The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-26

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opprcsriaH. What induced ouf faith
srs NJ The Revelation n raise the
aiasdard u liberty and struggle on
until ihey achieved their ffesdomg
II was che spirit of resistance 10 OPP
preston which should always charac.
isfixs their descendants. If the
maxim be true "thst fr q people b.
he free is bat 10 will H." Il Il GER.
iainly true that foe . people 10 be
slaves II Is only for them 10 consent
10 H. II we accept those measures
peace offerings we may rest NJ.
sured the ~oppressor's hand will not
be raised until bis grasp IL firmly
ired upon us. / do not mean forci-
bic resistance, Of course, which IL
always hazardous, often foolish. I
meant that we should, In a proper
manner, assert and maintain our
rights--at least, never consent 10 our
wrongs. The South could now x
ert more moral power than she had
physical power, II the people were
united. Our weakness consists In
our divisions. Our united rcmon-
STRANGE, expressed through a conven-
ton Of tie people Of the Southern
States, would, no doubt, meet n ia
vorable response. But divided as we
are, nothing can DO accomplished.
BY some u Is said, Oh, o conven-
ton will bc called, and we had as
we'll vote for Il. The man who Is.
willing 10 inflict q wound on the con-
stitution Of his country because 9th.
ers will do so, but triAcs with the
right Of suffrage, and proves that Il
may be unwisely bestowed. Even
the freedmen, if they consult their
true interest, should oppose a conven-
ton. They hold their freedom by
constitutional guarantees, first BY
the constitution Of the State, and
second by the constitution Of the
United States. These reconstruction
acts are founded on the idea that the
State constition Is void, and Of course
the act Of the Legislature which
ratified the amendment to the consti-
tuition Of the United States Is also
void, and they are not legally free.
But if this were not 30, BY voting
for . convention they but invest Con-
gress with power TO abolish all con-
stitutions ut pleasure, and then what
guarantee have they for their free
dom' II they give their sanction
that Congress may do what ever Il
pleasss, regardless Of the constitution,
L may deem II proper to declare
them slaves again, or IL may drive
them from the country. Their policy,
therefore, is 10 hold on 20 what they
have got. The right Of suffrage will
be conferred on those o. them
who may acquire property by the
voluntary Get Of the people with
whom they live.
Chief Ia the catalogue of evils
most dreaded, il would seem, Is con-
fiscatiou Of property. And has it|
come to this that q portion Of the
American people living under the
constitution Of the United States,
are afraid Of having their property
confscated by act Of Congress for
acts done before the act as,cdYI
Well, let Il GOMEZ let usurpaiions be
accumulated until their united euor-
shall shock the sense Of the
people and awaken them
% the dangers that surround them.
Ertrsmss always bring ooun,enction,
and great reforms IN government
ftom great abuses Of power.
Such q reform We now much need 10
restore the constitution TO its purity.
Mr.. Stevens, no doabt, introduced his
so~niseation scheme to alarm the
scuth into acquicscencc In messurss