The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-27

The sdisef ~ NE tio6msh Nsss.
who I.ss l,een IN Washington work
ing aRalnss tbe proposed feeohssfue.
ton II siI+zs--irfa. iha. writes 10 he
paperi
What viii b. dese 9Th MIssissip.
n BY Congress, l., doubtless, Che all
absorbing question With the people
u our State. ~ eourc I can only
give our individual opinion, based
upon what we conceive The most rcli.
able data ai our command. Every
thing concerning Mississippi here l.
mere conjecture, as no action has
been taken, and quite Q diversity Of
opinion exists as 10 what will be done
when action IL taken. Ihave there
fore, as much right to conjecture and
predict as 10 what will be our fate, rs
anyone, and ifmy conjccturcs prove
false, I will lIhayc this sconsolation, that
Others, besides myself, will prove
false prophets, aa scarcely any half
dozen agree in their opinion. ! be-
lieye that nothing will be done at the
present session with Mississippi
The whole matter will be left with
the President, as to controlling mat
ters in Mississippi, until the next
session of Congress, when Congress
will take action.
ThcPresident has appointed Gen.
4 Ames Commander ofthe State in the
stead of Gen. GiIlem. ] am very
sorry that the President thought
J best to remove Gen. Gillem, but as
he has done 10, / am more than sat
isfed that he could not have made 0
! better selection for Military Com
mander than Gen. Ames. i have
!. seen him here, and conyersed witt
Y him in relation to Mississippi, ant
> find that he is hightoned gentleman
: with large views, and seems to appre
8 ciate the true condition Of affairs il
g the State. Whilst he will rigid.
It enforce the laws, he will deal justl.
Q by all, and will seek to appoint ,
9 office competent, honest and honor
! able men. The people Of the State
IS | think, have a right to feel proud .
their good fortune ingetting SO wor
|. thy gentleman as Gen. Ames ,
4 rule the State for some time to come
4 II should be the determination Q
4 every citizen in the State to be lav
q abiding, and to assist the officers 7
a enforce the laws, as by 30 doing
" will be demonstrated to Congres
Il that the people responded to the dec
10 laration Of Gen. Grant when he sal
% alet us have peace" Ifthe peopl
n will do their duty, and act as the
,e interest demands they should ac
D. when Congress assemblies in DeceH
a er Der next, fair, just and most lenier
'. terms Of reconstruction. will be in
N posed by that body upon the Stat
r. The thinking and best members {
a. Congress are, to-day, willing to q
q. all that any reasonable man in Il
n State could ask, il they were conf
I dent that the people would give
en- hearty support to the Governme'
ofI of the United States, and accept
n good faith the result ofthe war--tl
he inevitable logic Of events. The
4. lhear differently. II il told the
7 that the people are still rebellion
he and are only waiting an opportuni
II, TO undo all that Congress has do
~ since the surrender. Itisfalse, eve
. III good citizen well knows, but yet I
,hv speediest and most certain way
m proving the falsity Of II, Is by bel
md orderly, tolsrent and industrious
"a we oct in this manner, facts indisI
,oI table can be presented 70 counter
:, !. the false statements ofmalicions .
up. evil-mindcd parsons. ssse
on Choptanks had his wife arres
for assaultiug him with q fre-sho
oKY while at his devotions. II was
the aggravated case. But Mrs. Oh
n . tanks asked to be heard, and
per said that little Choppy . didn't d
! he give her any Of his sars in his IA
ohm but he abused her In his prayers,
ihed on this occasion he was on his kn
ava. ..-;t,, . crowd about the door, 2,