The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-13
srse Evil Teachfngs Or fhe Rsdf.
cal Organ.

Montague trial. The Pilot rejoined, but
did not weaken the force of our structures.
We have designed some additional COM
ments which have been postponed in the
pressure of other topics on our space
The grounds of just criticism have not
been exhausted. Far from it. And We
would hope that the Pilot did not weigh
the full force of its remarks, since the out
rage perpetrated by it on the white peo-
pie of the State is great, such as should
not escape the condemnation of any in
teIligent community. But the evil does
not stop at mere insults to the whites, it
is pregnant with mischief to both races
We again extract from the Pilot:
w. w. Montague. on trial last week in the
Circuit Court of this city, for the killing of
Baltimore Finley in Rankin county some
thought before the trial that it was clear
case Of murder against him; but it seems
that it is no crime TO ''kill Niger in this
country.
This short extract, We repeat, abounds
with grave objections, such as must strike
every rejecting mind, because it is
fraught with the seeds of incalculable
mischief. 1t aggravates the act of Mon
tague without facts, on the authority of
the Pilot only, for it gives no facts, but
sit was thought" and by whom? We
must suppose by the Pilot only, which
looked at the offence through the medi-
um of prejudice. Besides the direct in
suit to the jury, the insinuation that they
were prejudiced, which we have already
noticed, a charge goes forth that it was an
outrageous murder, and that charge is
made by one high i'll authority, who is,
also, the favorite organ of the Radi-
cal party. What is the impression that
such charge from such source is cal
culated to produce on the black popula-
ton? They will believe it was murder,
of course, for it is so asserted by the Pr
lot which claims to be their especial friend,
and far better authority than the verdict
of a white jury. Then follows the alleg-
ed cause of the acquital, "but it seems
it is no crime to kill niger in this
Every one will admit that it is the du-
ty of every good citizen, in this ruinous
and unsettled state of society, to do all he
can TO bring about harmony; friendship
and confidence between the two races,
who must live together for veal or for
woe; and every one will surely admit that
he is not good citizen, that he has not
the peace of the community in view, who
is striving, either by words or acts, or di-
rectly or indirectly, to stir up strife and
discord between the two races. He who
does so is certainly not entitled to be
blessed as peace-maker. Yet what does
the Pilot says in substance to the blacks
My friends, the white man hates you; he
does not regard you as having the rights
of men you cannot rely ON him for pro-
lection; here was an outrageous murder
committed on a black man by white
man, and yet the jury would not convict
him because the man who was murdered
was "nigger. This is no exaggerated
picture of the language which the Pilot
holds to the black population. What
could be better calculated to excite hatred,
luminosity and a spirit of revenge on the
part of the blacks towards the whites p
Nothing and what could be better cal
culated to lead to the preparation of
crime? Nothing. And yet we have in
our midst those who either designedly or
ignorantly are exciting the worst feelings
of that mOretignorant class of population
even against their own race. Can we
regard them as friends, whatever their
professions may be? We must suppose
that men generally act from the dictates
of feeling, and when we see such demon
STATIONS, we are apt, perhaps too apt, to
believe that they were prompted by feel
ing.
1t seems to be the object and the poll
cy of the party in power to create ami
mosities between the races. To all APP
pearances the blacks have been the espe-
cial favorites, not only of the national
government, but of the State govern
ment also. They have had abundant
reason to believe that they arc the favor
ties of government ard will be treated
with lenIency let them do what they may,
and to this cause may be ascribed, direct
" or indirectly, the most of the crimes
which have been committed in the State
since the close of the war. For this
Radical whites are to blame; not the
blacks. We have had several instances
Of this manifestation of partiality for the
blacks, and none more striking than that
IF the Wesson affair, in which a United
States Attorney, and District Attorney
from a different District, were sent to
the offenders. The blacks have
light to suppose that the government will
uphold in them whatever acts they
nay choose to commit We
must expect crime to occur as
ong as there are those who stimu-
ate others to its commission. But it is
hoped the more intelligent blacks will
soon see their true interest, and learnto re-
y on those who are their true friends, and
1ot on those who for corrupt political
purposes would lead them into mischief.
Crops i'm Marshall County.
Col. A. L. Winters reports to the re-