American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-11-07

because their army Of Radical bar
dts failed of their full amount
plumber because they dared ne
try the contscation scheme.
But the croNing viiiainy is this
The Committee of five, appointc
by the mongrel Mississippi Couyeu
tier for that purpose, have declare,
the odious Constitution, which wa
SO handsomely defeated, ELECTED
How long, no Lord, how long?
The proud bannerof Seymour auj
BLAIR, which foated So defauiIy {
few days since, droopS to day. Al is
lost, Grant aud Colfax have been
elected President and Vice Presideu,
OF the United States. The evidence
IS indlSputable that we are defeated.
Asour readers know, we have watch
ed the progress of the contest with
anxious care and dep Solicitude
We were enabled to Judge with calm
ness ana unbiased observation. We
have eMdeav0 ed earnestly and faith
fully to counsel that action on the
part Of the whole people which we
telt wOu!d aIIay the strife and give
continued peacc and happiness to
our country, aad we deplore with
blt5rr sorrow that our advice ha>
bcen rejected, and that The preae,.
crisis has been permitted to occur
We knew what vast interests were
involved in the str7 sic. We le
gardel il not IS oU.'- cen politi
.,'- I y -rcFartila,;,y ~ IA
OF which deDcndct En&Aideratloh'
which, in the estimation Of every
sincere patriot, transcribed immcaS
urahly partizan success or persona
interest. The crisis has come, y
majority of the North have pre-
nounccd judgment, and we have al
ready stated how the men OF the
South will be likely to regard that
decision. To ignore the danger Is
10 resist the evidence OF our senses.
70 misstatn, or rather to underState,
tnp issue, is to criminaily miSIead
1,uhlic opinion. 1t IS best that the
r4.E Of the North and of the South
slOllI look the facts, startling A.
they ma, be, >Gnarely in the face
ANA g,.!.e their future conduct with
It perfect knowledge Of the case they
have - meet We have not attempt
81 II suggest what that cOn0Icl
ought 10 he, nor have We Indicated
wht, course OF policy the notionai
Democracy ought to he, but We now
say our friends must take care OF
themselves, Heretofore We have
advised our friends to be COO. ana
wise; to dis ard anger and passion
But since pru lsntC uId wisdom have
made no impression, we only ask our
f.;rnls to take care of themselves
We can only say that for the failure
the AcotgRc5n Will be more bitter
and proscliptive upon the CARPET.
bacgerS in our midst than heretofore.
They have brought all the evils upon
tine country. They have traduced
and viifpd the South, aud they
must be made the sufferers. 1t may
lie tLpy have forced Us 10 become
Siamsohs to pull down tic pillars Of
the Republic. The vote Of The North
Yesterday branded us as outlaws.
be it SO, Let this Outlawry rest upon
those who, for vile, party purposes.
haze Published rs as such. Since
urade zee and submission to humilia
( VI and degradation brings Ms no 3e
lief. we feel no interest in The Repub-
lie; and while we Lave hcret oiuTe
cJmScied prudence and restrained
the hand Of violence towards those
who have brought upon MS all our
woes, we can only SAY to our friends,
desp;ss TIE government that oprres-
ses YOU, and visit just and mcrited
IetviOltiVn upon the thieves and
carpet ba4sers who have made us
slaves Grant is President. We
are 1T III, mercy. T. it the bond
loidrd and tue Suobs Of the North
expect to roll ia luxury and main
tain their wealth by oppression and
tyranny, they will BE- "a lily mistaken,
ior the tone and acts OF the Southern
people toward the thieves and plum
drrers in our midst, during the next
Xix moa'hs, will teach them that
b., ~, IS repeating Itself, aud that