The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-05-20
The Pilot ouotes a part Of an editorial

The Pilot quotes part OF an editorial
from the Raymond Gazette to tickle an
| absurd fancy it seems TO have that con-
servatives who belonged to the old Wing
party, are about to part company with
Brown & Co., in order to fall into the
embraces of the Eggleston faction
Strange enough the Pilot by accident,
omitted to copy the concluding para
graphs of the Gazette's article, which are
as follows:
We are emphatically for reconstruction.
The good of the State, and its every interest
demands immediate reconstruction. Missis-
sippi will perish il kept longer in the Iincer
tain condition of the past four years. The
people want quiet and security Fer heav-
ems sake slet US have peace -
In rie.c Of az surrounding circumstances. aud
10Th the lights nolc before as, zee k1otc Of no
better plan Of action than that proposed BY Coz.
A. G.. BrolcR, 10 be found in another COLEMAN Of
This paper.
Now recurring to 1.-THE plan" of Gov
Brown, thus heartily endorsed by our
friend of the Raymond Gazette, we find
the following:
First. then, let Us have order and rigid en-
forcement of the laws to the full extent of
meeting out equal and exact justice without
stint to all men of all opinions, races and
colors. and to this end let every good man
resolve to aid the civil and military author
tiles by every fair means in his power.
Second. let there be no factious or mere
partizan opposition to the administration of
President Grant But as the President has
shown himself kind to us, let us be generous
to him. We cannot afford to be ilIiberal.
rr-I-: i =, 81.
opponents presented it at Washington. The
Convention. the Constitution and Eggleston
q Co.. OH the one side, the People of Missis-
sippi OH the other. The President and Con-
gress sat in Judgment. and decided III our
favor. We will not allow the issue to be
changed. fsaslr tEo
Fourth, we accept the 18th amendment.
Fifth, we pledge ourselves one to another,
disregarding color and former political opin-
ions, TO deal justly by all men, and to secure
perfect equality of civil and political rights
to every one before the law.
And then, as part OF this ''plan,
and in order that the line between the
contestants may be distinctly drawn, we
quote further as follows;
The issue upon which we go into the APP
preaching canvass, is already made up. Let
US state it fairly AMI then not allow it to be
We had our propositions at Washington;
the other side had theirs. They thought
they had the President and Congress with
them. We thought that our side was fair
est. and most comported with genuine re-
publican principles, both Congress and the
President would take sides with us. And
so they did.
Now the issue fairly stated is this:
Grant and the Conservatives on ONE side.
ScalawagS and rpet-baggers on the
OTHER side.
Let the watch-word in the canvass be =
Grant and equal rights ON our sides"
''Down with scallawags and carpet-bag pro-
scriptionists, on the other side.r
They cannot escape tie issue. They
made it and urged it at Washington. We
beat them on it. The President and Con-
gress took sides with us as is shown by the
result and / have no idea of allowing the
issue to be changed.
This is the ''plan" which the Raymond
Gazette endorses. Does the carpet-bag
organ derive comfort from it? As to
quarrel between our friend of the Gazette
and any portion of the conservative party
or dissolution of the co-partnership, |
or anything of the sort, until the Eggle-
ston crew are well larruped, it is out of,the
question.