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Year: 1876

STAND FAsr.-In the last days many


shall he as clouds without water, car


ried about OF Winds And this is one .
of the special perils of these 'perilous


times The winds are let loose, and
are now performing their awful work
of tossing hither and thither these
empty clouds.


Hence the instability that prevails.
Men are carried about with every
wind of doctrine They are not root
ed and grounded In love;' and have
never tasted that the Lord is graci-
ous,' nor restesi their weary souls on
Him they go about seeking they know
not what. They want something that
will fill them, but not going to the Di-
vine fullness of the incarnate Word for
it, they wander on In sadness of spirit,
vainly trying to soothe their uneasy
souls with every new doctrine or de-
vice that meets them on the way. All
Is vain. For what can we substitute
Tor God and His free love?


Amid all this instability, let US stand
last in the faith.' Let Us be strong in
The grace that is in Christ Jesus Let
Is beware of novelties in religion. Let
Is guard against fiekleness OF opinion :
md hastiness of decision. Satan will
ct loose his blasts and call up mis-
'torms; let US moor our vessel hrmer
md keep faster hold Of the anchor,
which Is sure and steadfsst, and which
,ntereth into that which Is within the
yeil.' Thus in patience shall we pos
ess our souls, for 'be that believeth
10th not make haste
Year: 1876

PROBATE MATTEEs-Fur the last or 10
days the Probate Court has been engaged in
examining the final account of the admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Rudolph Roy, deceased,
and completed the same OF Monday last, by
declaring a dividend of about l3 . cents on
the dollar, to be paid TO the general creditors
of said estate. In the course Of this proceed
ing it was ascertained that person by the
name Of A Miller was Il partner in a saloon


kept in the upstairs of the Bank Exchange, p"
known as the Club Room, and the admins
TRAITOR was authorized 10 make settlement
with him, as no debts had been presented
against said co-partnership. The question
as TO the administrator commission, was,
by mutual consent, submitted to Judge Win
gard of the U. S. District Court, who decided
that ar executor or administrator was allowed
commissions only on the whole amount actu-
ally realized to the estate. This is regarded
as an eminentlc wise decision, as 1t other
wise would bankrupt almost any estate


Judge WIngard has thus proven himself an
able lawyer and just Judge In justice to
the administrator II Is proper TO say that this
question had never before been raised, and
that be eheerfElly nequie-e=s Ia the decision.
Year: 1876

party which under Washington and Adams,
was in opposition to the administration


Into the history of ourl politics since the
triumph of the Democratic principle we do
not propose TO follow Prof. Sumner, though
he gives clear, concise and picturesque ac-
count. He regards the Jacksonian system
of political rewards as having reached its
last and perfect flower in the "bosses" of our
great cities. The Wings failed, he says, be-
cause they exhibited the same lack of po-
litical sagacity as the Federalists, and be-
cause they refused to endorse anti-slavery.
With the rise of the Republican party came
new elements into American politics, unself-
ish and religious motives, heroic elements,
sacrifice for moral good, devotion to right in
spite of expediency. The organization of
that party was close and harmonious, not on
account of party discipline, but on account of
actual concord of principle and purpose; and
the election of Mr.. Lincoln, thoroughly
representative man out of the heart of the
majority, furnishes more favorable illustra-
ton of the American system than any other
election in our history. But he complains

that the machinery of the Albany Regency
and Tammany Hall is still held as the only
basis for the government of the republic.
Yet he has great hope for the future. 1t
seems to him that the tone is rising and the
standard advancing, and that this is one
great reason why the system seems to be de-
generating The political will of the nation
never was purer than it is to-day. But that
will needs instruction and guidance. Reform,
he says, "does not seem to me to lie in re-
stricting the suffrage or in other arbitrary
measures of revolutionary nature. They
are impossible, if they were desirable. Ex-
perience is the only teacher whose authority
Is admitted in this school, and I look to ex-
perience to teach us all that the power of
elections must be used to select competent
men to deal with questions and not to indi-
rectly decide the questions themselves. I ex.
pect that this experience will be very painful,
and l expect it very soon."
Year: 1876

THE eighth volume of the "Memoirs of
John Quincy Adams" brings to light some
experiences which, if men were only honest
enough to acknowledge them, would be found
to be not uncommon. The "old man elo-
quent' confesses that when boy he started
to read Paradise Lost" ten times, and never
could get through half book. He says:
ST smoked tobacco and read Milton at the
same time and from the same motive,-to
find out what was the recondite charm in
them that gave my father so much pleasure.
After making myself four or five times sick
with smoking I mastered that accomplish.
ment. But did not master Milton.n
Year: 1876

The Boston Herald speaking of the failure of
the endeavor of the Eastern Railroad creditors
to force the relief act recently adopted gives
this as the inside history of that measure:


On the 2lst of last December petition,
signed by the legally prescribed number Of
stockholders, was drawn up and addressed to
the president, directors and clerk of the Eastern
Railroad, asking them to call special meeting
of the stockholders "to consider the present
financial condition of the road.'' The duty of
the officers is plain. But they did not call the
meeting, wishing to wait, as they say, until
after the creditors had had their meeting-held
week ago Saturday-in order to see what
action would be taken on that occasion. Over
awed, as is presumed, by the powerful infu-
ences OF the creditors, the directors dared not
call the special meeting of the stock holders,
lest the plans of the creditors should be frus-
trated. But on Friday last affairs took a new
phase. A delegation of stockholders waited on
the directors and asked if they would pledge
their word that nothing should be done at the
State House until after the annual meeting on
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used
Year: 1876

We have said, and have seen no cause
to change the opinion, that the RESPONSE


bility of the Hamburg ahair attached TO
the colored marplots and their mean
white instigators, and not to the white
citizens who struck their blows in self
defense. The evidence leaves no doubt
upon this point. The so-called military
company which uzurped the right TO the
public highway, 10 the exclusion of all
others, was 10 legal company, but an
armed conspiracy to overawe, browbeat
and murder the whites. At the prelimi


nary trial, John Lee (colorcd) swore that
he had been asked to join the company.
He asked for what purpose the company
was being formed, and Doc Adams said:
eve are forming the company to kill
the white people; that GoretnOr Cham
berlain had promised 10 furnish the arms
and ammunition" Adams stated, also,
that Goreraor Chamberlain had said that
at acas necessary to do this to carry the ne.t
election, and to keep the State ,mder lie
control Of the Republican party.


This accords exactly with the policy of
Ames and his clan during their wicked
rule in this0State Chamberlain, the
carpet bag Governor Of South Carolina,
is proved to having provided Doc Adams
and his murderous band arms and am
munition ''to kill the white people" and,
with having said, "tItat It aCas necessary to
do this to carry the merit election and to
keep the State under the control of the Re
publican party" Ames deliberately plot
ted war between the races in Mississippi,
and when people We're quietly pursuing
their avocations in peace, not dreaming
of trouble, he was negotiating for Spring
field rifles, and other warlike accoutre-
ments for the accomplishment of his
murderous designs. The proof of this
charge is furnished by the correspond
ence which was found in the Executive
Office after his abdication, and was not
accessible to the impeachment Commit
tee when they were prosecuting their
investigations. They had other evi-
denee, however, of his scheme to produce
a collision between the races, and so
charged in the articles which were pre-
sented against him. 1t may be set down
as an essential part of the carpet bag
policy in the Southern States, to organize
strife between the races. The rule of
the adventurers has become Il thing of |
the past in nearly all the reconstructed
States, but the mind will never be able
to conceive the height, the breadth and
The depth Of its immeasurable atrocity.
Year: 1876

What you did in the canvass last year,


repeat during this canvass.-JAcKsoN
CLARION.


The advice from the leading Demo
cratic paper in the State comes in good
time. So the same programme is to be
carried out in Mississippi this year as that


which disgraced the State last fall
Okolona News.


The News misquotes us and then COM
ments upon its construction of what we
said. 1t was:


What you did in the canvass of last
year, repeat during this canvass. See
that every man registers.


We do not know that there is any
thing wrong in seeing ''that every man
registers" but if the News prefers the
item as it quotes it, we have no objection.


There is nothing connected with the
canvass of 1873 of which the Conserva-
tiye=QenpocraGy Qf Mississippi need be
ashamed. They met the Radical CO.
horts on their own ground and routed
them, horse, foot and dragons. They
drove them from power throughout the
entire State, and after having gained
possession haEe Kept every promise made
in the canvass. What they did in the
last canyass we would be gratitied to see
them do an this. If that be treason make
the most of it.


But the News continues


We have one consolation, however,
and that is, if we are not permitted to
haye fair, free and peaceable election,
the electoral vote of the State will count
for nothing. Winchester rife ballots
will not count III this Centennial wear,
and if the Democratic party is so weak
and desperate as 10 force this alternative,
they must abide the consequence Of their
folly.


i that is your only consolation you
are poor iaaeed The rule for counting
the electoral vote provides dat either
House of Congress can object to the
coqpting of the vote Of any State and
upon such objection the vote of the State
shall not be counted, and finally that if
there be no election by the Electoral
College then the House Of Representatives
shall elect.


If the Radical Senate choose 10 object
to the counting of the vote of a Demo
cratic State, the Democratic House can,
and will, make honors easy by objeeting
to the vote Of q Radical State. And if
by these objections, no choice will be r4ade
by tie electoral votes of the States, the
Democratic House viii exercise its CON
'titutioaal prerogltlve and eieei Tillen f!
md Hendricks. We have no fears,
however, that the vote of Mississippi
v;IIn, '"tnd and counted, too, for
he Democratic nominees.
Year: 1876

We will send THE WEEKLY CLARION,
singiy or in clubs, for the next three
months, or until the Presidential election,
for fifty cents per copy. We ask our
friends to make this generally known,
and to aid us in extending our circulation
for the campaign.
Year: 1876

THE desperation, as we'll as ignorance,
of the Radical leaders of the true nature
of the government, is shown in the
astounding declaration of one of them,
as related in the letter of w. l. Gibson,
Esq, elsewhere published, that if the
Southern States voted solidly for Grant,
making pretence of intimidation and
violence, he would play Caesar, revolu-
tionize the Government and hold on to
the office himself The braggartism
addressed to the credplity and passion of
the poor uniformed freedmen, is SO
manifestly absurd, that it cannot fail to
bring the Radical party in this State into
still further disgrace and contempt.
Year: 1876

SO far as the record goes, l know the
contrary. Tilden has inherited the
character of Martin Van Buren,. He
uses words to disguise thoughts, phrases
to disguise principles. His heart was
not with the effort TO save the Union and
not with the soldiers who fought for it,
and no man who ever wore blue can cast
his vote for him without rejecting on
the memory of the men who died for that
cause
Year: 1876

AT The l. st general election, the people,
becoming tired Of the dcspotic rule of
the coal company ring, put UP an indi-
pendent ticket and succeeded in clccting
II majority of the county officers, against
the combined forces of the Republican
and Democratic parties, At the next
election, we hope and expect 10 make u
clean sweep.


am much pleased with the general
appearance and tone Of your paper, aud
hope YOU will meet with the success YOU
deserve.


Yours truly,


Y ID REMNANT
Year: 1876

His Majesty of Denmark is at loggerheads
with his wise councillors of the Rigsdag, and
is in fair way to be short of money. This
has nothing to do with the murder of
Hamlet's father, but seems a serious busi-
ness. The King will have. it is true, pit
tance at his bankers from the indemnity
that represents the extinct sound dues, his
little income from the sale Of stamps, and
six or seven millions gathered from the
distilleries. But for the regular budget of
taxation the Rigsdag will not vote it and
refuses with inhammatory speeches, and
makes declarations that if the royal author
tiles endeavor to collectthe taxes which the
Rigsdag does not vote then the people must
resist with arms if necessary. Certainly
that is tho corrcctsconstitutional theory, and
we rejoice to observe that "the main voice of
Denmark goes withal." His Majesty is dis
posed to argue the point, but when temper
once gets into the dispute ''you cannot speak
of reason 10 the Dane" lie will stick to his
point, and we suspect it will take new
Ministry to settle the differences. The re-
fusal OF supplies is great constitutional
process, and we may have to try it ourselves
one of these days.
Year: 1876

We can discover no good reason either for
alarm or invective at the fact that few adj
ditional companies are arriving at Washing.
ton. The District Of Columbia is under the
exclusive jurisdiction Of the national govern
ment, and the objections to the employ
ment of federal soldiers to do police duty
in the States have no application to
the national capital. The government
is responsible for the maintenance of
order in the District, and it can
employ its own troops for that purpose
rs feely as the States can employ their
militia for maintaining peace within their
own limits. Ii there should be an outbreak
in this city our uniformed regiments would
be called out to suppress it, and they are
always at hand for such service on two or
three hours notice Their practice Of
o splendid spectacle to enliven the
streets, but is of great public util-
ity in exhibiting to the dangerous classel
the overwhelming force they would have
to encounter if they should give way
to their evil passions and stir up riot.
The federal troops may be just as legiti-
mately employed at the capital for purposes
Of protection and warning. There is no
probability of violence and disorder at
Washington during this exciting winter,
but even its possibility makes the presence
of soldiers in the neighboring barracks
and forts wise measure of precaus
ton. In this peaceful city of New York
we should all object to the disband-
ing Of our local regiments as we
would to the suppression Of insurance com-
panies. There is hardly one chance in
thousand that any particular mans house
will be burned, but he would feel anxious
and nervous If it were not insured. Tho
very presence of an adequate military force
in the vicinity Of Washington will probably
prevent necessity for calling on it for any
service. 1t is a safe thing to have them there
until the public mind shall have settled into
its ordinary state. of political apathy.
Year: 1876

The Senate yesterday, on the motion of
Mr. Edmunds, took up and passed the
resolution for the appointment of a commit
tee of seven Senator'S to act with the House
committee in devising means to count and
declare the electoral vote. Mr.. Edmunds
will, of course, be on this committee, and
his conservative views and fairness will
make him one of its most valuable members.
He mas evinced an earnest desire to arrive
at a solution of our present difficulties, and
if one of his propositions looking to that
end did not seem to US to be desirable
way out of the trouble we are prepared
to give the Senator from Vermont
full credit for the most excellent in
tentions. The joint committee, which will
no doubt embrace some OF the best men in
both houses and of both political parties is
the best tribunal to receive, digest and dis
cuss all propositions looking to the desired
end and Senator Edmunds does we'll to
withhold his own further plans until he can
submit them to the consideration Of the
committee. Senator Wright's bill, intro
duced to-day, does not refer to the count
and the declaration Of the result in the
joint convention of the two houses, as re-
quircd by the constitution, bnt seeks to
provide legal appeal to the courts,
after President or Vice President
has been declared elected, by any
candidate who considers that the decision is
not in accordance with the actual result of
the election. 1t gives the defeated candidates
for President and Vice President the same
opportunity for a civil contest as the laws
afford to other civil officers. The bill might,
however, be referred to the joint committee
as relating to the business Of the electoral
vote. 1t seems to be complicated in it's pro-
visions, and we doubt whether any bet
ter method will ever be devised for the
settlement of disputes over the electoral
vote of State than an appeal to the State
courts, provided the authority of the courts
is not swept aside by military power.
Year: 1876

We ask the President to take care that he
fatally stain his own fair fame. If he acts
according to his intemperate and unconsti-
tutional language he may do the country
great injury; but he is sure in any case to
leave the Presidency an object of.contempt
and disgust to the very men whom he must
meet face to face in Europe. They will in
evitably regard him as an ignorant and reck-
less partisan and not as statesman or patriot;
as the fit leader of taction in Mexico or
Bolivia, but rs most unfit to have ruled
great nation, or to associate on terms of
equality with themselves, the states
his efforts during the remainder of his term
of Office to redeem himself from the ridicule
and aversion with which the most eminent
statesmen Of England and other European
countries will DO filled by an utterance of
which he ought TO know not one of them,
from the highest to the lowest, is capable,
and which, if one of them used it, would
drive him from public life in irretrievable
disgrace. General Grant is not the .srepre-
sentative" of party; he is the President
of the whole people; the President
of the democrats as well as of the republi-
cans. Let him lake great care to remember
this lie cannot afford to act partisan
part in the events of the next few weeks,


The very threat 10 do so is revolutionary.


an unconstitutional and dangerous act in
him. Can he not sec that when he thus
announces himself as a mere partisan lie
invites and challenges opposition from the
other party; that he solicits suspicion and
justly alarms and repels all fair-minded
men? The most honorable men of
both parties m Congress are coming
together to prepare measure for
examining" the electoral vote. Does the
President, as The representative" of n
party, mean to oppose and to veto any bill
Year: 1876

The PRESIDENTS SALAaY.-The Senate
yesterday took up the Message of the Prcsi-
dent, sent to the Senate last session, vetoinc
the bill reducing the Presidents salary from
fifty Thousand dollars per annum to twenty
Ave thousand dollars, and sustained the
veto. Mr. Conkling voted in favor of pass
ing the bill over the veto, but in SO doing
only carried ont consistently his action of
last session and his general opposition to
the increase. Mr.. Bayard sustained the
veto. The country will be very we'll salts
fed with the action Of the Senate. The
Presidential salary as it now stands is GER
tainly moderate enough, and no one would
desire to see it reduced.
Year: 1876

as to talkof what he owes to the republican
party in this crisis He is the Chief Magis-
trate of forty-fve millions of people, and
not of political faction. He owes no debt
to the republican party which he should
discharge at the expense of equal justice
to the whole country We do not see that
he is under very heavy obligation of graft
tude to the party that made him President.
It took him from a permanent, lucrative
Office Of great honor and light duties to put
him into q transient place burdened with
perplcxities. 1t took him from position
where he received nothing but courtesy and
generous appreciation to put him in bed
Of thorns and make him target
for party violence and personal yitu-
peration. 1t deprived him of his
ease, of an employment congenial to
his talents and suited to his education, of
q position which would have saved him from
the rust of idleness during the ,ipest years
of his life, merely to strengthen itself by his
great popularity in vulgar struggle for
power. In an account current between
General Grant and the republican party the
balance Of indebtedness would be due to
him. not from him. He of all men ever
used by party to save itself from defeat
owes least to those who conscripted him into
politics He has many times declared thot
he never sought the Office and that
he sacrificed his personal interests
in consenting to take il. Heated partisans
are still using him for their own ends. Not
content with the sacrifices he has already
made they now wish him to sacrifice his
dignity and sense Of justice as a means, for
sooth, of paying the debt he owes them!
This is little too impudent.


Such Of President Grants admirers as love
to revert to his popularity at the head of the
army would be glad to see him make
better choice of advisers and be again him
self He has no real interest apart from the
peace and welfare of the Republic. His
name will live long after not only the
Chambers and the Camerons, but long after
his successor in Office shall have been for
gotten. Mr.. Hayes or Mr.. Tilden will
merely stand in the long list of Presidents
as one among the number, but so long as
our history shall be read General Grant
and his achievements will fill some of its
most resplendent pages. His fame belongs
not to any political party but to the country,
and he should not deface it by any act which
his descendants would regret to see recorded
in our annals.