American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-07

next Saturday. We hope
they will come, and bring with them
light from the Celestial City, for if
Astronomers and Almanac makers
tell the truth, next Saturday is like
Iy to be rather dark day for this
country. In our present condition
we need more light, though it may
not he so dark but we can see.
Col. Irrelevant, the 81 eat Railroad |
surveyor and engineer from Mem
phiS, addressed the people last Sat
urday, and presented an array of
facts and figures that, together with |
Il little mean whisky. would make |
some men feel rich enough to build
a whole Railroad themselves. And
indeed such exhibition as he gave of
the wonderful resources of the pow
crty-stricken South, was calculited
to excite, and arouse the most des-
ponding. and make us all feel that if
we could just get clear of Gen. Ames.
elect ParSOn James Lynch to Con
gresS, and Dent for Governor, and
get all safely nestled under the
wings of the big bird Of liberty,
have hundred thousand opium
caters, retaining the waste places
between the YaZOo and Mississippi
rivers, why, then we could have a
Railroad. Col. Helm, of this coun-
~, also made speech. He pro-
pounded these questions: LIST. DO
we want the Railroad ? ID. Can
/ I,,il,l VIII ,ro build
TO all which, in behalf of the good
people of Holmes, he responded af-
Tentatively, and proved it lengthily,
deliberately, philosophically, scien-
tifcally, geographically, mineral
ogically, morally, socially, patriot
icaIIy, POLITICALLY, politically, and in
almost every conceivable way, to
sustain his affirmation. Yet we
never heard a man say he intended
to take stock.
Dinner came on after the second
speech, and all hands repaired to the
table, where we can testify truthful
ly. there was plenty to eat, and we
enjoyed this part Of the performance
"amazin' WE'LL" Judge J. NJ. Dyer,
was announced for a. speech after
dinner, but "the sky with clouds was
overcast" and the company thought
it advisable to seek shelter from the
coming shower, and being somewhat
of the lame captains style, we led
the retreat. So much for the first
of a series of big Railroad meetings
to come off succcSsively in this coun-
ty. But the people of Holmes
county do want this Valley Railroad.
The people of Lexington want it by
their handsome town, and they want
its southern terminus to be at Can
tor. l reckon the people of Canton
: woui Ike right well to have it stop
there. If so, just tell those clever
gentlemen that we invited to come
to the barbecue, to come prepared
to show that they do rant The Rail
road, that they, acih as, can build thu
t Railroad, and that ,ce aciU build the
road then the work is done.
Crops in this county are generally
unprOmising. 1t is extremely doubt
full whether supply of corn will bt
made for the next year, and the cot
/ ton Is very poor indeed. If the
worms come, we are done for in this
, county, certain.
Political excitement is rather low
here. The people have concluded
| to wait till the time comes, and vote
t Some who may want office, are try
, ing to galvanize themselves, ant
their admirers into something. Bu
there is little doubt that the Rad.
} will he like the huntSman'S leather
t breeches, after being wet, then get
c ting dry, they'll "sorter sneak up"
There is more talk about COolie!
than politics, religion or railroads
The big planters of the former dis
J pensatiOn can't stand it to do things
e in a small way. They are determi
e ned to "make spoon, or spoil ;
horn" apprehend the latter. TIL,
=. working men of the county, small
planters, both white and colored, ar
e now making money, and if all VIII,
e can, would follow their example, tn
Z country would continue to reviv
. and prosper, without bringing TIL
. devil wOrshippers Fl ON the antipoda
regions, to worse demoralize the al
ready superstitious Africans anon;
u us. Yours truly,
+ s!BARNEY."