The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-12-03
A STARTLING SCHEME.
dent For Life With His Son Fred
as His Successor.

The following letter, printed in the Wash
ington Capital, has attracted considerable
attention. 1t is digniied with double lead
ed editorial space and is introduced as fol-
lows; "The following letter, or fragment o &
one, written us by friend at the South
tells its own story. We are really not at
liberty TO indicate the writer, certainly not
the name. Could we do the last, the coun-
try would be startled, for he is an eminent
man who Is given to saying what he thinks,
and thinking TO a purpose that influences
thousands of others" 1t is dated %,
Mississippi, November 10th, B" and proceeds as
follows:
F'You may we'll ask what we are going to
do about it? | have been asking that peril
nent question OF quite a number of our
prominent men, who are in q condition to
feel and understand the temper of our peo-
pie since the election at the north. The
response is. that to be equal to the emergency
we must, as you are fond of saying, look the
inevitable fairly and calmly in the face In
this | have condensed a number of letters
and a number of talks. The emergency
presented us is to be found in the fact that
every northern State, without exception, has
declared against US, on an issue made up of
the right accorded us by the constitution
previous to the late war, of home govern
ment, or, as it is popularity understood, of
each State TO regulate and control its own
affairs. The right was not only clearly
understood, but as clearly recognized, and
that such is not the fact, to-day demonstrates
that at the north are regarded as a con-
quered people, subject to such penalties in
the form of punishment rs the conqueroFs ;
may dictate. In other words, we are not a /
part of the Union, possessed of equal rights,
but people, if not hated, at least suspected, /
and to be treated as alien enemies, danger .
Gus to the peace and welfare of the entire 4
The Democratic party has made |
a heroic fight in our and its own behalf at |
the north, but made it in vain. New York .
and Indiana are both claimed for US, but |
both are doubtful. 1t is practically to-day /
a solid north against solid south. This is
the emergency in which we are called upon
TO act.
''Now, to continue the struggle is simply /
TO lead forlorn hope. We cannot conquer.
md in continuance of the struggle we
only add to our trouble in the event of a
certain defeat. We are thus tempted not
only to give up the contest, but to go over
n body to the enemy. What is there in
.he Union? What is there left of tie cOnsti-
ution? or that love of the Uuion which
,nce bound Us together, that we should
acrifice ourselves in their behalf? The north
las changed from turret to foundation stone
'ur old form of government, Fad it now
he appearance. harmonic with the fact.
The north wants grand Union, with ,
,ower centralized at Washington. We will
i've the north and to ourselves a grand
ation, with the power of an empire CEN
rallied at Washington, The north wants
dictator, g strong man elected for life, to !
egulate and control this national govern
lent, with its power at Washington. We
'ill elect Grant president for life, and for q
hese reasons. As long as the substance is '
one there is no use clinging to an empty t
hell, especially when, by abandoning the I
Id, rotten hulk for the new craft, we have
chance of lettering ourselves This wav :
1g of the bloody snirt, these continued
ssaults ana insults upon US originate in a
esire TO gain votes at the north If thu
bject is gained for which the yoses are
ought, there will no longer be reason for :
ggressiOn. The Republican party will be
itisfed, and we shall be left alone to build
p our shattered fortunes in peace. There 4
i'll be pOetical justice in this, all this.
lat in itself is tempting to us of the South. L
Fe shall see that in the brutal war waged n
4 US to free the negroes those people have
1slaved themselves, and we are q mighty
ctor in the ugly results. h
"Ihis, you will say, is the lowest form of q
totlsm; but you must rememcer my dear
lend, We are not soiling our patriotism, for
e are not allowed to have any. We are
1T sacrificing any right or any freedom. for Il
e lave none to sacrifice. We are, as the :;
Ise stands = conquered people, without :,
,pe, home or manhood; and we not only. d
ke the blind Samson, pull the temple down, D
1t we rise, unlike Samson, unh1rt above I
e ruins. We would be better pleased to =
i've better Instrument, but we must re-
emheF shat to have a better man is to
I'VE no instrument 1t takes a course l.
ute to serve such purpose Revolutions, v,
7 dear, are not made out of gentlemen, )
id that French woman of the court, when
lady friend complained to her of the low :,
TT of men the revolt had brought into n
wer. / shall advocate the reelection of
ant as long as he lives, and bis son Fred III
er his death if / live that long" ps