The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-11
What Ex-Gov. Seymour Thinks of
the Situation.
New York Tribune. I

the Situation.
New York Tribune.
In response to the question, what he
thought of the political outlook. Gov. Sey-
mour said: ''The political condition of the
Ia unsettled. Both parties are
thrown into confusion by new issues and
new relationships between the States.
hope both parties will send their best men
to their national conventions, and that
when they meet they will act upon fu'l and
fair consultation. and that they VIII put
their most patriotic and able men upon
their tickets. The condition Of the country
is too grave to admit of contests which
only relate to partisan interests IL Is an
open question as yet what the people VIII
do at the next election. The opinions of
those who will decide between the two par
ties are not yet formed. They wait and
watch There will be more thought for The
country and less for parties than usual.
The Republicans haze lost the confidence Of the
country, and the Democrats hare not gained it,"
If there is truth in the remark We
have italicized, that "the Democrats have
not gained the confidence of the country"
the fact is due not to the correctness of
their principles, but 10 the incompetence
and bad management of the men whom
they have sent to Congress, and who
have frittered away valuable time in worse
than useless debate and have not i'm
proved the opportunities which the reck-
less dishonesty and utter failure Of the
Radical administration had placed within
their reach. This remark can have no
reference to the Democratic Representa-
tives from Mississippi. Their course has
been marked by unexceptlonable moder-
alton and sound judgment throughout.
THE grounds assumed by the Times
for imputing "a bargain" between Gov.
" Ames and the DemocraticLe Legislature"
are not only false but really too puerile
to deserve notice:
1. Ames refused to appoint a Lieu
tenant-Governor
2. Ames was allowed to resign and
the charges were withdrawn to enable
him to go "scot Free" and ''no ques-
tons asked"
8. No investigation Of the Pearl
River Navigation Company swindle, nor
into the title to the lands plundered.
4. Next to no investigation into the
affairs Of Alcorn University.
). The Pilot, in concert with THE
CLARION, is at open war with the Re
publican party.
g. Two reputed writer's on the Pilot
staff are in high favor with the Legisla-
ture and Governor.
1. Our reply is, no Democrat in or out
of the Legislature helped Ames to his
conclusion not to appoint Lieutenant
Governor He acted solely upon his
judgment, or the advice Of his counsel
We neither know nor care which. IF the
choice had been narrowed down be-
tween Musgrove (the Times modest
favorite) and Democrat, the Governor,
as a Republican. might have hesitated
to make choice between two men, both
of whom helped to win what the faithful
pretended to regard as terrible "white
league victory"
2. The charges against Ames were not
withdrawn" The case was dismissed
on his self infiction of the punishment
prescribed in the Constitution, viz
taking himself out of the office after he
had forfeited his right to hold it. True,
he was not " disqualified" but the De-
mocracy are able to take care of the in
terests of the State should he again be-
come the standard bearer of the Radicals.
); AS for the investigations of the
swindies perpetrated by the party
whose overthrow the Times is disconso-
late over, we thought there had been
enough to sicken it with. The Pearl
River Navigation scheme is one of the
innumerable rascalities Of which it was
guilty, and if the Times, which claims to
know all about it, will point out any
method by which the funds can be
reclaimed, the Legislature will give it a
vote of thanks. 1t will be seen that the
Democrats are under no obligation to
spare the lash from the shoulders of any
of the Republican leaders.
4. What about the affairs of the
Alcorn University" We heard through
a Republican source that 81, 200 90 of
the University funds were used by the
Radical Executive Committee in the late
canvass, and have asked for information.
Will the Times give. us light?
5. If the Pilot chooses to kick the
traces of its party leaders, all right.
LET the CALLED jade vince"
6. We don't understand this count.
Will the Times drop inuendo and ex-
plain what it means?