The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30

opposition in the Legislature which Illus
trated strangely the meeting OF extremes
the opposition of a combination of the car
| pet-bagger proper with the factious Demo-
craft
And passion had not finished its work of
evil in Mississippi. The public printer had
been caught at sharp practice in the Trea-
sury. / removed him from office | gave
the place TO another. The newspaper of the
one was in no wise an organ of mine. nor
an interest of mine; but il represented the
cauae of the Republicans who were i'm virtue
OF their honesty and moderation. safeguar Is
of the State. The newspaper of the other
was the stronghold of the political adventu-
| Iers who sought to plumber through incen-
diary divisions of the two races. These
two men, the one representing, | say, the
cause of honesty and Cancellation, the other
| the cause OF fraud and irritation, were can
didates before the Legislature for the office
of public printer. The man whom | had
| removed as a sharper on the Treasury, the
| Carpet bagger) who held M the hands of
elected! How was lie elected? By, as you
are perhaps aware, meeting of extremes
by combination of carpet-bag knavery
| with Democratic passion!
L am quite aware that the alliance bV
which man whom l had dismissed for
wrong upon the Treasury has been again
| made public printer, was brought about. on
| the part of the Democrats who entered into
It on the plea of breaking down my infiu-
1nce in the State. And "A certain ring of
carpet baggers having an interest i'm that
| breaking down business also, employed the
| results of that combination for the purpose
ofbreaking down my influence here. They
| telegraphed the fact of the election of their
| man, To show to the Federal government
their power in the State-with an express
commentary to the effect that the vote
proved my influence there to be sim ply
contemplated
nd
playing still into the hands of crafty viii
laipy My integrity public man had
stood. may say without immodesty-for it
is no special merit in a man TO be honest
settled in public acquiescence. A faithful
discharge of my duty as agent of the State
in the sale OF her agricultural college land
scrip became. not many weeks ago, a sub
ject of outrageous assaults on my honesty
assaults of which | am satisfied the parties
by whom they were made are now heartily
ashamed, even though their motive has been
no more than AN anxiety to ''break down
Alcorn" in the State. But the carpet bae ring
a ring not confined exclusively TO Northern
men, turning as usual every folly OF the
southern people, white and black to their
own account, telegraphed here to the effect
that | had been caught in a questionable
speculation and still further followed up
the attempt of the Democrats TO break me
down in the State by whispers put i'm circu-
lation covertly. like any other base currency
with the design of maintaining their reign
of wrong by breaking me down here
Pardon this apparent depression 1t has
not been made in any consideration for N.Y.
self. Time, | am quite satisfied, will give
me all that L ask at the hands of the people
of Mississippi-justice. On my own ac-
count | should disdain to ask quarter from
you or from any one. But let me entreat
you and all my old opponents in the State
TO recollect what your appeal to me on the
subject of this case in Winsron brings up
that, however we may differ on questions
of policy or principle, so long as l am here,
a Mississippian representing my people,
white and cOlOred, near the Federal Gov
eminent, the policy OF faction which NAV
demand the "breakinS down OF Acorn
may find limit at which the policy of pa
triOtism demands, in such cases as that be-
fore us, the strengthening of his hands.
Very respectfully, your obed't serv't.
j. l.. ALCORN.
F.. Barksdale, Esq.