Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-10-11
ALCORN'S MACON SPEECH.

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he voted for him to hasten the re-
construction of tho State, which he
considered vitality important. Now
it is q matter of government and
there is q vast difference between
then and now. Aftor Congress had
accepted tho constitution of Miss,
the credentials of Ames came be-
fore the Judiciary committee COM
posed of somo among the ablest
lawyers in tho country, and altho
there was only one Democrat on
the committee, they declared under
oath that Ames was not 4 citizen OF
mississippi and not entitled to his
seat IN the Senate, nevertheless he
was admitted by y vote of the Sen
ate, but the committee voted against
him. When Ames found out he had
no chance for promotion in the an
my, he resigned, came back to Miss.
to antagonize the races and attack
me because | endeavored to make
Republicans of white men. He did
all he could to instill into the col
orod man hatred of southern peo-
pie and to get thom to roposo CON
tidonco in carpet, haggers. | have
heard Amos say, ono man who
fought in the southern army could
be trusted they were hypocrits."
He declared in his seat in the Sem
ate that southern white men We're
all kuklux or their aiders and abet-
tors, and | found 1t necessary to
vindicate southern society from this
calumny. While | admitted that
gross wrongs were committed |
could never believe the true people
OF the state upheld the murderer
KukluXism was the offspring Of
bayonot government, the natural
result Of the advent of carpet bag
gers. Tyrannical government Ia
miliarized people with violence and
they sought to redress wrongs, they
were flied with passion and proiu-
dicos, they were in a passion with
mo because | was rot influenced by
this dcplorable state of affairs as
they were. l know that the resto-
ration of the civil government
would abolish every kukIux lodge
in the State, and it is q matter Of
fact that before the passage of the
enforcement act, they had every.
whore disbanded.
He asserted that the carpct-bag
gers were not anxious to ropres,
the kuklux, and stated rs a proof o
this, that they would not pass law.
to enable him to bring them to jus
tice. They opposed the passage 0
the venue law they refused to givC
me u picked cavalry regiment will
which ! could have searched then
out and brought them to trial wher
ever | pleased, and the plain rea
son is that they wished the ku-klu!
to thrive, because they fattened up
on their outrages. They knew tina
every outrage committed was mon
ey in their pockets and it was
matter of indifference to then
whether they arrested the innocen
or the guilty. How is it that II,
one is over punished for these out
RACES? Because they have money
enough to pay the marshals and tn
Federal officers that are now 70.
loving around in the wake of Ger
Ames, Believe me, they fattcnc
, upon your blood in kuklux times
they now sock to thrive upon tn
sweat ofyour brow--the proceeds c
, toll. Colored men, you saw me il
| your childhood come to your pro
) lection. Your trusted me then.
have not betrayed you. Ihave 10
turned my back upon you. | stan
now where / stood then, the frien
: Of the black man and the friend {
the white man. | am working nov
as | was working then, to brin
!, both races into the brotherhood {
political embrace.
Alcorn said Gibbs, French an
others were attacking him abor
the secret service fund. 1t wa
natural they should, as it was thr,
the secret service fund that most {
r their ~rascality was brought to ligh.
They tell you l set spies upon tn
7 Legislature and the public officer!
7 Many of them deserved, and it wa
well l did as events have showr
f He then proceeded to read som
important papers, which fell int
2 his hands while Governor. The
f produced q great sensation, espec
ally the one relating to a represer
/ tative from Noxubee:
f JACKSON, Miss, June 10, 1870
r The bearer, Mr.. Jas. Il. Richart
: son, is hereby authorized for an
; in my name and to my use and bel
eft to vote to the number of share
0 of stock (50) subscribed for in m
l name in the Mississippi Valley Raj
road Company of Mississippi, as ais
f in the Gulf Coast and North Yves
ern Railroad Company ofthis Stat
$50 Sharosl in any election of of
GERS or for any other purpose wha
ever connected with the interest
r said roads. This my power of a
: torney to DO full and irrevocab
!. for the period of one year.
5 [Signed[ ALEXANDER K. DAVIS
8 He dissected the Ames ticket gel
. orally, charging that Gibbs an
j French had received a bride Of So
100000 worth of railroad shar'
and $500 cash. These carpet ba
: thieves, said Alcorn, can't tru
each other; then how can yc
t blame me, colored men, Tor roiusin
! to fraternize with such men.
/, want to rails o the standard 70 repuI
licanism high in the air. | came
bow to thieves.
Parties indebted to MURPHE