American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-20

decided, I believe, whether preach /
ers have to obtain special license.
If they do, it is pretty certain that
the hat will have to "pasS round"
a few times before some Of them will
be able to 1" fill an appointment"
The OK in this,case will be effectually
muZzled.
In the language of a country
friend, "we are mighty scarce off
for money here" Very limited
transactions are had Hpon the stock
boarCs. But after all the strlngency
in the money market is to be attrib,
uted more to caution and prudence
than to scarcity. In financial and
commercial circles first, the work of
reform seems to have begun, which
will necessarily force itself through
every department of business Our
former recklessness of moDey, and
extravaganza in trade has to be
checked ere the country regains its
former prosperity.
We are all at sea in regard to the
administrators. The telegraph tells
Grant seems to be in the fog him.
self. He will have to "come to"
and "tie up" very soon, or his craft
will very yoOn "Spring leak f"
among the snags. He may be
pretty good soldier, but he is GER
tainly a blundering pilot for the
ship of State. Like the man who was
fighting brush heap, he knows
there is snake in the heap some
WHERE" and he is trying to get kim
out. Grant thinks at least, that there
are some where among bis numerous
| friends and admirers, men fitted for
/ cabinet officers among the the COM
pany of politicians, and he has been
! beating about to find such. After
all, he is compelled to take some into
/ his council who have become notori-
Gus for their bitterness, and partizan
feeling. The new president has in
nothing else displayed greater weak
ness than in his vain attempt to go
between, and build up a party of his
own. The Radicals will force him to
commit himself for oragainst them.
In vain may he say, "Let us have
peace" while he ignores his affinity
with the party that elected him. The
only thing that will reconcile them to
his persistent "sn ubbing," is, that
he is to them a necessity. They
could not have succeeded with any
other candidate for President and
they must "bear aud forbear' to
retain their power under his admin
istration.
Mississippi seems to be doing pref
ty well "Out in the cold7 The new
appointees to Office, seem, so far, to
be more acceptable than was appro,
hended, and as your late Provisional
Governor Ames is now in command
of the Military District. and subse-
quent appointments are to be made
by him, until You get reconstructed,
it is to be hoped that such role will
be made ont as will be satisfactory.
| am fully persuaded. aye, more and
more confirmed every day of the cor
rectness of the view which you know
| have entertained, that it is better
for the people OF Mississippi to re,
cognize the fact that Gen. Lee die
!, really surrender l shall always think
that Mississippi would have done
better for herself if while that noble
old Roman, Sharkey, was provisional
Governor, she had improved the OPP
|, portunity to wheel fully into line,
and then gotten control of all hel
own affairs sooner than she will b.
able now to do. But her true inter
p est at present is to let Congress ant
! the President do their do, and all
, hands go to work and make a living
+, for themselves and families. Poll
tics won't pay the masses. A few
: /, may live by the trade, but only
!, few. The people can only plospe
and be happy by fostering indus
, trial, literary and religious enter
r prises. Let every boy learn som
, useful art. Let all our people con
;, tribute to establish free schools, and
o above all, let us recognize our obi
a cations to Almighty God, by dissen
3 mating religious truth. erectin
+ churches, and supporting an efficien
4 ministry. Then will "the soltar
place be made glad, and the wilder
e ness shall rejoice and blossom as tn
a rose" Let us have peace"
Y. Y. X.
THE INDIANA DISARMAMENT