The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-02-29

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eaailaue b. dsI ihs yolts a NE
aa'leu, aad a,refan'ly a.=ams ~
l'h ihe legislative prwe whIch
they hoId undef ihe firms N flhe Con.
asltailen, ist ne emsummatIua ~
ihsIr wleted party shsmes. the ~.
preston n The mHsaes, and the -.
tabIIshmeu, N = huge military dea-
posl.m In the land, under which con.
stiiuiloaal liberty viii 10 uliefly
anall'ilated that they have ALREADY
destroyed the prosperity of the M.
ton by paralyslng ccmmere and
crIpplIag industrial pursuits, whereby
multiplied thousands of white men,
women and children, not only In the
South, but also In The North and
West, have been thrown out of cm.
ploymcnt and reduced 10 actual want
and suffering that they are expeod-
Ing In the South millions upon mil
,'ons o' ao''a', W pamper'ng ana
feeding Idle and degraded negroes, as
Instrument. !. 'or securing political !.
power' wh''s' INC wh''c sufferers OF
Tue Nor'h ana "es', ana 'he down
'roadon masses OF the SOUTH remain
without consideration sympathy or
a'd 'ha' 'hcy are every day lncreas-
ing our enormous na''ona' deot oy
eS,'aVagance ana corruption thus 'n-
Vo'''ng 'nc na''ona' nuances IN ire
'r'eVao'e rum; 'ha' 'he'r wao'e re-
cent party career Il marked by injus-
tice aud ustrpation, and tends toward
the permanent destruction OF free
government on this continent, and to
render fruitless the tolls and sacrifices
OF those pure men OF the olden time
who founded Tor us a government
we'll designed, when properly admin
istered, to secure to us forever the
blessings Of liberty, prosperity and
national glory. Such being some Of
the ruinous practices OF the Radical
party, we hold them before the august
tribunal OF the people for judgment
at the ballot box, not doubling but
that they will soon perish as q party,
under the withering and terrible
frowns of an outraged nation Of
freemen.
o. Resolved That without inquir'
ing as to the manner IN which Negro
slavery was destroyed, this conven-
ton declares that we have no present
or ultimate purpose or intention ol
taxing any steps tor the restoration
oi that institution; that we recognls'
the TACT that African slavery Is for'
ever destroyed 'nthe southern States
Una. we wl'' I'D gooo 'a''n ana VIII
'ng'y' a'a in securing 70 'ne oo'o'e'
race, security Of person and property
and full guarantees against oppression
or injustice as freedmen; cherishinI
against them no hostility, and desir
ing that they may elevate themselye
In the scale OF humanity by menta
culture TO any extent Of which the
are capable but their ignorance an'
inapac'ty TO exercise the privilege o
suffrage, and 20 discharge the resPon
nb'Ii''es on making laws and holding
once, 'oro'o tha' we consent 70 'nves
them with these privileges, or to con
sent to any legislation designed TO es
sablish the political or social equnlit..
Of the white and black races-mucl
less the subord'nation OF the forme
to the latter, as advocated BY sh
Radical party: - alerr
8. Resolvea, That we fully recoe
ni1s the supremacy OF the Conssitu
J tion OF the United States and th
laws enacted in pursuance thereof
/, that, whatever may be the opinion Q
any member Of this convention, as !
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