The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-17


our inquiries as to the method by which
it proposes to discontinue the alliance Of
the South with the 'hide-bound' North
fern Democrats, in whom mo rellance
can be placed" and form a new one with
the Northern Republicans, which it has
advised for some time, replies
The above article appeared in THE CLAIR
ION during the absence of the editor OF the
Herald, but an answer To it at this time Is still
appropriate. We do not propose 10 dodge the
questions or to shirk any responsibilities
when the interests of the State are at issue.
We never shirked danger or response biIIty
when the corruptionists lorded it over the
people, and it is too late for US TO begin now
/ We are in favor of the Convention of the
/ Democratic party of Mississippi assembling
at an early day. When il meets we are IN
favor of its declaring its purposes and after
they are declared we IN favor OF them
being honestly carried out. We are sure
I this has not been fully done in the past
w are in fqror Of the Contention fully dis
c,lssi,lg the Gdeisa6iiity Of a longer partnership
/ acith the Northern Democrats. We cdla0t see
anu good such a partnership brings u.s., but We
will not say at present we will sever our
connection with the party if 1t thinks 1t
wisest to continue it. The control OF our To-
cal affairs is of more Importance to US taan
4 that question, and there must be no doubt
as to what men shall control. No old hunks
anxious to manipulate the ignorant so as TO
foist themselves in office shall do so with
our consent but for the extreme men on
the Democratic side to come into power Is
only second in evil to that. 1t is perhaps
easiest to answer our esteemed contemporary
by saying we favor wise, conservative,
Just middle course, and the election OF Con-
gressmen who will make our material inter
ests of more importance than the interests
of any party. Judging his Administration
by his inaugural Address we can see no rea-
son why the South in any way antagonlze
the President.
We are gratifed that the question has
been met frankly and squarely.
The people now have full notice that
the Vicksburg Herald and those that
believe as it does, intend to come into
the next Democratic State Convention
with proposition to Withdraw from the
National Democratic party. Being
forewarned they are forearmed, and we
have no fear but that they will see to it
that their delegates, before they are ac-
credited, are fully committed upon that
proposition. 1t is proposition to de-
nationalize and sectionalize the South or
to join the Republican party. We have
only to remember the unceasing bitter
and vindictive war that the Radical Re-
publican party has waged against the
South since its organization, to be con-
WINGED that we must not accept the latter
alternative. The cotton tax, the recon-
struction acts, with all their accOmpa-
nying Acknowledgement, military
despotism, negro domination, and car
pet-bag rule,-are still remembered by
the people.
1t is but a few years since these indig-
mites were heaped upon us, and we
know the people of Mississippi have not
forgotten that the Northern Democrats,
faithful to the Constitution and friendly
to the South, opposed those infamous
measures, and but for the generous and
manly stand they occupied the evils, we
then endured would have been as naught
compared with others which would have
been inflicted.
The people understand that the Re
publicans, regretful Of our escape from
the rule of barbarians, were it not for the
Northern Democrats in Congress, would
return our State Government to the
keeping of those whom we expelled from
power in 1875.
To the people now is submitted the
to desert true and tried
friends ard join bitter and vindictive
enemies, and that too without an Invita-
ton. With them we leave it confident |
ly expecting to hear them answer in
thunder tones "No" at the State Con-
The Herald leaves us in doubt as to /
its course if the convention disa-
agrees with it. Without making the
point on the Herald that the rule of all /
parties is to debar persons from their
who will not pledge themselves
to submit to the decision Of their con-
ventions, we will say that we have no
idea there is a Democrat in the State
who does not ''favor a wise, conserva-
tive and Just course" But there is no
such thing as ''middle course" between
the Republican party and the Democrat
&c party. The one is the sworn ally of
the National bank ring, of the powerful
and of class legislation. 1t
aYors standing armies, military govern
eminent and Capitalization. The other
5 the defender of the Constitution, the
Ally of the people against monopolies.
The friend of the South, and the oppos-
II of Capitalization. When the Herald
IAN mix oil and water, then it may be
lble to find middle course between the
wO.
THE Vicksburg Herald seems to
ave concluded to delay the work of
isorganizing the National Democratic
'arty, and in the meantime it has agreed
ot ~ mort oOp1nanv with tho Marty