The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-22
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. J
Grand Rally OF the People at
Duck Hill.
Gen. H. G. WaIthalI, Sen. >. n.
George, Capt. Al >. Baker and
others Address she
Multitude.
/ Large Democratic Majority Certain.
DUCK HILL, MISS, Oct. 20, 1875.

DUCK HILL, MISS, Oct. 20, 1875.
MEssRs. POWER & BARKsDALE:
write from enthusiasm after the enjoy
ment OF the happiest political days per
haps ever witnessed in this place. On
account of the fact that the time of
Gen'ls Walthall and j. z. George is so
much occupied in laboring for the Re-
demption of the State from Radical mis-
rule and corruption, we could not deter
mine on what day we would be able to
claim their services, until we we're left but
little time to give notice to the people,
and notwithstanding this, and nOtwith-
standing every effort was made by the
Radical leaders of this county to prevent
the colored people from coming out, yet
we had a splendid barbecue and large
crowd, 100 of whom were colored men,
who came to hear the truth from truth
full standpoint. aHa
At ii o'clock A. M, goa lH.
GEN. E. C. wALTHALL,
than whom the Confederacy could boast
of no more brave nor gallant leader
and general, and who, by the way, is to
be next governor of Mississippi, took the
stand, and delivered the opening speech
and for one hour and forty.five minutes
held the immense throng spell-bound,
under one of the most terrible arraign-
ments of the Radical party, both national
and State, charging home, directly upon
it, the cause Of the poverty of all, and
the terrible stringency in the money
affairs of the country. And, notwith-
standing he is very weak from long cor
tinued ill-health, SO well was he enlisted
in the cause that he seems to strengthen
and appear more and more powerful as
he warmed up to the close of his speech.
1t was soulstirring to see his old friends
and soldiers sit under his eyes and
let the tears Of love and remembrance of
devotion roll down their cheeks. s BOZ
I. After the conclusion of his speech, ."''
GEN. ]. 2. GEORGE,
the able, efficient Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, who
has done so much for the glorious cause
of honest government, and the overthrow
of the spoilsmen Of our State, was intro
duced, when he proceeded to cheer up
the people with the announcement of the
joyous news that the enemy was certainly
rousted that the victory was ours,
and that the State would certainly be,
redeemed on the I'd of November. He
made a glorious speech, in his usual
happy style, satisfying the colored people
that they had been deluded; that the
white people had been ridden by them
until their backs were sore, and proposed
to throw off their unmerciful riders that
the horn had sounded for dinner and the
mule had halted. After he had finished,
dinner was announced and all hands
Toasted ON the sumptuous barbecue, pre-
pared for them. After which our
rising, talented and happily-gifted young
lawyers, of Grenada, G. J. Freeman
and J. NJ. Ellis each entertained the
crowd in a speech of an hour, aud | tell
you they did it well. Oh, that the fair
State of Mississippi may be redeemed
That such gifted and patriotic gentlemen
may have the opportunity of conducting
the affairs of State in the interest Of
honesty and enlightenment. A. j. Ba-
ker, candidate for the Legislature, was
then called for, when he arose and re-
turned thanks to his people for the
marked attention which they had given
the eminent speakers during the entire
day. He explained to the colored people
that these speakers had not come here in
the interest of his county ticket, that be-
ing already certainty; but to make a
last effort with them in the interest of
general peace, and to warn them of their
error. After which, he opened the roll
book, when a considerable number of the
leading colored men advanced to the
stand and enrolled their names as Demo
Gratis
The whole ticket in this county will be
elected by 700 majority.
Very truly, A DEMOCRAT.