The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-27


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. We
have exposed the plot, and fortunately
the correspondence between Alcorn and
the Faculty, in which the latter were
lampooned 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 firm friend of the University
But the true issue is, has its government
passed from the hands of Conservatives and
,rell-tried man, into the hands of the Radi-
cals' A part of the plot was the change
reflected 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, Gave the markD remain in the
Board. The dependence on Duncan is
ike trusting to q foot out ofjoint. 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
were always open to receive them.
He was cheek by jowl with the military
usurpers after the reign of terror 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 "torn 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 APP
Piled, that he declared he had no present
opinions with which the public had any
business. As for West, the only political
declaration the public has had from him,
since Ames CURSED the people with the
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 Board
consists of thirteen members and We
have the testimony of the official organ of
the Radical party tha: it is Republican. y
Aud the organ speaks truly. Young,
Brown, Yerger, Walthall, and others
were prescribed on account of their poll
ties. This has not been denied. And
the Faculty have been bitterly assailed
by Alcorn and his satellites because they
published a letter declaring they would
not admit negroes into the University.
The retention of the Faculty, who for
this offence against the Mongrel usurp-
ers, are denounced as unworthy of their
places, is the only loop on which to hang
a hope that the Institution will not be con-
verted into nursery of Amalgamation.
Col. Lamar was virtually turned out on
account of his politics. Alcorn did not
: conceal his opposition to that distin-
guished gentleman, and we were inform
ed that he expressed himself very strong
ly against the politics of the Law De
partment.
And here we ask when and where did
Col. Lamar teach party politics to the
Law students. We deny that he did
Some of the students, it is charged, hissed
the ''eminent man" while he was uttering
his Radical politics in Oxford. Literary
as well as Law students, and town boys
engaged in this business-so we learn.
The election of DR.. Lyon was another
step toward tainting the concern with pol
itics of not a conservative character
What we're the politics of DIR. Lyon dur
ing and since the war? His neighbors
are ventilating the subject in their papers
now. Ifhe is, or was, Conservative or
Southern man, we have never heard him
accused of it. On the contrary we have
often heard complaints against him for
want of sympathy with the South during
the war, and with the Conservatives of
the South since. He holds two offices
under Alcorn-Trustee and Professor at
the same time. (See his late letter.
True, his endorsement of the reply of
DIR. Waddell to Judge Hudson commits
him against admitting negroes into the
University, but he has in none of his
recent publications, denied utilization
with the Republican party.
4 We make no war on the University.
But we have warned the people that it
has been ruthlessly seized by the spoils-
men who have determined to Radicalize
it either by cow erting the present Faeul-
ty into Radicals, or insulting them into a
resignation of their places. The extraor-
binary and unprecedented letter to the
Chancellor of the Institution recently
published, indicates the design of the
cunning and malignant rulers, and the
Faculty had as well make up their minds
whom they viii serve, if they have not
already done so, especially the true men
in it.
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