The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-09-05
SPEECH
ION. O. r. SINGLETON,


neIivered mt Carthage, Hiss, on
,be 81 day Of September, 1877,
Before II Mass Meeting of
the Citizens Of LenIEe
and Adjoining
Counties,
rrrlow- CIrIzgSs: The circumstances I'M
-,sa.fh we meet, are fu.I Of good omen.
..r.sf .He warm blood and brighten the
..-.s Of all present. It is cause OF sincere
....,-..slatlou. aud profound thanklulness
.1 Kind Providence that after twelve
...-- uf sorrow and oppression, the south
.-. been released from her 6onase, and to-
s... Stands politically redeemed and regcn-
.-.-at Nor ose Of the sisterhood wor-hip-
..t.s shrine Of The Republican party, but
.....x,r t0 the Democratic roll-call.
That ve are in this happy condition, Is
...,.s wise due TO the justice or magranim-
..ray ou- political aIyersarfes, but 70 the
-s,- ANA manhood Of our people, who
..,. Demonstrated to the world that they
.-. rrglgat ina counsel in time of peace,
.-.ye fa battle ia time of war, but wisezt
and H-lye,t when Frustrated by defeat and
.r.rraeIued with disaster.
rrns- been well said. that the -ubiimcst
r.r l1r mortal eye is a good man strug-
bling with adversely. How transcendently
..s#me taeu has beeu the course OF the
--gr.. AS she has Struggled on patiently
wear after year, under the accumuI red
...ya. aT insult and oppression, heapcd
r..a beer bF those whom, ia times past she
#s- enriched, whom she mas never wtouged,
and ~H1 should nave been her friends from
au-luuiV.e Ul -eIi-lutcft-J II lhStHslDi" TO
f.. rIt- ui kindred and the claims OF a com
r... humanity.
J. would De "a useless consumption OF
tine % dwell upon matters winch ante-date
CHI. "8r, nor can / more thln 2ldhce at
those which have succeeded It, ~ II is more
.-.agi4IIy with the present 8ud future that
,rhaye To- deal. L. il neither pleasant nor
HraHr4I.c on such occasions 10 call up TIE
dead past and mourutulIy contemplate it,
CHASTITY tfature,. but tar more pleasant 20
invoke the sweep 81 Letheau wave, which
shall forever blot ont all rem entrance OF
our dark DAYS leaving TO us only the future
H. u broad field, i'm which we may sow, cut
tiva,e and reap abundant harvcsts OF indt-
vilua and national prosperity.
/ -uaI be- purdUued, then, II ! seek TO be
practical in my remarks, directing them
rather 90 The Guties of the present, and the
possibilities of the future, than to the
Ha4Irtrable historic events OF the past.
E-f9ra doing SO. however. there are two
Dafar- TO when I wish to refer briefly. The
dr-t. tine position Of the Democratic party
NorrH, during and since the war, and our
anu '"g"' '.'' 80 p
"s .,IH - ~ 49," - ~ - ,,.tr,o
zion policy have come To uauEht, and how
the very means devised aud put IN operation
rJ rob and plumber the south, have FASTENED
her detveranee, ana are likely 10 prove hel
salvation in future.
.,,. ,.,,,.r,, .,., ORR, nm, =,
'L1'SNAi7 '' I'M - - -" w" '''-'-'
Hons VII" i"HN'
The Democrats OF the North were Undue
ed 10 support war measures, by appeal
made 20 them ia the name OF the Union, nc
COMMANDED hv The solemn declaration OF
ro. bart of Reuubiieans. that when fedora
arms should secure this end, there should
.uc Il cessqSion OF hosrilitjes, aud peace anC
f..trrual relations among the States, shOuIC
b. r,-p-rabli-heI
The Democratic party, always the defen.
ters or -he Constitution aud the Union
under it, trusting To these pledges, gay,
tHeIr support to such measures as woulC
bring about TINS result. Ihey never iaNor
ed the policy of reducing the Southern
States To conquered provinces. The Whoi
history of national legislation, since the
war, shows they never intended To intlic
upon US military aud carpet-bag govern
lu-ut-: interference with our elections b.
+L, nrrsuuce Of United States troops at Tn
ballot box; exorbitant aud uuuecessar,
taxation; pecuIation, fraud and genera
mjsmauugemen
IL is not TO be denied that they lntende
all the legitimate consequences growing
ont of their cooperation with the Rppubli
cans In defence of the Union, and when IN
proclamation OF freedom to the slave wa
deemed necessary as "A war measure, the
had To- share. on the one hand, the boaste
glory of releasing millions OF people fror
bondage; and on the other. the sh lme an
injustice OF depriyiug their brethren {
millions OF dollars worth of property, Will
ont compensation.
But rs soon as the war was ended, the
manifested "A sincere desire, as find EN-