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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Presidential.

We see a strong inclination cropping
out in some OF the Republican papers,
especially in New York, Philadelphia
and Washington, to select for the great
Democratic party its candidate for
the Presidency.
The party should feel under very
great obligations to the Republicans for
the interest they take in selecting a
good candidate for it. We had a good
candidate in lS76and he was cheated and
defrauded out of the position after he
was fairly elected, and if the Republi-
cans select a good man for us,
and we elect him, as we will, have we
any guaranty that we will not be cheat
ed and swindled again?
The "visiting statesmen" will have a
good deal to DO to manage one another
in the coming race, as the most of them
think time flies fast, and but one more
of that notable gang can probably reach
the Presidency; hence, while the
Democratic party feel under obliga-
tions for kindness rendered, it is appre-
heGsive that they will not have time to
select good, strong candidates for us.
Perhaps Malone and Chalmers may
have time, and 1t doubtless accords
with their tastes to help mAke up tick
ri for next fall.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16

SENATORS and Representatives coming
together from all parts of the State
bring gratifying accounts of the general
prosperity of our people.
For twenty years, and more, the peo-
pie of the South have been forced to I'M
dergo one of the most radical changes in
their social and industrial condition that
befall but few people in the course of
centuries.
We have not the data before us to
enable us to state the number of white
people in the Southern States twenty
years ago, but whatever their number
were they were shorn of over 1000, 900
OF slaves, property purchased and reared
by them, of the value of many millions.
White laborwas not to be had sufficient
to repair the injuries done to our plan
tations and to cultivate the soil. Stock
could not DO raised, thousands upon
thousands of the colored people were
thrown upon the country, as new born
American citizens, and they having
nothing, had to be supported out of
what was produced by the labor that
could be got out of them and all the
white labor that could be employed.
We have tried buying meat and corn.
and even grass, and everything which
supports life, and everything else we use
and wear, and adhered to our notion
that cotton was king until our impover-
ishment became worse than a chronic
canker.
But now our thoughts have turned
into different channel. We have
at last found ont that hogs, and cattle |
and mules, and corn, and grass. and |
everything can be raised in the South
and We can live without spending every |
dollar We make on cotton.
Now that hogs are plentiful all over
the State, win our planters quit raising |
them and plant less corn, and 60 baeI |
10 buying these articles. Our prosper
ity is in our hands if we could and |
would see it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Congress.

The Postmaster General, Gresham, in
answer TO call made on him by the
House for information in regard to the
alleged distribution in the department,
of circulars asking contributions of the
clerks for political purposes, responds
and saws he was informed that on Satur-
day, the 9Th, a circular signed W. 5.
Odell, was distributed in the department
"a copy of which he sends in with his
report.
Why not call on all the heads of de-
partments, for like information, especial
ly Secretary Chandler?
There is some danger of Graham be-
coming demoralizcd by his colleagues in
his efforts to pun down this unholy bust
ness of controlling the elections by
money, and that wrung from the poor
clerks who are treated as serfs by their
masters in the departments.
Let Congress pass Il stringent bill pro-
tecting the officers of government from
this villiany, and require. the heads of
to execute it.
Punish the instigator of such meas
ures with the penitentiary and fine.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Railway Postal Clerks,

There are numerous applications fol
appointments as postal railway clerks
in this State. We have good authority
for saying that there is no vacancy in
the mail service on the Illinois Central
Mobile & Ohio, Mississippi and Tennes-
see, Vicksburg & Meridian, Eatchez
& Jackson, and New Orleans and Meri-
dian railroads; and that the General
Superintendent of the Railway Mail
Service has declined to put postal clerks
on any part of the line between Mem
phis and New Orleans ard on the Jack
son and Yazoo Valley Road for the
present.
The following prerequisites to appoint
ment in this service are given in the re-
port of the General Superintendent to
which the attention of the many per-
sons who desire to enter it, is specially
called:
'The essentials for a good postal clerk
are good health, and power of endur-
ance, good memory with rapidity of
thought and action. There is no branch
of the public service that so tries the
physical and mental powers as the rail
way mail service"
The method of procedure regarding
appointments in the service is as follows:
applicants are required to make
application in their own handwriting,
setting forth their age, physical condi-
ton and former occupation, and pre-
sent suitable recommendations Is to
their character and standing. Appoint
ments are made for a probationary
period Of six months, during which time
the appointees are appointed monthly
in the practical workings Of their Office,
to test their competency and efficiency.
II at the expiration of the probationary
period, they shall have made satizfacto- /
y progress, they are given permanent |
employment. Il not, the probationary |
term i allowed to expire, and . new /
appointment Is made. z
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
When Will Wonders Ceasea !.

Everybody is holding a convention
now. The commercial travellers held a
State convention in New York recently
1t was estimated thut there are 100000
of them in the United States, and that
New York furnishes one-tenth Of that
number.
The Chicago Journal says:
cit is remarkable fact that the whole
sale and jobbing trade of the country is
virtually in the control of these travelling
agents of business houses. They have
within few years become power in the
land"
We have watched this new line of
business with some care, and we confess
to favorable change in regard to it.
Samples are always brought to the
merchants counter, except heavy and
bulky goods, and if the article selected
is not what it was represented to be, it is
returned and losses made good.
Drummer" was the name given to this
class of gentlemen at first, but tourist
and commercial traveller are now used.
The invention of men of genius viii
soon bring out new names.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
TARIFF REFORM.

The last Congress, having a majority
Of Republicans in both Houses
and the President, seeming the popular
breeze afar off undertook a revision of
the Tariff in order to forestall the Demo
Gratis, by making small concessions and
fixing up botched piece of work called
a reduction of the Tariff, supPOsing
they could impose upon the credulity of
the masses, and get credit for taking off
| burdens which were becoming too
| grievious to be borne.
When the bill became a law, and it
came under the scrutiny Of the people,
it was found to be the same old tax on
the necessaries of life, and light tax on
luxuries. Why this discrimination, in
/ favor Of those who can afford luxuries,
and against those who only use the nee
essaries of life and cannot afford to in
dulge in luxuries is a mystery to the
common mind.
There are a great many Republicans
in INDECENT life, who can no more afford
to pay more taxes than the rich and
thrifty of their party than the Demo
cratic masses, and if thsy would look
and learn and profit by observation and
experience they would quit the corrupt
concern and unite with the Democratic
masses in dividing and equalizing the
burdens of government by electing the
proper men to do it.
Very few persons understand the OPP
erations of the tariff. It's a complicated
part of the machinery of government.
Our Senators and Representatives in
Congress will no doubt avail themselves
of the opportunity during the present
session of Congress to enlighten their
constituents on the subject.
Reform in the tariff laws does not
mean free trade, but it will make trade
more free than it has been by tightening
the weight of duties or imposts and give
to the manufacturing interests of the
country sufficient protection to enable
them to compete with the world.
We have been giving protection to
our manufacturers for an hundred years.
1t was in infancy they claimed protec-
tion-can't they stand alone now, and
relieve the consumer from paying 50
much and so long, to keep them stand
ing?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
The Everglades.

T Times Democrat has at last x =
ed tn Everglades Of Florida and ex
plode / the romance abiding to that re-
gion. Tradition and report have. PeoP!ed
the res ion with brave band of Semi
noles - no inhabited beautiful islands OF
wonderful fertility and still held negro
slaves. These natives had retired
through the swamps, impenetrable save
to the willy and knowing savage, and Sc
cured the peace and quiet their arm
had failed to obtain. But the great and
enterprising daily of the Southwest, with
an expedition selected and prepared
with great care has solved the mystery,
and laid bare the fact that this region is
uninhabited and utterly unfit for habi-
tation. The alligator snakes and teaches
are its only denizens.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
The Legislature

The two houses have been in session
a week, and have got fairly under way
We discover a strong disposition on the
part Of the members to work, and to dis
patch the business of the session as soon
as possible and return home.
There are many new members in the
Senate as well as the House. A few who
were here many years ago, appear now
as Se,s members They bring ripe
experience, and the time that has inter
vened since they were members does not
detract from their qualifications to legis,
late wisely for the good of the people.
Committees are at work bravely and
sedulously ON the subjects referred to
them, and in a week or ten days, when
they begin TO report to their respective
Houses, the main business of the session
will assume an activity which viii bring
out the talent and judgment of the two
houses.
Modesty usually characterizes the
worth Of young members and young
men, but il must be remembered that
the session Is short, and they must not
hold back too long! In entering on the
sea of political discussion, see that your
vessel is sea-worthy, well sappiied with
everything necessary for a successful
voyage, sails well set, steam and gas well
guaged, mind clear, full Of hope and con-
fidence; know all about the port you
strike for, and launch out, and you will
be apt to succeed! If you make blum
der, try again. Some of our ablest men
made unsuccessful starts in public
life.
We like the young man who tries to
do something for himself, and relies on
his own resources before he calls for
help; yet there lies before him an i'm
mense amount of experience, which he
can avail himself off he needs it. The
old are always ready to help the young
and inexperienced when they need it and
are willing to accept it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Bad Example.

Two Judges at Nashville are at log
gerheads. The County Court Judge
charged the Judge Of the Criminal
Court with cutting the county treasury
BY using too much money to carry on
his Court. They met in the Criminal
Court room and yoked for a fstcuf
fight. They were separated without
doing any damage. When Judges fight
and break the law right in the precincts
OF justice, and yield to passion, how can
they expect citizens to keep from it!
The Judge who commenced the fight
ought to have been fined very heavily
and imprisoned as an example to those
who are disposed to take the law into
their own hands.
There is too much lawIessness in the
land now; the moral sensibiIities of com
munities are shocked with breacheso az
the peace By gentlemen Of high standing.
and that i the lowest grade Of misde-
meanors, but they lead 70 high crimes.
when such examples are set bv officials
and the very men who are bound hv law
ana opilgatlon to conserve the neaee
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
The Inland Sea.


Ne published without comment
President Arthur's special Message to
Congress, recommending immediate &C
sioa in making the necessary aPpropria
ton and perfecting plans to carry on
tie improvement of the Mississippi
River.
This is no party question and should
not become one. When We look on the
map of the United States, and see the
great father of waters heading in the
Northern lakes, running distance Of
three thousand miles through one Of the
most fertile countries on the globe, and
emptying into the great Gulf, on whose
bosom floats the products and commerce
of the world, should it appear unreason-
able that nations power and nation 5
money, directed by the wisdom and in
telligenee Of more than fifty millions OF
people, should be brought into requi-
sition to keep this great canal, made by
nature. open between the two great
oceans which cover the earth.
The agitation of this great work has
until recently, been confined to the peo-
pie who live on, and own lands near the
Mississippi River, and their efforts 10
protect their plantations, and all the
bottom lands and their towns, have beer
employed through Levee Boards nnd
State Legislatures
Now, statesmen, commercial men
planters, manu- facturers, and all classes
of intelligent men, of thought and fore
cast, are awakening from long leth"r
gle spell, as it were, and seeing the vas
advantages which will flow from a SAT-
levee system of the Mississippi, they arr
coming up like patriots, and regardless
of local interests, party bias, and selfish
ness, are going to put the power ant
moneyed resources of our government
on this great work, and we trust will
carry it ON to an early completion.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16

The life Of James Buchanan. bv
George Ticknor Curtis, has lust been
issued from the press of Harper and
Brothers, in two large octave volumes
of 600 PIP. each. This win be an inter.
esting history, embracing. momentum.
events occurring Just previous to the
late war between the States. Mr.. Bu-
ehanan commenced his public career il
1879, and it ended in 1860 He had been
. member Of Congress and Senator from
Pennsylvania several years--was seere.
tAry Of State under General Jackson
and President frem 1857 to 1861. rs
vas : Democrat al his life, man If
great purity Of character and elevation
q tone and sentiment He took sides
with the Union party against secession.
though be Vas opposed q tie War. and
wished from lie bottom 81 bis heart thai
{ could have - nrel1ed. ne shan
|ook + the 81 S bis book With
~. 1890. 1He
= ~ 80
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.

On the Sth inst, Mr.. BarksdaIe intro
duced bill releasing the State of Mis-
sissippi from the conditions Of an act
entitled IAN act granting public lands
in alternate sections to the State for the
construction of what is commonly known
as the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad"
so as to extend the time for the com
pletion of the same and avoid forfeiture
of the grant; which was referred to the
Committee on the Public Lands.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Personal.

We had the pleasure Of meeting the
Hon. George Winchester in Getty yes
terday. He looks remarkably gall for
one Of his age he i perhaps the Oldest
member of the bar IN the State nov
living. The eontempo Of the judge
aEe nearly al gone. and he must feel for
loEn il bis rounds about - eity and
Capitol e fnd % few 81 bis Old kfisnds
and associates Re vas the compesr e
Turner. Eli. Quitman, Boyd, Melfur.
Ein. Montgomery PEentis sharksy
zhzazAsIs and ! = ,sl q Others uho hsss
preceded him q Tie land 81 spirits.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
To Readers and Thinkers.
Register.l
"He lives most who thinks most,
Feels the nobIest. acts the best. =

EtlSstn 1seSlsteF
He Hgss most who thinks most,
Feels the nobiesi, acts the best"
We don't expect the thaugltless
tramp, the silly crank. or coneeited snob
to appreciate the Register. To write
seriously and sensibly for such people
would be like casting pearls before
swine. In the columns of the Register
We address the thinking and intelligent
people, capable of reading and of m
Outstanding what they read, people who
desire information and an accurate un-
deFstanding of the great questions of
the day and of the principles and true
policy Of our government. The Regis
ter, to have any NEXT or efficiency In
its mission, viii Of course have TO excite
the ire and abuse of tramps, craHks.
and shallow pated fools. To be capable
Of maintaining free government, and Of
keeping pace with ths progress of the
great onward movements OF tho world.
people must be sensible, intelligent, and
able to understand useful and instruc-
tive Information. This IS necessary IN
order 70 be good citizens and woFtkv Of
the country and Of the age, Those who
only read to be amused With accounts of
murders, rapes, robberies, shocking
events, starting accidents, public exc
eHtipns, etc, are not Intellectual, i'm
proving. and uaeful people. For them
ne police court gazettes ara more enter
tanning than the best indiked essay. or /
most interesting and fnstructing maya
zlle there ignorance is bliss. It's
folly = Be wise
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Among the bills of local interest in

Among the bills of local interest in
troduced in Congress on 8th inst, are the
following by Representative Barksdale
For the relief of Benjamin F. Jones, late
postmaster at Beauregard, Miss.
For the relief of John Cleary, Of Jack
son, Miss, for various descriptions of mer-
ehandise taken for the use OF the Unite
States Army in 1868 Referred to the
Committee on War Claims.
To release the American Baptist Home
Mission Society from the conditions of the
sale of the marine-hospital building and
grounds at Natchez, Miss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Legislative Proeeadings.

We are endeavoring to publish a full
and Ineligible report of the proceed
ings of the Legislature, emitting all
formal and official verbiage, 50 that the
public may know the nature of bills in
trodueed and the disposition made of
them. Some few mistakes in names
have been made, which have been cor.
rected for the weekly edition. We will
be thankful to the members if they will
notify us of any inaccuracies they may
notice from time to time.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
PRESS POINTS
On the G overnor's Mes5aga and Leg
islature.

The agricultural lien law is treated in
the Governors message in i very able,
conservative manner, and we think his
arguments favor of fix g some definite
time in the future for the lien law re-
peal to go into effect is good, As it would
give the people time to prepare for the
chaAge.-Panolian.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Hon. S. s. Cox.

For twenty years a regent of the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington,
has been removed from that position. If
n Democrat did this work, we fear there
is some prejudice lurking in his bosom
if not malice. We condemn family jars
in the Democratic party, brought about
by petty jealousies and envy.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Apologize.

About two hundred of our single
wrapper subscribers, through inadvert-
ence, failed to get their papers last
week. To all such, we send a copy of
our two page supplement, containing
the Governor Message, which occupied
50 large a space in last issue.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Judges in Council.

Judge Hammond joins Judges Baxter
and Key at Nashville to deliberate on
the application for an injunction against
the Railroad Commissioners. 1t is to tie
hoped this trio of Judges do not carry
the appearance of evil with them by
travelling on free tickets.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
Platform Planks.

The Republican party, not satisfied
with selecting our candidate for Presi-
dent for US, it makes for US a plank in
our platform, which we have not made
and do not intend to make at present
that plank is
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16
The Ohio Senatorsn1p.

COLUMBUS, January THE Senatorial
caucus, to nominate a candidate to sue
coed Senator Pendleton will be held to-
morrow evening. Several delegations ar
rived tonight from different parts of the
State, and the contest will be quite lively.
Senator Pendleton, in answer to an in
quiry az to the chances, said the question
could not be answered, as no man could do
so without making mistake; could tell
more about it after the caucus Gen. Ward
said he would not exchange chances with
any other candidate believed he would
be nominated The Payne men are conf
dent, and claim an easy victory on the first
ballot.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16

The article we publish to-day from
the American Register, addressed to
readers and thinkers, sets forth the mis-
sion of true journalism in its proper
light. A morbid and Initiated taste for
just such reading as is described By the
Register, as applicable to, and apprecia-
bic by class of readers which it de-
scribes, has been engendered by the
publication in large cities of everything
vulgar, low, vicious and indecent, that
occurs among the lowest grade Of socie-
~ in the first markets, where billings
gate abounds, and where persons of
chaste minds are shocked whenever they
come in sight or hearing of their vul-
gar ribaldry.
Presses have been known to become
rich BY the large calculations of their
papers, secured by pandering to the
vitiated taste OF the class Of readers
herein described, and instead Of dimin.
ishing the number OF the vulgar nv
their publications they are increased
continually. and ono journal after
another falls into line, and they find It
absolutely necessary to publish eyerv
thing of the kind in order that they NAY
keep up their circulation and live.
Begin At Boston. New York, Philadel-
Phia, and follow the range of large cities
81 and soulh and see how the lead
- asEs have fallen into this obiee-
s'sea tiee. and even ii mall cities
eaFnals Of cllasse character
3.,.s he SINE channel.
Aais s. h1l = 40 iliehtlslI sniisn.
LEI tz<S SIS Is q. Is IS seen
s'rf NIsh heE fsee
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16

The disbursements By Auditors war
rants, for the year 1889, under forty diff
ferent headings, amounted to s745,-
266.24.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16

"a. a young lady who thought her per-
d dGna, cnaTms gave her the right to e
ssnaf eeaOle, was present a few DAYS
~ Fso y PgstE during which quarrels
c s.sHsSn a.. husband and wife we're dis.
49, eIlau think, said an unmarried
ss4eF son who was present. athat tba
proper thing IS foy the husband ~ bs ~
~ o ~ e once, and TINS avoid ouaTSels
lgr the future. I would lirht 4 c;osr .i 4
We !, carriage after the wedding break fss y
81 a4q ssssle ne smoking question forever .
would knock the cigar Out 81 ,ss,
savutn interrupted the belle. nDo v o,,s
AayN' aon think you would be theye :
1aietiy remarked the elder son.-Row
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16

AFTER a brief debate, the L. S. Sen
ate on Thursday, passed the bill appro-
Priating one million dollars for immedi-
ate use on Mississippi River improve
mont