The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-02-05

Rice ell ''--.----- MHtuF0W.
l.. c. Suggs .-.....-.- TIlden-
J Horton ...--..-..-- .--...-.-- Davis
b. ;. Trice -.-.-...--.- MuldFoW
Peter Blair ....... No vote Novote
The votes of these jurymen in the
Presidential election of 1876 has no bear
ing upon the question at issue. 1t has
10 more to do with the subject than how
they voted Of at alb in the Presidential
election OF 1860 The proper inquiry is,
how did they stand in the Congressional
election of 1878? BY the above show
ing, we have: for Davis (sore head) 4,
for Amacker (sore head) 3, No vote f.
Total, II; for Muldrow Democrat s,
for Manning Democrat Total, 8.
Total members on Jury, %; necessary to
indict, l.. There were II that were
ready for the work and two to spare.
We add those who did not vote. Gle
who is not for US is against us" But We
have it from the Chickasaw Messenger
that this statement is false; that two at
least of this jury misrepresented their own
conduct III saying they voted for Null
drow, and we will take the Messenger S
statement to that of men who, pretending
to be Southern men, follow in the
footsteps of Grand Juries summoned by
such marshals as NJ. Shaughnessy and
indict men for political oFenses. Ii this
was not packed Grand Jury, then we
hope we will never see one. Was any
body who voted for Davis indicted? Not
one. Was any person indicted who voted
for Amacker? Not one. Was any of the
precious Radical lambs ever indicted for
intimidation or JuIidoztng or bG}lotbor
st1lfiIng or any other such offense by a
Federal Grand Jury, in this State?
Never, 1t is only the Democratic wolves
who have to pass through the mill. This
Grand Jury followed in the path of those
that G. Wiley Wells and Pearce were ac-
customed 10 furnish at Oxford, and E. ?.
jacobson, and NJ. Shaughnesy, at Jack
son.
But we are told that some of the in
dicted parties pleaded guilty. So they
did. 1t was we'll for them that they did.
They could better afford to pay the fines
and go home, and let political capitol be
made against the Democratic party, which
was wanted, than they could to face a
petty jury of the same sort, with the Al
bany On. Y. penitentiary staring them
in the face This is nothing new to us.
We have seen it before. When the
Meridian people had to take up arms for
the defense of their fire sides against a
horde of ruffians and semi barbarians,
lust such another Grand Jury was
furnished. A large majority of Radicals
and Sore heads and few easy going Dem
ocrats Indictment after Indictment
was found. The parties pleaded gull
ty, paid the fines, the officers pocket
ed the costs, and it was heralded
abroad that the Ku KIux had con-
fessed-the Radical demagogues ad-
ded something to their political stock
in trade, and the victims went home
satisfied that they had but done their
duty in taking up arms.
The responsibility will lie at the doors of
the next Democratic Congress should it
vote appropriations to defray judicial ex-
penses in the Southern States, when the
Federal courts are differed by men who
pervert them to political uses. The
next Congress will be Democratic in
both branches. They can say to Mr..
Hayes, give us officers of the Federal
courts who never trained with the old
Radical gangs in the Southern States,
and are not the allies of the sore-heads,
or we will give you no money to run the
machine.