The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-11-21

vexed ard plnndered BY the gangs who are
infesting ir- You had ''heard OHM as an
s.inhuentials agent in the apportionulent
yiIlainy by which the property-ownersa and
Intelligence of the State are permitted TO
have but one ont OF six Representative in
ia Congress and by which your own 5 a
shore region Is dominated by the African
clement of other counties. You h2d Aheard
of him. as an ~infinentiaI' member Of the
party that has deprived your Sea-shore
coanties Of their rightful representation In
the Legislature because they happen TO
have white majorities, and which crowned
lis infamous invasion of popular rights and
its repeated insults to your people by assign
ing to seat in the Legislature as Repre-
sentative from Harrison county person
who did not receive cne-third of the votes
of the county, in place of the lawfully cleo
ted member gentleman of talents and
cx perience-who did receive 3 large Fnajer-
ity of the legal votes thereof. And You GER
tainly had "heard of him" As the represent
rative of the party OF Prescription and Hate
in the Presidential election. VIII you
please put these things in your pipe and
smoke them along with the other consid-
erations which yon say have combined to
| render Lynch and '4the two other cultiva-
| ted gentlemen OF his race" objects OF such
| exceeding loveliness in your eyes? Ii you
have not perception enough to apprehend
| the difference between your conduct III
| building up these agents of plumber and OPP
preston and organizers of race antipathies
and strife in our State; and Of my action in
I nj, of
equal rights to all and good viii among men
| to join nae i'm getting rid OF such agencies
| tor the benefit of both races, cannot hope
/ TO enlighten you. The difference is so plain,
had believed wayfaring man, though a
tool would have seen IL
| 3. As TO the rum0red cotton claim. 1t
seems then, there Is cat in the meal tub.
There is a cotton claim pending against the
| Government. in which you are interested. 1
would not be surprised if the question OF the
| (partizan) "loyaIty" or di-loyalty" of the
| parties prominently engineering it, should
enter into the merits of the case when it
comes 10 be decided Would youP Among
the many friends who extended generous
civiIities to Gen. Lowry and myself in our
Sea bore visit, cannot determine the one 10
whom you have specially referred, but who
ever he may be, his adhesion TO the cauSe of
the unfortunate and oppressed and OF its
representatives, Mr.. Greeley on the Presi-
Dental ticket, and of Mr.. Cassidy on the
Congressional ticket, acquits him of the sus-
picion of bending the hinges Of the knee
that thrift may follow fawning.
L. No doubt you are warranted In boasting
the confidence OF the President" Certainly
YOU have won 1t. Others have, by travelling
the same road.
5. Nothing W as said about disabilities"
In the short paragraph to which, by the way,
you ought not to have excepted inasmuch
as it contained nothing in regard to your
self that was not true. 1t has not been my
habit TO search tor the names of persons who
have applied to be relieved of the letters
which the cruel policy of an uugenerous
toe has thrown around them / have not
blamed them for it. But it / had instituted
the search, would not have looked for the
name of one who, during the war. prayed
with cOnsummate skill the game of fast and
loose with both sides by turns; any more
than / could have discerned why a man
who could take the ''iron-clad" when il was
over should fad it necessary to petjtion for
the removal Of his disabilities"
II my last shot was ii s'tWo Of my
''oldest friends l am sorry the necessity ex-
listed, l am their friend Yet, and have fol-
lowed the good example recorded in Holy
Writ Of Christening whom He loveth.
Yours, very respectfully.
r. BARKsDALE.