The weekly clarion., 1870-01-01

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We always publish with pleasure the
views of correspondents on important pub
lie questions, who are inspired by a desire |
to promote the public good whether we con-
cur with them or not tits in this spirit, |
therefore, that we have given place to the
contribution of our correspondent Mr.. j. !
NJ. Wesson. That his heart is always right |
is shown by his steadfast adherence to the
cause Of his own people in all their trou-
bles; and we are equally assured that his
head is level by the sagacity which has
characterized his counsels since the close
of the war, We well remember that af-
ter the curtain fell upon the solemn farce
to which our much wronged people were
parties, in pursuit of the false light held
up by Andrew johnson who had been with
all sides and sections and true to none,
that Mr.. Wesson was the first to speak a
word of encouragement to THE CLARION
through its columns, when solitary and
alone it confronted public sentiment and
warned them that Congress was the gov
ernment and that the promises of johnson
to spare them the necessity of accepting
its terms would, if needed, increase the
troubles and perplexities of their condi-
ton. The carpet-bag adventures were
then few in number, and in influence in
significant with the new voters and the
opportunity was afforded of reconstruc-
ton under the rule of a military comman-
der who was usually fair-minded and lib
eral in his actions towards the people of
| the State.
In his apprehensions that they may not
be guided by a wise discretion, in the pres
ent exigency, Mr.. W., we think, rather
Over-shoots the mark He tells them
that "now is the time for men of all par
ties to come out in support of Gen. AL
corn" and asks why the conservatives,
representing the great mass of the white
population, should oppose him? We will
answer him by asking, why should they
commit themselves to his support in ad-
vance of any act of his justifying it? He
is no more entitled to pledges of that kind
now than before the election. We had
his platform and his declarations of a
liberal and just policy then. We have
nothing else noaC. If he adheres to them,
the people who preferred not to take him
on trust when surrounded and supported
by party whose actions contradicted
every pledge contained in their platform
can have no motive but to sustain him
with all the moral as well as physical
resources at their command. But lei
them patiently wait and see. The stats
tics of the election show that General
Aleorn goes into the office by the sufrages
of considerable minority of the people
who are voters under the new Constitution.
Strong in their numbers, and invincible
when united, they can afford to posses:
their souls in patience.
AiOlO "IC OIIlCI pOIlIOIS Ol lne leILeI
of our friend which invite comment, but
we will dismiss it with remark on one
other passage. He pays the foresight o.
Gen. AlcOrn compliment at the expense
of the good sense of the people of the
State when he says that all now regre
that they did not 60 with him for tn,
14th amendment after the failure of thu
johnson programme His memory ough
to have taught him that no man contrib
uted more than Gen Alcorn himself t.
produce the impression that the terms
proposed by johnson demanded all tha
our people could honorably comply with
f This was the tenor of his Address o
August, 1866, in which he told them tha
the amendment was ''an imputation ol
| their honor" which they were bound t,
} reject.