The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-09-05

mum Der thus collected in these thorough
fares, the greater the competition and con-
seqaeDt cheapening Of labor. and the great
er the power Of capital over il So that
railroad corporations could secure any
amount of labor needed at their own prices.
and upon their own terms. by Keeping con-
troll OF these lands, and curtailing agricul-
tuTal labor. The second object was TO en-
nance their fortunes by refusing to sell
these lands at reasonable prices. well know
ing that once railroads were built through
them. the United States being no longer
com petitor in the land market, they could
demand eXhorbitant prices tor them,
which they will not fail 10 receive
In working out this problem, so anmind
fui did these railroad kings become OF the
suneTlngS of their emplvecs from increased
hours OF labor, from unusual exposure, and
from want OF sufficient food. ofrentimes,
that they paid no attention 10 their remon-
strances and opportunities, until the fear
ful outbreaks which we have 50 lately wit
messed. dem oustrated to them by what
fralt tenure they hold their railroad prop
crty. While railroad corporations trembe
at the exposed condition of their round
| houses, machine shops, palace ears tunnels,
and iron bridges, the popuIace laugh at
their utter heIplessness, and glory in their
power to injure.
PROFESSIONALLY it is the interest of rail-
road companies to make fair terms with the
strikers, and not rely upon military force
for protection. The State militia will sym
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army tor this purpose. will not be tolerated
by the country. The sooner. therefore, there
is proper under standing between these
parties, The better it will be for each.
What | have stated Is based upon record ev
idence, and is therefore inc0ntrovertibe
Ii then becomes the mission and the duty
OF the Democratic party TO reform these
abuses, equalize the burdens of Govern
ment, and as far as possible, afford protec-
ton To the laboring masses, against the
| mereileSS eXactions of government bond
holders, and shyIocks OF every class and
name.
SOUTHERN POLITICAL UNITY.
To accomplish the ends above named. and
further to guard against 4 return To political
sertdOm, we must preserve our political
unity. To destroy or forfeit this, will be TO
open Pandora's box, and let loose upon our
selves "A train of evils, worse than those
! from which we have Just been released.
To comprehend our duty fully in this
respect, it is we'll to turn attention for Il
moment, to our political strength in this
Government, and &c how far it can be made
available for political aggression or de-
| fence.
Under the present ratio OF representation
| in Congress, the whole number of votes IS
! 1913. OF these the Northern States, so called,
elect lS7, while the Southern States, inclu-
| ding Delaware. elect loo Representatives..
| The difference in favor of the North being
only 81, it is only necessary, with a solid
| South, that We get Al votes from all the
| rest OF the States, to give US a Democratic
! preponderance in the House. This we can do
! under aav ordinary circum stances. In the
| election of last year we carried about 60 lis
| tricts in those States. In theSenate, the Re-
| publican majority is reduced to Il mere
! cy pher. and before stated, if Legislatures
| which are Demo cratic, could now vote, that
| majority would be wiped out.
In the Electoral College, the whole vote
! is 1863; the North choosing 23I, and the South
! 1873 leaving to the North a majority of 90
| With a solid South, only AZ votes are needed
! to control the next Presidential election.
! To overcome this majority New York will
! give us 30 votes; Indiana Is; New Jersey 8;
! and Connecticut g; making 65; a ma GRITTY
| to the Democrats of Is votes. Upon exam
| nation it will be found, however, that the
| loss of any Southern State having 10 votes,
| as Missouri, Tennessee, or Kentucky, or the
/ loss of any two States, whose combined votes
! amount to ten, Will lose us the electiOn-the
vote of States standing as last year. If,
I therefore. the election or Democratic Pres
ident in 1880 be desderatum, we must re-
main a solid South. Should we do this, we
| may lose either Connecticut, or New Jer-
| sew, aud vet succeed.
This, however. is but one view of the
case, and by means the most important.
| 1t is now well settled fact in national leg
| islation, however humiliating to every hon
| est heart, that but few important measures
| ever pass Congress upon their naked mer-
its. Sectional combinations, and a system
| of log-rolling, in which the principle OF
| "quid pro quo'' is most conspicuous, con-
troll everything.
There are two causes cOnspiring to pro-
luce this state of things. The first is, the
| extent of our territory; the want of ho-
mogeneouS population; the diversity OF
material and political interests. SO that
any measure intended TO be general in its
| character, is sure TO meet with determined
| opposition from some quarter, unless some
adequate consideration is given, or prom
iSed, for silence, or support.
! The second cause is, that for years past
| Congress has been cursed with the presence
of members, who were susceptible to lobby
| influences, and who could be manipulated
aud controlled by money kings. These are
| being shelved one By one, and | am happy
in the belief. that the South is now we'll rid
of them and that her mem ers by a firm
united and manly stan1, re-enforced BY
honest men from other sections, can not
only demand, and secure, what is due to OuI
section, but can put check to these NAL
practices of wholesale robbery and plumber
For his most important reason, then We
should constitute a unit.
But again, it is unqucstionably true, tina
there is a growing sentiment in the North
in favor of restricting, if not entirely abol
ishing, the elective franchise to the black
man To be effected through an amendme n
TO the Constitution. The colored people
have refused to be worked longer as mere
political machines for the benefit of that
, adventurous class callel carpet bagyers, or
tina, other class of pretended regrophiists
who having turned their backs upon theiI
own caste and color, have pocritically
f sought com panionship with the colored man
These people, though uneducated, are not
, wanting in common sense, and have
/ stmng instructive knOWl ledge of their rruC
friends. Blinded by prejudces, stimulated
and kept alive by designing men, and haun
ted by fears of a return to slavery, they foI
years consorted with these who proved t,
be their worst enemies. At last they have
found out their betrayers, aud are uniting
! with the white people of the South. in the
re-establiShment of honest, economical
+ home government.
: 1t is the discovery of this fact which ha
: inclined the Northern mind TO a Limitation
of the coored elective franchise, which bu
ately. they were so anxious To bestow.
While they could have the benefit of thu
2 thirty votes representing the colOred popu
lation, everything went " merry as mar.
rage BELL but when the music was chang
ed, and the South got the benefit of thes
votes, it became horrid discord, and the,
are unwilling longer to keep step to it.
reterate at this point, what / said in for
2 ner part Of my remarks, that the mean.
and agencies which they had devised 4
execute vengeance upon and plumber US
e have fastened our return to liberty anC
+ home rule.
When. therefore, the Republican party shall
undertake TO amend the institution ~reSt
ing the ballot from the colored man, with gu
nearly two ffths of the mem bers OF Con
gress, and sixteen Southern States. we shall
, have the power, and it will be our pleasure
to see that it is not done; at least until tn
l. negro shall have full and fair chance L
! show his fitness for self government, an
until all hope of making him a safe electo
, shall have vanished. To this end as well a
! others, we must remain united.
/ cannot enter further into details. whic
I aust prove tiresome to you. Every reaso
a which can be presented to the Souther
8 mind. every incentiva which can he al