New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-23
POLITICAL.
MISSISSIPPI.

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CoRINTH Miss. Oct. 12.-The discussion which
ook place here to-day illustrates very clearly the
.pirit of parties at this moment in Mississippi. A
.umnary of the points put in the debate WILL there
fore be of special interest to the readers of THE
Tribune Gen. Alcorn, the candidate Of the Repub-
sicau party for the Office of Governor, opened the
debate Indeed, the occasion which gave rise to it
was that of his appointment to address the people
Of Corinth on the 11tlD
Before proceeding, Gen. Acorn requested to
divide time" with Col. Tyson. He inquired before
making reply as to the politics Of the Colonel
Tyson having answered that he was Democrat. Gen.
Acorn declined TO divide time" with him. pleading that
fnasmuch the Dentists had murdered the Mississippi
Democracy he did not to waste time its
mains. Gen. Alcorn proceeded with his address. He
showed by the figures of the former registration that
political power OF the State is this moment in the
hands o the Blacks He said that the position he occu
rles has been taken in presence Of that fact His object
IS the rights Of all pares-Of Black and Of
White of Property and Of Labor He showed that the
severity OF the Reconstruction measures provoked
by tubbonness in which the leaders Of the Democ
racy Of Mississippi held the people attitude which
appcscd actuated by spirit OF defiance Of the North.
Gen. Alcorn TO show that the negro regards
the whites in spirit OF kindness. They had selected
him. said, old save-owner their candidate for
Governor order to put proof the that they feel
no hostility toward his class. They had, in selecting him
their sandardbesrer, one Of the largest landhOders
teud exercise their control of the political OF
him one Of the odtlme statesmen Mississippi as their
header In order to satisfy the whites Of the State that
placed the guidance Of made conservative ana
competent by long experience IN office. lie cautioned
tie whites respond TO these offers the olive
branch by injustice or chcane, for the cOlored people
@ odnTafion maV beSome by fn EoSes
0fH,Cir political pOcer!
Col Juge rose in reply He announced himself as a
supporter Of Judge Dent. He had, however not gone
for yvba ha I'D into fla
confession that he il Democrat assaled Congress,
President the Reconstruction acts and the people of
c CEN Acorn Of having SscIareS In pnbIIc speech
that lac roiced in his heart when the Confederate flag
psuse.
Col. Tyson followed. He announced himself Demo
He declared his hatred OF radcasm every form.
The whites Of the State. he sad, with him that
hatred They detest alike the Alcorn Republicans and
che Dent Republicans lie protested that he could not
stuy the professions Of his whole life by taking the
foul name Of Repubcanism-an name which meant neither
nor less than radicalsml
Alcorn reoined He declared that after the battle
Of Gettysburg he had lost all hope of the Confederacy.
The continuance of the strife day after that he consd
erred, at the time wanton waste Of life Having
people in van make the children OF his kindred orphans
the wives of ms kindred widows in van he said that
he would in this light. been enemy OF the human
II he had not reJoieed when the Confederate flag
went down.
Alcorn is a giant in debate beside such as Tyson
hesrd-not excepting the late Gov Jones OF Tennessee
therefore, not surprising that In his visit to COTnth
he carried everything before him. The black people
became wild with enthusiasm under the magic OF his
tongue When the discussion closed they rushed to the
platform to shake him by the hand; and was not Little
remarkable that while doing In wild delight, they
bore themselves toward him with al the odme respect
Tor 4" Old massa."
sam Ireland. colored orator from Memphis spoke to
the people before arrival of Gen. AcOrn. He Is
OF natural giftslas speaker and promises, after
practice, to be powerful agent for acting on
Of his His speech has been spoken OF
Of praise for ts moderation good sense, and
sbity by ali the whites among his audience.
But I have made my point in the synopsis OF the
speeches Of Gen. Acorn and COLI Juge and Tyson You
~ observe from these addresses that Aleorns position
by any Of radicalism that there IT, In
truth very little Of the spirit the seeming Of Re-
pbca conservative otherwise IN the supporters
% Judge Dent and that large number OF the whites
has as the Of Col Tyson, the honesty and indie
pcudence spit upon the Union Republican cheat with
very hearty disgust.
Judge Dent has not the faculty Of keeping his own
counsel He babbed few days ago to Major Vaner, the
Acorn candidate for State Treasurer the effect that
whereas Gen Grant, II he acted now IN the removal OF
would bring down on him the whole Radical party
Pc Grant would certainly remove Ames after the eee.
fOus in Ohio and PennsylVania-on the supposiIon IL
may presumed that those States would strengthen
arts hands against the Radicals by giving maories 10 the
Democrats.