The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-08
THE RAIDS In COUNCIL.


Is 81 feelings may well know that the session
! u by no means a harmonious one.
9 Gen A. Warner.
By resolution of the Committee Col.
. W. w. Huntington, OF Washington, was in
yited TO 8 seat with the Committee. and APP
peafed to witness its proceedings.
: Capt HODGES, of Aberdeen. suggested
that the Committee prepare an address, set
, ting foI tn the manner in which the State
was carried in the late election.
; This brought Col. A. T. Morgan to his
feet He could see no good 70 result from
this. There W as too much Of that spirit
called independence existing among Re-
put lieans of the State. We can accomplish
nothing until the party lash is applied and
these gentlemen whipped into ranks. He
was opposed TO sending any more commit
tees TO Washington to see the President.
They would be met by counter statements.
He, for one, did not propose TO allow PTesi-
dent Grant TO draw The lash over him and
compel him to support him for third term.
! There was no doubt that the President was
trying 10 drive the Republican party OF Mis-
sissippi into this position. He, for one, did
not pFopose-t0 be driven, and he hoped this
Committee felt in the same way. He was
not in favor of Grant for third term, and
| would not say he would support him II
to do so now than he did three months ago.
4 He let into the President in lively style Tor
| sending men here to investigate and report
| on the condition of affairs. When he was
appealed 10 for troops TO punish murder in
Yazoo, he sent down men to find out II Re
| publicans told the truth. Altogether, the
speech was bitter assailment of the Fresl-
denf, Attorney-General Pierrepont anu the
, cabinet. at is enough" he said, ''if man
favors Grant and his policy to refuse him
the confidence Of the party"
Attorney General harris followed Col.
Morgan, taking issue with him on the views
he presented. BE arraigned the administers
ton of Gov. Ames in strong terms and held
that the President did right in not placing
troops at the Governors disposal. The pol
icy of the party, he held, as represented by
the late State Convention and the present
Executive Committee. was to take issue |
with the National Administration, as was !,
evidenced by their refusal to endorse the |
President when Assem- bled in State Conven- |
ton, and by subsequent acts. They are not |
now in sympathy with him. Gen. Harris /
affirmed his own confidence and the conf |
deDce of his political associates in the wis
dom and prudence of the President. and |
would cooperate with him to sustain and |
reclaim the party in the State. The speech /
| of Gen. Harris was strong and able.
Secretary of State, Hill, defended the
State Administration and the Legislature;
said he had defended them on the stump;
that.the late defeat was not cau-ed by dis
Affected Republicans; that he would not
give them credit for that much power; the
Edefeat was caused by riotTand blOOdslIed,
Iawless Democracy.
The. Committee then Adjourned for one
hour, after passing resolution inviting
Mr. Huntingdon who had been present to |
attend the AFTERNOONS session.
The Committee met at 4, P. NJ, Gen. Nc
Kee, proxy for Gov. Powers said that he
did not consider the adoption of Mr. Hodges
resolution at all necessary. That any fu-
ture canvass must not be fought on past is
sues. The Republican party had been car
rying the accum ulated errors and blunders
of six or seven years of Republican legisla-
ton; this was the price that all parties had
To- noFa |
in power and we will now be the attacking
party. If We are to got victory, we must
cut ourselves off from past follies. He in
stanced the unconstitutional Tax collectors
law. which was framed only to seEd Ames
to the Senate; Amos uncOnstitutionally
usurped the powers of the Senate and thus
tried to keep the judiciary under his thumb.
Mr.. Hin asked ii Mr.. Walton was not
good Chancellor. :. 49,
Gen Mckee replied that was not the ques-
ton. IL ecds understood that brennan aoas
turned ont beccuse he tConid not bail Morgan,
aud Walton aods appointed, rho did bail him.
Z. Mr.. Morgan asked If it was not right that
he should be bailed.
Y Mr.. Mckee answered, that matter was not
in issue here; but special act of the Legis-
lature was passed for Morgan's benefit, be-
fore it could be done, and such legislation |
was of piece with the other personal legis-
latiOn of which he was now complaining.
He then alluded to the outrageous cost of
public printing.
Mr. nay Salu IL COSI IllI d x cAI
deal.
The speaker replied he had no doubt it did
but not in the way he cared about telling.
He then proceeded to arraign the speech of
Mr.. Morgan for declaring that the men VINO
stood by Grant aud his policy were not
worthy of the confidence of the Republicans
of Mississippi
Mr. Raymond asked if the speaker had
not opposed Ames Tor the last six years.
He replied that he had opposed Ames'
hath n p
to fight Ames that Ames had to fight him.
Mr. Raymond asked if he had supported
the State licked when Ames was elected
Mr.. Mckee replied that the Committee
asked him to make speeches for the whole
ticket; that CardoZO was ON the ticket, and
he knetc Cardck0 to be a kRoue that he had
been in jail out Of Mississippi and he LreaC he
tooald soon be IN jail in Mississippi; that he
would not make speeches asking that such
a man be elected Superintendent of Educa-
ton. He concluded his remarks by saying
that the Committee ask for peace in the par
ty; that there could be no peace while one
wing of the party was asking the removal
of the other wing, because they were not
t'Ames men," AmPs was at this very time
in Washington, asking that Republican Off
cials here be stricken down, and yet you
ask for peace from us while you keep up the
war. There can be no such One-sided peace.
Cease your war here, and now, and you can
have peace and harmony, and in no other
way can it be attained.
|
who was going away on the train, obtained
the floor and said he thought the resolution
for an address, could do little good. and that
probably the best thing for the Committee
to DO was to adjourn.
Mr.. French, as proxy for VIM. Gray. said,
that he favored the resolution; that zoe tcere
detected by fraud and terrorism, and that he
wanted the facts spread before the people;
that he wan ed harmony he did n II ask for
removals or appointments to office; that he
did not want any diSsension on that account;
he was here TO stay had brought his family
down TO Mississippi since the election, and
he wanted to live here as pPaceahle citi-
zen should he aSpired to no Office, but want
ed Republican success, and they could have
it only by united party. He was a Grant
man all the time.
Mr.. Hodges was surprised that his simple
resolution had created so much fuss. but
supposed that all this talk had TO come in
somewhere. Hundreds and thousands of
eolored people came to him and asked him
what must be done. Something must be
done; our party demand it. A report or ad-
dress from this Committee is what is need
ed.
State Auditor Gibbs said he did not know
why there was so much talk and ~hodge-
podge about Mr.. Hodges resolution. No
one was on trial by this Committee. He IA
yored the resolution. There had been sins
on both sides and he wanted all this fuss and
talk about it stopped.
Mr.. Pease made an able defense of the
President and his own course in the late
canvass. and assailed the State Convention
for refusing to indorse President Grant and
his administration.
Mr. Morgan defended his position: said
that he was not warning on Grant; that he
served under Grant at Appomattox, he be-
lieVed him 70 be man OF genius and ability
ton TO ind0rse Grant; that Grants name |
was not mentioned by Mr.. Lake, who at |
tempted to speak when the l0sh section was
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