The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-10-18
Letter from Hon. w n. Edmond.
son % Clarke.

With great pleasure We reproduce the
manly letter of Hon. w II. Edmond.
son, who has hitherto acted with the Re
publican party, to Hon. Sylyanus
Evans. 1t has the ring Of the true metal
We welcome him back into the midst Of
his own people. 1t is a mystery to us
how any Southern man can, day after
day, real the falsehoods that appear IN
the Radical journals, and the speeches
of Morton, Blaine and others, in which
we are charged with every crime in the
calendar and still give aid, counsel and
comfort, to that party. They have com
pared the Southern people with the
Turks, they proclaim US worse than in.
tidcls. And they .ny that Mississppians
are the viIest Of the vile. We have IN
our minds oye a few Southern mon, yet
acting with this party Of hate, that we
would gladly welcome back bat let none,
after this canvass il over, result az il
may, who have given their support 10
men, who delight, for partisan purposes,
to misreprescnt the South before the civ
ilized world, pretend to have ANY sympa-
thy for, or feeling in common with, the
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Southern people. 1t is their right to act
with whom they please. II il Our right
~ Jelieue that ceery one ,cho approves Of,
sanctions or eadorses the frisehood8 phich
hare been and are being toH Of The South,
ARE HER ENEMIES AND THE ENEMIES OF
HER SONS AND DAGHrERs.
Quitman Intelligencer.
ENrERpRIsg, MISS, Oct. II, 1876.
| Judge y. EudHs:
| DEAR SIR I'm compliance with your re
quest, now put In writing the sub,tlnce oi
what ! said to you yesterday morning, and
put the Same at your disposal to do with II
as you may please. A Omitted South il
tho bugbear OF Republican politician.
North. They who pretend to dcprccatr
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inname the passions of the ignorant North.
ern masses against the southern people, on
account Of 1t, have fOOlishly made il 50
against mine aud your views OF the correct
policy OF the Republican party Of the Ma
ton. Since Mississippi home Republicans
have been snubbgd IN the matter OF shaping
a policy which would "pacily" the south,
and In doing IL would bring the Northern
and Southern people together AID unite
them in the hatetnal bonds Of common
Union, aud tile party which we had hoped
would become national has become SO terri
bly, sectional, and 80 imbuCd with sectional
hates aud ahmositics rs that Omitted
South becomes u necessary sequence un-
less the Southern people were utterly want
Ing Ia spirit aud manhood, | can see no hon
orablc course for myself except, with You
10 unite myself with the Omitted South ="
and clcaye unto my own people.
! had hoped for reforms through our par.
| ty' but the folly which drives Won and me
and other southern Republicans away, has
unsettled me, aud dare hope for no good
| from such rash aud foolish leaders. | cut
loose from them and Join the other army Of
| Roformers who inspire me with more conf
dence IN their sincerity. am with Won, sir
heart and hand, aud give you the credit OF
seeing the way first and brayclv treadmg IT,
| for Tilden, Hendricks and RcfornH And
since talked with you yesterday, md put
my name TO the roll OF your Democratic
club the news the wires have flashed abng
inspires me with the glorious thought that
| have Joined the army that Is on It's victori-
Gus march to Rome.
There is something that was said between
us about our own beloved State OF Mis,Is-
sippi and how its destinics, for good orevil,
might be involved in this contest, in which
we agreed but to repeat II in short, we are
agreed that our allegiance is due first to
Mississippi, and when the hounds of hate
pursue her we will give our help to hold the
pack at bay or drive them back. And about
the public robbers, who want to use this
Presidential election to make tho way easy
for the plundcring crew TO regain power, we
were agreed again, that our services are due
the state to help to defend her against
them.
With the only further remark, that feel
easier and more comfortable, rs It | had east
OF load, subscribe myself politically
and personally,
Your friend,
W. IL. EpMoNpsoN.