American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-06
or The American sitizen,l
The Political Situati0e.


The Political Sltuati0h.
MR. EDIToR:
As an old personal friend, will you per-
nit me the use OF your columns. to present my
views to the people of Madison, or the ques-
tioas now before them for their co ,sderation
AID action
As an old line Wing "-loug a resident Of
the Sta.e-one feeling deep interest in tcr
material pro+Pcrity-l wish to present t. the
good people of my county, what l tim should
b, their rule OF action in the present political |
,'risis | have no other view or object than the |
promotion Of the interests Of the State, and to |
give such aid asI can to make her great pow
er.ul sd prosperous. Nature, with bcun,eous
haad has blessed Miss s.ippi with a climate
most genial mild and temperate, ;ree from eN-
IRENE cold oc hcat-with vcn.al aunrnal sea-
sous unequalIcd lor beauty by any country .:
Jhe globe. Besides, we have a soil rich and
Grille. awaiting the hand of the hu brndnan
% yi,ld 10 Industry the richest and Iii st valu-
ablc products of the world.
In this we have been blessed above a: be-
sond all otter people and all TINT is required 0
us is, that we use these rich gifts wisely and
well, aid, witt gentle peace, untold prosperity
will gladden. the whole land.
In the last ten years, Mississippi has expert
enced many triais-underg' n. many changes:
her old lie has been stamped out-hcr old il
, stutions-hab;ts of her people-Jhoughia and
/ opinions-hsve persisted with the cruia5.:ng
touch of time. Her new life is now to begin.
/ The issue is now before the reoIlc, ard the
crisis is at hard. II the people act wisely a
few ycErs VII restore her-wiil give her pow
er, a prosperity she has never kuoa;n or enjoyed
in the past The first step to secure .nir pros
perty and power Is REsroEAT On 70 THAT
UNION from which she was ruder torn some
nine years since. Until that is done, Mississg-
p cannot enter the race as conpe ;.or with
the other Stat of this great republic. As
restoration is the first step, and that being IL
dspcnsable, the question here ariseS-!iow IS
t at to he effected and who can accomplish it?
! Congress has prescribed Tire mode, manner a. i
rule BIZ which :. is to he done. Congress ALoSE
POSSESSES TIE power OF declaring WIEN ,lissis-
sp.'i shall be one of the States Of the Union,
ard entitled to representation in the councils
OF tle nation. Is this not an nis2utuhte fscl ?
win any one deny it Can aay oae deny it ?
With this poJula:e admitted, we come to the
proposition o., How cen Mississippi be ges.cre,:
to her former position and entitled 20 re present
alton in the Congress Of die United States
The people have before them caud latls rep
resenting two parties each proposing Z der
their auspices, the restoratcn Of the state to
tho Union. The party OF which Judge Dent i
the head is mainly COMPOSED, as every onl
knows of the Secession De,nocracy-that tie :
are lis l'o--:ts being--the breath OF its nostis,
They have made it, AMI they can uBmake il;
Without ;hcm Dent and his brotEer candidate.
would be nothing-woulI aot command thod.
sand votes in tie State $AoaId this t,curt b,
elected, it would represent only the men AM lie
party that attempted by separation to destrol
the Union. THIS being the fact, can any one
believe that under such auspices Congress vii
consent T. uississ;pp's restoration will ad.
mi. her Senators and Representatives to seat
in the council. of the nation? One must ssui
tify himself to believe it. Why has not Ni-sis.
Safe Government has been under the cont %
Of the men and party that inau gurated Seccs
sion, and 10 sane man can believe that Con
or, IS WI change its rule o action on that ques
ton. Thus, as logical sequence, l have OF
hesitation in asserting that with the election 0
the Dent ticket, Mississippi will remlin undc
military rule for years to come Now, let tn,
people decide wlsther they prefer a continuanc,
Of the bayonet, or restoration OF the State
with Gen. hl.orn, oh citizens of the Sta Q
as Governor. Gcnclal tlcorn is worthy OF III,
Office Ter which he is candidate As an OIL
LINE WH c." he was ever ever true to an trust
cd by his party. Bold, able and fearless il til,
advocacy IF the principles of his party, h,
Huchcd not from the contest with the abcs
leaders Of Democracy in tie paiHiest days 0
its power in the State. he has been iden'iCe,
with tic political history Of the State for tn
last twenty-five years he has served he pco
pc Of his county in tao Senate and House Q
Representatives, for long period, with alb lit,
AMI fidelity. As large freebooter and nlant
er, he IS among the first in the State. Bcin.
thus so largely interested in the mn -egial pros
perity of the Sate-with name aud charac,c
for honor AMI integr.'y unbEemished, why shoul
the peO"ie hesitate to vote for him--if thcr
were 10 other reasoGs-in preference to Judg,
Dent, of whom the psorle know nothing--wht
is not n citizen of the State--who does not ow,
one rood OF land. or other. property, in the Stat
/, who absolutely has not ono sagle quality t
commend him to their confidence or support
But | shall defer further comment on this hea
10 future number. S.