The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-28
Two Dollars a Year.

they bad an intelligence which ought t,
be invoked in the interests of their OWL
race? In no Northern State. whether
Democratic or Republican. did they ever
ottempt II send one cOlored man here rs d
Representative.
Say, therefore, that when this won
dertuliy aroused affection and regard tul
the culored man Is assumed to be virtue
ON the part of a particular party, the
question arises how it never asserted it.
self before. And it is a striking refuta.
ton Of the idea that there was any
peculiar love or affection among North.
ern men toward this race Of people rather
than among Southern men. We had a
very striking illustration of the force OF
tins short time after the war closed
CHANGED TO he travelling from the Mis-.
sissippi river 70 my home, and | took
my seat in ear in the vicinity of a good
looking gentlemen and a still better
looking lady. In the progress Of the
journey to the capital we got into CONVEX
satIon, and the relations between the two
races, their rights and interests and the
duties OF one toward the other, became
the subject OF conversation. He profess
ed very great regard for the colored race
he manifested profound sensitiveness for
their rights 10 be recognized in the South
ern States, and as he conversed with me
the lady who sat by his side, and who
had been flashing her black, beautiful
eyes on me occasionally, when his enthu-
sIasm became very great, turned to me
ami with great emphasis, and with that
power of expression which belongs to the
female alone, and which is denied to our
sex, said This gentleman is my hus-
band, and so far from having such alice
ton for the cJlored race as he Processes.
he IS really prejudiced so bitterly against
them that he will never allow me to
employ one Of them in our household
even to wait upon us.
l assert here for my own State that in
the coming election rs in the past, the
Democratic and Conservative party, in
the ranks Of which ! assert that there are
to-day thousands Of colored men, as
earnest, as warm, and as voluntary in
their support of thatparty as any white
mani say in the coming election, as
N the past, profoundly convinced that
The great material interests Of the country
and the true prosperity OF the races are !
so indissolubly united that you might rs !
we'll Undertake to sever Il limb from Il !
body, or allow it to be attacked with |
5angrene, and expect that the warm |
currents of blood would rush from the |
heart to the extremity and from the ex-
remlty back to the heart, as to suppose /
hat this country can be kept in healthy |
II there is perpetual warfare
Kept up by designing politicians between
he two races; but, II we are left alone /.
mi allowed to adjust the normal and
legitimate relations between the races.
believe that peace will prevail within
'ur borders, and with it that prosperity
which once distinguished us as nation.
L know Of no man within the limits Of |
ny State who has expressed tho wish to
hange the political condition of the
olored race within my State in any re-
poet. We have manifested this in the
most extraordinary manner by the taxes
We have submitted t. for tie purpose of
ducating our colored citizens. Are YOU
ware Of the fact that in many of the
Northern States when taxes were raised
or school purposes tho taxes were dis
to .he colored persons in proper
ION to what they paid in taxes, but we
Mississippi have willingly allowed all
ur property to he taxed and that the
olored people shall have an equal share
n the establishment Of common schools
or the education Of their children.
| have before me a synopsis Of the
lws passed in various Northern States
esisned for ;he protection Of those
tafes against clasJ of people who
light become charge upon them.
am indebted for this synopsis to the
cry intelligent chairman of the Demo
ratio committee of my State, General j.
George, who made this synopsis to
now what had been the temper and !
hat the character OF the laws passed in
he Northern States at the time Of the
Of their slaves.
1t Is said that the same force aud
aud and intimidation existed in regard
} the white Republicans of the South
do not like TO refer to myself. but
Jay be permitted TO say that labor
/ under the profound conviction to-day
rat in the interest Of good government
nd impelled by the necessity Of having
God government for our people, all the
ortherA men, Republicans who have
one to our State for the purpose Of lend
e their energies and capital for the
ulldlng of waste places-that all the
rominent Republicans in my district
ave me their votes Cor the position hold !
pen this door Were they intimidated2
|ill any gentlemen 60 to Mississippi and -,
are to say that they wcrc2 They stand .
lere today desiring good government, 4,
it 70 parry, believing that good
Is better than the domination
party, and that we there labor under
lie same necessity which existed every ,
here for letting the laboling man alone, =,
J was Sc stliktngly illustrated by the
istInguished gentleman from Pcnnsyl-
ania Mr.. Kelley in a debate in the
Lst CQnggCss. Speaking on the 9th Of
'ebiuary, 1875, Judge Kelley said;
"The falling off in the revenues demon
rates the poverty Of the people, They
0 not contribute to the Treasury because
Iey cannot supply their wants They
rs unable to consume dutiable and tax
BILE commodities, because we have by
ur legislation paralyled their productive
over, 1t is a maxim Of mine, and
annot too often repeat it, that a prosper
US people not only supply their wants
ut gratify their desires while a people
Ifering, as the laboring people If this
ountry now, not only DO not crafty their
esires, but ate unable to provide them
elves with the necessaries Of life.
More than q million working people Of
be country are in want. In one week,
Y, in the first five days Of one week, it
recorded that forty-one soher, industri-
Us and honest workingmen in my own
iy begged the privilege Of passing the
inter IN the house Of correction rather
nan starve or steal.
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