The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-19
GEN. ALCoRN's LAST.
Worse and Worse:

We invite the readers attention to Gen.
AIcorn's last letter. Its significance is
due to his having been at one time indica-
ted as the leader of the Extreme Radical
faction of this State.
Under the general head of ''Demo-
Gratis" he classes all that body of Old
Line Union Wings represented by such
men as Sharkey, Johnston, Watson, and
others, who are now allied with original
Democrats in opposition to the proscrip-
tive policy of the Extreme Radicals. In
the vocabulary of Alcorn, Democrat
means every man without reference to his
antecedents, ache does not belong to the Eg-
gleston- Ames faction Of adgent,Ters and seal
arrays BY the light of this definition, it
will be understood to whom he refers in
the use of that term.
1t Will be seen that this Radical leader
is growing desperate in his intolerance. Let
us analyze his letter, and see what it is
made of:
1. He deprecates the election which
has given suffrage to two-thirds of the
free born white citizens of Virginia and
Tennessee, while patriotic hearts are swell
ing with joy over their deliverance from
bondage; while the prayers of christian
men and woman ale ascending to Heaven
over the glad tidings. And at the very
moment the rainbow is spanning the
skies with its sign that the storm has sub
sided and the reign of Peace commenced,
the hoarse wall of this Prophet of Evil
is heard croaking his clears that a like
good fortune is in store for the oppressed
and suffering people of Mississippi! eff
this combination succeed" (of Liberal
Republicans, With all other good Men
against the Extremists for the establish
ment of a government on a basis ofEqual
Rights to all, 81 fear Che says the worst
results" He would not have our people
relieved from bondage as Virginia and
Tennessee are destined soon to be.
The professions of all these Old Line
Union Wings, and all these Democrats,
and all these National Republicans, and
these intelligent and well-disposed colored
men, who think there sis no issue be-
tween the white race and the colored race
of Mississippi, and that to create one
would be curse to bOth'-are ''hypOcriti-
CAL" and not to be trusted! So says Al
corn--so says Beast Butler-so says Wen
dell Phillips-so say all the fanatical
crew, North and South, who are thirsting
for the blood and the eternal damnation
of the white race of the South. "Hypo-
criticalp' Would not this be delightful tes-
timonv indeed, to be borne by Governor
of the State or United States Senator
elect? Are the people willing to accredit
its author, and send him on his mission
of calumny and hate
3. This Radical leaderin his fury, goes
so far as to testify against the teaching
"of the white children of the South. >
He says that while parents are practising
Hypocrisy, children are taught hostility
to the government that claims their ale
glance. An accusation which BELTS the
lips of a bowling fanatic, but which
comes with poor grace from citizen OF
the State.
4. The slang charge preferred against
the mass of whites of prosecuting "the
blacks" is the stereotyped song Of the
carpet-baggers, thread-bare and worn out
by long use-and does not not need a
word of comment.
5. The overture of Maj. WOford, we
have no doubt was simply warning to
get on the train or be knocked off the
track. Woford is kind man; but his
goodness is Astounding if Alcorn's state
ment be true. 1t exceedeth the charity
which is commended by the Apostle Paul
in his 18th epistle to the Corinthians.
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