The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27
Communication from Judge Rob-
ert y. AIcOrn.

JACKSON, Miss, June 18th, 1872.
EDITORS CLARION =
/ have observed in THE CLARION that a
primary meeting had appointed me a dele
gate to the Democratic and Conservative
Convention, which will assemble in thi.
City tomorrow. While, as one of the ear
liest Republicans in the State, / am pro-
foundly sensible of the compliment, il
would be unjust to the Convention, and |
would be untrue to myself did | not take
this, or some other equally efficient method
| toTespectfully decline To serve in the capac-
ity indicated. Had l apprehended anything
of the kind prior to the meeting, the neces-
! sity for this communication would have
been avoided
In the first place, l am not Democrat.
nor Conservative so called; and at the
same time have made no attempt to con-
ceal my preference for Mr.. Greeley over Mr..
Grant in the approaching presidential con-
| test, yet, can but feel assured that NV de-
termination to support him rests upon diff
| ferent basis, and is Influenced by very diff
| ferent motive from that which Will doubt
| less actuate a majority Of the delegates who
VIII compose the State Convention
am Republican, no less earnest and
sincere than | was in lS66-67-'eS. aud my
preference for Mr.. Greeley is determined by
the consideration that ne presents in him
self more earnest and genuine type of
Republlcanlsm than does Mr.. Grant. He is
Il scholar and a conservative statesman of
large and liberal views-of great expert
ence-Of generous patriotisn-with a char
acter for honesty and purity-uever i'm
pcached, and withal record as a Republic
can. which no man can assail. Hence,
Greeley stands before the American people
combining in himself more of the elements
IA Vah n1srEl N.l
security and repOse to all sections of the
country than any other living man. |
am, therefore, for Mr.. Greeley. per Sc
l take him upon his own merits / take
him not in the spirit of those who will take
ANY body to beat Grant" but | take him
because desire his election in preference
TO the election of any man likely to be a
candidate. As understand the programme
should he be endorsed by the Baltimore
Convention, it will be Understood to be /
the exercise of that political p. licv /
which will place him before the people in |
ne character of ''simply a conservative I
no not as L would have him appear-THE /
RST CHOICE over and above all.
L shall be glad if the Baltimore Conven- /
ton will give him its support and shall
ask no questions as to the why or where
fore, but will remain content with the
knowledge of the fact. On that score. |
snail have no quarrel with any one, but |
prefer not To be participant in the work
indeed we have no positive assurance that
Baltimore will take Mr.. Greeley. although
we all hope so. Should /, an avowed Re-
publican, and one among the oldest Repub-
licans in the State, tahe part in the
convention tomorrow and assist in sending
delegates to the Baltimore Convention and
that Convention should nominate a Demo-
crat, would find myself in predicament
that could only be remedied by a precipitate
and successful bolt.
The National Convention under whose
auspices labor, did its work at Cincinnati
and it would be manifestly improper for
me to participate directly or Indirectly with
any other. ,
l trust the Convention tomorrow will
be Harmonious and successful one
nat proper delegates will be sent to &
Baltimore. who will cast their votes |
or Mr.. Greeley, and that with locked :
'hleios- and q common purpose in a COM
non cause, Democrats, Conservatives. and I
republicans will move in solid column TO 5
Tictory in November, and cast the electoral /
'ote OF Mississippi for the noble old states
nan. liberal patriot, and honest man-HoR-
ICE GREELEY. L
Very respectfully, '
ROBT. j. ALCORN ,