The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-23
ISSUES OF THE CANVASS.
The Facts Brought Home 10 the
People.
From the Vicksburg Times (Republican.)
DEAD IssUKs.

rFrom the Vicksburg Times (Republican.)
DEAD IssUEs.
The clap-traps about slavery and slave
holders. the war and its results. the black
laws of lS6G-67. and the antagonism OF
races. under reconstructed governments Is
to use a common but appropriate phrase
"too thin for the present canvass AFgh,
ments of that sort have had their day ana
belong 10 the past. They are no longer NJ
issue. Every body is now ready TO acknowl-
edge that we have lived in period OF most
wonderful revolutions, the like OF WhlcIl
had never before occurred in the history OF
government. The wisest men could not
foresee them, although, in all their Vastness
and magnitude, they lay hidden IN the I'M
mediate future. Each succeeding year
brought with il events OF such startling
character that the establishment they occa-
stoned had not subsidized before others of
still greater moment were upon Us, ana
thus surrounded with all the changes, de-
yastation and ruin of war and It's terrible
consequences, how was 1t 70 be expected
that tie people would act dispassionately
and with their most Intelligent judgment
on public matters? That would have been
expecting more than poor, weak humanity
is capable OF under such trying circuh
stances. Time alone could aIlay I'll" healed
passions of those days, and bring 20 the
country that peaceful, quiet and good feel
ing, which AT last dawned upon u.s. lhIl "l
hope ana proIulse.
AIl mat related 10 tine war and its rc-ults,
has. happily. about passed away. Time
brought the remedy and The care. ANA ~
may now be truthtully said, int men OF
both races begin 10 see that Ne :rr one pe"-
pie, with common int T. ST. and - common
destiny. and trust with "a common purPn.
To -erVe each other, and Tue State a. Dc
comes honest, patriotic cltiZens.
EQUAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
The State Government under which We
are living, is peculiarly ourown. We maj"
and adopted the Constitution; our repre-
sentatives make the laws and our chosen
officers execute them. No eXtraotdiuarN
agencies, such as controlled us during and
since the war, until few years ago, no"
have anything whatever 10 do win us
Military commanders and reconstruction
measures have had 70 give way u better
government made. by ourselves. Under
This government all men are equal before
the law. Each man has one vote ana pc Is
free TO cast it rs he pleases. All the laws
appIy To both races, white and cOlurcd,
alike, and make no distinctions between
| them. The rights and the duties OF men Of
both races are precisely the same.
Both political parties now acknowledge
this settlement OF the color question 10 be
right, and | know OF no one who has the
disposition or power to disturb il. IL Is 60
sol, mn ompact between white ana cOlored
men. and il recorded upon the pages OF
history as "A permanent bond OF Union.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The Republican party is the instrument
by which this great work was accomplished,
and its name may well be cherished by the
colored people whose freedom and political
elevation are among its greatest achieve
ments.
Not to feel grateful toward that party and
its supporters, would be almost conclusive
evidence that they are unworthy of the cit
izenship they enjoy, aud the priceless boon
of liberty. No good citizen will even seek
to disturb this confidence. IL is not mimi
cal to the interests of any one OF to the pub
lie welfare.
But now, that all questions necessarily
growing out of the late war are amicably
settled. and the rights of all classes OF citi-
zens assured let the voters of both colors
come together in spirit of mutual conf
dence and fraternity, and take counsel for
their common good.
COMMON INTERESTS.
1t may be said by ignorant polijirilns
and demagogues that the two races have no
interests ia common, and that they are sep
arate now, because they were separate ip
other DAYS when their conditions and rclu-
tions were different. But IT must be Iemcm-
bered that white men were Zee then and
colored men were slaves. Now, however.
they stard together on common ground ana
are equal before the law.
Every one will acknowledge that it wa
war. when they made the laws, 10 have
good government; then is it not equally
plain that men who are equal citizens have
the same c mmon interest now, whether
they be white or colored?
A c, lOred planter who o Hns one hundred
acres of land, and pays the taxes on it., has
just much interest in seeing that the
taxes are low, and the money he pays hon
estly expended. as the white planter who
lives bv his side and has the same quantity
of land and the same amount of taxes 10
pay. If any colored man don't believe this,
let him exchange places with the white
man and see.
II the peoples money, by which I.mean
the taxes they pay, is squandercd avn the
State run heavily In debt, are not all the
tax payers alike losers thereby, and are not
they alike interested in putting honest men
in Office, so that we may have good instead
of bad government.
But it is claimed by some. that the white
man pays the bulk of the taxes because be-
owns nearly all the taxable property. After
| have shown the present condition of our
State finances, and the necessity of "A change
in their management, shall endeavOr 10
show the tallacy of CHS argument and that
who is the actual taxpayer in this State
STATE FINANCES.
Every Republican may well regret that
the financial exhibit produced by three
and half years of Republican administra-
ton. is not more favorable 10 our party, bur 1
good or bad, / believe IN letting the people /
know exactly our condition 20 that Tie, .
may consider IL and determine the remedy
that should be applied.
The following table. shows the condition
Ut our state finances at the Inauguration OF
Republic can government in 1870, and sue
ces-ively in each year and fraction of year
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