The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-10
For the Clarion.
Wilkinson County IN Action.

VbkAmSOn OOumty IN AcalOm.
Editor Clarion: Last Thursday beoke the
crust ofinaetion that had grown upon the
whites Of this county. Gen. W. Z. Martin,
the Dsmocra.ic candidate for Congress in
this District, met his appointment t. speak
in Woodville, and fulfilled his duty with
great ability. He laid bare the hideous des-
potism wrapped up in the infamous produc-
ton of the bastard convention, and exposed
its tendency, if adopted, to crush the in
dustrial interests of all classes of people in
the State, and to produce dometsic war be-
tween the two races He argued that this
proposed constitution once adopted, could
not be amended in respect to franchise, for
many years to come. He declared himself
loyal in the highest and best sense of the
word but lot in the Radical sense of devo-
ton to the present government. He refer
red with patriotic feeling to the noble
spirit, the high tone, the polished gentle
manhood, possessed by those who in
former times, were wont to con-
duct the affairs of government,
and made an eloquent and telling appeal to
us of this day, under these circumstances to
ers. His tribute To Gen. Humphreys was
worthy of the noble hero.
The effect of Gen. Martins speech was
seen IN the organization of the Democratic
party, with view to immediate and vlgor-
GUS action III opposition to the proposed Con-
stitution. A Central Executive Committee
was appointed for Woodville, with Maj
VanEaton as President of the organization.
Subcommittee were appointed for other
parts of the county, with Vice President
for each precinct. Speakers We're selected
to give the county a thorough canvassing,
and steps were taken to get lists of all the
voters of the county, so as to secure the
whole strength of the party. Challenges
were sent to the Radicals to meet in open
debate on the questions in issue, but these
challenges, after first being accepted, have
been studiously avoided The Radicals show
! an entire unwillingness for the blacks to
hear the Democrats, but the latter will give
them no just excuse.
Iu the outset it was unwisely thought to
be idle to attempt anything like canvass
in this county where the registered majority
| of blacks over the, whites was SO decided /;
| but the successful experiment of the people
| of East Baton Rouge and of West Feliciana,
| in the late contest in Louisiana, showed our
| people what resolution and energy could do.
| We feel that there is motive enough in this
| contest to stir the soul and move the arm OF
| any man that has any love for truth, decen-
CIV. honor and the good name of his ancestors;
! o. any man that recognizes anything valua-
| be in the natural distinctions between
| races and individuals. and sees a common
aud the highest benefit in their mainten-
ance. A falser doctrine was never promul-
gated than thai All men are FREE and
| equal" They are neither, AID true Con
servatism is to put the differences in right
relation. Have place for everything, and
every thing in it's place" You need not be
surprised if Wilkinson county goes Demo
cratic, and we feel sure that she aud Amife
| 4 i'll elect their Senator, and that the d 8
trict will elect Gen. Martin, the State, Gen
Humphreys, and all defeat the Constitution
| Pen.