American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-10-20

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friends. Instead of iorbearan1cte, ana col"
n,omise, wild rush OF "who sha'' "
e., and the devil take the hndmos''
- Al into the courts. Brave soldiers
..ho rer;,ed life and lost all. are pursued
hv some slimy skulker from honor anu
dr,r who has saved his "notes ana az
counts" by hiding them with hlmse'' ~
q deserter's cave. Another brave so'
dier's widow is pursued by one whose
heart against shame and disnono'
&c bomb-proof," by his frauds and specu,
la,iops upon the wants and mlserles oi
..r-for which he voed-but from
whose fury his prudent action I'm fhun,
ing the battle from afar of" has sa'eu
hi. carcass. Yet there is snalher class
Of creditors. A brave soldier, who mas
lost all but lis "notes and accounts
,rrsues one whose back has grown gray
with the mess Of dishonor, and VINO
T. nleads his vote against seccssian as his
badge of wisdom and patriotism and his
ohsolu,on fran all Obligations TO share
S ho losses ,he war occasioned. Another
hrovo soldiers widow pursues an ath'euc
" exempt." whose eyes stick cut win
fairness, and who complains CT the crue',
cruel hardsbips Of the war 4he asen
and decrcpid, the widows and the orphans
Ohio have soent and lost oil IN the sup
~ nor, Of the "lost cause" pursue the
- sk,,ker and the exempt, who swear 'ha1
. the Yankees, Jayhawkers or Secesson's's
" have robbed them of their last dollar.
=! Who is the worthy creditor and who IS
,ba unworthy creditor? Who can devise
oil ,ho rule Of right and justice that will
be ltnido to the fair and equitable average
its and disposition of the "no'es and &C,
m counts" saved from The common wreck
,al And who is authorized to do it? Is the
Executive? Is the Legislature Mh"'
res authority mas either TO do any act! 1hey
9th a,a both the creatures OF the constitution
md INV live. move and have their beng IN
he ,he constitution. Without the consiitu'
lity ton they woulu h"'o W. -, -
What the constitution authorizes 'nem "
VIII do, they may do; and what the consul
her ,n,icu forbids them TO do, they have no
q Of ,oo,e authority to do than any man or SCI
,ord If men who usurp power and abuse PRIV
noao, The people Of Mississippi 81 1ln
'e'S ~ rossession Of certain rights, tol
sacred to be cntrus ed to any Govern
ap ,npn, and, in their constitution es'a
liate I;shad FIR the guidance of Their sarVnn,s
. ali Inv. .y,r3;ed certain powers out OF IN
ao,ol ,nvers of Government One
a"o" 51Loso ,'Xers is that the courts shR
J To- a,,avg ~. roen; another H. that no Ia
ic, OF " ,n La ,...ssd imDairinr the obligation
essa- Of cons, frrs. The Judge that won
oor,a close IT,, ! ,ors of a constitutional eoHf
" w. n obedj zee to the order of the Exec
u'"'' i've md !; gjsature, in violation oil u
menu constitute "a, woA'd DC '""G'..'
, task the Exsca i've, ! claim no au'hou'y
aond. decide VII, is the worthy and who Is L
unworthy yreditor--and ! 40 nov N"'
ldeeo' L,w to n,rra,e and divide III losses
e Fed have su.tsircl feel no ordinary p
Of our aonsI interest in the p)slponement OF
rnear, dav Of payment, My s!mpa'h,es u"
-, ever been enlisted in behalf of the ne
~ wa less and the needy. Ny hearts love
want ertwined around the brave Con!edrF
xation soldier by chords that canNo' be sever
lightly and | would divide with him the
.venge crumb that belonged to n'yTeh' o'
W CON. must confess my want " H.,
"s,av wise the sche'ne .'' t. ~" ,ho obIirati