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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Are We to Have an Empire ?

Among the sensational writer's and
a'armists of the day, the above ques-
ton is becoming quite popular, and
tdey would f;lin have Us believe that
'Tery tendency of the public mind is
tH Imperialism, and that the man,
OILY, is wanting to convert our gov
eminent into an empire. But such
persons either very much mistake
nc public feeling, or write simply
- create an excitement in these
dull, piping times Of peace At
any rate we differ with them. and for
obvious reasons.
Although corruption has of late
yelrs cTcpt into high places, and
daspOtiSm has been on the increase,
slnce the partial assumption of
Stites' Rights by Federal legislation
and national strength, although bad
men have crept into power and I'M
errupuious partisans have mislcd
the popular understanding-yet it
should be borne in mind that only by
seeming to pander to the public
taste for republican institutions and
equality of all men before the law
have these demagogucs been en-
a5led to effect the partial dcstruc-
ton Of American liberty that has
Lhus far crowned their ambitious
efforts. Although the argus eyed
spirit of Liberty may appear to slum-
bur for awhile in the bosoms Of the
people, and during that period OF
siunbcr designing men may succeed
in doing much harm, yet we warn
them the spirit is not dead, but
-lecpeth,' and when it awakes, with
terrible reaction, it will sweep
away all who have endcavOfed tn
work its ruin, and the voice of the
popular wrath will descend with the
iblue Of an Alpine torrent. and sweep
its enemies far out into the ocean OF
oblivion, or crush them forever be.
meath its overwhelming weight.
After four long and bloody years
oI war aud carnage, and four NOR,
years OF du' equally turbulent truce.
the great desire, the paramount wish
81 the people is for rest and quiet. II
e sSation Of political strife, tol
peace -" in fact, as well as uamc
aud, under the Influence Of that de
sire, they may, for q time, seem for
Set(ul ~ their interests, and rclaN
heir usual yisilauce but woe TO him
EhO shall coretruc that forgcffulrr,.
. Indifference, and seek 10 take ad
vantage Of it-Cllcct is not more Ger
Tain to follow cause than public OK
ccration is 70 cling to that man.
name. Deep down IN the hearts o
thc American people underlying al
other sentiments, and in intcnait,
out weighing all other feelings
bhr love Of liberty; it is the tounda
son 90 which Cycry popular super
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22


structure Is reafed-t Is the corner
stone "i every popular pFln'lp'' or
idcd. The love otlihertN - not with
Americans like II IS with other pea.
pl"N-!t Is not only prlnclpir, as
with them, but it IS passion. he
very composition oi our peop'c Tor
bidS their ever DONG homag" to an
empire. 1t Is the evidence oi history
mat the origin oi an empire must be
founded on homogeneous nations :
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'''''i'',''"N'H' I'''"'i'N' '''' any
o'her' Homogeneous a',"' 3S " con
/ sequence, 'h'' UNI! vi 'h'uSh' anu
ACTON necessary 40 III. lo1'''!'''''" Vi
an empire can never ~ "t''ft"'
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Scene in Court.

Yesterday, one of the recorders
courts was enlIvened by the trial of
a ease involving a bushel of stolen
potatoes. Both the accused and
complainant are of that favored class
known as the nations wards; but uu-
happily they have forgotten the in
junction laid upon all we'll regulated
families, to dwell together in harmo-
ny. Hence their disagreement has
occasioneh the necessity of this re-
port-asking, of course, the pardon
of the Freedmah'S Bureau
And SO you acknowledge the lar
ccny Of these potatoes, do you 2 in
quired the magistrate.
'Sar"
Did you commit this theft of
which You are accused ?
'Sarr
Don't you understandable you
steal these potatoeSP
'Oh steal dem-yes sar, iis sor
ter tuck -um.'
What made You do y
'HOngry, sar'
Didn't You have anything to eat!'
No, sar.'
Why don't you work p
dun no, sar-spec don't like tc.
But I'm gwine TO do sumpin fore
long.'
What Is that!
'Dey'S gwine to GIN aumpln down
de State House dcBS Ejcb(A de irHHe
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Wine and Water Drinking i, Europe.

DR. Holland writes to the Spring,
field Republican : "One word as to
the general subject. Since writing
my letters from Switzerland | have
passed through a winter of Italian
travel. Those who are familiar with
Italy will not need to be told that
during that travel have seen album
dance of worse water and less harm
full wine than found in Switzerland.
The Italian wines are very light, and
the Italian water, especially that of
Naples and vicinity, is very bad.
In many parts of Italy one cannot
choose but drink the wine Of the
country. | drank it and so did my
companions, but | regarded it there,
as have learned to regard it every
where, as a choice of evils. If the
city Of Springfield, Mass, were en-
viron d toy vineyards ten miles deei;
she would not be so rich as she is to-
day i'll her aqueduct of insurpassab!y
pure spling water.
The greatest trials that Americans
are subjected to here, is connected
with the matter of drink. In Paris
Nichy water is now used quite ex-
tensively as a table drink. by those
who dare not drink OF the water of
that city aud will not drink the wine.
In the meantime, wherever one turns
in that city-indeed, wherever one
turns throughout all these wine,
growing and wine-drinking cOun-
trics-he sees the evidence of dis
eased or unhcalthily excited kidneys.
The disgusting and indecent displays
to which one of my correspondents
aliudeS, are made everywhere and
if they offend the scnSibilities of an
American man, YOU can imagine
their effect upon an American wo-
man. Apparently there is less
drunkenness in Italy than in France,
and less in France than in SWitZer-
land but there is drunkenness
wherever in the wolla! there is the
article TO get druHk upon, ! have
not yet found the place where cheap
wine las seemed to work tie cure of
lntcmperancc.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Chief Justice Chase AnnuIs our Fran
Ghise Acts.

Chief Justice Chase rendered an
opinion during last week at Rich
mond which viii arrest the attention
OF iurists in Tennessee and Missouri.
The Chief Justice discusses the Four
tecnth Constitutional Amendment
IN crfcRSO. He declares that the
third section Of the amendment must
he 50 construed as not to become re
pugnant to other Constitutional pro-
visions as to cr post t0cfo laws and
the deprivation of rights and of
property without due process of law.
He deems the punitive features of
this third section repUgnant to these
provisions. He further declared
these dcprivations Of rights to which
80 rch"lS are subjected to br in the
nature of punishment and not Il
definition Of a qualification. The
Legislature or Convention of Tcnnes
sec, under the Federal Constitution.
could fix the qualifications Of voters,
but could not as q punishment, de
priVe citizens. without trial and con
yiction, ct the right Of suffrage.
JUDGE Chase deems e. Franchise
Acts - punitive statutes and inopera
Tive undes the Federal Constitution.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
For Governor,

\ correspondent of the Summit
Times proposes the name of Jason
Niles, Esq, of koSciuSko, as cal
didate f,r Governor, If the COnSCrv.
tive party should see tit to choose a
Republican for their leader. We do
not think the Conservatives will
chose a Republican, and certainly
not such n one as Mr. Nilcs-bctter,
if any, take one who has always becS
can from principle. If we mistake
not, Mr.. Niles is an apOstatized South
erner, who was elected delegate to
the Constitutional Convention by the
Conservatives of Attala county, and
left their ranks when the COnserva-
tive members of that body resigned
their seats-prefering the " flesh.
pots" the ten dollars day, to faith
to his party. Certainly we not want
Mr.. Niles for our Governor.
a number of our exchanges have
brought forward the name of that
generous, whole souled, heightened
gentleman, DIR. Compton, of Holly
Springs, whom every member of the
late presSconvention remembers with
emotions of pleasure, as another
competitor for Gubcrnatoiial honors.
We have heard that DIR. Compton
was in, the Confederate army, and if
such was the ease, we do not think
he is eligible TO the position, and we
know he would not even seem to re
gret the honorable past if the Pres
idcntial chair were to be his reward.
Besides, DIR. Compton is no politi-
elan, and we doubt if he would ac-
eept the nomination, were it offered
TO him.
Gen \. NJ. West, also, is mention
cd in connection with the Governor.
ship. While Gen. West Is one of
the most able and popular men in
the State, and would do honor to
any Office that might he rendered
him, we regret to say, that, having
held Office under the late ''so-callcd.'
he is ineligible to the position, and
could not lioll it without having his
liabilities removed by Congress,
which hr has several times refused.
Altogether we think that Mr.
5hacklcford, whom wo brought for
ward last week, is about the only
Southern man of experience, iudg
ment and statcsman-likc qualities ii
tllc State, who could consistently I'll
The position.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Drs. HARVEY 4 DIVINE.
orrtcr-sosrn ST SIDE * conf os.44 sss...
May IL. GO.
LEGAL NOTICE.

DE it remembered, that heretofore to- wit;
ID at the May Term, 4. p. 1869, Of the
County Court, for Madison county, State Of
Mlssi sippi, the following order in attack
ment, rs provided By the staln,s-cf sad
State, was made in words and 6sdfss fol.
lowing, to-wit: AK
sss J. Van ". h'''s' ey o.u si T. Sa.s.
Henry C. Travis. County.
This cause coming in this day tn 10 heard,
auu II rpp-rring 80 the sntisfActio of thu
Court, from afidavits flied herein, that ths
said defendant, H. G. Travis, Is q non.r resi-.
dent of the State Of Mississippi, aid thai
due process can not be served upons him in
said State. 1t i, hereby ordered and nd.
judged by the Court, that publicxtion b
made, according to Ia y, in The aAmerieaa
Citizen" public newspaper Ia said State,
commanding the said defendant, Travis, I'd
appear at the next term of this Court, to b.
held in the city of Ganton, on the Sd Mez.
day of July next, to plead, answer or dsmsf
to SAID suit of attachmen,-and in default
thereof, judgment shall. be had against him
for damages and costs according to Wv.
r, - Attest: my hand and issi Of ONCE
L. 81 this May al, 1864. Y z.-zH
R. j. ROSS, Clerk.
BY T. C. TCPPKR, D. 90
I f. J BowKRs, for Plff:
May a2,1sssl A.. Z Ez1F,E
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Removal CT the Rational Capital.

The completion of the Pacific rail
road appears to he raising the qucs-
ton Of the removal Of the capital of
the United States to some point
nearer the center of the Mississippi
valley. The editor Of the Washing
ton Chronicle avows much apprehen-
sion upon the subject, and recon-
mendS the adoption of measures to
prevent il if possible. He says with
truth that the Pacific coast States
have been in regard TO this matter
one in interest with the Atlantic
coast State. The people of the form
cr, going East by water, have landed
on the Eastern coast, and hence the
capital has been more easy of access
at Washington than il would have
been at Chicago, St. Louis, OF Omaha,
although these places are, in actual
air line distance, from one to two
thousand miles nearer to the Pacific
than any place upon the Eastern
coast.
Bat the travel hereafter is to be by
railroad, and this changes the whole
state of the case. Omaha, instead OF
being practically almost two thor
sand miles further from San Fran
cisco than WashingtonCity has been.
will now be that much nearer to it.
Therefore we may expect that pow.
eTful influence from California, Ore
gon, Nevada and the States Yet tC
be formed West Of the Rocky noun
tains, will be added to Il strong in
huencc of the great and rapidly i'll
ccpasing States OF the Mississippi
Valley in favor OF the removal of the
capital further West.
We suppose that the removal soon
er or later may be considered incy
table. Sectional icalousies and the
pride of sectional power, if nothing
else, would be quite sure to effect
such result. And indeed il is hard
~ suppOsable, that, under any cir
cumstances, no matter how great The
general harmony of the sections may
be, the capital Of the country can re
main at one extremity of it. But W.
rather hope shat agitations Of TIN
subject will be for a time postponed
that they will he deferred, in fact
until our public debt shall have be
come Il great deal less burdcnsom,
than it is now. The numerous pub
lie buildingsat W ashington have cos
the nation a tremendous amount 0
money, and the removal Of the CAPT
tai, whenever made, viii involve, 70
new buildings, Il cost equally if no
still more tremendous. We had bet
tor wait patiently. st present tn
want Of money is q great deal NOR
announcement to the people Of til
United States than the local situation
or the capital.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
mississippi News.
Business is dull in Nicksburg.

Business is dull in Nicksburg.
Columbus has a velocipede.
Yazoo City is to have Radical
paper.
The Meridian Chronicle has flick
cred out.
Robert Davis killed r. J. Wooten,
at West Point, last week.
Messrs.C. L. Hooker, f. NJ. Yerger
and Thos. L. Helm are the jackson
delegates to the Commercial Con
VentlOn.
The TdII0bdtchiqR says that Gen.
Ames has promised to appoint ne
gro to be Sheriff OF that county.
James Johnson, of Macon. recent
~ poisoned his wife by putting ar
Senic in quini re pills.
The Leecounty Spectdt0rannOunccs
/ the death Of deacon Nehen iah Tay-
( Tor, one Of th5 veterans Of the war OF
/ 1912.
! john Spain, of Attala county, has
calf with three ears, the third be
tween the two natural ears. The
/ Chronicle is happy over it.
The Forest Register mentions that
a church cditice for colored Metho-
diSts has been erected at that place
The building is 80 by 80, and II feet
between floor and ceiling.
/ Col. Trezevant's surveying party
is well through Carroll county in its
reconnaissance for the Yazoo Valley
Lexington this week.
The Grenada Sentinel states thai
, tivepersons, OneWhiteand four black.
attempted a few days since to eros!
. Abetuponbogue in ii canoe. The ca
noe was upset and the four black!
; were drowned.
The Republican club of Hind
county recommends that the dis
qualifying clapscs Of the new Consti
ton be strirhen out, and if necessary
SubIIttcd to separate vote, an(
advises the Republicans of the Stat
to vote against them, iii conformit,
to the enlightened and liberal spiri
of the party"
An alligator, eight feet long, wa
captured at Bay st. Louis on til
: 18th, hauled ashore. and after fire.
, exhibition to a large number of spec
tators. was sent to the place wher
, good alligatorS go, with as nue.
lead in his brain as IL dull Congress
, man.
ST. Marks Church, Mississippi CT
; ty, was consecrated on the l3t
!. inst, by Bt. Rev. w. NJ. Green @
q this Diocese. A very large congre
: CATION was assembled, and the Hand,
t boro Democrat speaks of the service
g as very interesting. and the sermon
as very eloquent.
t The First National bank of Jacl
e son, Miss, has deposited with til
G United States Treasurer an amour
" sufficient to cover its entire circula
e ton. The notes OF that bank al
l. therefore redeemed at the Treasur
|, Department.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

Gy The work Of laying the iron on
the Paducah and Gulf railroad to
Troy Station. on the Mobile and Ohio
road, will be completed on the 18th
day Of June. I'm arrangement has
boeu made with the Mobile and Ohio
railroad, by which trains of the
Paducah and Gulf road will pass
over the Mobile road to Jackson,
Tennessee, without change of ears,
and when the Gulf read shall com
plctc It's tract, from the depot in
Paducah to the river, il is thought
that steamboats, will Stop their
freight at raducah instead of Colmn
bus.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Political Conventions.

Calls for political State convcn
lions, etc, have been issued as fol
lows:
May f7-Alaryland colorcd mems
Republican State convention, in Bal
more, called by Isaac Myers, Sccre-
tary OF the State Executive Commit
tee to organize State Central Com
mitteG
May 20-Eepublican convention
for the Third Congressional District
Of Illinois, to nominate Il successor
to the Hon. L. ID. Washburnp.
May 27-Kentucky State Rrpubli
can convention, i'll Lexington.
May 27-Nirginia colorcd mems
State convention, in Richmond.
June New York State temper
auce convention, in Syracuse.
June New York cOlorcd men,
State cor ,ntior, in Albany.
June 1O-Iowa Republican State
convention. in Drs M0lncs.
June 23-PennSylyania Rcpubli-
can State convention, III thtIadel-
phia.
june 23-Nhio Republican State
convention, in COLUMBUS.
June @4-Maiuc Republican State
convention, in Bangor.
tune 2l-peunsl lvamia Democrat,
l., State convention. in Harrisburg.
.!uIy 2l-Califognia State Rrpub-
lean convention, in Sacramento.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

\ REMEDY FOR SMALL POX.-It
is stated a great discovery is report
ed to have been recently made by a
surgeon Of the English army in
China, in the way of an etfectual
cure for small poN. The mode Of
treatment is rs follows: When the
preceding fever is at it's height, and
Just before the eruption appears, the
chest is rubbed with croton oil and
tartaric ointment. This causes the
whole of the eruption to appear on
that part Of the body, to the relief of
the rest. 1t also secures a full and
complete eruption, and thus prevents
the disease from attacking the IN
t,rual organs. This Is said to be
now the established mode of treat
mrnt IN the English army in China,
10y general orders, and is regarded
J~ 4 perfect success.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

Too MANY TrOys-Tha Trrnch
baveo very old very we'll tested
and very true nroyerb-Oui hop an
byaSse maI etreiat-whose NTH we
EXPRESS somewhat less generally and
less nositiyelv, when we saw a man
has 9 foo MANY irons in the tirrn
A nation Iii,c an individual can
have too any irons in the fire. and
NOV. attamnt 10 cIaSr moro thon if
can ven hold and our ..uuivrrsuI .
Yankee nation seems at this mo-
mont to he urerisnlv ore of mis- SORT
W. have inst rnw in thc fire tLn
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

THE Government Of the United
States intends to menace, and desires
no war with England. We simply
announce principles by which we in
tend to stand or fall. Mr.. Summers
speech and the nearly unanimous
vote of the Senate were the outspo-
ken voices Of this people. M. Not,
leg, IN going FORTH to express them, has
no deRidIS TO make"
III the same connection, the Chron-
icle describes the extreme hostility
which all classes Of British states
men and newspapers are evincing to-
wards the government Of the United
States. 1t adds:
"The unpleasant fact is that the
American people have no friends in
England, unless it be among those
who do not speak through the public
press
In view Of this serious compiled
ton, would it not be wise for the Ad-
ministration 50 to direct the acts of
its agents in the Southern States as
to effect .. a union of hearts and a
union of hands" as speedily as posi-
BILE ?-CIari0n.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
The War Cloud.

The Washington Chronicle whose
relations to the Administration for
bid the belief that it would express
a sentiment on Il great national ques-
ton at variance with its policy, in
its issue of the 18th, ominously OBJ
serves i'll reference to the pending
controversy with Great Britain:
" Whatever may be the hopes and
desires of the American people for Il
peaceful settlement of the Alabama
difficulty, it seems to have become
clear that we may in the end be
forced into war as the only means
for the PREPARATION of our wrongs and
the maintenance of the national in
tegrity.
This is an unpleasant truth, but it
it would be more than idle to attempt
to conceal Or disgisa it; it would be
cenSurabie.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

OF this ling has been thoroughly reorganzed, with
special view to accommodating ,hs itierht srsfic
between The North and The South, and tic advan-
tagcs which it offers in
Low Rates dispatch. Sewing Insurance,
and prompt payment Of all claims for osss dAm age,
oVetchargc etc, make it lar superior to any com.
netting route. Through bills of fading AT ,Suar,n
,eed rates may be hocured at all principal EN- ~
IN Eastern cittes ALBERT FINK
II, y. MARsHALL' ~ Gen'i Su l.
Gen. Eastern Ag't, No 2 Astor House NY.
A. W. RorNpTRS:, General Southern Agent
Fbz7u1 Cor Camp and Comuson ate N. d.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

EYThc government OF Spain is not
settle !. The revolution WAS succ ,ss
lul, but who is to be at the head Of
the Government ! 1t is not impro.
hable that the infant son of isabella
may yet drift to tie throne of his
mother. He is, perhaps, the only
Bourbon that could 80 there with
the consent of Napoleon lii, who
viii possibly have some say IN the
matter
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

For HOSIERY Of all DESCRIPTION. 70 ' ",
"cd'"t"i' ." M r HEsDORFFER
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
Dissolution

Dissolution. a.
'INHE ! aw Partnership of LUCKETT 4 FEARN
i Is this day dssolv ID by mu,,ni con.er,
mon, ,5, o \ 1iTgkETT,
l'''" N"'"iNhNJ GEO rEART
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
PALACE SLEEPING CARS,

Passengers holding though tickets cav
stop over at, Cave City, to visit the MAN.
MOTH CAVE, and resume their journey
at pleasure. .t .@"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22
BALTIMORE.
WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK, BOSTON. NIAGARA FALLS.
BUFFALO TOLEDO, DETROIT CHICAGO

and all other cities in the North and East,
and with the splendid steamers ofthe
U. S. NAIL LINE,g-
Arriving at CINCINNATI mex, morning, in
time TO take early trains East. s=f
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

rharcugA ricke,. and BaEgas. cnecks'
to all points may ba obtained at Memphis,
Humboldt, and all principal stations % tho
Miss. Central Il r.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

ITAsk for Tiekes via LOUISVILLE. n
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-22

Connecting at Louisville s.sA E.rr... Tran. 70,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-10-13

mistaken. The authority Of the Sultan, then
at its lowest point. and morally shaken by
long miSgOverument, l. now Acknowledged
as the one essential condition Of security.
aud no class Of the Egyptian population
would defend the Vievroy In defSing It
These considerations ought to lead the Porte
to deal tempcrately with the difficulty. To
WELD 10 a feeling Of anger, and to endanger
the peace of the East, by resembling the
tirman Of 1871, or. what Is worse, by making
anything approaching 10 hostile demon
stratlon, would be policy OF which Europe
would have a right 10 complain. Nothing
could have worse effect than that the Sui
tan's Government, which has lately been so
materially befriended by the Great Powers,
and which Is now asking many millions of
Western money, should appear 10 act under
the influence Of passion, engeudered by
quarrel OF etiquette. We have shown that IL
Is not the interest Of the Vieeroy to throw off
the Saltan's authority, and We may add that
he has explicitly declared to the European
Governments that be has no such intentions
as are imputed TO him. In such circum-
stances, II would be utterly unjustidahle on
the part OF the Porte to alarm the world by
any rash proceeding More than enough has
been done already.