The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-12-03
Spirit OF Ehe Democratic and Con.
SENTATIVE Press
From the Natchez Democrat.

From the Natchez Democrat
An assemblage styled mass meeting
of the ''White men of East Mississippi, !"
was held in Meridian, on Friday, Nov.
9Th, to jubilate over the recent overthrow
of Radicalism in the United States.
The resolutions adopted are in the main
Conservative, moderate and sensible, ex-
cept one which calls upon the white peo-
pie of the State to organize themselves
into compact white legions for the re-
demption of the State from negro domi-
nation. We are much in favor of the
white people organizing for the redemp-
ton of the State, but we are also decided
ly in FAVOR of their taking along with
them as many cOlored people as are
disposed to cooperate in the work of
redemption. The colored people worked
nobly to redeem Natchez; They helped
to redeem Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia
and Virginia. There are thousands of
them ready and willing to help us redeem
Mississippi. With them we make that
redemption sure. Without them we run
the risk of failure, and would, if we re-
PEELED them, deserve to fail. The white
line idea is pernicious heresy. 1t has
been demonstrated to fallacy in practice.
1t is certainly unjust, ungenerous, and
suicidal in principle We should desire
not only the theoretical redemption of the
State, but the obtainir 9 of that real peace
and good will among its whole people,
which alone will make prosperity possible.
The white line is calculated TO rekindle
the long existing asperities and i'll will
between the races which have been the
whole stock in trade of our plunderers, so
far, and upon the keeping up of which
the preparation of their power wholly
depends. As these obstacles to united
action of the whole people of Mississippi,
white and black, are removed, so will
vanish the hopes of the political adven-
turers who are throtting the prosperity of
the State When they shall be entirely
removed, and the good men of both races
in the State shall come together and
unitedly do battle for an honest govern
ment by the best of our own people, for
the good of the whole people, then there
will be no longer place in the politics Of
Mississippi for political adventurer to !
occupy, and then, and not till then, will |
the State be put once more fnirly upon the I
high road to material prosperity then, |
and not til! then, will the star of Missis-
sippi glitter with its form0r brightness in
the galaxy of the Union.
From the Canton MALL
Do the results in Louisiana, Alabama, |
South Carolina and elsewhere, indicate /
that it was the work of the white line |
policy? Are we to understand the Vicks- |
burg Herald and Daily Vicksburger that
they disregard the influence aud assistance
by colored citizens, in the States,
we have mentioned, toward the accom-
plshment of these great and glorious re-
suits Were not many of the colored
citizens, heart and heart, hand and hand
with the white people in those States,
striving for the overthrow of
tyranny and oppression and for the estab-
lishment of honest and just rule Do
these organs hope for and expect change !
in the condition of affairs in this State
Do they propose to work for it If they
answer yea, do they expect to succeed by
the colored citizens and their
interests and influences overheard Are
we Independent of them Can we hope
to redeem our State, aud they have no
part in the work and its benefits
If this is to be the policy pursued, one
years experience will suffice to prove that
the Democracy, so triumphant to-day in
other States, is not Of the "kith and kin"
Of the Democracy that is sought to be es
tablished in our State. Such a policy
will not win, and is sure Of defeat. If
we really want to succeed, want peace
and honest government, let us take for
our example that of other States, Let
US harmorize all classes and endeavor to
unite them in one effort aim and purpose.
Let us organize for the work and open
our doors to all who desire reform in our
State government. Let US have no race
distinction let the colored mans ballot
count equal with the white mans for the
of our State from domination
md oppression of carpet-bag rule, and the
whitening influences of the rif-rHf and
corrupt men who have made our State a
waste and ruin, sacked our treasury, and
,own the seeds Of discord.