American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-10-27
A Move in Behalf Of MIR. Davis.

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JEFF. Davis, the Southern mems rep
resentative, is still held in durance vile,
Ianguishiog and wasting away daily.
He is without single hope of relief until
il pleases God to move him from Time to
eternity. Under such trying circum-
stances. separated. as he is, from the
bosom of kind and christian family,
with nothing before him but an apparent
gnominous death, it should arouse the
sympathes of his most deadly enemies.
In order that we may do our duty as good
citizens, we would suggest the propriety
Of calling public meeting for the pur~
pose Of petitiouing the President of the
United SAFES 10 release Jefferson Davis
on parole Of honor. TO be and appear
before the United States Court whenever
summoned under a due process Of law.
where be will be willing to stand fair
and impartial trial on any charge that
may be brought against him. Petitions
to this effect, circulated North and Souif,
will. when presented to the President,
show that we have been actaated by the
holy spirit Of philsnthrophy. so that he
will be governed by the same and act
accordingly. MANY CITIZENS"
There is honor, honesty and true man
hood in the above its tenor is human,
not political. J. is a subject worthy the
particular attention OF our Legislature
worthy the thoughts and tongues of the
men Of Mississippi. Mr.. Davis is man
Of whom no citizen OF the United States
shoald be ashamed. He has played his
part On The nations board and been
folled-jactq est Qlea, and lie has lost.
Defeat, imprisonment, and broken health
are his reward, coupled with the frenzy
Of the curdSh crew that pursue him. 1t
is not honorable to the only important
and self sustaining republic that the world
has ever seen 10 keep this gentleman IN
prison, Bat We are afraid iha, nations
only feel The sunshine for while, and
then Gownwards 20 ike ala eSe lo1sened
rom The mountains belt" San Marine
i, a rfl, Switzerland is The ready tool
Of the hirer; the Republics of Greece
and Rome lives only in history. Grsc.
chus and Garjhadi are alike The idols Of
Il day, aud are then doomed to be GOV
ered by the dust of centuries. Shall
This goat ci,-AtIantic Republic gil the
san1e page Oh history as Greece aud
Rome? Sh.lI the genius Of Republice an,
r.m, Of Democracy, degrade Itself Or
til, Size OF the swelling Atlantic ? II
act WHY keep the honest representative
81 half nation in Chains? Why doom
him 10 dungeon where death will loo
! soon overttBe HIM Is II not a disgrace
to great nation 10 be afraid Of man
or. s,il worse, 10 be possessed Of the
petty spite that would immure a man n
dungeon ill he last of his days. The
character Of the United States a0d Of its
actors in Congress Hill be forever dark
ontd BY this shameful proceeding. Some
mao will yet write the history Of this re-
public. which shall 90 down to the third
aad fourth generations, and the verdict Of
oar descendants must be shame on as all
North and South, East and West Shame
on US all, Radicals end Conservatives
Shame on the nation claiming 10 be first
in ci'iijzaion and progress that could
have repeated history SO disgracefully as
% make a peoples IDOL play a worse
part than that Of the man with the iron
mask. Too late they will know it,
We Ujak the North and the South. the
na.t and the West. have all alike an in,
t7rest in the disenthraIlment Of the good
aad great man Imprisoned 10 Fortress
Monroe. Are the people Of the United
Sucs too Young to learn History? Tel
was successful. La Rochequeliue de-
feated. Who amongst US fails to rejoice
at the success OF the first, or sigh at The
defeat Of the latter? La Hoche. 10 just
lfcaliaD Of the "rebels" Of Lavendee
While he commanded An army Of The
French Republic there. said "If al
men were philosophers there would be
no soldiers and no wars " Must we con
,i,u the history of this great people TO 4
fate worse than that OF The hero of SwitE
.rlnnd. or the victim Of Lsvendee ? Goo
forbid
OIr Legislature. the voice Of our peo'
pie and common humanity must send
him home to weep out the fortunes tba
have befalen himself and the people o
whom he was the leader-must let hin
lie 10 peace, breathing the free air O
ITeaven-rot in prison house. but IL
hi, Own believed Mississippi home.
Miss Clarion.
DEATH STEUGGLE WITH A BEAR.-Neai
I Tomah. Wisconsin, a terrible encounter
4 between an Indian and bear took place