The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-12

srn erslofs hsse HsftIel ~ with DE
asleundibg announcement lbM "A MIl
MI ally " iaIk AIluut Me ranslftu.
llon nos. l,eeause, ny lhey, the Con.
s'llnilou Is dcad Whit, u The tm.
stiialoh deadf when and how did
h dig W. knew tlai Il had been
grossly vIolaicd, unblushInely be.
,mycd with q his, and ntklessly
crushed 10 The earth by iis sworn
supporters, but we had seen no euh.
elusive evidences of M death. We
had heard na the wailings and IN.
Inenlailons of 4 Detnved people,
heard not the iolling " iia funeral
knell, We had aevn not the nation,
nor even q newspaper draped IN
mourning, nor read nor listened 10
eaIoglum 10 i,s departed worth.
Surely, this great work Of our fathers
which had blessed them and us for
more than three score aud ten
years, could not pass away 40 quietly
and so gently. Surely this great pro-
tector of American rights and Amer
lean freedom could not give up the
ghost without the American people
utteripg cry of anguish which
should pierce the very heavens.
When did ID dicg lts death had been
contemplated for number Of years,
and the South purposely abandoned
the Union TO avoid aiding and
abetting IN the nefarious work; in-
deed, secce,led 10 maintain aud pre-.
serve the Constitution entire In lis
very letter and spirit. Tho mass Of
the Northern people loved the Con-
stitution and The Union based upon
Il. Their leaders, aware Of this fact,
and with the view Of inhaming their
minds, falsely pretended that the
South had betrayed the Constitution,
and were wantonly seeking the de-
struction Of "the best government The
world ever saw Aroused and united,
the Northern horde rushed upon the
South like an avalanche and COM
pletely overwhelmed aud subdued
her. And all for what? Simply to
preserve the Constitution and Union
under IL; M least such was the pro-
claimed and nrblssSed ob,eo, of XII,
| Renresen,a,;yes II Con1,sss Sov
sroI m months af,er tho cessation oc Los.
,;,;,;ss ,hs nst;o, ,,,s elSs,,;seJ s;,L
,hs ;,,elI;,ercc thst DIM w;stsd ~ -
bell;on ha5 been crushedn nand t6e
Constitution and Inc Ilnion nre.
servsd Then II tho cons,;tu,;arr 4
now dead II has perisbel since tbc
surrender az the Confederate Armies.
and If il has perished since then. Il
NAV well he asked who ara the su.
thors Of h deotb ? Cer,a;nlv mot
The Southern peopIe. for tLey have
had NO mart or lot in the administra.
! t;on az ibe general government since
1890 Tbey have been wLiu,,ed and
disarmed. depriyed of ali oiI;ccs of
| trust or profit. and are mere mas.
awe subjects doing everytbino
their masters command them 10 do'
erceSt 10 violate ,hc Cousi;tut;ou by
adoutiug the constitutional Amend
ment If the sou,bcr, neople ara
not the antbors Of its dsa,hs wbo
then. arc the foul murdercr-9 Fo,
seven wears the Northern neonIc.
thnucb their re,resents,;ve. bsve
1 bcen tbe uecnliar and only cns,od;sn,
and yuardiaus Of the Constitution,
They have w;elded ali rowsr com.
manded aru,;es and navIes slled Al
Offices. and according 10 their owu
eat been the govern meut Itself. Then
ir ,he Const;tu,ion i now dead /,
ba. died n ,Le;r ba,d.' I,
/ !, has died from neglect /, nrove,
their leaders incanahle of sdm;pis,er.
inc ,hs govcru,nsnt and ihcv o,,gb,
IN be hn,led from n.wer. if f;am y;o.
lsnce. then tho Nor,hern neonls hav,
heen wofnllv DECEIVED and sbouL
cons;os their leader 10 s.srnsl n.
,smv' n tho Northern lesders
either by negIec. or v;olenee' hay,
Killed TIE Constitution. and tbs soutI
4 innocent Of he blood. who. y,
would AK. are tho traitors9 Tn,
| Union was based upon the Constisu
! ton, aud the destruction Of the Con
stitution inevitably involves the dealI
of the Union. No person can BE-
traitor TO the Union without firs
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