The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

of from sixty to eighty thousand tax-pay-
ing white citizens of the State, who have
been outlawed by the Republican rulers,
but by reason of the declaration of the
National Republican Party through its
accredited mouth-piece, in favor of that
wing of the party which is committed to
the continuation of the policy of proscrip-
ton.
Commenting upon the decree of the
President banishing the Liberals from
the Republican fold, the St. Louis Re-
publican, the leading organ of the con-
servatives, cordially invites them into the
ranks of the party of Freedom and Equal
Rights, which is marching with colOrs
flying and with the resistless force of a
tornado to the rescue of the Constitution.
And while these words of greeting are
sent to the exiles, they themselves boldly
accept the guage Of battle that has been
rendered by Grant and his minions, and
declare their readiness 10 join issue even
with the great head of the Republican
party who yields the purse and the sword
of the government. Speaking for them,
the st. Louis Democrat, the oldest free
soil Republican paper of the West, utters
this note of defiance: ''The work is
''done. The advocates of Acknowledgement
share been driren out and wiN make their
Gtou,,oOJ 10 az ,nno,,Ie
And in another issue it says:
We do not elect President to be the mas
ter Of the party in all the States, TO dictate
to its members for whom they shall vote for
Governor and other State officers, or TO in
form them whether or no he considers them
good Republicans. In q aoord, ese elect q
President, and not Pope.
If we had been looking for man to run
the party in all the States, to keep all our
political thinking for us, we probably should
not have selected for such position a man
entirely unfamiliar with political affairs,
un0cqadinted 1cith ciul service, immersed in
Acknowledged man schOse ueTy first official
act leas to appoint, an disregard Of Iato, the
largest importer IN the country to be Secretary
ofhe Treasury.
This is sharp thrust, but not sharper
than the occasion warrants.
The same paper also urges the co-opera-
ton Of the Liberals with the Democrats
and the support, and even nomination of
candidates of the latter, where they can
be made available in defeating the Repub-
lican Proscriptionists. 1t says:
Let not these remarks be understood as
cOntradicting what we have said of the pro-
priety of nominating Democrats who avow
their readiness to stand upon the same
platform and support the same State ticket.
Between men who take that position, we
recognize no distinction based upon past
political affiliations.
If the Liberals run tickets everywhere, in
some cases they will elect, and in other cases
Democrats, but in one way or the other the
corrupt rings ofshysters will be smashed up
in the great majority of counties where just
principles have been resisted by their agen-
cy.
The same organ of the Liberals also
endorses as "'true doctrine" the following
resolutions adopted by meeting of the
Democrats of Barry county:
l. That we are opposed to protective
tariff, from the fact that its tendency ana eff
feet is to build up monopolies to foster the
interests of the rich, and, on the other hand.
it is cause of oppression to the poor, and
retards the interests of the agricultural por-
ton of our fellow-citiZens.
2. While we would favor the adoption of
interests of the working classes demand that
it should not be imposed for any other pur-
pose.
8. That we are in favor OF the adoption
of all the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution of this State submitted TO a vote of
the people by our last Legislature, and es-
pecially that one removing all restrictions
from the DISTINGUISHED portion of our citi-
Zens.
4. That we will heartily support any man
for office, at the ensuing election, without
regard to his politics, provided he is now OPP
posed to protective tariff, and ia favor of
the proposed suffrage amendment.
Under all the circumstances, we can
not but hope for the success of the Liber-
ais and Conservatives, and their cordial
for the defeat of the Admin
candidates and the removal of
the restrictions which have placed under
the ban the elite of the State, the gallant |
and patriotic men who have been robbed |
Of their right of suffrage, by the Republi- |
can usurpers. As in the case of the true
men Of Tennessee, when once permitted to |
vote, they will be abundantly able to take |
care of themselves.