The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-06-29

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the slsyeaih Jaf u w. HfAh une
iosssd IN suf esislanaa aa q pnbin
sarnl hus passal swng andlhe ilme
/. appropriate te tAklhga feirosfse
~ tleso II M feHits Fteupiully
"a hnd ourselves Ii No. beitr e0n
Titan than when We omigmeed, bd
II mast moi bo inhrrd lreih this fart
that ~ have not made money Ihr
ring these lous years Of toll aod
anneV fr The succcsa Of our
" pa LamaIy bat lor the results
a Che war, We would have hid
q clear p,eht of at leat twenty
thonsand dollars on TIC average, of
the Ten ysars IN which Che rdya Of The
asrAn Of PeaoIa, has uluminaed
tho surrounding darkness. The fate
Il cut State, has been our fate, and
tc Do not complain.
Ina political point Of view, this
decade, bag produced results Of the
utmost importance, not only TO us,
but 30 car beloved country. A few
yeurs ago, the people o. Mississippi
were prosperous and happy rich in
ehis worlds goods, and Enjoying all
the, rights Of freomen ia the pursuit
If 9 liGe, liberty and happiness"
Oar leaders advised MS 10 resist the
election If Abraham Lincoln, as tbel
President eleciedb q sectional party,
bsoanso We could not under bis adj
ministration obtain our just rights to
an eqasl division Of the public do
maiu, and a faithful execution oftbcl
Fugitive Slave Law. Giving Cur To-
the Syren voiceo Of our wise men, the
people did revolt, and set up i gov
ernnent for themselves. At that
time, the people Of tho North never
dreamed Of destroying Standardization
of slaveryiu.ho sta,oa, bnt 6nay con.
tyndcit hs, Z sloaii M. spread Cur
cher. II Is true, that d small faction
Of Abolilionists at tho North were
in favor Of dissolving tho Union,
because shrery could not under the
Consultation be destroyed IN the States
and they regarded that sacred instru-
ment s . league with the Devil,
and o covenant with h--." Beyond
this faction, there was no serious
intention on the part Of the people
Of the North TO interfere with our
peculiar institution ri9in our State.
Now, all soc the folly Of following
the addice Of our wiso men. Some
mon arr wise, and some are other.
,isc. Hcfs h.-' l
But in this respect, the fate of
Mississippi has been ours and there
L
foro We do moi complain.
Since the Surrender, the President
undertook 10 reeoas,ruc, ", and we
reconstructed, but Congress was not
satisfied with bis actions and refused
20 recognise Il, and therefore We are
sill In rebellion, notwithstanding,
We laid down NJ arms two years ago.
We do not iike this condition Of az
fairs, but In as much as VIC cannot
now help Il, We have no right 10
complain.
Congress has now iakcn Us in
hand, and desips 70 rcconstract W
according to their plan, but We arc
aot all agreed as to Whether we ought
TO accept their plan or not, aud As
many Of our wise men are advising
US 10 vote against thi Congressional
plan, We arc somewhat at a loss to
know whri course 70 pursue in the
matter. 5s I'D
We resisted tho election of Aba-
ham Lincoln and lc-, all our shave.
and ruin,d the country and then We
resisted ,he Constitutional amend
ment aud los, onr rightto vote, then
Conepss imposed msrs odeous con.
ditipns, and nov threatens 10 enforce
still moro cdcous measures 10 make
~ submit, or rsthsr 10 reconstruct Us,
and the question i, shall We submit,
OF rssirt further this oserpowsring
PARTY. vhe has azurpcd he powers
a The Gcvrrnmeus and has undis
pusrd control sos nc nast two years,
Or nos' Many If our people talk
about car eeaaailusieual rights in The