The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-04
A Positive Objection.

Few Federal Administrations since
the war have done anything to commend
themselves to the Southern people.
Most of them have previously oppressed
us. Grant endeavored to establish our
destinies in the hands of class largely
illiterate, full Of prejudice and burning
with old animosities. To this end he
used all the military power at his COM
mand. He maintained carpet baggers
over us, who were actuated by demo-
niacal hatred of our people, and were
without the slightest interest in our
veal. When the military was finally
withdrawn it was because public opin-
ion at the North" would not sustain him
in continuing it among us.
We have petitioned at the very foot
of the throne for redress of grievances
and our prayers have been contemptu-
ously disregarded, while "not too I'M
willing ear" has been turned to the tale
of our traducers. Every Administra-
ton has allied itself with the very worst
element in our midst, in the hope of
driving our people to desperation, and
exciting them to acts of violence which
might be used to ''fire the Northern
heart" Occasional acts of lawlessness,
without the slightest political signif-
canoe, have been laboriously reported,
exaggerated and used for the same pur-
pose.
The courts which we are taught to
fee to for protection as to the horns of
the altar have been made the instru-
ments to our oppression. Our people
have been dragged from their homes by
the minions of the law to answer before
these tribunals upon Information" for
offences never committed.
Public opinion among US has been
ignored. No one who enjoys our regard
is ever appointed to Offices of profit and
trust, while those we esteem enemies to
our race and prosperity are habitually
set over us, as if to add insult to in
jury.
The Washington correspondent of the
N. o. Picayune, writing to that jour
nal of the purposes of the present Ad-
in respects to the South
SAYS at is to govern her by her worst
and most ignorant and depraved ele-
ments,. to install in power coalition
party composed of solid black vote,
aided by fraction of prohigate whites,
and thus to govern States, and make
Senators and Presidents.
There is no appeal made to the better
class, nor recognition of the high and
honorable feeling which ought to ami
mate the human heart. For every base
md corrupt man there is bride in the
shape of Office. All that the rebel and
Bourbon has to do is to forswear his
aith, change his coat and dishonor his
record, and 10! there are the thirty
pieces of silver, and the President with
! smile of joy bending over the repent
mt sinner. For the noble and honor
lble portion of the community to whom
The idea of association with the Repub-
ican party is 1oathsome there is the
of the Federal courts, the .
packing of juries, if possible, and every
form in which mean indictive and
narrow administration can exert the
forces of prescription and revenge.
In this district, with every disposition
to maintain the harmonious relations
which have of late years existed be-
tween all classes, we have had a dis
turbing race question forced upon us by
! Federal ofiee-holder, the nominee of
The Republican party, or rather Wash
ngton authorities, for Congress, whose
luty it is more than that Of sny private
citizen to preserve the peace.
Our people are not obstructionists.
they are not sectionalists. They are
warmly attached to the whole country,
md share tie pride all Americans feel
n the triumphs and prosperity, the past
md the promise Of the Republic; but
hey do oppose the administration of
he Government for the last twenty
Years, and they do regard 1t a positive
objection" to any man who offers for
heir suffages. that be endorses or Is in
lccord with that Administration. Is