The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-07-20

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In reply to an inquiry by the Leader
IN these words:
"Win the Clarion tell its readers all
about the Dent programme, in which it
was the champion organ will it also
tell the people all about certain PROPOSE
tons made 10 the Dent party to General
Ames in May, 1869, offering him the
United States Senatorship with Dent, if
he would but support the Boilers ticket ?"
we stated that We were not apprized that
any one authorized to speak for what the
Leader terms the ''Dent party" APP
preached Ames with a proposition to
elect him to the Z. S. Senate ON any
condition. And further called upon the
editor of the Leader to name the persons
alleged to have submitted such propo-
sition, and upon Ames himself to pro-
claim them from the house-top.
And after the subject was thus alluded
to, and covert charge insinuated against
The CLARION, we felt bound to state
what we did know about Senatorial prop
ositions to Ames, which was that while
the claims of DR.. Compton, the editor of
the Leader, were being canvassed as the
Democratic candidate for Governor by
his consent, he DIR. Compton who has
made this charge against others did
himself suggest a bargain Of the sort Nth the
satrap.
This is the issue as distinctly made up,
as we were able to present it. Disdaining
inuendo where we are unable to make
an open charge, we did not allege that
this proposition was made by DIR. Comp
ton pending the consideration of his CUB
ernatorial claims, to secure his own
election. We stated the facts and left
the reader to draw his own inference on
that subject. But we did say, and do
maintain, that the ground on which DIR.
Compton based his proposition, was to
secure the friendship of Ames for the
Democratic ticket and purchase his CO.
operation, with promise ofthe Senatorial
prize and thus to secure The exclusion of
the carpet-bag vermin whom the editor
of the Leader bitterly denounced-to
whom Ames did subsequently ally himself
and who were, strange to say, also
joined by Compton who is now in the
enjoyment of the reward which followed
his apostacy.
In DIR. Compton's explanation he adj
mits that he was spoken of as Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, albeit with
many others. And he admits further
that he did approach Ames, the satrap,
about that time with the Senatorial
propositions above mentioned. He says:
At that juncture, before candidates were
announced, and before any steps were taken,
the views and aspirations of Gen. Ames
were matters of no small interest, especially
when it had been demonstrated that he not
only had influence with the President, but
an immense power in the State which might
be exercised in the appointments to Office.
Then 10 tcGS that the editor Of the Leader did
hare an interUtet1 ruth Gen. An1eS on the
political condition of the State, and then IL tCGS
that the propriety Of electing United States
Senator, about CHOSE admission TO his seat there
egould be question, agGS suggested By the editor
Of the Leader, but no particular individual
was mentioned, and no such thing as a
bargain was contemplated, for as the editor
of the Clarion admits, we were not author
lied to speak for any body, certainly not for
the Dent party; for the Dent party had no
existence at that time.
We thought it was temerity for the
person who has thus been brought to
confession of his own criminality to open
the question by distinct charge Of the
same offence against others. But this
efrontery of the tenant of the glass house
does not half equal the GOODNESS of the
complaint which he now makes that in
referring to his propositions, 3" THE
CLARION has violated what Unjust have
been received in implied confidence"
In other words We were expected to keep
the secret of DR.. Compton's PROPOSE
tons" at the very moment he was untruly
charging the same offence of which he
has been confessedly guilty, upon others
with whom THE CLARION was associated
in the canvass Under other circum
stances, the fact would have remained
sealed book to the public SO far as we are
concerned no matter what the political,
or personal relations, the accidents of
party warfare might have established
between us. But to exact silence under
the facts as now existing was to1'require
forbearance to which human nature is
scarcely equal Besides, we were net
the sole repository of the Compton prop
ositions" Its author in the fulness of
his delight that he had done great thing
in the invention of programme by which
he could circumvent the carpet-bag-scal-
awag combination and elect the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, and a
Democratic LegisIature-and thus secure
a Democratic Judiciary--made it known
10 many others as they are now prepared
to avouch. ''Let the CALLED jade vince,
our withers are unwrung."
The Political Prisoners.
The following is a correct list of the
prisoners brought to this city by the
federal military and confined in the