The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-18

a more sUitable season BY the immense
interests that are staked in the Presiden-
tial election, we beseech, We impIorc the
Representatives from the South to bear
that fact in mind
To show that in submitting these
thoughts we have not drawn on our I'M
agination and given:
"To airy nothings,
i local habItatlOn and name
we ask attention to the following ex-
tracts from two Of the most independ-
ent and impartial of all the newspapers
in the North-two that are least given to
currying favor with the Radical party,
and upholding its usurpations, corrup-
tons and abuses of power and that wish
well to the Southern States in their
struggle for deliverance from the horrors
of misrule:
Chicago Times
1t used to be said that whom the gods
wish to destroy they first make mad.
Ii, wishing to destroy again the newborn
hopes of the Confederate politicians, all
the gods had conspired together as to the
best means of kindling among them the
consuming flames of madness, and letting
loose to overwhelm them a "hell of
Southern fury" the gods could not
have hit apOn a more effective plan than
that of which the initiative was taken in
the Introduction of Mr. Sam. Randall's
amnesty bill" x < x x
The very point aimed at by Blaine in
taking up the Confederate challenge was
completely gained. The fire Of the Con
federates was drawn. The Confederate
party was brought out of its ambush,
and made to parade itself before the
country in all the spread beagle tinselry of
the rebel regimentals waving aloft the
old banner of southern braggadocia |
cracking the old slave-driver's whip
about the ears of northern mud-sills y
staggering in the old style of plantation
manners; hurting the old epithets of
copper-bottom Bourbon bigotry against
northern fanaticism;" lauding in the |
old way the superiority of southern
gentlemen with their bowie-knives and /
ruftianism; proclaiming anew the old in
science of braggart self-conceit; rending
the innocent air with the old "rebel
yell" : x = x X /
But, at the outset, the Confederate
chiefs are OVERRIDING their work. They
are showing their hand aid disclosing
their game at the wrong time. Already
their Bourbon allies of the north are
alarmed by this "heII of southern fury"
which they have unwittingly opened, but
are poWerless to restrain. They have
brought Jef-Davisism to the front before
the time. No wonder they should Gre
greet that the debate was opened" No
wonder that those who have the slightest
understanding Of the northern sentiment
and temper, should be Gin terrible
stew on account Of the ''southern fury"
which their defiant challenge to northern f
sentiment has let loose. A MICHIGAN I
Bourbon is said to have declared that
Hills speech alone had turned against
he Contederates Is, 900 Michigan voters
while another terrified northern DOUGH
ace declared that "when the Democratic I
'arty begins not to apologize, but to l
letend the horrors of AndersOnvilIe, thew |
,egln to braid the rope that will hang a
hem
Jew York Herald
Mr.. Hill has not proved an eminent =
uccess for his party, except in the ca
aclty Of a boomerang. His speech was C
eJt to be very iniudicious, and, while he q
a ready and effective speaker, he threw :,
imself open to his opponents in so MANY =
avs that he became almost ridiculon: a
he Republicans like Hills speech so p
luch that some of them talk TONIGHT ly
making up fund to reprint it for tt
7neral circulation through the country .;
hey profess to regard it as a valuable o
lmpaign document al
And here is something from a thor =,
lghly Democratic paper: :,
: Louis Republican, r
Blame expects to reap more benefit f,ono - =,
replies to has speech than from the s1eecb I'll
eJ. n other words, he hoped to make sh
e eX-Contederates so angry that thew A
IL SINK all discretion and return the ce
tack IN KIND. Butler played similar of
me at the last session, and found ono u
IN, John Young Brown, of Kentnclrv OF
Dish enough to be caught by it. in SCI
present instance, though the stakes
much larger and the cards more Ii
IlfulIy handled, the plans and the pur-
'es are the same.