The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-08-05

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lul l'nitel states declared taR. il
visabllllhedi ~ J,uulry 1863 llu
Cuuefe-s ~ the United States h1go
sustained that PROCLAMATION by laa.
mad. 10 curu,e, Il. The nrM.ez ti
the Federal government base ponq
tr,ici into ivory STATE aud have ex.
ettleIthcscleHs. plfesus 0ffreel.
men acting puler the laws of Con.
gres. -hay, iikeneharse Of all qaal.
tons arising between the ncgll aud
h.slJrmrr master and TIE Southern
pqafl .-if they have tie will -laye
nllovag ,l resist tbcgo acts. These
/ are s't.n, il1palh'ahlg trgths.--bu, ~
mga 0i sense We uust det. With facts
as they exist, not a. wo might desire
leM. Can we doubt, under such
y ..ttaha.aures, w4i. course sound
rl,ey anil the bet in'esots cf ihe
/ State alH0uisA us to take! VIII
we ti.gg = TIC empty mans will We
adhere 10 ,lc shadow or the shile Of
I q dead institution. IN the decisive
, hope that IN the cliapic, o. accidents
sonnet Isng iaey turn mp tlat may pos.
slbly revive ~ VIA we play into
the hands of the radicals, who only
want % preIoS.,o justify them IN ex.
chdrg ogr gmabers from Congress!
| Willwc ihyow the whole goycFnmcnt
into their hands aRd thus enable
them 10 give the elective franchise 10
the negro? VIII We place the whole
legislation on The subject u the nc.
gro anl the relation he shall bear TO
his former uas,cr, in the hands Of
Congressional redicalism. Will We
perpe,ua,c for an indefinite period
perhaps iorc,er--the reign of militia.
rs power and the miserable anarchy
under which VIC neg grosn! Or viii
welike wise men, accepting the mex.
orable logic of iacts--which We can.
no. alter or con,rd--adop, the policy
ahish the Prcsilon, has indicated rs
necessary 70 tho restoration Of civil
gosefsmcnt, and the rcaimission Of
our nemtcrs into Congress.
By 20 doing, we sssuse the re.cs.
.sllishmcn, Of cur State government
administered By men Of our own
chgicc. We assume the reign Of civil
law, instead Of military liccnac. once
moro in our State. We assure an
end to the reign Of anarchy I've as.
sure the speedy removal of a staGd.
ing army from our mijst--sc assure
the rcadmission Of our Senators aud
Ineubcrs into Coagress--apd with re.
,nesen'atiycs from the other South.
ern sialcs--incressel BY the adli.
,ional number Of seventeen on tie
free basis Of rcprssen;a,isn --we as.
sure, with the aid Of eosmsrvative rc.
publcans and democrats in Nc North,
that each State shall Be left free in
the future, as il vas 10 the past, to
regulate the question Of suffrage for
i,self--au1 thus protect the white
man from having forced upon him the
political equality Of the negro.
Il may be that there aro some who
think the adoption If this policy will
impair their claims for compensation
for the slaves which have been eman.
cipatcd BY the var and the proclaim.
alton VI the President. But this Is
a mistake. It ntss letOrne in mind
that no suit can be brOagh. against
the United States for any claim, in
any court. All tha. can be done BY
any one having CLAIM agsins. The
government, is to prescn. It to Con.
gress and ask an appropriation, OF
exhibit 1t tegofe tie ,Jsrt or claims
ct Washington. aud if tia, coar, al
Indicate in his favor. he can thea ask
an appropriation from Congress.
which nay ALLOW Il Of not, in it, dts.
erelion. II the emancipation nroe-
lamalion Is Unconstitutional. IL the
acts of Congress rssse1 to enforce j,
are unconstitutional; il tho acts Of
tho army carrying il into sEas, are
| illegal end void, declaration By the
convention thi. slavery shah not
hereafter e<ist, VII no. impair sny
claim 70 c1ap1 aiiln nl'sh tho own.