The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-05
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REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS.
MIR. PRESIDENT: The committees appoint
ed To report resolutions expressive 81 tue
sense of this Club on political subjects. both
Federal and State, beg leave t submit the
following, with their reasons briefly stated,
as a prefix to each resolution:
GENERAL AMNESTY.
There remain only IL few hundred persons
whose political disabilities have not already
been removed. and almost any one OF these
r,av obtain relief by the simple trouble OF
asking tor it. IL is better, we think, 10
| leave each one to seek relief in his own way
AID at his on n chosen time, than o disturb
| the public quiet by an appeal for general
ain lesfy; therefore,
R4>o we'd. That no Senator or Represent
| alive in Congress, rom any one OF the lat"
| Confederate Sta', :, ought i'm our judgmen',
! to introduce bill or resolution IN Congress
| Tor general amnesty; and il such bill or
| resolution should be introduced Dy n Srna-
tor or Representative from any other , ate.
our Senators aud Representatives viii bet
serve their constituents by recording thcir
votes and nbstaining from all debate. IL
called on To make explanations, they should
do so brit1lS, and avoid all perturbation.
THE COTTON TAX.
Omitting any expression of opinion as
| to whether this tax was justly or hnjustly,
| constitutionalv or uncOIstirutiOnaliy col
! lected, it would now be i'm possible TO return
| iC TO those who paid it. Many OF the claims
have pissed into tile hands % parties who
Obtained them for mere nominal sums. In
many thousands of cases the evidences o:
i payment have been lost or destroyed.
| While in much the larger number OF cases
| the sums are two small To justify the claim
ants in seeking their retuI through nee
essarily tedious and expensive process. We
| are opposed TO having the money apprOpri-
ated TO rebuild the eve's on the Mi>siss-
| ippi river, for the benefit OF common
schools, because in either case it would be
taking what properly belonged to individu
ais for the public benefit, and that without
| their consent. And, besides, it would create
IA vacuum in the National Treasury which
would sooner or later have IT, be filled by
taxation in one form or another, plus tho
| interest and the amount lost in handling
the money. Therefore,
Resolved. That the cotton tax ought to
| remain ''where IL will do the most good
and that is the Treasury of the United
| States.
| THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
| Your committee approach This subject
! with dffiden diflideLce IT,, pi,rd not
So much hv the intricacie> 80 ne qur-ti0
itsAli, as bv the great diversity 81 o,inion
among The leading ; atesm'.h OF the country
| OF all par les
| In our opinion gold and silver i TIN. cur
rency OF the CoHstii u ion. Whrn the tram
ers of that instrument gave Congress the
| power t" coin money and =" regulate the
| value OF foreign coin and forbid he State
! to issue bills of credit or make any tn ng
but gold and silver "a legal tender in pay
ment OF debts, they covered the whole !
ground. Paper may be tolerated as Il con |
venent circulating medium, but it is not
money; and when il cannot be converted
into coin without less, at the will Of the |
holder, it cease to be the representative of /
money, and represents nothing but its
market value like yard of calico or anv
other merchantable article
The labOring man is worthy of his hire |
and he should at all times be able to feel The /
wages of his labor in his pocket, and hear
it jingle therefrOm.
Resolved That while we do not advise
such an abrupt return To specie payment AS
to derange commerce or seriously embarraSs
the busiAess OF the country, yet we think
fidelity to the Constitution, and proper re-
gard for the rights OF the toiliug millions,
require resumption at the earliest practica-
BILE day consistent with the commercial. ag-
ricultural and other important interests of |
the country therefore,
Resolved, rhat it is the duty of Compress
so to shape legislation as to make res ImD-
ton not only possible or probable, but GER
tain, at a no distant day. To do this, iuflt-
tion ought TO be avoided. II it Is nor hos
siblc to resume with three hundred millions
OF paper dollars in circulation, it, will i,a l,,
possible when the volume is iucrea ed 10
four hhndrtd millions.
OFFICIAL CHIMES AND MIsDEMEA%oEs.
While we express no opinion ~ to The
CUNT or lnhocence OF amy man now under
accusation. or who may hereafter De az
cuSrd, we feel ii painful conVictio ion hat Tia, re
is widespread corruption among officials |
IN both the State and Federal govrrnmcnts.
% witness with sincere satisfaction the
efforts of honest men, in both governments.
To bring the guilty parties to Justice aud
while we would deplore he punishment of
any man who we hope is innocent, that " no
guilty man may be allowed To escape"
through either fear, favor or affection:
therefore,
Resolved. That we applaud the course Of
our immediate Senators and Representa-
CiFes' III attemp ing To ferret out fraud and
corruption, and TO have the same condiguIv
punished; and we tender our sincere tL1nks
to their Democratic Conservative associates
and all others in the Legislature or in Com
gress, who have assisted or may hereafter
assist them, in the hard but patriotic work
OF purifying both governments
THE Presidency.
We are small community, and constitute
an lncons1derab.e part Of the great Ameti-
can public, but our interests are fnseparabIe
rom the welfare and general prosperity III
the whole. While we neither ask nor ex-
pect special favOrs, We respectfully submit
that we are entitled to equal Justice with
other people And while we abstain from
any Expression OF opinion on the subject OF ,
state rights as they were understood before
me war, or as they are understood now we
claim for our State as ii State, equal rights
with any other State; therefore,
Resolved, That while we are ready In
great deal for the sake of harno-
n.y. we cannot be relied OH to vote for any ,
man Tor PRESIDENT whose antecedents do ,
not afford sufficient evidence that he viii
7; tfe IA. rs as Mississippahe. just he would
II We were NEW WORKERS, and WIN cAnun, :
pc trusted, Judged by the sam test. To IrrAt /
Mississippi, Louisiana or south CaroIins
lust as he would New York, Massachusetts :
Or pennsylvania, under like circumstances. :
THE LEGISLATURE. IL
we nave watched the course of this body !
closely. with rare exceptions, the majority !
seem 10 De working earuegfIV md ,a-et-tS {
emily in favor of those salutary refbrms in .
Ihe state government which were 90 uni {
VersAlly promised the people in the canvas q
a>t year. Expenditures are being cut j
ioWn Ahu strict economy Introduced into q
every part of the public service. TIN. one,,- o
nR the way TO "A reduction of taxes u
Every reasonable and jus. effort is be,,,u | p
h.tue 10 get rld OF incompetent aud comm | p
''hceTs' anu TO have tLr places they havp 40 u
y, Jn "a ulshoh0red, hied by men of acknOwI- =
;uRea capacity and incorrup:ible integrity Il
u snort, they are trying In good faith and 4
With untiring ii3.11""sttry to redeem their II
promises to the people therefore n
Resolved. That the thanks OF this Club 81
IRE Justly due anq are hereby rendered to p
ne democratic. COnser Vative mem bafs of o.
he Legislature, and to the few Republican, ~
y no have acted with them, for what thev Oi
ave already accom- plished in favor OF re- 10
orH, and we express ardent hop. thar n
Ny MY, VIII peEsekerP sptil the WORK is fin 4
men return TO their constituents to receive |
he welcome plandit: aWeII done tLou fe
God aud faithful ssryant." Oh
Resolved, That while we do NOT doubt 70
hat all will be done which Is possible To ia
ghten the burthens and advance tbe pS
prosperity of the people, wO venture TO sug~ &c
est To Democratic Conservative membrFe III
hat the promise 80 often made and 40 CON 10
Lanily repeated, to give Us better schools IN
nu at less co l. must not be neglected :,
A. O. RROuyN- T..