The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11
Jim BILL and His Man Friday at
Westville.
They Elicit No Applause.
Judge T. r. GOMan and Hon. J. L.
Meade Are Called Upon and Make
Timely Responses.
WEsryrLLE. M1ss Oct. q 1870

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EDITORS CLARION: Per appointment
James Hill and his man Friday spoke their
pieces here on last Thursday to fair audi
ence composed about equally of whites and
blacks. Jim, who spoke first, exhibited his
total ignorance, if not indifference to all the
questions now agitating the public. He
failed to elicit any applause even from the
ringers, as he is pleased to call them. The
only merit Of his speech was its brevity.
His embarrassment was evident to all. He
was unable to appeal to the prejudices and
passions of the colored people without
arousing the indignation of the whites and
for this reason had to content himself with
"stale fat and Improbable" account of
what he had done towards building up the
State and what he would be enabled to do
in Congress because of his standing with
the administration. He argued that the
government was Republican and would like
ly remain so, and that therefore it would be
polite to send Republican to Congress. His
argument is that however grieYously his
party has oppressed US in the past, and
however little it promises us for the future,
we must yet sacrifice conviction, sell princi-
pie and, governed by the unstable breezes
of expedieney, set our course to the hostile
poIt. Such an argument might influence
those who are after the loaves and fishes,
but it does not satisfy searchers after
truth who are determined to do right at
whatever sacrifice If interest. Besides it is
based upon The supposition of Republican
majority in the House, which We must re-
gard, in the light of recent events at the
North, as a most violent presumption.
Robert Alcorn, recreant renegade to his
race, political Hessian who sells his SER
vices to the highest bidder, sort of
Dugald Dalgetty, without his hon
esty or courage, was next intro
duced. Robert has a stern visage, is OF
grave department and it is thought
must be hypocrite for it cannot be con-
ceived that any one is as wise as he looks.
When addressing an audience he throws
himself back at a sharp angle, places his
right hand upon his hip, extends the left to
the front, index finger slightly forward, and
generally so sets himself for deceit that he
promises you a lie before he speaks-an
engagement he more than fulfls before be
closes. The Judge is failure--an impecu-
NOUS failure. He has absolutely no in
fuence with either race. The colored people
regard him as "poor white trash," and
think him immeasurably inferior to them
morally and socially. The white people o
course know that he has sacrificed principle
to interest, and for the miserable hope
never ia. be realized, of keeping "Post-offices'
sold out his convictions and bartered away
whatever of talent he possesses. His deg
radiation is absolute, and his condition
pitiable. He !hears on all sides GA
dismal universal hiss, the sound of public
scorn." In truth, he has sunk beneath con.
tempt, and is not worthy and would not re-
ceive this passing notice but that it is de-
sired to call attention to the moral of his
example. We dismiss him from our atten-
ton, and leave him to those fortunes,
which if he is not altogether abject, return
ing conscience will infict.
At the conclusion of the above mentioned
ceremonies Judge Gowan was called upon
and soon succeeded in driving the worthless
before referred to, Sinking out of the hall.
Hon. ]. L. Meade, who CHANGED to be pres
ent, was then loudly called for and respond
ed in one of the briskest, brightest and most
telling speeches we have heard in long
| time.
In conclusion we will state as our con-
viction and the opinion of all well-informed
men that this county, since the advent of
Hill, is more enthusiastic for Maj Banks
dale than ever. We hope to give him a
practically unanimous vote You see Simp-
son Gains the honor of nominating Mai
Barksdale and it is incumbent on her to do
her duty towards electing him.
! ONE OF THE Boys.
P. Seen. Fitzgerald didn't "join
them"