American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-24

which was more extensive than Ii,
had any idea OF, and if the people o
the North could see the condition O.
the South as he has, reconstruction
would soon go to the wall. The ne
gro race ruled the South despotical.
. ~; but that could not last; for when
| the people were properly. appealed
: TO on that question, the North would
| never submit that ten of orr best
, States should be governed bv an
. ignorant and semi barbarous race.
! On the subject of the Presidency, he
SAID 1t was too late to change the
candidates, and such a movement
would damage the interests of De.
mocracy. lie never believed that
Mr. Chase cou'd have carried the
day against Grant. and certainly not
now; nor was he thought an avail.
able man in the field, even if time
We're afforded. He condemned the
platform of the Democracy more than
the candidates, and thou ght the only
issue npon which they should have
! gone before the people was recon
Stfucflon. lie considered it unfavor-
able that such men as Wade Ilamp-
ton, Forrest, and men like them, ever
participated in the campaign. He
mad the best hopes that peace would
be restored, and the question Of ne
gro domination and consequent rum
at the South be speedily disposed of.
Ere long we would be liN ing under
the Constitution as it was AS re-
CARDS his own chances as Governor
Of massachusetts, he said his nomi-
nation was more of compliment to
him than anything else, and that be
had no idea of being elected.
FRANKLIN, L., Oct. 19.-The
Office of the Attakapas Register was
entered last night by unknown par +
ties, the press destroyed and type I
scattered over the streets. The editor 4,
and printer left for New Orleans this +
on board Peerless. \
The citizens of Franklin and the
surrounding country are doing all in /
their power to preserve order.
The negroes have made some very +
,old threats, but they have not as n
yet made any attempt to carry them o
nto execution. The town and parish e
ire perfectly quiet at present, so far a
rs we have been able to ascertain. "
ATLANTA, Oct 20-Goy. Bullock "
SsueS the following proclamation: c
Whereas, 1t is reported by reliable T
ltlzens from many counties, that q,
are being made to col, y,
act onerous taxes, levied under au- q
hority of the constitution of 1865, g,
nj falling to collect, to apply the RI
Of the present conStitu. ~
ion, and thereby exclude many citi- -,
ems from the privilege of franchise; W
leref0re, |, by virtue of the authori Il,
' il. me vested by the It'll section w
the code Of Georgia, do hereby +,
lSpend the collection of all fall taxes III
ntll the next regular session of the of
Assembly of this State. pa
he Comptroller General will forth 70
it'll give notice to the Executors of II,
e several counties, ~,
WASHINGTON, Oct 20-The press y,
e for partial change of candi- Al
ties continues, and rather gains 49,
rength both the New York World "t
d the Washington IatctIigeacer t ~,
rsist i'll urging the change. 10. h o
VS. World says: h ,'
= 1t was our wish then, as it is our ~
termination now, that the views 49,,
Governor Seymour, and not those Viz
rlbutcd by the Republicans to ~, ~,
II. Blair should be regarded as the 81 81,
Sis of the compai&n on the Demo. -
tic side. Tens of thousands of w."
'dul0uS citizens who incline to- ,'.
rdS the Democratic party, have l p,o
al detained IN the Republican ~,
ks by the raw held and bloody s;
les Of another civil war. The s I',
'urdlty OF this bug. bear led us to 90 ~
the capacity for mis- nao
eft. 1t is astonishing that anybody ,rh'
ID have believed that the Demo. ao ~
nc party meant to dispose of the '" i,
70 Legislature by the Federal ,,,d,
y, but it is not all surprising til at e. e.
Sc who did SO believe, should vote fo1
INST us. AS it was imprudent 49, ~
ressions of Gen. Blair that gave 1Gn,
II TO the foolish fear, his with. t t,or
wal is the shortest way to correct 70" q
misrepresentation"