The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-03-21
The Voice Of the Press ON the
situation.
From the Richmond (va) WIFI

From the hichmon0 (fAl wing.
We of the South naturally turn our
eyes to the Conservative press of the
North for suggestions in the present
crisis We find distinct advice in only
two of these papers, the New York
and New York Express. The
first, leaving us entirely to our own |;
advises, that if the South be |
not resolved to resist universal sur
frage alwaysand to the bitter endss to |
accent the act of Congress at once and |
without conditions. The last, the Elk
press, one of the soundest and ablest
papers in the land, counsels total IN
action on the part of the South-"en-
durGnce, submission and political slavery
under military rule" The able editor
forgets that even this poor privilege
of choosing the sort of despotism we
NAV prefer, is denied to US. Under
the vague and indefinite phraseology
of the bill, if the Conservative ele-
ments do not act, any others may, and
we shall have Brownlow despotlsm
upon us a, hundred fold worse than
that of any Brigadier.
"No doubt it will be very distaste-
fulto the people of the Southern States
to adopt measures of acquiescence IN
or even to the late, Congressional
action een-twentieths of those
who at present constitute the people
of these States would prefer passive
endurance of military rule to any
actiae movement of theirs that would
imply assent by them to Legislation
which subverts the Constitution and
destroys free government. But this
choice is not left to them. BY scru-
timing closely the Congressional BILL
it will be found that the elective fran
chise is an unknown quantity, fuctu-
ating and dependent on the will OF
the Brigadier; and that any. number
of persons, however few, calling them
selves tie people, may get up con-
vention and organize government,
which may be pleasing to the powers
at Washington-and all the more
likely to be pleasing from being es-
tablished under such auspices. 1t is
no longer question of free govern
ment-that is adjourned to the Greek
Kalends. The only question we are
privileged to determine is whether the
present constituted authorities will
take charge of the machinery and work
| it to the best possible advantage for
the public, or leave it in the hands OF
unknown adventures, or well known
knaves, who may saddle uswith q. DIES
potism after the model of Brownlow,
In our Judgment there should not
be moments hesitation as to the line
of conduct we shall pursue.
From the Richmond Times.
The sudden and astounding support
given by Reverdy johnson to Sher
mans bill is at last explained. He
discovered, it is credibly stated, tina
it was the purpose of the next Con
gress, which is tenfold more remorse
less, violent and proscriptive than the
present, to press the passage of
wholesale confscation bill if the pres
ent plan for reconstruction fails. He
auailed before the revelation of this
Moloch spirit, and the vision of con
fiscation and beggary of millions O
his countrymen extorted from him thu
reluctant support of an Infamous mea
: sure. He saw an unarmed, noble an6
defeated section powerless, in tn
grasp and at the mercy Of an unfeelins
foe, more remorseless than Goth, Hun
| Hessian or Turk, and he made, as h
believed, timely sacrifice of opinion
). to save people whom he loved, AM
: for whose wrongs his heart bled
: Gratefully remembering that abb
: gentleman's generous sympathy TO
us during the war, and his heroic ano
r frequent denunciations of the outra
: ges on the South from his seat in tn
q Senate, we regret that we should hav'
: prematurely denounced him to on
) readers for yielding to the dictates o
4 a heart full Of kindness for us"
From the same
In consequence Of the cruel ingenu
f tv of the "military BILL" we have bee
r suddendly brought face to face wit
: two measures, to avoid either ofwhic
, we would have despairingly sougt
. protection under the rule of the So
!, der, as the hunted victim of oppres
4 sion in ancient and medieval time
e fled for safety to the ''horns of the a
+ ter A thousand centuries undo
2 Schofield would certainly have bee
: preferable to second under universe
negro suffrage. But, impoyerishe
}, and defeated, our soldiers slain or dis
armed, Military Ruler supreme
Virginia, the bayonet at hand, reso1
to armed resistance out of the question
the most favorable decision which "
n can hope the Supreme Court te
le months off, and negro suffrage
d April and May next inevitable
e. death-our condition demandsproml
d ami decisive action.
sr From the N. o. Times.
s. REsToRATIoN.-There is evidently
disposition exhibited by Congress !
10 bring the Southern States back I'M
the Union, if not on as liberal terms
= could be desired, yet on such terms
will at length make them a unit. NJ
Sherman's bill leaves the integrity
Z. the States intact. They will not
g sborn of their laurels as States, an
O. will, by,and-by, have an opportuni
to right themselves and to occupy
1t fair footing of equality with the 9th
+, - States. This, in the end, is all tn
i T. they desire. Still, Sherman's bill,
at - r. oollod ID a hareh and ungraciOl