The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-05


From all parts of this District,
clamor comes up for nomination Of
candidate for Congress against the Rad
ical nominee. The Liberals, Democrats,
and Conservatives, comprising the united
forces of the Greeley and Brown party,
are of one mind on this subject. They
demand, and intend to have, candidate
who stands with them heart and soul in
favor of the principles proclaimed and
the candidates nominated at Cincinnati
and Baltimore.
OF the sentiments Of the staunch
Conservatives and Democrats of the
counties in the District where the strength
of the party which is supporting Greeley
and Brown, is to be found, we can speak
advisedly. They intend to have can
didate who will reflect their views. They
do not intend to make a choice between
two candidates who are both pledged to
Grant. They do not intend to support
any man, white or black, whose position
is even equivocal. They do not wish
to assume the unenviable attitude of
body-guard to a Mongrel aspirant whose
claim to their support is not his champi-
onship of Greeley and Brown and the
principles of Cincinnati and Baltimore,
but his defeat in a Convention of his
own motley clan. 1t is an impugnment
of their intelligence to suppose they
would degrade and trife away their suf-
fage in any such style. In giving their
support to candidate they must have
an assurance that he will canvass the
District in favor of their Presidential
nominees and the Platform on which he
stands; and that he will range himself
in opposition to the oppressive and plum
dering policy of the Grant Administra-
ton. They can support no man who
falls below this standard, without self
qualification.
One of the strongest grounds on which
the Liberal Republican candidate for the
Presidency is commended to the support
of Democrats and Conservatives is that
his election will carry with it Democrat
ic majority in Congress. Unless such
majority is obtained, the Cooperation
Movement would fail of one of its most
desirable objects, and the new Admins
tration would fall short of the main pur-
pose which it is expected to accomplish.
An Executive with hostile Congress to
contend against, is no more than a CIPHER
The failure of the Andrew johnson Ad-
minisTation is a case in point. He was
run over rough-shod by partisan enemies,
and all his good intentions to save the
constitution, restore the Union on the
basis Of its original principles and ward
off the blows which Radical malice aimed
at the South, were completely baffied
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The policy of making selection be-
TWEEN a regular nominee Granite and
a sorehead Granite is not justified
by the idea that the supporters of
Greeley and Brown cannot elect man
of their own party in this District -
The colored majority is only 300. An
accession of 1850 colored men to our
cause will ensure his election We can
name three counties in the District in
which these accessions will unquestiona-
bly, be made. There is no doubt of a
victory if a standard bearer is selected
whose principles will entitle him to the
support of the good and true men of the
District. The opportunity is not to be
thrown away.
But it is not necessary to argue the
question. The opposers of Grantism
who are supporting Greeley and Brown,
intend to have candidate. The
great mass of voters who are DESTROYS
of reforming the Administration of the
will have representative
Of their cause in the field.
The Convention to nominate such
candidate will meet in Brandon on the
10th. 1t is time his work was commenced
Mckee, the candidate of the GRANTEES, has
already entered upon the canvass and he
must be met and vanquished on every
stump.