American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-09-07
"sTRAWs SHOW WHICH WAY
TfdE WIND BLOWS"

Gordon Bennett, that ShreWu oil
Scotchmah editor of the New Ior
Herald, has cut loose FROM the Rad
cal party, III unison with which b
has been acting for some years, an
now comes out f1at-foOted for Al
drew Johnson's policy, against Stal
ton, Sheridan, Sickles, and the Rum
Congress. He even takes sides wit
the President against the Hero {
NIcksburg and AppomattoX! Ii
has surveyed the political horoseop
~ ~ '-.---r e, 6, .aec;,,n' (. "n,oA
are breakers ahead, upon which tn
ship of State is rushin with fearful
speed, and that unless the moment
um is checked by the discharge of al
ignorant ard mutfhous crew, the YES
sel-the once strong and staunch ole
craft, THE CONTITUTIoN-Uill in
eTetibly go down in the maelstrom
of destruction. Though a gtea, aG-
inirer of the little Lieuteaaat-Gener
heretofore, since that noted individu-
al was appointed Secretary of War,
ad interim, and made his first com
Getdt, in lis epistle to Andrew on
the Sheridan removal. Bennett sees
plainly that Grant is not /" the com
ing man." and bluntly SAYS so. He
says, "The political position assumed
by Gen. Grant shows our great sold.
Ter in a Few light. 1t is his first de.
velopment of political genius his
first and final political mistake. The |
reply of the President has completely |
overturned him-GVttlanked him. He
clings to Sheridan and forgets prin.
riples."@
In reference 70 the Radical plan of
Reconstruction, Bennett says that it
were INSTRUMENTATION were post.
poned ten Yeas ttan that it should ,
be accomplished uPen the basis of
negro suffrage at the South, enforced
by the bayonet. He knows that
when the Government assumes to in
1ertere with the right of suffrage in I
the sovereign States, and TO back
that assumption by military power. t
that the Constitution is dead. and p
that Liberty is but name and a |
nockery. He sees. as all who are .
not wilfuhy Blind and perverse must +,
see, that not Only the Southern States y
out the entire country is Frustrated o
md languisbsng under the baleful y
aws-the per2iciOus policy pursued +
~ the present and preceding Con t;
sress, and thCt unless there is q.
hange, peace and prosperity have -.
led the land, and disorder, disquiet, !;
dependency and despair will settle, :
Ike nightmare, upon the people in $,
very section OF the Union. Union. ID
lid we say All, no! there never e
an be Union of force. Union :"
past be free, voluntary. The cCun, ST
ry is LOW groaning under taxation L
90 grievogs to be borne-a national p
Iebttoo huge to contemplate with q ::
ut staggering under the appalling Al
fray Of figures, and already the tr
ldeous notes of the Ghom of Repu- eC
iatlon are heard in the East and the u
Vest. That synonyme for dishonor ~ ~
nd dishonesty is heard in the land
4 WsshingtOn--the once great Amer m
can natiOn-the "mOdel Republic" W
The cause of all this depression, i,
eabt and distress in the country, at n,
resent, is, that nearly one third of
he States of the Union C)-and the al
lchest, most productive portion of &c
!, at that,-are held under military ~ -,
lle-are taxed to utter impoverish- TO
lent, and are denied representation re
| the councils Of the nation: hence, til
heir prosperity Is destroyed: her IN
road fields which were once yellow SO
18th the golden grain, and white
18th the great staple of the world, tn
re now "waste places" grown in OBJ
roOm-sedge, brambles and briars. VI, nI'
he public debt, already amounting t th
hundreds of thousands of millions. I'M
being increased millions daily by Pr
lch national blessings as the "freed. for
Ien's bureau" boards of recistra- cia
on, and military satrapies. Besides tor
lese, the government has big IN AM
AN war on its hands. Can any ma. the
on incur all this expense without pic
innate bankruptcy! ah
The dominant party-the Radical SIR
,ngress, is responsible for this de- ha
stable state of things, and the PEG. st;
will hold them to strict account "a
ility, in the ebay of reckoning" t6e
lich is not far distant. Bennett Sta
IS this. and knowing that the party dec
bound to go to pieces because of dis
own rOttenRess, and, as Gratis IRE
I've a sinking ship he has aban. for,
ned the rotten old hulk of Radi- sue
len, cppi