The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-03

er they could take ascay Hsight Of the. sctite
| man to vote, and not wheter the, white man
| should take away the riat of the negro to
| vote. He spoke most earesGly and feeling
| ly of the base efforts theadventurers from
the North, are making trough the native
blacks of the South, to pu down the intelli-
gent and good native whies, for the benefit
of themselves and nottb negroes He was
listened to with marked attention. and re-
ceived evidence of ppoval by applause
from the crowd.
Then Cyrus Myers, ne If the negro dele
gates to the late conent.on, assembled the
stand and addressed the crowd. He i'm
pressed himself upon 81 who heard him, as
well-dlspOsed and weemeaning negro; but
that he had been mad,the dupe and cats
paw of the scallawags. He said he was OPP
posed to mixed schOoliof white and black
and yet he voted for tbm He said he was
opposed to disfranchiHg the white man
and yet he voted to dtit He said he was
opposed to taxing all ne chickens, and tin
cups and blankets of he negroes-and yet
he voted for it He sid there were many
bad things in the new constitution, still he
wished it adopted. lie insisted that the
convention did not 20 beyond the recon-
struction acts! His Seech was listened to
with attention by all Tut received no special
marks of approval, evm from his own color:
Every courtesy and kindness was shown
him.
Gen. Lowry, was hen called for, and
though the crowd was tired, yet all seemed
anxious to hear him. He began by asking
Cyrus questions. Cyrus stood up and an
swered candidly and fairly, and never be-
fore were the acts of public man so
thoroughly exposed and met with such
strong manifestations of disapproval, as the
convention career of poor Cyrus He admit
ted that he told Gen. Lowry, he was in favor
of an educational qualification to hold office.
Then, said Gen. L., that if carried out would
exclude nearly all of your race, of course, ex-
cepting Yourself and Brinson. and a few
that Cyrus might ask DIR. Catchings any
question, and If he did not agree to give the
black man all he was entitled to, he would
agree to vote the Racical ticket. But Cyrus
had no doubt on that score. for he declined
asking It. Gen. l.. also asked Crimson, the
other negro delegate to the convention, who
was present, if ne did MT tell him in Jackson,
that he didn't know mhSh about what was
going on IN the convention, but he knew he
E.as making lots Of money. and had more
sugar, coffee, meat. -four and moIasses than
ever he had before:" to which he replied in
the affirmative. This opened the eyes of the
negroes, and they saw the way the money
went-the money wrung from them in part
by tax on their chickens, tincups. &c -
1t would be impossible to give you a true
account of all that occurred in the speech of
Gen. Lowry. He is plain and practical, and
makes himself understood and never fails to
bring home to every mind, the full force of
his positions and tbs inIamy of the scala
wags. In a running debate he has no SUI
perior, his ready wit, calm, selfpossession
and logical powers. give him the advantage
ever almost any adversary.
After he concluded, the Association was
then called on to vote on the resolution
above named. All present, white and black,
were requested TO vote. 1t was carried
without dissenting vote. Then a resolu-
tion was offered, endorsing DIR. Catchiugs,
DR.. Stokes, Rev. Hiram Jones and Il. III.
Reber, Esq, as the Democratic candidates
for Senators and Representatives; and there
were but rwo dissenting votes-one of them
Cyrus Myers. do not pretend to say, that
all those present voted for it. but do say,
that large majority of the negroes and all
the whites, did vote for it, The Associa-
tson then adjourned.
Immediately thereupon, "a Radical meeting
was called to nominate candidates for the
Legislature On motion of the little mulat-
to, from Canton, Jim. Highgate, Cyrus
Myers, was called to the chair and Brinson
secretary; and also on Jims'. motion, HE
himself was made chairman of the com
mittee to nominate the candidates! Jims'.
conduct was noticed by the negroes of
Rankin, who think they can get along very
well without New York mulatto now liv-
ing out of this county, coming over here to
meddle with their affairs. Cyrus appointed
the committee, and Jim. chairman, and
when they left the room to consider of the
Gyms reminded them that theg
tcere acting under oath They soon returned
with the namus of Cyrus Myers and ID. G..
Cooper as their nominees. Cooper would
not accept, and they postponed the nomina,
ton of another, until next Saturday.
For the honor of Rankin LEFT IL ha Sa;d
that no white man up TO this time has been
found, who admits he il "a Radical.
The negroes are alive 10 the issue-thev
know their friends and appreciate the situa-
tloni and large number of them will vote
the Democratic ticket. Indeed, in the Radi-
cai meeting, DIR. Catchings was endorsed as
a good man, and the man to vote for for the
the Senate, such is their confidence in and
respect for him, notwithstanding they are
fully advised of his views.
This letter is too long, but we wish our
friends everywhere, TO know how we are
rolling the ball, and that large Democratic
will be- polled N the
FREE STATE