Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-05
mrssIssrpp1 POLITICS.

citizen OF Ml5slssipp ~, 6HcI SLICE the
war, residing at the capital, and in bust
ness which gives opportuniiiessfof in-
formation, informs Us that the State L.
generally In q good condition materially
and politically, with the exception OF
some Ku Klux organizations Ia parts of 1
the State, and that the grand jury of me
United States court is now In session at
jackson, and is giving these o lesson IN,
der the Ku-Klux law bnthzt WIZ
probably be effective. Our inform
ant states that the State admin
istration is able and popular, and glves !
the Republican party q strong 1posiuon
in the Ssste: that the Republicans are
Confident that they shall carry the State
and elect 4 Republican Legislature the
enm,ing fall: that the policy OF Governor
( Alcorn. while faithfully Republican, has
been couciliatory toward the opposi ton,
VITA the desire to bring In the old leaders
of society to the Republican party, ana
thst the Republicans as parry aasocate
the policy Of complete amnesty. In brlef,
he thinks the State of Mississippi IN the
best political condition of any Southern
State. and that it Is reliable for . Repub-
lican Legislature next fall, and for the
Republican Presidential csndidate.-Cta-
ci,sn0ti Gazette. ,,-ss,s.e.is z.s sdr
We think there is good deal OF philo-
sophie wisdom in the foregoing which
the Gazette and its party would do wen
to heed. It may be too late to be OF very
special benefit to them, but it can 90 no
harm. II the policy of Cancellation, IN
stead of prescription, had been adopted
BY the Republican party, If Il had been q
Republican instead of 9 Radical party, its
white vote in the South would doubtless
have now been much larger than it is.
While the policy OF its party in Congress
remains as vindictive as it is now, the
Cancellation of Gov. Alcorn can never
bring ssthe old leaders of society to the
Republican party 'The old leaders
win never support party, neither In us
State nor national organizations,
which deprives them of any of the po-
litical privileges which are possessed by
the most ignorant negroes. 1t is but .
few weeks since, that the Gazette was
protesting against amnesty while such
men as Toombs and Stephens found
hearers. The Radical party have been
making much of their capital out of their
reports and denunciatione of the utter
ances of Mt. Toombs and Mr.. Stephens.
1t might prove stroke of policy for the
Radicals to remove the disabilities OF
these gentlemen and have them returned
to Congress. Perhaps they might make
more out of them if they were in public
life than they can if they remain private
citizens. If majority of the voters OF
their respective congressional districts
approve their doctrines, they viii send
members who will represent their senti-
ments. Thus nothing is gained, but the
satisfaction of iDficting punishment, by
refusing amnesty. That satisfaction is
accompanied with the certainty OF losing
the white vote of the South. A bill was
pending before the last session of the last
Congress and before the last session OF
the present Congress to relieve about six
thousand persons from their political dis
abilities, aud was defeated in both IN
stances. The conciiatory policy of Gov.
Alcorn may greatly strengthen him in the
estimation of the good people of Missis'
sippi, but it cannot build up the Radica
party in that State until there is q change
in the national policy of the party.