The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-09

Whereas. The Governor has thus dissi-
pated the hopes entertained by this Legls-
iature that they would receive his co-opera,
ton I'm perpetuating the good feellhg ana
peaceful relations between the two races,
which bad and designing men mao souSnC
to destroy, and that he would rise aoore
the bitter feeling engendered Dy inc Idiiutc
OF his personal plans and aspirations ,aho Ia
Dor with us for the common Booc'
Now therefore be it
Resolved. By the Senate. the House con-
curing, that we deem it our uutV 10 'ne
people of Mississippi. and speaking LOT
rben, m renel said insinuations anu charges,
and TO declare solemnly to the government
and people of the Union,
LIST. That the disturbances which nave
occurred in this State, were lneiceu ny ue
ig ming adventures who soughC piace siiu
power by working upon the passlolis % an
ignorant race,and we solemniy ueclart ~ ~
be our conviction that but ior tlie MAJ .so
problem of reconstruction woulo ha'S peen
com paratively of easy solutlon, anu lee wo
races, acting In harmony, woulo haFe ioullS
few obstacles to the establishment Oh Roou
government, under which the rignts Vi MI
persons would have been fully proteCteu.
I'd. That the result of the recent elecllon,
instead of showing that the colored people
were not permitted TO vote Tor men oI lleii
own choices as has been averred ~ ms EAceI
lency, affords positive and gratliy my prooI
that they have freed themselves t ro, t he
mental slavery imposed upon them Dy
rulers whose legislation was iraneu TOT
purposes of personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT anu
whose public policy was fraught Win uah-
ger to the prosperity and ltpertles Oh Tue
| people.
Sd. That all insinuations, and charges, that
| the people of this State do not accepI III
4 l. and N n
| to carry out the letter and the spirit OF tne
| amendments to the Constitution OF the
| United States and that the white people OF
| this State desire 1or intend, to deprive the
colored people OF the rights guaranteed
| them by the said amendments are untrue
| 4th, That We congratulate tue peo-
/ pie of our sister States upon their lelic-
/ icy in being governed by officers chosen oy
! and from among their own peope-neh
acquainted with the wants of their people
| and possessed of learning and PATRIOTISM ;
and we express to the nation our humllla-
ton that the State of Mississippi finds her
self in the unfortunate situation OF having
a Governor who has no acquaintance with
her people-no sympathy with their wants
and who finds it pleasant, or deems II proht-
able, having the support OF no party or
class, to attack the good name OF the peo-
pie and endeavor to ALLEVIATE from them
their national brethren
OIL. HAT t1OWs III lulS CCHbShHlai Col VI
our common Government, the people OF
Mississippi extend their hands to their
brethren of the North, and calling up the
spirit OF glorious past, express their hearty
desire that the differences which lately dl-
vided them may be forgotten, and reconclll-
alton aud good will established; that all
) sections of the L nion may unite heart and
hand in celebrating the one hundredti
anniversary of the independence de-
f clared by a common sancestry. and accom-
plished by the shedding of their blood, and
that the United States of America may en-
ter upon another century of progress ever
more glorious than their first, and which
d shall not be marred by any attempted dis
ruption of our common Government, no.
stained by fratricidal blood. (The sixth
o clause, as reported by the committee wa
: stricken out, and, on motion of Mr. Allen
the following was adopted):
/ 9th. That in order that full investigation
may be made of the charges preferred b,
his Excellency, a committee of three on tn
part of the Senate, and - on the part o
the House, be appointed to investigate tn
causes which led to the triumph of the Dem
ocratic party in the late election, and tina
said committee shall have power to send TO
e persons and papers. The resolutions wer
o adopted.