The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-14
NESHOBA COUNTY.
Manly Letter from Dr.. J. c. Wilson.
- Would Not Degrade Myself by
ignoring tIse VIII of Ifse
Majority"
n Lesson for Willing. Grace. Lind
sey, Gill A. Co., and Other ERO-
gus Representative.
NEsHoBA COUNTY. March Is

NESHoBA COUNTY. March LIST, 1872.
EDITORS CLARION: The following letter
explains itself Ii places its author. DIR. j.
c. Wilson, in pleasing contrast with Gill
and Hill, of Marshall Grace and MeInnis.
OF Lauderdale- and Willing and Handy. of
Copiah-that much comment is necessary.
and the letter itself highly commends the
writer TO the people OF his own county.
How different, Messrs. Editors. was it in
the conduct of the Sheriff. Clerk and Urea
surer, men TOO ''of the manor born The
true election returns show they were beaten
by majorities respectively of 223. POI and
21O-yet. in the face of all this, ID. ,. Salter,
Sheriff; f. ID. Meredith. Clerk. aud j. j.
Smith, Treasurer, accepted the certificates
issued them, not by the bona yfde Board OF
Registration. but by men appointed about
the Goth of November. who would subServe
party ends-al1 being Radicals. Messrs. G..
NJ. Cooksey, Sheriff; Robert +. Barrier,
Clerk, and Joseph Rogers, Treasurer, the
peoples choice, contested their right to said
offices before a Justice of the Peace. as the
law requires. and won il there too, but the
usurpers appealed TO the next term of the
Circuit Court to be held i'm Philadelphia on
third Monday Gnst). The case is to be tried
before his honor. Judge LeachInan, and,
although Republican. it is to be hoped he
will be controlled by right and justice.
When the illegality or informality of
the Democratic ticket was first spoken of,
and it was predicted that "the powers that
NC WIN give the OlllEtc io lut ICDuDltCdl
candidates, each of them said he would not
accept an office against the peoples will,
but mind you, this was before j. NJ. Bow
den, the High Priest and Hedd-Deru of Rad
icalism in Neshoba. had told them what
they must do In Neshoba parlance we saw
"Bowden holds the offices, and Salter Mere
dith q Co. are his deputies DIR. Wilson's
conduct has been different. He has with
stood all their evil Vaccinations aud influ-
ences, and still adheres to his first decision
\ IL =.
herewith sent. thus preserving his integrity
and commencing himself To the respect and
confidence of all high minded men. His
letter speaks for itself: y.
PHILADELPHIA, Mugs, Dec. 10, 1871.
To THE HoN. SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF
THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
GENTLENEN Having been an indepen-
dent candidate in this (Ncshoba county
for position in your body. and having
been as | conceive. honestly, and fairly
beaten at the Novem Der election, it behooves
me as an honest, Conscientious. and fair
dealing man, to submit my opinion in re-
gard To the election. | believe that my
honorable opponent, j. NJ. Kelly, Esq,
| received a majority of the votes of this
county; and II a majority are 10 govern
/ (wh y is the fundamental principle Of our
eovernment) he is properly and justly en-
/ titied to his seat.
Whether the election in this county was
| literally in accordance with the Registra-
| ton act, is not for the writer to determine
| but it is my honest conviction that the pop
ular voice and feeling were fairly repre-
| scented.
| On account of the regular Democratic
| ticket containing only the names of the
/ County and District candidates on the face
or denominated column. and the Beat can
| didates having been written on the back
| they were excluded. and l was declared the
| Representative elected. a certificate was
| issued by the Board of Registration and
| rendered me. As one who had aspired Ia
an honorable position in your body, 1 cOuid
not so far degrade myself as 10 ignore The 1oil
Of the majority Of the people or my county, ana
| force myself upon them IN consequence OF q
seeming UlegaIity.
| Mr.. Kelly was unquestiOnably elected by
the people, and if his seat is declared vacant
and new election ordered, il viii only be-
an additional expense TO the county.
| am confident the people of this county
would re-elect him under the circumstances
Respectfully,
Your obt. serv't
j. &. WILSON.