The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-26
HAnoo County elOriaeation Meeting.
Great Demonstration in the Gibralter
Beat.
Good Feeling and Good Cheer the Order
OF the Day.

YAzoo COUNTY, Nov. "A, 1879
EDITORS CLARION: Responding to a call
from Col. Russell, Chairman of Central
Club of Beat No. l, large numbers of Yazoo
Democrats from all parts of the historic old
county joined the unconquerable Democracy
of this Beat in a grand jubilating barbecue
and handshaking at Ogden Church, on last
Saturday. Preparations had been maxim
for two weeks-and with this Democracy,
to will is TO do-and when the day came,
all lustrous with the sheen of its own glory
the people catching the inspiration of the
hour and the occasion came cup from the
hills and hollows from the highways and
the byways, from far and near" until they
were scarcely less in number than the
marshaled legions of Pharaoh's army. If
any had ever obtained, all doubts
of "sold Yazoo" were driven away as the
mist before the morn. There was smile on
every cheek and in every heart. The main
features of the day were joy, gladness and
pacitcation.
By special invitation, Hon. O. R. Single
ton and Hon..E. Barksdale were among the
visitors and speakers from a distance.
About noon Col. Singleton was introduced
to the assembled throng, and for an hour
and a quarter claimed their attention with
unfiagging interest His speech was both
argumentative and eloquent. He was strong
and eloquent in his remarks touching
National affairs. His witticisms were
sparkling, and his illustrations apt and
and to the point always altogether it was
fine speech, well delivered and had a good
effect Following him came Hon. f. Banks
dale whose eloquence always holds his
hearers, and whose logical reasoning never
fails to convince; he congratulated 1aZoo and
heI people upon their complete yindication
through their triumph at the late election,
and argued that the most glorious part OF
victory was to know how to use it and that
magnanimty to the conquered foe was the
attribute of true courage. We had won
the field we had carried the election and
We could afford to be exultant and at the
sametime magnanimous but there was one
resolve that should be unalterable rs the
everlasting ordinances of Nature herself
and that is, that the administration of the
good old county should not again pass under
the control of the oppressOr, the plunderer
and the organizers of strife who in the days
past had brought untold evils upon the
people. He congratulated the colored geo
pie on their presence and adjured them to
Stand shoulder to shoulder with their
Southern white friends, pledging them equal
political and civil rights. Col. Andrews,
one of our Representatives in the
next Legislature, then spoke in
his usual graceful and eloquent
manner and made Yazoo Democrats feel
proud that they had entrusted their rights
to safe hands. He was followed by Messrs.
w. II. Stubblefeld, (Sheriff elect) J. a.
Barksdale, (Chancery Clerk elect) Senator
Gibbs and Capt. Robt johnson who deliv-
cred themselves in pointed and ringing
speeches.
OF that immense gathering of about one
thousand people, every thing was harmony
and quiet, not a temper was rutfled and not
man went away dissatisfied,
| After the speaking concluded, Capt
| White, manager of ceremonies, announced
that the table was ready and asked the
assembly to dinner. The greatest profu-
sion of edibles abounded and whole swine
and quarters of beef cooked, together with
about three hundred pounds of bread were
carried away.
1t was truly grand day in Yazoo, and a
mighty ratification of her past. The colored
people stood up nobly, and no stint OF
commentator and praise should be awarded
them. They will be ready to do hattie in
the future as they have in the past.
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