The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-07-03
The Recent EIect;o,

- hdS just occur
reo IN Mississippi,S is perhaps, the
most remarkable political event which
ever transpired in the exercise of +bo
elective franchise. Our opnonents
are completely mistifed by the result
anu hardly realize the fact, even now
'nat the mental slavery they had fast.
eAed upon the colored race. has haan
destroyed by their own good seneo
and Independence The fact that men
OF color could be prevailed upon TO
vote against Radicalism, never. for q
moment, entered into the "calcula-
lions OF the knaves and penniless
trlcksters, who concocted their diabol-
lcal conspiracy against civilization and
liberty with such unserupulous and
disgusting villainy.
The scallawags and carpet baggers
are IN sore tribulation and discomft-
ure To have the cup of bliss dashed
to earth, at the very moment Of antic-
pated fruition, is terrible indeed! The
loss OF SO mony fat offices and thriy-
ing contracts, is more than scallawao
nature can well endure In the spoiled
camps of the enemy, there is oweep
ing, wailing and gnashing of teeth,
In vain have carpet-bag sages, in
the profundity of their wisdom, sought
for solution of the election problem.
They can account for it in no other
way than by charging the result to
fraud and intimidation. Conscious of
having. themselves, committed ten
thousand vile frauds at the election.
and well knowing the threats and CO.
ercion they used towards colored
voters, through their vile Leagues and
otherwise, the scalawags quite natural
ly suppose that our party initiated
their example.
We can aid our bewildered enemies
in accounting for the result of the
election. Men of color, exercising
their own native powers of reason
listening to the unanswerable argu-
ments of Southern gentlemen-and
acting in reference to their interest as
race, became convinced that the
Southern people constitute their only
true friends; that their rights were
secure in our keeping and that the
Radical emissaries, black and white,
were corrupt and heartless, had enough
courage and wisdom to come out from
+h q fnnl oann and vote the Dom ncratic
ticket. Intelligent mon of color saw
that they had been cheated, deceived
and led captive by set of men devoid
of character and principle, and, feel
ing and knowing themselves to be bet
ter, every way, than their would-be
masters, at once broke the chains OF
this second bondage, and determined
to be freemen, not only in name, but
in fact
The election, on our part, was talrly
conducted. Freedmen were reasoned
with, it is true. Our friends were ac-
tive in the good work of finformlng our
former slaves as to the real issue pre-
sented; but there was no force used.
1t was not in our power to apply force,
if such an idea had suggested Itsel1,
for we saw that the enemy was backed
by absolute military power, and held
all the authority and patronage OF the
Government in their own hands.
The truth is, our great victory was
won by reason and argument, fairly
addressed to the minds of colored
men. The magic of the Loyal Leagues
has been broken The fate Of the car
pet-bag adventurers and jail birds is
sealed. so far as Mississippi IS con
cerned. When another election oc-
cnrs. there will hardly be a corporal
ouard of colored men found IN the
State. to back the sordid wretches VINO
seek to ruin both races here, ana MAKE
money by the sacrifice of Liberty aho
N ~ o1ronoon dpcpncieS of life.