The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-02
''O'er the land of the free, but DER the hom,
of the brave


Sd. You say, Il am a white man. an,
add that you belong to the same race witt
myself. The latter declaration is true. YoI
and / belong to the same race. To be
white man is another thing. 1t will not d,
for you to write on paper that you are
white man, and antagonize the black race
as one man, against the white people. You
have done this; and you have identified
yourself with the black race, in their hos
tility to US. You first aroused the negroe
and then boast that you drift in the current
of events. You may have the ability tC
@dO your fellow-men justice, but you have
shown an inclination to work injustice not
only to your own race, but to recklessly
peril the existence of the negro, that you
may accumulate wealth out of the sorrows
of whole people. Nero might have said
with equal proprietY, when he declared his
horse aconsul, that he could do justice to the
Roman people.
4th. You say you brought your money
down here. How much did you bring ?
When you bought your "farm," how much
did you pay? How have you discharged
the portion of the debt which became due
twelve months after your taking possession ?
How much money have you honestly made
by your farm? How much have you accu
mulated out of the wrongs you have heaped
upon the Southern people? lou are of the
same party as Bullock, md Scott, and Pow
ers- OF all the carpet-baggers with whom
you are acquainted, how many have not had
office? OF those who have held office. do
you believe there is one who has not stolen
every dollar he could get his hands upon
with impunity? Can you mention one who
has not proved himself plu lderer. Where
are the millions of dollars which make up
the State debts of the South? Your party,
by DISTINGUISHING and oppressive legislation,
and open and shameless fraud, have
wrenched this money from the people whose
friend you declare yourself to be; and you
say now you would scorn to belong to anv
other party.
pass the allusion of c. to the monstrous
outrage which he calls "free schools, and
am ended statutes"
hope some colored man, not some mean
carpet-bag mulatto, but some genuine negro
will be able to read this and think about it.
If the black people will join in with their
old friends and elect competent, good men,
and turn out of Office the miserable scum
that now floats on the political cess-pool
we will have equitable laws, low taxes, good
schools, and every man, woman and-child
will feel secure and contented. As long as
the negro lends himself to the uuprincipled
pirates, who now hold and exercise official
power, SO long will the people mourn and
v rong be triumphant.
The white people of the South do not wish |
10 crush any rising aspiration of the negro, |
hat finds sanction in the dictates ofTea- |
on or common sense. They do not wish to |
snslave him. If slavery would pay in the |
North, the negro would be re-enslaved be- |
fore the expiration of twelve months by a |
XVIth amendment. Slavery began up |
here. In the hearts of that people it had |
rigin. From the same region hav
Ome all our social and political abomina-
ons. WILLIAM.
p. S. When did you hear from Alcorn?
when last heard from, he was proclaim
u that the Carpet-Bag Revenue Officers
this State, had stolen as much m oney as
icy had colleeted.--EDIToRs.)