The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-03-07

nensslys isif wise stabbornIyz to,ea.t,fca
TIE littls TINT Is 1eft IS - d ii u, - si he
gone forth that aome Of "a. nvseif sinong
others, who were called to lead our n60nle
and direct public affairs during the late mr.
happy struggle, shall Be disff6ncbiaed and
~ 1east pol ideally sacrificed Iffhe ssstlT,a 4
thies Of those whom ne represented were not ,
With ne, they would be less than human.
But - y best that they cling to MS till they
have mado beggars Of their wives ana chill I
nren, and plunged tIIemselxefinto irrefrisy-
| able ruin, when their fidelity can do M No I
good : think not Justice to their wives
and ehildte require; that we do not encour
arc them ~ this course. And above all, IL,
peace, quiet and returning prosperity can be )
restored to our unhappy country Nv The sac
ri1ces we should make It without fnrther.
hesitation or delay. ts
Fl Letus accept the position, as We have NJ,
ready pfofessed TO 90, in good faith Let us /.
see to u that the laws are faithfully ard inn
|partially executed. that the most proscrip.f
tive I0yalist, and the most degraded freed
man, have the same measure of right and
justices which Is meted QUITO our own peo-
pie. A. All are obliged 70 admit that there
can be no future separation, and as We have
Echosen TO remain under the Government of
the United States, rather thar, seek homes
elsewhere, we should now do all in our pow
Ter, while we claim it's protection, to dis
charge faithfully, al orr duties and citizens
As we live under II we should look TO it as
the Government Of our own choice. Its flag
is nOwtQuT flag, its credit 0ur credit, and.we
should determine, come what may, to forget
the past and defend and sustain both with
all our ability In the future. We have in
the South country of vast fertility and
.gteAt natural fes0uFces They need develOpz
meilt, We have Suffered upon a new era
We need capital and labor. Neither viii
come till onr difilcnlties are settled, and our
political status defined, Every Northern
man 81 foreigner who brings physical
strength or capital into Georgia, adds to her
wealth, and should be regarded as friend,
and treated as such In cur depressed con-
dition, if men who are void of the better
feelings of our nature come among us to in
suit us by insolenee, let us refuse to handy
words with them. Compared with the great
mass Of Northern people, these characters
mem A magnanimous man never rejeices
over the sufferings of fallen adversary,
Time will heal most Of our wounds, and we,
who inWar were enemies, will soon be in
peace, friends. The sooner this is the case,
the better for the whole country. In view
Of these considerations i think it best that
we, as the conquered, yield the points In
Tie controversy at once. faNtet
! It emily remains for me to add. that cOnsid-
er it the duty Of the Governor Of Georgia to
call the Legislature together without delay
and TO recommend the passage Of an act calling
q convention of the people Of this State, to 50
change our; State Constitution as to provide
for universal suffrage in conformity to the
measure which has passed Congress, known as
the Sherman amendment; and to provide for
the early election of Legislature which will
adopt the constitutional amendment in accord
49, on41
the assurance Of Congress I'm the passage Of
this bill, that this shall settle the question of
our admission. We shall never get better
terms. Let us comply with them, and be
ready to be represented in the next Congress
as soon as possible 49, f.stE
respectfully suggests that that people ofthe
several counties Of this State. who favor the
proposed action, hold public meetings, with as
little delay as possible, and urge upon the
Governor TO convene the Legislature and re-
Governor and Legislature were elected before
the constitutional amendment was proposed,
and Respectfully submit that it is their fmper-
alive duty, in the present condition of the
this question to the people at the ballot box.
The most appropriate mode of doing this, is to
order an election for delegates to convention,
to act upon the proposiH n now submitted by
Congress. This they cannot with propriety
refuse, 4 the people demandiE Let the peO-
q IF the state viii adopt this lire ofpoHey,
and the Convention will nlemeralize Congress
asking that the judges, county officers, and
Othersnecessary 10 the efficient working Of the
State Government, be relieved nom the pro-
visions Of the CONSTITUTIONAL amendment,
believe, the petition, IL presented in proper
spirit, viii be granted, and we shall soon be
relieved Of much Of the gloom which is now
wide spread over the whole South. If we re
|ecE the terms proposed in the Sherman bill, I
confess / see noihOpe for the future. Should