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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17

Only a little empty cradle. The
tiny ruttied pillow bearing vet the
impress Of the bady.hcad; the downv
bed yet marked 10y the round limbs
that SO lately pressed it, Only aG
empty cradle, but, mother love hath
hallowed it. and my dead baby'S bed
is holy. Q, l can see it yet-the
huShed, still house, the faltering
steps, the fearful faces, the great
dark pallor, and the tiny casket
cleaning out, writer and ghastly! 3!
Only as yesterday they lie before
me. snow white lilies Snewn about
my dead Lille, cold as her sister
flowers. O. golden CuriS. will you
nestle upon my mother heart no
more 3? Sweet violet eyes, will you
never again look into mine, with
shy. questioning glanoeS-heantifnl
eyes that have not yet lost the look
of the angels. Rosebud lips, will
YOU always be so cold and still as
now! Il! O my God, my baby is dead,
my Lille is faded, my beautiful bird
has flown from me: and | am alone
alone, White lids closed over vic.
let eyes, golden curls shimmeIing a
coffin pillow, baby lips that never
learned to lisp mamma" sulled
forever, and pale as faded rOSebudS,
Dimpled waXen hands, white as the
lilies folded within them, claSped
over breast that never hath known
guile. Still forever is the pattering
Of the tiny feet so lately wandered
from the paths of angels. o. my
beautiful one, my little white lily
Pluched with the dew of ChriSt'S
beaveu >till upon her, dead while
Gods angels still whisper in slumber.
Gone ere my Young arms had scarce
learned te clasp her. My first little
| am left alone. with only
my cradle. God help me!
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS.

A correspondent OF the Louisville
Courier writes
Political affairs begin to wax warn
in Arkansas. The Democracy il
moving in solid, harmonious column
and will make a good report in No
vembcr next. The Radicals are re
sorting to all kinds of chicanery tC
prevent Democrats from registering
/ but | am glad to know that they are
taking the iron clad oath and de
manding their rights under the law
manfully. They are also taking
great pains in instructing henegroeS
and thousands Of the colOred people
are leaving the leagues and enIiStinG
in the Democratic clubs II Is
strangs to one who comes from Ken
tucky, where discussion is open anC
manly, to find the Radicals here ut
terly refusing to meet the Democrat,
on the stump. 1t is in full keeping
with their scallawag character. that
they are only found in the cabins in
the night time, when they cOncoCt
all the deyiItry with which to incitt
the ignorant black to all his deeds
of blood, and arson and rapine. But
their day is drawing TO a close, and
the long night of oblivion Is lower
ing that will obscure them from pub
lie gaze, and secure them from pub
lie pap, it is hoped forever.
League Movements in Alnbauln.
The Columbia (Ga) Enquirer, o.
the 4th, says:
ga gentleman gives u the follow
ing in regard to the strength Of the
League in several counties in Ala.
bama, and their intentions: On
Sunday they met at Mrs. COmer's
place, below Hatchechubbec, well
armed, numbering about six hundred
There is another League at Spring
Hill, numbering three hundred ;
another at EnOn, numbering fOuI
hundred another in the neighbOr-
hood Of Silver Run, numbering five
hundred another a. Union Springs,
numbering el9ht HunGieu: ana one
near Eufaula, numbering one thous.
and. They are thoroughly armed
and equipped, for the purpose of
taking the polls in these localities on
the day Of election. The scOundrel
Speed, we understand, is the chief
Of the concern, and directs their pro-
ceedings They have issued, so we
are informed, a placard to the effect
that if any negro or person belong
ing to their League is found missing,
they will hold the people of said
ncighborhood responsible. This is
the beautiful working Of Radical re
construction. "The coIored troops
fit nobly' Let Us have peace !"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17

An announcement Of the verdict
Of military commission, which ap-
Ipeared in our paper Of Wednesday
last. copied from the Nicksburg
HerdM, deserves more than pass
ing mention. Certain young men Of
Natchez-lleSSrs. William 7. Hewitt,
Lewis Winston. j. II. McIllwaiu and
Jacob Bowman were charged with
a conspiracy to murder one "George
Steward, teacher Of school of color
ed children" KS stated by the
newspapers Of Natchez, the real OF
fence OF these parties was the appli.
cation of coat OF tan to Steward, for
marrying, contrary to the laws of the
State, founded upon the principles
of morality and dccency, a negro Wo-
man, or living in notorious concubin-
age with her in defiance Of the public
sentiment of the community. j wo
Of the number, MeSsrS. Hewitt and
McIllwain, were found guilty not Of
an attempt to " MURDER but as the
commission defined the offence, "with
conspiracy to assault, with intent TO
outrage and iuiure," and were sen
fenced to the ignominious punish
ment which is awarded to telonS, Of
a years confinement at hard labor in
the State Penitentiary.
MesSrS. Winston and Bowman
were discharged. The case of Mr..
Bennett is, or was, under advise
ment. We have here an illustration
of military rule which has been estab.
lishcd over our people by the Radical
Congress. Admit that these Young
men acted heedle'Sly in redreSsing,
in the manner described, the con.
tempt which the man Steward had
exhibited for the community in which
he had come to reside, and in re
spending to the demands of a sense
of offended decency which lie intel
ligent blacks themselves must have
shared, vet, all must admit, that the
punishment is "cruel and unusual"
and immeasurably diSproportionate
to the offence. But the worst of it
is, this felon'S degradation is at
tempted to be put upon men who III
the eye of the supreme laws Of the
land, are not guilty; because it is
fundamental principle of justice,
Chat all are presumed to I've innocent
until their conviction of guilt; and
it is not established except it is as
certained by trial in accordance with
the forms of the constitution. Test
ed 10y that instrument, which is the
highest la known to our land. the
50 called " military commission had
no more authority to try and pun
ish those young men, than any mob
which may collect upon the streets
of jackson to-day to try a man on
suspicion of burglary committed
last night.
In the eye of the Supreme Law of
this country every citizen is preSum-
ed to be innocent, and has a right to
immunity from punishment for al
legged crime, until the forms pTeScIib-
ed 10y this law are complied with,
For his protection, lac cannot be
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17
THE GRECIAN BEND.

A writer in the Baltimore Sun is
rather SeN ere Oh the latest fashion
able abomlnatiOn. He says he had
had the hardihOod to examine one OF
the "nternal machines" and dis.
courses about it III this wise:
The latest "agony" in the fashion
able world is the pannier (which
seems to have created no little
"bustle" among the fashionable
young ladies Of our usually quiet
city. The pannier is a new thing.
1t Is, we believe, a "Iump inven-
ton, gotten up expressly and for no
other purpose than to assist ladies'
III getting their backs up" We
had curiosity enough to examine one
of these Internal machines" 1t is
made OF linen, and stuffed with moss,
cotton or hair, and padded 50 as to
rest easy, like a saddle.blanEet on a
sore-backed horse. 1t is about 1G
inches long one way and about s OF
10 inches the other, and some are
thicker than others, with two tapes
attached to tie them about the body,
as you would the saddle on horse.
One Of these pinnierS attached to a
young lady, together with the new
style OF dress, is what gives them the
appearance of having the /" Grecian
bend" If there is comfort in these
new tangled concerns, We "can't see
it;' but we suppose, as they are
fashionable, that the young ladies
will "Grin and bear it" and subject
themselves to all kinds of ludicrOus
remarks on account Of the "Grecian "
bend " their bodies will be subjected
to.
These "panniers" will make some
young ladies look rather " forward .
in fact, lcan that way. They will
appear as if they had eaten an over
dose of green apples and butter milk.
and were suffering from fearful
attack of the cole, with a slight
touch of toothache, and an inkling
of dyspepsia. The " Grecian bend,'
we suppose, will be all the " co." for
awhile, at least, and we hope will
not be carried to such extremes as
will make our handsome young ladies
look as if they had been to a board,
ing school for six months, and fed on
nothing but dried apples and hot
water. All! young ladies, what
next
They said you wore yonr dresses short
To show your pretty feet
You wore no wells, or bonnets large,
To hide your faces sweet
Aud now, because Dame Fashion chose
A Paunier to you send,
They say you stoop like your grandmas,
And call it " Greciau bend.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17
" A woman whom her husband

w \ woman whom her husband
used frequently to scold, went to a
cunning man to inquire how she
might cure him of his barbarity.-
The sagacious sooth-sayer heard her
complaint; and with various gesticula
tions, while he filed phial with color
ed liquid, desired her, whenever her
husband was in passion, to take a
mouthful of the liquid. and kept it
in her mouth for five minutes.
The woman, quite Overjoyed at so
simple a remedy strictly followed the
counsel which was given her. and hy
her silence escaped the usual annoy
ance. The contents of the bottle
being mt last expended, she returned
to the cunning man and anXiously
begged to have another possessed of
the same virtue. Daughter" said
the man ''there was nothing in the
bottle but brown sugar and water.
When your husband is in a passion,
hold your tongue, and, my life on it,
lac will not scold you in future"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17

held TO answer for a capital, or 9th
erWISe Infamous crime, unless on pre-
sentiment or Indictment Of a grand
jury. He shall "have a right to ID
speedy and public trial by an impair
tial jury" ANY punishment for i'm
putet crime, is outside Of this law;
Is mere brute violence upon the in
nocent and helpless. The Constitu-
tlon no more recognizes trials by
" Military Commission than trial
by mob.
We read the other day that a num-
Der Of men supposed to be guilty of
roDbmG an express company. in q
Northern state, were seized while
under arrest, and hung. And we
have before us at this moment a
shocking account of child thirteen
years OF age, being taken from Jail
in the State of Wisconsin, dragged
by an imfuriate mob to tree. with a
rope around his neck, and though life
had become extinct, the savage mock
cry Of hanging tie inanimate body
exrcutioners The how Was cbar~ed
with urderint a woman but wheth.
er he WAS insane. or what were the
circumstances. was never nroved as
he had no t iar. And vet the news
papers publish the inhuman tranSac-
ton as Il matter cf course and no
utjmatjon is oiveu. that either the
sIaycrs Of fine how or fine parties
aiilty Of fine first mined offence will
be tried bv q military commission.
or any other SORT of rnrrt
T,,a rarno, man Mo boro hoon
o,t,ooI aux" l,= ,a ,I', ,'is Do
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17

THE JOURNEY OF LIFE,-Tcn
thousand human beings set forth to
gether on their journey. After ten
years, one-t third, at least, have dis.
appeared. At the middle point of
the common measure of life. but halt
are still upon the road. Faster, as
the ranks grow thinner, they that
remain till now, become weary, and
lie down and rise no more. At
three score and ten, band of some
four hundred yet struggle. At
ninety, those have been reduced to
a handful Of thirty trembling patri.
archs. Year after year they tall i'll
diminishing numbers. One fingers,
perhaps, a lonely marvel, till the cen
tury is over. We look again, and
the work Of death is fuiShed.-BiSh
OPP Burgess.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17
BROOKLYN
LIFE INSURANCE. COMPANY,
OF NEW YORK.

Having been appointed agent OF the above named
company, would inform the public that | am
prepared to receive and do solicit applications for
Insurance in the same, either for period of years
or for life, upon most liberal terms,
The BROOKLYN is a reliable Institution, and offers
many advantages to its patrons. We will men
tion some.
lst. The fetal removal of all restrictions on travel
and residence.
End A loan Of one third Of the Premium. This
loan is not deducted from the Policy after two an
nual premiums have been paid.
3rd. All Policies are nonfortitable after two full
annual premiums have been paid.
4th. Dividends paid annually in cash after the
second year.
5th. No charge for Policy, stamp or medical ex-
animation.
Agent BROOKLYN Life Insurance Co., n, Y
DR.. A. II. Cage, Medical Examiner,
M. Canton Miss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17
EVERGREEN NURSERIES.

TIME Proprietors of these NURSERIES take
IL pleasure in announcing to their friends and
the public that now is the time TO plant out
ORCHARDS, and that they are prepared to tur'
nish young. healthy and well grown SOUTHERN
RAISED FRUIT TREES of the most approved
varieties and at the lowest prices, FOR CASH.
Come see and select for yourselves.
t4- Catalogues furnished gratis to applicants.
For further particulars address
Z. X. MAYNARD & CO.,
febl6, 'G7. Canton, Miss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17

u \ carpet bagger. by the name
OF John Fleetwood, shot and killed
a negro in Wilkinson county, Ga, a
few days since, and then hired anOth-
er negro TO swear that MIR. Charles
Fisher, a gentleman of irreproacha-
BILE character, did the shooting. The
base trick has been exposed and the
tricksterS are in custody.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17

Smoking by ladies in Boston is on
the increase. An extensive cigar
dealer in that city says he sells an
average of 800 per day for ladies'
use, and thinks 1000 per day are puff
ed by the fair ones.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17
Patent Metallic White Clothes Lines

TIME undersigned, agent of the American Wire
i Company OF New York, wond beg leave to call
the attention Of the huusekeepers of Madison
county, to their Patent Natalie Clothes Line,
which has been found to be the only article suita-
bic for a clothes line, except the old fashioned
rope. which always causes so much annoyance and
rouble by breaking, rotting out and discoloring
clothes. aud by being Obliged to put it up and take
1t down every time used.
With this line you have none of those aunovan-
ces, and when it is once put up it gives no more
ttrOule.
Price, 81 cents per foot.
Specimens can be seen at the Drug store Of
Hosby 4 Richards.
Asy2 R.H. GOULD, Agent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-17

RudolPhe the sensational billiard
player offers io play a game with two
fingers. giving odds of ninety five in
a hundred, and that lac will make
the caroming with the teeth and noze
eyes hlindfclded and with two cnna
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-22
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION AND
POLITICS.

very serious objection to i prohibitory law.
and one we did not name In our article yester-
day, Is that In all the States where this law has
been adopted the question Of temperance has
become a football Of the politicians, and men
who care nothing for temperance have made use
OF this cause to get into ONCE This question
OF prohibition has been constantly a disturbing
element in elections, and Is never settled; and
the consequence has been that the cause has suf-
fered more In the hands of the politicians than
Nil the moral influences combined in the State
could effect In its behalf.
The constant effort on the part of certain poll
tcians In either party has been to use this hobby
of the Maine law to ride into power.
Our readers already know that In Massachu-
sets, where this law has been among the statutes
since 1858, tits now to be repealed. A Legislature
was elected lastf upon this ISSUE and license
law will soon be enacted. Upon this topic the
Boston Transcript gives the following partlcu.
lars which we nd to our readers;
The license question 10 now engaging the
earnest attention Of the House of Representa-
tiyes. Its consideration elicits a great variety
Of opinions respecting the lodgment Of the
licensing power. The continent Of the popular
branch, or at least the Republican portion Of IL,
!. torstd sss Correct IDEA we think
not become disturbing element In future eiee-
tions One OF the principal arguments for re-
statutes were so obnoxious they could not be
maintained without the choice, each year, OF
men pledged to their support, and therefore the
Issue OF approval or rejection Of "prohibition"
was presented every year TO the electors
In this way the temperance reform became de-
pendent upon the yicissitudes OF politics, and
tho Republican party Of this state, being in q
Majority were charged with advocating and sus-
taining the oppressive legislation Originally
borrowed from Maine. To change these thInes
forthe better, diseonneot temperance from poll
tics, and relieve the dominant organization from
the odium Of supporting "prohibition,n Glib
ally elected to the present Legislature through
out the state. The platform upon which the
Espubicsn RSf,iodn q ,he h P members were
10 us, 10 very plain. They cannot In justice TO
their constituents, vote to keep the Temperance
zion Of licensing hang upon the result Of March
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-22
IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
~ UsIrEp SrArEs PATENT Or

o,,.,., WAsHIsaroS, Reb. n, Iss
On the petition Of Frederic ives, Of Boston AAss
The 0,h day q June, 1854. for an Improvement In
day Of June, 1855: Wv ~
II Is ordered thatthe said petition DO heard At the
Patent Once on MONDAY, the lst day Of June next,
at clock, m and all persons are notified 10 ap.
pear and show cause, II any they have, why said
petition ought not 10 be granted -
Persons opposing the extension are required 10 Ale
In the Patent Ofoe their objections, specially set
forth in writing, at least i,osafy days before the day
OF hsarng all .s.timony nled by either party. to Be-
will be furnished on application. 49,
Dispositions and ether papers relied upon a. te..i-
nony must be aled In the omee tieeatg days before
len days after alinE the tsstiinony, $3.50
RosasTsa also, ,hst hs 9otes Be Pgbli.hsd In The
o. and In the Journal, Boston, Massaskasstt once
week ioI three successive weekst the aTsI Of said
day OF hearing - Am HTfytiT -
fs22-sst AetinE Commissioner Of Paients
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-22
The Convention in North Carolina.

The Convention in North Carolina.
RALEIoH, Feb. 2i.-Ths convention IL still en-
gagged on suffrage. The speeches are generally
proscriptive, and favor the acknowledgements Of
the whites. There are some exceptions among
the Radical delegates. No vote. nor any other
business Of Importance transacted. Various tall
road propositions, involving an increase Of state
liabilities to over Ave million dollars, have been
laid before the convention, but none Of tAem
have been acted upon, except the one endorsing
a million bonds for the Wilmington, Charlotte,
and Rutherford railroad. o..
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-22

THE World asserts that the capture Of Fort
Donelson was like all General GRANTS successes,
atins numbersi that whereas Grant had 10000
could not relieve tKeif msH On duty, who at last
ne sy g o and not to
fslloss tAs. On ne AZ prios . ne ,ssre sasr
pillow, and other rebel denerais, that at me
Ss Sst ss ssS
men," HrsT.. -
OySTcuAL returns from forty.two counties in
Alabama are received at District headquarters,
but Snds, a. order from asnsrsi Mssas their
partial returns, will be shout 1900; The. white
vste 10 hess than 5000; half the rsssstrsttoni 10
rn New York TrfDuns says that !. Henry clay
Dean and o. Chsuneey Burr arc doing s1csilent
| seryiec for the Republicaa party In New Hanp-
s sh.ss Whssrsy,s, they aPPs.s Ne pisss !.
history, and tSe Democratic papers are sifsid 81
ashamed to publish their present spccches."l ~
the New Jersey Senate passed on Wednesday,
eys vote Of Y to the resolutions witndrsw wing
amendment, article fourteen. Charles o'Coaor.
George Ticknor Curtin, and Reyerdy Johnson,
have written letters, expressing the opiniQn thas
New jersey has right to pursue this course.
| THE Missouri Democrat, which has Opposed
General GRANTS nomination, now favorr Il. II
ssys. General Grant is being placed, - eyesis
unfold, In such q position~'sse1 comHsnA The
hearty support OF those who asht for Prissiples
alone,v .T"'. .asagurI.i .8H ~
Tnos q. NIcCREERy, lSsnator-elect from Ken.
lucky, IL now man In political. NE, never hav-
Ing before held office. His record 10 clean, and
he 10 regarded as one OF the most able, men IN
Kentucky. He has always been a Demoerat.s .,
RsTuRss from one hundred .AsA tyenty-tvo
counties IL Texas sIs pabiishsd, showtnk MGs
7,Tss rejected spplisAtioss; thsss last aiaost
exclusively whites. 10 ,I.aar-q 'H ID. -
DR. BALL, IA fuii-blooAed uerro,r spoke 10 q
crowded meeting Of Democrats In Ls6snon, N.
H., one day last week. He cdits Dsnoc ratio
paper, . . . co.,. ....a4 al
TIE Albany Journal rsjoiees In the redemption
Of Delaware county from Democratic rule. The
Republicans have likewise carried the Demo-
erstic town OF stratford, Fulton county. h..
The Detroit Post sounds a warning to the Re-
publican National Convention TO exercise the
greatest care In the selection Of candidate for
the Vice Presidency. ... .. r.r T.....rI'I ID.
THs Florida constitutional eonventiou has
recognized on the basis proposed by General
Meads. .-. -. g. ~.
. TIE Boston petition for the abolition Of the
Office Of President says "the Presidency II acopy
OF royalty" r...-.- -- s... -..-.. y
THIS Nashville -efis nominates for President,
George II. Pendleton, Of Ohioj for Vice Presi-
dent, John Quincy Adams, OF Massachusetts.
CoL. wM PHILLIPS 10 q candidate for the Re
publican nomination to Congress from the
Twenty second District Of Pennsyivania. .h
ANOTHER resistfstion commences In Rich
mond Va, on the ID of March. r...Il
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-22

CONTRACT AwARDnD,-Jphe Secretary OF the
Navy yesterday awarded the eontract for erect
Ing the heating npparatus, &C., atthe new Hid
shipments Academy at Annapolis to A. n. shep-
herd Bro, Of this city, they being tbs lowest
bidders for the same. = a.fHtf AIr4f -
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-22
Mississippi Convention.

JACKSON, MISS. Feb. 2i.-Section nineteen
ofthe bill Of rights provides an scational quail.
Hcation for holding once. A member stated that
Gen. Gillem would not enforce under late tax
act, but would enforce under such an act a. no
himself would suggest. 1t is probable that a
new ordinance, In conformity with Gillem's ideas,
will be adopted. 90
The Democratic State convention adjourned
last night, after adopting resolutions In conso.
nance with the principles OF the National Dame
cratic ipsrty and electins delegates TO the
National Democratic convention. d..
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-22
Nomination. .y she PRECEDENT.

Major General George II. Thomas, TO be Lieu
tenant General BY brcvet, aud to be General BY
breret. George b. Mcclellan, Of Ohio, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pienipoten-
tiary to England. James r Hubbeil, OF Ohio, to
be Minister Resident to the Republic Of Equa-
dor William II. Farley, of California, to be
Surveyor General Of California. Augustus Braa
ley, to be Assessor Of Internal Revenue for the
Second district OF Indiana. Henry Lyies, to be
Justice OF the Peace In and for the county Of
Washington, ID. @.