The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-11-21
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wolf for devouring the lamb because the
latter had done it an objectionable injury.
has It's parallel in the causes assigned by
the Washington Chronicle, Mr.. Grants
personal organ, for the cruel treatment
of the Southern whites by the Admins
tration, and its endorsement by the North
ern majority in the late election. Be
cause the (white) people of the South, in
their impoverished condition have asked
to be excused from being ruled and rob
bed by the adventures who have come
among them. seedy and pennies, to
make their fortunes in that way-the
organ reminds them that they "have
kept away thousands OF the lest Of them
and millions more of money" ttat would
have been engaged in developing their
resources.
The truth is, the :: best Of them" have
not come because they did not want 10
invest their money where they had reason
to believe that il would be stolen. Moth
ing has done so much to repel Northern
immigration to the South as the rule of
the Carpet-Baggers.
The organ arraigns US for having re-
sisted every measure looking to the free
dom, education and enfranchisement Of
colored men," and burning down their
school-houses," instead Of instructing
them how to exercise their newly ac-
quired rights and imparting other useful
/ information to them. This is said in
| view OF the fact thai one of the firststeps
| of the Southern whites after the war was
to declare the negroes " freedom
they have never ceased to instruct them
in their newly acquired rights" though
constantly encountering the evil teachings
of pet-Baggers, who have persistently
/ filled their ears with falsehoods concern
| ing the whites, thus in the garb of friend
ship imposing on their ignorance and
credulity and in consequence of their
unwillingness to be taxed to provide d
fund under the pretense of school pur-
poses, for the pockets of the same adven-
turers, they are charged with burning
school-houses. Not one-half the money
taxed out Of the people ostensibly :" for
schools" is appropriated for that object.
So far from having opposed a public
school system, they have always advocat-
ed it. And it is gross injustice to charge
them with opposition to the system be-
cause they are not willing to be plumber.
/ ed in its absurd name As to the burn
ing" of houses erected with their own
money for school purposes, the charge is
foul perjury; nothing less.
The organ again says to these people,
Twill you not now acknowledge the fact
g that the result of the war made US a
nation, and accept your share in shap-
sing its destiny, instead Of endeavoring
&" to undo what has been done and trying
"' to unsettle all the questions which were
adjusted by the war J" This question
is asked and the charge conveyed which
the asking implies, ID view of the support
which the great mass OF Southern voters
have just given to Mr.. Greeley, an origi-
nal free-soiler and pronounced Repub-
lican, on the Cincinnati Platform which
in language the most unequivocal, pledged
them against the attempt to reopen any
| of the questions settled by the 18th, 18th
and 18th Amendments and to the main
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| those amendments and the equal rights
of all, of whatever nativity, race, color,
or persuasion.
1t is a consolation to know that we are
promised by the Administration the pri-
vilege Of enjoying the rights which were
pledged us when we were put through the
reconstruction mill, provided we will
abandon all the evil ways Of which we
are accused, but which our unvarying
conformity to law and our support of Mr..
Greeley on the Cincinnati Platform have
afforded no evidence of our intention to
do. What Will convince those people?
Should one arise from the dead will they
be persuaded ? Or will they still be in
hneneed by sectional prejudice and hate,
and receive as Gospel truths the testi-
mony" of the convicted and branded per
jurers who have organized chaos in the
Southern States to attain their own par
tizan and selfish ends