New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-02
senator AicorD.

nator Alcorn. who j. aboriuS FOR tn"
de- at of General Ames in Mississippi, 10y
III, lcmagogue trick of denOuncing carpet
la, gers. and thus secure the assistance Of
the ''oli citizens to place him in the cuh'r-
IA Onal chair, it would seem from the !'l-
loy nc, evidently written by one OF the class
with which he wishes 10 curry favor, fails
utt rly to gain the respect OF even the old
fossils OF his state:
There never has lived in the tide of time u
public character more unpTincplcd and COR
rupt that J. l.. AlCorn. Judas had touch
of sensibility and hanged himself because
unable to endure the upbraidiuGs OF 4 con-
science not free from the panIS of rCmorSe.
Arnold would never ailuie to ms part ia the
war OF the revolution, and was never known
to appear in the presence OF An American;
he had u sense of guilt and shame. but the
man whose name heads this article II n tar
behind them in the matter Circumstance a. he
! is before them IN all the qualities that ConstI-
! tute traitor.
/ The white men Of Mississippi are now
asked To indOrse him To defeat Ame>. In
reply we ask what will white man gam by
/ that? We are answered., why, he Is
! Mississippian. aud will appoint Mississippi
ans to office" Yes, but at what price? Why,
at the price of remuneration by the apppln-
/ tee of every principle OF constitutional ltb-
! erty; at the price of treason to the best in
/ terestS of the State at the price of being 4
traitor to his kith, his kin. his race. He
must become the plant tool ot dcSpotic
government; he must enforce all the tSran-
I meal edlcts cngendered by hatred of his own
/ household and neighbOr> he must share in
their robbery and plumber; he must glory in
their degradation, and the rule of thieves,
array race against race, and uphold the brli-
tai while they trdmplC under foot the bodies
1 of PROSTATE SOUtherncrs, and they must give
Responsibility to the party in order that it
NAV continue, and that its work of plunicr
and degradation may be perpetuated.
| Does any man who loves his State. who
loves constitutional liberty who loves his
race. see in this any benefit To result from
the defeat of Ames by Alcom? Why, no.
We had better, far better, take Amcs, tor he,
standing alone, supported only by the inilu-
ence of the Carpet BagSer with the ignorant
blacks, could not sustain himself against the
contempt, the wealth and intelligence of the
people, and they would long since have real
ized their .ato in defeat and iu;lmy, hut FOR
the strange dciusion and corruption that has
led - many of our people To the standard ct
this mau, whose treason and etlroutery throw
into the shade the crimes of Judas ana Bcnc-
dist Arnold.
lie: Us analvzc his character and motives.
lie is not So corrupt that Ae may be called
tor cOnstitutiOnally. Elected to the state
Convention by the people of CoahOma, TO
vote against and resist secession, he was the
first to take the then popular part, and
pin grd into the RubicOn on his march TO
Rome. Receiving an appointment in the
army to battle for the principles Of DcmoC-
Tacv, he thought his devotion entitled him to
dion. -1at,f lao, Mi
Gator Of the South in arms, but he was d.
appointed in promotion, then he abandoned
his country and its cause. Upon the tCrmn-
alton of the war, associated with Judge STAR
key, he was sent by the white men of Ms
sissIppi to the Senate of the United States
DID he refuse to become in his own person
the representative oi their wishes, sr1ti-
melt>, and interests? No; he accepted the
championship, but the dcspOtism at Wash
ing;ou welded the power, and fawning upon
it, he turned his back upon the whites. and
to .ngratiate himself with the party Of plum
de-. hate and despOtsm, he denounced those
wli IN he went to represent as a beast, whose
horns he would seize and hold until the ne
grOcs kicked it to death. Thcnccforth who
more bitter in denunCiatiOn of southern men
who more Jealous in banding the negroes
against the whites, and arousiug their prciu-
dices and hatred, and who more ardent "a
supporter vi an inc ilTanlllCdi d'tS ol Il
purged and usurping Congress for or en-
slavcment and degradation?
That he is a MississIppian, and has inilu-
ence over other Missssippians, makes him
only the more detestablc, the greater enemy
as more powerful for evil. Ancs has neither
the brains nor influence t. become 50 dam
ger"us.
That characteristic of his nature, which
has made him Il traitor to every cause lac ever
| capOUscd, has now CmbrOilcd him with hi,
ncw-tOund friends, and they have gru-pcd
the throat that brawIed for the protection Of
Aaron Moore in defiance of the laws and for
the death of the beast. He now calls on that
beast to save him in his extremity. If any
beast answers his call, 1t will be one who
has the promise of a rich pasture in which To
feed, and from which he can securely see the
rest of the herd kicked to death.
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