The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-15

CsA>AM8 - CEEys
IN compliance with previous arrange
ments, the people in large- numbers assem-
bled in a grove near the village. Captain
Enochs called to order. and in a brief, but
comprehensive speech, explained how and
why the meeting had been called. 1t bad
been called by few friends of both races,
for the purpose of hearing both sides of the
issues in dispute discussed. but he was sorry
to say that no Radical speaker, SO far as he
knew, was on the ground. If there was any
one to represent that party, he most cor
daily invited him, or them, to come forward
ana take part in the proceedings. He gave
the invitation, as it had been given time
and time again, in the name of the whole
people of both parties, white and black
No one appeared to represent the Radicals
Capt Enochs introduced David Shelton,
candidate for the State Senate, who in a
speech, remarkable for close logic, clear aud
perspieuous statements comprehensive illus
tratiou and plain Truths, plainly stated, has
seldom been surpassed. Its effects Was
manifest. No one could doubt that it car
ried conviction to the most stOlied intellect
that heard it No synopsis is attempted,
because nothing but fnll report could do
anything like tolerable justice to Mr.. Shell
toms mastery effort.
After Mr.. Shelton we were treated to a
great speech by Rev. f. Bo, d, a man of col
or, or as he was delighted to call himself,
IAN African without one drop of white
blood in his veins" Mr.. Boyd's speech WAS
the speech of the day. lllterate, rude of
speech, and coal-black Boyd spoke right
home to the hearts of the people. The best
commentary can make on his speech, is to
10, 10 al hAn Tn
get him fan ly in the work, it was necessary
to raise a sum Of money to pay for a substi-
| tute, and defray his expenses This sum
| was readily made mp by few white men
assisting the colOred men. who were proud
to send their brother to tell their brothers
| in other parts of the State the same stub
born truths that he told them in Terry to-
day. --.--sa ..,t
Boyd is man of strong. vigorous common
sense, without culture, and with none of the
graces of oratory but Terry sends him forth
| as her champion, with prayers that James
Lynch, and all OIL her scalawags, black aud
white, will throw themselves Ill the way OF
| his ponderous logic.
After Eoy9, came our senior candidate fol
| the State Senate in one of his close. terse
argumentative speeches, clearly considered
neatly knit together, and plainly delivered
| 1t was a speech like Mr.. Skeletons, emf
nently calculated to do good. 1t was
full and overlooking with plain suggestions
common sound illustrations, and practical
| argnments-that could not, and did not fai
to produce the deepest and most profound
impression. give no synopsis of the speech
because TO do it an, filing like tolerable JUS
tice, would require too much space.
Then came Jacob James, Pompey Hester
| Morris Wolfe Samuel Classify, and Eltor
| Mitchell, all freedmen. wish You had TIT
space to print their speeches in full. II il
due to those noble men of color, that thu
white men Of Mississippi i mean what
say" the white men of Mississippi" should
understand how cordially they hate the mis-
cradle white and black Adventures who ar
/ trying to beguile them and their race t.
| ruin. Your columns are crowded, and
must coufine myself to the single expression
that they, one and all, spoke earnestly, feel
inglv, an with native. but ride elOquence
in favor of the Democratic cause first last
and all the time. The last speaker com
menced and ended his speech with the EN-
phatic drclaratinn-"I am Elton Mitchell
Royal Democrat
On the whole we have had happy Dem
ocratic tav. many have been led from dark
ness to light 1t has been so like the gOOf
old days when men thought what they said
and said what they tho"ght. Every hal
hour or 50, some one asked if no Radica
speaker white OF black could he induced t.
say word, but no one could be found
though all had been invited for two weeks
or more
In conclusion Gov. Brown, as if to MAKE
the Radicals still more ignoble in the dis
graceful surrender of their wretched eans 9
announced that there would be speaking
again on Monday, and that the Radical'
| were again, one and all, from the creates
to the least, invited TO take part.
So ended grand day in Terry.
H.. B. A.