The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-04-11

fll cuamy, has sfIitsH I tffy aiIe
Isilef n Ne Iiea faIsaa Andtfssn.
IN which NJ presents mms very
strong a'rWmeels ~ hew n ihe
poIicy n Bomiaallhr candidates n.
cnqnas, and fuf STATE aad maaiy
onlop, 10 be voted ia I,y ihe white
mem n Mississippi, Al the ams time
that they will be- called uJ1m 10 va,
against the constitution made by ihs
claln gang eeHseniioel
Assuming that candidate. for Con.
gress and siaie offices wilI be noini.
mated, The following ppraages from
The letter of t.en. tieofge dpmsnd,
and, We doubt moi, sill receiye tbs
earnest consideration NJ gur people.
H. saysi
"T'bis briugs nio 10 q suggestion
made by memlWr Of tho committee,
IN whose judgment ! have great con
ddcn@, visi Tba, We ought 10 iry 70
run candidates who could take ibe
ics, oath prescribed In Tho new con.
mitution, 40 that if the constitution
should bc carried, the officers elect
could be inductcd into Office. But
this suggestion, whilst II Is utterly
impraciicablc, runs eo0ntcr also TO
the principles Of the party, in nc
knowledgng 10 some extent the va
lidity Of the election. This acknowl-
edgmcnt would weaken the conviction
of the people in the uuconstitution-
ality Of the whole proceeding. Wc
ought to do nothing that would have
this effect. There Is a large majority
against us, and we cun only succeed,
if success he attainablc at all, by that
earnest aud energetic work, which
results from earnest aud undoubting
convictions that wc arc right. But
Il may be asked, what good will re-
suit to us, if we elect officers who
cannot take their Offices. ! answer
this. We get the benefit Of the
principle involved, by voting for the
present officers. We get the bcne6t
Of having good and true mon for our
standard bearers. If the constitu-
tion Is defeated they willstill remaiU
in oiIicc, until removed by The mili-
tary power. .'.i'
"If the constitution be ratified, and
the State admitted under Il, then, II
we have honest and faithful judges,
they will follow the decision Of the
Supreme Court d the United States,
and Of the Supreme Court Of Mis-
: s6uri composed Of Radical judges }
and decide the test oath 10 be uncon-
stitutional. For let Il be understood,
that Il we are admitted as q. State IN
!, the Union, there is no power which
!, can determine, whether an incumbent
Of an olRcc bc cntitled 70 II says
alone the State authority ilssIf Bui
/, Il this should not happen. then The
Offices will be vacant, and Il will bs
time enough then, In q specl1l elcc-
. tion to seek for candidates who are
! : qualified 70 take once under the Con
|. stituiion which hes bsea impessd %
US. The great qs@tion bsfSn Us Is
how 10 defeat rcoassructiou, and W
- ought, % the means W sha1f sdopt
!. TO look rather 70 their ansisney i
case Of defeat. sarsnfssrie B
!" "a word In reference 10 member
: Of tho Legislature and members Q
Congress. i.. "A, :.
:. II would suggest, IN reisrncc 7
! them, that there be selected goed an
y true men, without sfssscs b thei
y qualifications % take Their scat
!, They win be scceptcd leaders 10 II
:. canvass, and on their assion mes
v depends for our suooesa. We shoul
J. look rather to keeping hsd nss %
- Of those positions than y psssia
W good men In. u oaglit 70 Be ca
Joined upon thcse cauaiastss to NAL
W. au aciive canvass, and as-man shoul
M be selected who, from ssy eause, vi
IA, not bs an active and eserEesle o'
yssscr.v astF aHiaF.i
a. No wAR-Ths sdI(os Of the NJ
- bills Rsyiav writes - follows fro
q. Wsshisgtoa city,
~ aThe readers Of the Rsyikr kno
= how | have been haunted Tor sou
- - time hack With The spprehensios sl'
~ - the splris Of tho Norh wss ses saa
~ to he duly of defending II liberti
- sgsiuss the daring party shst is sops'
=. y. y asaiIlss them. Sipcs I have BE-
~ hers I have eagerly vStcbel the tes