The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-09-27

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his party, and as consequence. there
is an earnest desire on the part Of most,
if not all Of the leading men of the
State to have him ANONYMOUSLY beaten
in the present contest. There are few
of them across whose path he has not
made occasion TO throw himself, at one
time or other" etc.-Mississippi Repub-
lican Sept, %, 1882.
The above venomous fling of a reck-
less and INSCRIPTIONS scribblef, asserts
what is not true as to Maj. Barksdale,
and we believe is not true as to the
leading men of the State. The state
ment that he is seldom in harmony
with the enlightened minds or the
liberal principles of his party is without
foundation. Who more than he has
been in accord with the enlightened
minds of the Democratic party in the
years that are past, and who has been
more thoroughly imbued with its liberal
principles? True, be has not been lib
eral towards the enemies of his party
and State, and was never in harmony
with those leading men of the State who
were engaged in despoiling it under pre-
tence of serving it.
He has not been tolerant of the spoil
ers of his country. He has varied un-
csasingly on public knaves and thieves.
He has battled continually and power
fully for the overthrow of the worse
than Assyrian hordes, who after the
war, "came down like wolf on the
fold" whose cohorts were thirsting for
Office and gold, and sought them by
crushing the intelligence of the State by
the preponderant weight of ignorant
numbers solidifed and welded for sell
fish and dishonest purposes. He led
boldly in the fierce struggle of 1875,
and in the subsequent overthrow and
election of Ames. To him, as much if
not more, than to any other, the State
is indebted for deliyeranee from the
thraldom of Radical rule; and for this
he is hated by the worshippers at that
shrine. All, there's the rub His vigor-
Gus pen, his eloquent speech, his bold
spirit and inspiring and stimulating
counsels did much to arouse the intelli-
igence of the State, and led to the wrest-
ing ofits control from the spoilers who
had held it securely in their ruinous
grasp for years, and he is to-day the
hated object of those who remember
him as their uncompromising adversary.
He has always been with the fore
most in the advocacy of the most liberal
principles of his party, whether with
reference 10 the acceptance of the Con-
gressional policy of Reconstruction after
the war or shaping legislation since the
redemption of the State and the restora-
ton of its control to its own intelligent
people, Early after the war he clearly
| foresaw the natural and inevitable con-
sequences of the enfranchisement of the
negroes, and took the lead in advocacy
ola prompt recognition of this result in
order to make the most of the situation
in which we were placed by force we
could not resist. He has stood with the
leading men of his party since on every
question involving the prosperity OF his
country, including fair dealing towards
the negroes and their improvement and
welfare, and to-day, he is recognized
throughout the land as sound in the
Democratic faith and one of its ablest
expounders.
BY what authority is the statement that
there is an earnest desire by many lead
ing men in the Democratic party for the
defeat of Maj. Barksdale in this contest :?
1t is base calumny. In behalf of the
Democratic leaders, we venture to de-
nounce the charge as false and ground
less.
Why should any Democrat desire the
defeat of Maj. Barksdale? Is he not
the chosen standard bearer of the party
in this contest? Is he not worthy and
well qualified? Will he not ably and
faithfully represent US in the House of
Representatives? Why should anybody
desire his defeat? Is he not incompar-
ably superior to his opponent? viii he
not be far more influential in a Con-
gress of white men than his dusky COM
petitor, who, if there, would find but
few of his race for association and SYM
pathy? Who will better represent the
governing capacity and substance of the
State, Barksdale or Hill? It would hui
initiate the whites for Hill to represent
them, and it will not be humiliating to
the negroes for Barksdale to represent
the District. All know and feel
this. 1t is needless to give the reason
for it. None but a fool or knave viii
deny it.
But the scribbler quoted from says !:
g There are few of them Qeading men)
across whose path he has not made oc-
casion to throw himself" and this is
why it is assumed that they desire Maj.
B. to be ''ignominiously defeated. "
Poor, pitiable, contemplate spirit, that
could suggest that any leading man is
animated by SO unworthy sentiment
Is that the kind of leaders we have9 Is
that your estimate of them, Mr.. Re
publican? No man worthy to be es-
teemed and called leader in the Dem
ocratic party is swayed by such consid-
erations. Higher motives and loftier
sentiments control the wishes and &C
tions of men alive to the honor and In
terest of their country. IF it were
true that Maj. B. had s'made OCCASION