent Republican
candidates for the Presidency. The
latter would be a misfortune to the
country, but would leave its democrat
ic form of government sub ject to
charge of administration at a future
time in the mode prescribed by its Con-
stitution and laws. The suggestion of
Mr.. Stephens is so repugnant to the
spirit of the people of South, that it
will receive no answer but one Of en-
phatic disavowal and condemnation.
The people of the South have no prefer
enee for Grant oyer anybody, Under his
administration, all the oppressive and
proscriptive measures which marked
the reconstruction and carpet-bag era,
were devised and enforced, and with
the exception of the administration of
fraudulent President Hayes which was
conceived in sin and brought forth in
iniquily, there has been none to APP
proach it in corruption since the foun-
dation of the government. The sooner
the Georgia Democrats assign Stephens,
FELTON, and other so-called ''Indepen-
dents" to the limbo of rejected public
servants the better.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
The Exodus Question.

The indianapolis Mail Republican,
does not like the proposition to COLOMBO
Indiana with colored people from the
South. The scheme is suggested under
pretence of humanity to therace and of
increasing the laboring population and
wealth of Indiana but back of it is
the motive to increase the Radical vote
for the Presidential election. The
Mail says:
Though a great and comparatively new
agricultural State, the negroes are not
wanted. They have been from the first
charge upon the people of Kansas and of
the whole country They have died by
hundreds and still Kansas is making APP
peals to the country for help. Indiana does
not want such additions to her population.
Her industries do not require the introduce
ton of pauper labor from any quarter, and
the laboring people of the State cannot too
soon place themselves on record as opposed
to the exodus movement. 1t is fair to as
sumo that the negro laborers of the South
are as well paid as the average laborer of
the North They receive food, clothing and
shelter. Does the average Northern laborer
receive more? In thousands of instances it
is shown that the Southern farm hand is
able to save money and purchase land. Is
this true of the Northern farm laborer? 1t
will be seen by a close examination of the
subject that the negro in the South is get
ting along, all things considered, quite as
well, if not better, than the Northern
labOrers.
This is all true. There is no country
ON earth, as we have often shown in
these columns, where equal opportuni-
ties are afforded to the laboring class as
are enjoyed by the freed people of the
South They did not have capital to
commence with him, and in that respect
were on an equal footing at the close of
the war with the whites, but laws were
passed to give them credit upon their
labor, and they have had no difficulty
either in obtaining employment, or
credit. They enjoy equal educational
opportunities with the whites and there
is no party, or even faction, in this
section, which proposes TO interfere
with their civil and political rights as
now guaranteed by law. After a fair
trial in Kansas, they have discovered
the superior advantages of the South.
This fact, we have stated not to
dissuade them from emigrating. The
white people in Mississippi are will
ing for them to exercise that right if they
think proper; and they will certainly
make no concessions to Overrule their
intention to emigrate if they wish.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26


We have said before, and it cannot
be too often repeated, that there are
several essentials which constitute a
trustworthy Democrat Cor Conserva-
tive) and which qualify him for admis-
sion into the caucuses of the party.
One of these, is his acquiesence in the
decision of the party if he is an asPirant
for office, or his support of the nominee
if he is not. The disappointed aspirant
who takes his little squad of dissatisfied
followers and throws himself at the feet
of the Radical party to satisfy his re-
venge against the Democratic party for
an imaginary, or if you please, real
grievance, is not fit to be received into
its councils. He is an enemy, and not
even a disguised one. There is a striking
case in point at hand Representative
FELTON,, of Georgia, ran against Judge
Lester, the regular nominee, at the
last election; and by combining the
Democrats who followed him into the
Radical camp from which his chief
support came, he was successful. En-
tering Congress, he became louder in his
Democratic professions than the true
men who came with Democratic Gre
dentials and had never gone astray.
And some were foolish enough to put
their faith in him. But what is the
result? Political circles are agitated
over a letter which he has recently
written virtually renouncing the Demo
cratic party and declaring for General
Grant for President. And yet there
ought to have been no astonishment at
all. The so-called Democrat who is too
pure for his own party and purchases office
from the opposition by denouncing it
and defying its usages and organization,
is its worst enemy and should be CLASH
fed with its enemies. The way of In
dependents, and the consequences which
will come of trusting them if admitted
into the councils of the party before they
bring forth fruits meet for repentance,
may be plainly seen in the course of the
Georgia renegade
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
Presidential Electors.

A report having been raised that the
Republicans in the State of New York
having obtained majority in the Leg
islature, and the Governor also, might
elect the electors of President in 1880,
as an offset to a similar proposition
(Which has not been seriously enter
tained) in some of the Southern States, J
the Evening Post advises strongly against
such course, but gives the facts as fol-
lows:
In most cases the States have directed
by law that the electors shall be appointed
by popular election There are exceptions,
however The South Carolina electors were
appointed by the Legislature up to the time
of the war, and in other States the same
mode of appointment has been adopted.
Formerly the New York electors were chosen
in this way. Chapter XXXII. of the laws of
the nineteenth session of our Legislature
passed March 26, 1896, provides that cleo
tors shall be appointed, and that the Leg
islature shall meet for that purpose on the
first Tuesday of November in every fourth
succeeding year. This system was after
ward changed, and the Laws of 1912 (Chap-
ter 1870, Title 6, Section 81 provide that the
electors shall be elected at the general cleo
ton in November preceding the time fixed
by the laws of the United States for the
choice of President and Vice-President
Of course it is within the power of the Leg
islature to repeal or amend this law at any
time, and if before November, 1880, the Re
publican Senate and Assembly should pass
and Governor Cornell should sign a bill
directing the electors to he appointed in
that month and year by the Legislature,
there would be no help for it. In other
words, and according to the Federal Con-
stitution, it is perfectly competent for any
and every State to prescribe by law the
method of appointing electors
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
For THE CLARION.
The Next Speaker.

I see our distinguished friend, Gen.
Featherston, has declined to be candidate
for the chair of the House of Representa-
tiyes, soon to assemble Since his declen-
sion ! have mingled freely with the people
of number of counties, and the opinion
has been generally expressed that Feather
ston should be chairman of the committee
of Ways and Means, or as they now style it,
the Finance Committee. He is the man to
grapple with, harmonic and adjust the
question which divided us, every where, in
the late elections, and which must be
settled before the Presidential conflict. It
is most responsible position, and we need
an able, firm, determined man, In whom
the whole country confdes. The veteran
General is the man for the crisis.
For the Speakership, have heard, all
over central and southern Mississippi, an en-
phatic expression for Hon. r. Seal of Har-
rison. No man in the State has had more
legislative experience. No man is more
familiar with parliamentary law.and special
rules. No man Yields more personal and
political influence. No man deserves more
of the party. No man would be more inn
partial, and energetic in the dispatch eff
business, and no section of the State has
been truer to great Issues in controversy.
PINE WOODS.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
The Presidential Electors of New
York
Boonville Pleader.

The Republicans are sounding political
opinion as to a scheme Of electing Fresiden.
tial Electors by the State Legislature of
New York, in which they have large ma
jority, thus takingaway from the Democrats
all chance of competing before the people
for that State They pretend that they
will be justifable in taking this step,
because Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi
will elect Presidential electors by the Leg
islatures of their respective States and that
this step is iustifable by way of set-of to
this supposed policy, This is done upon
the rule that three wrongs make one right.
The charge that the three States above men
toned have any idea of selecting Electors
by the Legislature is a mere subterfuge.
They have no idea of doing any such thing.
Col. Williams, of the Grenada Senti-
mel, and member elect to the I4egisla-
ture, referring to the rumor that Gen.
Chalmers was advocating the proposed
measure by the Mississippi Legislature,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
Another Grant PENSION Scheme.

1t has been published by Washington
correspondents that another scheme to
pension Gen. Grant has been devised
under cover of a bill creating for his
benefit an office with the name OF
Cqptain-Genera or some distinctive
military title. It is said that the scheme
will receive the favor of Southern
Congressman, and that the plan is to
have it introduced as Southern
measure. The old trick of the monkey
using the cats paw to get the ohestnuts
out of the fire, is to be played over at
the expense of the Southern members
who are to be afforded this glorious
opportunity of displaying "the loyalty
of their constituents. Two years ago,
a similar game was attempted, but it
fell under the whitening Indignation of
the country; but In the love-feasting
and hallelujah now going ON over his
return from his pleasure excursion
abroad, it is thought that the mere
matter of creating a life-office for him
will escape censure. We have no doubt
the Southern members have been gross
ly misrepresented. They viii not be a
party to the scheme. It is anti-repub-
lican and contrary to the spirit of our
institutions.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
The RIeeti0n in sharkey countz.

MckINNEYvILL, Miss, Nov. 10, 1879
EDITORS CLARION: The following ticket
was elected in Sharkey county on the lth
inst, to-wit:
Representative-Leigh Clark, Democrat,
Sheriff. 5. JOOre, Independent.
Clerks. +. Shelton. Democrat
Treasurer-W. G. III. Mckinney. Demo-
GRAFT
Assessor-John Harsh, Democrat.
X
The vote was large one throughout the
county. The greatest good humor prevailed,
ana the best order. So far as / can learn,
there was not disturbance either at the
polls, or anywhere else, ON that day. The
colored voters generally supported the
democratic candidates with much enthusi-
asm. an4 very respectfully,
J. @. HALL
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
SENATE.

DENAAns
1st District. P. Carter.
ID District-Moses Jackson.
81 District-A. H. Longino.
4th Distret--A. H. Brennan.
9th District-Thos. A. Magee.
9th District-Benj. King.
9TH Distriet-Warren Cowan Vacaneu
Election, December 9th.
Sth DIstrict-S.anley Gilbert.
9th District. r. Carter.
10Th District L. b. Brown.
llth District. D. Stewart VIM Rs1ia
18th District-Tbos. T. Singleton.
18th Disirict-W. d. Gibbs.
18th District. G. Hamilton.
10th Distributions L. Cooper.
10th District E. Bridges.
18th District-H L Jarnagin.
18Th District. L. Crigler.
18Th District-D. W. Rogers.
20ih pistrict-Wm L. Lowrance.
2lst District-David johnson.
22d District-John D. Bills
23i District-James H. Dalton.
oath District-tJ. T. Gritfn, R. o. Revn. ll,
25th District-t4. w. West
18th District--C. b. Vance.
9th District. P. Walker, J. B. Perkins.
2Sth Distriot-4G. w, eagles
29th District-W. S. Anderson.
Both District-W H. FitzGerald.
3lst District-W d. Peery.
sd District-C. A. Wilcox.
SD District-W. W. Humphries
Democrats, 33-Vaeancy /; Grecnbackers. ..
Republicans, ].
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26

FRANCE, England and Germany are
stu pouring their gold and silver into
this country, at the rate of six or eight
million dollars a week. Three millions
in specia left Havre on the 18th. This
constant, steady influx Of gold and sill
yer into the United States has had its
inevitable effect in reyiving business.
1t has put aquietus upon the proposition
to initiate the circulating medium with a
spurious currency.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26

THE activity in the cotton market
continues with occasional fluctuations.
Cotton planters have great cause for
qualification, as well as the merchants
who have made better collections t he
present season than usual. If our peo-
pie would raise bountiful supply of
hog and hominy, with the fruits and
vegetables that come almost spontane-
ously, and cotton for the money crop,
there would be no cause to complain of
hard times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26

IT is wise suggestion of Hon. Van
H. Manning of this State to have the
next census establish the proportions of
cotton crop produced by white and
colored labor, respectively. He will
ask the superintendent of the census to
direct enumerators to procure the infor-
nation and it is to be hoped, his sug-
gestion will be accepted. 1t will serve
a good purpose in several ways. twill
remove the impression that the princi-
pal part Of the field labor in the South
is performed by the colored race; but it
do good chiefly by establishing that the
climate as wella soil, of the cotton belt,
is suited to white labor, and the effect
will be to encourage immigration.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26

THERE is one consolation in connection
with the Presidential election. The
Democrats have control of both Houses
of Congress and will possess the power
to count the Presidential vote under
such rules and regulations as they them
selves may adopt. IF the Democratic
candidates receive a majority of the
Electoral College, there need be no ap-
prehension that he will be counted out
again.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
Grand Congratulatory Demonstration
in Yazoo.

The Democrats of Beat No. 1, (and
NUMBER ONE it is) the Gibralter of the
Yazoo Democracy, celebrated their
victory over the strife-makers and dis
organizers in that county, at Ogden
Church on the 22d inst, in magnificent
STYLE. The invitation was extended
through Col, w. H. Russell, Chairman
of the Central Beat Club to all to come
and participate in the jubilatiOn, and
there was large outpouring OF people
of both races. The preparation was
ample. The welcome was cordial. The
enthusiasm and good cheer were abound
ing and characteristic of the hospitable
and patriotic people who originated it.
The kin3est feeling was exhibited be-
tween the two races who Jared precisely
alike in the enjoyment of the good
things that had been provided with
profusion for the multitude. What a
rebuke this exhibition was to the williams
who have been slandering the white
people of Yazoo county and charging
them with bulldozing and otherwise
maltrcating the colored people! There
is no community in which better feel
ing exists between the races and none
where the blacks have more cause to
feel kind towards their neighboFa of the
white race. Short speeches, and a
variety of them, were the rule of the
day. At late hour, the meet
ing adjourned, everything having con-
tributed to the joys of an occasion which
will long be remembered with delight
by those who were fortunate enough to
participate in the celebration.
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Gen. Grants Friendly Greetings to
the South.
or. Courier-Journal.1

VVNlIlI0leT
General, how have you been affected BY
the many kindly sentiments which have
reached yoH from the people Of the South ~
he replied, with deep feeling. "They have
been more grateful to me than can ex-
press you may tell the CouTier-JournaL
and through it the people Of the South, that
placed, that while always determined to-
support the National Union, am for those
and only those things which will allav alb
bitterness of the past--all sectional animos-
ltles-and those which will make rs @
united, great people, such as we are now
really believed to be by the great nations