The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-14
The Holly Springs Reporter ON DIR.
COmPtOn's APOsfasy.
From the Reporter.

| FROM the Reporter.
That Southerners should feel surprised,
! indignant and outraged when one of their
numbers deserts his section and lifelong
| friends, and joins that party, their unprin-
| cipled and Vindictive enemy, is not to be
wondered at. What, then, were the feelings
of Mississippians, and especially of his
many warm personal friends in Marshall
county, when it was announced that the ed
| itor of the Star was Radical, and was
| hired by n. G.. Gill, editing his negro sheet.
and had promised ''to be the friend and
counselor of the negroes under all circum-
| stances 2" They had right to fell outra-
ged and indignant; and they did feel so.
/ and still feel so. And more; they feel that
they have been deceived and betrayed.
The Reporter, entertaining personal
friendship for the Star editor, has endeavor-
ed to draw from him his reason for DESERVING
his friends and joining their enemy. No
reason satisfactory could be offered; but We
thought the Star editor might have some
excuse that would somewhat palliate his
heinous offence. So the Reporter begged
him. time and again, to state through his
columns why he Joined the Radicals, and
tackled himself on to Gill.
Instead of giving the reason, he has filed
his columns with silly squibs, and has de-
seconded to the lowest kind of billingsgate;
instead of carrying on dignified cOntrO-
versy, and defending his course and present
position, if he can, he insults even his spell
lerS by using silly epithets instead OF argu-
ments, and pOintless jokes instead of sensi-
bic ideas. He offers no reason or explana-
ton or apology to our outraged people. In
stead of answering our legitimate questions
he retorts by asking US 'if we sincerely be-
lieye America discovered Columbus" and
IF we know where the woodbine twineth,"
and half dozen Others equally absurd. We
do aot know where the "wOodbine twineth,"
but we do know that the Star editor has
gone there. He calls us "the venerable hem
setter, an ancient poultry-woman in all the
folly of senility" ''tbe old gentleman" "a
courageous old humble bee" "old hero"
and the Reporter "a dry old concern" ''di-
lapidated old sheet" etc. etc. We may be
all these, but thank Heaven the finger of
scorn cannot point at us, and say: "You
have deserted your friends, and have wrong
ed and deceived those who trusted and con-
fided in you"
The course of the Star editor, and his mis-
cradle failure to defend his position, teach
an important lesson. That is this: that the
Radical party is no place for a respectable
Southerner, and that a respectable person |
who is so unfortunate, in an ambitious and
selfish moment as to get into it. is compell- |
ed TO founder about and to muddy the AL !
ready muddy and rotten water, to keep from |
being suspected by the inmates whose nat |
ural element is muddy water. and further, |
that that person, however intelligent he may |
be, cannot offer, and will not even attempt |
to offer, a reason for his disgraceful STEP
Let all profit by the sad example of the Star |
editor. and pray that others may never be |
reduced to his present sad extremity. Let |
the fight against revolutionary and corrupt |
Radicalism be persevered in, until a glorious |
triumph is achieved. That that triumph |
will come, not even the Star editor doubts; |
he simply did not have the patience to wait |
for it. Whether it come early or late, mat |
tiers not; it will come, and with it the con-
ISOLATION and pleasure which are only enjoy |
ed by those who persevere in the right |
through disappointment and gloom, and |
through good and evil report" And then |
the Star editor will step forward. with smi- |
gro Radical record, and thank him for his |
efforts against Radicalism up to the time of |
the Gin coalition. Then, Phillip sober" will |
be ashamed of the deeds of philip drunk"