The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-09-07

I.''.s. ,.fEI EffHI HfH
aow IN fHvof NJ iHe fowtsf aAtmdH
Iluu 10 saye ihsis posF glllahse "A
property from eunhaeailon And
many of enf lItha emaly poIllIelaaa,
eho. ~ the haleyon days Wms rs,
made bnnoofnbo spfcehes and altered
huge war threats heaina Ne Van.
Acea, afe NOW IN favor m ueefu
beeaase They wish n Frt on
I'D bia eide, and eide lhlo Office amin.
few Of lhese have much property 70
lose, they intend, aa heretofore 10
feed NJ the public crib. Many cruel
masters. too, who contandtd That ne
negro waa but grade Above the
and N ouIy ic BE- slave,
nrr now willing n confer upon him
rights, which none but ibe eulight-
ened should ever cscrcIso. Thev
have made The wonderful discovery
that the negro does not stink--that
his peculiar smell, 40 far from hcing
offensive, 10 rclly delightful, when
a person once gcts 20 liking Il. Aud
lastly, with pain VIC add, many truc
and honorable men, frightened BY
threats and wenried Of continued aef-
mtion, will, although they hate tho
reconstruction bill and loathc II with
unnttcrablc hate, favor It's adoption
and vote for convention, with the
vain hope cf restoring peace TO tho
country, prevent conGscaiion and
thereby save themselves and families
from bcggary. Such men arc more 10
be piticd than condemned. Altogcth-
or reconstruction upon the Yankee
plan is, In my opinion, a forcgonc
conclusion, and the hitherto proud.
chivalrous Southron now becomes q
trembling, iawning sycophant at the
foot-stool Of Yankee mercy. III the
Radical Congress, as o condition Of
restoration, had passed a bill rcquir-
ing every Southerner to receive ihir-'
ty-nine lashes, the punishment 10 be
inflicted by q Yankee, and tho bill
referred 10 the Southern States for
ratification, Il would have been indig-
nantly rejected. But II Congress had
then passed another bill Increasing
the punishment TO seventy-fvc lashcs,
the lash 10 be applied by q negro,
and bill introduced at the same
time 10 confscate our property in case
we refused to submit, l verify believe
that a majority Of the Southern peo-
pie, headed by Brown, Orr, and
other dcstructives, would nov hasten
to the whipping post expose their
persons and sacri6co uasir honor, no
matter how much their dignifiss suf-
fcred A man who will consent TO
social and political degradation 10
save property or get Office, will suffer
corporcal punishment for the same
purposes. 'feH X .ln1h i'f1s 1
We are passing through fiery
ordeal--a fearful crisis L upon Us.
Coed and worthy men are hesitating
and wavering, aud doubtless many
Of them will stiAo the gentle whis-
pcrings Of homer, and obey the bois-
terous demands Of interest. They
ought 10 beware. 1t Is better 70
suffer long and endure much than do
a thing our conscienees fail to appro-
bate. weloye and veneratc the holy
martyrs who died for opinions sake.
I'VE admire the noble Socrates, who,
rather than disavow his teachiugs.
drank the fatal dose We lose re-
spect for Calico when he rcpudiaies
his grand discovery 70 regain his
freedom; but he almost rcdeems him
self when he Immediately exclaims.
"The world moves for al tllat.y We
abhor Judas Iscarios, because Cor
thirty pieces Of silver he betrayed his
Lord and Master; and % viii pos
terity condemn the course Of those
men who are now willing 20 sink "a
level with the negro-to dsfnn-
chise and forsake their old leaders
and friesds, and all for the sake Of a
petty Office or . little property. The
path Of honor Is the only tfne and
safe path, and he who fails 10 pursue
II will live 10 rsp~nt ID. Deprive the
Confederate soldier, Of honor and
you divest him Of eli-rcspsrt. When
that Is gone, all / goue The golden
link which binds BIN % tho g!ations
memories Of the past Is safnshed
IT, lsstfs is gone, and euns iopvver
Forgeiiulsess Of the past. would b
. considered 4 God -send, aud oblivicus
fate charitable boon. -
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