The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-05


South the benefit of the publication OF
its entire article condemning the lynch
ing of human fends guilty of atrocious
and brutal assaults upon defenceless and
helpless women consigning them in life
to worse fate than death itself. The
South need not fear that THE CLARION
and Vicksburg Commercial have caused
it to be misunderstood. The public
fully apprehends its attitude. The issue
has been distinctly defined Its text from
the law books and dissertation upon what
constitutes "murder" amount to moth
ing. 1t opposes the lynching of ravish-
ers. 1t interposes the mercy of the laws
delay in behalf of wretches who outlaw
themselves by the commits sion of the
most horrible of crimes upon the most
innocent and bel pless of beings. 1t has
put itself upon the bad eminence which
it occupies. We have not said that lis
object is to encourage the commission of
that description of crime or any other
lawlessness, but we do say that the eff
feet of its constant and vehement re-
monstrance against the lynching of raw
ishers has a tendency to encourage them.
Substitute the laws delay as advocated by
the South for summary punishment by
death at the stake or by hanging or other
prompt method, and you lineage the de
nd hxy,, - g. L.
There are but few examples where the |
protection of society demands the exc
cution of the eehigher" law of justice, |
and the crime of which we are speaking |
is one of them. The South may plant,
and its help-mate, the Memphis Ava
lanche, may water, but the increase will
come in the determination of the public
TO protect female bel plessness and limo
,ence from brute violence at all hazards,
with death on the spot.
The Respite of Walter Riley.
Some complaints have been made
lgainst Governor Stone for the respite
# four weeks of the negro Walter Riley,
whose execution was fixed for the 9th
lay of November, and whose life was
by the arrival of the respite
n hour or two before the hanging was
0 have taken place. We feel sure that
hose who have complained are not
ware of the circumstances under which
he Governor acted in granting the re-
pite. On Thursday, the 9Th of No
ember, one day before the time fixed
Or the execution, Gov. Stone received at
uka, where he had gone to cast his !.
ote, the following telegram transmitted
, him by his Private Secretary from
ackson:
JACKSON. Mlss.l
Wednesday, Nov. z, 1877. ! |
IoU j. III. Stone, IiLEd, Mss:
The following dispatch from Meridian
,ceived four NJ to-day: Governor j.
|. Stone: Walter Riley, convicted of MUIR
81 in Kemper county, is to be hung on
riday, the ninth OF November. We think
of great i'm portance that he should be
spited for thirty or sixty days. Catch 4
ps Attorney General elect, and Sims. !
Governor elect. approve this h
)pIication. Reasons urgent, and of grear
lportance. Cannot be given BY tele- :,
-aph. Answer at once. II
THos. 81 WOODS, :.
j. p. WALKER,
A G. HORN. q
(Signed) KINLocH FALceRER.
Sigued, as this dispatch was by we'll !.
loWn gentlemen of high standing, one 6
whom had only recently ceased to be !
istrict Attorney of the District in :,
hich Kemper county is situated, the !.
overnor could not hesitate to act. A .
lay of only few hours would have !.
en- fatal. He at once telegraphed the =,
spite of four weeks, in order that he
ght have time to acquaint himself
tn tthe urgent reasons Of great impor r
nee" which existed in the case. If he W
d acted otherwise, he would certainly m
We rendered himself liable to the 60
avest censure. to
The time for which the murderer was be
pited viii soon expire, and then his an
me viii be expiated on the gailogs In Sc
) meantime, it is hoped that the pris-
er will make some interesting revela-
ms touching the brutal assaasipation Of fas
, Iamented John W. Gully. al al
aci
A Wild HUM. Dr.. Hayes project %
o detach six Or seven Southern stasaa cal q.
rom the Democratic party and hitch ols
hem % = tie Rer b;ican party / I