The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-10-29

A BIG DAY IN YAzoo CITY.
Yazoo Herald =.

ahOO county.
A BIG DAY IN YAzoO CITY.
Yazoo Heraldl
Early on last Saturday morning the tide of
humanity began 10 set in the direction of fbi-
place and it's How was continued until ~.
town full of people. The occasion oil ma
great gathering of earnesI men was an inter
esting one; IL was to decide the Seuat .ria1
question so far this county was concerned
in the first place, and 10 hear the two IFsfID
guished speakers Hon. .. r. Singleton ana
Hon. Ethel Barksdale speak in behalf mi tEa
Democratic cause, in the second.
Col. Singleton occupied two hours ir tb
delivery OF the speech, giving an account If
his stewardship aud showing what use II. had
made of his time and talents while at " A.! no
ton in the interest of the pubic. Itwas IA mos,
effective effort and the audience OF lt,Ii... ami
gentlemen gave il that attention which H.
character as a man and his reputation as p.
speaker demanded in the premises H. com
WINGED his hearers that he had been eouaI ~
every duty and faithful to every f.nsl Ia
their immediate representative in Conlrs.s--
and during the course of his remarks l,r.t.,,.
Hall was made TO ring again with the cheer.
that greeted them. Particularly was iIfs *,
when he was touching upon tur ~ Ayu5. AH..r
and apply ing the actual cautcry g.. fls In
dependent party, and tine q. her p,. t...... .s
political organizati us ia the Slntc ~ ..g5 m
his plnion were 50 many so hyl. s. totht b.. u,
party which the Democracy have 10 moo. h.,
battle array in 1850. He advised "a i-I,p1
ment Of all such concerus--as their presar...t
the field at this time was an uumixed evil ANA
must be regarded by all rejecting. liur-e
JUDGED minds, There were really bIIt tv.. I.,,
ties in the cOuntry--the Republican WINS ono
and the Democratic party the other, and IL .,,as
a duty which every Mississippiuu owed Co him
SELF his family, and his State, TO ally himself
with the latter and put forth his best etf..rts
i'll the endeavor TO plant its flagstaff upon he
ramparts of the opposing hosts. Tie only
friends the South has at the North are ihs
n..v, 4 Ia Z
their voices in that section in vindicauou M
her rights are Democratic speakcrs-4uI fb.
only press that has a word to say i'm hen behalf
is the Democratic press-and cousiderinrthese
premises the speaker said, 1t was amaziu.r f,
him to see some of the men who are now act-
ing with the Independent party i'm their rrps.
ent company. They should be ELSEWHERE fr
instance in the ranks Of the Drmocruf mario,
the only friend the South has in all the nuJ'
or has had for over quarter OF a century
Come out from among the INDEPENDENTS Is
continued yOnr remaining there must ue.,I.
place you at a disadvantage; you cannot ex-
plain your present attitude of hostility t,-
ward the Democracy and at the same lime
leave the person you may wish TO convince
free from the suspicion that yuu are NOT actin
ated by unreasonable prejudices and spurreI
on by that spirit which cannot raise morfaIs
TO the skies, but would tain drag an angel
down.
His defense of the people who participated
IN the affair which occurred here on the 18th
y ~
and at this point the buildins fairly shook with
the earthquake shout of applause that greeted
him. He had struck the popular heart ON Inc
right key, and 1t responded with the music oI
sympathy and appreciation. His speech was
an able and eloquent vindication of the .n4-
ocratlc party, and IL carried conviction to tho
minds Of all who heard il that it vas eminent
ly worthy of the respect and confidence Of tbe
people
Major Barksdale, the learned editor of 1s
CLARION was the speaker who was next intro
duced to the audience by the Chairman w. S
Epperson, Esq, and he, after graceful intro
ductory plunged iH 1gefsus res, and for over two
hours he held the large presence assembled
to hear him enchanted by the fcryar of his
eloquence the force Of his reasoning the attic
flavor Of his wit and the pungcucv of his sar-
casm. lie bllstered from head TO foot the miss
cradle slanderers who thought il not unworthy
of themselves to fill the Northern Rruublica1
press with false accounts OF the affair which
happened here on that memorable July dav.
1879 and Of the character of the men who com
posed that mob, rs they were pleased to- stylo
1t, that met here for a purpose which the hest
people n the land now endorse, since they
nave been put into possession of the real facts
IA the case. The applause that Welied uu
from the body Of the great audicnc. al these
words, showed how much in sympathy thew
were with the speaker, how much en- T0t,D0r
he was with the listening crowd. They felt
that they had been previously wronged bv
these lying reports, and when the speaker
held these defumers up before them all wrig-
Cling and squirming like worms INHALED up6n
a bodkin they said amen and ameul DisBog-
ing of these contemplate creatures in a V,ny
larry his own, he launched out upon tho
broad sea OF discussion, and matters pertaiu-
ing to State and national affairs were claber-
ltely argued and made plain to the commonest
Major Rarksdale is thoroughly
posted, and he has the happy faculty of cT-
pressing himself in the tersest STRONGEST nuI
most forcible English bank we may remark
n passing that never dishonors his drafts
MS arrangement of the party which held The
state IN bondage for 80 many long, dreary.
ilsmal years was terrible-aud his portrait
Ire OF the Democratic party, whose WAYS were
peace and whose paths were pleasauturss.
vas something to make a man proud that hs
|e.onged to II, and prOuder still that he be-
onged not to any organization 80 utterly UNI
worthy of public confidence and respect as
he little go-cart Of party called IndeueuI-
nus. ne LOOK that concern up between his fore
niger anu thumb and il seemed that we could
lear II sqeal like rat in the paws Of "a tcr-
Ter That meant business. He showed that Do
lad no platform of principles-no nothing.
n tact, worth speaking of, that il was con-
elVeO IN SIN, brought forth in iniquitv and for
10 other purpose than to satisfy the lust for Of
zoe and the greed for place of n few Indcpeud.
in view of this lamentahlc fact chat it
ught to have died a "hOrning," and thus pre-
ented the wagging of the heads of thr..,..uIg
t 1t in very derisiun-as is now the ca.s
IompaFed with the Democratic party it Wasa
atyr 70 hyperion mOle-hill TO mountain
"a plgmy to some grand old giant BUT we
card, remarked the speaker uassint, IN, h., ,,,.
Their theme, that the Democratic party had
5nored ITS pledges-had been recreant H. the
Ugh trusts which were placed in its hand. bv
ne election of 1875. The m0nstrous size of
his misrepresentation could not be measured
y any size of words. The charge is without
'undatIon Every pledge has been fulfilled ia
stter and spirit,
Has not the infamous militia lava law by
hlch Ames was empowered to equiD q bireIiu.,
Military force, armed with improved rifles and
atllng guns, to trample upon the Iibertcs OF
he people-been repealedy Has not the dis
let printing bill gone the way of all the earth
Fept from the statute book in other word. ir
'cordance with the terms of the pIcdpc made
y the Democracy? Most certainly Ry this
III every person who had business ia the
ourts was compelled To contribute 20 the
lpport OF Radical press whose chief delight
was to Islander, viIHfv. ana def,n.
ose upon whom it feasted and fstteutd
ne Democracy said they would repcaI
ana they were as good as their word.
also pledged, continued the sneaker
reduction of expenses in all depart
ehIs oil the government, State aud
uhty, and dare man who has any
gafu Tor the truth, to say that this pledge
y not been redeemed. And more than tLf-
peIAoeratic party has placed the inaucesoE
STATE upon a solid foundation; State war
nIs Tor the past three years have been
'rth dollar Tor dollar and spectators have
en InaOle 70 !atten upon the fluctuations of
II.
1uee 81 the annual appropriations thousands
on thousands OF collars It has applied the
Ears 5n - 70 taxes, and cut them down from So 81
- % on the thousand II drove tbe alier
'YeTnor Ames and his ribald, venal crew oI
i1derers out OF the State, and placed men in
departments of the State government. who
y the good OF the people at heart and whose
5ry interest was identified with the State
whose 33e proudest boast was that they were
IS OF Mississippi.
no party that has ever lived in the tide Of
le ever ooasted OF a prouder record than that
tne democratic party Of this State-or was
re fruitful of splendid results-and the peo-
VIII say by their ballots in NOvember-ttR
% Pet0deed. II may suffer occasionally by
reereaney of those who once had bee1
lored by its friendship and lifted into
leon by the strength of its good right arm.
~ VIII survive their puny efforts to impair
strength or render it less useful as an AGENT
leh Is mighty in Overturning the strong
Us OF the wicked as the OK survives tie
g or the insect that only can annoy but not