The weekly clarion., 1870-12-22
From the Oxford Falcon.


LAHayeGde County.
II FKLLow-CITIZEEs On the 10Th OF this
month you will be called upon to cast your
ballot for Senator to represent the 27tl
Senatorial District. and we feel il our duty
to offer few suggestions upon the impor-
tance and necessity of electing a good and
true man.
1t is well known to you that the present
State Administration is Republican in ali
departments. The Executive Legislative
and judiciary are in the hands of the MEM
| bers of that party. Let us examine. for a
moment some of the acts Of their party
whilst IL mas had control of the State. The
| tax upon lands for State purposes alone has
| been increased from one-tenth of one per
| cent 70 one-balf of one per cent, and the
| Board OF Supervisors have the privilege of
leyylng tax Of one and half per cent for
| school purposes. The tax upon ALI other
kinds or property has been enormously in
creased OnGer Conservative AdmiBistra-
tons the expenses of the Government rare
| ly, II ever, exceeded five hundred thousand
loiIars per annum. under Republican rule
tt is confidently believed that the expendi-
lures Will not fall short of three millions OF
dollars annually.
The Legislature, upon the recommends
ton OF the Governor placed in his hands
the sum of fifty thousand dollars A. a secret
service fund. This money, extracted from
the hard earnings OF the people is to be
paid to spies and nformers.
Ihe Legislature has refused to allow the
people the privilege OF electing their county
officers, and has permitted the Governor in
wanten disregard of their rights under the
Constitution, TO select them. A Democratic
memhe introduced bill providing for an
election during the present year. but the
Republican members voted it down. They
pledged Themselves in the canvass Of 1869 10
give the people an early opportunity of Sc
lecting their public officials, but they have
failed to fulfill their promises.
The act Of the Legislature establishing a
system of common schools has entailed uDon
the people an enormous tax. and saddIed
upon the people a host of officials who re
ceive large pay. The Radical Executive of
the State himself admitted that these schools
VIII cost the people two millions of dollars
annually and another three millions to
build the school houses. This party prom
ised us that they would establish separate
schools for the whites and blacks but we
have every reason to believe that their
pledge will not be carried out in good faith
throughout the State. In Louisiana two |
years ago, the party gave a solemn pied oe
that they would establish separate schools |
for the two races. but since their recent tri-
umph the Superntendent of Public Schools |
has issued Instructions to his subordinateS
that whites and blacks should be educated /
If the party is ustained bv the /
people at the ballot box we believe that they
will throw of all disguise and initiate the 4
example of thei- Ammaculate Louisiana
brethren. Again, we believe that under
IAskuItal management the rising generation /
will be taught in the public schools that l
their fathers and brothers were traitors and |
rebels. Let the gallant Confederate soldier
who followed the battle flag of Lees and |
Johnson's army, remember that an effort |
is being made to teach his children that he /
was traitor to his country, and let him go
forth on election day and cast his ballot for
one who had the manhood and courage to
defend with guns and bayonets the State of !
Mississippi in the hour of danger. Let him |
aN,NfU H. y
her, and that our lives and fortunes should |
ever be at herhisposal.
There are many other acts of the Radical |
Legislature which are highly objectionable |
out we will now only call attention to the
militia law.
This gives the Governor the power to call |
into the field the militia at any time he may
leem proper, and quarter them upon the |
people. Those of us who have had expert |
.nce in war know that regular and well |
disciplined army commit many Outra4cs in |
he section in which it is operating but the |
wrongs which it does are nothing in COM
)arison with militia rabble. Look at the
'ilIalnies and murders committed by the
militia of Clayton, in Arkansas. of Brown |
ow, in Tennessee, of Holden. in North Caro-
ina, of Fletcher, in Missouri, and War
mouth, in Louisiana, and then ask your
elves If you have any security that the
anne outrages will not be inflicted upon |
-ou. One man, sitting in the Gubernatorial
hair at Jackson, is clothed with full power
W his satellites and minions to outrage and
.esOlate the country with fire and sword
This is too much power to place in the
ands of any one msn and should not be
olerated in a free Government
The Conservative perry PTS r.. n v0r1
5 their candidate, for Senator. Col. W. l.. ,
.yle. He is a Conservative. of the strictest |.
ect, and is not directly or indirectly, tine
uret with RadicalisH. He was a brave |
nd gallant officer i'm the Confederate army.
nd is for n hn pH l
hat he will ally himself with party which
as carried fire and sword through our coun-
ry and slaughtered hundreds of thousands
f our tTuest and bravest men. We ask
Ou to give him an earnest, hearty, and en- :
husiastic support.