The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-10
EAsr Mlss1ssrrr. Oct. q, 1s7C


pounded TO you an inquiry about a spright-
ly colOred boy, who desired to enter the Un-
iversity, and the Southern Sentiment, paper
published at Verona, answered for you, that
my boy could enter, whereuron he began to
prepare his money and clothing. He relied
not only on the Southern Sentiment, but l
showed him where the Governor had forbid
den conductors to look into the face OF
passengers to determine the color of their
skim" and he felt assured that all would be
right, Now it turns up that his face will be
inspected by the Faculty. The boys friends
OF the colored persuasion, are talking about
the Governors being on both sides OF every
question. They say that his Excellency ~
opposed mixed schools, yet affixed his sig
nature to the present School Law, which re-
cognizes that feature. They say he did for
| bid conductors to look into the face of pas
sengers on the trains, yet vetoed the gener-
al Railroad Bill. They say that the Cover
nor has declared himself socially q white
man, yet drinks punch with darkies in "the
Mansion" They have an idea of getting
Hon. J. Aaron Moore to interview the Gov
| ernor on the subject of the University. They
are unable to see how it is that certain of
boats with the colored folks, and then vote
to exclude them from the University. One
old fellow says, 8 spec de Gubner and Mr.
Tarbell and Mr.. Clarke and Mr.. Warner and
dem gwine to foolish Mr.. Waddell, frs thing
he know" Evidently the Z" thesis = of the
Faculty IS waking up the negro. The
whale is making for the boat, and the State
University tub won't satisfy him. Sambo is
in the United States Senate, lie is Secretary
of State, he aods State Librarian, and does
the eminent man" of the times think he will
be permitted to close the doors at Oxford
against the negro, and keep his party in
power?
He knows better, and never proposed to
do so. He wished to keep the present Fac
ulty, and to ''subsidize'' as many of them as
possible, during the current term. But DIR.
Waddell's 'thesis" is sumner, VIII the
Chancellor and DIR. Garland, and DIR. Bur-
ney, whom all our people love and honor
submit to Alcorn's lecture? They know
that they should not be lectured by Alcorn.
That is bad enough, but Powers will give
them few hints on the subject of prOpriety
next year, and order them to vacate unless
they bow their venerable heads and have
fastened upon their necks the most CALLING
of all yokes.
In ancient times, when Gai4ic carpet-bag-
gers overpOwered Rome, they:plucked the
hoary boards of Senators to illustrate their
hate and barbarity, but no Roman scalawag
was found to violate the occupant of cur
ule chair. 1t was reserved for Mississippi
TO furnish one of her citizens to insult the
grave, the learned, and the wise of his State
because they do not choose to prostitute
themselves to a level with the negro.
Mr.. Editor, you took the proper view of
the whole subject when Howry, almost the |
father of the University, and his eompeers
were removed. You sounded the alarm,
and it is a matter of regret that every mem
Der of the Faculty did not Immediately re-
sign. AS they did not, it is to be regretted |
that any young men of cur State returned to |
their instruction. Your predictions will all
be verified within twelve months.
Mr.. Editor, thought of going to Arkan-
sas but did not make the arrangements |
necessary, and now 1 am determined to stay |
in Mississippi. We have as good lands as
the world affords; we have health, and we |
have history. My literary neighbor says |
that he used to walk into the State House, |
in years past, and listen to the voice of
Brown, of Quitman, of McNutt ofGuion,
of Prentiss, of Foote and of Davis. The |
lobby was filled with gentlemen, drawn
there by the giant conflicts of intellect. The
Hotels were filled with ladies and gentle
men, attended by their servants, neatly
clad, and the most thoroughly contented |
and happy class of visitors at the Capitol.
The whole social and political machinery
of the State moved without Jar. The
the jurist, the scholar, the jour
nalist, the gentleman, and the servant, each
one was respected because he was in his
place. He says you were there. Now, the
the venal. the adventurer and
the unlettered blackamore hold high earni
val in the State House, and the people groan
and curse their rulers. History records no
parallel to the infamy of the present time.
Poor Mississippi. Ames. little foppish .
syeophant, who never had home in our
State. who never loved a human being or
locality within its borders, by the most I'M
blushing usurpation, has a seat in the Fed
eral Senate, pretending to be a Senator from
Mississippi. Revels, mulattO (cross be-
tween the Yankee and the African) is the
other Senator. OH Alcorn, the memory of
other DAYS calls you from your present
How can you lie down at night
and sleep, when you know that but for the
faith few men ofyour own race had in yon.
this terrible seourge would not be upon the
shoulders of our people. Be warned. Beast
Butler, father-in-law to Ames, your sena-
torial colleague, might be elected President
of the United States, yet mankind would
still shudder at the mention of his hame.
Peradventure your fellow-eitizens will for
give you, when you abandon your terrible
If you persist our ehildren's
children will teach their offspring to abhor
your name. Alcorn, ''tiing away ambition;
it was by that sin the angels fell"
Mr.. Editor, do believe will get mad, If
| don't quit writing about politics. Do you
think Alcorn will quit the Radicals when he
reads this letter? Advise some one to tell
him that none but the subsidized can bear
him. The carpet-baggers despise him, be-
cause he was regarded as a decent man.
Cicero said, in his Orations against Catalina,
that If his felIow-citizens hated and dreaded
him as they did Catalina, he would seek,
somehow or other, TO hide from their pres
enee. Cicero lived in the time of Caesar.
Cesar crossed the Rubicon. So did Alcorn,
but not liking the other side he crossed
hack. Cesar never recrossed. Ford it
again, General.
We have heard good news of the State
Fair. Iwould have liked SO much 70 have
seen you and all the people, and got some
thing good to eat. l never drink.
Two thirds of the cotton crop Is gathered