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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

THE article on first page entitled
"The proper Limit Of Schoo Age" b
well worthy n careful pcrusal. 1t T.
from the pen Of Rev. W. b. Bingham, Of
Hazlehurst, Superintendent Of Educa
ton for Copiah county. He recommends
eight years rs the lower. aud eighteen
years as the higher limit of school age
and advances some very strong nrgu
ments in favor thereof. We take occa
sion to say that all the papers read be
fore the State Teachers Association are
creditable to the authors, aud their pub
lcatios will no doubt do great good in
arOusing an interest in the cause Of edn
cation, aud in helping to shape effective
Legislation.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

their private spite on others. The oIt-
RACES that were committed were, without
doubt the result Of private vengeance. A7y
Of the better class would have joined %
gether to protect the Matthews.
To Senator Hoar, who said be was happy
to hear the word assassination fail frUm
Senator Saulsbury's lips, and wanted 10
know wat the witness thought about 1t.
The witness thought that if what be had
heard was true, the killing of Print MT
thews was murder under the law; but the
case had been investigated and he could
not apply to it the term assassination.
1t was not mass meeting that pas cd
the resolutions, bat only of those who VI 70
called from the door, and was imprompu-
think it was ill-advised to pass the re o
lutions.
Here Senator Hoar endeavored to for ee
the witness to use his 1.-THE Senators) ls a.
guage in regard to the resolutions, bat
failed. This caused the Senator to again
attempt sarcasm and bulldoze the witness.
de again tried to coerce the witness into
expressing his 1.-THE Senator's) views, bat
the witness replying as sharply as the Sea-
Itor, and some Of the audience laughing,
the Senator became very angry and threat
ened to turn everybody out. 1t must DO
stated here that on previous occasions,
when a crowd stood round. crowded the rs
porters, made noise, talked and laughed,
40 that no one could hear, and kept it up
III day long, the honorable Senator neysr
uttered a word of dis Ipprobation, for the
applause then was on his side.
The witness informed Senator Hoar that
ne was not to be browbeaten. He did not
believe in arraying the blacks against the
whites. and the people of Copiah county
would not tolerate any one doing so. Were
me majority, full OF ignorance and without
property, put in a bad set of corrupt men
by brute force, believe in the intelligent
minority resorting to other means to save
.heir property and to prevent social div
ruption. did not apprehend any danger
TO the Matthews family; l believe if case
IS made out against Wheeler, he is likely
to be convicted there as he would be in
any other part of the country.
Mr.. Meade spoke at the meeting; he was
lot violent; Mr.. Burnett made more ultra
speech than Mr.. Meade did. l have heard
Republicans frequently make violent
peeches right in our courthouse.
Here Senator Hoar undertook to compel
he witness to remember and repeat the
anguage of the Republican speeches do
ivered at public meetings several years ago
md during mOrs recent campaigns, and
eemed to get out of temper because 10
'7a not manipulate the witness to suit
himself
Que ion by Senator Jonas-Do you knor
Mr.. Burnett
Senator hoar here jumped to his fsea
md demanded to know of Senator Jonas il
40 were going on to a new subject, and
without giving him chance TO reply, ran
md put his hat on, numbled to himself
md peremptorily declared the meeting adj
iourned until this morning at $50.
This action was entirely independent on
lis part and without consultation with am
,ther member of the committee. Senator
Irye was not present at the time.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

ACCOUNTS from London say that the
defeat Of the government in it's war poll
cy In Egypt was prevented by the elo
1uence Of Mr.. Gladstone in defending
that which was indefensible. Grea'
credit is awarded to Gen Gordon for thu
energy with which he has prosecuted
the duties assigned to him, and th'
preservation Of the English army. H.
is for restoring the political authority o
native chiefs and princes. His idea /
that Soudan shall be governed by an'
for the Soudanesc This suits Dir. Glad
stone. Sir Stafford Northcotc met Nj
Gladstone in debate, but he was not equa
10 the Premier.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28
HARRIS MISSISSIPPI BRIGADE
A Sword Retired to It's Owner after
Nineteen Years Of Captivity.

lon tho ID of April. 1865. the Confeder.
ate lines on tbs right OF Petersburg, Va.
had been broken, thoir works takon, and
the Federals were advancing in large mum
bers from that direction on Petersburg,
whore there was but small force TO resist
thom. Harris's Brigade was thrown forward
to meet this large advancing force, as a
forlorn hope, to stay its progress until ro-
inforcements could arrive. They met IL,
in an open field, in front of and to the
right of Batteries Gregg and Whitworth,
where sharp diminishing continued for
some time with this large and over
wheming force. The regimental COM
manders appealed to Gen. Harris to retire
his brigade lie replied, refusing their re-
quest with an order to hold their position
at all hazard. They answered they could
hold their position against the front at
tack, bat pointed to large force which
was being extended to the right with evil
dent purpose of getting in their rear
When the General saw this movement of
the enemy he ordered the 4sth and 10Th
regiments to repair to Battery Whtworth
aud the 18th and 10th regiments to Battery
Gregg The enemy first attacked Battery
Gregg, which made heroic resistance, but
was finally captured. He next turned his
attention to Battery Whitworth, whittier
all OF his force WAS now directed. The
advance was steady aud the resistance
stubborn, and the fort almost reached, for
the death struggle, whom an order came to
evacuato. AT this supreme moment, no
time was to be lost, rs capture was inevita-
BILE unless very hasty retreat could be
made. The gateway was, therefore, soon
crowded, and the exit of those behind was
retarded by those in front. Dust as- COL
]. NJ. Jayne of the 4sth Regiment and a
few others left the gateway, they we're con-
fronted by the enemy and forced to sur
render. The surrender was made to Gen.
L. NJ Harris, of West Virginia Brigade,
who yesterday, February 27th, 1884, returns
to Col. Jayne, by express, his sword sur
rendered to him on that day a lapse
of 10 years, Gen. Harris, of West Virgil
mia, had forgotten the name of the Colonel
whose sword he had received on that occa-
sion, but remembering the name of the
Brigade, wrote to his friend, W. Adams
Harris, of Natchez, that he had a sword be-
longing to Col Harris, Of Mississippi,
which he wished to return. Then a cores
pondence was begun with Gen. n. II. Har-
ris, of Vieksburg, which resulted in finding
the righttul owner of the sword. Gen.
Harris, of West Virginia, deserves the
thanks of his countrymen for this act of
consideration for a soldier Of the Lost
Cause, WAC had worn his sword four long
years in defense of what he considered the
right The example is noble one, and
should be followed. Itsiendency is 20 heal
the wounds caused by the memorable
struggle known as the Rebellion, and to
allay the bA feeling existing between the
sections.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

In another column will be found The
bill passed by the IIouse last Tuesday
night "for the better protection of con
tracts between landlord and tenant, EN-
ploycr and employee" A law Of Thu
kind was impcratively needed, and the
Legislature will receive the plaudlt
"well done, good and faithful servants,
for passing 1t. Il has yet to be cpnsid.
cred by the Senate.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

THE Mormon problem about to he
solved. We presumed some Puritan
would work II out. When Senator Ed.
monds undertook 1t, backed by the
power of the Federal Government, we
had no misgivings as To his success, but
he has not succeeded aud it is likely to
be a NOR, difficult thing to accomplish
than the removal Of the Seminole Indians
WIS to our Government, W. give the
latest invention on the subj ct from q
Boston Yankee, and while the Govern.
ment and the rcligionists of the country
find themselves unequal to the task Of
putting down the monster (Mormonism)
1t is left to the prplii brain of de
scendant Of the Pilgrims to invent the
plan. Here it is;
"A Boston publishing house will soon
issue n novel, intended to stir the pe0.
pie to overthrowng the Mormon evil as
"Uncle TONS Cabin" awoke the world
TO the horror of slavery. Thus does the
novel writer become of Importance t.
the State IA LAST resort when all other
Sgenries fail those who would rid the
world of wickednoss
This invention is not very compliment
tary to the almighty power of truth,
We suppose after the novel gets a good
sale and is read by everybody, and the
public mind is inaamed sufficiently, that
President Arthur will convene his Cabi
net, and issue famous proclamation.
not freeing the Mormons, but putting in
a state of slavery as Lincoln did the
white people of the South about eight
millions in number.
Ii tho Cabinet would enslave the
Mormon men, especially the leaders, and
set the wives free and support them out
OF the property in common, as far as it
will 60, aud then out of the Treasury of
the United States, until they could find
good homes, it might answer the pur.
pose.
The Mormons claim protection under
the Constitution, Why did not Grant
(or Arthur fix up territorial constitu.
ton, as he did for Mississippi, and make
them adopt it, of their own free will,
but under federal power? This thing
might have been done long ago and the
moral and religious people of the United
States be freed from the disturbing ele.
ment in our social system, the mon being
preachers and leaders, having as many
wives as they please. Let us see how
Uncle Toms Cabin the % will succeed
with the Mormon question. When we
look at how the government TYas man
aged the Indilas, would it MT be well tn
take Mormon lands and settle them
with christian people. and secure a
place in Smith America, and send Nor.
mondom TO iii
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

THE Outrage Mill and the blood,
shirt has not made much out Of the ties
timony Of tho last few days. Prin
Matthews threatened the life Of th,
Hon Ben King il he disputed his in
famous circular, got up for political pur
poses, and II is in proof that he mad,
threats to arm the negroes and Kill ever,
man, woman and child in Copiah coun
ty under certain circumstances. N,
wonder men became inGamed aud in
furiated by such threats, aud confeder
ated to settle or to quell the threatened
danger. A man who would steal the
Presidency of fifty million people, would
Ike sides with such despHrado aud
& oat ever the massacre Of allatbe white
pc 'ple Of C,piah county. Testimony
the q st men OF our State will be
found in our columns to-day.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

Hon. WAYNE McVEIGn pictures al
ideal PresideLt-one that would sui
everybody. Tho philosophers stone dis
covered at last A Wade Mecum that
every honest man shall carry with him
We imagine he has found a man wh'
will not steal his Office, nor allow theft
any kind under his administration.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

IT WAS Special Committee, and not
the Standing Committee on Railroads
that agreed upon the Supervision Bill
which has been made special order foI
this morning, at II o'clock.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28
To the RepraSntat 7 IS Of MiwiSsiDDl:

VoU ARE RESPECTFULLY INVITED TO ~
i spect that wnndlerfGl inve ltian-The wHTTA.
KER DETACHER on exhibition BY Mr.. JF
Sanders. Of Tennessee. and buy your Respective
paying business. BE has nol severel co7ntis lf1s
hsre, Amounting % nsarlv 500, s,so enSsvei 49,
Sio0 worth o. single trees In the city. Msla Iii
proposisoa-sS.o5 OUTFIT fra
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

BRS THOMPSON takes Austin, Texas
and no policeman can take Ben He i
terror to the city and defies all opposi
ton Ben applies the Scripture declara
ton to himself that one man can pul
ten thousand to flight.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

am Commissioner of Agriculture of the
State of Mississippi.
Had conversation with J. z. Matthews
at Jackson. He said the circular be had
issued was pack of lies and he had issued
it for the purpose of getting up a difficulty
with Ben King and his party; he also sqid
he had an organized band of 500 negroes,
eighty of whom he had armed himself; and
said he would kill every white man, woman
and child in Copiah county, and then go
into other counties. This took place in
front of the Spengler House in jackson.
Matthews came up to me and addressed his
talk to me directly. Johnson asked him
about his circular. was indignant, and
got up and left.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28
On. b. A. ROWAN.

Live in Oopiah county, near Wesson;
am member OF the Legislatures; l can.
vassed the county; the canvass was made
in very peaceable manner; / believe the
Democrats carried this county; Matthews
was very active in politics in 1875.
Senator Jonas here read Il circular issued
by Matthews in 1876, and republished in
1881, violently abusin.; his political oppo-
Ients, calling them liars, towards, etc.
The witness 1t was printed circular,
issued and distributed in 1875.
To Senator Hoar 1 took an active part
in the last election; did not see any
mounted men going round the country.
Addressed n meeting on Oct ", at COTS
store; it was q most respectable audience.
To Senator salisbury Heard that body
of armed negroes were coming into town.
and heard we would not be allowed to hold
meeting.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28

armed men had threatened TO kill him; that
his sons on going 10 college shook hands
with him, and be had told them be did not
know how soon they would be summoned
home to ayenge his death; they replied
they would be ready; be said be wanted to
kill four men, then he would be satisfied TO
become refugee, sleep and live the life of
a wild man. be declined to give the names
Of any Of the parties who had threatened
his life and safety. | told him was sur
prised at this wild and violent language
expressly as be claimed to be such strong
advocate Of law and order.
JUDGE 7. Z. cooPER.
reside at jackson; am one Of the Judge.
of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Mat.
thews, when sheriff, was allowed certain
Jail and bail fees by the Circuit Court, and
when the accounts went TO the Board Of
Supervisors the president of the board de
manded all warrants and authority cover.
ing the claims Of Matthews. Matthews de
clined TO produce the necessary papers, anC
the county refused TO pay the claim. Mat
thews was in default TO the county ant
State about $1,000, or upward Of $l,60C
over and above what he claimed rs fees
The record showed he was a detaulter tc
the county.
j. =. Matthews was a passionate man
disposed to DO overbearing and pictorial; pc
litically, he was an exceedingly violent man
no made threats against Judge Mayes and
myself. He told me he had provided in hi
will that $4,000 should be set aside to hir,
and pay assassins TO avenge his death il
case be was killed, and that his family haC
ma lie compact TO avenge one another
Capt Harris, Judge Nayes and myself wer,
among those he intended should DC assas
sinated; he told me this himself.
consider that the people of Copiat
county are as good and orderly as they
are in any other country in the United
States.
To Senator Hoar-M Matthews said he ex'
pected to be killed. He said he would hire
assassins for the purpose of assassination
that was the language he used He told
me he never had retained any county fees
Intentionally; he was in default in legal
point of view; do not know that he intend.
cd to be defaulter.
To Senator Jonas--T believe that for
years bef IRE his death Matthews was a bad
m for the peace Of his county on account
Of banding together of the negroes.
To Senator Cameron-f the negroes
we're arming themselves think the whites
were iustihable in arming to repel them
have seen body of armed negroes
some $50 strong, come into the town Of
Hazlehurst and threaten to burn it down.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28
SYLVESTER OWN

| am auditor of the State of Mississippi;
reside in Jackson; remember having q
conversation in my Office with Matthews in
1882; 1t was in regard to the circular he
h I'd formerly issued; hs said the circular
was all a lie; he had issued it for effect he
claimed that most of the whites and all of
the negroes were his friends; he issued the
circular, he told me, to scatter over the
heads of those attending meetings and to
meetings and TO provoke a row if possible;
he also said he would kill those opposing
him, and would murder the entire county.
The whites of Copiah county are respecta
BILE and as heightened as people in any Sec
ton of the country do not approve of
the killing of Matthews
At this stage of the proceedings Senator
Hoar endeavored to pitch his voice in a
sharp sarcastic tone, and in very I'M
pleasant and disagreeable way refused the
privilege to Senator Salisbury, who wish
cd to question the witness. Senator Sauls-
bury protested against the lack of courtesy
of the Senator from Massachusetts, but
that gentleman only became for the mo-
ment silent.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28
WRIT ADAMS.

When Mr.. Matthews accounts were ex-
amined they we're found to be short.
heard the conversation between Matthews
and Mr.. Gwin. Gwin asked Matthews how
it was that in 1875 he was so violently op-
posed TO King and was now advocating
him. Matthews replied that the circular
was fraud, and was issued for the pur-
pose of exciting Kings friends, who would
be at the meeting; and that he had lot of
armed negroes on hand to XIII every d-n
one of Kings friends and that he would
not have stopped there, but would have
gone on Strengthening in adjoining coun-
ties.
Senator Hoar here took occasion to ask
the witness if Matthews was speaking only
in fun, but the witness was certain he was
in earnest.
JuDaE oALHooS.
live in jackson; I am a lawyer; was
judge of the Ninth Judicial District. Held
two terms year in Copiah county; knew
most of the prominent people of the coun-
ty. l regarded them as fairly up as law
abiding people. / knew ]. P. Matthews,
Gall Matthews and Leon Matthews; knew
the character of Print Matthews; his repu-
tation was that of a violent and dangerous
man; he would not scruple to carry his
points; he was considered a trickstei; he
was social, bat generally looked upon
as dangerous. know Mr.. Burnett;
first knew him in Raymond. Kinds coun-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02

Our friends over at Staunton are be-
coming no little apprehensive lest the
building of our railroad should cut o IF all
the immense traffic west of Shenandoah b
and extending to beyond Allegheny. And
we'll may they feel nervous. The traffic
of this section has kept Stauntnn alive for
years past and her business man have
grown rich and prosperous; divert this
patronage into other channels and
"Othello's occupation is gone. "-Highland
Recorder.
Well, it is not quite so bad as that, but
if the time ever comes that Staunton
shall lose the trade of Highland we shall
sincerely regret it. Our merchants have
found their Highland customers reliable,
business like and prompt about meeting
their obligations; but even more than
that, the business intercourse has lasted SO
long that very real friendship has grown
out of it and we have all gotten to regard
the Highlanders as much our countymen
as Augusta people are, and we should miss
them from our streets as much as we
would those of our own county.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02

The selection of delegates to the Demo.
cratic State Convention is about to tax 9
place. In view of it we hope our readers
will bear in mind this sound advice given
by Page McCarty's Democratic Campaign.
Let us discard men for once, and give old
Virginia chance for her life:
ssLet all citizens who are called on to
select delegates bear III mind one most
Important fact-vlz.: That IN this age of
business neither tradition, sentiment, nor
political oratory, sectional feeling, or even
a race issue, will keep Virginia Democratic
in adapting the ideas of a past time to the
present. and forcing on manufacturing
and mining State a contradiction of its
great destiny in the shape of set of theo-
ries that suit purely agricultural States.
"Remember that
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02

We have read with interest the defence
of Hon. John Randolph Tucker by
Tariff Reformer,'' in the Spectator of
this week. We think it is as good de-
fence as can be made of an estimable gen.
tleman whose public life, we are afraid,
now belongs to the past as far as useful
ness to his constituents is concerned, and
whose views of governmental policy are
directly in opposition to the material in
terests of those constituents. We are too
much crowded this week by our advertis
ing friends, to admit of reply to "Tariff
Reformer'' of such length as courtesy to
him and appreciation of his argument
demands, but next week we shall try and
give the views of the VIEDICATOR, and
we believe of the large majority of the
voters of the Tenth congressional district,
as to MIR. fuckers usefulness as repre-
sentative as long as he holds his present
views.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02
When the Democratic Naval Appropria-

When the Democratic Naval Appropria-
tion bill got to the Republican Senate,
that body with an eye to the Republican
campaign fund managed by Secretary OF
the Navy, John Roach Chandler. added
$4,000, 900 to it by amendments. When 1t
was returned to the Democratic House
all the amendments were stricken out,
save one of $780, 900. Samuel J. Randall de-
serves the thanks of the country for hav-
ing managed this horizontal reduction"
of ninety per cent. on Roach Chambers
campaign fund. On the 100000 amend
ment Messrs. Barbour, Cabell and George
Wise, of Virginia, voted NO." and Mr..
Tucker voted "Aye.''
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02

John T. Antrim, one of the most prom
inent citizens of Charlottesville, died on
Sunday, and on the following Tuesday,
his daughter Emma, who returned from
Georgia to nurse her father, died of nery-
GUS prosJration,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02

The Straightoat Republican Convention
at Richmond Wednesday appointed dele
gates to Chicago, and endorsed Blaine. 1t
adopted bitter arraignment of Arthur.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02

Our esteemed contemporary, the AL
leghany Sentinel, must forgive the lapse
that made US call it the Tribune. 1t is a
frst-rate paper, call it by any name you
will.