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

Z ishfS 4iaft DSen appropriated by the (fOyorn-
ment te build the Northern Pacific railroad
and the Geyernment has even gone 10 the ex-
\ peHse OF housing the road in for two hundred
miles In order to prevent snow falling on the
/ rack ana blocking II up IN winter. Such q
work was never before done in any country in
the world. In addition, rivers at the North
/ have been cleared out and schools and col
leges erected at the expense Of the Govern
ment. The bonds OF the Government have
\ been issused and must be paid, and il will fall
/ upon the Southern States In the shape of axes
70 help to pay the debt incurred. We must,
therefore, we assist n paying for improve
l from the Government to assist us IN building
/ the.5outhern Pacific railroad which rilI Ia We
its terminus At Vieksourg or Memphis, little
secure Government aid in building the Gulf
| and Ship Island railroad, the Okolona and
Grenada, and the Mississippi River railroads.
Inns Woulo neip all the Southern States; but
if you vote with the Democratic parry, and
/ place them In power, then the resolution of
| that party refusing aid for internal improve
ments stars you in the face The question is
as We must have appropriations 10 develOpe
| the South as well as the North, how shall we
| vote IN order to secure those appropriations
from the Treasury Department? Are you
| willing 10 see the door shut against YOU SO
Shat you can get no appropriations in aid of
Southern improvements. You have the wight
TO get portion of the appropriations Of this
character. They have given to the North, and
now they ought to do the same to the South
I
Democratic parties. Roads have been built in
| the North at the Government expense and it
viii be selfish unless the same is now done in
the South but il is for YOU to say If il shall
be DONE and whether you will vote the Demo-
cratic ticket and have the door shut on Won or
vote the pure Republican ticket, and bring
peace and prosperity to the State. viii give
You other reasons why you should vote the
Republican ticket.
10 you know who It was chat caused the
Constitution adopted by the Convention to
be cast aside with its DISTINGUISHING clauses
on Will remember thar went round among
you and advised you to run yonr best men
as delegates to the Convention, and a good
Constitution would follow. told you to 90
together and frame Constitution under
which you could live in peace aud happiness.
You know was the only public man who
went round and made speeches in regard to
the Convention. The white people refrsed
to go into the Convention, and many
strangers were elected by the votes of the
white people, and the result was that when
the constitution was adopted it was rejected
by Congress, owing to the peculiar clauses
II contained. Now you know as well as do
that the colored people have ever been will
ing to go hand in hand with the white peo-
pie in the reorganization of the government
of the State. The >colored people have al
ways said that their purpose was that the
white man should be allowed to vote and his
disabilities removed. Well, now, eoiored
people, ask you, do you wish or ask for
SStldl ct1udAlJ1 Will tile Willie men INrleS
of ''no, no. Now then, i ask you, do you
want your children educated In schools with
the white children, or do YOU want schools
of your own? [Cries OF eve want schools
of our own."l What right do you want to
infringe OH that the white man now possess
SEES: Cries of "nOne, none."l Yes, know
you do not want to infringe on the rights of
any one, but to be protected in your own
rights. You wish TO enjoy the rights of
freemen, and your policy is to live in peace
hoe ha..., 81,
where all over the State. With what spirit
did the white man meet you when you Of
fered all this? You know the answer well,
and i need not repeat it here; but / can tell
you that the fifteen Democratic members
who LETT the convention did not go there to
make Constitution. They Withdrew be-
fore anything could be done. Had they only
waited they could have voted for the consti-
tuition without the DISTINGUISHING clauses, as
it was carried by eight votes only. Had it
come without the DISTINGUISHING clauses it
was held by the colored Radicals that as soon
as the State was admitted into the Union the
white men would change tie Constitution
and deprive the colored man of his vote.
The white people declared il their purpose
to do that. Now that it was done l can tell
you, eOlOred men, that you voted it down.
You defeated the Constitution. | also told
you that it was only postponed by Congress,
and can be taken up again. and made a
Constitution tor Missi ssippI. | hope they
will not do it, and they will not do it if you
will only stand by the Government. will
tell why 1t was sent back. 1t was because
President Grant was in favor of Tree govern
ment, universal suffrage. and general am
nestY. Two years ago Congress onefeu the
Fourteenth Amendment, but it was refused
but now Congress requires that you shall
take what you thought yoL never would
take-the fifteenth Amendment. Congress
plainly. says, take that for your pains; and
this Fifteenth Amendment guarantees TO
~, ffaofw- hal a
vote wherever the glorious flag of the coun-
try floats, and that you will be upheld In
your rights, principles and opinions so long
as the nation stands. Thus the colored men
shall be secured in their votes by the passage
of the Fifteenth Amendment. The Repub-
lican party says that you must not be dis
franchised, for they gave you your votes
and being secured in your franchise, where
is the difference between you and myself!
And hope you will not violate the conf
dence that has been put in you. fCacers-l
When you go to the polls, vote the pure Re
publican ticket. Don't vote for the Conser-
vative Republicans; and avoid the Demo
Gratis as YOU would the devil himself lCheers
and roars of laughter.l Yes, ! say again,
avoid the Democrats The Republican party
are preparing q ticket which the party In
the State will stand by and the Administra-
ton approve. Vote that on election day, as
all the others are counterfeit. voice
What about Senter and Universal Suffrage?
Gen. Alcorn-We will have no Senter and
his kind of universal suffrage here. We
don't want them. In the late election in
Tennessee there were two partles-the
Stokes party and the Senter party. Stokes
declared that he and his party were in favor
of universal suffrage to be brought ABOUT in
another kind of way, and he stood where
Mississippi stands to-day, and where stand.
Senter stood on different kind of platform.
and had to take in the Democrats to help
him. But want that we should work out
our own salvation. "BresS de Lord,
"amens and cheers.
Now. wish to tell you that we shall have
Ia canvass of the State at the proper time,
Awhen all these questions will be fully dis
cussed. We will present You with ticket
duly and carefully prepared, and trust 1t
will meet the appreciation OF the white peo-
pie OF every party In the state. L want no
prescription, and want the franchise confer
red on every white man. L do not want any
man prescribed, and have never sought to
prescribe any man. l have stood up for the
rights and interests of the whole people. L
have stood up against every sectional inter
est so far aS l now stand. The colored pe0-
pie are invested with the rights of freemen,
and these rights must be recognized. Rights
invested in the manner that these have been
arainyiolable, and thecolOred men must ex-
ercise the rights of freemen and have all
their political rights guaranteed. The col
ored men are in, all must admit, and those
who seek to deprive them of these rights
and rebel against the law, will bring down
a power on them they will not be able to
withstand.
Now, / ask what do we see to-day? Why,
we see men calling themselves Conservative
Republicans supporting man for Governor
of this State simply because heis the brother
in-law of the President Of the United States.
Was there ever such thing known before
Was ever humbug sublimeg ICheers and
lauchter1 You to-day see political alliance
formed between two antagonistic parties to
support Judge Dent as Governor, and the citi-
zens Of Mississippi asked coolly TO give their
support. simply because Judge Dent is brother
in-law to the President; when we know that
he is not a citizen Of Mississippi; that he
owns, so far as am aware, not single foot