The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-19
TOTHHE PEOPLEOF THE sTATH
or MEsEEEkisPPI.
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You are doubtless aware OF Che fact THAI
the President of the United States. on th'
10.h day of July. 1860. issued his Proclana-
tion, appointing the seth day of November
next, as the time for voting on the ratifiea-
ton of the Constitution, adopted BY the Con-
stitutional Convention, which assembled in
this city on the 18th day Of May, lsGs. Al
the same time officers Of the State GoFerp-
ment. members of the Legislature. and
members of Congress win be chosen.
The President, in his proclamation, has
ordered that the following highly objection
able features of the constisutiOn-shan be vo-
ted on separately, viz that part of section
No. 3, of Article :. which reads as follows:
aTnat / am not DISTINGUISHED in any Of
the provisions of the acts known as the re-
construction act Of the 1nirty~ninfE anu
Fortieth Congress, and that Admit the po-
IItical and civil equality of all men. so help
Ins. God:- provided, that ii Congress should
az any time remove the disabilities OF any
persons disfranehised in said reconstruction
acts Of the said Tnirty-aintll and fortleth
Congress, and the Legislature of this state
shall concur therein, then so much OF tilis
oath only As refers 10 the Reconstruction
acts shall not be required of sncl pc rSons
50 pardoned, and entities him TO be regis
tered.
Also. the whole of section No. 5, of article
No Z, which is as follows:
No person shall be eligible to any. Office of
profit or trust. civil or military, in this stare
who was member of the Legislature that
voted for the call OF the convention thai
passed the ordinance Of secession. or as
delegate to any convention. or voted for or
signed any ordinance of secession. or VINO
gave voluntary aid, eountenanee or enconr-
agement to persons engaged in armed nos
tiIity TO the United States. or who ae eepted
or attempted TO exercise the functions OF any
office, ciyn or military. under any authority
or pretended government. power or constl-
tuition within the United States, hostile, or
inimical thereto. except all persons who aid
cd reconstruction by voting for this Con-
Vention. or have continuously advocated the
assemblage of this Convention. AMI shall
continue in good faith to advocate the same;
but the Legislature may remove such disa-
bilities. provided nothing in this section,
except voting for. or signing the ordinance
of secession. shall be so construed as TO eX-
elude from office the private soldiers of the
late so-called Confederate States army.
Also. Section 5 Of Article .. which is as
follows:
The credit of the State shall not be pledged
or loaned in aid of any person. association
or corporation nor shall the State hereafter
become stakeholder in any corporation or
association.
Also. that part of section &c, articll ;,
which prescribes the oath of Office to be ia
ken by all State officers, and which Is in the
words following:
That have never. as a member of any
convention, voted for or signed any ordi-
nance of secession; that l have never been
a member of the State Legislature that vo-
ted for a call for any Convention that pass
ed any such ordinance.
The President also directs that that por-
ton of the ordinances contained i'm the Con-
stitution from sections to 10, of article No.
Is, Inclusive, shall not be considered as con-
stitutins any part of the Constitution.
1t will thus be perceived, that many of
those Objectionable features of the Consritu-
ton of 1868, against which the people of the
State SO justly complained, and which led to
the rejection OF that Instrument at the bal
lot-box, have been extracted from the body
of the Constitution. and are to be voted upon
separately a. the NOyembMr election. In
reference to the clause prohibiting the faith
of the State from being pledged. and which
is to be voted on separately, the undersiyu-
ed express no opinion.
The adoption of the Constitution, Invested
of the DISTINGUISHING clauses above copied,
may now be regarded as fixed fact,-the
Radical Republicans, who framed the fnstrt,-
ment, having pledged themselves to vote
against these odious proviSiOns,-the Con-
servative Republicans having given a sinii-
lar pledge-and the people of the State, gen
orally, having signified willingness, under
the circumstances, to take tie Constitution.
thus amended, as the Fundamental law of the
State. Although it is true, that there are
some other provisions of the constitution
which are Objectionable, and which we
would have been pleased to have seen de-
signated for separate vote; yet recurring
to our deplorable condition as a people. and
considering the whole "situation.- we deem
it fortunate that we shall have for our or
ganic law, even this Radical Constitution,
shorn of it prominent enormities.
There will. then, be no contest between
parties, in voting ON the Constitution. There
will. however. be an issue as to the men
who shall be elected to administer the re-
constructed State government and represent
us in Congress; and on that question we de-
sire to give eS pression TO our views. and to
submit our conclusions to the consideration
Of the people.
There are two organized parties in the
State. The Radical Republicans. sometimes
called the Eggleston partY-those Mho en-
deavored by ignoble means to force upon us
the Constitution of 1865, as "A whole after il
had been fairly voted down by "A large ma
jority of the people, of both races-have
perfected their political Organization f0r'the
coming election. TREY will shortly present
a ticket. which. we doubt not, will be main
ly composed of that class of adventures
who have constantly endorsed and sLrug-
gled for all the expressions and unjust prin-
ciples and practices of that odious party
Perhaps. in their desperation, and in order
to deceive and delude our people, they may
bid high enough TO secure some ambitious
aspirants amongst our "hOme folks willing
enough and credulous enough to lend them
selves TO their nefariouS schemes
of wrong and plumber. AT all
events we entertain no doubt but the ticket
of the Radical Republicans, when announ-
ced, viii be. in. every respect. a type aud re-
Election of the Eggleston party.
On the 23rd of June last, the Conserva-
tive Republicans assembled in Convention
in this city, organized themselves into a DO
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