The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-12-01
Tricnds IT, PRO prrl,j AMI Friends
IN N,cr ~.

There 8gr few men who have IiSrI
&, any aye that have not met with
pretended friends who, upon the first
appearance Of misfortune, were ready
to join the ranks of the oppr'ssor
and thus Il has ever been from the
beginning Of the worlds history aud
will ever he, until time shall have
passed intu eternity, and an account
Of all things is rendered The COW
Rrl is q brave ally when there Is no
danger 70 be apprchcndcj, and upon
an such occasions can be- found fore
most IN The ranks; hut lct the slight
90 doubt as to The result Of the con-
tcrt appear, and be is sure 10 b.
seen q trembling rear guard, ready to
lead in the retreat, ar desert to the
CO... W. are led To thc.c reflections
hy the recent action Of certain parties
in the North and West, who, until
tie late elections were held, aud
which pronounced against constitu-
tioual government aud in favor Of =
central power, profc.scd to be our
friends; those who iuttcned aud grew
rich ~ on our support when they
would have persisted without it, and
been numbered With the things of
he past; who, now that the weather
,ork of public opinion points from
", have vccrcd around TO suit It's
lir,liion, and trimmed their sails to
catch the present popular current,
and who will he Is ready TO change
with the next favoring breeze. True,
!, Is, that We have many friends lin
the true a~cccptation Of the term in
thoSr sections; but they are not 10 be-
found among those blatan, politicians
and wirc-workcrs who are always
forcing themselves upon our notice,
and whose sole object is sclfintcrcst
aud the promotion Of their own
ambitious schemes. From such
friends We say, Cod deliver us; We
wonld rather have the wag Of an
honest dogs tail than the expression
uf their chameleon friendship. The
southern people, in their own truth.
iul nature. are too conddiug know
iug no deceit themselves, they have
nol expected 10 find i in others, aud
have thus been led tn aid in their
y destruction; aud il, with all
the experience of the past - raiu.
fully before them, they should rom
shame in thi, blind 'olly, whatever
'a'c shall w. melted u' IL them will
ls OF their own pnrluc,ion. They
lave given \ naly support 10 thn,e
journa.. whicL. until lately, have set
themselves up rs pa friends, and a.
advocates for justice in our behalf
and what j. the result? NJ sooner
does the dark cloud Of adversely
hover over aud threaten rs than
they arc found in the ranks Of
the opprc-.or, advocating the doc-
trincs mat udiou. to every honorable
man o. Southern feeling, and, in
some cases, Gar in advance OF the
most radical d fanatical ncgr'-
worstippiug dcmaFoEues.
There Is a lesson in this which, We
trust. will not 60 unh~yled by uur
people. Many have subscribed and
tsid er papers which now advocate
Uerro u lnge anil negro equality II
IT, mos, deiestabic form, but which
until the result Of the late election
became known, sTnke out a th'
friends Of tie South and the organ
Of the white man. This, we think
|. more than was bargaincd for, an'
should serve as a guide in future t
the people Of the South to give tbei
support TO ,hcse whom they knSr cal
he relied upon in every emergency
tho~e journals which are couduete,
By men xho stood shoulder to shout
der with you IN the darkest days y
our late unsuccessful struggle, an,
Who nsysr mig ALTERED while III