The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-10-13

contest is one Of supreme Importance; sec
ond only, in the history of Kinds COUNT
and the State of Mississippi, to that o
1915. Afer contest, VIII CHI, for activity an,
laeling, will ever remain without a parable
in this county, the friends of good hons
government, in 1875, overthrow the wors
men, and the worst political organization
ever imposed upon cultivated, free ant
high spirited people. We joined tOgethe
IS one man-we discarded all non-essentia
Issues and petty differences of opinion-anC
determined to tree the county from the EN-
braces of the most paralyzing and destruct
i've tyranny known to this generation.
The effects of that great political victory
have been plainly visible from that day t.
this. The very bad and desperate men who
had left their homes at the North, purposey
TO come here and ride into place, power and
fortune, upon the backs of the unlettered
and unoffending colored men of this country
under promise of giving each one of them
"forty acres and a mule" were by a pure
but memorable public sentiment, driven, for
the most part, from the State; and five
years of comparative peace, harmony and
good home government have blessed US and
our families, and at length there is decid-
ed indication of returning prosperity and
a glorious future, with low taxes, free
schools, responsible officials, and a united
and harmonious people, claiming the favor
and blessings of kind Providence.
With all this as the result OF your tremen-
dous efforts in 1875, and with the gittering
stars of hope and promise in full view, the
political elements which Inundated and de-
/ GRADED you from 1869 to 1875, have again
combined, and with few recruits from the
noble army of patriots of 1875, now con-
] 4 IL.
ried YOUR past elections by frand and viO-
fence, that honest elections are henceforth
! not to be had and in effect, they say, gentle
men, that the intelligence, the property, the
! tax-paving interest, the natural guardians
| and defenders of the rights and honor of
this country, and all its multiplied iterests
are TO be set aside, and are to be no longer
| trusted in the public offices.
Gentlemen, for one, am unwilling to ac-
cept the situation offered by the kepubli-
cans and their Greenback allies; and in my
! Judgment your manhood, your spirit, your
| patriotism, your love aud veneration for
! your country and its institutions which are
| yours by inheritance, and of which you are
| the natural guardians,-torbid; all protest
that you should not fold your arms and sub
nit again to be bound in chains of politi-
| cal and moral servtude
Gentlemen, much depends on your action
| here to-day, whether or not you are to be
/ overwhelmed IN the Votex of ruin which
has been arranged for you. Kermit me to
advise you to be carefuI-very careful-to
act with due elaboration. Act, gentlemen
OF the Convention, with single eye to the
good OF our large, populous and wealthy
county-with view to the unificaton and
strength of the Organization pledged to the
best interests of the people and the county
discard mere personal f4Yoritism and petty
jealousies, and mere local inteFests-and all
will be well.
Give US to-day, a good tiGket--a strong
ticket-a ticket which cannot fail to COM
mand the admiration and confidence of the
people-4nd then put your shoulders to the
Wheel determined that IT SHALL BE ELEC=
ED, and all will be well, and this people will be
delivered from the unutterable woes which
now threaten them.
Gentlemen, | will now recognize any dele
gate who may move the election of tenn
porarY Chairman and Secretary for the Con-
Vention.
A permanent organization was then ef-
feected by the election OF Hon. NJ. Dabney,
Chairman; Sam. d. Harper and ]. s. Schwab
Secretaries, Weldon Hicks, seargent-at=
arms. The roll of Precincts was then call
ed, and the following accepted as list of ac-
credited delegates:
TINNn-R. 4, Williams, VIM Bell, A.
r. Tinnin
AUBURN-Baker Mallet, j. n. Bush, G.
D. Newman, Richard Kelly, N. G. Perry,
D. NJ Ballard.
Bo1ToN-C. c. Parkham, Oscar Black,
Robert soartar ]. ?; Withers, J. E. Smith,
L. G. Jones.
CL1NToN-R. H. Murphy, R. H. Whitaker,
Henery Marshall, G. NJ. Lewis, VIM Iur-
ner.
FOREST HILL-D. P. Porter, J. t. Hen
derson, Owen Pittman, Jessey holland.
LYNcHBURG-W. L. Clark, w. Il. CAT
fey.
CAYUGA--G. A. Banks, Ed. Jones, L. c.
Fisher,
TERRY--E. NJ. Grant, T. H. Jones, w. D.
Terry, Thos Morrison.
Day GRovE-W. D. Carmichael. E. T.
Lowe, T. Mcclellan, j.. E. johnson, 6. ii.
Grafton, J. S. Harrell, Preston Jacobs.
RAYMoNB-W. G. Wells, f. g. Robert
son, S. L. Herring, ]. T. Stephenson. Jos
Crisler, j. e. Austin, Neill McNeill, NJ A.
Gillespie, W W Morrison, " II I. Raga a.
UTICA-Z Wardlow, w. x. Kirby, ID. L.
Yates, B. G. Chase, J. B. Ross, Felix Wal
ker, Lewis Pittman.
BYRAM-M GassaYay, Geo, W. Scott.
BRowEsvILLE--A. d. Brady, G. B. |
Hawkins, Warren Davis.
EDwARDs-M. DabDey, D. Y. Howell, |
E. Mathews, l. 4. Moss. NJ. Shearer, S. ID. |
Currie, c.. T. Harrison, r. N. Noblin, S. e. |
Thomas, Wash Black.
JACKsoN-J. d. Stewart. Marion Smith, |
Oliver Clifton, FL. Strauss, j. w. Smylie, III. /
<. Hardy, ]. 4. Webb, Geo. Lemon, Robt.
Bradley.
LIBERTY GRovE-J W. johnson, w. ].
Brown, J. G. Fitzgerald, B. w. Griffith, w.
z Holland, Lewis Gordin, james Galceran,
J. G. johnson.
On inform atinn that a colored delegation
was in the lower part Of the building, the
chair appointed a committee to invite them
up.
On their arrival in the hall, and pending
time asked for consultation, Hon e. Bfrks-
dale was invited to address the Convention,
and his acceptance of the invitation was
greeted with loud applause
On motion If Mr.. Smith, a committee Of
seven was appointed 10 confer with the f
Executive @ ammittee C0mmittee-Oli
Clifton, E. M ltthews. p. P. Porter, w. G
Wells, ". 7. Holland, Oscar Black, w. e.
Kirby.
Rev. Mr. Williams, (eol Of jackson. was.
on motion. introduced, and addressed the
Convention for ten minutes ia patriotic
wav. He was loudly cheered.
Mr.. Currie, for the col0red delegation,
reported that they we're wiling 90 work for
the success Of the Dsm lcr4tic ticket, and
asked 4 recognition Of the following:
RAYMOND, Oct 10, 1881.
ResoIrsd. That We the representatives Of
the cOlored people, respectfully ask for two