The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-01
THE CANVASS.
DUCK EHILL-MONEY and CHEs-
HOLM.
Defeat and Quite of RadfcaIism
in Montgomery.
W1NoxA. Mss. Oct. %. 1876.

w INoSA, MISS, Oct. %, 1876.
EDrToRs CLARI5S: On Monday, 21st
inst, Hon. II d. Money and his oppo-
nent, w. w. Chisholm held Joint dis
cussion at Duck Hill in this county, be-
fore large audience of white and black /;
Democrats and Republicans about equal
ly represented, as to numbers.
TO say that the triumph for Money
and Reform was complete, would vague
~ express the realities of the occasion :;
neither can pen and ink portray the sa
Iient features Of the fray.
The arraignment of Chisholm upon
his personal and official record, was simply
terrible. Mr.. Money took up the charge
Of forgery IS preferred against Chisholm
10y the afidavits of District Attorney
Woods and the grand jurymen who
found the indictment against him at the
September term of the Circuit Court of
Kemper county in 1868; the fact and
circumstances of his resignation of his
office as Probate Judge; his trial and
expulsion from the rights of Masonry by
Center Ridge Lodge, and reviewed them
with the skill and acumen of an expert
enced criminal prosecutor, with the force
and precision Of a logician and with the
scathing denunciation, yet elegant rheto
ric, of an accomplished orator. Mr.
Money expressed to the audience his pro
found regret that duty devolved upon
HIM the painful necessity of uncovering
and exposing the shameful and infamous
record Of this man, who had been put
forward, as the representative of the Re
publican party, to contest his claims tc
the confidence, respect and support OF
the people of this district. He then pro
ceeded 10 array in a most concise and
mastery manner the vices, prohigacies,
hvpocricies and sectional animosities'O
the Radical party aid the national shame
of Grants administration, showing, by
the most convincing reason and testi
mony, that the election of Hayes coulC
not possibly be other than the Yirtua
perpetustion of Grantism.
The order of discussion provided thai
Mr.. Money should open with an hour
and half's time Chisholm to follow
with the same time, and Mr.. Money t.
close with a reioinder of thirty minutes.
The entire audience, white and black
gave the most profound and earnest atten
ton to the address Of Mr.. Money, which
was only interrupted by the enthusiasm
of the Democrats, boiling over frequently
at the telling points. The colored Re
publicans-there were no white one
there-looked serious and Thoughtful
and as evidence of the impression made
upon them, not single cheer greeted
MIR. Chisholm when he mounted the
stand. His speech was violent, disjoint
ed, foolish and profane. His defense O
himself was angry, silly and ridiculous
and only supplied corroborating evidence
of his guilt.
He broke down before his time was
out, choked with anger and confusion,
because some gentleman in the audience
asked him simple question that he
could not answer, and which provoked
the merriment of the crowd.
cleft the stand under the pretense that
the disturbance was too great for him to
be heard though repeatedly assured by
Mr.. Money and every Democrat present
that he should be heard if he would con,
tinue.
1t was the universal sentiment of all
the old men present, who had attended
many political discussions, that they had
never witnessed such a complete and
crushing overthrow as Money inflicted
upon this man Chisholm. Montgomery
county is at white heat, blazing from cen
tire to circumference with enthusiasm and
zeal for Tilden, Money and Reform.
y. ACKLY.