The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1870-10-25
THE pIIssIssIPPI UNIVERSITY.

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CLARION is the enemy of this Institution
because il has warned the people against
what is now the developed scheme of the
Mongrel usurpers to Radicalize it. Wei
have exposed the plot, and fortunately
the correspondence between Alcorn and
the Faculty, in which the latter were
for frankly replying to an
honest inquiry, that negroes should not
be admitted into the institution-has
made the fact palpable to the most
doubling Thomas. THE CLARION has
been frm friend of the University
But the true issue is, has ITS government
passed from the hands of Conservatives and
aOel-tried man, into the hands of the Rodi
calss A part of the plot was the change
effected by the Legislature, in the gov
erning power of the institution. Some
cling to the hope that the institution is
safe while West, Pegues, Isom and Dun
can, (save the markD remain in the
Board. The dependence on Duncan is
like trusting to foot out Of joint. 1t is
notorious that his loyalty was SO approved
during the war, that whenever jackson
was visited by the enemy, who came with
fire and sword, his hand and his doors
we're always open to receive them.
He was cheek by jowl with the military
usurpers after the reign ofterror commenc-
ed, and when Alcorn appointed him he
was simply following in the footsteps of
Ames, his illustrous predecessor. And
Isom, what about him? If he continues
to be the 'storn down" rebel which he
is claimed to be, why did Alcorn nomi-
nate him; and why did the Senate swal-
low him? And Pegues? When Alcorn
was uttering such fierce maledictions
against democrats generally, was it not
strange that he made marked exception
in favor of one whose antecedents were
those of died-in-the-wool nullifer and Sc
cessionist? So were Campbelps, and YET
it came to pass, when the probe was ap
piled, that he declared he had no present
opinions with which the public had any
business. As for West, the only politica
declaration the public has had from him
since Ames CURSED the people with thu
present Mongrel dynasty, was his con
graduation on that event and his lauda
ton of the Alcorn rule.
But admit, for the sake of argument
that these men are all sound to the core
it should be remembered that the Boar
consists of thirteen members; and W
have the testimony of the official organ G
the Radical party that it is Republican.
Aud the organ speaks truly. Young
Brown, Yerger, Walthall, and other
were prescribed on account of their pol
tics. This has not been denied. An
the Faculty have been bitterly assaile
: by Alcorn and his satellites because the
: published letter declaring they woul
not admit negroes into the University.
The retention of the Faculty, who ft
this offence against the Mongrel usurl
ers, are denounced as unworthy of the
places, is the only loop ON which to han
a hope that the Institution will not be col
, verted into nursery of Amalgamatior
Col. Lamar was virtually turned out O
account of his politics. Alcorn did n,
conceal his opposition to that distil
guished gentleman, and we were inform
ed that he expressed himself very strong
ly against the politics of the Law d,
partment.
E And here We ask when and where di
J. Col. Lamar teach party politics to tt
Y Law students. We deny that he did,
Some of the students, it is charged, hisst
the t'eminent man" while he was utterir
f his Radical politics in Oxford. Literal
: as well as Law students, and town DO,
e engaged in this business so we learn.
The election of DIR. Lyon was anoth,
; step toward tainting the concern with pc
itics of not a conservative character.
What were the politics of DR.. Lyon du
9 ing and since the war? His neighbo
: are ventilating the subject in their pape
now. If he is, or was, Conservative