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

JASPER COUNTY. Sept. :, Is72.

JASPER COUNTY, Sept. =, lS72.
/ EDITORS CLARION =
The Secretary of State, Lynch, came 10
GarlandsviIle, Sept. 25th, for the express
purpose of addressing his own race and col
/ or on the political issues of the day.
After the crowd of some $50 or I75 per-
sons had assembled, the Hon. Secretary
/ took the chair, and appointed committee
/ to nominate officers for a Grant Club.
/ Having requested the committee to retire
! his Honor took the stand-and said he
would proceed 10 tell his race what the
Republican party had done in the past
what it is now dong, and what 1t would do
in the future. But doubtless thinking he
| had promised too much-he, very wisely,
corrected himself, and said-"no man on
earth or under the earth, can tell what the
Republican party will do in the future"
He then spent some time in telling his race
what the Republican party had done. 1t
had given them their freedom-had main
tanned their frCedom-and they were in
| debted to the Republican party for ali that
they had and were. He said the whole
nation had prospered under the rule of the
Republicans, and that the financial interest
of the nation and of the State had been pro-
NOTED by the judicious and economical rules
of the Republican party.
He said some of his race had cemplained
that the State laws were unjust. and the
taxes were too high Well, says his Honor,
what do you know about unjust laws? The
laws are made by the Legislature. and you
have no right to call in question their just
ness; your duty is to obey the laws. As to
high taxes, the taxes are less in Mississippi
than in many other States you know moth
ing about taxesS pay your taxes and keep
silence.
He then told his race that Greeley was
once Republican, but like Judas had be-
trayed his party, had turned round, and was
now working with the Democrats; and in a
sneering way, and with a coRtemptuous
and self-defiant look, said, Greeley will not
be elected-and if he could be elected, il
would be the ruin of the colored people,
and that Greeley is not to be trusted-and
said further-''poOr old Greeley, pity the old
''nGn-he a0iH soon die-aedrk rchdt sag, he
''aoiU die before January, this is mig prophecy,
mark eohdt say"
This subject, next to eulOgising Grant
and the Republican party-was to denounce
the Democratic party. This party he calls
the white mans party, and said it had ever
been, and was still the inveterate enemy of
the colored people. This party, if success
ful, and Greeley is elected had for its object
the re-enslaving of the colorcd people. 81
''warn you against this party, you cannot
''trust the white man, they have always de-
"ceived you-and you may be sure, when a
''white man tells you anything, the very
opposite is true-the white man will not
''tell you the truth, and as to the Democrat
"ic party-it Is dying, the Republicans have
"a rope around it's neck and he is dangling
ain the 2ir-yea, is already dead-on the 9TH
'of November all you have to do, is to go to
''the polls-cut him down and bury it,
Significant language this. Jas. Lynch,
the Hon. and Rev. Divine is certainly ad-
vocating revolution and blood-shed in his
speech; and we have reason to believe that
these same sentiments are being advocated
secretly in all the land. a colOred Radical at
Charlottesville, said recently-Grant viii be
the next President, and if not elected ut the
polls will be seated by the bayonet and there
are enough of us to do it. We can judge
from such speeches and remarks what is the
spirit and the intention of the Republican
party. GARLANDsVILLE.
z. S. have given. Mr.. Editor, not only |
the sentiment but for the most part the |
language and verbage of Secretary Lynch's |
speech.