The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-06-09
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alton from enemies, flushed with sic.
tory, after such q contest Just NJ
the time when hope had 1cd from
the Southern heart, and MI men were
in despair, President johnson, whose
wisdom has been equal to every
emergency, called into the public SER
vice the representative man Of the
south, and dcyolycd upon him the
task Of bringing order out Of confu-
sion, aud creating the machinery of
government ont Of nothing; for call
WAS void and without FORM That
man wa. made Provisional Governor
Of Mississippi Hi position was an
omaIous, for il was without an exam
pie IN history. II was Difficult. and
dangerous, for while he laborcd TO
''o political rights Of the
whole peoll ia creating a new State
government, bg was compelled to be
constantly upon his guard, to avoid
w%ounding the scusibilitics Of the
The State treasury was liter
llly empty With consumate wisdom
and craftsmanship, he went TO work.
and in three months he had assem-
bed a Convention of delegates, elect
'd by the people, for the purpose of
'evlving and remodelling the Con-
.tltution Of the State, and in five
uonths a new State government was
n full operation. In the meantime
lc established such judicial tribunals
IS were needed by the people, and
lad filled the treasury with money.
y taxes SO wisely levied that il was
.h%ccrlully paid, for no man felt on
,rcsscd by them. When he laid
Town his power, which he did with
more gladncss than he took it I'M. all
nen looked with admiration nj the
of he work that had been
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ccomplishcd with so little noise.
Nothing had been neglected. The
lluutcst details had received his at
Other men had his example
. follow, but he had none. "Soli-
Try and alone" he had his task to
criorm by the unaidcd efforts of his
WI great mind. Far ahead of the 4
rcat body of the people in his per- !
comprehension Of their altered
"reminiscences, he shaped his course :
m a view to the early restoration /
! the State 10 her former relations
the Union aud we ARE strongly
IeIined TO believe, that had the peo- I
e and the Legislature heartily sun ,
his policy, the Radicals of the
orth would have long since been
'ieated, aud peace and good feeling {
established through the length
NJ breadth of the land. {
u Is unfortunate for the whole !
that this great man. policy !
n not fully carried ont. With \ :
vast full Of the milk Of human
ndncss.' he had no enemies to pun
atd has none now. His whole
'iimony before the reconstruction
at Washington, when fairly +
amincd, was intended ~ nm apoi-
y Tor his State. While he "set
naught in malice he labored =
"cNtcnuate' rs much as possible.
c knew, Us did every thinking man.
the election Of secession and
leaders was inCxpcdicnt un-
r the circumstances. lie takes
%rtleular pains To vouch for the low
y Of such as had been elected In l.
IS State. IL seems to Us that all
r minded men, upon a candid cx- NJ
lination OF oil that Governor Shar-
y said. will agrcc with us that his ,
has no more than this OK.
IT.
We admit that his evidence. A. first
ported by telegraph, was objection 7
to some extent, but being satis-
u that 1t WIS not correctly reported.
made no continent upon It. Now
It We have his explanatory letter n
fore us We an sec nothing wrong
It. lie told the simple truth
lcading sCcvssionists had been
to high positions. which he :.
grcttcl, not because he considered 9
m disluyal, but because Il nut ar
mcnts in The mouths of the Radi.
: 10 show that We VEN disloval Il
said be believed these men wcra
" loyal citizens, and that fartv-nine I,
Of every fifty men in the STATE u
re loyal. What more could be
ve sail in defence If his cons,itu.
- The iHsiaHalieas and asa.r.
rs Of various papers In this STATE. q
1 Judge sharkey was pandcriuv G.,
the prriudicVs Of tho Radical. a. I.
sake Of place and power, l. SIM N
reiieulous, %unrlanlv, untrue and n.
snr, md ean nnlv be- argnunt- q.