The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05

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ceived for their Presidential ticket in this
State, the Carpet Bag usnrpers and their
Scalawag confederates have fattered
themselves with the belief that they
have secured permanent control Of the
State government and that they have
nothing 70 do in the future but to divide
the Offices and levy taxes for their
own enrichment and maintenance of lux
urious establishments the balance Of their
days. They have imagined that the
thirty THOUSAND voters who staid
away from the polls in November--some
of them for the reason that they had
no taste for Federal politics others be
cause they felt that their labor would be
expended in yain-and others because
they preferred mastery inactivity TO sup
porting either Of the candidates will
still quietly fold their arms and refuse to
strike blow to deliver the good old State
from Vandal rule.
OF course, these calculations are the
vain imaginings of the Spectators. =
There is ample strength among the oppo-
sition to Radical misrule to place Missis-
sippi in line with Tennessee, Louisiana,
Alabama, Texas and Georgia, and other
Southern States that have worked out
their deliverance from the yoke Of the
carpet Dagger, and it will be aroused and
successfully manifested in the coming
election.
The contestants for the Carpet-Bag
nominations are the Bullet-Heads 1.-THE
Ames gang, the Bully Boys (the Pow
ers' wreckers,) and the Ossawatamies (the
Flournoy tribe). Morris did enter the
ring laundering terribly in the index, but
he has fallen prematurely under the
Subsidy load. He will thank his stars,
if he can manage to retain the pay and
perquisites Of the placehe now holds.
The OssAwATAMIEs are not formidable.
They are barely in the ring. Their lea
der is undoubtedly the ablest, boldest and
honestest of the entire concern He goes
the whole figure Of Uunadulterated Mon
grelism breaches it, from Alpha to
Omega, just as Morgan puts it into prac-
tice-but somehow he has not the pres
tige which inspires confidence, and will
90 bv the board almost without strug-
gle against his fate.
The race is between the BULLET
HEADS and the BULLY BoYs-the Down
casters and the Buck Eyes. 1t is in both
programmes to place carpet-bag darkey
on the ticket for Lieut. Governor, and
through him to make sure Of the negro
vote. The L. s. Senate is doubtless the
objective point of both the head men of
the contending factions. The Office of
Governor is regarded simply as step
ping-stone. Little Ames has gotten a
taste of its soft cushions and large per-
quisites, and has no idea of surrendering
them. The BULLY Boy is casting
wistful look in the same direction.-
Both are saying to Sambo, who, after all
is the power behind the throne and whose
breath can unmake the carpet-bagger as
his breath has made-you take the
nomination for 1t. Governor, and | will
step into the Senate and leave you in
full possession of the Executive office
and mansion, so that Mongrelism may
thrive and Dinah and Suekey shall have
a good time generally.
Which of these competing factions of
bowling spoilsmen-
6 Hungry as hounds and ravenous as
have the inside track, it is not for us to
say. One thing seems certain, Ames has
the confidence of Africa and the carpet
Dagger of the pure blood The Afri-
cans don't like the way Powers abscond-
ed at the approach of their great apos-
tie, Fred. Douglass, and they were dis |
gusted with his manner of slamming the |
door of the Mansion in their faces ut the |
Executive levees. Nevertheless he has
support from Timbuctoo
and strong carpet-bag backing, with
whatever there is left of the J. L. AL |
'orn following.
The consequences which will result
rom the success of either of these clans,
will furnish topic for many an article in
hese columns during The next twelve