The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-06
The Grand Rally al Beaure-
gard.
BEAuREoARD, MISS,
October 4th. 1875.

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EDIToRs CLARtox: Providence, smiling
upon the efforts Of an oppressed people,
gave us, on the I'd inst, bracing autum.
nal breeze and an unclouded sun.
The unanimity Of our people in the
great battle against radicalism, Is 70
striking as 70 merit special attention.
Feeling that the white people Of this
country are indeed "a band OF brothers, y
struggling TO avert the still greater social
moral and financial calamities which the
hated sway Of Ames and his followers
will inevitably entail upon US II they
are not plucked from the high places
which they usurp our citizens have open.
ed their pockets and enlisted their hearts
in the glorious cause.
We appointed full corps Of commit.
tees to make every arrangement for the
barbecue and night parade, and assigned
in writing to each committee the special
duties which il was expected TO perform.
II would have warmed your hearts
10 have seen our citizens labor for the
entertainment Of the expected guests Do
you suppose any cash was paid out for
laborY Ifyou have such an idea, you
mistake the temper Of this end Of Copiah.
No. Was wagon or team wanted The
teamsters who CHANGED 10 be met in the
road, laid aside his own private business
and contributed his own and his teams
services.
Was lumber waniedY The lumberman
said here il il, and here is my team to
haul it. Did you want pits dug, and
wood chopped 7 Enthusiastic Democrats,
white and black, sprang forward with
spades and axes and tho work was done
Did you need the services Of mcdaniel
They were on hand, and the sound of the
spade in the ground, and the axe and the
hammer we're heard on every side ringing
in unison to the tune of "down with |
Ames
We remarked that we would like 10 have
ship, and White and Clough and Thomas
said you shall have IL; and when we in
timatcd that we might be short of meat,
four or five of our best citizens said, go
ahead, and If on Friday evening you are
short, well STAY all our live stock rather
than that our guests should suffer. And
so, gentlemen, we could not fail to make
q great success of our patriotic enterprise.
j do not profess to be able to Judge
very correctly, but feel confident in say.
ing there were over fifteen hundred per-
sons present at the dinner and In the
torchlight procession. Gen. George,
Judge Potter, Major Barksdale and Capt.
Chrisman, invited speakers from abroad, :
were present,
To tell you half the good things the
speakers said would take a small volume.
Major Barksdale was introduced to the
audience at IL NJ, and spoke about one
hour. His speech abounded in those
startling expositions of Radical villainy
for which THE CLARION Is noted. His
facts and figures land he seems to carry
a volume in his memory opened the eyes
of non.newspaper readers, who, unfortu- '
nately for the country, are quite numer.
GUS class, and his classical illusions and
illustrations were both striking and forci.
BILE. ,
Judge Potter followed in an address of
an hour, Enthusiastically able, turning {
his attention mainly to the crowd Of col.
ored men present, upon whom he made
a visible impression.
Gen. George spoke next, putting the
audience in fine humor by his telling
hits and well.put anecdotes. Next he
came down to business, and dealt heavy
blows upon the common adversary. AS
Chairman of our State Executive Com. F,
mittee, in correspondence with all parts
of the State he brought glad tidings of i
great joy of the bright prospects Of the I
overthrow Of Radicalism. f,
Next after Gen. George came dinner, {
and that finished, the Crystal Springs {
Ito whom we owe many $
thanks) called the people to their seats
again, when they were addressed at I
length by Hon. Roderick Seal, our can.
didate for Congress. The crowd. when /
he closed, marched to Beauregard, and
organized the torch.light procession. ,
There were the Crystal Springs, Halle. ,
hurst, Mar.insvile, Wesson, Beaureear!
and Brookhayen clubs, and perhaps
others, not now remembered. Hundreds
Of wide.awake lamps and Chinese Ian. /
Ierns were displayed, and banners aud a
flags in profusion, were carried by the (
clubs. Music was furnished BY the !
CRYSTAL Springs club.
Here in fne style moved Wesson. t
preceded by beautiful banner, display.
ing on dark ground gilt anchor, and p
with the inspiring words ,
Hope, Sons of Mississippi This a
banner attracted great attention.
There marched Martinsville, with