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M. T. BOMBS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
OFFICE—Leader Building. ‘2S, Cherokee Sr.
Brookharen,
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1883.
EDI TOR I 41, ROTE*.
Copiah is to have a county fair
next fall.
A Chinese paper has l»een started
in New York.
Liberty wants a branch railroad
We hope it will get it.
IIazikhirst will have a masquerade
ball to morrow night.
The Masonic Grand Bodits meet
at Jackson again next year,
Richard Wagner, the celebrated
musical composer, is dead.
The government will pay the heirs
of the Lee estate 1150.000.
Mad dogs are getting in their
work in various parts of the State.
Peter Cooper is 1>2. He is the
oldest inhabitant born in New York, j
At Jeffersonville, Ind., 5,000 pen j
pie are rendered homeless by the
flood
Mrs Many Love, an estimable
ladj’ of Natchez, died in that city
last Thursday.
Chas. B. Letox, editor of the New
Orleans Bee for the pas t two years
died last Saturday.
Commodore Pap.isot ha9 resigned
the Presidency of the steamboat line
that bears his name.
The telegraph wires will soon be >
up along the little •fj” road betweeL
Natchez and Jacksov
Gov. Lowry will dether tLe ad
dres9 at the Commencement Exet
ercises of the A. <Sr M. College.
Marshall Jewell was telegraph
operator, and at one time worked in
Columbia, Tenn , and Jacksoity Miss j
The Leader doesn't believe iwf i
dependent eand’dacy for office. !
doesn’t lielieve in racked noiuinat.
. . . mdc'
conventions either. .
At Haudsli iro oysters are ope^ ^
and delivered at thirty cent?-'
hundred. The trouble is. rtr ’
live at Ilandsboro. , ' or‘1
The tariff bill pus*/- , ,
, , cin d the Senate,
b> " Eiglil Demo
th. bill nu.1 only on,
Republican against it.
New Orleans is receiving the tna
tvlials for the shot tower, which is to
he constructed at the corner of St
Joseph and Foucherstreets.
Oceen Victoria lias twenty two
grand children. She lays aside
$100,000 a year to bo received
by them at the age of maturity.
There will be a vast amount of
land sold in Mississippi next Mon
day. The Sheriff's of the different
counties are the ones who are going
to do the selling.
Gen. Grant has recently made a
statement of the advantage to this
country of a ship canal through
Nicaragua instead of the Panama
route.
Jcdue G. C. Chandler, former
ly of the Mississippi Const, has been
confirmed United States Itistriet-At- |
torney for the Northern District of
Mississippi.
We return thunks to Senator La j
mar for a copy of his excellent speech
on the Tut itf question; also to Senator
George for a speech of Hon. James
B. Slater, of Oregon, on the same
subject.
N. G. Brassy, President of the
Eagle and Phoenix Mills, of Colum
bus. Ga.. and Col. Oliver, of the Wes
son Mills, both say that they do not
need or want anv tariff to protect
their mills.
We regret to announce the death
(I IC. E. Bright Young, n talented
tuid rising physician of Edwards
He was only 27, and had but fairly
begun a career of gvpat promise and
usefulness.
Bishop Hcuh Miller Thompson
will become one of the efitois of the
Church News, a well edited journal
published at Natchez under the au
epjees of the Protestant Episcopal
( hurch of the Diocese of Mi«sissip
pi.
The office of tho Meridian Mercu
ry was destroyed by' tire on the night
oftbr lTlh ult. Insurance, $2,500.
■ Nothing dismayed, brother Horn got
out the paper again in a few days.
There is no holding the Mercury j
down any how.
reduce!
the tobacco tax from 10 to 8 cents!
u pound, and the cigar tax from $0 j
to $2 per thousand; also to allow
farmers to sell to consumers and not
merely to licensed dealers, tobacco
of their own production.
Iilar*la 4 onniy Ocmocrncy.
Though Tns Leader U new. its j
editor is not an .entire stranger to
this community ; and as the paper is
here to stay nod its politic* tin-1
changoably Democratic, it is not
deemed presumptuous or improper
to expre** a few thoughts under the
above caption.
Since onr retnrn to this connty,
we have diligently and with sinceri
ty, endeavored to ascertain the hon
est intentions and views of all fac
tions and shades of thought in the
party, and we have gladly concluded
that the Democracy of the county
has never, since 1875, btien more
harmonious ; nor since that period,
have better leeliDgs existed. Past
differences should lie buried and the
future alone considered, is the senti
ment generally if not unanimously
entertained. All that is necessary
to insure harmony and make Lin
coln the banner Democratic county
in this section, is a continuance of
the united efforts of all whose ser
vices the party is entitled to receive.
Let no man be njcnndidate for the
party's honors* who docs not expect
to meet opnosition, aud who will not ,
if fairly defeated, heartily support
the nominees. There' must be no
slates made in sr< ret. expecting by
the arts of the wire-puller to capture
a convention. The Democracy in
this county is the people's and not
the politicians party; the people must
nominate, and when their nomina
tions are made, the politicians must
support them. Candidates must re
cognize the right of Democrats to
prefer others than themselves or to ,
oppose them without even selecting a
preferred opponent. They must not
allow such opposition, which is a j
right, to swerve tlu-ni in their'partv j
fealty. Democracy itself is based on
the idea that’ the ^sentiments and
ideas of the masses of the people are ;
oftener right than 'the _3entimeuts
and views of individuals, of classes,
or of any collection of persons less
than the V
.-/T'h. asses themselves, n a
0L- rillu 7 ,
man fail to secure thejnomination.
let him reflect |t lint *a majority is
against, him. and that such majority '
is more likely to be right than the
minority which supported him.
We do hope—hnd’jthis'papcr will
earnestly endeavor to contribute to :
that end—that every man in the conn- j
tv who professes to be a Democrat, j
will take a personal interest in the
welfare of the party, that the masses
of Democracy will assert themselves,
and that after the conventions art
held, there will be no stay aways who
will have the etlronterv to criticize
and grumble. We want the party j
to be controlled by tlm Democratic
votes, and wo hope to see every
voter feel fiee to enter the par
tys councils expecting hi-> voice to
be heard and bis sentiments to re
ceivc consideration.
We hope next fall to see n conven
tion of the people held—not of the
politicians—and a nomination made
for every office in the county ; and
* - - j
from the day of the convention, with j
a full ticket in the field, we hope to j
sco the Democratic masses solidly j
and with spirit supporting the nomi- ■
nees till the close of the polls.
Last Friday’s rain was remarka-1
bly heavy in Hinds county, serious
ly interfering with railroad travel
The water of Baker's creek, on the
V. & M. Road, spread over the track
to the depth of nearly three feet, de
laying the west bound train Sa.ur
day morning several hours, and pro
venting its return from Vicksburg
that night. The new bridge of the
•‘Little J” Road just, erected over
the recent break on Bayou Pierre,
was swept away, several land slides
caused along the line, and the road
lift in most, discouraging plight.
President Martin, with his usual
energy, will at once set about repair
ing all damage, but there will be
sonic unavoidable delay to the unin
terrupted resumption of travel.
The Amite conn ty Grange recent
ly adopted a resolution favoring the
holding of at least one open meeting
during the year, for the public dis
cussion of the principles and purpo
ses of the order, with a view ol edu
cating public sentiment in reference*
to the objects proposed to be acoom
plislitd. Tim idea is a good one. It
also passed a resolution thanking
Senator George for his speech in fa
vor i f the hill to enlarge the pow
ers and duties of the Department of
Ag.-icnlture,
Gex. G. Y. Fiekah, the talented
and popular private attorney to Col.
E. Richardson, and Miss Rosabel
Hunter, the beautiful and accom
plished daughter of Rev Dr. John
Hunter, were married in Jackson
la9t night at "the Presbyterian church
in the presence of a brilliant audi
ence. A match made in Heaven.
1
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Tl»e Highijr River.
The latest dispatches at baud give
a far more encouraging report of the
cordition of affairs along the Mis-j
sisaippi than for several days. The ,
people along the river, on both sides, j
worked like bearers to strengthen
and save the lcveis. and in mosf
eases with signal success.
Only threo comparatively small
breaks have occurred on the Missis,
sippi side, and a half dozen of minoi
importance nlong the Arkansas and
Louisiana shore. Every levee on
the Mississippi side is now reported
to be safe, beyond question, and in
fact, the general outlook, even in re
spect to Louisiana, is decidedly fa
vorable.
The planters above Vicksburg are
hopeful, feeling confident that then
will be no flood, and that the wafe>
now in the Mississippi will pass ofl
without further damage to the coun
try through which it is to pass
There is still an unsettled feeliug
among the planters along the river
about Natchez, but it will probabh
subside in a day or two more. There
is no further rise reported from
above.
The use of the whipping post ii.
Maryland hns been revived. The
last legislature of that State passed
the law. and the Supreme Court,!
upon a test case, affirmed its consti
tutionality. The law only applies t(
wife-heaters. Every State in tht i
Union should have such alaw. When
ever a man is brute enough to will)
the wife whom he has promised be- i
fore God and man to cherish nuo
protect, he should be paid back by
the State in the same coin with very
large interest.
'N. V ANf j[ MANNIN& Will taki
the desposit^ns ,jf secretary Wm. 1
E. < handle^ Representative Jay A.
Hubbeli Oy p Henderson and tin ,
clerks of /jie Republican Congres-,
sionnl (.ojV,inii’e° on March 5th. a>
t" f^t-y know of the late elec
tions u'Tne second Mississippi dis
trict; their statements to be used a
testimony in the Mann-ing-Chahuer.
contest 1 jr a seat in the l^tli Con
gress. provided they amount to any
thing.
Prince Napoleon has received tin
nick name of -Plon PJon.” for tin
reason that he was found in a ditch
during the Crimean war instead ol
at the head of his troops, it is n
corruption of the word “pour plon.'’
meaning afraid of lead. A man heal
ing this sort of notoriety need never
expect, to be at the head of the Re
public of Franco. ITer honorable
citizenship is made from a different
sort of material.
(Vr. Pi. VRiiE. of the Illinois Cen
tral, is always doing something for
the eomfii t and accommodation of
the traveling public. Of late, he
lms put on special sleeping cars t"
run from New Orleans to Jackson
Persons going to Vicksburg. Natch
ez or Meridian, can take a sleeper in
New Orleans at 5:30 and remain
quietly in it at Jackson until their
train arrives.
It has been discovered tfc&l a very
large ninnuut of gold com recently
minted in New Orleans is deficient in
weight, and will have to be recoined.
It is said that from $20,000 to 100,
000 worth of gold (Vieces representing
the work of several months, is tini
deficient, the shortage in each coin
being- about 25 cents. An investiga
tion will be made.
In 1S3D Charles T. Bowie was
tired at Port Gibson for the murder
of Charles K. Brown. J. D. Free
man aud Win. Vannerson managed
the prosecution, and S. S. Prentiss
aud A. G. Brown the defense. The
verdict wa«, not guilty, and in less
than twenty four hours thereafter
the court house was n heap of smok
ing ruins.
Barney Fitzpatrick, for several
years a member of the Jackson polic,,
force, died last Wednesday morning
after a brief illness. P.nrney was a
clever. warm-hearted, generous
Irishman, but as a police oflieer, just
such a failure as the average Jack
son policeman is noted for being.
Peace to his soul.
Rev. Ilcon Mii.i.ek Thompson, 1).
D.. was consecrated Assistant Bish
op of Mississippi at Trinity Church.
New Orleans, last Saturday morning,
in the presence of a large number of
the dignitaries of the Episcopal
Church, and amidst Hie most im
posing ceremonies.
Rkbpsll, one of the Star Route
conspirators on trial in the U. S.
Court at Washington, has cohfessed
his crime and turned State’s evidence.
His testimony is direct as to the
guilt of Dorsey and Brady and oth
er ringleaders of the clan.
■ ni|>«rlnnI Infill OroNlott.
"
Elsewhere w* publish a decision
of Judge Hill relative to the election
laws of this State. Its publication
by us has been a little delayed
but it is none the loss Jiealtiiful
rcad;ng to both politicians and vot
ers. who have not seen it. We be
speak for it a sober perusal. Poll
duties are too often shoved off on
men who are grossly incompetent, or
t>l*e regular profcssonials. f distin
guished for their oiesidodness.
(Jen. John II. Gordon, of Georgia,
sees a rainbow arching in the South
from the Potomac totliellio Grande.
Business is good, manufacturing os
'ablishments a,-c being built, found
ries are making trip-hammer marks
and the colored people are becoming
accustomed to new habits and indus
try. •
II in. David Davis has given notice
that h' will resign his positioff a
President of the Senate and e.cojficr>
Vice President of the United State-*
on nevt Saturday at noon. The pre
sumption is that Edmund*; will stic
ce ?d him without opposition from
the Democrats.
Tut: I't.iea Monitor says it is like
ly that the recent sale of the <’ top
i's Well property ns made by the
C ■mmissioners, will not be confirm
d for the reason that there was
jorae technical error In the proceed
ings by which it was disposed ol.
Tnc latent estimate of the eotfitn
crop, of lust year puts it at 6.800.000.
Texas raised 1.326,000: Mississippi,
1,042,000; Georgia, 020,000; Alaba
ma, 784.000; Arkansas, 637,000: j
South Carolina, 616.000; NnrthCaro
liua, 452.000; Teunesae/>-^7TitiO
* *4f^Tas been decided that the re
mains of a lady taken from the river
s short time ago near Delta. I.a..,
were those of a Mrs. Cotton, interred
it Goodrich's Landing over thirty
years ago. in her bridal costume.
She was said to be very beautiful.
Focr ex-Governors died during
the month just closed, to wit: Davis,
of Texas, Sewell, of Connecticut.
Morgan, of New York, and Smith, ot
Wisconsin There may be others, as,
here are several States yet to hear
from.
One of the most features of Mis
sissippi journalism is the attempt of
certain papers to justify one evil In
pointing to another. There never
was a weaker argument, ami at the
■tame time one so dangerous.
Vincent tlm defaulting Treavnrer
of Alabama, hasn’t yet been heard
from. The game of “hide and seek’
he is playing with that State in
growing a little monotonous on the
side of the latter.
F.x Guv. Aokijjert Amf.s ‘c ved as
a juror in a New York local e mrt
die other day. We j idge he Had
that a more serene occupation than
acting military Governor of Missis
sippi.
We see it stated that Hon. W. W
Stone, of Washington county, will
plant 100 acres in jute. Some far
mers down this way would like to
know where ho gets his seed.
Folk and his friends are negotia
ting a compromise with Tennessee,
and the Legislature isdiseussing their
proposition. The rich thief will go
free in the end.
All the business portion of
Vaughn's Station was burned Iasi
Sunday night. Insurance small.
This is Lynch s last wet k as Con
gressrnan; it is also iVA last for
Hooker aud Manning.
There will be three defeated can
didates for Mayor of Wesson next
Saturday night.
Nl«nU*l|ipl Valley Horliciilturnl
Society.
, This body assembled in New Or
; leans last, week with a very large
number of delegates from the various
Slates composing the Mississippi
Valley, present. The first eonven
; lion was held at St. Louis, the se
I cond at Cincinnati, the third at
Chicago, and the present—the fourth
—at New Orleans. The following
j were delegates from Mississippi: Dr.
j II. E. McKay, President of the Mis
sissippi State Horticultural Society
and daughter; S. II, Stackhouse, See
retary; Prof. F. A. Gulley, of the
Mississippi Agricultural College;
Col. J. J. Shannon, Hon. J. R. and
Mrs. Ycllowly, Madison Station.
M iss.. C. YY’. Gallagher and wife.
Meridian; \Y\ FI. Cassell. Canton;
Capt. L F. Montgomery. A num
ber of very valuable essays relative
to fruit-growing were read before the
society. Among others was a very
able one from I)r. McKiv, of Madi
son county, in tins State, upon the
subject ofslrawbeixv culture iu the
South. YY’e hope to see liie full pro
ceedings of this meeting embodied in \
book form-and generally distributed i
at least iu our State.
After the Society bad finished its j
labors, the members took an cxenr-1
sion ogt on the Mobile and New Oi*!
leans Railroad inspecting the gar-1
dens and truck patches along the i
Coast and around Mobile, at the con
clnaiou of whic'h aH dispersid to1
their homes.
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Important Dw imox op Ji n'-* IIill.
Cor. of il.e Mcmpkia Appeal.)
Holly Spkinos. Jao. 27—Th« fol
] w ng decisj *o of .f mlg ■ R. A. Hill,
delivered January 18th, at tb<* Do
ccmber term »f Pip District on * °*
tlie Unted States f.vr the Northern
District of Mm i-sippi, in*|the <‘let’
tion ease eftlie I’nitcd states *s. \\.
II Carothers and Bedford TuroT, is
regarded l\y lawyers and poli icians
generally as one of the most impor
ts it ever made by thiscoiirt upon the
-.abject ot the State election laws
I he defendants were ii sp eturs ot
election at Taylor’s precinct in Lafay
ette con tv, and were th«* onlv per
sons api-ointed ns inspectors at this
precinct bv t >o county comtni^ion
ers. Ti e law pr< vides t' at tl ree in
spectors shall be appointed • or» at It
(tree inct by tii ■ county commissi ti
ers, all of wnniti shall noi b long to
t e same polited parti; and upon
the failure, ol tVe commissioner to
appoint three inspe ctors, or upon
tue failure’ for any tea on. el’am of
t ie inspectois appoi .tenl to not. it
is tii.- (lit y oi the ivinaiiiing ins;-ee
.ors to appoint s uu compc out
and suitable person to act t.s i .spt.v
j tor wi h them—lh« tor e n'.t tub*
long to tlie same poli: ieal party. In
th’s ease, the d- fcndatils wert* ho h
Democrat 4, and they endeavored to
find some white Republican
Gr. enbaekcT to act will tliein, hit
all those to whom they appli J
r.fus d to sc!ve and they,
tfnrifore, appointed a mgrn
named Richard Henderson, “who
w:>s ’ aiys 'he indi tin nt, “t'len
and sir -re totally illiterate, unsuitable
and wholly incompetent lo di-clmrg
iliedutits of s tid office.” Andthi
ma ijwas appointed, according t > tl |
imli tnumt, ‘ with intent to ntfect tIt* ,
eleiti'>n. or the ie«ult there f."
This was the charge brought
'.g'imst def ndants: and Judge Kills-i
dec sion was made, oven tiling a mo
tion to quash the indictment. The
grounds all g-d in support of thft
mod'ii wire that the i:uiijUiient dii
not a' ledge any < lie use against^ the
-tn ntes of the I’ni c l States under
the title of ••Crimes.” Col. ( ha les
Howry, of counsil 1' r rl< fenclants,
argil d that th* i nked fact that a
man is unable to read or write do. s
jr.tr under ll:c law rentier him in
; competerr, it lie be a legal volar, to
j pertoim the duties of an in-qetor
Many men, nimbi; to read or wri e
aie p iss-ssed of extraordinary intel
ligence—of minds, acute, able tml
i penetrating; aucl :ve thoroughly
eoiii; ete t t) perform dutes of a
verv mu It higher order than those
o‘ a mere election ins| ector. To
| decide b tween giad -s of intelligence
! w s a bign]y delicat • maun
.tt i'OF, nu t s riF.cisioN.
-Tl«* question is, was the failnte
to appoint some person as such in
if.itoior. who could rend at.dwiite
1 and was suitable and competent to
• is *barg • all th • duties of said oilie-,
required of t be defendants, act ing a
sue i in pecters lequiml by tbe law
j of he State of Mississippi, and
' if so did thev lad to do pO, t-iiber by
i failing- to make the appointme! t, or
j by appointin' a pets >11 wuoUy il i -
j crate or inemupete.it a d ui su t d>! •
1 to discharge the iiu y imp ised by
! 1 iw upon insprotat r-t o! election
rim Code of 1880, of this St >te i on
’s hut-a the governor, lieute.ia t
j governor, an 1 secretary of State, a
S;ate Hoard of Elections, and niak*s
i it their duty as such board to an
| point tlm-e competent ami suit;.Me
j por ous as county conimUsiuTtcis of
elect ons for each county, and that
these boards of county commission
ers shall appoint for each election
j precienct in llieir respective counties
j three competent and suitable filers ms
' as inspectors of elections, whose
duty it is to hold tho elections, to
i receive all leg.il votes given in at
| such elections as mav be directed bv
law. to be held at their election pre
cincts; to count toe vot •» when the
i polls are closed, and to ascot tain the
i number of voles cast for each enndi
1 date voted for at such diction, atid
to make out a statemout thereof to
be signed by them; and by one of
j their number, or by some suitable
person t > be appoiu ed by them, to
came the said return^, with the tally
i sheets and votes, to be returned and
| delivered to the ‘Board of County
Commissioners within a prescribed
time. The statute further provides
i that, if at such election, either of
the insp-ctojs so appointed, shah
from any cause fail to attend, and
act as such inspector, those who do
attend and act shall fill such vacan
cy by appointing some other person
l to fill the vacancy.
1 “While tlte sta'lite in providing
for the filling of su it vacancy, docs
\ not use the words competent and
! sui'able person, those qnaliti. ations
are necessarily implied; the vacancy
! would not be properly filled u less
by one having the same qualilica
; tions possessed by the person for
! whom he is substitut 'd. The stat
1 ut ■ provides t hat the b »ards of coun
! ty commi" ioners. and also the in
specters, should not a 1 bdong t >tho
same political pa-ty; provided that
competent and suitable persons of
difteren' pa ties can be g'cutclto
serve at such. The | lain mi an ingot
this provision of the statute is Unit
if comp Hint and suitable persons
of different parties earned be sc
cured to serve as such commi-s.on
ers or inspectors, then it shall be
the duty of those making the ap
I oin ment to appoint competent and
suitable | ergons of the 'same party.
I lie sta me provides, properly so,
that, in any event, competent and i
suitab'e persons shall hi appointed J
to discharge these highly important
trust*, it such persons can be pm j
cured, and the presumption is that!
evcrv c<4p'-»v *nd election district
docs conuM* * snfllcienl number of
such c and a titabl • person <
to performvhVw! dull* a, and that, if
nppointc^thiv 'till serve. If any
count*' or 'WtYtel smdi'd be so un
f.rtnnst• aJaiosloeoutsltf such per
H ms, tlicv oiijht to be abdnp cd and
added to such as do contain them
It is an iiup< s-ihtlity for a poison
who can neither read nor write to
properly dNchaige the duties ot an
inspector i f si eh elections; it is
t eir tintv to ile oimine what, votes
arc proper to lie received nnd count
eil, and those propi r]\ to In* ivj'cted;
in ascertain the whole numher cast
fur cncli candidate, nnd to make and
sign the proper returns.
“It is urged for dt f.mdants that
they can nly upon ilicir associates
ami clerks. This i* no ai swer to
the objection. E-u li ins icetor
judges fir liims it, and is not r rpdi
ed to rdy upon anot vr. The j to
|M*r discharge of the <!u'it*s of these
otlicciM is a snbjett in which every
voter ns well a3 the pets *na voted
for lias a vital iulerest, »•* w.-il as the
wlio’e public.
"lam satisfied from the numerous
election cn->1*9 which I'a cbionbc
fore me that the m glec. if not re
fiiNal, to appoint competent nnd
suitable persons to act as such elec
tintr commissioners and inspectors
is the cause of the majority of the
election cases which have come be
t >re the courts in this State and an
evil that ought to be corrected
“It is i its is ted that the defendants,
in making the appointment*, acted
in a judicial capacity, and (arc)|
therefore not liable for any mist kas
which they might have made. Tide
is true, if it was a inislnk-, but .the
indictment charges that it was iloitej
with intent to effect the dic tion >rt
result tberenf; this i* in eff rt
charging that it was fraud ih nt
don-*; it is true the word fratidu.tr;
is rot used, but it i rot necessary,
when the act charged is frftutiub-tn
il is w.t-rei1?3sary to utp Hie word
The defendants being diction offi
cers. the indictment to be go d un
der section,a'db ot the Revised Stat
utes of the United States, undei
which it is framed, must state that
it was with the intent to affect tin
election or the result thereof, other
wise it would be insufficient and
liiasbable; these allegations must
■ l trial be proved to the satisfaction
of the jury, beyond a reasonable
. doubt; if not, no conviction can be
i had.
* 1 am sati-licd that tlie (.Ifcnee is
i sufficiently charged under the see
tion above referred to and undei
which it is framed, and that the mo
turn to quash must be overruled.”
R A. Hil l., Judge.
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a*iM.a riuti.sot i v.
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;M.. Jefferson Davis ^xglains a Passage
in bis History.
litt.vLvo.K, H.vnntsos Co., Miss,/
January 8. 188:1. f
EOlt-rfS of tin* Meriwether'- WeeU'v:
1 liavo received yours of first i ist
wit i a copy of Meriwether's Weekly
com lining a communication which
crili dz’s the position taken o.t pag
lid. col. 1 of tlie ‘ Rise at d Fall <»i
tlie ( bn federate dovi rnmen!. ’ In
! com; linnee with your rupu t i sen
j von liic foiio-ving remarks sttg: d
! by tli ciilic s.n;
On Ol • J.JUTO to wl I'M YnM* < Ml O?
pmulenl icfeis it is w.itten t.! j:»-:
“Ac jo -ding to ills.* Am licuti theory,
j every iudiv idual is endowed with
Certain inalienable righ s, am >g
which : re lit'-, lib l* y and li pursu-t
I of liapi>i»« ss.” I he righ s .hus pos
| sessvd i ou d only b • in'il ten a be be
I cause ef hi* inherent individual sov
ereignty, Inthertimc par graph n
is furtt-r written thu-: “But-poii
| tical ereignty. wh oh is the some ■
J of all the power of g w rnne-nt, legi*
ilativo, \spcutive and .judicial, be
long! to, and adneres in, the peoph
of an c tganiz.'d political community.”
The distil,c ion was lure presented
between tie* nati ml and the social
condition i f man. Communities are
formed, nr yh< u'd he firmed, to
protect cp h individual and by
punishing i wro g to piv-erv
! r g it. T'lie mendo rs by cn'erit g ih
communii \y:,. not aiienu’e their uai
j ural right:? f ut combine for t he great
er securiiy (I ihnn. The sovereignty
of the emnnit iiiy is th ■ aggregate «1
i the individyd sovereignties. and
jtheril'uv ' worn meats rest on the
j consent of \ the governed." The
! Stale, i. e.. tl\o people, r quire ag'nts
I us well fir t if ieiuy ns for ennvon
: ict.ee. and fmV ions are delegated,
but sovdreigi.lv. indivisahle and in
j defeasible, rtnnins in the people.
Some firm Vf government is ne
cessary to soeill existence and tom
tnon int< rest. c-tiaH is a guarantee to
each that the V vernrn nt will be
the best which'the jn 'gmerit of the
■ whole can device but it is usual with
us to gu ild ngaitst usurpation by a
. bill of tights, a harrier over which
i official agencies 6nnot pass even it
'corruptly using the shield if State
sovereign1 y. , .
In many page*, loth proceding
and following the cue cit«d by your
correspondent, I enleavorod, on the
foot of authority anl. by urgninent.
to refute three misehlgvous errors ol
recent birth and rapid growth. First,
that our governments are sovereign;
second, that the constitution ol the
United States is the creation of the
people cii masse, insidad of a com
pact between the stale 'i. e . the peo
ple of each independent community;!
third, that the will 6f the ma
jority is the law of tin*' land, nteau-1
ing thereby_of the iiHted States.
In attacking each and all of these
positions. State sover<4^ty was the
heavy battalion relied on, and its
leaders were the fm|ai|er.# of out
constitutional union. *
Yon ask me for my W.mghts on
•The source of the righAU the ma
*
jority to rule.” I ilo uot think there
is such a right; if it were srlmittted
the onty source I could siin.,P9i
would he physical power; but it jg
uot self-evident that the mnj-.rity
would he the stronger. and civUiza
lion depiea that might and right are
convertible terms. The people of an
independent community could give
to a majority the power to have un
rest l ifted rule, they could not trans
fer the inalienable right ot the min
ority, and a brief experience would,
no doubt, cause them to revoke the
grant of a power so dangerous to the
common welfare amTiiappineMk
lies poet fully,
J. FFKUio.v Davis,
Cotton.
Brads!reel's February rollon re
port is based on 8Sf> replies from cor
respond -nis i 1 s h.* immediate cotton
g.-nw ii.g re-M-m* «•(/the South, 579
counties covei ing/*4 per cent, of the
.cotton districts i/poited. Ananaly
[ -.is «-f the reMirn/ indicate tiiat on
Fidimary 15lh ten perceid, of the
I whole crop r*n/iincd unsold on plan
tation*. P tilled reports which are
-cl fnili as scut by correspondents,
afer eliminating palpable errors,
-bow that general improvement has
taken place in the financial condition
of the planters as compared with
i |.rt viotis years except in North (faro
i iina. December and February re
ports exhibit striking agreement to
| the average weight per hale lor the
entire cott m belt, which is put by
• both r'porta at. 483 pounds. The
weather has been bad for prepara
tions for the next crop. Picking
was generally finished by January
Jst U'.'plics of correspondents show
that there is relatively less cotton
■held by speculators at interior towns
of the South than at the same time
last year
i Lia s j i'} a r,k r & a l f. a h r j ab
noiso xonrn.
L. Xi'J;i.svj - I.iuves N. Orleans, 8:00 a. ru.
Arrives Brookliaven, 1:10 p. in.
Ani\i*:i.t Jackson, 4:00 p. in.
M. il.~ F.e.-n e i New Orleans, f>:30 p. in.
Air. a. Biookhavrn, 10:27 p. lu.
Arrives nt Jackson, 12:35 a. in.
Waj Frieglii arr. Iboooklinveii. 3:10 p. m.
HUNG SeltT/f.
Expsrss—Leaves Jackson, 3:25 a. m.
Air'.-, ii at Brookliaven, 5:38 a. m.
Arrives at N. Orleans, 10:45 a. in.
'•i mi - I. avcs Jackson : • 10:20 p. m.
Arrives nt ltr4iokliave:i, 1:02 a.m.
Arrive* at A. Orleans, 7:00 a.m.
V Fiei ;!i‘ nrr. Bi-o.J.liav.-a. 10:35 a. in.
N i. 1 a:iJ 3 will not stop at flag stations.
J t.'. C'LARKF, Oen. Manager.
J. W. COLEMAN. A. O. F*. Agent.
i .055 juaa k MeaiDusa u
Mail, Going East.
I.euVi i Vicksburg.7:15 p. in.
-J Jackson.Itecft p. m.
Vrriv 4 nt Meridian.4:20 a. ni.
noth;tion. Going E-.mt.
Leave Vicksburg.2:40 p. in.
'Am* at Jackson.5:00 p. in.
Mail. Going TTVjL
I LeaV Meridian.10:20 p. in.
"> Jackson. 3:40 n. m.
Uiivc' at Vicksburg. 6:00 a. in.
• omino-Jatiou, Going Kill.
I i ,u a.7:40 a. in.
I Ar.i-.e r Vicksburg.10:00 a. m.
JnllN ist'OTT, Cion. Manager,
l. F. Raw.m:t», ^superintendent.
I...'.Jr.ckson & Oo.tmbns R. R.
Miiil. doing Lint.
Lea ,• Ntue’iez. 2:30 p. in.
\.ii- Jackson. 11:30 p. in.
Mail, Going li es/.
i Leaves Jackson.. 7:00 a. tu
Aiii-. at Natchez. 1:00p.m.
JOHN R. PARKINS,
RROOKIIAVEX, MISS.,
The Cheapest Hardware House
IN THE SOITH.
—Wholesale nud Retail Dealer in—
■I Alt K> WAKE,
' stoT- j, Mm Supplies, Rubber Belting. Rope
Rnrtxvl wire, Wagon Spoked. Iluba Felloes,
SASH DOORS AND BLINDS
t.imi). i emcnt, Plaster and Fire Briclt,
White l.c;,(1, Turpentine and Linseed Oil
Iron, Lead nn*I iiubblt
IlsTOLS AND AMMUNITION,
Lamps (<iasa andTln Ware,
COFFINS.
METALIC AND W O O D
Farm Implements of all Kinds.
agism rnrhhs ogi.EBBATgn
Fhflj Breakfast Cooking Stoye.
*ar'Ai»o Agent Southern Express Company,
dec ill-ly.
J. B. NALTY,
USHER OLD COURT-HOrsr,)
- Vim f-sale ami Retail Dealer in—
staple* fancy groceries,
«'«rn. ars.iirty#n,i Bran,
11'fflr. Meal an l fiMVisiu is.
toffee, Sugar, Klee and MolasM*.
( noi. c Teas, rcufeetloaery,
Canned <h»oda. fobaego, cigar*.
Refined Cooking, Insurance and
COAL OILS
In fact < wryihintf that can i»e !ia«l in any
nc.ST-(iLA88 GROORRY STORE
JAi THE STATE.
K'e*-ps ronitandy on band
The Lai9ts( anj Boat Assortment
O’ti iOAlU IIHldNf. * -
. *
IowVm 1‘r,|MrH *n time i to sell ns low as the
Wc’AU.jjiii Mg mu. decT-lI
i. ■ jH,