The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-11-07
Our Northern Advisers.

ment. 1t has been writing on that
subject for couple of months, and
does not seem to have exhausted the
/ subject yet. The last number con-
tains an editorial in which the editor
calml y considers what would be the
result should the Constitutional
Amendment fail to pass; should it be
rejected by all the Southern States.
1t is plain he thinks, in the first place,
that we shall be condemned still
| longer to the condition in which the
country, to its very great injury, has
been for now eighteen months-a
condition we have called anarchical,
and which would be as bad as that of
Mexico, were it not that our people
have more patience, and have not yet
( fallen into the habit of shooting each
other for political differences. The
/ Post does not think, however, we
could stop here. Political parties
will divide upon an issue of extremes
an issue between a party who will
/ demand the admission of the Southern
States to all political power without
/ the obstacle now in the way, and a
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 is doubtful; for the
twenty millions of the Northern States
will begin to see that the Southern
people, though unsuccessful i'll war,
will not be dragged into dishonor and
disgrace by the radical party, now
unfortunately in charge of the Ma
tiOnal Congress. We are not sur
prised the manly conduct Of our sec
ton is irritating the Republican clan
of politicians we expected that when
we took a stand against the oppres,
sive measures of q sectional Congress.
The Posts warnings will avail nothing.
We have determined not to ratify
the amendment The Constitution
suits Us very well as it is We want
no tampering with organic law when
passion rules the hour and Justice is
ignored. The North would weaken
the Constitution beyond repair in
deed cupidity and ambition has
already shaken it's power, and left one
section in poverty and distress. If
the infatuated hinderers Of peace and
prosperity in this country, are going
to be permitted to destroy it, we will
go down with the general wreck, firm
and unhinching, but not dishonored.
SO you had better devote a little ink
to your own section. Look after the
preparations Of war that have been
going on quietly for months inves
tigate the startling disclosure made by
Mr. Raymond when a bill was hurried
through Congress calling on the ''loy-
al States to organize, discipline and
equip the militia, and providing for
the distribution of two-thirds of the
arms, ammunition and ordnance under
custody of the general government.
Turn your attention to Gov. Fenton,
of New York, who is removing
the conservative generals in his State
and supplying their places with 10y
al LeaguerS to the resistance at
Baltimore; to Butler and his indict
ment; to Logan and his western force
which is to march to Washington; to
of Ohio, who urges the
application of the axe; to Phillips
who demands that Congress shall be
perpetual body and govern the coun-
try; and to FOrney who is filling his
papers with infamatory matter calcu-
lated to produce the conflict which
we wish to avert. Turn your atten-
ton to the storm brewing at home,
Mr.. Post, and let the South and the
amendment alone awhile You may
do some good there you are GER
tainly doing none here.
Gen. Ross, known in this section
as the leader of q Texas hrinade of COW