American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-08
TERMS-Four Dollars per annum.

due to the honor, justice, or even
humanity Of the usulpers. whose IA
.vor We are FtllI advised to huv by
the sacrifice of our b-uesf frieHdS. and
further Abandonment Of our con
stltutiOnal rights and duties.
Iagree that 1RGCt,0a Is not cur true
policy, but jRGctjGg is wiser than such
concessions. 1t is true. that "sullen
lnditterence,' or standing on our
honor and dignity" ajOHe, will do us
no good. 1t is equally true, however,
that supposed pttity is not the stand
ard of moral CT political conduct.
When We have consented to barter
public Vi tue, or "honOr and digni-
ty," for place or power, or any ma
tiOnal Gr Individual favor from our
+. OppreSSors, or when we have consent
ed 10 heip in the work Of making
ttreaSon Odious," by assisting to dis.
franchise, and degrade, the gallant
6ciHg men wko spent all but life in
our service, or when, with our faces
in the dust, we have consented to dis
honor the memory Of our immortal
dead, who died that IRE might lire, at
ieast. IN hoR0r-we shall tud that in
this madir Of degradation the selfish
acquisition Of the Juror Of their and
oar enemies, creH if dccorded to as
utter the LGrgaiR, will be scarcely
worth the cost Of the puJic rUtue-
/ Of the "hOBOr and dioHitV," which p0-
.litical util.tarians Of the Hume school
would teach us to deSpiSe. 1t is con.
ceded, too, that a power which the
South By ITSELF at this time is unable
to resist, has assumed control Of our
domestic affairs, in violation Of the
past theory and practice Of our Gov
ernment, and that the Federal Gov
ernment seems likely to become the
instrument Of tyraunlCal majority
Jim Congress, overruling the other de-
partmentS, and destroying the rights
Of the States, North a. we'll as South,
But does it follow from all this that
we must assist the Radicals in perpet.
uating these evils upon ms, and rlv-
etins IpCn the whole Union the ty-
ranny zee cannot resist! IEGCtiOn
would be better than this; but inaC-
ton IS not our true policy, any more
IhaH "i'Hg o'''1". we slloulo at
!ehlpI to Sudpt our uoh'eSJIo an"lIS
~ II, HoI"oEy win tne 'ILiI.' I'Its VI our
ing IN their destruction.
Governor Joseph T. Brown, Of
I,aorOia tolls II. I,nl many rtf+pllf
eoI SD, Se.ls Us any many II.e'I'. I.j
~ th' sVi.''l'IeI' m IL" { "" ie'- @ V'.Le, .Ia
NoaIa TtS i[u,vi po, ~ r%i,U.S Ion ,, .n>, ] .n%'
-,a ,ioo' Do'I"P"i .o Sgl ',5"', co.
.,. .'iu 'll"o l',' i1ee "n .''":, 90, anu
az az NJ i' ,afy,. al III ~ ~ c.t, - 't-IInv.
the truth of this history. $50 often
or that in lrar it is even
tjghIy comWCRdable in vanquished
generals to srr0 t,WaU lie tE sur
even at discretion, theR
HecesS0ru But when Gov. Brown
tells Ua that We ought in like manner
to surCR8fr orr Constitutional rights
to Congress in time of profound
peace, without appeal to the cousti-
tutlonal powers provided for their
protection without trial or judicial
sentence upon the bare threat otcon-
fscat.ou and diStrauchiSemeu- by
Congress. ! am unable Il perceive
the analogy IN history, logic or law.
between Governor Joseph I. ; sur
render and that q Napoleon cc Gen.
Lee
Tho auas,iou is-ir tIe Governor
.ouII buy tba roIgt IN vote with
,reaf-reD and louTI weg. and save
ais nronartv IN, Salliuo his almi+tad
.cn Sti+ntionoI rioh+s fbe f-eadom of
,is r. cbildrpn relatives and friends. ="
-ha riobts of tbe hrave men who bv
MIS- announcement au-arad the ,.onraSr
md remained trre IN orr rausa ~
ha hitter end. ftbe Oft ouoted spy-
.,D5sr o-rht he IN do it, or oucht
10 IN abandon our co,. sarvafivs
riends North. as well rs the PreSi.
lent and the Sunreme Court. in \
common struggle against roprres-
ionaI usurnatiou If his life were
he forfeit instead of his right To
,oId office and nroperty. prrh9ns he
pobt He saws he i distran,f;.adb nv
be hill but he has children. relatives
nd friends who are not disfrancbis.
d and he wants tc see their govern.
,an4 the host if can ne mads Ua