The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-11-02
THE ALCORN BARA<sDALE
DISCUSSIONS.
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS.
s..l.fu~ nt EnGerPri=e.
From the Enterprise Star.
THE COMPLETE TRIUMPH. or DE
MocRACY AND THE oVERrHRo"
OF RADICALIsM.

soo,Ilrd 10 hear the discussion betweth Gov
Nico,n and Mai. +. Bark-daie. me iat-
Ter Wa escorted by "A PTn'es-'"t Ii.,,s
the Amateur Brass Band 10 the Court heust'
the negroes having "'OSHs
gated there. a.t sneech Of an
hour aud a half followed by MAJ. - WV
snoke one hour and thTee-quaTters, loIlpNcI
H. The Governor In an half hour reply Ahu
then by the Major In fifteen mlhu'o
THE Governor asserted ut the outset thar
! he made no pretension Ia consistency thht
10 marched right ahead, aud ~ soldier
met obstacles In his onward march ahu
asnked them, so he made his way around
obstacles as best he might.
The Governor closed amid the profound
/ cat silence OF the large crowd, tie negroes
o,1identIv not understanding, and the whites
NOT approving the remarks aud threats OF
STainr Il. arose amid laundering applause.
| IN marked contrast 10 the painful stiffness
=, ,,h 'i had heretofore reigned supreme,
broken only by the deep, sonOrols tones 81
the Governor and the ''thats so OF some
enthusiastic negro, who ielL chlltu upon TO
encourage the Governor
MAJ Barksd said that his party was
vouug aud vigorous party, and not RESPONSE
| HE for the past acts of an anti-beIlum DEM
! ocratic party Cor other party. aud proceed
ed 10 show the tergversations OF man
| uhe Governor) who had been every thinH ~
turns and nothing long = this would-be
Moses" was skilled ia sophstry' special in
| Needing, but unfortunate as n yindieator 81
truth.
/ fhe LEGISLATION of the past. years aud years
900 and that j. l.. Alcorn himself then in
| the Legislature, voted for the measure about
| which tile Radicals nov make such "A howl
| shake not thy CORY locks nc me- lac eN-
claimed, turning upon the GoNefnof-ihe
- IL f.r Z hn In al
uriate 100000 acres OF the public land Of
! Mississippi TO the general good. Ia regard
| 20 the Ku- klux. he showed that the Cover.
nor had gone down Ia their dcns. anG from
amid them, with their horrible paraphernt-
| liza. and raw head aud bloody bones, had
clutchcd their very head devil To elevate
him TO the pasitioa of superintendent Of
the Lunatic Asylum and che editorship Of
the organ Of his party. IL show that be
was a Ku-KluX. will you dismiss him. Gov
ernor! (No respOnse). No! Thou hast
teeu faithful over "A few ku-kluN, / Will
make thee ruler over many Radical thieVcs."
| He denounced la bitter terms, aud with
/ tongue of fire. the charge that the Radical
opposers were disloyal. or In thought word
or deed contemplated AN "oveTrhrow Of the
Government" The obnoxious laws Of %
were repealed four years ago by the same
Legislature that passed them, before the
Radical party was organized, aud before the
advent OF the carpet baggers; and Alc0rn
himself was "A member OF the Legislature
of Go lie referred To the Lafayette county
resolution, which the Governor had cited ~
an instance OF IA traitorous spirit, and which
had been endorsed by Tux CLAmoN, and
said this was the only specification IN the
indictment Of disloyalty which the Cover
nor had brought: and In gorious terms.
which made the heart of ever true son Of
Mississippi thrOb with pleasure and pride.
expressed the love he felt for his state and
rebuked the craven spirit of the man who
would disown his mother. He (the speakcr)
was in favor of you TO the negroes) voting
and of holding Office, when fitted for IL. and
that old man (pouting to "A ncgrO) would |
make "A better Governor than this one (the
Governor). for he would not be going about /
trying 20 stir up strife. But whilst would /
allow YOU To vote and hold Office, ! want /
YOU 10 permit rs the same privileges. Isn't /
that fair? (cries OF Eyes - from the ncgrocs) /
while YOU. old man (to "A negro may hold /
office, that gentleman tJudge Evans should /
be allowed TO do 80. Gov. AlcOru asserted /
that he was in favor OF a general amnesty. /
Yes out your party j. not. your Congress b
not. and they have not granted IT, He read /
the FOL oWi,t - * rart FROM thr ltpu j ar
nal Of the of the LtRl-iituf" YEAR tctor"
where IL H. proposed 10 enc l,t Fu2ttiN'
slave law (cNVainvd thi aw q" tl.n ne
9rnrS) Na- repealed 60 I'D I've tlH. lfiut.
and after reading ". i.quir"i. Who think
YOU, my colored friends, iu.roducei this
amendment pointing To the ttovronor. a.
Nathan said unto David, Thou art the
man"
What H. civil government asked tho
speaker). a state of things where the citi-
zeas may vote as they choose, uhawcd by
power and unterrified by threats. Oh!
that | should live to see the day when the
Governor OF State would threaten her
citizens that IL they did not vote a. be aud
the administration desired, they would be-
put under bayonct rule. Tarbell, one OF
the judges of the Supreme Court. had been
arrested on an affidavit OF three prominent /
Republicans for "A violation Of the Enforce
ment Act. Was there "A Commissioner pres
ent? lie (the speaker) then would c.Iarge
before him. Gov. Alcorn himself with "A vi
Clation of said act. and that II the law was |
enforced the Governor. before to- morrow
sun would set, would be looking through
the bars Of prison. lie touched up Ia
few mastery strokes the picture OF Col.
Edinonson. aud made u not at all compli-
mentary. As Rachael mourned for her
children aud refused 10 be comforted." $50
do /. because Edmonson lis :" but "We
have made arrangements o. do without
him. The Governors education had been
neglected In the matter of cyphering. and
he wasn't good AT figures. lie show ed that
when the RAIDS came into power the State
debt was $25000O; In six months IL amount
ed To 81 GOO.OOO; and exhibited further nu-
ures 70 show the enormous Increase OF ex-
penditnres and the wasteful extravaganza
of Radical rule.
From the Courier
Gov. AIeorn opened the debate IN speech
of one hour and a half, similar 10 those AL