The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-18

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Editor Clarion: The people of Marshall
county had the pleasure OF hearing on yes
terday, the two rival candidates for the ofice
Of Governor, Gen. Alcorn and Judge Dent
In joint discussion Gen. Alcorn opened
the discussion In speech CT one hour, in
which he labored in vain to establish two
| propositions
First, That he was a large planter and
lard owner, and therefore the white men
and planters ofthe State would lose nothing
by electing him to the Office of Governor.
Second. That the negroes would not safely
entrust their rights to the care and keeping
of any organization save the Radical party.
His appeal to the freedmen to vote the
Radical ticket, was earnest but not eloquent.
He fell far below the expectation of those
who heard him on this occasion, for the first
time. A small number OF enthusiastic par
tisan freedmen and office holding appointees
of Ames, cheered HIM occasionally.
/ Judge Dent followed in a speech of one
hour and half, and capital speech it was.
He answered most triumphantIy, all the po-
sitions assumed by Gen. Alcorn, and then
called the attention of his hearers to the
more important issues involved in the can
vass. Judge Dent spoke fiuently, graceful
ly, and in language chaste and appropriate.
could not pretend to give the arguments
ofthese gentlemen in one short eommunica-
ton, but l can say, think with safety, that
Dent had the advantage in argument, wit
sarcasm, and effect upon his hearers. Men
who had heard him before, pronounced this
the best effort he had made during the can
e.
every one who heard him impartially, that
he was man of ability, of high integrity,
and of mental culture. The white men who
heard him were delighted with him, and the
freedmen gave him an attentive hearing, and
many of them were doubtless brought TO the
second sober thought.
Gen. Alcorn replied to Judge Dent In a
speech of one half hour. which was spent in
explaining his course in the Legislature of
Mississippi and other matters of record to
which Judge Dent had called public atten-
ton. 81 Id
There the discussion closed for the day.
The candidates were late in arriving at
Holly Springs, and the speaking did not
commence until three O'Clock. r. NJ. The
audience was large one-the white men
and freedmen of Marshall had turned out
pretty well, and the Methodist Conference
being in session here at the time, had drawn
some two or three hundred ministers and
laymen together, many of whom availed
themselves of this opportunity of hearing
the candidates for Governor. The support
ers of the Dent ticket in this county, would
not object to having such discussion every
day from this time until the election.
At night, General Lowry and Judge Nor
ris addressed a large crowd composed OIL
whites and blacks in the Courtroom. Judge
Morris opened the discussion, and doubtless
made the impression on the minds of his
hearers, that he was a sensible man engaged
in the advocacy of bad cause, until they
heard Lowry's reply, and then in the Ian
guage of Gen. Alcorn, they changed front,
and arrived at different conclusions. Low
rvs reply of an hour and half was mas
terly effort. His review of AlcOrn's record.
and his passing notice of Tarbell, CASTILLO,
and others, was rich, rare, racy and annihi-
lating. have never seen an audience bet
ter pleased, or more highly entertained than
his was, with this admirable speech.
Judge Morris replied in a speech of one
half hour, told some anecdotes, and made
the best of bad cause. He did not appear
as the defender of Tarbell, CASTILLO & Co.
and thought that Alcorn's record had but
little to do with the canvass.
The result of the discussion, at night, like
that of the day, was glorious one for the
Dent ticket. An effort is all that is neces-
sary to save the State from Radical rule
If the people do not make this effort they
will repent in sack-cloth and ashes within
the next four years.
You may set Marshall down for Dent by
an increased majority The news from Tip
pah, DeSoto, Tishomingo. and Lafayette is
quite encouraging.
NORTH MISSISSIPPI !