The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-09-21

BY A CONTRIBUTOR.


are not left to speculation as to the
consequences of the extension of unre-
stricted Radical rule for another two
years. The melancholy history of the
last two, and our present condition, tell
too plainly of the corruption, extrava-
gance and incapacity of the Radical party,
and admonish US of the certain ruin,
which must soon overtake us all in COM
mon unless the government of the State
be rescued from their hands.
PARTY OF CORRUPTION.
Its history in Mississippi Gas elsewhere
in the South has been marked by the
open and notorious corruption of the
persons whom it has placed in power.
1t is well-known fact that measures
were passed through, or defeated in the
Legislature, not upon their merits or
dement's, not upon considerations of their
influence upon the public veal, but by
bribery, favoritism, and the most shame
less venality.
THE ENORMOUS TAXATION.
The Radical party has levied and
collected the most enormous and burden
some taxes far beyond the wants not
only of an economical and honest admin
istration of the government, but even of
wasteful and extravagant one.
This has been done with the view of
gathering into the State Treasury, a
large sum of money, to be discussed for
the advancement of the private fortunes
of the officers, their allies, and friends.
1t is not too much to say that four out
of every five dollars collected from this
impoverished and oppressed people, do
not go to the support of the government /;
but-a appropriated to the private inter
ests of the Radical leaders. Every
citizen is willing to pay taxes, however
burdensOme, to support the government;
but is it not too much to ask that we
should labor, in our present impoverished
condition, under load of taxation UNI
paralleled, with the sole view of pamper-
ing with an ill-gotten wealth the minions
and pimps of power; whose sole interests
in the State, is in the taxes which they
wiring from the public.
The present taxation exceeds annually
the nett profits of all the industrial
pursuits in the State; and if continued
long, can but eventuate in bankruptcy
to all the taxpayers, and the destruction
of the industry and labor of the people.
That reservoir must be at last exhaus-
ted, from which is taken more than is
allowed to run into it. 1 have not space
to go into detail to prove this, but the
press of the State every day furnishes
the evidence of the truth of what say
and each taxpayer. when he goes to
discharge the burden thus imposed on
him, needs no reminder of its enormity.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF JUSTICE
has been corrupted and poisoned by the
Radical party. With a few exceptions,
the Judiciary of the State is weak and
and too timid to disobey the
behests of party. In the main, it is
of men who have outlived their
in whom decrepitude of age
IS added to natural imbeciIity; and of
-yros, in whom youth only can excuse
he total lack Of legal learning, and utter
nexperience in the high office, whose
luties they assume to perform.
A few lawyers of respectable mediocre
y have been appointed to the bench,
md they, like small hillocks in the plains,
over like Mount Blanc over the ant-hill
dimensions of their associates. So true
t is, that in the dead level of inanity
md imbecility which characterizes the
'ench, he who has pretensions to medi-
'crity among full-grown men, is esteemed
giant and wonder
The jury system is the worst magma
lie. In their insane desire to get and
etain political power, they have abol-
shed the ancient birthright of freemen,
o trial by a Jury of good and lawful
men )" and instituted an ignorant mob,
Tho can neither understand the facts as
etailed by the witnesses nor the law as
xpounded by the court. The trial by
Iry is now so VIGOROUSLY unfit for the
of justice that in many
suitors are compelled to take
dvantage of a statute, which allows the
Judge to determine both the law and the
acts.
This refuge, though no safe protection
, litigants, is yet more tolerable than
ne capricious and uncertain findings
the pie-bald and ignorant juries who
ave been called upon to hold the scales
justice in cases ofgrave Importance.
THE LEGISLATURE.
From this sickening picture, let us turn
, the Legislature. Subtract from that
ody those who were elected as Conserva-
YES or Democrats, and what do you find?
esotted ignorance, or intelligence active
lly in crime-a vigor of understanding
hich exhausts itself in selfish schemes
public spirit stimulated only by public
under.
This body has held its orgies in the
tate Capitol for many months, engaged
Their in disgraceful schemes for robbing !
Ieir constituents, or in enacting odious Z
I'd unnecessary laws, in which, from
eir ignorance of the English language
icy have failed to express the Legislative {
i'll clearly enough to be understood. -
hey have provided for an entire new G