The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-26
THEIR ADDRESS.


/ Pending the scheme to induce Congress
to declare the constitution, with all its in
famous DISTINGUISHING clauses in fun
force, the supreme law of our State, and
the Eggleston,Jamison candidates the
officers to administer it, Messrs. j. l..
Woford, E. Jefords, A. Warner, d. c.
Kearna, r. NJ Tindan, and F. Hodges sub
mitted an address to Congress, entering
our (their) earnest protest" against it.
In support of their protest they refuted
the pretences on which the Eggleston
Clique based their demand to be carried
into power rough-shod over the will of the
people, and urged many reasons why
Congress should give the people another
opportunity to vote on the constitution
with those portions which are more pro
scriptive than the reconstruction acts, >
stricken out. They denied the charge of
fraud" which was attempted to be sus-
tanned to the discredit of our people by
perjury and subornation ofperjury. They
cited the counties of Yallobusha and
Rankin as especial examples of its falsity,
and stated their belief. the oaths manu-
featured to sustain the calumny to the
contrary Notwithstanding, that ga large
majority of the blacks voted as they did
voluntarily"
: In their address these National Repub-
licans put in a special plea for the Old
Line Wings of Mississippi-.the original
Union men-and showed the injustice
which Congress would infict upon that
class particularly if it yielded to the per-
suasions of the COMMITTEE OF SIXTEEN
representing the Eggleston-Alcorn wing,
and forced upon the State constitution
more proseriptive than Congress had de-
manded, and than the convention had au-
thority to frame.
Their plan was substantially the same
which was adopted by Congress at the
instance of Gen. Grant-viz: provision
for the modification of the constitution
so as to remove the DISTINGUISHING clauses
from.it, and for an election on the ratifi-
cation of the amended constitution and
for State, county, and municipal officers.
To this able, and well-considered adj
dress, Sub Committee of THE COMMIT
TEE OF SIXTEEN, consisting of Messrs.
G. E. Morgan, w. H. Gibbs, and H. w.
Barry, presented counter Address, de-
signed to bolster up the allegations of
fraud against the people of the State
and to support by sophistry, and misrep-
resentation, the plan of forcing the pro-
scriptive constitution and repudiated con-
didates on the State.
Elsewhere, this precious document will
be found, and we ask for it, the atten-
ton of all fair minded men, no matter
what may have been their political ante
cedents. 1t contains many averments of
piece with the monstrous declarations
contained in the afidavits Of the Commit
tee of Sixteen, their aiders and abetters,
which will not escape observation. But
the point to which we desire to call espe-
cial attention now, is the answer to the
appeal Of Messrs, Jeffords & Co., in behalf
of the Old Line Line Union Wings, on
whom the Eggleston clique in their pres
ent extremity, are lavishing an amazing
amount of purely disinterested and pa
thetic sweetness. Not so, when they
wanted to force on them the constitution
which they manufactured for the ex-
press purpose of depriving them of
the right to vote and to hold Office.
Then, when the aid of that class was not
supposed to be needed-when the decis-
ion depended on Congress and not on the
people-in the belief of the Eggleston
| Clique, they we're a long time showing
their respect for the government. They
had stubbornly refused ''to embrace the
''good opportunity" so to do. They would
be graciously received at the doors of the
Republican party (in company aUih ''tte
old Democrdts') always provided they
would LEAVE THEIR TREASON
ABLE GARMENTS OUTSIDE. This
was published by the Pilot, the organ of
the Ames' regime, whose editor recently
went to Water Valley and from there to
Memphis, on wooing expedition to GER
tain Old-line Wings who were presumed
to have been somewhat disaffected at the
proposition to follow the example of Vir-
ginia and Tennessee.
Without further comment, we turn
this precious document over to the atten-
ton of our readers. 1t is rich and racy.
Letter of Hon. Gordon Adam..-Se.
ricus Charge Against Gen. Ames.