The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
CAMPAIGN NOTES.


Judge Bell handled his subject well and
proved conclusivelY that the Radical party
had not accomplished much for the advan~
tages they had enjoyed his advice 10 the
people was of the right kind and will do
more towards securing their votes than any
other appeals to them.
+ Corinth Herald: The CITY Hall was
crowded on Friday night to hear Gen. Wal
thall speak. A large number of ladies were
In attendance, and for two hours he riveted
the closest attention Of his hearers. He
adopted Plaln style of delivery, eloquent
without seeming TO be. His orat0rv consists
in his earnest, perspicuous expressions. hi.
delivery lmPresses one more with the great
ness OF the man than with the stvle or the
subject. His Grafton wa, mainly devntej
to a contrast of the characters of the two
/ Presidential candidates, portayng the real
and native greatness of Hancock AS a man
and his superiority as patriot aud states
man over the selfish, corrupted and parii .s,,
4 instincts OF Garfield, leaving no upursin-
diced mind in doubt To which most de-
served the elevation to the Presidency.
Holly Springs South Thoucb IN iu
health and under depression and weakness
/ from sickness i'm his family. Col Lamar ba,
done us the honor of welcome visit ON
| Monday to address our people on the subject
of politics, or. TO speak more truly, % advise
us as to our real duty aud the promotion Of
our true interests in manner Just To all
1t was rainy day, and unfortunate in that
| respect, and the audience was much dimin-
| ished by it. The court house was well filled
| We are prevented from giving amy detailed
account of the speech and can only say that
| it was a really great one, of the most patri-
otic and conservative character and worthy
of himself. At the conclusion OF his speech
Gen. Walthall was loudly called for, but for
the occasion declined speaking. We hope
to hear him before he leaves.
Oxford Falcon. Hon. Chas. b. Howrv
has returned home, aud entered upon the
canvass with that zeal and energy for which
he Is so distinguished He made two able
telling and eloquent speeches last Saturday.
one at Delay and one at Yellow Leaf
Special to New Orleans Times Grenada
Miss, October Is, 1850. To-day Judge VIM.
Price, Democratic Presidential eector for
the third district addressed a large and
enthusiastic audience at Phoenix Hall, m
this city. The speech was excellent and
delivered in an earnest and eloquent NAH
uer, and was received with attention by the
entire audience, both colored and white
Yazoo Herald Gen Robt Lowry. Hon
0. r.. Singleton aud Hon. w. L. Hemning-
way, all were in attendance ut the biz Dem.
ocratic meeting held at Bowling Green
Holmes county, last Saturday. and made
speeches worthy OF the time, the place and
the occasion Geu. Lowry was i'm fine fe8th-
er that day and fairly electrified the "bovs:"
he is always Interesting and instructive
and never disappoints expectation.
and as Col. Singleton is always equal
to the emergency-neyer failing to help the
cause whenever he speaks in its behalf
and rs the Hon. Mr.. Hemingway Is noted
for his Pactical good strong sense and his
convincing way OF arguing a qucstiou-it
might be well inferred that the occasion
was most entertaining one indeed.
Pamela Star; The speech of Gen. Wal
thall here Oh Thursday, heralded by thrill
ling music, the booming Of auvils and the
raising of Il Hancock and English flag, was
one of the most eloquent and powerful
efforts of the life Of this distinguished and
polished orator. Capt, IL. II. Taylor, In "a
few appropriate words, introduced the
General, 10 which he gracefully responded
thanking Capt. Taylor for his kindly men
ton and the people here for the warm and
generous greeting extended 10 him on every
hand. Throughout his masttrlv sueech
Gen. Walthall held his audience as bv some
potent yet hidden charm OF oratory and
eloquence lie was heard with the closest
attention and was often greeted with
enthusiastic and prolonged applause.
Pamela Star; Hon. r. q. Barry. Demo-
cratic elector for the state ut large. spoke nj
CORTLAND, Wednesday, October 18Th He
is one of the ablest and most eIoquent
speakers in the State.
Copiahan: Hazlehurst Hancock Climb had
a rousing meeting on last Saturday nioht.
Hon. X, \. Miller was on hand aud made
an eloquent and exhaustive speech i'm favor
of the Democratic nominee &. =. Dndds
also made an Appropriate talk
Special to n. O. Democrat Brookhaveu.
Oct. "a large and enthusiastic Demo
cratic meeting was held here to day al the
court house and was addressed 10y Gen.
Robt. Lowry, OF Brandon, and Robt Mil
Ter, Esq, Of HazIehurst, who in their ac~
customed style, eloquent and convincing in
their arguments, held their audience SPELL
bound for two hours at least At 7:3O to-
night Major Barksdale, of Jackson. deliver
ed powerful address to a crowded house.
Many ladies were present the elite of the
city, ana all went away fully satisfied by
the eloquence OF MlsSissippi's great cxD0-
cent Of the Democracy that Hancock is ana
shall be the man to rule the destiuies Of our
country for the next four years There
was large torchlight procession and "a
band OF music was in attendance. Great
was exhibited
Pascagoula DemocratStar: Or. T. r.
Griffin, Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee, in a neat and appropr0priat.,
manner introduced Hon. Ethel BtrkaIalc.
OF Jackson, a. the first speaker lie spoke
for an hour and half in an eloauent and
torcible manner, and left no part Of The
Radical party's character untouched which
was necessary to expose. We have not the
room to give the speech entire, bat can a.
sure those who were absent that they missed
a great treat III not hearing this gentleman
upon this occasion.
The next speaker introduced was our we'll
known and much beloved member of Com
gress, Hon. Chas. f. Hooker whose eloaueut
words and elegant flow Of language has
gained for him the title of the silver-foupned
orator OF Mississippi. Hooker never makes
a failure when he rises before an audience
and upon this occasion he fully sustained
his we'll earned reputation "a one Of the
finest orators in the United States Convress
dis speech was about an hours length spA
was attentiVely listened to by the brge
audience before him. pi,,,io-
being over, Hon. f. +. Griffin took the
stand, and in short speech underworld n,
arouse every voter to the importance of
going TO the clerks office and registering
so as to be prepared to exercise the privi
leges OF freeman in the coming election
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Prosperity of CoIOred People in Georoio
Tue "carpet-bag" Legislature Of Georgia
took from the treasury Of that impoveris6ed
state S242. OF belonging to the school fpnd
applying the money to their own purDoses
nevertheless the educational interests Of tho
colored people ia Georgia are carefully and
looked after In 1879 In Tho
public school enrolment, there were 10 77T
eolored pupils; in 1874, 1884. in ISz5
q, 3oS in 1876, 1891 in 1877. g. ss0
The coiored people have now Univer.itv
ot their own in Atlanta, which receives
precisely the same State aid as that Given
TO the old University Of the State. By I'M,
Jomptroller's report of 1879 it appears that
the colored people own 541 1879 acre. az lan1