The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-15
AIcOrn Running the EGstc 60"
Machine.

AIcorn Running Ghe EGSic 60"
Machine.
Gen. Alcorn spoke again in the capitol
ON Thursday night, to repair the breech
on his own side which his violent and bit
ter, but egotistical and stupid TRADE, had
made, during the Eggleston Convention.
His last speech was worse than his first.
II was the lowest and most disgusting ef-
fort which has yet been made TO arouse
the prejudices of the blacks against the
whites With little more pretension to
STYLE. il was a reproduction Of the vile
speech which Henry Mayson delivered Il
short time ago in Bnndon-only, Henry
Mayson was drunk with whisky, and Al
corn was drunk with malice and ambition.
In 1861, it VIZ, a common remark OF
Alcorn. that if the Union cause triumph
ed in the war, he would turn OUTLAW
take to the highway and by-ways. with
knife and pistol in his belt, and carry on
warfare on his own hook.
But his outlawry consists only in put
ting himself out Of the pale of decency
lin the\part he is playing. He seems ac-
tually to rejoice in utter recklessness; and
to look upon the grovelling speech he was
delivering to catch the applause Of the
worst class of Loyal Leagucrs, as thing
of course. He does not appear TO have
the least notion Of the emotion he inspires
among other classes, whose good opinion
men will naturally covet, who have not
gone the downward road beyond redcmp-
ton.
His TRADE can be reported eohorently
no more than the jabber of lunatic, but
there were some points jotted down by
our reporter which we will endoavor 10
reproduce for use in the canvass:
He claimed that the Eggleston consti-
tuition had not been defeated; and that il
would be legitimate for Congress even yet
to adopt it as the supreme law Of the
State! Having advocated that in-tru-
ment, and advised the Radical Convon-
ton of Nov 18th, TO endorse the proc
lamation of the Committee Of Five, and
aided and abetted the Committee of Six
teen in the work which according 90 IL
der Lynch brought them under the econ
tempt" of Congress-he seems yet 10 in
dulge the hope hope that ii may yet by
some sort of hocus pocus become the SUI
/ pfeme law, unshorn Of it. denominations.
lie villiiied the people Of Mississippi;
charged that they are not law-abiding.-
, lie said that the statistics show that "lor-
ty murders are committed a month
which he attributes to the "Ku KluN as
sociations," alleging that they have dep
related on his own private rights. II
join issue with the Southern people, he
exclaimed, "whcn they say they are law
abiding"
In proof that they are not '1oyaT he
cited the election Of Gov. IIumphrys,
impugning not only the fidelity Of the
Governor to his pledge of allegiance, but
Of the people who elected him.
He was savage on the Legislature of
90. lie abused il for appropriating
$50, 900 for the defence of Mr.. Davis,
who was on trial for serving the people in
the public position in which they had as
signed him.
Every member Of The Legislature voted
for that appropriation includingJ L. Nor
phis, II member Of the Eggleston State
Executive Committee.
He abused the Legislature for clecting
Judge Gholson to be its Speaker. And
in the same connection he larruped Mr..
Toombs, of Georgia, with whom the people
of Mississippi, have rs much to do rs the
man in the moon; and who, like Alcorn
himself, is fhe first cousin 10 Bully Bot
tom.
He reminded the negroes Of the laws
passed by the Legislature in 90, to arrest
the vagrancy which the false pledges Of
the Bureau had encouraged; but he did
not tell them that the laws were repealed
by the same Legislature which passed
them.
Strange enough he did not arraign that
body for the most objectionable Of all its
acts-viz: electing him to the United
States Senate. That was its widest, most
extraordinary and most reprehcnsible
freak.
At this point, he left the stand, and
came down among the freedmen, TO tell
them in the most confidential and loving
style, how badly the whites have treated
them; and to remind them that by force
of numbers their opportunity is ample to
revenge themselves.
Here the reporter suddenly brought his
notes to close, cxclaiming, "Got dis
gusted and left"