The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-08
THE WEEKLY CLARION.


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subject yet The last number cor
tains an editorial in which The edilo
calmly considers what would be tn
result should the Constitution
Amendment fail to pels should It b
rejected by all the southcn States
- plain he thInks in The FIRST place
,a prs We SHAH ~ condemned still
country. - Adition in which tn
haon c.sIts very great injury, hai
- FOR now eighteen months
4 condition we have called anarchical
and which would be as bad as that oI
Mexico, were II not that our people
have more patience, aud have not yet
fallen into the habit Of shooting each
other for political differences. The
Post docs not think, however, we
could stop here Political parties
will divide upon an issue of extremes
Ian issue between party who will
demand the admission of the Southern
States 10 all political power without
the obstacle now in the way, and
party on the other hand, who will de.
mand the utmost severity Of punish
ment for the leaders Of the war South
and impartial suffrage IN all the States,
as the only security for the nation |
Thus, according TO the Post, with the
rejection Of the amendment, we shall
enter upon another political struggle,
more intense than that through which
we are now passing, more injurious to
the country, and especially to the
Southern States-a contest of which
the issue ia doubtful; for the
twenty millions Of the Northern States
will begin TO see that the Southern
people, though unsuccessful in war;
win not be dragged into dshonor and
disgrace by the radical party, now
unfortunately in charge of the Ma
tioual Congress We are not sur.
prisod the manly conduct of our sec.
ton Is irritating the Republican elan
of politicians, we expected that when
we took a stand against the oppres (
slye measures of a sectional Congress )
The Posts warnings viii avail nothing
We have determined not No rntify +,
he amendment The Constitution
suits rs very well as ii is We want
no tamperng with organic law when
"passion rules the hour" and Justice IL
ignored. The North would weaken
the Constitution beyond repair in
deed cupidity and ambition has
already shaken its power, aud left one
section in poverty and distress III
the infatuated hindcrers Of peace and !
prosperity in this country are going !
to he permitted to destroy it, we will i
go down with the general wreck, firm
and mhnching, but not dishonorcd. |
So you had better devote little ink ,
to your own section Look after the "
of war that have been il
going on quietly for months inyes u
iigate the startling disclosure made by !,
Mr. Raymond when Il bill was hurried n
through Congress calling on the "loy- o
al States to organize, discipline and
equip the militia, aud providing for o
the distribution of two thirds of the y
arms, ammunition and ordnance under /,
custody OF the general government "
Turn your attention to Gov Fcnton. n
of New York, who is removing "
the conservative generals in his State :
and supplying their places with 10y :
al Leaeucrs TO the resistance at r
Baltimore; to Butler and his indict q
ment; to Logan and his western force :,
which is to march TO Washington; to Il
of Ohio, who urges the u
application Of the axe; to Phillips 81
Who demands that Congress shall be
perpetual body and govern the eoun
ny; and to Forney who is filling his in
'apers with inflamatory matter calcu la
ated TO produce the conflict which te
te wish TO avert Turn your atten- 50
ion TO the storm brewing at home, a.
'ir Post, and let the South and the "a
alone awhile. You may co
10 some good there you are Ger. NJ
ainly doing none here.
Cen Ross. known in this section 50
S the leader ola Texas brigade Of cav. Is Is
Try duringth the war, has accepted the Il,