The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-28

thing TO give, give II now. 1t may be all wei
enough 10 suffer Tor paSterity But posterity
gave me anything, and | do not propose 10
starVe that posteriEv may have good time.
I remember II have sat near countrymsn at
+ a concert net many years ago 1t an Italian
concert. When the performance about
half over nay friend reached over and whisper
ed, W by cont they quit tuning their hddles
and play something
This may be all an Italian concert / may be
mistaken to what Is going But il / were
4 10 die Tonight. should die IN the belief that
/ the political concert-giNers ought 10 play
something instead OF continuing to tune their
hddIeS- De something, and do il now, and
don't waste lifetime in getting ready The
country needs relief, and II means TO have 1t.
II one party fails 10 give II, the people VIII try
another That is my judgment.
We have had resolutions and platforms
enough 1t Is time TO demand performance
Resolutions vapid things when not followed
| by acts. And platforms without performance
I are deiusions and shams.
The Nicksburg resolutions were we'll Moth
ing IN that line could have been better. Now
let Us have acts Cultivate sentiment that
shall carry the language and spirit of those reso-
buttons into practical effect, and the exodus
which they were designed 10 check viii cease
at once.
1t Is not laws, and very much less resolutions
passed by irresponsible bodies that need.
We need an earnest. energetic public sentiment
that viii see it that laws obeyed to the
letter and resolutions carried out IN good faith,
without equivocation or mental reservation.
mean no disreSpeet. But in my judgment.
the gentlemen who passed the NlckSburg reso-
lutions Will very poorly have discharged their
duty unless they follow them up until they
carried out in their letter, and in their spirit.
Until III fact there Is created an overwhelming
public opinion which shall proclaim i'll tones OF
thunder, the rights of the eolored man must
and shall be respected
Allow me To add resolutions NAV be treated
as forms; platforms disregarded, and laws cir
cumvented. But united, determined, ener-
getc public opinion is always efficient and
never suffers defeat.
| must stop writing. Other subjects present
themselves. | must pass them by. You will
see from what ! have written that | am not in
accord with any existing party.
do not want To separate from the Democracy
of Mississippi. If l leave, / shall go feeling like
father who had been driven from his home by
his own children.
To sum up. not the whole$but the main points,
in "a few words. / want Congress to quit max
ing and unmaking Presidents. In due time
the people will attend to that business for them
selves. If | am not mistaken the great want of
the country is to have legislation that will lift
mighty incubus off the breast OF labor.
In the State | want a nicer perception OF the
wants OF the pecple. More economy IsFSer sala-
ries; and reduced T-1ett+-rr--t+t--a word, that
the people shall not be treated as horses, bridled
and saddled, ready To be ridden pleasure by
successful otfce-seekers.
In the counties, closer observance Of the
same rules. and a laundering admonition TO Of
fice-helderS, both State and county, " You are
our servants. and not our masters
To the people AT large, both white and col
ored, deal more justly with oneanother. All
men are born free and equal says the DeclarI-
ton of Independence. The Constitution says,
all men are equal before the law" Observe
these rules closely and in perfect faith, and all
Earring between the races viii cease.
q For forms of Government let fools contest,
That which is best administered is best"
In this the poet went little too far But in
Il Republic il is of little consequence under
what party name the Government is admins
tered 50 that it is administered wisely and with
strict regard to the best interest of the whole
people.
\ word to critics. Gou need not eudgel your
brains find out my motive for writing this
letter. | have motive but it is not where You
will be most likely to look for it. | am not
candidate for any office, and do not intend to
be- There is no Office in the gift OF the people
that | desire, none that | would accept.
| Very truly, Gentlemen,
Your friend and fellow-citizeH,
! \ q BROWN