The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-30
From he washington Patriot



During the organization of tbo Forty.
second Congress Ola Saturday. Mr. kUr
OF Indiana, with great pfopr.oy. UI...t
ca 20 the admission Ol Mp.rt Harris.
Morphis, Barry, Mckee, and por.r. WHO
claim 10 be elected from Ni.....uuI
These persons do NOT pretend ~ Iltr
been chosen 30 this C1nnrcss by Che r...
Of that State at any election held undo.
its laws or conducted by DO. 0fIeDr IE.r
| hold no certificates executed by fhc Gov.
ernor or other proper officer of ttu State.
They claim ia have boon elected nf Hu
election held on the 3Oth day of NUpam.
Der and lst day of December. 1860. moro
than one year and three month"; ..u.
But Mississippi had NOT then been ruHI.
mitted 10 its appropriate relation. Hi.H
the Union. 10 was sfll subject tu Com.
gressional discipline uud oppression. wI
ruled by military power
The State, under tho requirements u0
one Of the Infamous nets for recon. .r.I..
ton, had chosen constitutional ruuE.u.
ton, which had assembled and framed
constitution for the State. aud submitted
il, on June, % 1868, to the suffrage. uf
the people for ratification ur rejection.
II was rejected. The convention $50.
never rc-conyencd, nor amy steps taken Iu
frame another constitution. lHu m#m.
ment so rejected had therefore u1w.u..Y
or legal vitality whatever but. Iy Obj.
act OF Congress of April 1O 1860. tHu
people Of the State were required. upon
the proclamation of che President f.s
vote again upon the question Dl it wI..
cation. I'm The latter law, tho require
ments Of tho rejected constitution com.
corning the times, places. and manner uI
holding elections were wholly dlsuH0I.
ed, and different qualifications i0rc.oalum
were prescribed. Tho law directed 8uI
the President by proclamation ordered.
that the new election should Doe hold uu
November 3Oth and December lal. 1869.
aud should be conducted u 90 ra.po.t .uu.
der military supervision, by military 0H.
GERS, and the results bcdccIared uui cer-
tilted in like manner.
II was further ordered that al chat
election members Of tho State Lrg.-Iu-
ture, State officers, 'and members oi
Congress should BE- chosen. But Dot H
word was said in that law or in tne pr..-
dents proclamation, or iu amy 0f rIo W.'.
tary orders Of General AmDt or 0l h.H
subordinates, oyincing au intention n.
that election 10 require tho people q.
choose members Of Cuugro f1r moro
than the Fori6rst Congro
The present claimants do mot and dua
not allege that the votes which tIrE r..
ceived were cast for them as candidate
for election both % The Euuyfrt HHI
Forty-secoud C0ngrosscs at The nHs
time. Tho fact b., whatever their cE.-
gencics may lead them 90 claim. f.a.
they were only voted lor os candidate
for Congress. without specific statement
for what Congress. Thus. tho hHI'au
conformed 10 the language and enc Iut.r.
ton Of Congress ia tho act off April IN.
1869. The sole aim and rational H..
pose Of that act was tD provide m.|H
Of transition from n military t1 "a 'l"|
government 81 restore repro .ltH.HH.
and then 10 stop, and thereafter tJ ru'I
the State Of Mississippi in aII D.. inter.
and relations ~ The control of iH nHu
law. But, after tb.s election, Iu uIfr
contempt OF this clear intention, aHI i9
accomplish o mean md luHles TlIaHu
advantage, General Amos, Lle military
commander of the State, gave certificate.
Of election 10 The Fortyfoc1ni Cong
b these gentlemen. These pap. nfe
substantially false iu their reau.a. Wd
dishonest and lawless bog the purpl n
which they were conceived, bD..ies being
wholly unauthorized.
The statement of such % pf1p0t ilI
the most effective argument aglIn Nur
pretcnsion. It's offensive to a' iu., i..rH
Of civil government aud violates i..
true intent and letter of tho toustiluNI
OF the United States Apt, thce POEM
were sworn in ~ member Tor tIn
second Congrcss from Misd .pp iI
Is gross Outrage on the true pIn'I..
Of representative gOycrnmen' QUO .s'''.
the rights aud libariiesof Goo uniof.IHH.
people of dat state Blt ID If eminent
" In keeping. both with thc r0yo.uH'na-
~ character and results VI Radical re-
eonstr1ction. and with the oilc'm conduct
az General Amcs, 81 commander nI
N;s.fssippi. during those times. AZ maH
,gbo Il capable OF conducting n popular
election in such manner with such arH.
cies of trickery, partisan dishonesty mi
shameless corruption, aa to secure h
own election 3D. the United state -rnn.Ht
might well be expected % lend h's o..lo'a
power 10 the equally dishonorahio bu'i-
meas Of olociing others-hla friends ala
Instruments high office, without uEHt
and against law aud the liberties q ihe
people.
+ one C'orrHr-y. The BIN lof thr