The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-10

aud ousted the man who was elected This
I is not statement. but a conclusion by the
highest possible authority.
/ Wen. gentlemen, the Federal Court was
/ convened or held a session two OF three
months atter these outrages OF which | tell
you by Clayton and his Board and tile
Grand Jury of that Court examined into
| these facts and indicted Powell CLAYTON and
| his confederates for this crime. y e had
a District Attorney prepared Ia tuf- him
right straight thrOugh-Mr. CaIi.-r- "A. APP
pointed by General Grant. and "a GOOD IA
/ Republican as ever lived was "o5,sss 60 nut
| Mr.. Clayton through, and the State Prison
WAS before him; but now Mr.. CLAW ron aud
! his satellites walked on to Washington and
| induced General Grant to remove that right
eous and faithful District Attorney and put
enc of Clayton's tools IN his place. and that
/ is the end of the proSecutiOn-that was the
end of the whole thing, all gone to rack and
ruin. Now Mr.. Clayton goes swimming
| into the United States Senate instead of in
/ to the States Prison.
1ou are asked what the Government has
to do about it. | will tell you. They all
| back themselves right on the power ut
Washington. They all cry out "Hurrali for
Grant; give him two terms" Give him
two terms if you like. These other fellows
| are disloyal; they are oue-term men: put
| them out, they say; turn them out and put
| in those men who will stand by Clayton ana
his Board, and it is done. | want you to see
this thing goes all back on Won people of the
United States; you are sustainers Of these
iniquities. If we had "A Government ia
Washington which crowned upon these evils
that Government would stop all this bust
ness in short time. Applause.
The men who are robbing South Carolina
to-day would be on
DEAD RACE OUT OF THAT STATE
two days after they had heard that another
government was about to be installed at
Washington. Just AS Bullock, of Georgia.
resigned and ran away, so these men would
all get out if they did not feel that the
mighty arm OF the Federal Government was
outstretched for their pro lection aud de
Tense
1t is against this inIquity that we
FIGHT THE VILLAINS
who corrupt elections in Arkansas, and are
all shouting for Grant; shouting and work
ing for him. and they are gaining immunity
for their crimes.
Felow-citizens. do not know what will
be the decision of the people in the contest
now before us; every body else Is very con-
tident that what they wish will be the re-
suit. l only know that if the people could
only look into these
WICKED GOVERNMENTS Al THK SOUTH,
and see them as they are, they would not
longer be sustained by the public sentiment
of the North. | know that, and / believe
that light is creeping in. Two-thirds of
your journals have meyer told the people
what the truth is about these carpet-ba
villains; they suppress the facts; they con-
ceal the facts, and rs a consequence the
people do not understand them. To-day
they say what reconciliation do you want;
they say we are recOncIled. what more do
you want? Now, l am not reconciled To
have such robbers govern. the State. | want
TO be reconciled. | want governments that
honest men can afford to be reconciIed to /;
plead for reconciliation.