The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-05-20
ror 1hn sake OF .Peace."

In reply to our proposition to organic
a compromise ticket composed exclusivel.
of old line Union Wings for State anc
federal offices, with Judge Potter at thu
head of it, the Pilot, Notwithstanding hi
Union antecedents, declares he won't do
at all :" Very well, let Us try again We
are in conciliatory mood; and still In
sistinr on our proposition, we ask, How
will Hon. ]. W. c. WATSON do? He
is an old line Union Wing, who Is not
disqualified for Governor by the 18th
amendment-is an original reconstruc-
tionist-and a statesman of unquestioned
ability. virtuous as Cato, and just as Aris-
tedes.
Or DIR. W. NJ COMPTON, whose polt-
zeal antecedents are the samoan original
reconstructionist-opposedt to distran-
chisement, test oath and all the other dl-
abolieal apparatus devised by the carpet
bag spoilsmen for their exclusive use, but
now discarded-and withal, of so generous
a nature that he could not be tempted to use
greater violence to one Of MedilPs carpet
bag pests than to say to him as Uncle
Toby said to the fly, the world Is wide
enough for both.
Or. JosHUA GREEN, ESQ, of the same
political antecedents, but never holding
political station-whose sagacity, and adj
ministrative skill would serve admirably
to bring order out of chaos, into which
the affairs of the State have been plunged
by the vindictive legislation of Radical
rulers.
Or. j. NJ. WEssoS, ESQ, of like an
tecedents in politics-the author of the
very first publication that was made IN
Mississippi after the passage Of Congress
sional reconstruction plan, advising Its
adoption-President of the State Manu-
featuring and Agricultural Association
Vice-President of the National Planters
and Manufacturing Association-the head
of the most successful manufacturing in
terest in the Southland man wonder
fully adapted to work out the difficult
problem of our material reconstruction.
And last, but not least, Gen. ROBERT
LOWRY, of Rankin-alsO Union Wing
under the old regime-not disqualified by
the 14th Acknowledgment to any posi-
tion-a man of THE PEOPLE, white and
black-a favorire of everybody for every
thing will he do, standing as he
does, on this broad platform, reported
by himself and unanimously adopted by
an immense concourse of the sufragans
of both races in the Free State?
That in the language of our Chief Magis
trate, President Grant, we are in favor of
such constitution and laws as will effectually
secure the civil and political rights of all
persons =
That we are in favor of cultivating kind
relations between the white and eolored
races, and against political excitement. and
rant peace and quiet to reign in our midst;
that tciU cote for and support honorable and
capable men, leltO Identified nth the country.
to I'LL the offices required in the state governments
lcithout regard to race, color or previous coRdi-
ton.
That we will extend a cordial greeting to
all persons who come among lis to settle and
become citizens, that desire to help us Guilt
waite our lands. or otherwise invest their cap
ital to assist In developing the great re-
sources of our country--thOse who Will bear
with US our burthens and share with MS our
prosperity.
Now, Judge Potter not being acceptable
to the carpet-baggers' organ, can't we COM
promise on some one or another of these
gentlemen? They are persons whose
names occur to US, that are not disquali
fed by the 18th Amendment. There are
others, doubtless, and the list might have
been still larger but for the Vaccinations
of the Committee of Sixteen, who, ac-
cording to high Republican authority,
prevented the passage of the Disability
Bill. They are all sound on the Old Line
Union Wing question. For that matter,
they were Union Wings when Gen. Grant
himself was Democrat; and when But
Ter, the roaring Beast, was plotting Urea
son" in the Charleston Convention. What
says the Pilot? CdIe we have ''peace?'