The eastern clarion., 1859-08-24

1fur VERy LA1rsr PIECr or Nws.--The
public /. informed by the Democrat, pub
I.bed. at the respectable town Of peKalb,
gcmper county. State Of Mississippi. that
,bc E,s,y, Clarion is not lat this time. a
.arc. or at least a proper exponent ofthosc
rolitical questions peculiar to the South,
that arc aritating the public mind"
like the little boy that the calf ran
oycr we have not a word to say-wc give
in We cave. we incontinently knock un-
der we surrender Let Us, however, beg
| , hort time 10 consider whether we shall
discontinue the publication of the Clarion.
,r p.rsi.t in issuing it for the benefit Of
| ,bo.e who. like ourselves, are not lat this
time safe. or at least proper cNponcnts Of
those political questions peculiar to the
south. that are agitating the public mind"
put badinagc aside, we regret that our
vounr friend Of the Democrat, whose Kind
e,eling. we most sincerely reciprocatc.
/ .b,uld have thought it necessary to travel
ont of his way To- east an a-pcrsion of thi.
Kind upan the Clarion. To cndcayor To-
/ prn,lucc the impression that paper,
politician. or even a private citizen ia the
| south. Is not 14if to the South. is like rails.
/ inc of,inst them the cry of "mad-dog."
A man should certainly be- a very uuscru-
pulous enemy of another, or else have
| r.y-, rnod reason for what he ,ays. before
ne tric- 10 start such CRY against him.
The word, which cmbody such an idea.
let them b. framed ~ they may, are such
word, a. should not be- lightly spoken. \
papgr who u~cs them against another.
ought 10 De- able to make q eood showing
of their truth. or De- considered a. one
who hcar,th false witness against his
nerhbor With what truth an accusation
Of thi. Kind oun lir against the t,r.rB. We
leave IL o. thc intelligence Of our reader.
tu iuifc. 70 opposing the re-opcuiug of
the African -lay, trade. and th" Wild mo-
tilu uf having Congress to force slavery
into every new territory i've believe these
are "thc only political questions peculiar
% the south, upon which We and the
Democrat difcri-we -ay ifoppo-ing these
RENDERS NJ mot a safe. or at least proper
exponent Of those political questions,
&c.. We are willing 10 bc considered in the
,ocatiyc But 1t We are thus considered,
vast majority 1T the southern people
must also hc regarded as unfit guardians
of their own rights for we are a. firmly
convinced rs We can be Of anything. that
there !. not southern State in which, II
either ono Of these questions were To- he
madc fairly before the people. anil pre-
scntcd in all it, bearing- and with all "a,
/ circumstances that surround IL, but that
Il would bc voted down hy an ovcrvhclm.
ing majority.
The Clarion and its editors claim to D.,
a. much devoted ~ the South a. any Lo
dy u the South. or any men that breath,
the southern air-they are adopting th,
mode which they believe best calculate,
TO promote Southern interests. Tha
course. they have reason to believe, j. ir
ConsonanCc with the opinions Of a maiori
" Of the people of the South. They can
therefore. look with perfect indifference,
upon the feeble eiiorts, on the part O
those who are in feeble minority 70 H.
cry their devotion ofthis paper to the eau.
| Of Southern rights.