Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

by the friends Of Gov. Humphreys. 1t
is urged that If the expulsion OF Gov,
Humphreys from the Executive Office
by Fedora bayone's in 1868, calls u on
the people u Y ',,e.Gpi TO v!ndicate
their insulted honor aud dignity by re-
storing him to that Office by their bal.
lots. the case Of Gov. Clarke who was
expelled in 1865, also calls for vindica.
ton. It is well known that the friends
of Gov. Clarke have ever desired 10
vind!cste his honor AMI their own by
restoring him to that office, but it must
be remembered when Gov. Clarke was
expelled he was dragged away from
the State and imprisoned IN Fort Pu-
laski, and held there unit. the people
of Mississippi! were compelled to
homo. some one else. Gen. Hum.
phreys was chosen, sni there was no
vacancy for Clarke until Humphreys
was expelled. That vscancy the peo-
pie were not allowed TO Ill by Clarke
or Humphreys. Ames, SIS Military
Governor, by the grace OF the Federal
Government, occupied the Executive
Office and Mansion, dispensing govern.
mental power at the point of bis bayo.
nets, and the military registration oflhe
State showed a majority OF 1900 ne
groes, guided and controlled by white
Carpet. Baggers, Scailaw ags, snd other
Republicans, numbering several thou.
sand more.
In 1855 the Legislature aaa adjourn.
cd and its term OF o&ce had expired.
The members Of the Supreme Court
had resigned sni !ei: he State,
Humphreys and The faithful State
officers Of the Executive Department
were IN Office, under the Constitu-
tion, 1u.!. their successors were
elected .ud qualified, and stood
alone upon the rampar;s OF Mis-
sissippi's rights, making the as: stand
and ths last show OF defiance 10 Fede.
raj aggression - this 100, while the
"Blsck snl Tan Convention framed
and submitted rs Infamous Constitu.
tion 10 !:s negro constituents for ratid.
cation. To NEE: this peril .: the
white race the Democratic party met
in Jackson 70 select 8 State ticket. II
is well known that in The fsce OF the
registered majority sgaias: hem,
Clarke and all others declined, and
Humphreys was unanimously renomi-
mated. Animated by the :piri: Of self.
sa srifce and devotion 70 :oga'ry hat
carried him into the Confederate army,
he q. ONE accepted the nomination
rendered, AMI ogavci ;ae vas: odds
agains. him. After a ,auvass Of three
weeks the s:raight-ou: tisSsl' ;cium.
phed, and the Radica. Constitution
per!shel b. the aid Of 1900 Or 1900
colored men and brothers voting for
Humphreys,
The mex. chance -. ClarGe or
Humphreys to be vindi:4;sd was in
1869, Ju. by that time, unler the dead
y miasma OF Federal oppression and
Carpet-bag aggression, an epidemic Of
compromise for policy was gener-
ated and spread through he white
ranks OF Democracy, lnl unnamed a
.arge number General Den; and
three other imported Carpe:-baggevs-
one neg.o-General Lowry and Pro.
lessor Gathrigh', were chosen by
the Convention in preference TO
Clarke, Humphreys, or a stra:ght.out
ticket. Though the s;raight-olt ticket
had carried the State FOR the Democra-
cy by 5000 in 1865, TIE sickening epi-
demic so reduced its Ta'Ss that in 1869
the State was lost 10 the democracy BY
$1,000 votes.
The next chance 10 vindics:e Clarke
or Humphreys was at the Meridian
Convention in 1873, but the epidemic
Uaa eth raging and the Convention