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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13

Our citizens seem to have been aroused
at last to the necessity Of thoroughly repair.
ing the turnpike on the Brandon road. An
enthusiastic meeting was held at the May
Or's Office on Monday morning, with Hon.
John McGill Chairman and L. F. Chile:
Secretary. Mr.. R. L. Saunders submitted
a plan to raise the money, which after some
few notifications, was unanimously adopt
ed and subscription list opened which re.
suited in raising the handsome sum Of
$4,000 from the citizens and business men
present. A committee consisting of E. R
Stedman, B. w. Griffith and L. F. Chiles
was appointed to canvass the city for fur
Their contributions. From the progress al
ready made by this committee, we feel con.
fident that 5000 will be raised for the turn.
pike; and this, with some promised assist.
ance expected from the New Orleans rail
road will give permanency to the enter
prise.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
The University of Mississippi.

Improvements are being made upon the
buildings of the University of Mississippi
at Oxford. Both the appearance and the
convenience of the dormitOries will be very
much improved under the skillful touches
Of Mr.. Tordenson, Oxford's accomplished
architect. Three-storv verandas will extend
along the entire front of the dormitories
and the interiors viii be thoroughly over
hauled and repaired. The chapel will prob
ably be refurnished and reprinted. The
prospect for a large attendance of students
this session is very hattering. a well-in-
formed officer of the University thinks the
number viii reach 400 or more. The city
of Oxford was never 50 healthy as at the
present writing-one of the leading physi-
clans Of the place say it is distreasingIy so.
IN. O. Times-D Democrat.
Our State University has for several
years past attracted considerable atten-
dance from Louisiana, and this is likely
to be largely increased during the next
session. The fact that the distinguished
Louisiana novelist, Mr.. Cable, delivered
the annual grafton at the last com
mencement naturally drew attention
IN that State to the merits of the Uni
versity, and this has been much height
ened By the recent visit Of Chancellor
Stewart to New Orleans, where be vas
received with distinguished honors.
The appropriation made b. the last
Legislature i being most judiciously
expended and the buildings VIII b both
beautifed and made more comfortable.
There Is every promise Of large at-
tendance Of students Il the ensuing ses.
.ions which opens on tie last Thursday
il this month.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

IL obedience TO numerously signed requests
addressed to the Executive, and my own con-
Eietions Of duty and propriety, have deter
mined to appoint day for special thanksgiv-
ing and prayer. Blessings SO signal and
abundant have been Youehsafed to us as a
State and people, that a special recognition
Of the same is appropriate and right. The
grain products of our fields have never been
more plentiful. assuring the poorest against
want, giving seed to the sower and bread to
the eater Other crops promise bountIfr'
harvest. Peace has reigned in all our borders
and prosperity has crowned the labors Of our
hands. Pestilenee has Kept far from our
dwellings while the health Of the people has
been graciously preserved. Though losses
and calamity came upon our citizens along
our great river by the devastating foods, yet
they have been largely sweetened and sanetl-
fed by national sympathy and relief. For all
these, homage should be gratefully rendered
to the Father of lights from whom cometh every
good and every perfect gift.
Therefore, /, Robert Lowry, Governor Of the
State Of Mississippi, do recommend that all
people observe
THURSDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
as a day of special and solemn thanksgiving
and prayer, by intermitting as far as they
may their secular labors and assembling in
their places Of worship to praise Almighty
God for His great goodness, and pray that
He may continue to Vouchsafe the same to Us
and to our children.
Ia witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the
L. 81 State TO be affixed.
Done at the Executive Office in the City of
Jackson this 10th day of August, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States, the one hundred and seventh.
ROBERT LOWRY.
By the Governor:
HExRr C. MYERS, Secretary of State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
What Protection Costs the People

That monstrous fraud and delusion
called Protective Tariff costs the PEG.
pie of this country s400,000,000 an
nually. A careful estimate shows that
the average annual expenditure fol
every farmer, for protected articles, is
5000. The fact that enormous quaint,
ties of foreign goods are yearly brought
into the United States, and made to pay
the protective tax shows that the price
paid for home goods is at least equal to
the price paid for foreign goods, plus
the foreign tax. The average paid on
dutiable articles is 40 per cent. On a
dutiable article, the real value of which
is 81 90, the consumer pays 81 45.
When he buys dollars worth he pays
81 45-the 40 cents being added for the
benefit of the monopolist. What be-
comes of the $500, 0O0,0 tax? The
farmers portion of the amount of Gus
toms is about s6O,0OO,OO0, that sum
goes to the government. The balance
goes to the monopolists. 1t is the duty
of Congress 10 repeal this odious system
which enriches one class and impover-
ishes the rest, and adopt in its place
tariff, the primary object of which will
be, to raise revenue for the support Of
the government.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
Public School Teachers Teaching
Radical Politics.

The following article from the Can
ton Democrat relates to a matter OF
great complaint in numerous counties.
We hear it ON every hand. The chief
and most insidious and dangerous cam
paigners for the restoration of misrule in
our State are negro school teachers. 1t
is foul wrong that ought to be righted {:
Complaints are constantly coming to our
ears that the negro school teachers through
out our county are the most active pol
iticians and chief promoters of the color-line
movement which has been inaugurated in
our midst. Now these gents derive their
support from and are made fat upon money
which comes almost entirely from the
white people of the county. Instead of at
tending to their legitimate duties as public
servants they are sowing broadcast the
seeds of discord between the two races.
Look at their Executive Committee, and
fully two-thirds of them are teachers of pub
lie schools. Now, we do not object TO every
citizen exercising the rights of freeman,
but we do most seriously object TO parties
who live upon public money neglecting
their proper duties in order to injure the
very parties who feed them. We think it
would be we'll for our County School Su-
perintendent to look into this matter and
lop off the official heads of those who find so
much time for politics and so little to at
tend to their schools.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13

The Sick Relief and Accident Association
of Mississippi, having complied with the
State Law, as construed by the Attorney
General, requiring the payment of an annual
privilege tax, is now ready to guarantee in
demnity, in cases Of sickness or accident, to
the amount of $500 to $500 per week.
The membership fees and assessments are
placed on the basis of an economical man
agement of the Association. For blank
applications and other particulars, apply to
John T. Buck, Secretary and Treasurer,
jackson. Miss.
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PUBLIC sPEAKINa-7TH pIsrRIcr.

2. BARKsDAIE, d. moe -atic-C Conservative
candidate for Congress, win speak at
Vernon, Madison county. Tuesday, septem-
Livingston, Madison county, Wednesday,
September Is
Sharon, Madison county. Thursday, So.
s5arPsburg, Madison county, Friday, Sep
Madison, Madison county. Saturday. Sep
! Brandon. Rankin county. Tuesday night.
: Pelahatehie, Rankin county, Wednesday,
Pissygah, Rankin county, Thursday, septem-
Fannin, Rankin county, Friday, September
Meadyille, Franklin county, Monday, Sep
TENDER o.
Brookhaven, Lincolni county, Wednesday
night, September q.
Fair River ?. O., Lincoln county, Thursday,
September e.
Wesson, cOpiah county, Friday night, Sep
Crystal Springs. Copiah county. Saturday
night, September so.
Der 16.
Other appointments viii be announced in
due season.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13

o. R. Singleton, candidate for Congress
will address the citizens of the 5th Congress
sional District at the following times and
places, viz:
Forest, Scott county, Thursday. September
Raleigh, Smith county, Saturday, septem
Der %.
Paulding, Jasper county, Monday, septem.
Der Is.
Newton, Newton county, Tuesday night,
September rs.
Decatur, Newton county, Thursday, Sep
TENDER %.
Meridian, Lauderdale county, Saturday,
September 80.
Der 2.
ouitman, Clarke county, Wednesday, octo.
Der 4.
ber6.
Waynesboro, Wayne county, Saturday,
October T.
Carthage, Leake county, Saturday, October
Philadelphia, Neshoba county, Monday,
October Is
KOscipsko, Attala county, Wednesday, Oc-
tober 49,
Lexington, Holmes county, Saturday, ooto-
Yazoo City, Yazoo county, Monday, October
Papers in District please copy notices for
their counties.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13


The recent decision rendered By Judge
Woods Of the q. S. Supreme Court,
removes some very erroneous impress
sions concerning the United States en-
forcement act, which it is said was
passed, to protect negroes in their
rights. The case was decided in Texas.
ISRAEL LIE GRAND, and two other
white men were tried before the u. S.
District Court for maItreating a negro
named Bolton, with the view of intimi-
dating him from giving evidence in a
criminal trial in which he was a witness.
The defendants denied the constitu-
tionality of the act of Congress under
which the charge was made. The dis
trict court overruled the objection and
the Judgment was against the defend
ants. They appealed to the circuit
court, over which Justice Woods pre-
sides, and that court, in an elaborate
opinion, sustained the objection to the la,C
and ordered the prisoner discharged. The
law is as follows:
'fSEc $40 II two or more persons, in any
State or Territory. conspire or go In disguise
on the highway, or on the premises Of another,
| for the purpose of depriving, either directly
or indirectly, any persons or class Of persons
of the equal protection of the laws, or of equal
privileges and immunities under the laws, or
| for the purpose ofpreyentiDg or hindering the
constituted authorities of any State or Terri
tory from giving or securing to all persons
within such State or Territory the equal pro-
lection of the laws, each of such persons shall
be punished by fine of not less than $500 nor
more than g., go, or by Imprisonment, with or
without hard labor, not less than SIX months
nor more than six years, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment
| This was enacted to enforce the four
teenth amendment But that amend
ment provides that 'no State shall make
or enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States; nor shall any
State deprive any person of liberty or
property without due process of law,
nor deny to any person within its juris-
diction the equal protection of its
laws" 1t will be observed that while
the amendment is directed against the
States the law to enforce it is directed
against Northumberland this, Justice
! Woods holds, is fatal to it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13


The forthcoming annual meeting o.
the Cotton Planters Association, in CON
nection with the Arkansas State Fair,
at Little Rock from the 18th to the 21si
of October next promises to be one Of
the most important yet held by that
Association. The Association believes
that in multitude Of counsels there is
wisdom, and the design of these annual
meetings is to confer with representative
men from different sections of the coun-
try with the view of securing the advan-
tages of all improvements and imple-
men in the naturalization of the BIO und-
less possibilities of the South. So far
it has been eminently successful in its
purposes. The grand Exhibition at At
lanta held under its auspices is admitted
to have an been era in the history Of
the cotton kingdom. The Association
has appointed committee to bear an
invitation to the President and his Cab
met to attend, and there is every reason
to believe that it will be accepted.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13


IMPORTANT IF TRUE! The Washing
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial announces that "Ex-Sena-
tor" Bruce, alias "Big Yaller," is COM
ing into "his State" (MississippD to tell
the people of the Sd District and of the
It'll District that they must elect JEFF
fords and Hill. As Bruce was carpet
Dagger of reconstruction times, and left
the State nine years ago after getting
his share of the plumber and investing
it in Ohio, it will be rather arrogant for
him to return to the State to dictate TO
her people how they should vote in the
coming election. 1t is piece of pre-
sumption which we would hardly think
even Bruce would be guilty Of
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13

The Attorney General has decided that
Mutual fire and life insurance companies
are liable to the privilege taxes specified in
revenue law. This but isjust to the regular
Insurance companies doing business in the
State, and who have large sums on deposit
in the State treasury as security of policy
holders. The decision states that such in
suranee associations as the Knights of
Honor, etc, which are purely mutual and
benevolent in their operations, are not liable
to tax
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
Well Answered.

DIR. Joseph Jones, President of The
Louisiana State Health Board, sent the
following telegram to DR.. Writ John
ston, Secretary of the Mississipp
Board
BOARD OF HEALTH, STATE OF LOUISIANA !
New Orleans, Sept. 5, 1882. +
To Writ Johnston, NJ d., Secretary Missis
sippi State Board Of Health, Jackson Hiss:
Please state to the Board of Health, upon
what fact "the Mississippi State Board OF
Health requires from every person leaving
New Orleans for any place within the State
of Mississippi, a health certificate of the
National Board of Health"
No case of yellow fever has occurred in
New Orleans for the past twenty-six days.
New Orleans is in good sanitary condition
and in state of remarkable health.
The requirements of the Mississippi State
Board of Health do great injustice to the
merchants and citizens of New Orleans and
of the State of Louisiana.
Justice demands the statement herein re-
quested. JOSEPH JONES, NJ. d.
President Louisiana State Board of Health.
To the foregoing, DR.. Johnston very
properly replied:
JACKSON, Mss, Sept 7, 1882.
Dr. Joseph Jones, President Louisiana State
Board of Health:
Your telegram received. / respectfully
reply that'the present inspection has been
established by the Executive Committee of
he Mississippi State Board Of Health under
! resolution of inspection, passed by the
Doard after careful consideration. The
State Board is not present, and / will add
hat with all respect for your request, am
lot authorized to give explanations to other
boards, Of the reasons for the official action |
f the Mississippi State Board.
WRIT JOHNSTON, Secretary.
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Indignation of Judge oalhoon.


Impelled by private considerations,
Judge s. S. Calhoon has resigned the
Judgeship of this District. The regret
is universal that his services are lost
from the bench. It is confined to nc
class, but peryades the entire public a
well as the bar. He was appointed By
Gov. Lowry on the recommendation Of
the entire bar Of the District and By the
warm approval Of the people. he has
displayed all the qualities Of : pure,
able and upright Judge. he VIII re-
sumo the practice Of Bis profession IN
co.partnership with 1Er. d. Green, Of
this city, and with this view wiz become
; resident Of jackson, At an early day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13

The colored people should be granted
and protected in the enjoyment of every
right accorded the white people. They
have been clothed with the electoral
franchise, whether wisely or not, is now
no longer question open to discussion.
1t is by a just recognition of these
rights that the Democratic party has
been able to break down the barrier of
prejudice which threatened at one time
to forever prevent joint action between
the races on political questions. If this
policy is pursued by the party, the race
issue cannot be successfully injected
into a political canvass of this State
even by the yipers so lost to all consid-
Grafton for the welfare of the country
as would attempt it. Our candidate in
this district, Hon. E. Barksdale, was
one of the first public men in the State
to advocate acquiescence in the result of
the war, and acceptance, in spirit, of
the constitutional amendments. 1t
elected to Congress, we feel assured
that he will consider himself the repre-
sentative of the whole people and the
whole district, and that ssno pent-up
Utica" viii contract his powers.
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The Danger and pity q Tie Hour.

This is called an of-year III politics.
It's issues excite less general interest,
ordinarily, than State elections, but the
results are scarcely less important.
Our danger is to esteem them too light
ly and lapse into a lethargy prejudicial
to thorough organization. Far above
the success of any one man, however
much desired by his friends, is
the perpetuity Of those principles that
have redeemed US from the riot and
rapine of Radical domination. They
are vital to our continued prosperity.
Now should Indifference ON our part
allow the Republican party to gain a
Congressman or two, the way is opened
for REPETITION of the bitter experiences
of those melancholy years never to be
forgotten. The cormorants that once
fed and fattened upon our very bones will
again swarm through the State in hun
CRY quest of more prey. Our people
will again be tax-ridden while ignorance
and aliens sit in power and administer
public affairs. The failures of an off
year have been disastrous to parties in
succeeding struggles. In our Southern
States, where so much depends upon the
rule of intelligence. we have no of-years.
Every year that ballot is cast, hasa vital
significance and far-reaching influence.
The issues, though little regarded by
some, may be of tremendous portent.
Success in the Congressional contest
will largely assure the continued
triumph of our State administration,
but the contrary result, would threaten
disintegration and peril. The same Wig
lance, organization and enthusiasm that
we carry into State canvass when all
our local interests and prosperity
trembles in the balance and are staked on
the result, ought to inspire us in the
present struggle.
Apathy has lost many battle in the
history of nations and has changed the
politics of the world. Right will not
maintain itself without effort. However
righteous a cause or principle its advo-
Gates and apostles must be diIigent and
vigilant. Even the very throne of
heaven would be insecure without the
guardianship of His all-seeing eye and
omnipotent arm. Error is ever active
and aggressive. The evil one is al
ways on the alert, going about like a
roaring lion seeking whom he may
devour. If the saints slumber in
fancied ease, their peril is only the more
imminent. So however strong our con-
fdence in the justice and priceless value
of our principles and institutions,
they must be defended with valiant
arms and guarded with ceaseless vigils,
or disintegration and defeat will mark
their sad and bitter history.
We are no political pessimist. The
future is full of promise. But this much
we thought as necessary to lift dan
ger-signal and sound the call of imper-
alive duty.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13

The action of our State Board Of
Health in establishing a quarantine
against New Orleans is not subject to
review by other Boards. The Board is
responsible to the people of Mississippi
only, and by them their action seems to
be unanimously endorsed. In the ma
ture of things whether or not we would
have the yellow Fever was incapable
of determination, and it was thought
best to err. if at all, on the side of safe.
ty and the public health.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
Chalmette Matrimonial Association, 25
CarOndelet Street, New Orleans,

MARRIAGE Policies issued on the "DAI
PLAN"-S3.00 or $500 per day a. applicants
may desire
Applications should be made 10 the Secre-
tary at office as above, or to the Vice.PreSi-
dent, or A. L. BRUSsoN, at jackson, Miss
Policies will bear date of the reception Of the
applications at either place
ACTIVE AGENTS WANTED-To whom liberal
compensation will be allowed.
James A. Laftt-New Orleans La. Pres't.
D. T. Porter-Jackson, Miss, .Vice-President.
E. c. Payne-New Orleans, Lq,...Secretary.
aug % 'S2-4w.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-13
4 Significant Toast.

An Irishman drinking the health of
his bishop, gave this toast "May your
reverence live to eat the old hen that crows
o7er your grave" If anything could make
that toast true, it is Hunts Remedy, whose
one mission is to prolong life, and to deliver
from the power of insidious and mortal dis.
ease. And what more terrible and fatal
than kidney and liver diseases What in
tense suffering, TOO, is connected with urin-
airy troublesl Yet here Hunts remedy is
King, and it works marveIs in those who
are afflicted with these ailments. Why
shouldn't the suffering live to eat the afore-
said old hen, when Hunts Remedy gives
such renewed Yigor and health?
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WEregret to chronicle the death O

WE regret to chronicle the death Of
Col. +. A. Campbell, which sad event
occurred in st. Louis, where he was
seeking rest, on the 9th inst, at 7.30
o'clock. In his death the business in
terest of Vicksburg and the Delta sus-
tains an irreparable loss. He was an
active member of the large and success
fu1 firm of Parisot & Campbell, for
years President of the Planters Com
press and was instrumental in putting
the Memphis, Vicksburg 6 New Orleans
Railroad in hands that viii certainly
build it. He was Missourian by birth
and served in the Confederate army
under General Price, where he rose to-
the rank of Lieutenant-C Colonel. After
the war he settled in Yazoo county,
where after severe reverses, he accumu-
lated large fortune by cotton planting.
AT one time he represented that county
in our State Legislature. he married
the daughter Of a banker, at Springfield,
NO, and has one child living, a bright,
handsome little boy.
Col. Campbell was Knight Templar,
: knight Of Pythias, 4 Knight of
Honor, and q member Of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen. His Life
was also largely insured il the Man
haitian, the Mobile and the Louisiana
Mutual.
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Maj. Barksdale and the GreenbaeEers.
Maj. Harper in Kinds County Gazette.7

II is very certain, we think, that the
Greenbackers Of this district will support
Maj. Barksdale for Congress, almost in a
body. There is no reason why they should
not. Maj. Barksdale has been almost as
good Greenbacker as the Greenbackers
themselves that is The CLARION has stood
exactly with the Gazette on the currency
questions, and we have all along insisted
that We have held every principle of the
Greenback party, save that of q separate
organization. Maj. Barksdale holding to the
principles Of the Greenback party-be-
lieving them to be just and right-makes
hackers than Hill, or any other avowed
Republican, for the Republicans bitterly
oppose the entire theory advanced By the
GTeenbacFers