The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-18

A correspondent writes us a 'tpri-
vatev letter imparting the important
information if true, that Mr.. Garfield
intends having Southern man in his
Cabinet, and urging US to advocate the
the appointment of Mr..
We hope our correspondent will excuse
US. To begin with, the sound of The
CLARION does not reach the ears of Mr..
Garfield So far as he is concerned,
it is a light under bushel. Therefore,
it would be labor lost. We have an
other reason. We don't care a fig
whether he puts Southern man in his
Cabinet or not We can see no good
that would result to the South. Its
harm to the extent of its influence
would be to debanch her politics.
When the present fraudulent President
Hayes selected Mr.. Key for place in
the Cabinet as a recompense to the
South for the part her representative
men bore in the plans that resulted in
his installation, it was heralded as good
thing for the South; but we have seen
no compromising advantages except to
the "erring brother" himself. 1t gave
him an opportunity to dress in purple,
and grow sleek and fat, and wear a col
lar on his neck marked "R. B. Hayes"
and to be exhibited throughout Yankee
dom as a ''repentant rebel who could
eat dirt and toady and crawl on his bel
ly and confess that he had "erred" and
was grieved in spirit; but e,i bono +?
We never heard that the public service
was benefited. We never heard that
the South was exalted when he was lift
ed up to the bad eminence" of Ruthsr
ford B. Hayes and Company. His
appointees, as n rule, were members of
the Republican party, and he himself
having been faithful over a few Repub-
lican concerns, has been made life
time Judge by the Administration
whose collar he has worn, in considera-
ton of his apostacy, and is still wear
ing it, for we have seen it stated that
he voted an open Garfield and Arthur
ticket. Does our correspondent who
wants public opinion manufactured in
favor of another Southern man for APP
pointment in Republican Cabinet
another round man put in square hole
desire to see the disgusting part
played over again? We shall have no
hand in the business Is it forgotten
that Mr.. Garfield has said again and
again that he would not consent to
shake hands with Southern men over
the bloody chasm unless they would adj
nit that their people had been guilty of
a henious crime? God forbid that We
should partipate in tempting another
"erring brother" to infict such a dis
grace upon himself though it should
end in life office and a collar around
his neck indicating whose dog he had
become,
After writing the above We saw the
following report of an interview with
Gov. Foster, of Ohio, Mr.. Garfeld's
next friend. 1t is germane to the sub
.ect:
Chow about a Cabinet place for some
Southern man p asked.
ooh, as to that" Gov. Foster answered,
~ don't think there will be anything of
that sort. The South did not give him a
vote, and he certainly has no debts to pay /
in that quarter"
"Will he seek to popularize his admin
istration South by appointing Democrats to
Office, as Hayes did p
''No; | am satisfied he will not do that
l fully believe he will seek out competent
and worthy Republicans i'll the South and
give the honors and emoluments to them. l
believe all his appointments will be made
from among the party which elevated him
to the Presidency.