The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-09-08

behalf of the men whose standard he bore
in that canvass; and he will be heard. =
His letter is to the point:
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Aug. IS, 1870.
DEAR GENERAL Please say 10 Mr..
FrantZ of the Republican that am Obliged
to him for saying that would not be at the
proposed Wing Convention of this State.
Through life ! have been an old Line Wing
of the .'straightest sect" IL was grand
old party, composed of men, characterized
by Intelligence. honesty, and "A love OF the
constitution OF their country. | do not see
how one OF its number can join the Radical
party-a party which habitually violates the
letter and spirit of the constitution. and
holds it in dcrisiOn and contempt; party
that has shown the utmost dishonesty and
protiigacy in the administration of the
Government; a party that has courted and
carcssed the most ignorant and degraded
portion of the native Sonthron population,
and party that has manifested an ignoble
cruelty-unequalled in the annals of history
in attempting TO place gallant and noble.
but vanquished race, under the government
of their former slaves. My intellect and
principles must both fail before | can join
such a party. Nor will | join a party.
which owes its existence to the suggestions
of these Radicals? Has il not often oc-
CURED To You, my good friends, that the
old Wing leaders are not calling tor "a reor-
ganizatiOn of the Wing party! Neither
e, y.
our old and noble leaders ask for this. It Is
only the Wing, who holds office at the hands
of the Radicals. or who is strongly suspected
Of utilization with them, who seeks il. He
seems ashamed of his company, and is will
ing TO take a step backward, ii, in so doing.
he can hold to the loaves and fishes and get
the old Wings 10 come TO him. We will
not. The ground he would occupy Is TOO
near the stencil of the Badical camp for us.
Gratitude also characterized the old Wing
party in an eminent degree. 1t never for
got a favor or fOrsook n friend. We cannot,
as Mississippi Wings, desert the only nation
al party which is fighting to restore the
constitution in its purity, even To relieve
ourselves from the eXtortions, and tyranny
of our State Government. Our gratitude
is stronger than our sense of suffering, and
we will stand by the Democracy of the
nation. Not only should gratitude prompt
this policy, but We should recognize in il our
surest guarantee of safety. Overthrow the
Radical party of the nation, and immediate
relief will come to our suffering State. Let
us tight the foe with our combined forces,
and when victory crowns our effort we can
at once defeat a detached division.
| confess too, that / have still all my old
pride of association. Were | to join the
Radicals, or "a party created at their bidding
| could not look in the face one Of the
thousands who voted for me as their Wing
candidate tor Governor in 1859; one of the
thousands, who stood by my side on many
field of battle, where balls flew thickest and
blood flowed freest: or one of the millions
of my own race in the South, who is battling
for the Constitution and laws of his country.
| would feel that had desecrated the MEM
DRY of the gallant Harry of the West whose
white plume ever tioated in our van, in
seeking leader in Cuffee or his creature
Truly your friend.
INV. WALTER.