The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-06

that the South has been tenacious,
and, to the conquerors, seemingly
stubborn, since the State acts ofemanci-
patton; but because the Southern peo-
pie have regarded the Radical party
as endeavoring to degrade and ruin
the South.
In the matter of suffrage to the
blacks, we feel thoroughly convinced
that, laying aside the philosophy Of
that system of ethics which treats, or
pretends to treat Of the ''natural rights
of man." which it is asserted goes
back to the foundation of every State, it
is eminently wise, practically to our in
terest and, perhaps, it will forever
settle the vexatious niger question
for tie Southern people at once, and
without murmur to cooperate with
the resistless tendencies of the age in
clothing the black race with the same
civil and political privileges with the
whites. rl
These remarks six months ago,
even, would have been regarded as
bold, and by thoughtless persons
governed mainly by feeling and preju
dice-as unpatriotic.
But times have wonderfully changed.
1t would be the height of madness
longer to cling with iron tenacity to
habits of thought, rules of action, or
impulses and settlements belonging to,
framed by, and interviewer with
state of society now buried so deep
that its expiring groand are evenlost
to the ear.
We can act under the supplemental
bill, without being obnoxious to the
charge CT self-degradation.
Passing from Mississippi our atten'
ton is attracted to an able article in
the Atlanta (Ga.) New Era-the ten
or of which will be understood by the
following extracts:
We have deliberated long, and deep
ly, and anxiously, and with consci-
entious desire to decide Alright as to
what our course should be in regard
tosthe momentous question of posi-
tive acceptance or acceptance, by
the South, Of the reconstruction mea-
sures recently adopted by Congress.
This we have given it,. and the re-
suit Of our deliberation, as firm, hon
est, judicious and unwavering friend of
President Johnson, who has declared
that he will more vigorously enforce
laws passed without his signature than
those he approved, is, that it is our
bounden duty, and that of every 9th
er patriot and well-wisher of the South
to at once signify an unconditional
acceptance of the measures perfected
by Congress for our restoration to the
Union, and heartily co operate with
the United States authorities in secur-
ing that most desirable end.
STILL ANOTHER CREvAssE.-- The dis
tressing intelligence of another and
very extensive. break in the levees of
the Mississippi river has been receiv-
ed. On Monday the Marengo levee, in
parish, opposite Natchez,
Miss, gave way, and it is thought by |
members of the Levee Board that,
owing to the nature of the work, the
disaster cannot possibly be repaired
before the water has very materially |
declined. The country in the vicinity
ofthis crevasse is quite low, necessita-
ting the construction of levees from
sixteen to eighteen feet in height,
md the immense flood which must
'ush through break in work Of this
description can easily be imagined.
This levee cost the State recently about
$4,000. The plantations in Concor-
liza parish---or at least very few of
hem--can scarcely escape overflow
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