The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-09-04
What Course Shall the Conservative
Democracy Of Mississippi Pursue?
The Situation as Viewed by the
Organs of the Party in Ken-
lucky and Missouri.
The Peril and the Opportunity of
DeIiVerance

From the Louisville Courier journal
| THE SITUATIoN IN MISSISSIPPI The po-
litca situation in Mississippi is assuming a
more portentous aspect, and fears are en-
tertained that the AmeS faction will succeed
| in placing the State in the unhappy condi-
ton of louisiana 1t seems to be the set
tied purpose of the pestilent carpet dagger
! Ames to excite riots and provoke collisions
of the kind in order to obtain pretexts for
invoking the active Interference of the
United States authorities in flrtherance of
his aspirations for the governorship Should
he succeed in his design the State will be
given over body and soul to the most reck-
less and rapacious faction of the Radical
party, and life in Mississippi viii become as
intolerable as life in Louisiana
Powers, who is a representative of the
more conservative wing of the Radicals,
will be Ames' opponent, and will have the
active support of Senator Alcorn, who is
the acknowledged leader of this liberal ele-
ment. Just here we will say that we did
Mr.. Alcorn the injustice, In an article which
we published some time since, intimating
that he had misapplied certain resources
belonging to the State, which passed
not advised at the time that the charges had
been investigated, and that he had exoner-
Ated himself from all blame in the matter
by giving satisfactory account Of his dis
position of the fund. We are satisfied.
from the assurances CT those who know
him best, that he is a gentleman of high
personal integrity, and is incapable of the
conduct attributed to him. His best efforts
are now being made to save Mississippi
from the domination of the Ames faction,
and his services in such a cause justly en-
title him to the gratitude and support of
the people.
The State Democratic Central Committee
have called Il convention to meet at Meri- |
dian on the 18th of September but the
wfsest representatives OF the party seem. to
oppose the policy of making nominations,
and urge that the Democracy give their
support TO Powers. 1t is not likely that a
Democratic ticket could be inaugurGted, |
however large might be its majority. We
should have aaotler repetition OF the out |
RACES in Louisiana, by which candidate |
was placed in Office and supported by Fed
eral bayonets without having Obtained a /
majority of the votes cast and even without |
any legal returns " whatever, 3 The only hope |
for the people seems to be in the election of /
the more Conservative Repu blican eandi- /
date. BY such an election they could secure |
the presence of the most respectable Repub-
licans in the State Offices. and would have /
some protectien against the rapine and per-
secution which would undoubtedly follow /
them on the success OF the Ames faction.
The hope which Is expressed by some OF
ehe more sanguine Democrats that they 4
might take advantage Of the division in the
Radical ranks and Slip into power between
the two seems 10 be a f0F10ru and visionary
one. and cnnnek be INDUCED without serioHs
hazard 90 the best Interests "a the state
From the most reliable Information we can
gather the surest road IL the best; and an
alliance with, the conservatlse element OF
the Republicans furnishes the only plan Of
defense which Is plausible or practicable.
The gravest Interests are lhF0lVed, for If
Ames should triumph the State will become
\ comparative Wilderness agriculture viii
languish, and The people VIII be driven 70
an extremity which, desperate as their for
tunes have been. they have not reached. In
the face OF such peril the most thonghflessd
must admit that the reckless course sug-
gested would prove hazardous In the ex-
IRENE. as it is hair-brained. and we doubt
not that the Democratic convention which