The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-14
letter o. Hon. ~. =. Harris.


GrxrrEMEE proceed to reply briefly
to your letter Of the Sth, inst. requesting
nv views OF the course Of action proper a
he adopted in regard TO the recent act I
Congress providing for the government /
the Southern States.
Ii IS to be observed that tie ac1 of Co .
cress does not leave either the eNtns.oIt (.
the right Of suffrage OF the disfraacAisomet .
OF certain class Of the white citizens of ale /
State to depend on our consent. 5o5h t--se
results are accomplished Oy the az AID ere
not demanded Of rs as concess ms The /
civil government existing here Ideciared
to be without authority. except to le extent
that it NAV be permitted tv eNerci. its fdac-
rio~s as an instrument % decentralization, by
the district commander. This neeariods
existence cannot be continued vthout
resort 10 elections and these elcctns must
conform to thep1inciples Of the act ato quail
flea lens for suffrage, and these publications
involve the Acknowledgement of pTtiou %
the white citizens. and the eEtensId OF tie
right to vote t. all others without rBard 10
race or color Therefore whether we,onseht
OF not, no civil government caL he create"
or protractcd here without conforming to
the principles Of the act Of Co-gra5 il THESE
&c.. l.-..rr. must
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n, ~ - g.. covarn-
-. 81 IL. law viii
.---.-.,I.,-- -. r..-.., ,,-,;+o citizens
,ftI-. S.. ,,.,o,, i,-l.,.. a,. .+iy nrrserved
70 +bao, l,nd tle,- co,.,.,,isa ~, ,,clt mass
~ +;.,-,, -l,,,rd decline
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tor..., - -. o;,-tI l,,v.,r,.,t here.
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+b,sa VIII, VIII sI.~e1,, .,.,oIozt to ro,nr.-
Not. .f,..-,. .., a. tr.,. vaccinations.
u,,,4 ,c+,,. +l,, ..,,-,,,,, ,l.ra+i,
of ,7,.. s,}i.ot n..co;,,a 7,o.,, an the evils
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49,. - or ,ifr ,..,,,r, +,,ai,,,...iit
/ ic,I ~isl,4s. o,fI.,. contrary. seems to me
-, d, og,,,.. would 4.s 44e-1s5 With
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should be supposed (and the opposition is
| in my opinion wholly urwarEnted) that, by
refusing to recognize in any banner tbs au-
thority Of Congress, we M Eb delay or pre-
vent the organization of civil government
here. we must continue 10 lie under a form
of government the most od;ols and oppIes
sive TO which mankind have srer been sub
iectfd and with all its severitfs aggravated
to US bv our attitude Of sullcl hostility tC
the Will Of Congress.
As the proprietv Of seeking edress in tn,
Sunrcme Court has been Suggested in som.
quarters I take the OCCASION b say. there i
ro mower II. the Su9reme Govt at the in
stance Of tbe State 70 prevent the law from
tol,fn,, effect T do not see how the STAT
Government can make a cae for juGicia
oaf,D yvbicb can only he inyorcd in contro
,,a,zfas ahout nronartv r;obtl. or at leas
RIGHTS and Questions. which a,e rot purel
noIiticaI The mower of rococnizing the ez
. ista,oa of a Sta+e Governmant has. by tina
Conrt been held to be P political and rot
;,5i.io1 o,,es+ion-and 10 pe,t9in to Coz
rress and aIthonoh a controversy ma
a,-ia,. ~, .,o, shat ea,,,t .,4IsL o
conferred gu 'h7 i'.'illdrS e''iii'--'1---
a matter OF grave DOUBT whether 1t VIA eve