The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-01-22
senator BIaIne's speech on the
solid south Reviewed.
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COMMUNICATED
Men who have cared little and affected
/ 90 care les, for he rights the wrongs of
re negro suddetlE lind pdst monetary aud
cDbanterc,Gi interests greet que sttons efTere,e.
adjustments of tariff cast Investments tH man
aidCtuFes. In rdit1c0ys aud tn mtiss-. are Eader
/ me control oT q LeHOcrdttc Congress 1rh0Se
'"GJ0rny was obtained by dtpriving the
negro Of his rights ut.der a common Con-
tuition aud common Jaws. Men u no
have expressed disgust with the waving o.
bloody shirts and have been offended with
talk about negro tqality are beginning u
perceive that the pending question ot to-
day relates more pre-singlv u M equality
Of white men under This Government, and
that however careless theN NAV he about
The rigbts or he wre ngs OF The n, gro they
ate very jfalous and tenacious about thu
rights OF Their OWL race aud the dignity OF
their own tiresides and their own kindred
The italics in the above extract from Mr..
Biaiue's speech disclose the real central
object Of raising at this time the old
CARPET bag banner of the 80 o"dy shirt. .
which all his marginal tinsincere) senti-
ment on the equality of the white man, aud
the black man, has failed to hide, from
beng the prominent figure in the picture
he has so -kilfully colored.
The Democratic party, according to Mr..
Blaine's idea. should not be trusted with
legislation affecting the vast interests
named in the above extract. The question
naturally arises, why this objection? The
answer is plain, that it is because that party
il the avoWrd defender of the Constitution,
and the rights. and equality of the people
guaranteed therein. aud that Mr.. Blaine
desires Co keep all legislation relating TO
these great interests. solely under the
fr. # oil no for of
centralized capital, which neither observes
or respects any rights however sacred,
when not subservien5 10 its own agSran-
diZement.
A. the -pokesmau for the money power"
Mr.. Blaine seeks for the means BY which
10 destroy thai democratic majority"
whose ion his client fears in the IN
covering Of corruptions IN the past, and
the i'm posi- bIlity Of its aggraudlZcment in
the future, through the class legislation by
which it has gained, and hopes 10 continue
special privileges OF action, immunity, for
itself, aud the Ignoring the rights of the
masses by violating every principle Of
equality, to the pud,-ot a equalization OF
centralized power INTO an OligArchY OF
wealth, and the dIStrauchi-em mt of the
III asses, (WithOut respect 10 color or preVi-
uH~ coudlrion), Of both their material ana
political rights BY logical deduction, he
admits the claim OF ownership by his ellie t,
and the IL. for ~ hich they were in Eendel,
OF the 30 X representatives. appprtioned to the
colored population wherein lie complains.
"tAat the democracy have seized and apprn-
prIated them tor ITSELF His iusincerty
is manifested i'm the declaration. wherein he
says 'the franchise Intended to protect the
neg o has been turned against him and HIS
FRIENDS, and increased the power of those
from whom he has nothing To hope aud
every thing to dread;' No one Will believe
mat NJ r. III zine is so ignorant OF past oc
currences and existing facts, as not to know
AT this late hour that the southern people
are the best friends of The negro, and that
4 the negro recognizes the fact, and therefore
| votes with them. and against those who on
/ ly desire TO USE THEM through selfish mo-
/ lives OF plumber, TO the impnveri- hment OF
/ The whole com munItv, without regard to
| color.
| Mr. Blaine in all his zeal for his client, is
/ forced to rest the claims of illegal owner
! ship OF the negro vote, flone on the basis
! 0: pre-em ptiDn. obtained through the recon
| ~truCtiun laws. which his client caused t.
/ be enacted to the disgrace of civil zation)
/ that it might capture" and forever con-
/ troll its political power of the reconstructed
/ ; ares, by placing ignorance. aud semi
/ Bar ha Inism, over Intelligence and refine
! lurut- and with the lO6 votes thereby OBJ
tanned and OWNED forever control the des-
tines of the whole country North and
| South.
a reaction has taken place through
| the natural law Of compensation. intel
1 hgence has resumed its normal poi
| ton. the negro learned to understand
the situai ion, and take his pr per position,
| toy which the ownership and control OF
lthrsr votes are lost to Mr.. Blaine'S client,
Tin which, he com plains that great wrong
| has been done;" ami nov, to prevent this
| lost power from being exercised against
the money power" it seeks to destroy its
own IN scalcu!ated creation. of the 30 votes
| apportiQned to the negro, by which it is
considered the balance of power is to be
| held
How this is to be done the Senator has not
stated definite terms, bur distinctly gives
| warning, that - way will be found and
that STATE Rights will not be permitted to
| stand in IN way, to its accom- plishment
VIII the love OF Liberty inspire the peo-
| pie to save themselves from the subsection
| OF the Power actuating such defence. OF
such equality, of citrzenship-in them the
power at present adolescence lost never TO
be regaiDed. d.