The weekly clarion., 1873-06-19
The Radical Camp.
Col K. w. FrournOy'- Ui.imnt"m.
Old John Browns Soul Still March.
ing On.

3 PoNToToC, Miss, May p 1873.
! To the Editors or the Pilot:
In your last issue there are two articles
, which may refer to myself You speak O
letters having been received by certain
: persons, inviting them To public confer
|, | ence. to adopt platform outside of what
. you are pleased To term the regular con-
vention of the Republican party. 1ou
then 90 on to say that those 'private notes
were some consigned To the fire, and others
are held,to confront the author at the proper
time"
/ have addressed several letters to gem
tlemen in different parts Of the state, and
among others. to the Hon. Caldwell. l have
not considered any of them so private that
| | am not willing that their contents should
| be made known, and | am confident did
| not request that they should he kept secret.
! | know that | am not acting in the dark.
| The very nature of the subject required
| that a certain publicity should be given
| them.
If YOU referred to me. and your iDsinua-
| tions are based upon what You believe 10 be
| correct information. permit me u inform
you that you are very much mistaken as 10
| the manner in which those letters have been
| received. with very few exceptions, by
| all TO whom they were addressed. In al
most every instance they were written TO
| colored gentlemen, and they have respond
| ed enthusiastically to the objects and pur-
poses OF the proposed meeting. Let me in
| form you. so AS TO disabuse your mind OF a
false impression that some secret trick is on
hand, that a convention would have met at
Oxford on the 18th of June, and il Is only
deferred to later period because, after the
publication OF the proceedings OF the eNecu-
tive cOmInittee, so mysterlousiy delayed,
we propose now TO await ITS action, when
it meets in july, touching the time of call
ing a convention at jackson. For il such
a convention is called not later than the
middle of August. we are disposed to await
the action of that convention.
If the Jackson convention viii adopt in
good faith two resolutions. and nominate a
ticket pledged TO carry them out, there viii
remain no cause of difference. The resO-
lutiOns are, the right of the colored people /
to send their children to all public colleges T
and schools in this State a are maintained /
out of the public funds. and a sweeping re- I
duction in the taxes The above are cardi- 4
nal questions, and of paramount import I
ance. If the committee conclude To call /
convention at IA period so late as to prevent i
organized opposition to its proceedings i'm /
the event that it take no satisfactory action /
upon the points above mentioned, then f
convention at Oxford will meet before the /
one at Jackson, upon the suppo>itlou that /
the Jackson convention proposes To rush /
through its ticket without permitting time (
for those who may oppose its action to
canvass the State.
As to the best manner of bringing about
the reduction of taxes, it is an open ques-
But The question of mixed schools Is no
longer an open one. about which Republi-
cans can differ. And those who act to-
gether, in the great movement OF giving to
every citizen, black or white, exactly the
same rights-no more. no less-will not
hereafter recognize any man As true Re
publican who opposes that question of lib
erty, the constitution and justice. So you
perceive your assump ption of deciding who
are, and who are not Republicans. outside
of that question, will be very seriously con
troverted and the verdict rendered by an
authority quite superior to yours.
Nothing is easier than to insinuate' or
even to make groundlcss charges. There
fore your attempt to impress the public
that the movement you refer 10 IS IN the
interest of the Democratic party Is %ratui-
tous and unfouuded. Ii such were its pur-
poses it would not Itself upon priHriple a I
party-a principle that even the prejudice
of pretended Republicans cannot overcome.
There is far more probability OF coalition
between such Republican as oppose the
rights of the colored people and the Demo-
Gratis than there is between those who are
for equal and impartial rights for them and
the Democrats uniting. 1t is mere pre-
tense to frighten men from demanding
their rights, and behind that cry TO shelter
abuses and wrongs.
So far as your assaults, covert or open,
upon me are concerned, they VIII nave
about as much effect as a penny whistle
would have in commanding the waves OF
the Atlantic to cease their rolling, In the
pursuit OF great principle. have breast
ed the ostracism of the Democrats for
years, and never faltered and | am pre-
pared now for the assaults of pretended
Republicans, who are not above seeking
the votes of the colored people to give
them office. but are mean enough to turn
upon their beucfactors and deny them The
of other citizens.
Now. will you publish this letter; and a
YOU will not hand it To THE CLARION-
Il. W. FLoURNOY. /
P 5. If the Pilot declines publishing The
above letter, viii the editors of THE CLA-
RIoN oblige me by doing SO: Yours,
K ". FLoUENOY.