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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
The Great Issue.

We regret that we have not space for
the able speech Of Hon Thomas A.
Hendricks, Of Indiana, upon the Presi-
dental election. The striking feature
Of il was his presentation of the fraud
f issue. He argued that General Car
fields nomination Is, an endorsement
and approval, in the most positive and
offensive manner possible, of the Presi-
dental frauds of 1867. Not even
/ the denomination Of Hayes, the bene-
ficiarv of these frauds, or of General
Grant, whose occupancy Of the Presi-
dental chair at the time made them
possible, would have meant so much
According to Mr.. Hendricks belief
Garfield had much more to do with
them than any other one man. Toward
them he occupied double relation. and
was the man Of all men in Congress who
should have peremptorily declined to
serve on the to electoral commission.
He had gone to Louisiana at the insti-
CATION Of General Grant, and while
there had planned, aided and abetted
in the unutterable iniquity Of disfran-
chising an equal and sovereign State of
the Union, by depriving it of its voice
in the election of President and Vice
President. His own report Of his do
ings as visiting Statesman"
save the mark showed that he had no
more business on the electoral commits
sion than would the plaintiffs attorney
the court sitting to try it. Securing
his position on the commission, he voted
steadily with the other seven who held
that his own preparation Of the Louis
lana case, beslimed as it was with per
jury and forgery, was conclusive, and
refused with them to do the very thing
the commission was created to do, and
was sworn to do. Human iniquity
could sink 10 no lower depth. The
theft Of the Presidency has been called
the monumental fraud. Epithets, how
ever, are feeble when YOU come to de-
scribe it. But James A. Garfeld's CON
nection with that commission was worse
than that of the other recalcitrant com
mis,ioners, in that he knew Of his own
knowledge, rs well a. from the abund-
ant testimony offered, that he was car
rving out a scheme well calculated to
subvert the American Government and
reduce Il popular election in the United
States to something that would be
farce if ii wase not for its tragical fea-
lures. No thanks to hiA that this re-
suit did not Immediately follow the per
petration Of the outrage. To elect this
periufea man to the Presidency now
would be to abandon in one day every
thing connected with the general gov
erument that Americans hold sacred
and important
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
The Eighteenth at hammond.

The Hancock and English Club Al
the county seat opened the ball in
Kinds in fine style ON the 18th inst.
1t is the anniversary of the historic day
of gallant old Kinds, and cur neighbors
of the Gazette, the senior of whom is
the central figure and generalisimo of
the Democracy of the county, said that
the campaign must be opened on that
day, and opened it was, in grand style.
A fine basket dinner was served. The
Bolton band diseoursed good music.
One of the features of the day, was the
procession of the Bolton Club with Hon.
Weldon Hicks (colored) bearing the
party colors. The ladies gave eelat to
the occasion by their attendance and
their interest in the proceedings !; and
the able and instructive speeches Of
Hon. C. e. Hooker, our eloquent Rep
reseBtative in Congress, and Hon. r
IL. Book. Of Warren, created q decided
impression.
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The clarion's Legal Column.

Under this heading, our esteemed
contemporary. the Walthall Pioneer,
has the following mplimentary notice
of the new department of THE CLARION,
over which Judge Brame presides with
so much skill and ability. Coupled with
the notice of the legal department Is a
kind reference TO its general manage
ment, which We also appreciate Our
highest aim is TO increase the usefulness
Of THE CLARION, and TO make it worthy
Of It's extensive and increasing circnla
ton:
Nenote with great pleasure the universal
praise thar is being bestowed upon the new
feature recently adopted by The CLARION, OF
publishing the supreme Court Decisions. and
articles upon the Code 90 into effect
the lst Of November. Judge Brame, late Chan
ceIler Of the 9TH District, and more recently a
citizen of West Point, mas charge of the legal
columns OF 1HE CLARION. Lawyers Tell rs
tina: reports Of the Supreme Court decisions.
m 4le by Judge Brame and Published in THE
CLARION. are as satisfactory TO the profession
those published in any other paper IN the
State. They say that he brings out more
sharply the points decided than Is usually
The articles on the new Code found in TIE
CLARION, are Of interest 10 every one who
would know the laws Of the State in which he
lives. amd we can and do most heartily recon-
mend 10 al. of cur readers TO sub cribe for The
CLARION and read carefully the most excel
emily prepared articles Published therein
every week upon he new Code. 1t should not
be forgotten that in very short while the
new code will go into effect, and the present
coIe of laws viii, TO very large extent. cease
to be in operation.
TnE CLARION should go into every household
in the State, ami should DE read by every one
y no desires to keep posted on every branch
Of knowledge The State OF Mississippi owes
THE CLARION debt that can never be paid
for day by day the debt grows larger ami
larger, and with every year canvass the debt
is sweiled until already il is far above The
ability of the people TO discharge. But we do
not ask you to subscribe for THE CLARION as
Il matter of duty 10 others, but 10 yourselves.
The legal column alone Is worth five times the
subscription, besides it is full every week of
news gathered from ali portions of the State
and nation, and abounds in pure Democratic
doctrines as taught by jefferson and Madison
We are proud o The CLARION, and the noble,
gallant fight it is now making-and has al
ways made-tor civil liberty and freedom 5
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Exodus News.


WILSON < MARVELLOUS STORY.
St Louis Globe Democrat, Dbl
Four families Of colored refugaez fran, tD.,
South, arrived yesterday morning OH I'M, .Ir.r
Mountain road. Abyat twenty emigrauts viii
leave this morning. for Kansas 4 refugee
named Alheft wilson, who is now ut Che head
quaFt0as was run OIL by the kuklux. Wilson
was Iarmec on a small scale, and worked 81
iI ieatch o. ground at Woodstock. Miss lie
crop was excellent. Some of hi. vim. r,i..l,
hor- coveted Wilson's stock .ud ott.iI7,G
them by compelling him TO leave tbe Mao.
without permiifin him 4, taLe ana, r I
property, '
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
Hon. w. II. English.

The Republican press are charging
that Mr.. English Is man of wealth
the owner of bank-that he has loaned
money, taken mortgages as security
and foreclosed them This may be all
true, but what of it? He started out
in life poor boy, and if he has made a
fortune by industry and economy, it is
only what he had right to do. If he
has loaned his money for the accommo-
dation of others, and been compelled to
collect at the end OF the law, that was
his misfortune, not his fault, much less
his crime. Every man has right to
get rich ia this country, and to collect
money by lawful methods, aud nothing
worse has been charged against the
Democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency He was "a member OF Con-
gress at one time, and one thing is GER
tain. nobody has ever accused him of
having sold his vote and his influence.
He has never been kicked OPT of office
fer dishonesty, as his competitor, Ar
thur, was from The Eollectorship of Gus
toms in New York City. by President
Hayes. Nor has be ever taken a bride
like Garfield. The smell of Credit Mo
bilier, and Of DeGolyer, is not on mis-
garment.
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Connecticut Democracy.
SENATOR EATON ON THE ELECTORAL COM
MISSION FRAUD.

New HAVEN Aug. Ex-senator Eaton was
made permanent President Of the Democratic
State Convention He referred to the Flee
toral Commission "the greatest political
crime Of modern times and appealed to Con-
necticut to set her broad seal of co demnat III On
upon the fraud of 1876. He had no faith in it.
This expression was vociferously applaudod I
He congratulated himself that there vas hut
one feeling in reference to il l4sw as he be-
lieved Connecticut would give Hancock and
English 5,O0O majority. The government
should he taken out of the hands of those who
had fraudulently retained il.
James E. English Of New Haven, was nomi-
mated for Governor, and telegranheli MS ac-
ceptance
The plat form adopted was as follows:
HesotCed That we reafirm the principles
adopted by the National Democracy at Cincin-
natl, believing that the success Of those prin-
clples will bring peace, harmony, and pros
perlty to the whole people, and will insure
permanent reconciliation between our dis
cordant States
Resotped, That we enthusiastically ratifv
the nomination Of the soldier statesman Win
field 5. Hancock. of Pennsy lvania, and of his
accomplished colleague, VIM. II. English of
ln6iena and pledge them the electoral vote
of Connecticut.
RESOLVED, That as Conneeticgt cast her cleo
torai vote IN 1876 for "a legally and constitu-
tlonally elerted President, Samuel J Tildpn
Sc she VII! IN 1880 in casting her ell c!orai
votes for Hancock and English act the seal of
her condemnation upon the conspirators who
1efraGded the people AT the last Presidential
election, and upon the Commission greatest
political crime of modern times
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
COFFEENILLE AFFRAA.
Snecinl to y. O. Press.l

Special to \. .. Press
CoFFEEvILLE, Aug. 22-The Democrat.
club had expected 10 have their speaking fr
the Courthouse, and the first bad fecliu, was
caused by the Greeubaclers taking char.,.. nf
the Court-House and holding speaking there.
To prevent any trouble the Democrats ne.
tired to 9 wood near the place, although IN hid
been announced and was understood chat
their speaking would be held M thr Courf-
House. Col W. II. Fitzgerald, of Grenada.
and Capt. Walter VI. jackson, OF Water Valley.
addressed the Democratic clubs iu The woods
and s. l.. Harmon held forth To the Green
hackers at the CourtH House.
The speaking Of botn parties termiuatef
about 3 o clock. The Democratic clubs fu.r
marched through Ihe town headed p. tas
Grenada brass hand, ami were met on Depot
street by the Greenback clubs when from some
unknown reason Il n. Pearson Greruba.k
candidate for Sheriff, struck and shot TAon,a.
Spearman, a colored man, who was marthiua
with the Democrats. This caused tae mon
marching in the front rank TO take part In th,
ARRAY, and for a while the widest excitement
ensued.
Pearson was shot three times, one ball Ira the
shoulder aud two IN the legs After falIiua
he was carried into an adjacent store, and
given medical attention His wounds are
necessarily fatal Thomas Spearman. tIr
negro was shot in the neck by Pearson Ui4
whereabouts are not known q. b. RiddfrI
was painfully wounded ia the thigh: r.. a
Kelly only slightly.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
Mr.. Weaver and the Public Debt.

Gen. Weaver, the Greenback candi-
date for President says that he is OPP
posed to funding the public debt, thus
making it standing burden upon the
labor Of the country; and we think he
is right in this. The public debt ought
to be paid as expeditiously as possible,
though its holders prefer otherwise be-
cause it is a safe investment upon which
no taS Is fequited TO he paid. One of
his methods for paying the debt is to
use for that purpose the silver that is
now boarded in the national treasury.
This is right, also. But does not Mr..
Weaver know that il Is the Democratic
party that made it possible to pay the
debt with silver dollars If his own
premise is correct, why does he not rally
his clans 10 ito support Is it for the
reason that though right on the silver
question, it lacks the ''true republican
ism of Lincoln and Thadeus Stevens ?"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25

Our contemporaries of the press are
reproducing the communication of "A
Mississippi Woman" defining woman'S
sphere, and administering a wholesome
lesson to the men of Mississippi, who
make the laws. Our faircorrespopdent,
by the vigor and force of her pen, has
shown her ability TO deal with the sub
ject, and if the law-making department
of the State does moi do its duty III the
premises, it will not be for the lack of
efficient championship of their own
cause by the ladies themselves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
Kinds County.

1t is said that the initial movement
of the campaign in old Kinds, inaugu-
rated by the Hancock Club of Raymond,
will be followed by other Clubs through
out the county. The Chairman of the
Committee, Hon. G. w. Harper, strong
" advocates IL, and we trust the good
example of Raymond will be followed.
What say Auburn and Utica--Edwards
and Observation-Disclosures and Forest
Hill-Bolton and Dry Grove-Byram
and Spring Ridge?
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4g.3ls.621 29I

twill be seen that upon the above basis the
sixteen Southern States will have 10 mem
bers and the Northern States will have 49,
The South now has 100 members and the
North Isl. If it is decided to raise the
number of members to 800, the States of
Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan,
Massachusetts,, New Jersey, North Caro-
lima, Texas and Virginia would each gain
an additional member, they having the
largest fractions over the population re-
quired to give the States the representation
credited to them in the above calculation.
This would result in a net gain of another
member for the South, giving this section
1l5 on the basis of 4 full House of 300
while the Northern States would have 1856
The Northern members are at present in a
majority of eighty-one. Under the new
apportionment they will be in a majority
of SEVENTH
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
A FIourishing Southeast Mississippi Com.
munffY.


J. J Haynie, in Macon sum
State Line is a place Of about six hundred
inhabitants. There are IN the place twelve
business houses, viz; Rich, Byrd a Co, Harris
& Gray John West. Fred Lehrkind. G. y
Leatherberry, dealers in general merchandise
L. g. Peaster, J. p Harris, saloo5 keepers. Ja.
WEIGH w. c. Norris. hotel Keepers; Drs VI
H. Coleman and NJ Moore, druggists. and tI..
are all d5ing lively business What ssr,r-
strangest 10 a citizen Of the prairie, cotton and
corn region of Mississippi, where m3ney h
only plentiful at harvest time aud often scsirea.
even then, is to see large merchants carryinr
on business without books upon which IT.
charge. The credit business is unknown here
Those who cannot get hold OF the more cluve-
nient currency, greenbacS and gold, find rich
mines of current money IN chicken rHIsiuy
and in the vast pine forests around. In fIe
rear of every store there Is 10 be seen "a hIIg.
poultry house. and on the face of every pine
is che sign OF industry. Poultry and crude
furpentine always had quick sale here sac
living rates. The turpenuue, crude. pa.sa.
from the merchant to the distller. WIN
manufactures il into spirits turpcutiur
aud refined rosin, and Is shipped by him
10 northern markets and converted iutg
money The pou try IS shipped Co the rra-
duce commission merchants OF Mobile. where
there is always "A demand. The wool tr4Ir.
alone would support the Town. A gent tnrqg
with whom I have just had "a conversation
informs me hat the shipment from this T4..
for the year 1879 would not TAIN sharf .f
90 900 pounds which, when multiplied by rta.
price paid per pouud-3O cents-ioots ug u.
snug sun Of $4,000. There are no .r.I.
raised here except fruit. Cot ou and co-,,
fields are unknown, and the people seem rb.
happier for it, Speaking o fruit reminds n',.
of tie famous Peachwoo1 Nurseries siual.i
near this place, Of Gaines Cole 4 g.. Like
the man 'personifed by Prof. Nilloughhv
Reade who gave the dls aSc of punch
punch, TO every man he met, they have NOD
been idle in spreading the fruit fever iu t.,l-
locality The place of residence of every ,it-
izeu here OF five years standing BIS surrounded
with trees loaded with golden fruit, MOT tLa
least Of which is that of my friend the Hon
J. p Seabrook, who represents this county fu
the State Legislature, 1 accepted au iuygt.
ton to walk through his orc ards ANA feel
that | was more than paid for the trouble
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
Why The Democrats Take Hancock.

owe do not take him because he is mill
taFy nan we admire his courage, honor
him for his ga!lantry. loye him for his pa,
troitism, and admire his honesty. But he
j. something more than that; he is not only
a soldier, but ne ;sa ,tal CT the highest per-
sonal character and intelligence; he is a
citizen imbued with the knowledge of what
citizenship means; he is a citizen under a
government of laws and he is a believer in
the profound maxim that The civil should
always be superior to the military power.
That is the reason why we have chosen him,
and chosen him at this time.-SENAToR
BAYARD.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
There is Life in the Old Land Yet.

New YORK. Xerldl
The preFaIent opinion thai the south will
lose eight or ten Congressman by the appor-
tionment under the new census is not borne
out by the returns. The "Solid South is
not dying out as fast as has been supposed,
and, if ii fails TO equal the growth of the
Republican Northwest, it seems to more
than hold its own on the plantations and in
the halls of Congress as far as mere num-
bers are concerned. The general gain of the
Southern States already reported exceeds,
in fact, the % per cent. gain counted on for
the country at large.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
Germany Wants The Silver Dollar
Again.

Ir is said that Bismarck favors the
re-adoption Of silver As a legal tender,
and the silver agitation in Germany Is
increasing. In the United States an in
creased demand for standard silver dol
lars is reported. The example of Ger
many in discarding silver has been cited
by the opposers of silver coin in the
United States, as an example. What
do they now say?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
The Next Congressional Apportion-
ment.
New Orleans Democrat

New Orleans Democrat.
The census returns being almost complete
it Is now possible to give the representation
to which each State will be entitled under the
next apportionment 1t is not believed that
the number of members of the House will
be increased In order, therefore, TO keep
it down to 293 it will be necessary to make
the basis of representation 10000, with an
additional member for each 50, 900 of popu-
lation in excess of that number or its null
tiple. The representation TO which each
State will be entitled on this basis, together
with the gains and losses as compared with
the present apportionment, will be found in
the following table:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25

GEN. ARTHUR is more outspoken on
the money question, in his letter of ac-
ceptance, than Gen. Garfield. The for
mer more than hints at the repeal of the
present silver law, for the limited coin
age of the metal. Is the country pre-
pared to put into an office, in which he
may have the casting vote, man occu-
pying this position ?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
The Anti-silver Prophets.

One of the reasons given by the anti
silver statesmen for opposing the re-
monetization Of silver was, that it would
drive gold out of the country. To show
what sort Of prophets they were, it Il
only necessary to say that since the pas
sage Of the silver bill, $50, 600. 900 of
gold has been added to the circulating
medium OF the country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
From the Democratic Caucus sBto the re.
publican Camp.
Crystal Springs Monitor.

1t Is true ihat Spears went iiio the Demo-
cratic Leg slatlVe caucus lasJ wi inter- a- "a De-
mocfat and was accorded All the rirht. rr.-
leges, and immuuities of a Democrat ia tiat
bodY but we mu not conclude from This thas
spears was Democrats others were there
whose garments were much more ~mfrcba,f
Win the debris of Radicalism than were
spears but Spears is an honorable utan 'auG
being also man of advanced moral ideas. H.
came right GU! of the Democratic caucus and
marched straight into the Republican caIor.
ana accepted place on the Republican elec-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25
Mason and Dixon's Linz,
Cincinnati Times-star i

oAia nj i;e origin OF the phrase mason and NJ.
GENUINE nn Is as follows; In the seve na DIX
Of York gave s eerli Of EageRd thsn the DUKE
M :, IMAM Fem, and a dif6culty soon ana
up up as 70 the proper owner of tbo ION sprung
carried car nfo sbs again and again was the en a.
George the Third io eana M the year l7e when
ina made decision but me- me Lord
ctes arose IN drawing the boundsrv alfhenl-
on, Who had iin nst employed Mason and Dine dne
u 1000 Hope, where they had M. me Cape of
tabl;s lnalt 81 Venus. They succeedo5 observe
p ,xgI,ssing the line between neiaware IN es
ser and nin mas ever since been called s.S1 VA
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Thirty eight.4s. 495, Isl s8,l55,5l5

THF Boston Post says: "Gen. Gar
field is in one respect the most unfortu-
mates of candidates OF all the serious
charges brought against him in relation
to his public life, not one originated
with the Democrats. They were pre-
ferred by his own Congressional associ-
ates, his own constituents, and his own
party friends
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The bog Nuisance.


Flcksburg Commercially
tax of i've dollars ON ov, r., loo. ,i..,.lt,....
forced Will rid tho State Of hfiy thousand ,I,s-
ana largely Increase the number If sbe.1. -r
tb thug ,nIe me treasury two hundred and inv
fund, and thus disrel ignorance ~ o. Zoo.
cnrs . behave like men and tax all worthless
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of Madison county have fixed upon
Tuesday, September 18th, as a day for
n primary election, to nominate can
didate for State Senator, and have re-
qucsted the Governor to order special
election.
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me- me , army should hare ,,othiaq to 4, ,rjl
~, r. sesectto" Or Inauguration Of Prexile,fs
aecf,'e eseet tie President The Couq,t.s
~ +. = ~ Jotsit session ac6o he is! 81 Of
e,fe army hare only To obey his z7a,,,i,te, ,,,J
dIreI.f9tected IN 50 doing 6nlY 50 FAR rs Ls,, ~
1 I s g3te4S'-Hancock to sherman, Deoembar
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25

THE Liberty Grove Club viii have
their rally on Thursday, the 10Th. They
have iayited all parties to attend and
hear discussion of the issues of the
canvass. We hope our friends who
voted the Greenback ticket at the last
election, viii not fail to attend.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25

GENERAL WEAVER, the Presidential
nominee of the Greenbacl party, has
issued circular pleading for contribu-
tions of 81 and upwards from every
member of the party. In other words,
the cry is faF money, ana a "bloody-
shirt. campaign
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25

Ex-SENAToR DORSEY has received letter
from Gen 8. =. Urant l. was written from
Maniton. Colorado GEN. Grant says that ii
be comes to New York at all. it viii not be be-
fore the early part of September. He adds ::
''Y OF have my full sympathy in support of the
ticket headed by Garfield and Arthur ! have
lost opportunity OF saying what could in
private conversation, or rather iG eonversa-
ton, in behalf of the ticket and shall not
(But then, ought not Gen. Grant, in
fairness, while he is on the subject to re-
peat the testimony which he bore three
months ago to the good faith and law
abiding spirit of the South p