The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-31
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If e C enrressional and .Jadicial Dis

None more than Ourselves regrat fhe
dissarislAetion, which lhe srrdhg5ment
of ne CSngresslonal and Jadicial' Dis
tricts have given TO the Democracy OF
the sea7shore- counties, but none can be
held responsible for il with greater injus-f
tiea-than TIE CLARION. Our advice
first, last, and all The Time, was to over
throw the infamous gerrymander OF the
adventures, which was intended TO de
prive the intelligence and taxpaying in
terests of the State of a possibility Of rep
resentatioD, except in single district,
and to substitute for it fair apporIion-
ment of The districts but the details of
the measure were left to the hands OF
those TO whom the work had been conf
ded. Judge of our surprise, therefore.
at the following, which we have taken
from a long communication signed Jus
tice, in the Handsboro Democrat, de-
signed to show that Hon. Roderick Seal
had been wrongfully dealt with
The first dirt thrown az Col Seal came
from Copiah, denying that he intended to
contest the election, and claim his seat, with
what truth we have shown. Next, that old
mouth.piece of the Jackson clique, THE
CLARION, Joab like, under the salutation,
"is it well with thee gives throe which
is followed by the Legislature, intended to
crush out the political life of our Represen-
tatiye, and give his district to Hooker and
Singleton This purpose was clearly evinced
= II i
peared when the new district bill was pend
ing 1t said Messrs. Hooker and Singleton
+" should be retcdrded for the sacrifices they
have made" and approved the bill, infer,
as that would give them perpetual claim
to their seats. If not the words, the object
of the editorial and the bill were the same
to reward Messrs. Hooker and Singleton and
leave out Col. Seal.
l. THE CLARION, while urging the
re-districting of the State (Which all
Democrats admitted to be necessary,
never alluded to the existing law until
after its passage, and then only in reply
to comments of cotemporary.
2. 1t never dreamed of intimating
that it was passed for the purpose of
@ rewarding" anybody. In reply to
question, why Kinds and Madison were
not put in the same district, we suggested
the real reason, as We understood it, that
Coils. Singleton and Hooker " did not
desire to be antagonised," and their
friends, as they were both in Congress,
wished to avoid the necessity of discrim-
mating between them. We never
thought Of forestalling the action of the
nominating conventions by advocating
the selection of any particular persons
Or of intimating thai the ACTION of the
preoluded the entrance into
the arena Of any conner who might wish
= nomination-and we are very sure that
both of these heightened and honorable
gentlemen would scorn to avail them
selves of an advantage obtained in that
way, even if they possessed it. The
Col. Hooker, and we have no doubt the
latter so regards it. The friends of the
former evidently believe so, else they
would not bring him out. And if it be
true, as asserted, that a majority of the
are in the district of which Col
Seal would now be the Representative,
but for the frauds practiced by the Radi
calls, his chances for the nomination on
the ground of precedence, would be at
least equal to the best. Then, where
the injustice Z l
3. Neither in word nor action have we
had the remotest designs son the political
life of Col. Seal" Such a murder ous
thought as crushing out the political
life Of any DeWocrat. much less as true,
and tried, aud worthy son of Mississippi
as that gentleman, never entered our
heads. We have known him long, and
have always placed high estimate on
his talents, and admired his courage to do
the right We have honored him
for throwing himself into the
breach and leading the forlorn hope of his
District, which he did ably and CALAMITY,
N the last canvass /; and we do not, and |
never will, tolerate the considerations of, |
'ime-serVhg espedleney 10 which he is |
'aid to have yielded upon the advise of
friends, in relinquishing his claim to
he seat now occupied by Lynch, after
fnrly winning it. Tsfa
4th and last. Ne earnestly ask not
o be mixed up in this controversy as TO |
men, and to be allowed the privilege of
the nomination when made
With all our heart and soul, whether it
De Hooker or Seal, Hurst or Chrisman.
A CONVENTION of Teachers to con-
'ider the educational interests of the
State, would be a great desi,lesatum.
Gathright, responding to
he request of many teachers to name a
lay, has appointed Wednesday, July 10.
THE opinion of the Attorney General
0 the Governor, in regard to filling va
,apeies By oFdeK of ,he hoaKds of Super
,isors, and the rights of electors prior to
o the new registration in September,
will be found in another column.
TRE preseHt Indebtedness of Misslssip.
il is only half n million. -Ames before