The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-10-01
From the Picayune-
W,gEE WHITE AND COE4OREa
PEOPLE OF TER ES Il BON " Z
EFFECT A FUSION.
Is Not This the Coming Harmon.
ixer?

(official iournaD of the 18th inst, that
the people of that parish have agreed on
what promises to be productive of the hap
piest results. Wequote the Banner arti-
Gle in full:
For years the parish of Terreboune has
suffered from the ignorance and lmbeclll-
ty of its local office holders. Not to make
the charge too sweeping, we admit that
some have tried to do good; but such efforts
have been like angels visits, ''few and far
between"
All this bad management and misgov-
eminent has been very unjustly laid at
the door of the Republican party. True
1t is, that bad men succeeded in getting
through the most dishonOrable means,
control of the local management of its
affairs; and by fostering themselves on
the party, pushed the honest and modest
portion to the rear, while they, with the
impudence that the knave never lacks,
have assumed to be the head-not the
head-but the whole Republican party
themselves. Disease sometimes attacks
the body of man, and if cured, it is by
application of the proper remedy, and
patient waiting On old Father Time. So
It is with the politics of to-day; good work
has commenced in Terrebonne; a compro-
mise has been effected between the Re
publicans in favor of good local govern.
ment and the Peoples party. The Peo-
pies party have put forward gentlemen
who are acceptable to all parties; the
Republicans will do the same. w. II.
KEYS, representing this parish in the
Legislature, as representative laboring
man, and Edmond McColum as the
representative of that class that employs
and paysthe laborer, will, beyond doubt,
tend to bring these seemingly conflicting
interests together, and be beneficial to
both. just as sure as election day comes,
Just as sure will the people of this parish
say by their votes, down with ignorance
and corruption.
The Republican Parish Nominating
Committee met on the 7th and passed the
following resolutions
Be it resolved by this Convention,
That we accept and hereby ratify
the compromise effected between the Re-
publican and Peoples parties of the
parish of Terrebonne, upon the following
basis:
Each of the respective political par
lies snail De 6utItItu W OuO uoHIOCI
of the House of Representatives. Be it
further
Resolved, That we do hereby pledge
our hearty and undivided support to the
compromise ticket which this Convention
dominates.
The ticket finally agreed on was as fol-
lows:
Representatives - Edmond McCol-
lum, white planter; w. II. Keys, col
ored.
Parish Judge-James l.. Belden, Re-
publican.
Sheriff-Amos Simms.
Coroner--James Madison.
Police Jury-W. A. Shafer, J. Ro-
bachaux and c. Tennet, Peoples party;
Jordon Stewart and r. Waterman, Re-
publican.
There is peculiar and significant fea-
ture in this affair-not one at all surpris-
ing to Southern men, who understand
and have studied the negro character.
'.Hamp" Keys has been notorious char
acter. Under the guidance of the carpet
baggers he was last year, during the
Terrebonne riot, an instrument of great
evil. Now he is the leading spirit
in a movement, having for its object,
the harmony and prosperity of his par
ish.
What does this prove, if not the truth
of our oft-repeated assertion that the col
ored man IS Just as susceptible to good az
banefd intEuences' Perhaps the time is
now ripe for such application. Our recent
troubles have had the effect of showing
that there is no hostility against the negro
no wish to disturb any of his constitu-
tional rights-shown the utter inability
of the carpet-bag authorities to afford
them the smallest protection; the unmir-
taxable fact that their interests are being
DESTROYED in exact ratio with ours. Is 1t
not probable that Terrebon,le has struck out
the course suhich shall leGd us from the 'oiH-
derness