American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-06-07

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steal it. No master to Hector him
now, like Turk, or mistress to hur.
ry him up to his work; no handling
of plow, hoe, shovel, or spade, and
nothing to do but to "sit back in the
shade"
To make business lively and profit
able-@dvertiSs. Money thus spent
is money made.
VIII a white man ever possibly
succeed in finding vindicator in a
Radical 1t appears not. The re-
cent negro riot in Memphis-no mat
ter how commenced-was partici-
pated in by lately discharged negro
soldiers, with muskets in their hands,
who are described as having been
sin line of battle"-the result of their
military training-and who fred into
the police and into the posse comitd-
tns called out by the Mayor to pre-
serve the peace of the city. Not
withstanding all this, the Radicals,
enraged at the shedding of negro
blood, profess to discover in this
case, as in similar cases, is a perse-
cuted lamb, who is sacrificed to the
wolf of the white race. 1t is singu-
lar, indeed, that men should be found
whose hatred Of their own people is
so extreme. We doubt whether any
decent negro would be found want
ing in sympathy for those of his own
hue. 1t is reserved for the Radicals
to be beneath the negro in the most
ordinary promptings of human ma
ture.-New York News.
They are having dull times in Vir-
ginia. In Richmond paper, we find
nearly column devoted to houses
for rent and for sale at low figures.
The Lynchburg Republican says;
"There are very few travellers by
any of the lines at this time. Rail
roads and canals are doing scarcely
any passenger business beyond a lit
tie local travel. On Sunday morn
ing the Orange and Alexandria train
came in with one passenger going
west Of this place, and Monday there
were three. Judging from this, the
railroads are suffering as much from
the general dullness as other branch
eS Of business"
At the free dinner given to the ne
groes at Columbus, Georgia, on Sat
urday last they were addressed by
ex-provisional Gov. johnson. He
compared them to the descendants of
Joseph in Egypt. They had been
reduced to slavery, and after many
years were made free. The ancestors
of the negro sold him; they were put
to trial, and kept so; since they have
greatly increased in number and in
telligence, after two hundred years
Of probation, the negroes, by the full
ness of time and the providence of
God, through the instrumentality of
men, have gained their freedom,
which will remain to them and their
descendants forever. He advised
them to be industrious, frugal and
honest, and to be careful about max
ing contracts, and reduce them to
if possible, and abide by
hem. He had seen rapid advances
made to higher civilization, during
Ihe past year. They should be char
table, care for the aged, and build
churches and school houses. They
should obey all the laws, and not
AXE redress upon themselves. The
,ivil courts were open TO them. He
advised them to respect all the legal
and try to bring to light
Ill crime. The Government has de-
,lared their freedom, and will main
ain it. Their rights will be protect
ID. He hoped slavery would soon
De removed from Brazil and other
and the world would then
mite for the civilization of Africa.
The perfume of thousand roses
'oon dies, but the pain caused by
oNE of their thorns remains long
lfter; a saddened remembrance in
he midst of mirth is like that thorn
Imong the roses.
At thirty we are trying to cut our
lame IN big letters upon the walls of