American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-09-26


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turned against lbam iof their Inevitable dss.
JaetioB Unprecedented pusilauimily {
ppsleh men dsstye NE appehiI9l of Mss.s.p.
paai Az pefhdpsa posteHty az slaves ID may
Boa viii have abttorname them, What con these
sycDphanis and el0akes promise thpmseves' A.
Ger reading iho cnunciation Of the Yankee pro.
gramme by Nf Whiting, who declares the lvowcd
intention Of their government 70 consider al men
who ate IN Che enemys territory ~ public enemies
aud II conquered are not 10 enjoy any immuntIcs.
only such as YANKEE ianatics whims may dictate,
and are not 10 be regarded as their equals. Me-
thinks see them now haunted by 4" furies' and
lasbed by the indignant seOrn aud contempt Of the
gallant ladies'. Aud as for the inuumerable classes
Of teaches upon the government and those who In
discriminatory rob, by extortlon the widow and the
base euormaties are sCrutinized by oognizant sol
dery, who | can assure them are kept posted BY
their lady friendsat home, and when the " final day
Of reckoning" and retributiOn shall come they
having taken no part in the preservation Of our
country aud institutions, will find uncomfortaby
cool quarters, and will be transplanted to some
more cOngenial soil, realizing the fact that some
avenging Nemesis, though slow of pace, has visited
them with Il bedtting Iequital. To manifest an am.
bilious avaritousness in this, the hour when our
country is sorely tried, and bleeding at every pore,
is unmanly and unpatriotiC to say the least, aud
should elicit the severest approbrium OF the South.
ron proves and chivalry. There are those who
blinded to their Country's interest by the lust of
gain are so tenacious Of the filthy lucre, that when
they get hold of If and start it to their pockets VOC
may hear it singing the familiar hymn, +" farewell.
vain world am going home Self-prcseryation-
the first law of nature, which knews no limit to
time or place and to which circumstances offer no
barrier, seems to whisper to them the sycOphant of
anodyne, that life ana property though Invested of
all prohered truiton are preferable to liberty
Snch men merit only the contempt Of an migrate.
full pOaterty aud will be spurned az long as their
names are permitted to darken the catalogue of
crime and pOllute the records Of our country by
stamping All indelble stain upon the pages of its
history.
Pitra d,cerem, 81, tmidis rrtutem perba adderent.
But suffice it to say, they will find that sufhcl-
ent unto thaday is the evil thereof" But while
we deplecate aud blush for such, we must acknoyl.
edge with gratitude, that there are those whose
pure hearts beat high and responsive to the senti
ments Of patriotism, and who like steel.trap,
would take e" snap judgment upon, and "gobble"
up any Yank whose leg bail'' in military parance
did not change his base" very rapidly Yes,
thank heaven, We have cause to be proud Of our
WOMEN who have borne such noble part in this
unequal contest Tor freedom The unborn genera
ton will call out from the bosom of the future and
bless them. And nations will turn hther their So
lcitOus eyes in eager emulation of their many viz
tues. May they continue to . let their lights so
shine that the men seeing their good work, may
be constrained to receive the lessons which their
examples impart. Arouse ye lethargc drOnes, don
your aFmor, aud repair to the arena where the trag
ic scenes of the grand dramma are to be enacted
and there share the hardships and perils Of those
who have SO long and so noby barred their breasts
to the storm, aud wthstood the dreadful shocks Of
a frantic numerical odds, laundering at your very
portals.
Turn not deaf ear to the appeal Of your coun-
try while struggling in the volcanic and convusiye
throes of an agonizing political earthquake. She
points to all the only way to duty and honor.
Soldiers! Countrymen! Be true to your God.
be true to your country. Aud with pleasure may
we descry the dawn Of that happy day when the
banner of peace shall be unfurled and flap inces.
sanity over our heads and make glad n dsouieted
war-worn and enervated people. Were Demo.
themes, would thunder and Tighten till would
shake Mississippi to its very centre"
In this great struggle, for life, liberty and indie
pendence' deceit omnes homines, summa ops nil
ct fsse, dd hominem, aut Cesar, aut nill What
is it gentlemen, wish? What would they have p
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased
at the price Of chains and slavery' Forbit it. Al.
mighty God know not what course Others may
pursue, but as for me, give me liberty or give me
DEATH
MlLlFEM C0YFECTUM vULNERE.
MApisosvILLE. MISS, Sept. 18th, 1863.