The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-03-28

c0nquerer. LIS q lone traveller, without arms
degraded because he submits to be robbed
by bandit2 am not comparing our con-
querers to a bandit, but am saying we are
unarmed, helpless. and as completely in their
power as solitary. footman in the power
of robbers. 1t remains to be seen whether
they will honor themselves by tempering
mercy with power, or degrade themselves
not us-by q contrary course. He haze moth
ing to DO but submit.
1t does seem to me that some ofonr people,
after swallowing a camel. are now straining
at gpat. After taking down at gulp me-
gro emancipation and all the attendant
measures, ] am incredulous as to their strain
ing their threats by swallowing the new
batch ofmeasures proposed by Congress. It
is nauseating dose, and would not take
it if could help myself But i know the
doctor; if don't take this, and do It promptly,
he will, on his next round, give me some
thing worse, and very likely stand by and
make me take it. 1t Is a part of his system
to give very sickening doses and in quick
succession, and make the patient take them.
1t is useless to grumble-the patient is in
the hospital, with both arms off and no help
at hand-the Doctor is very absolute, and
we think very cruel, but what can we do
True, we may play the part of a sick child,
and say to ourselves if weever. do get well
we will thrash him. But / guess when we
get well, if we ever do, we shall feel SO good
that we won't want to thrash anybody.
After all, the measures proposed by Con-
gress, though harsh, are not so sbitingfy Sc
we're as they might have been. They have
been SO generally read and ably commented
on, that shall forbear any analysis or even
criticism on them in detail. Some of their
worst features will barely allude to. One
of these-negro sufrage-and its twin sister
negro education-have been generally
commented on as extremely harsh, and espe-
cialy when taken in connection with the pro-
position to disfranchise and forever prescribe
. large portion of the most intelligent
whites. & #
These measures are rendered unnecessarily
harsh, and as think, extremely dangerous
to the safety and best interest of the whole
country by being made too broad OF this
may speak as between ourselves, but, as
have said before on the general subject, You
and are not to be the judges. For example,
it was very harsh. and I think altogether
to disfranchise so large num-
Der of our intelligent whites as to throw the
number of States, in all probability, into the
hands of the ignorant blacks and vicious
whites. Surely it would have been sufficient
to vindicate an idea to have disftanchised
enough in each State to make an example
The men who have done this thing will re.
when 1 fear it will be too late, that |
the interest of this country is intimately
blended with their own-so intimately, in
deed, that it will be found impossible to in
flict permanent injury on one without seri-
ously damaging the other. 1 am, as you
know, among the prescribed, but am salts |
fed. The right to vote should never exer-
else, unless for the benefit of my country,
and want no Office. Therefore. the law, if |
it passes, will give me no concern for myself, |
and I beg my friends not to include me in |
their thoughts when they are considering |
what to do on this subject.
AS to educating the negro and letting him |
vote, should not oppose it as an original |
proposition, if it was TO be done at the right |
time, in the right way, and by the right |
men. The negro is fixture in this country.
He is not going Out of it, he is not going to
lie out, and he is not going to be driven out. |
Nor is his exodus from the country desirable,
am frank II, ravinr If thav--avarx, o.,o IF
hem, could be packed in a balloon, carried
,ver the water and emptied into Africa, 1
would not have it done, unless indeed it
we're already arranged that the balloon
hou1d return by way of Germany, Ireland,
Scotland, &c, and bring us a return cargo
# white laborers. sya32 *1
If the negro is to stay here, and it is de-
irable to have him do so, what is the duty
f the intelligent white man towards him?-
Why, to educate him, admit him when sufi-
iently instructed to the right of voting,
nd as rapidly as possible prepare him for a
afe and rational enjoyment of that "equali-
y before the Law" which as free man he
las right to claim, and which we cannot
ong refuse to give. - r. 80
Ihaye scheme of my own on this subject,
'ased I think on rational, and comprehen-
i've view of the relations existing in this
ountry between the two races, but forbear
o give it, as it has been superseded by the
much more ultra and I fear dangerous
cheme submitted by Congress, and which we
hall be compelled to accept in all its ampli-
ude. aft lHt gu.
Pardon the digressions and prolixities into
which am but too conscious of having run,
nd will draw tais letter to close.
think we shall be compelled to submit to
II that Congress has done or may do, and
his being SO Iwould have our people do it
s gracefully as possible-not indeed pre-
ending they like it--that would be dis
racefnl-but without any murmurings or
hildish regrets. /.
Only word in conclusion, i earnestly hope
very white man insthe State who is not dis
ualiied will make every needfnl prepare
ion TO vote when the time comes-and that
IL who can vote will do so calmly, with Dig
ity, and with fixed purpose to save as
luch of liberty as can be rescued from the
Treck of the lost cause"
Very truly and faithfully gentlemen, your
riend and fellow-citizen, = ~ 81
A. g. BROWN
It will crafty our people very much
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