The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-04-27
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country q hundred miles offY W.
sincerely hops This state Uf thing.
will conllnne M longer. and that
those who mn write wIll H. 20, even
II they afc deficient In what IL usually
denominaied news" II is no easy
matter 10 write without something
10 write about, ~ all know who have
ever tried " but The times. The
events that arc rapidly tfanspIrIng
around and about us, most assnudly
furnish food lor thought, aud We, fof
one, would like just now to hear and
know the views Of our countrymen
upon the "polliIoal IN " In which We
dnd ourselves NJ this time. Are they
for accepting or opposed 10 our ac-
ocpting the Reconstruction" C) plan
offered us BY the RAIDS. We, for one,
confess that when the matter OF sub
jcct was first presented, we were
somewhat inclined 10 fall In with the
offer made us aus the best We could
do" and IN failing TO register, vote,
Dc, that the Radical element already
in our midst, In connection with the
negro vote, would place the people Of
Mississippi In a situation like that
occupied now by the citizens Of Ten
ncsscc. This, would, no doubt, prove
to be true, and for some time We
would endure all the miscrics Of
Radical rule; but the question is, will
we, or can we, by accepting the Con-
gressional plan of reconstruction
avoid the same result that would In.
evitably follow a mastery inactivi.
ty" on our part? We think not
Put the ball in motion; gear up III,
entire machinery Of State; in othel
words, reconstruct upon the plar
proposed, and the result is, the ne.
groes, and those who would work
"chcck by jowl" with them will
compose the majority, and we car
then enjoy (D the gratifying reflection
that we aided and abetted In mixing
the poisoned chalicc which we woult
be compelled to swallow.
Our pride as Mississippians, a,
Southerners, mortified, our self-rc.
spcct lost; our caste as a people low.
cred in the esteem of the world, W,
would not only receive, but deserv,
the contempt Of the nations of th,
earth. We could no longer point Il
Poland, to Hungary, and say, "Be.
hold in them an example Of prid,
and national respect which we ar,
determined to follow" Why no
suffer and endure the brief and tran
sient rule Of fanaticism, uncreated b,
us, than assist in establishing tb'
very rule we dread so much. Com,
il will, do what we may. There !
no escape from il. Enifanchise III,
negro, and Ndiately the result !
accomplished and the boon of bcin,
allowed to vote side by side with
big black plantation African, Is
pitiful reward for the taunts an,
jeers that would be thrown at US b,
, the world-ycs, even by our Northerl
brethren, who now urge us TO TAX
the step. There is scarcely Demo
cratic paper in the North which ha
not already pointed out the evil con
sequences necessarily following on
acceptance Of this hell-born contriv
ancc, gotten up to completely ruin u
as people. If our ruin was al
they sought to accomplish, that J
well nigh done already; but our com
plete, perfect, and entire degradation
Is now the thing determined on b,
them.
The facts are just these. Tn
Yankees, IN their wild, reckless an'
fanatical legislation for the las
eighteen months, have involved them
selves in n dilemma from which the,
cannot cxtricate themselves unles
the people Of the South are FOOLS
and simple enough to assist them b
accepting this plan of reconstruction
They have done too much. The
: have drawn an elephant, and n
, keeper can be found among them Q
sufficient capacity TO govern the anl
NAL. His proportions arc too i'm
mensc; his bulk too huge, and unlc'
/, the monster will be quiet and tame {
: his own accord, and do as he is bi,
|. the result will be, he will be turnc
!, over to those who are capable
i bis management.
! Have you ever pictured 10 you
self the scenes our towns and pr
cincts would exhibit on an elec,io
|, day, with the niger enfranchised
: Heavens! how revolving. / thin
where we stood six years ago. Loo
back at our opinions and habits the
/, Can you do so, and then say you .
|, willing to become party to any pli
i which would place you on a polite
\ equality with abig, greasy Samb'
: : II we mas live under negro rule, v
. for one, will not help create u.
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