The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-22
THE WELLS PLATFORM.

| ter to A1r. MARSHALL, dated MAY ISL
1869, in which he thus defined the posi-
ton of his party and in his own:
The Republican party has in its plat
form proclaimed tint It does not betteue IN
test-oaths or permanent disfra1achiseme7pt
not only gave my approval to the expires
sion of this principle, but in my state
ment before the reconstruction committee
said, that IN mig judgment no republican
form Of government could long erist loliere a
portion Of the people aoere distranehisoc3."
This is a more unequivoeal committal
against Acknowledgement than was made
by the Eggleston-Alcorn party in their
late Convention. There, as here, the
authors of Acknowledgement confessed the
crime of their past acts, but the sincerity
of their pledges was not credited.
THE WALKER PLATFORM.
Like that of the Liberal Republicans,
in Mississippi, was short and TO the point.
1t was Universal Suffrage and Universal
Amnesty, without ambiguity or circum-
locutiOn.
THE COURSE OF THE CONSERVATIVES.
When the Liberal Republicans revolt
ed from the domination of the Bitter
Enders, and established an Independent
organization, the conservatives had in the
field, full ticket which had been nOmi-
mated by State Convention of their par
ty. But in the changed aspect of the
canvass a new Convention was called:
and then was displayed that highest of
all moral attributes which elevates men
to an eminence ''little lower than the
angels"-the subordinatiOn of self-aggran-
dizement to considerations of public
good. Col r. f. Withers, conservative
candidate for Governor, wrote to the
chairman of the Executive Committee as
follows:
In order that the consideration of the
various important questions that may come
before your body, may be disem barrassed
by any considerations of personal charac-
ter growing ont of the position / occupy "a
your candidate for Governor, l hereby ten
der my resignation.
j. L. Marye, Esq, nominee for At
tOrney General, wrote:
hereby resign the position of candidate
of the Conservative party of Virginia for
the office of Attorney General.
And in like manner other regularly
nominated candidates of the conserva-
tives, for State offices, withdrew. This !
action was taken in the face of the fact, |
that the whites had an ascertained regis |
tered majority of twenty thousand votes
in the State. The conservatives did not |
feel the need of recruits in Virginia as do
the conservatives in Mississippi, in order
to save themselves from permanent car
pet-bag tyranny; but they were determin-
ed to make assurance of victory over
the DISTINGUISHES, doubly sure, and be-
sides, they knee the importance of taking
1'cay erery Pretert for refusal to admit the
State By Congress, orhich FoTpey IN his
Chronicle, says holds the key Of the citadel"
The designations were accepted and the
Walker ticket, consisting wholly of Lib
eral Republicans was adopted Nor were
run for Congress in any of
he Districts.
THE REASON OF THEIR ACTION,
Vas thus set forth by the National Intel
igencer, the organ of the conservative
'arty at Washington:
1t would be idle and absurd to suppose
hat an amended constitution securing the Z
lights of the whites, ar0ald stand as fair a ,
hdHce before Congress II the conservatives |
0HtF0Hed the State, as ii the conservative ,
1epublcdR ticket, headed by Walker, should BE-
ucceSsfUt. However regretable, and discred- 1
table the fact may be- WE ARE COMPELLED =
o RECOGNIZE IT. Certain
Kings are fixed, and no conservative Gorern- v
= can change them What !
needed in Virginia. is a fair constitution. l.
C., dc. and the recognition Jy Congress OF
.eSe results IN the admission Of the State to
presentation.
CAUTIOUS OBJECTIONS ovERRULED.
This plan of campaign was not agreed
pom without considerable discussion, and :
e find that the same arguments were .
rged against it, which have since been
expressed here in Mississippi. For in IL
.anee, Gov. Extra Billy Smith said: t.
1t Is proposed to withdraw our State
ticket, disorganize our party and reduce :,
ourselves to the condition of choosing OF
between two carpet-baggers. But these e e
ap-trap objections were overruled, Elk ell
Il Billy himself fell into line. and the
TTTER-ENDERs WERE ROUTED BY FROM
D, 900 to $4,000 IN THE POPULAR VOTE &C
nd were left without corporals guard "
Congress or the Legislature. &
THE END OF IT. ii
And the end of it all will be, that the Ii
eople of the State will reap the fruits of W
cir victory over the DISTINGUISHES. p,
en-. Grant is satisfied. Butler and his N
ew may rave, and Forney may gnash d,
5 teeth, but without avail. Dawes and cl
her Republicans who sustained the pol ju
: of the President in giving the people CO
chance to vote down reconstruction, viii sil