The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-19

awaits him who in every age ana cliAae Ue-
comes the defender and preserver OF coEsl--
tutional liberty. and the iufany OF am VINO
can but viii not defend and PeTpetuate the
liberties Of his country VIII net influence
him 70 strike the blow fer American freedom
certainly tleTe must exist sOme oFeI'o"e l-
iag considerations, and nothing that We can
say or do could remove these or influence
him to such action. A decision b. the Jaaici-
ary would be simply opposing the force OF
reason To the power of the sword, persH3Slon
to revolutionary fury When men no"
speak Of constitutional guarantees, they
forget that we are in the midst OF q TeVo-a-
ton. and that the evils We would avoid are
revolutionary measures pressed ON by
revolutionary party
Suppose the State should nov act and ask
REPRESENTATION un7u the adoption Of the
Constitutional Amendment. L 5 row too
late. The terms OF admission arc fixed -
the military bill and any action Of the State
ignoring II would be regarded Illegal; be-
sides our action can have no effect upon
Congress they have their programme and
nothing that we can do viii make them
swerye froulit They have never regarded
: our acts except with a Wow to find in them
uretexts to Justify their policy. Il conEsca-
ton is necessary to the accomplishment Of
. theirpurIose in perpetuating power, which
is their chief design, / believe they vii not
scruplo 10 do Sc. They may perceive IN a
few months that confscation or further dis
Establishment Is necessary. So we have
something of loss to risk nothing Of gain 20
hope Icy delay. The sooner the matter IS
settled and we gam a voice in Congress the
better for us.
Shall we resort to arms That would be
madness. no one is so insane as to dream OF
such means Of relief
Shall we remain silent and Indifferent,
thereby manifos5:ug opposition and hosllr
ty, they viii as they have heretofore doue,
seize upon this IS a preuext TO make the
terms OF admission still more Cdious and
degrading. But our sullenuess viii not
reJard tIeir Nelk, they VIII proceed to its
Accomplishments without Us,
Shall we shape our policy with view to
encourage the Conservative party Of the
North and keep negro suffrage an open
question with a hope Of ultimate success in
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therefore conclude that any attempt t.
defeat negro SuilIage IS folly, and any pole,
such as silence, non-partieipation or action
with view to overthrow subsequent.
what IS now established, even if successful
is by no means certain to enure TO our ad
vantage. II might prove simply an appl
Of discord. 1t might prove to be planting
the seeds Of discussion which our posterit
would wish had never been sown, besides.
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future period the present legislation, en-
chances TO do SO is multiplied tenfoId b
taking an active part now and securing t
ourselves all the influence and politica
power we can obtain
The only matter in which we are left an
choice, is whether we viii participate in tn
action OF that convention which is to fran
for the State her constitution. This CONVEX
ton is not "a matter of choice. IT is TO be he'll
whether we viii or not. and VIII frame 10
US and our posterity the organic or funda
mental law Now. the question is inst rf
duced to this shall we consign our fortune
and the destinies Of our children TO Inc y,
gro and the radical. or shall we manfi,7l
contend for supremacy in the State and en-
any one doubt which of these two is In
Ecourse OF submissions, which Of the two is de
sertion Of the State and her fortunes. Tool
/ for moment at the consequences of such
desertion. We throw away the ballot an.
bestov the franchise upon the negro and hi
associate. The Legislative. the Jadi,iar,
and the executive departments of the Sr,+,