The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-01-11


The organization of. the Senate has
been as favorable to the cause of Reform
as the opposers of Radical misrule could
have anticipated in view of the large
number of Radicals holding over, and
the infamous gerymander by which the
popular viii was not permitted fairly to
express itself through the ballot-box at
the late election.
On the first ballot the votes of the
Democrats and Conservatives in the
Senate, were cast solidly for that sterling
and unfinching member of the household
of the faithful for President of the
body, Hon. j. NJ. Stone, of Corinth.
Finding his election unattainable, they
next united with the Liberals in support
of the Hon. Joseph Bennett, Liberal Re
publican of Rankin, and he was elected
easily over all opposition. Mr. Bennett
was a member of the last Senate, and III
most of the test questions between the
Bitter End Malignants, or Carpet-baggers,
and the Conservatives, he went with the
latter, as the frequenC commentators of
THE CLARION, and the Journals of the
Senate abundantly attest. He is Mis-
sissippian in the truest acceptation of the
term. He served in the Legislature be-
fore the war-bore his part of the trials
and reverses incident to il, and while we do
not endorse his recent political affiliations
we have not had occasion to question the
integrity of his intentions. On the con-
trary we have had reason frequently to
applaud his acts as a member of the
Senate. His refusal to go into the Radi-
cal caucus, and to abide its cut-and-dried
decree, is the best evidence that he in
tends to pursue a straightforward and
manly course His abilities and long ex-
perience in public life will make him
good presiding officer, and an expert in
legislative business.
For Secretary of the Senate, by a
similar combination, DIR. Joseph Lemly,
Liberal Home Republican was elected
over Mr.. LOOMS, Carpet-bagger, and
brother-in-law of his Excellency, Gov.
Powers.
The Sergeant-at-Arms, Capt. Q. Lowd,
was elected after hard tug, over T. W.
Stringer, colored carpet-bagger. Capt.
Lowd is in politics, a Conservative who is
universally esteemed by the worthy men
Of all parties, and classes. He will make
| popular officer.
For Door-keeper, Settles, colored, of
Aberdeen, was elected. He had some
strong hackers among distinguished citi-
ems of Aberdeen who happened to be in
tie city, and whose endorsement went a
bng way in helping Senator Little to Sc
ere his election.
On the whole, the organization of the
Senate is promising result to the Con-
srvative and Republican advocates of
Reform. 1t might have been thousand
tines worse. We wish we could say as
much for the organization of the House.
The darkies sIashed the carpet-baggers
aud put into the Speakers Chair one of
tier own race, j. Il. Lynch, sprightly
nulatto from Adams county. The Demo
cnts and Conservatives voted for Hon.
II. NJ. Street, of Prentiss, an able Re
preventative and thorough parliamenta-
rian, but failing to elect him, they con-
centrated on what they regarded as the
best opposition material without avail.
Lynch was elected by IA majority. The
outrage is due to the fact that a number
of bogus Mongrel Representatives were
admitted to seats from counties which
actually gave decided majorities for the
Conservatives, Copah, Newton, etc, are
examples.
Il. w. Warren, was elected Clerk.
He is a carpet-bagger and late defeated
candidate in Leake county and author of
the telegram to Washington, which Gov
AlcOrn branded as calumny, representing
the prevalence of disorder and violence
in the State, and invoking the interposi-
ton of the military power of the Federal
Government. Warren, supplemented
this SANDER by announcing himself as
candidate for reelection in Leake county,
and was spurned by her citizens But
their sentence, gave him the crown of
martyrdom and the majority which fraud,
falsehoOd, and the violation of the purity
of the ballot box, have accomplished
tenporarilyin the lower branch of the
Legislature has secured for him the place
Of Clerk Of that body.
Thus organized, the two Houses we
trust, VII proceed at once TO business,
and we will report progress to an eager
public through THE CLARION, nothing
enenuating nor setting down aught in
malice
The Grand Jury in Chicago, has found
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