American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08

the down trOdden people of the
| Southland all the determination O
| the nation, one and all, to avengt
). the wrongs of Onr people and to re-
. store them to the blessings of the
l Constitutional Union. 1t was n(
5 ordinary partizan political conven
tiOns 1t was composed of the Rep
Iesentative men OF all the great
| States Of the American Union-tht
, heart-the soul---the mind. the learn
ing-the craftsmanship, and the
| patriotism of the land were there
displayed in all their glorious and
grand proportions. No party trick.
sters--pOlitical wire-- workers OF
shameless mercenaries had the auda.
, city or courage to appear in that
august presence. The bust of Wash
ington occupied an Illuminated niche
in the vast mphitheatre-the saint
ed spirit of that illustrious hero and
sage pervaded the whole assembly,
and filled the hearts of all its mem
berS with that love and veneratiOn
for the Constitution which lighted
its vestal fires in the days of the first
Revolution, and have continued to
burn with an undying splendOr
through all the painful agonies Of the
last.
7 he contest for Presidential hOnors
displayed no concerted plans be-
tween the friends of the several
nominees. Various names were put
forth to get the true soundings of
the National heart. The lead and
line were sedulOusly dropped to the
uttermost depths of the great sea of
public sentiment-twO days anxious
and patient toll were devoted to this
searching ttiangulation of the popu-
lar wll-the last drawing of the lead
and line by the State of Ohio
"plucked up drowned honor by its
locks" and presented the name of
llORATIO SEYMOUR, of New York,
as the Great Nun Of Destiny, who
was to lead tile grand army of Con,
stitutional restoration. The whole
assembly were electrified us With a
halo ofjoy.
Old sea- -faring Neptune, the silent
surveyor of the scene, with her
stormy trident and omnipOtent pow
er now seized the Convention with
the power of hurricane. President
SEYMOUR, like Palinurus; the pilot
of the vessel of EnHus, attempted in
vain to resist the rolling tide of the
public voice of America, that bore
his banner aloft despite of himself.
He was carried away by the tempest
of universal enthusiasm, and finally
yielded to his destiny with all the
dignity of conquered hero, like that
of our own loved Gen. Lee to the
victorious banners of the Union
army.
What has been said of the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Seymour, is equally APP
plicablc to Gen. Frank Z. Blair, the
nominee for Vice President. He fills
the heart, the soul, the body OF the
young Democracy,-the army and
the navy, the soldiers and the sailors,
the men and the women-indecd, all
the chivalry of the Union-all the
admirers of intellect=all the devo-
tees of manly courage and personal
heroism-all the lovers of profound
scholarship and mature statesman
ship-all the friends Of constitution.
al liberty and the just administra,
tion of Parliamentary Law, glory in
the approaching fact that the heroic
form of Gen. Francis p. Blair, will
soon stand in the Presidential robes
of the American Senate, and with
the Constitution in one hand and !
JetfersOn's manuel in the other,
his long bony finger at that
recreant body, will declare in the
name and by the authority of the
people of the United States "thus
far shalt thou go and no farther"
The carpet-bag Senators will sit
paralyzed in his presence, and with
their affrighted African brethren in
this region, will stand ready to
swear before Ben. Buffers Recon.
Committee that the Grand
Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan has
g come out of the ground ~
Now, felIow-Democrats, the work
is before us. Our candidates must
be elected, and the same power that
beat Grant and COlfaX in the late /;
State election will see that Grant
and Colfax have not improved their
prospects in this State by recently /
Gov. Humphreys and his
family from the Executive Mansion,
the people of all the furni-
ture, crOckery, cutlery, silver-ware,
hardware, and all the real and per.
sonal estate connected Herewith, I
ind converting the peoples dwelling
lOuse-heretofOre held sacred for
the family purposes of their ConSti.
,utiOnal Governors
BILLIARD SALOON
or the daily amusement of the mill.
ary ple;jacks that rob the people {
If Mississippi alike OF their offices
md their property at the nod of ,
Hiram Ulysses the first and the last =,
If American Military Despots: :
In conclusion l will say that the :
Executive Committee are not idle !
,ut in "Committee of the Whole, ,"and
will soon rise, report PROGRESS, and
Isk leave to sit again. :
| have the honor to be your obedi-
mt servant,
JOHN ID. FREEMAN.
The Pine Bluff tArk.) Indicator
'fferS to prove the following charges {