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Know-Nothingism Revived.

The Elmira, n, Y, Gazette publishes
two columns and a half exposing the
order Of Plumed Knights. It says
that from careful investigation by Its
reporters it has been ascertained that
the order is simply n revival Of the old
Know-NOthings. but that many even
of the Plumed Knights themselves do
not know this, as the body is composed
or two degrees or circles, an inner and
an outer circle. The outer circle IS =
mere political club, to which foreigners
are admitted, and is kept up mainly as
blind to hide the real object Of be
order. The inner circle is composed
entirely of Americans who favor Know
Nottingham,
The oath administered TO candidates
OF the outer circle meTelypledges those
who take it tovote and work for blaine
and Logan, The oath of initiation
TO the inner circle is materially differ
ent and is an abbreviated form OF the
old Know-Nothing oath. 1t is as fol-
lows:
"You, of your own free will and &C
cord, In presence of these witnesses, DO
solemnly promise and swear that you
VIII not make known to anypers0n any
OF the signs, mysteries, secrets or mem
bers of this order; that you will sup
port James G. Blaine, Of Maine, fo5
President of the United States, 20d
John A, Logan, of Illinois, for Vice
President of the United States, in the
coming contest and election, and that
you will use every means to have them
elected, no matter to what end you may
be compelled to resort, that you Will
use every endeavor to perpetuate tDe
power Of the grand old Republican
party, and that you will not vote iOf
any man or any office unless he be an
American-born citizen in favor Oh
American-born citizens railing Amer
ica: Do you so solemnly swear" 81.
The publication created great excite
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and destroy it, income Should not be
granted. But the court held that 81
no grant of any such exclusive Privi-
lege or any contract Of the kind Was
expressed, none was to be intended or
inferred. Marx the. similarity between
that case ard the case at bar: There
and here the doctrine of implied grant
or contract was claimed by the corpora
ton, and there and here the principles
Of the common law were invoked insup-
port of the claim. As in that case the
claim of the corporation was repudiated,
SO it win be in the case at bar.
To convict the Legislature Of viola
lation of that clause Of the Federal Con-
stitution which gives to Congress the
power to regulate commerce among the
States, Col. NUGENT announces with
much satisfaction thefollowing PROPOSE
tions:
l. The transportation of merchandise
from place to place BY railroad is com
merce.
2. The transportation of merchandise
from a place in one State to place IN
another is commerce among the States"
8. To fix or limit the charges for such
transportation is to regulate commerce.
f. A statute fixing or limiting such
charges for transportion from places in
one State to places in others is a regula-
ton Of commerce among the States.
5. The power TO regulate such commerce
is vested by the Constitution in Congress
I We think that these propositions
prove too much for the propronent
Let US see. If the transportation Of
merchandise from place in one State
to place in another is commerce among
the States, and if a statute fixing OF
limiting the charges for such transpor
tation is a regulation of commerce
among the StaIes, and if the power tC
regulate such commerce is vested by the
Constitution in Congress, on what
ground is it that the railroad company
claims the right to fix and limit charges
for transportation If a statute fixing OF
limiting charges for transportation is 8
regulation of commerce, why is not 8
rule of the company fixing charges 8
regulation of commerce? And if one il
forbidden why not the other? 1t is curl
Gus to note that the company is claim
ing to be vested by the State with the
power to do that which under the Con
stitution it is said the State itself can
not do! 1t must be borne in mind that
the implied inhibition which the rail
road company invokes is not directed
against the States any more than against
individuals or corporations. The prop
osition is that Congress alone has the
power to regulate commerce. If the
power is denied to the State, to individ-
uals and to corporations, and if fixing
charges is an exercise of the power, on
what better footing does the railroad
company stand than does the State
viii the learned counsel please indicate
the course he will take to escape the
dilemma in which he has unwittingly
placed himself?
If the learned counsel desires, as he
is amply able to do, to discuss the
principles on which the railroad cases
will be decided, he must tear himself
away from the line of authorities to
which he has welded himself and meet
the manifest tendency of judicial rea-
sOning announced in the cases COM
mencing with the justly celebrated case
of Mum a. Illinois, supra.
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wurtny partisan, surrounded Nv nao
counsel. While Mr.. Blaine is know
to be unworthy, Gov. Cleveland Ia.
demonstrated his fitness and WORTH
ness for the position by his fidelitv
ability and integrity in the discharga n
his executive duties as mayor of Riff
10 and governor of the great state ~
New York, and, in my opinion a va ~
large majority of intelligent and mn
preIudiced voters believe he should bo
elected. If one-half of the Republics
voters who agree in this opinion bsvs
the courage Of their conviction ana
vote conscientiously, he will be ~ -
umphantly elected. The scandals az
fecting the domestic lives of ali canSi-
dates should be committed to the poIi-
tical ghouls and hyenas. FS'''
While it is my fixed purpose TO sp,
port Cleveland and Hendricks, if is NJ
less my determination to support ali g.
and worthy nominees of the republiean
party for county, state and congressional
positions. Regretting and deprecafin''S,
the conditions, which compel what viii
be denominated a bolt, remain v p1-t
truly, TRAD c. PoUND
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The Third District.

By way of rebuking the deyilish
spirit which resulted in the nomination
of one PIERCE by the Republicans of the
Third District, the Democrats have de
tsrmined to make nomination and tC
elect the nominee. As we have already
said, the nomination of PIERCE puts il
in the power of the Democracy to elect
a successor to Judge JEFFoRDs, and We
are glad to note that the opportunity
will not be lost. Blood is still thicker
than water in this country, and when the
colored politicians set aside such gentle.
men as Judge JEFFoRDs and Governor
ALCoRN to make place for a man whose
only claim is that he is colored, no time
should be lost in visiting deserved
rebuke upon them.
We are reliably informed that the
election of JEFFoRDs or ALcoRN would
not have been contested by the Demo
Gratis of the District; but to allow the
important interests Of the Valley to be
subordinated to the qualification of
negro prejudice is asking too much.
We presume that Col. PERCY would
have been selected without dissenting
voice to lead the opposition to PIERCE,
had he not declined to serve. He is
generally recognized as the leading citi
zen of the District. But there are other
gentlemen in the District entirely COM
petent to represent its interests, and
among these is the Hon. T. G. CATCHIEGs,
of Warren, who possesses as keen an
appreciation of the issues presented in
PIERoE's candidacy as could be desired.
If either PERCY or CATcHINGs be the
nominee we would hazard nothing in
seventh Congressman from
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The Virginia Campaign.

Here is what the Winchester Va.
Times has to say about so distinguished
q person as U. s. Senator RIDDELBERG
ER, a man who was at one time during
his life engaged to fight two duels OF
the same day:
The relation of Senator Riddelberger tc
the Shenandoah Herald may be more sat
isfactorily described by the term "iournsl
istic manager" than by any other. He i,
owner only 80 far as it is consistent with a
repudiation Of his honest debts, and editor
only when his black-guardism is likely tc
escape with impunity The noble Senator
of late has been trafioking in the IMMUNITY
which the well-earned character of a
BLACKBOARD has tended 70 secure for him.
He has had to rely less upon the charac-
ter of his satelli1a and more upon his own
to purchase the silent contempt of outraged
decency and responsibility But, with some
sacrifice Of what is due to ourselves, we
have determined to make up very plain
issue with the noble Senator. The Sena-
tor, in revenge for this assault upon the
Herald, or upon his warm feelings, has
had to resort to cowardly and malicious
libel-cowardly because it strikes in the
dark malicious because totally uncalled
for, and Is sufficiently branded as false
hood by the source from which teammates
Il bears on its face that its author was .
cowardly liar. We add nothing new to
modern literature by thus stigmatizing the
Senator. This has frequent
" been done BY others. Nor do We incur
any danger. This appeal to his manhood
will be met as others have been, by every
shuffling plea towards quickened imagi-
nation can suggest or q blackguard's foul
iongue express.
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No Vscarer This Year.

Inc business scare which the ne
P0Daean managers skillfully aroused
QaIang the closing weeks of the canvass
"a 1880 was one of the most effective
agencies in securing Garfield the yaSe
q New York, and with it the Rpesr
dency. There was a plausit5aty about
y which made it VERY dangerous wea-
pom against the democTats. Hancock
was man utterly Without experience
u elSll lt4e, who had never enjoyed tae
ShpDrJQntty to prove his capacity ~
QeailRa safely with the business nv
esta. 2rd who had aroused aglsr =
flon Tor sending his congrAtAsaf ynsth u
we greenbacker who carved -IoIs y y
tne state electieA, WhiS Maine ~
knew that Garffld ) everybody
trusted. This adSar' .Juld be saisg
cans have. now 10 -lIage the repulpShis
year Who IS d., u. 1t is Blaine ~
interests ~ ..trusted by the business
aallF 1elt I'd Cleveland who is unlfel
laf 20 be the safe man. NO ,Dus
~ scare therefore, is possible y
q, and the thousands of votes which
nasurally belong to the democrauo
Ratsy' but which were gained for Gai.
1ela on the basis of such scare y,
- Will help this year to swell .ns
.91lal0rity Tor Cleveland. The BIO0ayA
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

At a meeting Of the Tammany Assem-
bly, District leaders, on the 9th inst.
Mr.. KELLY among other things, said
"Tammany Han has always been, is nov
and always viii be : Democratic organ
ization, and Is such must indorse the
neminees Of the Democratic Convention.
This must be done not only IS matter
Of policy, but because we are Democrats,
and should Be consistent with our
record. This support is meant in good
faith. Tamnany always supports Its
candidates honestly and wiz 60 to the
polls and vote for CLEVELAND and
HEEDRIcKs.
No formal vote was taken, but the
opinion was unanimous after Mr.. XIII
IRIS speech that thsorganization should
support the Democratic ticket The
General COnnitses Vim meet q9 Friday
evening next when resolutions endorsing
and HznDn1cEs yin Sc
adopted.
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Public Speaking.

F. BARKsDALE, nominee of the DemOcTatic-COn
serTati re party of the Seventh Congressional Dis
tric will address the people at the following places
MADISON COUNTY
FlOTa-Saturday, September G.
Sharon-Tuesday September 9.
Sulphur SpTings-W ednesday, September 10.
Camden Thursday September II.
SUPPLEMENTARY September u.
Madison Station saturday september Is.
RANKIN COUNTY.
Fannin-Tuesday September 10.
Observation-Disclosures September Il.
Cato-Thursday, September Is.
c. AIBoRNE COUNTY.
Port Extraordinarily, September 25
E. Barksdale and J. ". Bailey, District EIector,
win address the people at the following places
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Lee-Friday, September 20.
Fayette-Saturday, September p.
Union Church-NIOnday, September %.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Meadville-Monday Court day, September %
LINCOLN COUNTY.
overwhelmingly, September 30.
MISUNDERSTANDING October /.
Bogue Chitto-Thursday, October ?.
SIMPSON COUNTY.
Westyille--Saturday, October II.
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A NfiscaIculatIOn.


Don't say any more about the Irish
voting for Blaine" said stumper at
Republican headquarters last night.
i was over in Iowa the other day and
happened to be in Oskalaosa when the
Ancient Order of HibeGnians were hold
ing picnic, Ash was going to make q
speech that night 1 thought l would
Jake . straw and then tell the meet
Tag OF it, l drove out to the picnic
grounds with a Republican, and No
went around among the boys asking
tnelr preferences. It took us about al
the afternoon, but l guess We got the' 4
all When we got through We coup ed
1p and found 2l7 for cleveland. What
90 you fellows think Of thatg'
Well, that was pretty heavy. How
many for Blainelv
Not a bloody one. Cuss these organs
that get their own friends into scrapes
q that Kind. One mar, wanted to muT-
ger ne because l tod him Blaine vas
sne lr1shman's best friend, There's
Deen 2 DISQUALIFICATION somewhere, In
afraid. CktirG0O Herah
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10
A Pronositlon to snbscribers.

Any subscriber RENTING us the amount
of one years subscription to THE CLARION
$1.50-and % cents in addition, will re-
ceive a receipt for one year and copy Of
Vol. L, Claiborne's History of Mississippi
II not convenient to make change, enclose
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tory and extend subscription credit accord
ingly. We have offered this valuable
work of nearly six hundred pages, at the
low price of sl.00. We now offer it, 4
subscribers Only. for The cost OF postage.
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The Girls College.


The selection BY the Trustees of Co
lumbus as The place for the Mississippi
Industrial Institute and College for the
Education of White Girls Of the State
Of Mississippi in the Arts and Sciences
lie meeting With some sharp criticism.
This is the natural result Of competition
in any Of the affairs Of life. and it Is
especially. 80 where localities and neigA.
borhoods are the competitors.
We do not feel called upon to justify
the selection oR Columbus, and We are
frank to say that it was not our choice,
but this Is far from contending that u
is manifest that the Trustees have not
wisely exercised the discretion vested
in them by the act of the Legislature
The fact that Holly Springs, Archusa
Springs, and the Seacoast country en-
gagged in the competition shows that
mere convenience of locality was NOT
considered to be controlling influence
in the selection of a site. If eonve.
nience of locality was alone to be con
sidered there would have been literally
no ground for locating the College else
where than at jackson, and this should
be borne in mind in judging the action
of the Trustees.
Conclusions of Judgment pnfavor
able to the Trustees should not b
predicated on hopes and disappoint
mems. They were appointed in accord
ance with the provisions of the laN
establishing the College, were selected
from the several Congressional Districts
as required, and they are well known and
representative men of the State. 1t il
not pretended that they are infallible
but that they were as likely to do wha
the law required. them to do as any SINH
lar body of men, and that they hav'
done more for the College than coulC
have been done by the selection of am
other place than Columbus, which, aside
from the mere question of accessibility
possesses advantages equal if not supe
rior to any town in Mississippi. A forty
thousand-dollar site, backed up b,
$50, 900 in money, is not to be sneered a
by State with no money inits treasury
THE CLARION is committed to the
Girls College no matter where located
and as for Columbus, we fear that a
second choice we would have yielded tt
the influences which inevitably follow &
visit to that bewitching and hospitablt
cifU
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Nor less absurd than the candidacy
Of Messrs. BUTLER and WEsr, is that Of
Mrs. BELyA A. LOCKWOOD, who. in her
letter Of acceptance, tells what she will
Do should she be elected President Of
tie United States We suggest to Cen
sEal WEsT, who is nothing if not gallant,
hat be withdraw in favor Of Hrs. Lock
nm
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

ALTHoUsH the. extra-platform reso.
buttons of the Chicago Convention, ten.
dered by Mr. R +. Henry, Of the Mis-
sissippi delegation Is q tribute Of the
Press 10 Mr. TELDEE's worth, were pre-
sented to Mr.. TmDRs on the Sd inst.
at his home On the Hudson, We desire it
to be known that only. eleven Of the
thirty-eight committeeman appointed By
Chairman YrLAs, took part IN the pre-
sentation. 50 much FOR the committee.
Of the eleven who took part only one
WAS received By Mr. T1DzE. So much
for Mr.. THDKE.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

Iris said that ex-Congressman LE3-
oYxE, of Chicago, was a classmate of
BLAnE's for FIVE years at Washington
College, and was at BLAISE's wedding
March g, 1851. This Is in accord with
the charges made by the indianapolis
Ssatinek.
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PUBLIC SPEAkING.


U. s. SENATOR, ]. q. GEORGE,
VIII adde's the people at the following times an
places:
LexingtOn-Monday, September D.
Cant0n-W ednesday, September p.
JaeksOn-F Friday. september 70.
Stems Creek-Saturday, september q.
Westvilie, Monday, september %
5WiIfiamsnurg-W ednesday, October J.
Mt Carmel -IhuIs day, october 2
MOBticeliO-Saturday, october 4
Columbia Monday, October q.
Augusta-W ednesday, October 8
Leakesviile-fTiday, october 10
State Line-Saturday, October II.
WaynesbOTO- Monday, October -.
Quitman "Wednesday, october -.
Enterprise Thursday, October 10.
Ellisville-Saturday, October IS.
Paulding-Mo october 20.
Raeigh-Wednesday, October %.
BrandOn-Friday. october "a
OLIVER CLIFTON,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
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A Big Mistake.

The Republican Committee of Ohio
addressed letter to the Hon. LOT. NJ
MORRILL,, now dead some fifteen months
stating that the party in Ohio was in
trouble on account of the attacks upon
Mr.. BLAINE, and calling on Mr. Nor
RILL as citizen of BLAINE's State te
come-to Ohio and refute the charges
The letter fell into Mrs. MoRRILL's
hands and the following is her reply:
To Chairman, Columbus, O.
l am surprised and shocked to receive
such a Communication. / thought every
citizen of this country knew that my hus-
band was at rest. l am in mourning for
him, but as much as / mourn his death
thank my Father in Heaven that he called
him before the party he loved so well and
did so much for had so disgraced itself as
to nominate so wicked and corrupt man
for the highest Office in the gift of the
American people as know, and my hus-
band knew, james G. Blaine to be. If he
we're alive he would not support Mr.. Blaine
or any such man, even at the bidding of
his party. CHARLOTTE MORRILL,.
Mrs. MORRILL, says that her husband
was visited by BLAINE at the beginning
of the Congressional investigation into
the Little Rock Railroad bonds, and
that he importuned her husband with
tears and entreaties to use his influence
to save him; that when her husband re-
signed from the Senate to go into the
Cabinet il was generally understood that
Gov. CHAMBERLAIN would be appointed
to fill the vacancy, and that, to the sur
prise of every one, Gov. CoNNoR APP
pointed BLAINE, then member of Con-
gress, aud under charges in that body, to
fill the vacancy. It will be remembered
that BLAINE's appointment to the Senate
put an end to the House investigation.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

THR late Senator ANTHONY. of Rhode
Island, served as a member of the SEN
etc for moe than twenty-five years.
There is no member in that body now
who was there when he first became a
member of it. He was sixty-nine years
Of are.
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ALREADY p1.;.. !,

4 letter from an observing aud e..
ssemed correspondent il Ripley says:
: cannot iorbear % tell you that he
splf.t g l5f5-'56 il upon u.s. Our people
sse -rousea e proper ssnse 81 lie
t9keAssnea danger Gen. Chalmers 4
already Deaten. Our gallant standard
oe.Eeks qage Morgan, j winning Golden
bis friends claimed COR him -
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a Kind Word for the I'll Distrae.
Neminse.
lln.l.nsIIa IT.. Il1...1a

- Z = 2 u
Hon. ETHEL BARKsDALE. Jackson,
Miss, No ars happy u Learn. has been -
noninassa b he Democratic Convention
d The Seventh Congressional District.
ErHEL BAnKsDALK Il native Of Ruther-
ford, Isnnessses Mississippi never had
srusr sousythan ErHEL BAnKsDkLE and
bis hrosher, Gen. VII. HAAEsnAE.H, uho
tall = Gst.ynbnrg saying q deem & ;
gleEioaa prfviIege = die for ~ country. 2
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

JOSH BOURNE and JIM MErzLER
killed each other in an affray in Vieks-
burg on the 9Th inst BOURNE, whose
wife was fonder of METzLER than of her
husband. was the attacking party.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

BISHOP GEORGE Foster PIERCE,
Senior Bishop of the II. E. Church
South, died at his home at Sunshine,
near Sparta, Ga:, on the morning of the
Sd inst.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

The Hon. CARLETON Hunt has been
nominated for Congress by the Reform
Democrats of the First District of Louis
lana. We hope that the Regulars will
follow suit.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

JOHN C. SHOEMAKER has filed his
answer to the libel suit brought by Mr..
BLAINE against the Seatiael, in which he
alleges that the scandalous charges are
true.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

"SHoTGUNs IN 0HIoFp is the startling
headline of the dispatches that tell Of
the murderous riot at the Hooking
Valley Mines. 1t is reported that a
number of persons were killed and
wounded. The Governor ordered State
troops into action, and FASTENED to the
scene of the troubles in person. The
revolt of the miners was due to the
action of the capitalists who own the
mines, and who, not content with cut
ting down the wages of their laborers,
imported large number of foreign pau
pers to take their places. The capital
lists who run these mines are opposed to
the introduction of cheap iron from
abroad, to break up their monopoly and
interfere with their prices, but they are
very much in favor of importing cheap
foreign labor. They are protection
lists" only so far as It enables them 10
realize higher prices for their products
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

The contract for raising the Talla-
poosa has been awarded to a wreckmg
company. She is to be delivered at
Brooklyn, New York, for $4,000.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

TIE New York Tribunes support of
BLAINE is doing him more harm than
good with the workingmen of New
York.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-10

The Hon. SAMUEL J. RANDALL has
been renominated by the Democrats of
the Third Pennsylvania District.
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state Executive Committee

FOR STATE AT LARsE-Oliver Clifton, Of Kinds,
Chairman; james A BaTksdaie, of azoO; J. +.
Sessions OF Lincoln 5 A Jonas, Of Monroe; Muir
ray F. Smith, Of Warren.
Firsf Disfrief-W. NJ Cox, Jas. T. Harrison.
Second Disfriet-C b. Howry, J. &. Kyle
Thfrd Distyle-F. ". Anderson, q. Il. Page
Fourth DistTte-S. b. Brown, J. II. Duke.
Fun Dfsfricf-E. Watkins e n Harris.
lSirfh Distriof-J. W. Lambert, NJ NJ Evans.
.Sere5aih Disfricf-A. J Mclaurin, W. c. Wilkin-
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Presidential Electors.
STANDARDIZATION
RoBT. POWELL, Of Madison.
Vas. II. MANSISG, Of Marshall.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
First District-W. b. WALKER.
Second Distriet-Z. NJ. STEPHENS.
Third DiHrict-J. W. CUTKER.
Fourth District-CHAs. RICHARDSON.
Fifth District-G. A. WILSON.
Sixth District-THOs. II. ST0cKDALE.
Seventh District. W. BAILEY.