The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-30
Superintendent of aEae Huamafc
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superintendent of ahe a.uanafc
Asylum.
It's natural for the Republican paper
here, the Times. to advocate the retention
of the present Superintendent of the
Lunatic Asylum in Office. If the adj
vice Of its sort had been taken, the
Radical party would have still retained
control of every branch of the State
Government, Legislative, Executive
and Judicial. The incumbents under
the Radical regime, were all mar
velous proper men in the estimation of
the Times. The present Superintend-
ent, without whose incompatible services
we are taught, the Institution for the
insane cannot be successfully carried on,
may have made the study of insanity a
specially" for 10 these many years;
but we do know that he mingled his
studies In that direction with the most
persistent efforts to keep the Radical
party in power. AS an example of
the style in which he was won't to
conduct the canvass against the party of
reform in this State and for the perpet
uation of Radical rule, we will quote
from the incendiary address, of which
he was the author, signed by Hill, Cald-
well, (of Clinton riot notoriety.) and 9th
er colored Republican leaders, in 1875
Once under the iron heel of Democracy,
the colored man will at once sink back to
the status he held in 1S65--free in name, but
not in faet-poor, ignorant and helpless,
hedged in by unfriendiy laws, which he has
no power to circumvent--a s'hewer of wood
and drawer of water forever.
Real the Acts of the Legislature of 1865,
after you were emancipated, but before you
were voters. Under the operation of laws
provided for you then, your condition would
have been far worse than Ia that of slavery.
Extract from the address of Jim. Hin, CaLd-
aoeH, Bruce d Co.
The author of the foregoing could have
had but one object in concocting so stupid
and malignant TRADE, and that was to
keep the Radical party in power by cul-
tivating enmity and strife between the
races. Nothing is more unreasonable
than that he should claim Office at the
hands of the party which he so shame
fully abused, and which, if his assur-
ances had been believed, would have
never triumphed at the polls.
The Office of Auditor of Public Ac-
~
no more than that of Superinten-
dent of the Asylum for the Insane
and the late incumbent Major Gibbs
brought to the discharge of its duties
equal honesty, equal skill and equal
efficiency in every particular as are
claimed by his most Jealous cham
pions for DR.. Compton in the office he
holds-nor was he ever accused of dis
missing employees from Office on account
of their politics--but whoever dreamed
of asking exemption in his case from
the rule of putting a Democrat in his
place?
The Times insists that certain "charges
made against DR.. Compton, though they
emanate from discharged employee,
should be rigidly investigated, and if DIR.
Compton is fully exonorated he should,
in our judgment, be re appointed, and
this we believe is view of the large ma
jority of the people in Mississippi" 1t
has never occurred to us that the APP
pointment of DR.. Compton should depend |
upon the truth or falsity of these charges.
We think it wholly immaterial whether |
they are true or not, so far as
his retention in Office is concerned. The
people demand the appointment of some
other person, upon other, and we may
add, higher grounds. But since the
subject has been mentioned, we would
suggest that if an investigation into
the grave charges alluded to, is
made at all, it should be. done
by special committee of the Legisla-
Lure which will possess an essential power
that the Board of Trustees however anx-
ious they may be to prosecute an inquiry,
does not possess, viz to compel the at
of witnesses and force them
TO give testimony under oath. Once be-
fore, an investigation was undertaken of
charges against the same official by a
Board of Trustees, and they found this
'ame difficulty in the way of its
complete and satisfactory prosecu-
ion. If the investigation is made,
We would suggest that the following
charge even Though made by a dis
missed employee" be first taken up
md if established, it alone will be amply
conclusive that he is not the proper
person to be retained at the head of the
institution:
A month ago published over my own !
ignaLure that DIR. Compton harbored at | /.
he sylum, one of the bloodthirsty negro
ioters who was guilty OF the murder of
he young men at Clinton, in 1875, and that
e sent the said murderer in the Asylum .
ack, to a railroad depot north of jackson, ,
o that he might.get our of the reach of
1stice. This charge has not been denied.
The War ON the Lumber Hnferesas.
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