The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-29

Tine frst Thursday u August vill Be !


The first Thursday IN august viii be
great day for Tennessee. 1t is the time
on which elections viii be held for Gov
ernor and members Of the Legislature. |
The contest is a reproduction Of the issues
involved in the Virginia election, and the
plan of campaign is the same on the part
of the enemies of prescription The
Conservatives have no candidate of their
own for Governor, but are supporting
Senter, Liberal Republican, against
Stokes, the candidate of the BItter-Enders
BY the legislation ofthe ultra Radicals,
who. at the close of war had control OF
the machinery of the State government
sixty or eighty thousand citizens OF the
State are DISTINGUISHED. 1t is to over
throw these infamous restrictions that the
effort Is now being made, and am happy
to say, with bright prospects Of success
notwithstanding the immense majority
with which the ProscriptiOnists carried
the last election, 100000 it is confident
ly predicted that they viii be beaten now.
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In dread of the coming judgment,
Stokes is attempting to play the same
game of fraud and deception that was
practiced by Wells in Virginia, and which
is being tried by the EgglestOn-Aicorn
faction in Mississippi. He proposes to
have renounced Acknowledgement, and
hypocritically claims to be an apostle OF
political liberation. In a recent discus
sion at Memphis, noticed he boosted
that his plan of relieving the people from
their disabilities was more direct, sweep
ing and effective than that of his compel
itor. In imitation of the arch Deceiyer
of whom we read in holy writ, he takes
his listeners to high mountain and prom
ises them many things if they viii trust
in him and become his followers. But
his professions are estimated at their real
value, and he is recompensed with the
scorn and derision of those he is attempt
ing to conciliate.
1t was villianous expedient of the
Proscriptionists of Tennessee in order to
perpetuate their power, to pass law re-
curing that no person should register as
voter except federal or State office-hold-
ers, unless his loyalty" could be testified
by two 'loyal" witnesses. The registrars
are appointed by the Governor, and are
subject to be removed at his will. In all
human calculation there seemed no mode
by which to escape the observation of this
system for confirming the rule of the Dis
franchisers. But fortunately division
occurred in their own ranks. Senter, the
acting Governor, became the champion of
Free Suffrage, against the candidate of
the Proscriptionists, and he is removing
all the registrars who are suspected of
acting in their interest. In this way it is
believed that many thousands who have
heretofore been denied suffrage, though
entitled to it even under the harsh laws
in force, will be admitted to the privilege
of the ballot at the coming election.
Thus, in the course of events, is it wisely
ordered that this cunningly devised
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has returned to plague its inventors.
, As in the case of the. Tennessee con-
spirators, the record of the Eggleston
Clique as made up in their Convention of
1868, when they vainly imagined their
powers to be supreme over the lives and
liberties of the people of Mississippi,
rises up to confront them and to appeal
trumpet-tongued against them. Nor will
it down at their bidding.
Until recently, / did not imagine that
; there was the least glimmering of hope
for the success of the enemies of pro-
scription in Tennessee but the aspect of
the canvass is rapidly changing and the
ball that was set in motion in the Old
Dominion gives promise of rolling over
Tennessee 1t will be a great deliver
ance for her down-trodden people; and
will be symbol of hope and an inspira-
ton to the masses who are struggling to
establish free government in Mississippi.
Speaking of the canvass in Tennessee,
it is worthy of mention that the staunch
organ of the conservatives, in the Western
portion of the State, Galloway's Ava
Ianche, carries the pames of the candi-
dates of its party for the Legislature un-
; der the significant superscription, cum
; vERsAL SUFFRAGE TICKET"
The physical aspect of East Tennessee
, resembles the appearance of the Northern
States. The war has left but few traces.
AT prominent points of stragetic impor-
lance to the cOntending armies, its signs
are seen in the wreck of Notifications,
but not in waste and abandoned fields
Only few slaves were held here, and
: consequently the established system of
the country was but little disturbed.
Z. B.
The Richmond Wing, in speaking OF
the attempts which are being made by the
defeated Radicals in Virginia to repossess
; the offices from which they have been