The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-18
Letter from Mr.. Walter B. Barker.
New York, Nov. 18th, 1880.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18th, 1880.
To the Editors of The CLARION
While, as the organ of the Democracy of
our State, you may not subscribe to the
sentiments of this letter, do me the favor
to give il space in your columns. Garfield
Is elected, and in my humble opinion, the
time has come for the South TO no longer
follow the lead of the Northern Democracy.
Treacherous as Iscarriot and traitorous as
Arnold, they have only led to deceive
promised. TO fail. For years, both in Con-
yention and in the field of political fight,
our people have bowed to their leadership
in the efforts to dislodge the party in power ;
aparty et hate and bitterness toward the
South. In each and every time they have
failed to redeem their promises.
Influenced by the Haunting Of the ''boody
shirt" or a conflict with their supposed
pecuniary interest, or else bought with the
mighty dollar" in hand paid, they have
failed in every instance TO work to secure US a
restoration of our rights and privileges in
so-called equal Union. sad reflection for
the future of the Republic, yet true, too
true
In this present effort to restore the De-
mocracy to power, | have seen in this
great Democratic city of New York,
business men who have grown rich OF the
patronage of Southern merchants, use their
every effort-lavishing the very money
coined from their support-upon their
employees to induce them to vote against
the slightest interest of the South. South
ern trade has made these merchants rich,
and, vet they prove themselves the bltterest
political foes with which the South has to
contend, and if this trade should leave
New York. thousands of men who to-day
fatten upon it, would be beggars for posi-
tions scarcely affording livelihood. l
would not presume to dictate to my good
people-a people | love so dearly, and, for
whom, | would shed my life's blood to see
them once more in the enjoyment of
freemen's rights-how, or when they should
rebuke these faithless allies of the
North, but, this much | will venture to
suggest, that, hereafter that they cut loose
from all utilization with the Democrats OF
the Embellishments who in 1865, when
A change of front was feasible-were fright
ened into nominating Seymour-Democrats
who in 1872, for their own supposed saliva
ton, were again frightened into the nomi-
nation of their worst and most outspoken
enemy, Horace Greely-and, who again
in 1S76-after eating the crumbs from the
rich mans table-by superhuman effort
of the liberty-loving Americans, both
North and South, succeeded IN eleetlng :he
candidate of their choice, were again fright
ened into allowing such men as Zach
Chandler. Oliver p Morton and Conkling
to cheat them out of the fruits af we'll
fought and honestly won appeal to the
people, to be set aside by so-called
that they opposed in its in
ception, to blind the eyes of the adolescent
Democracy to their real purposes; and the
same fright only repeated, when the fear of
the effect of ''cypher dispatches" conjured
from the brains of lying Republican jour
nalists. prevented them from nominating
the only man who had led, or could lead
them to certain victory-the only man
whose nomination the Republican party
feared.
In all sincerity, and deep appreciation
IF the past, and the present and the future,
would say to my friends leave the North |
to their own devices. Work out your own
redemption as best you may. Secure good |
nome government-send your truest men
TO represent you at Washington-but never. /,
no never caress the hand thai smote you, |
BY sustaining Grant, or any of his sattel- |
ties Let the general government be run
by the North-Democrats or Republicans
and, in their own way, as they have always
succeeded in doing.
To the tender merces of this party of
nate and prescription, | would leave our
Northern friends (?)-ieeling assured that
he time will come, and that in the near
future, when it will crumble to pieces from
It's own overpowering weight of corruption. |
No party whose chief cornerstone is the |
the hatred and proscrip- |
lion of its fellow-citizens, can long survive. !
WALTER B. BARKER.