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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
The Resources Of the United States

Should an emergency arise, the United
States could raise huge army. Beside
the Government regular army of 23,Geo
there is now in the several States an ag-
gregate organized military force of IS, 700
including officers and men, and reserve
force of unorganized militia-men liable
to military duty if necessary-0f 6,4l9,-
912. If our nations naval strength and
seacOst defenses were equal to its mill
tary resources, We could defy the world.
Chicago Journal.
Why did Gen. Grant itch for a foreign
war, even while he was fighting the
South, and afters He told the writer
while he was in Mississippi that We
would soon be into a foreign war ana
that We would fight side !by side, and be
as good friends as ever. He vas then
trying the starving process on our fam
lilies to make US submit to the tyranny
of federal power over Independent
States. From the above showing our
resources are immense.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

The proposition to remove the seat OF
government to Meridian was disposed OF
in the House yesterday without debate
A motion to submit the question to a
vote of the people of the State was
adopted by a vote of As to Sc, but the
bill, on its passage, was defeated by a
vote of 46 to SO. The originators of the
measure developed much skill and gen
eralship in securing so large a support
and the growing city of the Mighty
East is in debted to them for their zeal
in behalf of her interest. They accept
ted very gracefully the verdict of the
House. 1t is pleasant to note that in
matter involving so much, and where
convictions on both sides of the question
wore very positive, that nothing has been
said or done by the advocates Of the
measure to which its opponents could
Justly take exception.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
The Decay of New England.

In a recent address before the BtDStOT
Mechanics Society, Wendell Phillips, the
late orator, il reported to have said: "Tht
handwriting is so plain on the wall tina
aone bat fool need mistake it. New Eng
la nd is doomed just as sure as natural law:
will produce fixed results New England
has no soil worth mentioning, and hel
wealth has all been derived from her manu-
features. These are gradually leaving her
and eventually they will all go; some t.
the Vest. but most 10 the South, where the
advantages for profitable manufacturing
are ali located. The coal and, iron in the
South are easily gotten at in inexhaustible
amounts. and the iron mills, fo1ndries
and machine shops can go to them better
than they can be carried to the shops
Then the cotton and WOODEN mills must &C
there, for the raw materials are, and are to
be produced there. most cheaply, uniforms
" and better. Then 10 ok at the advantages
of the extra hours of daylight in a years
run. This, of itself, is a small matter. As
the South grows stronger, the wealth, cul-
ture and power of the country will be CEN
tered there. until she will become, not only
the mistress of America, but the central
empire of the world
We seldom look to Wendell Phillips
for anything extra good, but he was a
man of frecast He was an enthusiastic,
fanatic, pharisee. He saw abolition
in the future and he worked up to the
point, and he lived to see its consuma-
ton, which he had so deyoutly wished.
His followers believe his sanity work
brought about abolition the way it
was done, after slavery was introduced
by his kith and kin, and was upheld
until his section was made rich, then to
strike it ont OF existence by one fell
swoop of Federal power-strike down
the very life-blood of our social and
labor system, take our productions at
their own price, make US pay the taxes
to support the government, and then
enough besides to protect the Northern
manufacturers and make them richer at
our expense! That was Wendell
Phillips. But now, just before he
died, he comes with a wall for New
England and shows that the sceptre
is about to depart, after one hundred
years Of unexampled prosperity on her
rock hills with no soil worth mention
ing" That the handwriting is on the
wall, and none but fool can mistake it;
that their manufactures are going West,
but mostly South, where he thinks they
will prosper, as we have the materials,
and coal and iron, etc.
1t has never been our delight to re-
ieice at the downfall of any portion of
bur great country, nor to wish any evil
% any Of the people of our American
States, but it does look like a policy
which has characterized the New Eng |
and States for century towards the
southern States is likely to return some
# its fruits to them, and that they will |
,e able to see that honesty is the best
,oIicy in public as well as private affairs.
We think there is . bright future for /
he South yet, but much of our prosper
ty dpeends on the manner in which we
lse the good gifts of benefeent Provi-
lepce.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

SENATOR HoAR has got into a pet
He had better seek sound advice. Fret
not myself on account of evil doors. .
We have been disguised for weeks on
seeing ia almost every paper, accounts
of bloody riots at Hot Springs. Had
not the bloodyshirt Senator better hur-
ry on to Hot Springs, take Frye, OF
Maine, along with him and investigate
over there, as the rioters are about to
leave the locus Ia quo, their bloody deeds
have held sway so long. Sherman
might join them and all three of them
take few hot baths and get some of the
venemous gangrene taken out Of their
systems; it might have a good effect on
their future conduct.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05


r aid thst the Mississippi Leg
;sleturs has 3 railroad bill before u
81 the sane tenor as those OF Iennes,
Sc and Georgia. Il is also SAID
- the Memphis appeal, whose IN
anence in that State is great ana
vbose information from these IS FUR
n;sned by capable correspondent, tnat
4 riW meet the sanction Of Gov. Lowry.
We hone II win and trust that the peo-
nle there may meet with the same Feilei
that Is enjoyed in Georgia Nashville
World.
The Nashville World Is in sympathy
with the popular voice in Mississippi, as
expressed through the vote Of her Leg
fsIature. on the Supervision Bill which
was vetoed BIZ Gov. Lowry. Il is true
thar new bill is now before the Senate,
which has been framed with view TO
obyiate the objections which are sci
forth in the Veto Message. Whether
the friends of Supervision have been
fortunate enough to accomplish this Is
vet to be tested when the bill VIII
have undergone the scrutiny OF the
Observation-Disclosures There are able
LAWYERS. some Of them members OF the
present Legislature, who do not see the
constitutional objections in the bill that
passed both Houses by a large major
| ity, as Gov. Lowry sees them, yet as
Gov. Lowry avows himself in favor Of
supervision, there is manifest disposl
ton on the part of Legislators to make
the attempt to harmonic on bill tha'
will command strength, by keeping su
pervisionists together rather than dlvld
ing them on techn;e.aiiies, and creating
doubts among the people as to theil
power over railroad corporations.
The real friends of this measure ar
somewhat apprehensive that in making
a new bill and in trying to avoid Sellli
they may encounter Charybdis-or, Il
other words, while they dispute tn
strength of the bill, they may weaker
it until it becomes of no force if passe'
into Law.
Appreheusions exist in the minds o
some that if they sacceed in getting
supervision law it will be of Thu
character. We trust not. II bill ]
passed it certainly ought to contain tn
| elements of strength sufficient to accom-
plish the objects its trainers have il
view.
| We know of no advocate of this meas
ure who wishes to destroy or impair tn
usefulness or success of the railways il
our State. When the arguments used
that supervision will drive capital out Q
the State and check railroad enterprise
it is only designed to alarm the timi'
and catch the gavering. We desire NJ
oppression ON railroads, and we ough
not to submit to any on its builders ant
customers. Our interests are mutual
and it should he our policy to. protec
the railways as we'll rs the people Wit
contribute to their support.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
Third-Cla Mail Matter.

The Postal Guide for 1884 contains a
ruling of the Postofice Department that
printed blanks and circulars, which have
heretofore been rated at third class, or
one cent for every two ounces, must
hereafter be rated as first class, or one
cent per ounce. This extra and oppres-
sive tax has been exacted of publishers
of late; but we are pleased to state that
a protest and remonstrance from this
Office, transmitted by our postmaster,
has induced the Department to rate such
matter as heretofore-One cent for eve
nv two ounces.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
Gold IN Tsnnesses.

Erin is situated in the hills between
the Tennesseeriver and Clarksville. Mr..
Bernathy, while hunting, found cave
and evidences Of gold. He took lease
Of the lands and IS now selling them 1t
large profits Over 5000 worth Of mug
gets are on exhibition in store. Miners
and railroad men are locking 10 the
place. Two hundred strangers are there
already Filthy lucren has great ~
fractions and leads some On destrnc.
ton.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

IL company with Messrs. hurry and
Love, of the House, we visited the Luz
natic Asylum last Sunday afternoon, and
were shown through the buildings and
grounds by Drs. Mitchell and Melville.
There are 46S patients in the Asylum,
the largest number being females, there
being more room for that class. While
We found everything in faultless or
der and condition, we were painei to
notice, and sensibly to feel, ss-&e passed
through the building, tksacold and chill
ly atmosphere of t edwards occupied by
the patients. 1Sany of them were shiv-
ering from SIC cold, and they certainly
must k.sfe suffered good deal during
xtremely cold weather of the past
lev months. On inquiry We learned
that the furnace, or heating apparatus,
had entirely worn out, and has not been
replaced for the want of means. The
wretched, unsafe, and we may say cost
" manner of lighting the building-by
means of coal oil lamps-cannot fail to
incur the disapproval of every visitor
in these days of gas and electricity. We
believe the Committee on Appropria-
tions have fayorably considered these
great needs of this great charity, and
will recommend that they be at once
supplied.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

A Republican newspaper has been can
wasting some 400 counties in New York
Pennsy Ivania, Ohio, Indiana and Hi
nois in regard to the Republican choice
for President and Vice President. The
total result shows that Blaine is first
choice for President in Isl counties,
Logan in Sc, Edmunds in SO, Gen. Sher-
man and President Arthur in 29, John
Sherman and Postmaster General Ores
ham in 8, Harrison in Z, Lincoln in 5.
Foster and Cullum each in 2, Wash
burne, Miller and Evarts each in l. 1t
is obvious that these reports can be man
ufactured to suit the taste and views of
the newspaper which manipulates the
reports, but it is generally thought that
Blaine and Logan are most popular
among the Republican masses.
On the other hand, shrewd politicians
know that the delegates are named by
the party managers, and that popular
feeling has as little to do with it as was
the case with the Republican Conven-
tons Of 1880 and 1875.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
he pade and the Dog.

He was dude Of the extreme kind.
BE couldn't have been more so. His
overcoat was short, his undercoat long.
his collar high, his trousers 50 tight that
il would seem be must have creased his
legs to get into them; his shoes pointed.
40 he entered the reading-room at the
hotel everybody looked at him. and 4
smile went fgund. There was q brindle
dog IL the room at the time. As the
dude paused ct the news stand the dog
went up to him, smiled Of him, looked
up ct him once, and walked away with
dropping tail and an air Of intense dis
gust. The disgust probably arose from
fhe fact that the dude wasn't the perstn
tie dog VS. la1 king for, but the animal's
Mbele hp anee seemed tb say. rThis
lets ne out ] can't stand that thine1l''I
And the crowd roared With laughter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

IL the case of Jason hurry VS.. Leh
man, clerk, the Supreme court held that
the act requiring the payment of a dock
ct fee in Warren county toward the
judges salary is unconstitutional and
void. 1t is said the effect of the decision
will be also to nullify the special tax
in Warren county for the same purpose.
1t leaves the salaries of judges and chan
eellors of that county unprovided for.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
AN ACT in relation to csrtoi.
funds in the treasury Of CesSosooa' q
Mississippi. 'iaa q,

AN ACT in relation to csr,oi.
funds in the treasury Of Casbos.o''
Mississippi. q,
WHEREAs, There are in q.
Coshoma county, Mississinni : :, "sas'1
belonging to the levee fund 20 So0a
which sum was left over fro :. ss'a "
levee tax collected for the ye1 - ,,.s p,
the payment Of all indsbtean"-.iSSs 1 4
incurred by said county for 4. ae'''a
poses; and, ." is's \
WHEREAs, The board Of
said county desire to use sai5 tPs,l1i'o
benefit of said county; Therst ,u'iA II
SECTION l. Be it enacted 4. ' as
ure Of the State of Mississin,,;s o' ",
board of supervisors of Con- rpH lAs
be and it Is hereby authoriza5 Ys n
cred, should IL desire so 10 A. a.1 sa's
lar or called meeting, h, =. " aaI ,.
entered on the minutes Of il. p'ls' Z
instruct and direct said fund 49,. .I's's,
fetred aud placed pro2gily n "a Pc q
OF sucn county iund IN the b,.a
county treasurer, as il SHAH n. ,'',' q
and direct; and the said conn NM u''',,
is authorized to balance the am wa
special or other county leyee fr W,
hands by the amount trap,ss, ,..s ,
fund directed by said hoard sr ny Z
charge the amount So trapsfs. $50 p 4
fund the board may instrpc, M! ,
vided that the liability of ~, '','
treasurer and the sureties ~ ny y g,
shall, in no wise, be Diminished ~, .'
eased thereby. And the ora. = =,
BOARD of supervisors made ..
forth, rs to said county leyee f,, -,''
De proper voucher for said -
accounting for said funds. afts, n
hat said funds have been -, :
charged and credited by him in -
With the order and direction AZ wv,
SEC. ? Be ii further ea,c;el \,
sct take effect and be In force =
after its passage.
Approved, rsoruary ~, ISL
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

ACCOUNTS from London say that the
defeat of the government in its war poll
cy in Egypt was prevented by the eIo-
quence of Mr.. Gladstone in defending
that which was indefensible. Great
credit is awarded to Gen. Gordon for the
energy with which he has prosecuted
the duties assigned to him, and the
preservation of the English army. He
is for restoring the political authority of
native chiefs and princes. His idea is
that Soudan shall be governed by and
for the Soudanese. This suits Mr.. Glad
stone. Sir Stafford Northcote met Mr..
Gladstone in debate, but he was not equal
to the Premier.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
The Capital Removal.
PRESS COMMENTS.

The removal of the Capital from Jack.
son to Meridian is still agitatlng the
minds of the solons Let well enough
tlone. say we.-Holly Springs Reporter
The CLARION saws a majority of the
House Committee on the removal o. tht
yapitol to Meridian will report in favor
IF the measure 1t occurred To It's at the
outset that the proposition was huge
Joke, but il may be more serious than
we supposed. However, we cannoi
think such a move would be beneficial
10 the people of tue State. The claim
of Meridian as the great railroad center
is without merit, as any one will see by
consulting the map. M0re railroads ira
uerSi,.g the Stdte center at jackson than
at Meridian, and the former place Is
more accessible to all parts of tine State
than the latter. Ii Meridian mad half a
iozen mere railroads running in fran
Alabama than she now has. it would not
De an argument in her favor The
scheme is wild one, and wholly i'm
practicable without great expense 10 the
taxpayers, and ought to be abandoned
-Chickasaw Messenger.
Inc pan To mONe TIE N@dpltdi HUN
Jackson to Meridian is beginning to
wear rather serious aspect. When it
was frat mentioned it was ridiculed
The Meridian people were in earnest,
however, and as they have followed up
their first step by very vigorous meas
ures the Jackson people are becoming
alarmed. A large meeting was held al
Meridian last week and strong com
mittee appointed to go to Jackson and
mt in hard work. At this meeting
500, 900 was pledged by the city for the
building of atState House. Subsequent
iy the Mayer sent word to members OF
the Legislature from Lauderdale that
the railroads centering aC Meridian
would increase the donation to the State
to $500 900 in the event removal was de
termined on. We may expect a very
strong effort will be made to get the bill
providing for removal through the pres
ent session. 1t will hardly succeed,
however The question is a new one,
was sprung suddenly, and it is one the
members of the legislature and the peo-
pie have given but little if any attention
Time viii be required to examine and
discuss it. The next Legislature, that is
if the Meridian people keep the subject
hot, will be prepared to dispose of it
Columbus Index.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
Automatic Fancies.

We are enabled by reason to Judge OF
causes from their effects and to discern
In what connection these effects may be-
come causes themselves; and by virtue
of this faculty we are qualified to dem
Onstrate that in cases perfectly similar
the issue will be the same, and to infer
from the known property of bodies
the result of the application to particu-
lar cases.
The follies, the fckleness and the pas
siors of man are the most inexplicable
and the most deplorable; he is a tyrant
In defence Of liberty; he is a plunderer
for thesupport Of law; he IS an oppres-
sor for the honor of government; he is
savage in the very bosom Of society,
and be also becomes the unreIentine
prosecutor of his species for the imagi-
nary glory Of his God.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
sneciaI Notice.

Acts incorporating or amending the char
tiers of cities and towns, incorporating
Lodges, Churches or Benevolent Associa'
Hons, or Private Corporations on Personal
Belief Acts Of any description, will not bt
published in The CLABIos. We are only
Publishing such Laws as are designated By
the Secretary of State as of "a public ma
ture." If.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
Wednesday, March 5, 1884.
The Pamphlet Acts.

Immediately after adjournment Of the
Legislature, we shall commence the publ
cation Of the Acts in pamphlet form. In
addition to the three thousand copies re-
auirsd by the State, We will print one han
drsd extra copies. unless a larger NUMBER
should be ordered before the first pages go
to press. Price, by mail, sL25, or II
bound in leather, $3.50. Attorneys and
others who may want copies will obiige BY
fling their orders at once. tt
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

AN ACT to authorize the Board of Superb
sors of Hancock county to hold thei
regular meetings on the first Monday il
each month.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the I.egisla
ture of tbs State of Mississippi, That tn,
board of supervisors of Hancock county b,
and they are hereby authorized to hold reg.
ular meetings of said board in addition t.
the time of meetings now fixed by law, OIL
the first Monday in each month, provided
the members of said board shall only re-
ceiye the per diem now fixed by law; pro.
vided further, that said meetings shall no,
occupy a greater number of days than nov
allowed by law.
SEQ. 2. Be it further enacted, That all
business transacted at such meetings shall
be as legal as if transacted at the regular
meetings now fixed by law.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved, February ~. 1884.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

The Outrage Mil in Virginia is try.
ing to grind q grist over in North Car.
olina. John s. Wise, Rep. n. c., testi-
fed ''that Danyille and Pittsylvania
were the most lawless communities IN
Virginia, and the adjoining counties in
North Carolina were alike in this SEN
ator Vance: "That is = Republican
county by q large majority, sir Yes;
and where there Is Republican major
ity, there will be bourbon shotguns.
Mr.. Wise was on oath. Loose swearing,
that.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
Approved, February 20 1884

AN ACT to provide for an additional JUS
tice of the Peace and Constable IN super
yisor's District No. |. and TO provide r.
an additional Constable in District NO
of Issaquena County.
Spor1oN 1. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
ture of the State of Mississippi, That there
shall be a justice of the peace and consta'
BILE in supervisors district No. l, of lisa
ouena county in addition to those now pro-
v1ided by law; and there shall also be con
stable in supervisor district No. Of sale
county of Issaquena in addition to the one
now provided for by law, who shall reside
IN that portion of said district lying be-
tween Steele's Bayou and Deer Greek
SEC. 2. De it further enacted, That the
board of supervisors shall order an election
70 fill the offices hereby created in the SAINT
m inner as special elections are ordered u
fill vacancies.
SEQ. 3. Be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved February 20, 1884.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05

THE House had under consideration
last night the bill to assess printing
material. An animated debate was IN
progress az we went to press, and the
bill was indefinitely postponed by "a
large majority" The speeches of Messrs'
Houston and Williams in opposition to
the bill are reported as being specially
eloquent and able.