1 10 44 https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/13ba3d1150faf28e0fa42c5572ae8194.jpg 91d9d391e0d6238cde89e7dea01a634d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James D. Lynch Description An account of the resource Detail of monument to <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James D. Lynch</a> in Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baldwin, DeeDee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-03-13 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a> james lynch legislators https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/d9f31cc206e83d68edd74c2d36c8e4d1.jpg 18b1863e8cb2528d708ceba443f4b97f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monument to James D. Lynch Description An account of the resource Monument to <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James D. Lynch</a> in Greenwood Cemetery, Jackson. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baldwin, DeeDee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-03-13 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a> james lynch https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/4850535d2125804a4ffa5a01d531af07.PNG 1c2abcb186d1e4208ce1f4f4437c8278 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document RANKIN DARKIES SNUBBED. A large delegation of Rankin darkies, who had been promised big fat offices last summer, if they would quit their work and go to lying for McKee and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, wended their way to Jackson last week, dressed up in their best coats and bee-gum hats, to receive their reward. Big Injun Beverly Patterson, informed us before leaving that he was to be made Doorkeeper of the House - that the whole matter had been arranged, and he was certain to get the office. When the election came off, Big Injun only got one vote, and after remaining there the whole week, and telling the little Yanks how hard he had worked for the cause, what an immense influence he wielded in this region and what immense sacrifices he had made, still hoping to get a small crumb, he at last borrowed enough money to get home on, and returned with a determination never to vote for another carpet-bagger - be he white or black. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/wilson-hicks--rankin-county-">Wilson Hicks</a> also made a little "speriment" for an office, and failing to make the connection, he has concluded that we told him the truth about carpet-baggers generally, and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Jim Lynch</a> in particular. All the offices were given to Yankee sneaks, and Rankin darkies came back very much disgusted. -Brandon Republican. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/wilson-hicks--rankin-county-">Hicks, Wilson, active 1868-1896</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870-02-03 james lynch wilson hicks https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/825907a50ead77cef3661dc9ff999981.PNG 5bec06fc64cf847caa2c1e97b06130f4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The New State Notes. The State money unconstitutionally authorized to be issued by the Legislature, has made its appearance. It is in denominations of one, two and five dollar notes. The last is ornamented with a portrait of Governor Alcorn; the first two have the not-handsome picture of Henry Musgrove, State Auditor, upon them. We have no objection to these pictures. None in the world, but we would like to know why two denominations were appropriated to the exclusive use of the Auditor's picture. If these two great missionaries in the cause of Radicalism and Moral Ideas, are to have their physiognomies handed down to posterity by this means, has not that other great light of the Republican Temple, the Honorable Secretary of State, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, an equal right to share the honors? Why has he been ignored? Can it be possible that the designer of these notes "looked into his face to ascertain the color of his skin?" It may be, however, that some petty jealousy as to the comparisons of appearance which would naturally have arisen, has debared him from the enjoyment of this right. Admitting this to be so, still it furnishes no excuse for depriving the man and brother of his privilege to be paraded before the public. The pictures of the Hon. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-aaron-moore--lauderdale-">J. Aaron Moore</a>, of Lauderdale, Hon. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/isham-stewart--noxubee-county-">Isam Stewart</a>, of Noxubee, or Hon. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/albert-johnson--warren-county-">Albert Johnson</a>, of Warren, would have served the purpose - ornamented the notes, and not have offered so great a comparison. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870-10-06 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-aaron-moore--lauderdale-">Moore, James Aaron</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/isham-stewart--noxubee-county-">Stewart, Isham</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/albert-johnson--warren-county-">Johnson, Albert, active 1863-1873</a>; Money--Mississippi albert johnson ja moore james lynch stewart https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/22a1cdb6ac618cb2a4bd8d14b110943c.PNG b92e471b5a15933e08207d24155123e6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document A Greenback Nominee. The Hinds county Greenbackers have nominated <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/murdock-m--mcleod--hinds-count">M. M. McLeod</a>, (slightly colored), for Circuit Clerk. He imported himself from somewhere into Mississippi soon after the war, and has flourished like a green bay tree as a first-class officeholding carpet bagger ever since; in fact, he has lived and literally fattened upon office. He was in the Secretary of States' office under the late <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>. He was chief in the Sheriff's office under W. H. Harney, the defaulting Sheriff of the county, and probably could tell as much about that unfortunate administration of the Sheriffalty as any other man in the county. He was deputy in the office of the Internal Revenue Collector under Ex-Governor R. C. Powers; but when Hon. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-hill--marshall-county-">James Hill</a>, a Republican but a genuine Mississippian, was appointed Collector, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/murdock-m--mcleod--hinds-count">McLeod</a> was summarily dismissed. He has accumulated property by means of these various official positions, building a handsome residence in West Jackson and is reported to be a "bloated bondholder," as who might not, with the same opportunities? Why the Greenbackers have put this nondescript who has feasted and fattened upon his fine salaries wrung out of the sweat and toil of the people, for the last nine years, on their ticket, we are at a lost to know. He is in no sense a representative of the colored race; and they will not so recognize him. He don't represent Mississippians of any class; and his nomination is really an affront to the people of the county. He made a remarkable harrangue in the City Hall, as reported to us a few nights ago, and as his nomination has been made in the face of it, we will have occasion to refer to it again. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/murdock-m--mcleod--hinds-count">McLeod, Murdock M.</a>; Greenback Labor Party (U.S.); <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-hill--marshall-county-">Hill, James, 1846-1903</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1879-08-20 hill james lynch mcleod https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2128/lynchdeath.PNG 5dcb0949c0bdbf34fcca93f23cd86876 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Death of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>. This is an event of no ordinary moment. It occurred on the night of Tuesday, December 17th, from an attack of Bright's disease of the kidneys, after long sickness and much suffering. The deceased was one of the foremost of the Republican leaders in the State, and he had done more than all of them to organize and to build up the party on which they have thrived. He came to the State from Philadelphia, on the first wave of carpet-bag immigration, in the Spring of 1867. - Among the first persons on whom he called and to whom he made known his mission, was one of the conductors of THE CLARION. Learning that this paper had earnestly counseled the people of the State to make no resistance to the plan of reconstruction proposed by Congress in that year, and to organize their State government as speedily as possible so as to avoid the evils which would follow a stubborn and ineffectual opposition - he seemed to infer that we would sympathize with him in the scheme which he came to execute by direction of Thad. Stevens, Schenck, Kelley, and other Black Republican leaders, viz: to organize the Radical party in the State. We told him that he had misapprehended our purpose; that our people were in no condition to take sides in national politics - that we believed their true interest dictated that they should stand aloof from outside parties for the present and address themselves solely to the work of reconstructing their State government on the best terms they had been able to obtain from the Federal government which had possessed itself of the power to dictate and to enforce its decrees. And above all, we admonished against such policy as would lead to the organization of the races into separate parties and the awakening of the prejudices of caste, as detrimental to the welfare of all. These views did not accord with the mission of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>. He declined to take counsel of them, and was thrown with the venal herd of mean white adventurers who proceeded with him to found the Radical party through the Loyal League agencies, and who were powerfully abetted by the "non-action" policy which was advised by those who confidently predicted that the Congressional plan of reconstruction would be overthrown by an appeal to the judiciary. In parcelling out the offices under the military election of 1869, the place of Secretary of State fell to the lot of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, and he was in the discharge of its duties when he died. His partizan labors in that canvass, as they had been in the canvass of 1868 - and as they were subsequently - were great. It is not exaggeration to say that he was the ablest and most influential man of his party in the State. He was well educated, and possessed powers of declamation, and was master of a fervid oratory, which swayed the passions of the African masses as the reed is moved by the breath of the tempest. He was ambitious, and his spirit chafed under the distinctions which Nature's laws have defined between the races. He despised the ignorant herd of the baser sort of white men by whom he was surrounded, and who paid court to him for the sake of the influence which he was known to wield with his race. Disdaining them, he was nevertheless, too proud to thrust himself into association with those from whom the distinctions of race separated him; and to take advantage of mere human enactments to possess himself of social privileges which would not have been voluntarily accorded. As an officer it is due to his memory to say that he was never accused of dishonesty - and we doubt not the scanty store of worldly goods which he has left behind him will attest that he did not use his office as others have done, for unlawful and dishonorable gains. He had sincere respect for the masses of the Conservative voters of the State - the old citizens and their sons who have recently come to men's estate - and we never believed that, while in the pursuit of his own ends, he was impelled by a mere spirit of malice and revenge - or that he failed to sympathise with them in their misfortunes. Admiring their courage and fortitude he was anxious to have their confidence and respect, which he valued more than the pretended friendship of the mercenary wretches who filled their purse by robbing the needy and persecuting the weak. Of this feeling, we had many evidences, and among the rest, the following letter hitherto unpublished, which he addressed to us during the sitting of the Philadelphia Convention. We did not publish it - nor the accompanying extract, because we had not given currency to the report which he complained had placed him in a false light. It is now produced as a part of his life, and to illustrate his feelings towards the masses of the people to whom the exigencies of his party placed him in antagonism. It furnishes a signal contrast to the mean spirit which has been displayed by numbers of the white race who have risen like scum to the surface from the depths from which nothing but an upheaval of the elements of society would have thrown them: PHILADELPHIA, PA., June 7th, 1872. HON. E. BARKSDALE: - Dear Sir: - Please do me the favor to publish the following extract from the Press of to-day, in the columns of THE CLARION. I am no less a Mississippian than a Republican. Very respectfully, yours, etc., <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">JAMES LYNCH</a>. PHILADELPHIA, PA., June 7th, 1871. To the Editor of the Press: SIR: - I notice in your issue of to-day a report of the proceedings of the National Republican Convention, in which I am represented as rejoicing over the poverty of the white people of the South. This is, I believe unwarranted by any word uttered in my speech before the convention, yesterday, or at any other time since I have been North. Perhaps there may be some who think differently, which is astonishing. Be that as it may, my sentiment, sympathy and respect for my white fellow-citizens of the State of Mississippi is misrepresented by the statement in your paper of which I complain. The poverty of the Southern people - of those of my State - is the result of a heroic devotion to mistaken ideas and convictions, which they gallantly struggled to enforce, and from which they are rising as rapidly as unparalleled fortitude, determined energies and wisdom enables. I allude to the poverty of the South only to show the identity of interest between white and black, and that a political sympathy between the races without sacrifice of principle is a result highly desirable, as it would affect favorably the material interests of that section. I regret that your report failed to notice my plea for universal amnesty, which I hope will be universally endorsed. I shall work with my whole heart to secure the rights of my race in common with those enjoyed by others of this great country, and will stand by that party only that is a guarantee of these rights; but this work will never lead me to speak ill of the chivalrous people of Mississippi because they are white or are of different political opinion. If we have had Kukluxism in our State - and thank Heaven there has been but little; it cannot mar the character of our citizens, who as a people are law-abiding. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">JAMES LYNCH</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1872-12-26 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a> james lynch obits https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2131/freestate.PNG 11ea204bfea73a990bd0ceeb593aa35b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Letter From “Free State.” BRANDON, June 8th 1868. Editor Clarion: – The Democratic Association of Rankin county, met pursuant to adjournment last Saturday. Dr. D. B. Gunn, U. Bourne, Esq., Capt. J. M. Smith and J. H. Whitfield, Esq., were appointed to address the people. But information having been received that Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a> and E. A. Peyton, Esq., the Radical candidates for the State Senate, would probably be present and claim time, all these gentlemen did not expect to speak. Instead of commencing at the usual hour, the meeting was not called to order until the arrival of the cars, that these Radical orators might have a fair chance. After 12 o’clock it was announced, that <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> was coming on and would be here. Dr. Gunn delivered an exceedingly well written speech from the manuscript before him, which illustrated his positions by reference to maps he had prepared, which were adapted to the comprehension of all present. He took strong grounds and maintained them by facts and reason, to prove that the Southern white man was the true friend to the negro. He gave the negroes wholesome and sound advice and dealt the Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, some hard blows. Among other things, the Dr. stated that last year he heard <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> assert, that the Radicals were not governed by the Constitution of the United States, and that <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> illustrates their position by saying if the small pox should break out in any incorporated town, and the corporation charter did not give relief, the people would lay it aside, as there would be no time to wait. Dr. Gunn was listened to with attention. It was then announced by the President, A. G. Mayers, Esq., that an arrangement had been made by which Rev. Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, would address the people for an hour and a half, that Gen. Lowry would reply in a speech of one hout and three quarters, then Rev. Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, would speak 20 minutes and General Lowry to conclude with ten minutes, and all were requested to remain and listen patiently to the discussion. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> then ascended the rostrum and spent a good deal of time in attempted ridicule of the address of Dr. Gunn. That day having been fixed on for the nomination of a candidate on the Radical ticket with Cyrus Myers for Representation from Rankin, in place of D. G. Cooper, who declined to run, Cyrus had a large number of the faithful with him well prepared to do the applauding, and there was also a slight infusion of the Jackson aristocracy present. They applauded <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> most lustily. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> declaimed most eloquently in quite a theatrical style, but during the whole of his speech he did not attempt to defend or even discuss the proposed constitution. He told of a remark made by his old master who cursed him when he was a boy, for trying to learn; and the manner and style of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, the ferocious expression of his countenance and the malignant gleam of his restlers eyes, told the tale on him, that his mission to this land of poor negroes, is not one of peace. This part of his speech and his manner, was the most noticeable and marked of all his utterances and gestures. He indulged in a manner and style of expression well calculated, as no doubt it was designed, to excite hostile feelings in the blacks towards the whites, though he cunningly uttered disclaimer after disclaimer that such was his object. He said he admitted he received $2500 per year from the Methodist Church North, for his services which as every body knows is as bitter and cruel towards the whites of the South as any political organization in the North, and in fact was a confession that he was the hired tool of those who hate us, to breed discord and strife, and perhaps excite a war of races in the South, all under the sacred name of a minister of the gospel of peace. He appealed to the negroes to vote for the Constitution as it gave them their rights, and if those who were disfranchised would ask it at the proper time their disabilities would be removed. He was severe on the Democratic party, said its papers, particularly the Republican, which he said the leading editors in the North thought wanting in discretion, and such did the party more harm than good. (The Editor of the Republican was absent.) He said the Clarion was ably edited but had dealt him some hard blows and called him hard names and that if he had been a white man and had not been a minister he would have called on the writer &c. (It seems to plain people who read the Clarion that it has said equally as plain-spoken opinions about the compeers of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> who are white men and who are not ministers.) He was permitted to exceed his time several minutes because there was no desire to abruptly bring him to a close. Gen. Lowry then ascended the stand and expressed his surprise that Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> had not attempted to discuss the main issues before the country. He began to ask <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> questions which <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> did not seem to relish. He asked <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> if the proposed Constitution was voted down, would not we all stand just as we are now? <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> said No! He repeated it and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> denied flatly and positively that such would be the case. Gen Lowry stated the fact which all know, and no one better than <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, that it is not the scallawag Constitution, but the act of Congress that gives the negro the right to vote, and if the Constitution is defeated, our State will remain as it is until changed by Congress, yet <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> most unblushingly denied it! But Gen. Lowry showed up his insincerity and disposition to gull his colored friends. Gen. L. also asked him if the late Chicago Convention did not say the white people of the North could have negro votes or not as they saw proper, but the negro must vote in the South? <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> denied that too! But it was also proved on him and he saw that falsehood was no relief to him. He then told the negroes that <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> was hired to come here and get up ill-feelings between us and them, that <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> was after taking care of himself and cared but little for them. He pursued his theme in showing up the Reverend Minister, who professed to come here to preach the gospel of peace, when in fact he was the hired tool of wicked men who wished to ruin both white and black at the South. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> became very restive. He showed evident signs of defeat and mortification. He told a gentleman he desired to return to Jackson, and would be glad to wind up the discussion and leave. Gen. Lowry was advised of his desire, but insisted on his remaining, for Gen. L., at that time, had nearly one hour to speak. He asked <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> why he insisted to return, and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> replied he wished to leave for Canton at 3 P.M., the next day, to attend a Quarterly Meeting, and had a hired team, etc. Gen. L. told him he would pay the expenses of himself and team, if he would stay; but <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> would not agree to that, but said he would meet Gen. L on Monday morning, and discuss the questions! Gen. L. told him “No sir, now is the time to finish it.” This proposition of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> will appear exceedingly cool, when it is remembered that he had to leave Jackson, for Canton, at 3 o’clock, Sunday evening, and hold his Quarterly Meeting, but would agree to be back to this place, early Monday morning which, time and distance, would render impossible! He became very restless, and paced up and down, and around, betraying the fact that he felt most keenly the felling blows he was receiving. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> stated to a democrat, that he did not wish to travel at night, but he was assured he would not be hurt. Still, he insisted on leaving, and at last, Gen. L. agreed to suspend his reply, and give <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> ten minutes, and take ten minutes himself. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> then repeated his appeal to his colored friends to vote for the Constitution – but made no points – showing plainly that, tho’ his friends yelled for him, he felt himself vanquished. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> told of the murder, by the democrats, of Ashburn, of Columbus, George. But General Lowry told them who Ashburn was, and that he was killed by his own sort, in a negro house of ill-fame. – <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> tried to make the negroes believe that <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell</a> was about to be assassinated because he was a Radical; and his whole “drift” seemed to be to stir up the strife between the races, though he denied that was his object. Gen. Lowry, in conclusion, stated he had charged him with doing his colored friends injury, and he would ask him if he had not induced Henry Henry to join the Loyal League, and thereby caused him much injury. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, of course, denied that too. – Gen. Lowry then read a certificate from Anna Henry, a colored woman, stating that her son, Henry Henry was a barber in this place, and was doing a good business, and quite popular, until Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a> and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Henry Mayson</a> came here and induced him to join the Loyal League, by which he lost his custom, and was forced to go to another State, to make his living – leaving her to get along as best she could, and he was her sole support and protector, in her old age! Jim rather wilted under this certificate. Just before the meeting closed, an old negro man stepped up to <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> and asked him if negroes could vote in Pennsylvania, where he came from? <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> said they could vote up to 1835, when the democrats got the Legislature, and broke it up. A white man, in the crowd, said out “that’s a d—d lie, I am a Pennsylvanian, myself.” This created some confusion, and the President instantly called the house to order and assured <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> there was no danger of its repetition. Other whites assured him likewise, and one went so far – democrat as he is – as to pledge himself, publicly, to protect him from personal harm. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> then stated that if he had said anything improper during the discussion, he was very sorry for it, and he asked all those who were in favor of the Republican party to hold up their hands, and a majority of the negroes did so. But mark you, Cyrus had his crowd with him, for the occasion. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a> showed he had gained nothing by the discussion, and though he was treated with courtesy, he will hardly have the temerity to come here again to speak Radicalism. As to the impression entertained of <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch</a>, I will give it to you: He had been represented as a man of very superior ability – a natural orator – and the most talented man of all the carpet-baggers in the State, (and that was saving but little for him) – Great curiosity was expressed to hear him. The general impression, after the speaking was over, was that, he is, for a mulatto, a very talented man – a speaker of extraordinary force before a crowd that can be swayed by appeals to their passions rather than their reason, and whose sympathies can be aroused for the “poor negro,” as he would occasionally style himself. That he cannot argue any question logically, and lacks concentration. That he is a man of vindictive feelings, but restrained by cowardice. That he is a demagogue of “the first water,” a shrewd cunning and mischievous man, dangerous when he dares to act, but harmless when boldly confronted. He cannot compete with the well informed, practical, white man, who will hold him to the issue. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-06-12 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell, Charles, -1875</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Mayson, Henry</a> caldwell james lynch mayson https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2135/hinds.PNG 71f907185e1152d857ce819be8925588 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Hinds County Scallawag Convention. As a matter of local interest, we make the following extracts from the “official” report of the proceedings of a meeting of scallawags, at Raymond on Monday last: At noon the Convention was called to order by Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, (colored) Chairman of the Executive Committee; and Samuel Donnell, Esq., (white skin) acted as Secretary. The latter offered the following resolution, which was agreed to: That this Convention recommend, Rankin and Simpson concurring, the names of Col. E. A. Peyton and Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Jas. Lynch</a>, as suitable persons for members of the State Senate from this district. Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Mayson</a> advanced his own claims as a candidate for the Senate, and offered the following resolution: Resolved, That E. A. Peyton and <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Henry Mayson</a> be, and are hereby declared to be the unanimous choice of this Convention as Republican candidates for the State Senate, for the district composed of the counties of Hinds, Rankin, and Simpson. Which was lost. The resolution of S. Donnell, was then put and carried; whereupon said individual offered the following, which was carried: “That it is the sense of this convention, that the delegates to the convention be composed of both white and colored delegates.” Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell</a> was indifferent as to color, but wanted honest and true men to represent us. Mr. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris</a> objected to the resolution. The following were elected as candidates for the lower house: Parsons, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell</a>, <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris</a> and Nelson – the last three, colored. It will be seen from the foregoing, that the HON. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Henry Mayson</a>, has been flanked by the REV. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, another, but a smarter negro, from Baltimore. Perhaps <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Henry</a> was sacrificed in order that he may be the more available for the United States Senate! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-05-12 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/charles-caldwell--hinds-county">Caldwell, Charles, -1875</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/henry-mayson--hinds-county-">Mayson, Henry</a>; <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/c--f--norris--hinds-county-">Norris, C. F.</a>; Hinds County (Miss.) caldwell conventions james lynch mayson norris https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2141/funeral.PNG afb28fae21e997631395f9100251c20c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FUNERAL OBSEQUIES OF <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">JAMES LYNCH</a> - The late Secretary of State was interred from the Capitol yesterday. The funeral oration was delivered by the Rev. Mr. McDonald, and the remains were escorted to the grave by the State authorities, the city authorities, Hope Fire Company No. 3, (colored,) of Jackson, United States Fire Company No. 1, (colored,) of Vicksburg, the Friendly Brothers, (colored,) of Vicksburg, a delegation from Vicksburg Fire Company No. 2, (colored,) and a large concourse of colored people. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clarion-Ledger clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Clarion-Ledger Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1872-12-26 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a> james lynch https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2149/convention.PNG 56f07e1aabe943cce21cc44d43a16f8b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Proceedings of the State Convention. FIRST DAY – MORNING SESSION. Pursuant to the call of the Executive Committee, issued May 27th, 1865, the Convention of the Colored People of this State met in St. John’s Chapel, A.M.E. Church, at 10 A.M., August 7th, 1865. […] The Rev. <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">James Lynch</a>, of Baltimore, Missionary in South Carolina and Georgia responded to a call, and in a most eloquent and stirring speech spoke of the rights which had already been achieved, and those which were yet to be gained. The speaker made telling hits, and keeps the audience thoroughly awakened. Among other things he said: We are engaged in a serious task; we have met here to impress upon the white men of Tennessee, of the United States, and of the world, that we are part and parcel of the American Republic. For four years this country has been [?] in war. This war, while it has decided the permanency of the nation, has not been without its influence upon us, and by its operations the shackles have been broken from the limbs of our race in America. In pursuance of the great work thus begun, we are here, by our counsels and by humble petition, to secure for ourselves the full recognition of our rights as men. We make no account of the wrongs and oppressions of the past, but would act for the future. We cherish no hostility to the whites; we love them, as we ever did, and if they be loyal men, we love the Southern men even better than the Northern. We simply ask for those inalienable rights which are declared inalienable. Why should we not have them? In the past struggle, when the nation stood trembling upon the verge of the precipice, the black man came to the rescue, his manhood was recognized in that hour of national trial, and why? From necessity – and I tell you, my hearers, that necessity will secure us our full recognition as freemen and citizens of this glorious republic. We were needed to fill up the army, we were needed to supply the place of copperhead conscripts who had no stomach for the fight. Senator Saulsbury, of Delaware, a drunken scoundrel, [here don’t misunderstand me, I do not wish to abuse any officer of the Government, but as he was understood to belong more to the Confederacy, I will speak of him,] said the whole negro race of America could be swept from the earth without loss; but even he found use for us, and the question of political power in this country will soon present another necessity which will give us the ballot box. There has been by implication unfriendly legislation in Tennessee, but Tennessee, proud and noble as she is, has a master, and that master is the United States. That master has decided that we are entitled to our oaths. The Freedman’s Courts will hear us when we swear for the maintenance of our rights. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Colored Tennessean clipping Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Colored Tennessean Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865-08-12 Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/james-d--lynch">Lynch, James, 1839-1872</a> james lynch