The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-05-11

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70 engage tn political discussion with
Jour nelablpr md friend, In advNm.
y of your own views d public
policy Il sas hf more so 10 meet
your aniaeonlsi on iIc eostfum. and
from thence drive home The mIid ar
gumsnt Then, OBJ then, We oonId
speak and write as ffeemen Ilnt
now alas, our soffowina hearts mourn
over our once proud aud liberty .loe
inR country Ouf tongues then
glofied IN addressing our country.
men as "iellow.citilensl' Now. IA
q moro appropriate, with baled
breath and measured speech. 10 nj.
dress them as Jtliur.saljeciI let
not the Yankees lay The llaticring
junction 10 their souls, that they did
u, lest with foot upon frcc-born
brothers neck, pulled up with the
pride Of victory, they tempt the
majesty of heaven, Let not the Gov
ernmcnt glory in The Capitalization Of
its power; for that "most unkindcst
cut came from Cpsar's best beloved,
who charged him, while living, with
ambition.
Look TO IL, men Of the North ye
Democrats, that no such fell ambition
turks in the bosom Of those you de-
light to honorl Where are the de-
scendants Of your Adamses and
Hamilton? DO they cease to admire
that most perfect model Of governmental
Have not you and they given to the
people of the South ample cause for
sympathy in the prayer of poor old
crazy George, when he prayed to God
to protect his hayward children Of
the colonies from themselves, and
that they might never need the all
protecting hand of monarchy? Yes,
watch, ye Democrats, lest out of your
own ranks the iron-man comes, whose
strength to tear down all have soon;
but where the temple of Equal
Rights ever erected by his hand He
ever comes clothed in thy beautiful
garments, and sweetly lisping thy
name, oh, Democracy, while his heart
is full of selfish cunning, and his
brow slyly eager for the imperial
crown. See his insidious approaches;
step by step he comes, and worse
than blind are those who will not
observe his footprints in the sands Of
yesterday and to-day, and will not
labor earnestly to re-erect the late
demolished bulwarks of freedom.
What indication palmer? Patriot
rebels can be pardoned in the lump,
for they are too poor and proud to do
the despot's bidding; but he whose
avaricious soul could fatten upon the
life-blood of his bleeding country
who could turn deaf ear to that
country's agonizing cry for gold with
which to feed and to clothe the half
naked, half-iamished heroes of her
hundred glorious battlefelds. Hal
A special pardon for him. He needs
none, but rather medal Of distinc-
tion, paid for out Of your secret SER
vice fund; for, lying secure upon her
trusting lap, he drove home the fatal
steel with surcr aim than all your
booming shot and she'll. This man
is q fit tool in the future monarch's
hand. Filter still the poor, ignorant
negro, born a slave, ever accustomed
to execute his masters orders. Do
honorable gcnilmen( whose misguided
zeal in behalf Of those dusky chill
dren Of a SUMMER climel think they
can control their votes, and thus per-
petuate power in the hands of that
Radical faction to which they belong!
Perhaps so; but we shall see. I'm.
asked you have thrust freedom upon
him. Unasked you are about to en-
trust the ballot-box to his keeping,
all unpreparcd as he is for such 0
priceless boon. True, he rendered
you important services during the
late war. But was il voluntary
| Gentlemen OF Mr.. Summers persua-
sion can best answer that question
for themselves. Too late, sirs, YOU
will find that he is loyal to his old
master. Oh, but there still holy and
sacred ties that bind the two together
Grant II, that there is, to some extent
at the South an unfriendly feeling
between the two races; but il is dying
out with astonishing rapidity. Th,
rebels, too, are becoming more and
moro loyal, just in proportion TO tht
decay Of this unfiendly sentiment
There can be no doubt but the
Military Bill will prove the grave
not Of those for whom II was de
signed, butiis deep, dark vault viii
inevitably close over the remains oI
those who diggcd il, and there vii
they lie entombed forever. Aye, un'
generous viotors, We accept the situa'
tion--we swallow the nauseous dose
not obiecting so much to the soot adj
mixed, for that is probably legiti
mate issue Of the war. But we d,
object, II Il coald avail, 10 that o,hel
ingredient in the compound, tina
shall be namelcss.
BY all means let every man no
disfranchised 70 and register, 20 tha
when the day Of election shall hav'