The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-08
A. Noble Example.


our Conservative friends, and believing
that we all owe it to each other to
speak with the utmost candor touch
ing the pending elections in the result
of which the liberties and civilization
Of the white people of Mississippi are
at stake-we have said that he who
suffers himself to run as candidate
for the Legislature, knowing that he
cannot qualify if elected, is Stumbling
block IN the way Of the oppOsers Of
Radical rule We have said that he
who acts this part, is playing directly
into the hands of the enemies OF his
people, for the reason that if he re
ceives majority Of the votes cast,
and cannot take his seat, under the
proposed constitution, his Radical OPP
ponent will be declared elected. Sec
Is of art. IS, is as follows:
If any candidate receiving the high
ike oath of office prescribed in this
constitution, then and in that case, the
candidate receiving the next highest
votes shall be entitled to enter upon
and perform the duties of the office
upon his taking and subscribing to
said oath.
1t may be, that in the absence of in
formation of this clause, and of the
effect Of such course, candidates are
in the field on the conservative ticket,
who cannot take the prescribed oath.
If so, being Informed of the facts, they
ought at once to withdraw, so that
others who are eligible can be voted
for. Bitter indeed will be the Self-re-
proaches of a conservative who shall
have been elected from a county or
district, to find that he cannot serve,
and that the fruit of his conduct is the
election of a Radical. Remember
that under the infamous apportion-
tiOnment by the Mongrel Convention,
the Conservatives cannot afford to
loose a single county. The complex
ion of the Legislature, which is the
last fighting position of the conserva-
tive in this momentous struggle, may
be determined by a single vote.
We commend the patriotic example
of Col. M .L.Stephens who was nom
mated for Senator of the 21st District.
He is ineligible according to the test
prescribed by the instrument in virtue
of which the Legislature will be assem-
bled, if at all, and has declined the
nomination, saying
l accepted the nomination with the
opinion that / could not and would
not take the required oath if elected.
had grave misgivings as to the wis
dom the policy, holding the opinion
that, for the Legislature, we should
have an eye to eligibility as well as
availability.
The county Convention which con
NCueu at SOue0Nlll0 OH the q I'll inst,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for the lower branch of the Legis-
laturP, in their wisdom determined to
adopt the test of eligibility in select
ing their candidates. The policy met
with my hearty approval, and / then
and there gave notice that / would re
turn to the people the high trust con
ferred on me, that that they might Sc
lect a standard bearer in my stead
whose conditions will enable him if
necessary to qualify. Now in the full
filment of that resolve / return to you
the sacred trust. Receive it with the
assurance that it is the free will offer
ing of heart grateful for the many
distinguished fausrs conferred upon
me.
Select you here a standard bearer
true and trusty, who can and will quail
ify, and rally around him the whole
strength of the district, and let us
defeat the abominable, i'll shaped abor-
ton called constitution, submitted
for your ratification.
County Canvass.
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