American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-02
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The American Citizen.


teenth year of THE AMERICAN CIT
q ZEN, In January, 1851, the presen
proprietor issued this sheet, bearin,
the above proud title. Numerou
friends had suggested various title
-one wanted it " The Constitutional
dst;" another, "Ihe RepaJHc;" an
other, The SonthroR;" another
" The UnioR;" and SO ON, withou
number for we had many friends
then-that is, advisory friends I'VE
agreed with each one of them, that
his name was first rate" and each
on9ketnrisfwith the Impression that
II lGerd the "uew paper; "
and alack- day when the
paper appeared all were diSappoint-
ed no One-not even the " devil "
in thc--otice knew what the paper
was to be named until it made its
appearance
We called it THE AMERICAN CITI>
zen, in honor OF Our native land-in
honor Of that Union which we hoped
would be perpetual, and for the per
petuity Of which We then entered
upon our laborS, and for which we la
bored unremittingiy, unfdlteringIy
and zealouSly, TO the last hour of
patriotic hope.
Wen, after weeks of toll, by the
dusk,light, by the light of the mid
night taper, by the light of the gray
dawn-one morning, just a little be-
fore day, on Sunday-GOD forgire
as we issued
The AMERICAN CITIZEN
In our initial number, we said:
- THE AMERICAN CITIZEN will
sustain the cause Of Bg Constitution
'aRd the Union. 1t will oppose all
efforts aimed at tie destruction Of
the Union, and all efforts to alter or
abolish the CoDstitution-that sa-
'cred charter Of our liberties. framed
:. Inv onr forufotbars .--vrI.tI,a,. ,n,l,
affairs nrnco,,J n,,n, y,rtI,'',', , tiI
.I;rorist, ~, Snntf,n,.n Irit',ii',, -
Regarding, as we do, The Union Of
the States and the preservation OF
iesrns tbnir ono,n;os iii CO.. "s',Vl
e. favor rrnn, ~ II iii ha w., y ,,,' 80
.nose AZ wrn as orr ,Io,..,',.,P ' -
.hottIr with tho n,.,,, o,,I n,.,,,i,. -,
as To dr,o, fran, IL, aa,.'.,t
bvpocritr who womb batrn,S ,rifh . .
kiss and murde,. will. IL. S-iIa,
1.-THE 4 l1rRrr. A., CrTIyrv Win H.,
National i'm its character W-LiIo If
will be dryotpd to tho S,rtJ han.
interests and ner institntinr., ana .
will defend then, whom gss,ila1 .at
all hazards and TO thr last evtrnm.
ity.' it will still elmo to fine Trninn
AS the polladipp, ol rlnuIii,.,, f|sn
dom-the sbrn+.,urr,or NJ 'nnIit |
zeal safety Our CHIEF aim viii ho .
TO promote trntb and maintain ms
tica rnuordIoss Of tb,, l,,,''',,.. ''''
the corrupt or tie trOWns Of the .
WIcheu'S AMBITIOUS; ana believing
hast that thn Tri,fon '''' ,,,,,, 10 'Iu
: Observation-Disclosures uIJ
{ now be formed out Of the chaos that
surrounds us, our columns will be
nn"md ~ Wv n o5eu 10 IlN support
,hartv if snr,rey. ~ an,. i- 'o' t r,S
the power it conlprs :-uruud of fine
name Of AMERICAN CITIZEN, we
nope the time VIII never come when
w ,u' l .I ny WIN oT con'Pe'Ied
conferred Inv tina t,,"nar 80, aon''a "
feel thrill of pleasure af the men.
ton Of the latter. believing that
upon inc CnIoh o. the States de
,roIr "2 I ~ t,n a., oSpelI,4 anu
wish to know ma nff,n, c,lntI,. liro
under no other form of tinvernment
achieve no higher destiny, boast Of
no prol'urr name imam That OF al
"''' ''''' 0'''''"'
our oIu rradeiS-those who have
'eHu LIE ClIlAAN iloh the hrSt-
" III Dear testimony 10 the hdeiIty
TN when we auhcfeu TO THIS pledge.