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OfteUl Jarmal ot tie sute of Mississippi.
J. L. rOWKHy-
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Wednesday . October 8. 188&
iMDS COCITi JOHT TICHT.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
For District Attorney th District,
B. K. MILLER, of Copiab.
For Senator 'R District,
JOKES 8. HAMILTON.
For Representative,
J. K. McNEELY.
For Sheriff,
8. E. THOMAS.
For Chancery Clerk,
W. T. RATLIFF.
For Circuit Clerk,
W. H. POTTEB.
For Treasurer,
D. X. BROWN.
For Surrey or,
W. T. COLLINS.
Supervisors.
First District E. 8. MicHleton.
Second " W. U. Chicheater,
Fourth " Thos. McClelland.
Fifth " Isydore Strauss.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
For Repr'--nUtive:
IL AKLEOD, L. K. ATWOOD,
ATM, M ROBERTSON.
For Assessor:
E E. PERKINS.
For Coroner and Ranger
D. J. BUCKLEY.
For Supervisor Third District i
E. V. JONES.
Attention is called to the letter from
Hon. W. Wi Stone, of Washington
county, to Maj K. C Wall on the sub
ject of Jute culture and his machine for
the decortication of the plant.
Eexy F. Mn.i.ER charged with mur
der in Upson county, Ga., several years
ago was arreted near Went Point a few
days since. He had just come from
Tesa- and was visiting his uucle.
THE rumor that the Natchez, Jack
son and Coluuibus Railroad has lreen
sold to the Illinois Central, is contra
dicted by the Natchez Democrat, which
should le good authority on the subject.
TflE American Scythe is a paper pub
lished by C. B. Brown, a colored man.
He says it will be devoted to the eleva
tion of the colored race. We wish it
mccesa ami shall gladly commend all
we -cc i" it that wo ran approve.
Tub statement made last week that
Mr. I.. C. Masengale of Floyd, La.,
had taken hi- daughter, Miss Lillie to
the Convent of the Sacred Heart was an
rrror. Mr. Masscnjrale reconsidered,
and has, we arc glud to state, placed her
under the care of Mr- BL B. Ware, at
S(. Margaret's Hall in this place.
We have received a letter from
St.irkville which b worth publishing
but will be reserved for the next issue.
From it we learn that their areubout 17o
students already in attendance and the
prospect isgood for the full complement
from the counties.
The name of den. II. K. Williamson,
of Holly Springs is very favorably men
tioned in connection with the position
of chief clerk of the next House of Rep
resentatives. Gen. Williamson was a
gallant Confederate soldier und would
make an excellent officer.
!?lfe?ro and Civil Eight.
Our readers are referred to "colored
men in council" on the first page. This
la a telegram sent to the Memphis Avar
hutche. It shows the feeling among
many of the leading colored men of the
country and their determination to de
mand social "equality." We wish to
preface our remarks apon thaa subject
by saying that we desire the welfare of
the colored race. We have seen witn
pleasure what we consider evidences of
improvement, and signs of greater
and more rapid improvements in the
future, and we admire the spirit which
prompts such men as Douglass and
others dor attempting to do for their
race, but we cannot endorse, nor can we
admire this last step. It is out of rea
son, it is an improper method, it is an
invasion of the rights of the whites as
a race and as individuals. It will oper
ate to alienate many who are prepared
to spend time and money for the ne
groes as a race. Ana ngnt nere we
call attention to the fact that there
never was any people for whom more
has been attempted and more done, both
by the North and the South, and not
less by the latter than the former.
Social equality is the wrong phrase.
It is social intermingling for which
these colored leaders are clamoring.
The phrase they use does however, admit
their inferiority, and whoever heard of
superiors mingling with inferiors. It is
not the condition of affairs even among
the whites and we doubt if it exists
among the blacks.
If the negroes are to move as a peo
pie to prosperity and education, why
attempt to force themselves where they
are not wanted. Race pride, the -in
stinct of social independence, should
teach them to declare themselves sepa
rate and distinct and yet the equals of
the white. Let colored men establish
their own hotels and patronize them
and show to the world, that they can be
conducted with as much decorum and
propriety n our own can possibly be.
Let them rather take a pride in their
own schools and prove them equals to
our own, instead of demanding an ad
mixture. This spirit of lofty indepen
dence will be worthy of applause and
will receive it. We are glad to know
that there are many eolored men in our
.1 .1 . .1 . 1 .
own tate inai lo take tins -land, as
for the white people of the South they
will yield to no demands in thedirec
tion indicated. District schools, district
hotel, they will have, and any attempt
to force a different state of things will
breed trouble, which must result disas
trously for the black. Mississippians
are willing to aid the black population
and especially their children, but they
will not do it at the price of thedegrada
tion of their own offspring. Social in
termingling is a matter which must be
voluntary and could not be regulated
by law even among white people and
not attempted.
We hope the leaders of the colored
people in the South will frown down
any attempt on the part of their people
to force themselves upon the whites, and
thus secure the respect which they now
Possess in no small degree, but which
thay will most assuredly forfeit bv anv
other course.
PanvmsKCC B.
Dbax Clabio?
iwrd much since the date
letter, from New York, that I
loss to know hew to condense
ran se ttle reeult of my
an epistle of reasonable length.
This has been emphatically Odd Fel
lows' Week. Everything seems to have
an Odd look. The characters O. O.
F.," the three links, and many other
emblems of the Order, meet you
at every turn in this very beautiful city
of one hundred and six thousand inhab
itants. The Clahios has many read
ers among the Order at home, and for
their special benefit I will note the prin
cipal incidents and business of the ntty-
ninth annual session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, which commenced last
Monday, and closed its labors to-day.
The local committee of arrangements
had provided for a steamboat excursion
on Saturday last, a clam dinner with aU
its accompaniments, a sail on the ocean,
a visit to and carriage ride at ewport,
all of which my colleagues, Messrs.
Hanes and Lewd, participated in, and
enjoyed to the fullest .extent. But I
did not reach Providence until Monday
morning, just in time to take part in
the procession preliminary to the open
ing of the Grand Lodge. The proces
sion moved from the Narragansett hotel,
a splendid band and three encampments
in advance of the Grand Lodge, and on
arriving at City Hall, an enterprising
artist photographed the body from the
steps of that building. The picture is a
very good one, but Seutter would have
procured a better. The Grand Lodge
thea proceeded .to the hall selected for
its sessions, and on arrival there cordial
addresses of welcome were made by
Governor Bourn, Mayor Hayward and
Grand Master Coombs, of Rhode Island,
which were fittingly responded to by
Grand Sire Leech. By ten o'clock, the
Grand Lodge was ready for business.
The assignment of seats showed that one
hundred and fifty-one persons were en
titled to be present as Grand Represen
tatives, who, with the Grand and Past
Grand Officers, made up a total of near
ly two hundred, including quite a num
ber who are distinguished citizens in
their several States.
The reports of Crand Sire Leech,
Grand Secretary Ross and Grand Treas
urer Vansant were then submitted, and
shows the order to have increased numer
ically to the number of 1S,0o0 during
last year, and the financial condition is
better than for many years the avail
able cash assets in treasury being $74,
772,55. In the Southern States there is
a net loss of 2792 members Alabama
and South Carolina Wing the only States
showing a small increase. Several of
the Eastern and Western States have
more members than all the Southern
jurisdiction combined for instance. In
diana has 28,814, Illinois 35,984, Ohio
51,489, Pennsylvania, 8(5,813. The en-
21, 188. to many of the leading citizens of Prov- admjhnon fee of fifty cents is
mm and ffence. WL Avery Ma natMf of this eacOTHowever it mav Si
of my last afcy, and on the retirement of Ames, he canjdepart.iient, a sense f
sak.' i J nmm i j os ssss t r smm. it . mm.
mm sjpnmeu itsjav, aim is ww a nsauuuci ui ibjsjssshbbsbiob OI yoUMK
and ar-! the City Council, and prospering inJBs tour M tMforafl
special commissioners from M
is several hnndred yards distant,
cl
owever
ment,
tainly been very kind to us during our
stay in Providence, and for which they
have our thanks and best wishes.
We also had the great pleasure of
minting to-day Mr. Charles Williams,
proprietor of our Pearl River Foundry,
who paid us the compliment of coming
down from Boston to see us. Mr. Wil
liams was at Niagara Falls when our
press party were there, and he had ar
ranged to pay the excursionists a sub-
; stantial compliment, but the absence of ;
1 . i r - r A nf.n
tne manager ior a icw uums ucinu
his good intentions. Mr. Williams is one
of the progressive manufacturers of our
State, he has a lively appreciation of the
value of printers ink, and has a special
liking for quill-drivers and type-setters.
r vu BUHC
epartment.
entries H V1
I irtickt nf the
to
n the Aineri-
being "sold"
r yen make !
d
countries
represented by big signs, and articles of
foreign manufacture, some of which
were imported for the? Exhibition, and
others collected from stores in New York,
Best and Philadelphia. Every article
is for aa) and the moat outrageous prices
are asked. A few native Chinamen,
Turks and Italians make up the repre
sentative; the balance of those who sell
goods are young men and women living
in Boston, a few of whom wear foreign
dresses, and affect foreign airs. Some
very fine stationary, and some rare and
very costly paintings save the Exposi
tion from being considered a first-class
fraud. There is no machinery in opera
tion or on exhibition, and the whole
foreign department is flat and tame com
pared with the Exhibitions at Louis
ville and Cincinnati. I shall leave
Messers. Williams, Hanes and Lowd to
inspect the American department, and
will in a few minutes, take the Central
Vermont train, and after a few days
rest in the mountains near Montpelier,
will start homeward. After all "there
We are averse to digging up dead is
sUeS) but we would be pleased to hear
an account of the work of the tempor
ary editor of the Vicksburg Herald in
compiling Confederate Records. By
noticing an extract from the Chickasaw
Messenger he will find that others would
be pleased to hear from him on thi
subject also.
Killing of J. G. Evans.
in a qua ret at Hartman Mill near
Brookhaven, Preston Smith killed .T. (
Evans, s;abbing him three times with a
pocket knife. Smith escaped. He is a
young man. and has only been married
a short time. Evans was about 4; years
o Id. and leaves a wife and eight chil
dren Some of Preston's stock broke
into Evans' field, and about thi-the men
quarreled.
Death of Col. A. M. Nelson.
We are very sorry to learn of the
death of Col. A. M. Nelson, which oc
curred at his home in Carrollton on
Monday last. Col. Xelson is well
known here and the announcement of
his death will be sad news to his many
friends. He was Governor Stone's Pri
vate Secretary and performed the duties
of the office with satisfaction and abili
ty. His son Andrew went up from this
place in time to he with bis father in
his last illness.
IS a private letter to the associate
editor, Col. Power confirms as a fact the
conjecture that he has not written to
any candidate for his vote for the pub
lic printing. He states, however, at the
same time that he has invested largely
in making preparations to do the work
and will again be a candidate for Public
Printer. In thus offering himself he
conceives that he is exercising the right
he has in common with every citizen of
the State, and shall make the race fairly
and squarely and stand on his merit,
with the best of wishes for his rivals,
should he have a successful competitor.
A Mob in Pahs Insults King Alfonso.
A mob made insulting demonstrations
toward King Alfonso of Spain during
his recent visit to Paris. It Jias had the
effect to arou" great indignation in
Spain and greatly to strengthen the
King's cause at home. Alfonso does not,
however, consider the French govern
ment responsible for the demonstration.
He was received most cordially bv
Prime Minister Terry, ami Minister of
foreign Attain. Challeme-Lacoiir. Al
fonso left Paris for Madrid on the 18th
instant. His arrival will probably qui
the indignation in hi government.
In this isssue will be found Maj. Barks
dale a defense of himself against the at
tacks of the Vicksburg Herald. It
very full and complete and shows con
clusively that he was in full accord
with the leading Democrats aud Conser
vatives on all the main questions then
before the people. The effort then up
permost was to throw off Radical rule, and
any means which promised this result
was looked to with favor. Any arraign
ment of Barksdale brings before the bar
of the public also Lamar, George, Lowry
Featherston, Calhoon and many others
whom the Herald is fond of praising; in
deed it involves the entire body of the
party. We think oar people will be
found to prize actions more than names,
results more than means. .
f land
I ,.- own
The proposition to have a Southern
on the next Democratic ticket for
President, originated, we think, with
the Meridian Mercury, and has been
by many paper throughout the
This certainly accords with our
feeling, but we are in for a strong
ticket and victory next time. If the
presence of a Southern name will not
weaken the ticket before the nation,
then by all means let us have it. Bat
et us subordinate any local preferences
o a policy for success. The Mercury
uggests Mr. Lamar and he seems to be
pokeaof with more
et mentiened. Tho
'.as seen fit to attack
id various occasion
a, and whiU
were specific, and
ens under discus-
The temporary editor of the Herald
after reading a proposition from a Simp
s n county correspondent exclaims,
"The fools are evidently not all dead
yet.'' He niight have come to this con
clusion nearer home. We agree with
him that the proposition for the govern
ment to lend money even on the best of
security, is not likely to receive much
serious consideration, it would be much
more likely to borrow and pay an inter
est than to lend and receive it. This is
owing more, however, to the sources
from which such distinct propositions
come thau to the merits of the question?-.
There are, however, a few propositions
that will be regarded as much more ab
surd, for instance the attempt to blacken
the political record of Maj. Barks-
dale, or a proposition to again employ
the Herald's temporary editor to hunt
up Confederate Records. It may be
equally absurd and unnecessary for
us to notice such pusillanimous attempts.
This would beCassius of the Mississip
pi press, knows full well that he cannot
impose upon those who are well posted
in the political history of the Sute; it
is upon the younger men that
it must hope to make an impression, and
: . i. - r . i , . .
ii is iieiore ineui alone mat we
deem it necessary to point out the
tacts which of themselves do contradict
the Herald. In his remarks, since he is
devoid of legitimate argument, he re
sorts to an attempt at something which
we hardly know whether to character
ize as humor or sarcasm, as it is a little
of both, and very little of either. In
alluding to the relations of Barksdale
and I.amar, he mixes up thu.i and now
with great innocence. AU our state
ments on this subject are backed with
the most satisfactory documentary evi
dence. We dislike to entertain our readers
with a subject so purely personal and
only do so to point out the envious ef
forts which emanate from a single
source to detract from the usefulness of
the next Congressman from this dis
trict.
Boston, Sept. 22, 1883.
Nearly all the delegates to the Sover
eign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows left
Providence on Saturday. We remained
over Sabbath, and your correspondent
having placed- himself under the guar
dianship of Grand Secretary Wm. R.
Baker, a member of the Congregational : y no piaCe jjke home," be it ever so
Church, passed the day most pleasantly, j humble, be it ever so poor. I would not
Prior to the morning service, we visited j excaang Mississippi for the great Em
several of the principal churches, includ- j pjre 0f tiie North, nor swap Jack
ing one where there is a chime ot bells SOD) wjtj, jjer yellow-top weeds along the
which are operated as easily as a cabi centre f Capitol and north State street
net organ. All of the churches are foT tne granite and marble thoroughfares
large and elegantly fitted, and well at-1 of tnii, "Hub" of the Universe
tended. There are about sixty churches Yours, J. L. P.
in Providence. In the Congregational
church, which I attended in the morn
ing, the following is the manner of ser
vice: The pastor, Rev. Dr. Vose opened
the bible and read a passage, "Mine eyes
look unto thee; in thee is my trust "
The choir, (standing in rear of the pul
pit) sang a hymn commencing with same
words. A short prayer was then offered,
followed by the reading of 78th psalm.
Then the choir and congregation sang
the Long Metre Doxology. "Praise Cod
from whom all blessings flow," etc. The
pa-tor then read a selection from Dan
iel, after shich a hymn was sung, "How
Calm and beautiful the Morn, that gilds
the sacred tomb." The pastor then of
fered the general prayer, which was
preceded by the Lord's prayor. "The
earth is the Lord's and the fullness
thereof," was then rendered by a splen"
did quartette, after which the congre"
gatiou sang, "Shout the glad tidings'
exultingly sing." Then followed a well
written and well-read discourse of
twenty-five minutes on the book of
Daniel. A hymn and the benediction
closetl the service.
We then paid a visit to the Sunday
School of the Universalist "Church of
the Mediator," and were shown through
its several departments by its Superin-
Kraiu
The proceedings of the Jefferson
county Democratic convention will be
found in this issue. The nominations
are the very best. We are glad to jnotice
that our old friend Capt. Harper will
be returned to the Legislature. We
like the plan of allowing each delegation
to cast exactly the number of votes it
represents.
The Inter-State Levee Convention
d in Vieksburg Monday the
The States of Mississippi,
and Arkankas were repre-
tendent, Mr. Wm. S. Johnson, who ap-
tire membership under the jurisdiction i pears to be one of the most active and
of the Sovereign Grand Ixidgc, is 510,-1 useful men in Providence. On entering
414. The loss in the Southern States is j the Rihle e.Iaan room the nnstor Rev-
accounted for by the iuducementsoflered
by the several beneficial societies, which
pay certain sums in the event of death.
To counteract these, the Odd Fellows
iii Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, New
York, and other States where the Order
is most prosperous, have established
endowment societies, numbering thous
ands, and paying large benefits. The
Sovereign Grand Lodge, by a vote taken
to-day, has again refused to engraft
sucn a teature upon tne uraer, but
commends the same to the several juris
dictions as a separate and independent
organization.
The great event of the week was
THE PUBLIC PARADK
On Tuesday afternoon. There has been
II. W. Rugg, was discoursing on the
lesson of the day the call o Samuel.
Dr. Rugg is one of the most prominent
Masons of Rhode Island. In 1877 he
made the acquaintance, at Cleveland,
of the lamented Wm. A. Fairchild, and
made tender reference to him during
our conversation.
In the afternoon, at 3 o'clock we vis
ited the Sunday School of the Congre
gational church. The total present was
309; the infant class numbered 60. There
is also a large bible class, and a room
especially for Chinese, about twenty of
whom attend regularly. They are all
young men, and seem to appreciate this
opportunity of being instructed in the
English language and in the Christian
As-euibl
18th inst.
Ijouisiana
sentetl.
The following is a list of delegates:
Mississippi.!. L. Alcorn, W. A.
Percy, E. Jeffords, John Willis, John S.
Williams.
Louisiana B. F. Jonas, H. H. Wilk-
-- i a tt r r i n II
ins, r. t Mneias, ri. . ugueoj v. n.
Moore, W. J. Wylie.
Arkansas Wm. H. Howes, James B.
Miles, Patrick Hem v.
Col. Percy was made permanent chair
man. A committee on resolutions was ap
pointed consisting of Messrs. Alcorn,
Williams, Wylie, Shields Henry and
Howes.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Jonas
and Alcorn. Gov. Lowry was called
for but made only a few remarks in
which he wished them success.
The convention is still in session.
the Herald:
motives which 1 will not char-
but will leave a fair-minded
to judge, in frequent numbers of
Herald of recent dates, extracts
have been paraded conspicuously from
my writings in The Cxanlov of 1874,
accompanied with bitter invective. In
order that my reply may reach the pub
lic through the same channel in which
I hr. "e been arraigned, I request the use
of the columns of the Herald. These
extracts are unaccompanied by any
statement whatever of the circumstances
under which the articles from which
they were taken, were written and are
calculated, if not intended, by a care
ful suppression of these circumstances
to convey a false impression of my
course. For the purpose of reply, I
will copy the extracts just as they are
printed in the Herald ;
Yicksburg Herald, Sept. 9th 1883.
We dislice to disturb the serenity of lthe
Warwick or Mississippi," but the path of
duty is not generally "the primrose path of
alliance," and however disagreeable the
task of delving through old flies, partic
ularly in warm weather like this, the de
mands of duty must be obeyed.
la examining some old papers that re
cently feel under our observation, we came
across toe following in the Jackson Clab
lo', a journal of which the lion. K. Barks
dale was then, and until very recently, the
editor. The passages we quote do not sound
much like a "Christmas caroi," bat when
they were published they answered as a
New Year's requiem for the deal Demo
cratic paity, the party which, for theree
quarters of a century, had braved the bat
tle and the breeze, as well in peace as in
war, in sunshine as ie storui aud tempest.
Here is what the Hon. E. Barksdale then
had to sav of the Democratic party :
only one larger demonstration since the religion. Each pupil has a teacher all
organization of the Grand Lodge, and j ladies, with one exception who were
that was at Philadelphia in 1876. Lodges
and Encampments were present from
s.'veral States, and the grand column
teaching the alphabet, or very simple
words. This is a good way of preaching
the gospel to the heathen, as nearly all
including some seventy different bodies ; will return to their native land, and no
and aggregating neaily five thousand i doubt will be impressed with the kind
persons, was interspersed with forty interest that has been taken in them in
bands of music. The members of the ! America.
Grand Lodge rode in carriages. I had the pleasure of meetins in Prov-
in the alphabetical order of States, j idence, on Sunday afternoon, Mrs Johns
each carriage being labeled on (mother of Alfred and Calvit Johns.)
Dr. J. M. Bvrd and Mr. Henry Cal
houn were indicted last Wednesdey by
the Grand Jury of Jasper couuty for
the murder of Capt. W. M. Brame.
The latter, it will be remembered, was
shot by Dr. Byrd sometime since, and Mr.
Calhoun is accused of complicity.
The Bars of Tippah and Bent6n
counties have passed resolutions of com
pliment and endorsement of the official
course of Mr. Jas. T. Fant, the present
District Attorney.
Dr. Rotjdebtjkh has now about 60
students and has reason to believe that
before many weeks his school will num
ber 75 or 80. His large and well ar
ranged school building will be ready for
use by next Monday. He has accommo
dations for about 20 boarders. He has
Jackson Clarion, January 1, 1874
"The Vicksburg Herald don't agree with
us that the Democratic party has outlived
its day, and that it ought, after 17 years of
ignominious failures and defeats, to give
piace to a new organization better adapted
to the necessities of ibe times and the spirit
and temper of the masses, and better cal
culated to achieve the reforms which the
country needs.'
s
"Maryland, Kentucky. Virginia, Georgia,
Tenuessee aud Texas have been secured
against radicalism by their own over
whelming white majorities and the opera
tions of influences that don't xnd elsewhere.
Having these majorities at their back the
Democratic leaders drew the race line, and
thus established a precedent for Uadical
imitation fatal to Ilemoeratic a-eeudency
in the Southern States where the blacks
have the numbers."
The Ute elections in Iowa, Wisconsin.
Illinois, Kansas and other Westers !?tatet,
including California, show that the people
are rffe for dismissing the Republican
party from power, provided they ae not
forced to a choice between it and the Demo
cratic party, which they have again and
again and again repudiated. The people
do not well understand how they can gue
ce'sfully carry on a crusade against corrup
tion by selecting as an instrument il ty for
the work an organization which is a" deep
in the filth and mire of Tammany frauds,
Credit Mobilier infamies aud back salary
grabbling as it- antagonist.
Jackson Ci.uion, January 22, 1874,
" The MeiiJian Qnttette is very much mis
taken in supposing that the 'tepuhlican
newspapers and politicians look with favor
on the idea which is perceptibly working
itt ay into the minds of the masses that
the Democratic party has outlived its use
fulness, and by lesson of its loss of public
eonfidence, after 17 years of niecessive de
teats, ought to be laid on the shelf for a
newer, purer tnd more athletic party
through which its principles eoiil I be pre
served and put into practice.''
tub srrcATios is 1874.
A century of ordinary events has oc
curred in the history of Mississippi, and
of national parties, since these editor
ials were written. At that period, Mis
sissippi was practically in a condition
of territorial vassalage. Civil govern
ment had lieen substituted for military
rule in form only. A government of
alien?, and incapable freediuen had taken
the place of the latter, but the hitherto
governing class was still pinioned with
the bayonet by federal troops that
were quartered amoug them to aid and
abet their plunderers. The predomi
nant motive in the minds of the peo
ple who were robbed, humilated and
persecuted, was to secure at least im-
partial treatment from without, while
they struggled with a courage born al-
i , . .
a.reauy aoout a uozen. vn evening moit of despair to throw ofl tbe yoke
w ith the doctor and his targe family kj The National Dem-
ocratic party iu 1SC8, had generously
Death of Willie Torrey.
We are called upon to record at this
early period a death at the A. and M
College, that of Willie T. Torrey, son of
Robert D. and Mary Torrey, of Union
Church, Jefferson county, Miss. Young
Torrey is a relative of Mrs. D. M. Wil
kinson, of this place, and was quite a
promising young man. About 16 yean
of age, he had just left his home intent
upon a hard course of study and with
bright hopes before him. He was not
well bofore leaving home, and that terri
ble type of fever known aa hematuria,
which was no doubt already in hjs sys
tem, made itself known on last Wednes
day and by Sunday the asuHerer was with
his God. His brother George was with
him in the latter part of his illness. He
will be boned at the college for the
present. To his afflicted parents and
friends we extend our unavailing sym
pathy, and point them to Him who alone
eaa dry the tear of sorrow.
Pnblie Speaking at Edwards.
There will be a grand Fusion rati ffca-
tton meeting at Edwards next Saturday,
Oct. 6th. Speeches will he made by
Judge S. S. Calhoun, Messrs. Oliver Clif
ton, Jones S. Hamilton, Jan. Hill, M. M.
McLeod and J. J. Johnston.
the sides so as to show whence the
occupants hailed. The sidewalks, bal
conies, and every spot available along
the route, was occupied. The comments
as we passed through the ordeal, were
various. "Them down South fellows!"
came from a group of boys; "Cotton!"
"O, ye rebels!" and the word "Mississip
pi," and "Mississippi River," we heard a
thousand times, A group of young
men evidently students, were especially
complimentary to our State aud we in
vited them to come down and see us.
The people are not aa demonstrative
as in Dixie; such a procession, passing
through Canal, St. Charles, or Camp
streets in New Orleans, would have re
ceived a livelier, though perhaps a not
more Jhearty greeting. Occasionally
groups ef ladies and children would
wave their handkerchiefs to Mississippi
and we did or politest in return. After
the procession, the carriages containing
the members of Grand Lodge were
driven rapidly through tbe suburbs of
the city and all voted Providence as one
of the handsomest, cleanest and most
hospitable cities in the Union.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge has been
very aptly styled, "The Senate of Odd
Fellowship." Nearly all tbe work is
prepared by standing committees, dur
ing the first four days and passed upon
during the two last days. The daily
proceedings are printed in book form
and each member supplied with fifteen
copies. Business is considered in the
order in which it appears in the printed
journal, so that no item is overlooked.
Tbe Grand Officers are elected biennial
ly, so that there was no election this ses
sion, and a proposition to have biennial
and her daughter, Mrs. Preston Jones
the latter a resident of Providence, and
to-day, a I was passing through the
foreign department of the Boston Expo
sition, I met Miss Bonnie Johns, who
kindly made herself known to me. She
is now living in Austin, Texas, and she
and her mother are on a visit to friends
in these part.
UK BOSTON.
It is forty -five miles trom Providence
to Boston. The time is one hour and
the fare one dollar. We left Providence
yesterday morning at 9:30, and arrived
here at 10:30. The Boston and Provi
dence depot is a building worth seeing
cost $800,000, and affords every comfort
and convenience, on ample scale, for pas
sengers. As you enter the depot, the
first thing that attracts your attention
is a request to leave on the table where
the notice is posted all papers you may
have read on train, to be sent to the hos
pitals and other charitable institutions.
It illustrates how everything is utilized
in this section o the country. Our
friend Charley Williams, of Jackson,
was at the depot as if expecting us.
We at once started out sight-seeing,
our first visit being to the Masonic Tem
ple. Grand Secretary Nickerson re
ceived us cordially, and showed us
through the immense structure, seven
stories high, with rooms for Lodges,
Chapters, Commanderies and Consisto-'
ries, all costing about one million dol
lars. The "refreshment" room comfort
ably seats four hnndred, and will be
occupied next Monday night, where St.
John's Lodge will celebrate its one hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary. Mason -
convinced us that no pains are spared
to render those under his charge entire
ly comfortable. The table presents a
generous bill of fare.
We see no reason why this school
which has begun so well should not be
come of such size and character as to
be an institution of which the town may
justly be proud,
Tribute to Col. J. L. Power.
f .... . . l v i. : A i
instead of annual sessions, though voted . ... i ,
, ...... . honorable. It has alwavs been a great
power for good in this, and indeed in
We take great pleasure in repro
ducing the following; extract from the
Fayette Chronicb of Sept. 28th. We
had not heard before of these pleasant j UH
t ,..;t i mnni'j 1 inrl insprt f hpm ViforA niir
friend gets back. Co-Editor:
While on the Press Excursion, Col. J.
L. Power, the manager, was so untiring
and useful in his services, that the mem
bers felt that some mark of apprecia
tion should be bestowed upon him. The
lady members, while in Cincinnati, took
up a collection and purchased him a
handsome and suitably inscribed Ma
sonic watch charm. The presentation
was made by Col. P. K. Mayers, of the
Paseagoula Democrat-Star in a very
neat and appropriate manner. The
gentlemen also purchased a valuable
gold pen, and this was presented to the
Colonel with a very graceful little
speech, by Capt. Frank Burkitt, of the
Okolona Messenger. It is impossible
to tell how much rower did for us
on that trip. He was the "Father" of
the crowd, and every one followed him
with perfect confidence. He made all
arrangements for transportation, check
ed all baggage, and all the rest of us
had to do was to go quitely and con
tentedly ahead. When he left as at
Jamestown, New York, We felt as if we
had lost our parent, and for a time were
lost. The Colonel has added another
link to the long Chain of kidnesa that he
has formed in the memory of the press
and people of Mississippi,
invited them to meet them in the Presi
dential Convention of that year to make
common cause aga:nst the dominant
party. I was honored by an appoint
ment as delegate to that Convention,
and was selected by the Mississippi del
egation to represent Mississippi in the
Platform Committee. The complete
failure of the movement is well remem
bered. The party to which our attach'
ments naturally belonged, suffered a
crushing defeat, and was powerless to
help us. Our experiment had brought
no relief, but had intensified the
rage of the dominant party and rekin
dled the fires of persecution.
In this emergency, our people with
unparalleled unaminity resolved upon
a new departure. Dissolving their con
nection with the National Democracy,
they decided to make their contest for
self-government under a banner inscribed
rHE NATIONAL UNION
PARTY."
REPUBLICAN
Another honored name remains to he
added that of the Hon. W. L Sharkey,
who published a letter in Tea Ct.tRlox
strongly supporting the movement.
In this list of men who proposed to
ignore the name and organization of the
Democracy, are citizens who have since
been the recipients of the highest honors
the State could best row. One of them
had been called to the Chief Magistrcy
of the State; another to represent her in
the Senate cf the United States; others
in the House of Representatives of the
U.S. Congress; others on the bench of
the Chancery, Circuit and Supreme
Courts ; others in various other posi
tions of trust. The advice which they
gave to the people "to support the Na
tional Union Republican party" was
followed. For pursuing, in ,company
with them, the line of policy which they
marked out, why am I designated by
the Herald for reproach and condemna
tion? But more: Still pursuing the same
line of policy, in 1872, the National
Democratic Party retired itself; and its
members formed under" the banner of
the
" LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PARTY"
With Horace Greely, a lile-time Repub
lican as their candidate for the Presi
dency. With few, if any exceptions,
all the citizens who signed the above
mentioned address of Judge Johnston
and others, and had rallied "to the sup
port of the National Union Republican
Party," supported the "Liberal Repub
lican" Presidential ticket in 1872.
In 1873, still pursuing the same plan
of totally ignoring what was left of the
National Democratic Party after it had
abandoned itself in 1872, the Democrats,
or Conservatives, or by whatever name
were called the "real citizens" referred
to in the address of Judge Johnston and
others again decided "to support"
"A REPUBLICAN- STATE TICK E I "
To pave the way to this end. a State
Convention was held at Meridian on
the 17th of Septemter, 1S73, with the
avowed purpose to declare it "inexpe
dient" to put a ticket in the field. At
a meeting of the State Cominitte, the
following resolution was offered bv Hon.
S. S. Calhoon:
"Whereas we hold the welfare of the
State as if importune- Htemnurailjf inptettr
to party ft tilfy, aud that the public jtuod can
reasonably be lioped to be advanced only
by the dixbawimrut of our jHtrtii and the
arranjrements of any future party Unison
other bases than those of race and color
therefore be it resolved by the Executive
Committee of the Democratic party of Mis
sisHipp, that a Convention of the patty be
called at Meridian on the 17th September,
1S78, to nominate, or decline to nominate,
candidates for the coining election, and that
we earnestly ail vise the party ffesfrwy itt
organization and release its members mem
bers from any further fealty to it.
In reply to an intimation in the Her
ald of that date, that the the editor of
The Clarion originated the resolution,
.lucge calhoon puoiisiieo a card assum
ing its authorship and vindicating the
policy indicated.
The Convention met at Meridian as
called. Not wishing to trespass too far
on your columns, I w ill mention a part
only of the members who favored the
policy suggested by Judge Calhoon, and
voted for the resolution which was
adopted, that it was "inexpedient" to
put a ticket in the field :
Messrs. 3. M. .Stone, of Tishomingo;
B. T. Kimbrough, of Benton; Oeorge L.
Potter, Oliver Clifton, Marion Smith,
J. R. Yerger, Frank Johnston, James
Shelton, T. A. McWillie, R. L. Saun
ders, and J. L. Power E. Richard
Son (whose nomination for Governor
the temporary editor of the Herald w ho
now assails me has subsequently sup
ported) of Hinds ; J. S. Iluuim, J. J.
Shannon, A. G. Horn, John W. Smith,
W. P. Evans, J. G. McArthur of Lav-
derdal; R. O. Reynolds, Baxter M. Fa.t
lnnd of Monroe; A. J. Baker, of Mont
gomery, (now of Lafayette);.!. G.Hall
of Panola; H. M. Street of Prentiss:
Jeft' Wilson of Pontotoc; J. M. Jayne,
S. D. Robbins, Robert Lowry, A. G.
Mayers, J. L. McCaskill, A. J. Frantz,
of Rankin; J. S. Eaton of Smith; W.
H. Fitzgerald of Tallahatchie; L. M.
Garrett of Leake; W. S. Featherston
and W. F. Hyer of Marshall, and num
erous others.
Previous to the assemblinsr of the
0
Meridian Convention, I was in receipt
of numerous letters from well-known
citizens oi ine oiate urging tne course
that was adopted by that body. Among
others, the following from an eminent
citizen, who, since theTOverthrow of Re
publican rule has been elevated to a
post of great responsibility :
"I am decidedly opposed to the nomina
tion of any Conservative, or Democratic
State ticket, and as the surest way to en
sure thi -i end, I am opposed to the as-em
bling of any Stlte Convention. - I
believe that the Demueratie, or Conserva- j
tive organization in the State, ought to It
t'Hxpora'djf, if not per manfully dixbandtd. J
sissippi, met his concurrence. The
author of these letters with a full knowl
edge by the people of his conservative
course, and his hearty co-operation with
me in the position which I maintained,
was elevated to a still higher place by
tbe people of Mississippi as soon as
they obtained control of their own
affairs.
Though our position in Mississippi
during these eventful years was excep
tional and anomolous, Democrats in
other States where self-government had
never been overthrown, and where there
was no great emergency to force them
to similar endeavors, were moved by
the same impulse. For example the
Hon. W. A. Payne, of Ohio, who had
recently been elected to Congress and i
now prominently mentioned for the
Presidency, wrote as follows:
"My solemn conviction is that thr Demo
cratic party alouf without thr axtixtauce of
liberal HrpnMicaHt can do nothing."
Senator Thurmau on the 5th of No
vember, 1874, said to a ratification meet
ing: 'The victor v we are celebrating means
more th in a Democratic victory. It means
thut dead issues shall remain dead is.-ues
and that no party can succeed upon any
other but the living issues."
Hon. William S. Grosbeek who has
long held a position second to no other
in the confidence of the Democratic
party in Ohio, (May oth, 1878) said :
"The historical Democratic party it tpoi -ed.
blundering constantly during the last
ten years, and shattered by manv defeats, it
tnrr'endered finally in the latf Prctideutial
.lectin,:. The new party should be differ
ent from a recast of the old one. There
shuuld be no eiclusiveuess nbout it. Il
should be made up of present Democrat.
and all Republicans who are offended bv
the poliey and tendency of the present Ad
minlstrat on. The new organiiation ahould
be the joint work of Democrats and Repub
licans, aud bnth should be equally a? home
neither the gueslx of the other ll
should oppose all form of monopoly.
Monopolies are an outrage and an ott.-in'r
to the people."
These extract were all of -iiuilnr
tenor to tbe editorials which 1 wrote for
The Clarion of contemporaneous date.
They emanated from Democrats of
high standing in the State whose gov
ernments were controlled by their own
citizens, and yet they were not arraigned
for treason to the Democratic party, nor
its wrincinles. In the same year the
a
pemoeratfl from most of tbe North
western States had practically retired
from the field as a separate organization
and had fought as Reformers with all
others who sought the overthrow of the
Remihliean Administration. Mississip
pi in the course she had pursued wa
followmsr their example, and that ot
Virginia. Tennessee, Arkansas and Othe
Southern States that bad already es
tabtisiieu tneir Duuenooo. i aicniug
the inspiration of these movements and
looking solely to the re-establishment of
Citizens Rule in Mississippi, f said in
ThkCi.MUOX of February ll'tli. 17!:
"To Mississipp aus the jood oi the statt
ought to be, and we are Mire, will be para
mount to party consideration. What i
wanted BOW, is the banishment of strife
between the races. An incorruptible and
capable jndieiarv. An honesi a-t e-'onomi
eal government. A reduction of taxes."
And again as follows :
Ciabiox May C7th, lsTl.
"Wow is the great opportunity for tin par
ty of opposition Democratic, Conservative
or what not to Hadir-alitm. Let it cut
loosi' freni the dead issues of the past, dis
continue the squabble over the conatiln
ti.mal amendments and other Impractica
ble i-siies which Cn bring no fruits lint evil,
aud take high, bold, progressive ground on
what are really the live paramount QUa
tions of the hour (iiitming them). If Mm
! arty of opposition to Jladiciilu.ni would
bring itself up to the height of the occasion,
throw to the winds the ideas which In
longed to a past age die oiling idle preju
dice, strike hands with all wum of all former
parties n-ho are iriltimj to xiipna1 a ijoeern
mi nt of tin kind they will carry the Ovan
try in the next general election's with such
a whirlwind of popular feeling as has not
been w itnessed in this day and feneration
Let the people of the South stand ready to
act irith Utoxt irho trill help them to tnl.r 'mre
nf their l iijhts.''
had been sffii;...,
whom they have sin T5
tneir tfovcrnora, their fcuj '
ucpresentative. their HuJT J
their Judges, and the nu&.;,Ui",H
urally arise why is i,
down while m. TT1 U
me
piauaen and; clothed with X 1
deserved honors? J
cosclcsiox
I have hsit-it..t
oecai.se! could not umWT 1
people would be benefit b7.
versy relatinir to . M m
no relevancy to the m. H
now engaging ,heir aft
people are more interest '
I shall do as their Repr0 J '
t h wrote eoneSTJ
issues ten years ago.
msr mv convict;. . . "
I will , the future as tbf '
with confidence nnaa it-i.
judgment, and invoke them i 3
but I ear:'" v u.- I
"aiijw,j
UkiJ
"und
These editorials I have reason io know
expressed the predominant feeling of
our people. They and the movements
they helped to create, all converged to
the one great end of reclaiming Misxu
sippi from misrule, and to
TIIE TAX-PA YEHs REVOLt 'l IOX
which was formally inaugurated as fol
lows on the 16th of November 1874:
The meeting of the Tax-Pavers of Hind
was called to Order, a nl Dr. Kobt. Kell
was app onted Chairman. Messrs Rttllff.
Nugent, Barksdale, Wharton, Galceraa ami
Iji. C. nlcKee addressed the iu eting.
E. Barksdale from the Committee on Res
olution, reported as follows:
Jiexolrrd, That the ultimate confiscation
of the property of the citizens of the Bttte
musr necessarily follow from the increase
of burdensome taxation.
Jiesolred, That w e organize ourselves into
an association to be known as the Tax-Payers
League of Hinds county.
Col. Nugent moved that "a committee be
appointed by the Chair to prepare an ad
dress to the Tax-Paycis of the .State and in
vite them to hold a St ite Convention at
Jackson, on Monday, the til, , lav of Janua
ry next. The Chair unpointed j' . George,
Henry Musirrov. and Win. Palmer said committee.
Short Letter From ta B,etn
EDtTORsCLAKbiNThiuk
might tolerate the experieae.
more pre- exctirsioaurt I hsr J
you . lew lines. After parti
Col Power, who added greatly t,
pleasure and comfort, we pra
homeward. Our run to Cm..;,,"'?
i i . . .
picHxaut ami uneventful We
prcuy viewoi Lace Ctnitaqua
train. At tins point the
bound pilgrims divided, some
Sf I.ollis r.e.if.. -j I .. . .1 .
... ,VB um
tanooga. N ith a few others I
mostbeautifulaiiddcliglitinlpafi,,
on tne i incinnnti Southett. in
we could have perfect comfort
il I I? .i 1
joy tne ueiigntiui scenery. All
from Lexington to t'hattanoop j,
one grand panorama, our prire
tinnaJly unfolding new lo.uitie.
- a
nip one uigiit in the active lilU(
which lies on the clear and hnd
nessee and at the fool of the uwt
ot Lookout Mountain, ne t.
selves again in motion on tht iu
the Sabbath ami at 7 in the ev
quitted our companions at Tin
1 Ins is one 01 the un.-t
I . . . . . LL - D .1 .i
places iu inr nunin, tne strnti
green w ith live oaks and laid out
and spacious. It is the old
4 1.1 1 .'II . i
.iiaiiaiiiu. aiio is miii i ne sat
university and other nourishing
as well as l her insane asylum,
society i delightful.
As it was the place of my birtkd
I Had not runted tor tinny years. tWiH of
calling ot old memories and awotiu
u.i ...i - ,
uiu-u no- n mi eiuouoiis which Xtrt
once joyous and sad. went to
house of Dr. Jamex Guild, Sr. ht
my father's friend and family pb
and his family took nic at once to
hearts. He had a lovely famili,
while the doctor and his wifelm
In-fore me the vivid past, his day
Mis Ellen and Mis. Virginia Hall
.?ii. . .i ,
me impcrcepiiiii v out oi uie alMtiMM
the past Into the gjinahine of the i
ent.
We visited the
the (crave of mv
many old friend.-.
Alter a stav oi a lew U;iv
impressed w ith the culture ami
ment of the city which has long !
known as the Athens of the .Smth.
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Ylstluday was the fust day of
Jewish New i ear and win celebrated U
neatly all our cities.
Sketches of Republicans on the fi
sion Ticket.
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to-
down as a constitutional amendment, re
ceived swmajority vote. The Mississippi
delegates favored it, on Ute ground that
it would save the Order about fifty
thousand dollars per year, and would
not in the least impair its efficiency.
the per diem load mileage alone of this
session amounts to $21,778.00 eight of
the Representatives receiving upward of
four hundred dollars each.
The next session will be held at Ifin
neapolis, Minn. New Orleans and Gal
veston were placed in nomination, and
either might have been chosen had one
supported tbe other. Galveston receiv
ed a very complimentary vote. The
objection to New Orleans was, that it
would necessitate a change in the time
of meeting, from September to Decem
ber
On Wednesday afternoon, it was oar
privilege to witness Ute conferring of
three degrees oa two candidates by dm
degree staff of Canonicas Lodge. The
regalia for the working of these degrees
cost twelve hundred dollars, and each
participant knew his part as thoroughly
as if he were a veteran on the stage.
At seven o'clock, same evening, Mayor
Hayward gave a reception to the visit
ing Odd Fellows and their ladies, which
was a brilliant affair. It took place in
the City Hall, a building that cost up- j the foreig
wards of a Bullion of dottan. A stHea-
cvery other commonwealth. The
Grand Secretary showed us the minute
book of the Lodge named, commencing
with the first meeting held, also many
other valuable records aud relics. In a
golden urn is kept a lock of Washing
ton's hair, which, at the installation
of each Grand Master, is confided to his
care, and kept in a fire-proof safe. A
lock of President Garfield's hair is also
preserved in a gold urn, but not trans
mitted to the care of succeeding Grand
Masters, as is the other. We also saw,
and had the honor of wearing for a few
minutes, the beautiful white silk apron
worn by Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell
at Banker Hill in 1775; also the apron
PP&by Gen. Lafayette, in 182a, at the
laying of the cornerstone of the Bun
ker Hill Monument, also the original
copy of the short after dinner speech
made by Daniel Webster, on that occa
sion, and the original copy of General
Lafayette's brief speech, which closed
with this sentiment: "Banker Hili. and
tin holy resistance to oppression, which
has already enfranchised the Ameri
can hemisphere. The next half century
jubilees toast will be: Enfranchised i nnc
Europe." Sep. U
Tne afternoon was devoted to visit!
We clip the following from the Cin
cinnati News Journal of a recent date:
"Miss Moore, of Vieksburg, who has
been with the college this summer, has
returned home. Miss Moore has a su
perb voice, of great cultivation and
wonderful compass. Short as her stay
here was, the Vicksburir public will see
a marked improvement?'
Miss Corinne Moore is a general fa
vorite in oar city, and her numerous
friends will bake a special pride in read
ing the above. Her appearance in sev
eral amateur entertainments here has
made her. quite a favorite and her sing
ing is always enjoyed as the frequent
encores well testify. To a very musical
voice is added a fine power of expression
which often renders her already beaut 1
ful face perfectly bewitchine.
An address was sent out to the People
signed by leading representative men of
both the anti-bellum parties, and of
young men who had been connected
with neither, advising them as to the
course best to be pursued. This ad
dress was the joint work of a number of
citizens distinguished for their sagacity
and patriotism, but its authorship was
due mainly to the late Hon. Amos It.
Johnston whose name and virtues are
held in grateful remembrance by the
people of Mississippi. From this address,
I will submit the following extract:
oeneve luai in mil suite, ii not in th nn
tion, it is useless mith our present organi
zation to fight longer against the Republi
can party. The only hope for
p ruianent relief in my opinion lies in tk
complete disintegration of present pai tie nn-1
0e formation o) ' nrir one etc., etc. You will
probably agree with me about not baying a
ticket. I scarcely expect you to agree with
me in all my reasonings."
The course here advocated was adopt
ed, in so far as it proposed to support a
1874, fH, '7u a xi '77.
What the movement) thus initiated,
produced, is history. Ah 1 am writing
my defence against unwarranted attack
I will be pardoned for saying that
neither the editorials I had written, nor
my connection with the events that led
to it, and for which I bare been assailed
at this late date by the Herald, were
Republican ticket; and within less than thought sufficient to disqualify me for a
,Nat
l"o
pir
four months afterwards, the editorials
appeared in The Ci.ariox from which
the extracts reproduced by the Herald
positMB of responsibility in tbe menior
able campaign of ISIS, by the chosen
leader of our hosts, Gen. Ocorgo. Mr.
"The XatUnal Union Republican Party
had issued an official call for a State Con
vention to assemble in Jackson on tbe 8th
of September, 1869, st which tfme they pro
pose to nominate their State and Congres
sional ticket. It U well under
stood now after free discussion sad consul
tation, thst the real citizens of Missiarinni
the old inhabitants and owner of tbe soil
wi 1 not place any ticket before tbe people
at the coming e'ection ; nor will they make
any effort to effect tbe organization of any
tuiru paray. ua una auvjvct mere seem M.
be great unamioity, etc. Tie
undersigned announce it as their deliberate
opinion after much anxious study of tbe
situation, sad after consultation with many
of tne ablest and most prudent citizens of
tne state in every county, thai tee shot
anayuif the Xational Union Republican Party
ana vote or me street vntcn they may pre
tent."
are taken. They were preceded and i J- -Chase was the agent of the Grant
doubtless were succeeded by others of J Administration at that time in Mhads
similar purport because they were in sippi, and the following extract from his
strict accord with the policy upon which : testimony before the Senatorial Com-
the people with whom I was acting, had
deliberately resolved.
HIGH AUTHORITY .
In the govern rn en jat Washington
tbe Southern States in 1873 and 1874,
had but few representatives to take care
of their interests. Among these few,
from a District composed mainly of
The Kosciusko Star reports that 42
car loads mk&i rails passed there fur
the Canton, Aberdeen and Nashville
Railroad. This looks well for aw early
completion.
The Raymond Gazette calls atten
tion to the death at that place on Sept.
24th, of Mr. Sam l Nelson. Mr. Nelson
was a member of the 22d Mississippi
Regiment daring the war, and has long
been a respected citisen of Issaquena
county. He was an uncle nf Mr. J. K.
McNeelv of TJtica.
passed re
idorsing Judge J. A. I
my. rata did not add
m P?ttmg there. Ti
SkAM'L Lose, a merchant of Meridian
who collapsed in business a short time
anmeted in- Near Orleans
n the affidavit of Schmidt
& Ziegler, that he had obtained goods
under false pretenses to the amount of
5$I,58. A. A. Greenwood halngn a
similar charge, the amount of purchase
being 1304,48.' Carsda and Waste of
Isieridian have also a samilar charan, and
This address urging the people "to sop-
port the National Union Republican
Party" was numerously signed. I have
room for only a portion of the names,
as follows:
.Hinds eooDtv Amos B Johsstoa, Wil
liam Yerger, Thoa. 3. W barton, A. O. Brown,
O. W. Harper, Joshua Green, George L.
Potter, Wiley P. Harris, Thos. 8. Dabaey,
B. Barksdale,
Carroll C. M. Vaiden, J. Z. George.
- Clarke Sylvanus Evans.
Copiah H. Mays, A. P. Barry, ft. W.
llaey, J. II. Wesson.
Claiborne John Taylor Moore, John C.
Humphries.
Cauckassw T. K. Martin, W. 8. Bates.
Choctaw A. H. Brantley.
DeSoto H. A. Chalmers, 3. B. Morgan.
Franklin H. Crasedy.
Jasper O. C, Deaae, B. Thigpea.
Tand.ntal. J. J. ShanasasC J B.
L. A. Rassdsle.
Lowndes 8, M. Msek. J. H Sham J..
T. Harrison, Battle Fast
Madison 8.8. Crtfcw, flash lis Has! lb.
. Marshall W. a rthaMun, H. W- Wal
tar. Monroe &. O. Reynolds, L. E. Hoostoa.
OkUbibs H. L. Mnldrow.
ed in securing the services in the House
of Representatives, of a gentleman dis
tinguished for his varied accomplish
ments, his conservatism, and his sagaci
ty, and from this gentleman who was
standing sentinel oa the watehtower, I
received repeated assurances that my
course met his entire concurrence. My
sphere of action was circumscribed.
His observations were made from a
standpoint which enabled him to take a
wider and broader view of tbe situation
than it was possible for me to do. In
The Clauox of the 22d of January
1874 (eamtempenmeoaslywith the ap
pearance of the extracts reproduced in
the Herald), I published the follow
ing extract from one of his (then) very
recent letters, accompanied by a brief
introduction:
Clabios January 224, 1874
Ts stew that our distrust of the
ty of the pesseexatie party to achieve tbe
relorsn that are mrA-A Hr ri.o K-mmtsm (.
breJ by thoaghtfoi Democrats who occupy
a standpoint fro which they can take a
wider view of the field thaa we have oppor
t unity of doinr. we will take the lihortv o.
.1 . . .. V
erydurUwCTish "cl letter I orn
who writes trosa Washington under recent
date as fellows :
' onr maw at to asal is ! ia not (
ssfapw It Ust iu length
irom its principles and
raittee (vol. 2d) will suffice:
"I told (Jen. George I wns Irani Washing
ton ; thst the Attorney (ii-neril had sent
me to Mississippi to ascertain the inir ou
dition of affairs, and to ascertain vrlmi c,uld
be done to insure tieaee and qriit-t through
out the State. Gen. Qeorge said he eould
do nothing without th consent of Mr
Barksdale; that whilt-he was I'huirman and
rerogniz-d head of the Opposition in the
ne iiau no autlioriiv to make
eoirjiironjise, or pledge without tl
, . . . . -""J " coirj.roioise, or pledge witl
white counties, our people had succeed- of Mr. tin rirsdarc sad ha ass
. , .1 I him II.. ....... - - .
ill! V
-onent
rt-nintr a-iii fc u -
- nwir nn appointment lot
mm evening ana Drought Mr. B to the ho
tel,' etc.
This witness was tho confidential
agent of the Grant Administration.
He remained a close observer and par
ticipant of the canvass of 1875; and re
lated minutely all its detail- before the
Investigating Committee.
So much for the year immediately
succeeding the appearance of the edi
torials reproduced with startling head
lines and typographical emphasis and
ferocious comment in the Herald of
recent dates.
With the events of W4, and my
course during, before, and after, that
year, still fresh on the minds of the
people, tbe Democratic-Conservative
State Convention of 1876 unanimously
elected me to serve as Elector for the
State atrlarge; and by the delegates to
the National Convention of that year I
was chosen a member of the National
Jacuosr, Mua., . t. 2d, 1881
Eorrona Ci.akhin: Perndtuwtt
etipv a small space in vour invalutM
journal to present to your r
sketches ifivitiK the standing; f tbe
publican nominees on the Fusion tkkni
now before the people of lliii'l- MM
for their suffrages.
Messrs. M. M. MeLeod, L K. Atvooi
and Wm. M. Robertson arc the MM
dates for the Legislature. Mr. Mr Lnd
is too well known to need sn introdo
tion. He has Ix-cnn cilicu of Hissh
county for the past ten years, holdiaj
iu that time offices of trust, eark si
which he has filled acceptably Hb
worth lias been appreciated, as is ttn
by the fact that be was ne irly the unsn
imous choice of the Republicans in tW
nominating convention. With un
practical sense, fine ability ami unia
peachable integrity, he enter" the cis-
vass with the consciousness thai M stt
of his past life needsexplanation of m
fense.
He entered public life in ls7J, whei
Hon. John . Lynch WAS elected petkM
of our House of Representatives. H
tppoillted McLeod Speaker's Clerk. I"
the bitter purl of Governor rowers tern
he was appointed Secretary of Suite,
and in IgTl Deputy Sheriff for this couu
ty. when the Greenbacker and Inde
pendents succeeded in oiganitinf
rtariw. Mr. M.-l I , :h- u.ti
Republicans that joined them, miJ re
ceiver! the nomination for Circuit Chrfc
and was beaten. Two years later hewti
laminated on the lien Kinir ru-iiiu
ticket for the I.egi-lature, and though
makiug an effective aud earnest ran vast
was again beaten by a small luaiomy
A few months later la- w as elected Viy
Clerk of Jackson, which position be
holds at this time. 1 believe I spesk
the sentiment of the Rcpublie.ni party
of the conntv ulwo- I aav that in the
nomination of Mr. McLeod the couves
tion selected the most 'available and
strongest man to lead it legislative
ticket.
Mr. L. K. Atwood of Bolton i1-"'
tiw of Wilcox county, Alabama. Hi
early life is one of exceeding interest
a slave and in his efforts to secure iu
freedom. In 1870 he graduated at the
head of his class at Lincoln I "niversity
Pennsylvania, and immediately entered
tlimn the slo.lv nf law in the utiiee,-
roiieeti E- y- Baldwin, Esq., sod a admittCr
lent fo'rtTo ear hiVk flc has at tnntv
enjraged in teaching in this county under
the Superintendency of Capt. F. A.
Wolfe, and hisjreco'rd in thi-service ii
faultless. The Greenbackers and Inde
pendents nomilino-.l him in 1 MT'l for the
legislature, and he ran far enough ahead
of his ticket to secure an election. H
served with honor and credit, and was
always classed, as a Republican.
Mr. W. M. Robertfton. the thir.f Re
publican nominee is a resident of Ray
mond, and is by profession a mechanic .
and a Baptist. Very much has been
said about the influence tbe Baptist
have exerted in this canvass, and I have
only to remark that Bro. Robertson is a
shining light in that church. He has
never been before the people for isilit- WM
ical office, and hence has no iHiliticsl
record. He has always been a Republi
can, aud is very popular amongst tbe
farmer element, aud wherever ne sp-
Krs he makes friends bv his manly
ring, and courage in maintaining hii
convictions.
Mr. E. E. Perkins of Edwards, tbe
candidate for assessor was placed oa
the Democratic ticket as a Republican
to
I ti
d u
ft
out I
I
Executive Committee. The year sue-1 in 1881 nd was elected, but through
ceeding, I was selected to serve n,. I a informality of the records the court
Chairman of the fetate Executive Com-
the Sonth just far
reiough
sad yet
to incur
yet net tar
Pike Jehu T. fssmkie, The. B. Stoek
shde. 9 PoBtotoc-Jeff Wilson, C. D. Fontaine.
flssith L. MrLaaris, j. G. BUekwell.
TSshotaisfs W. M. Inge, A, E. Rey
Ada aw, A. M. Fastis.
a
Barksdaie, Carrett ArKk
fore of
ewswiuuoeai ireeaom.
Warren Wirt
Barrett ssssW
ami rooro 1
sneers," etc. etc
Numerous otfier ietters relating to
the political tituatia from the same
"rTZlTj eat m, own w.
iv j guiuauce, irom, tne ! aji 'Irnstri
years 1873 to 1875 Wrnftre, all of the n,A,
tiUruorA asaBJf. Ibb ririll tftV. A 1 I 1
mittee. Repeatedly verdicts of anDroval
have been pronounced upon my course
by the Democratic-Conservative party,
and the people, since the editorials
paraded by the Herald to cover me
with odium, were written. I do not
profess to be infallible, but convinced by
subsequent events which have shown
the merit of what was precedent, that I
was right, I would, under like rf.
stances, do again precisely what I then
did. I have no annlnsnaa
v, , . O - w xlNiS.tr. I Qo
gave the office to his competitor. He
has held office under both the State sad
Federal government, and his conduct
has been such as to win for him golden
opinions. His unanimous nomination
tells the story of his popularity sad pub
lic record, and his re-election will be
epted by Republicans as one of the
good many things in these autumn days
calculated to cheer the Republican
heart.
Mr. D. J. Bueklev. the candidate for
coroner and raneer. is an Irishman pos-
wuiing all of those good qualities tfcat
the sons ot "
Bfficient soldier in en.
brigsd., snaer'-
tie b "s
for many
are prom
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