The weekly clarion., 1874-02-26


Il is not always easy TO understand
the logic of politicians in the South.
We find rhe Jackson CLARIoN. for In
/ stance. claiming that the colIserva ives
/ of Mississippi ought TO be recognized inthe
next election for United States Senator.
while bewailing the fact that the negroes
are not all0wed proportionate share of
| the offices By the Republican party. In
/ the event of the recognition of the eonserv-
atives, the CLARION demands "a genuine
| bqsn tide representative of the people, :
naming jeff Davis first in its list; but If
recognition cannot he obtained, it would
( prefer two negro Senators. Would the
/ CLARION teach us that no white man, un-
/ less he was an Original secessionist," is fit
/ to represent Southern State in Congress?
! TINS is as shortsighted as the policy of the
. republicans in electing carpet-haggers, not
because they are et-baggers, but be-
cause they are corrupt.-N. Y. Herald.
We find the foregoing in several oppo-
sition papers inthe State. The Lee Coun-
~ Journal copies it and corrects the error
Of the author. We did not even intimate,
much less say, that 'no white man, un-
less he vas an original secessionist was fit
to represent a Southern Statr. Our
whole course is direct contradiction Of
such inference. We have It, he i
rule never to consider what p4f'y "a lsan
was q member of bet0fe the war, or
whether he belonged IA any. in deciding
whether he is eft to represent the peo-
pie" Egerbody knows tnat the CLARION:
is nducted scrupulouSly without refer
enee to antedeluvian issues We have bet
ter employment than playing Old Mort'l-
ify." The list ofnames presented in thear-
ticle referred to would have precuded the
inference drawn by the Herald if it had
been posted in Mississippi politics. True we
headed the lists with the name OF Jefter-
son Davis because he is first among
equals: and he and Ex-Governor Brown
resigned their places in the Senate at
the bidding Of the State; but our article
also contained the names of others who
were fur from being original secessionists;
for example, A. K. Johnston, j. w G.
Watson, Robert Lowry, S. A. d. Steele
etc, etc. What we did say was that
the body Of citizens of whom Davis,
Brown. Johnston, Featherston, Lamar,
Caldon, Watson, West and others are
the type, are entitled TO representation in
the =enate of the United States, and that
ii this claim were recognized at all, it
should be done by the selection of men of
pronounced character, not mere cyphers
and trimmers.
The Herald will testify that real repre-
sentative men, are more acceptable to en-
lightened Northern sentiment, than inter
lopers whose conduct would reflect nothing
but their own selfish and corrupt schemes
Northern Republicans are SICK of the
mediocrity, impudence- cunning and cor
ruption OF carpet representation. Nine |
tenths Of their journals expressed a de-
sire for the return of Mr.. Hunter of Vr- |
ginia to the scene of his former useful |
ness and greatness in the United |
States Senate. The election of Mr. |
Stephens of Georgia to the House was
gladly welcomed, and his return to Wash
ington amounted to an ovation. In the |
re- pect which is shown to Hon L. @. G.. |
Lamar by his political opponents, and
the influence he is welding for the good
of the State, we have an illustration of
the wisdom of the policy and the justice
of the course we have indicat 9d and which
the Herald has entirely misunderstood.