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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27

AS an evidence of the shameless,
ness of Radicalism we have only to
refer to the following extract, which
we find in the Philadelphia Press,
one OF John w. Forney's papers:
When we reflect how noblv such
Confedcrates as Roger A. Pryor,
Gcn'l Longstreet and w. w. Eoycp
have Borne themselves since they
were made the objects of the gene
r0sity of their conquerors, l do not
doubt that any one who applies for
amnesty in the spirit of Judge Cross
land will be equally tenacious of his
honor.
4 We owe much TO our Union friends
il the South had almost said ev
Ierythng: but even in thtir interest
it is the wiscst craftsmanship to
show every disposition to forgive
their enemies, whenever that can be
done without imperillin9 guaranteed
rights.
There is no better way to build up
the Republican party in the Sou b,
thdn by adding to its members from
the best material of the native white
! population. believe there arc
/ thousands of these men ready TO
join that party if the opportunity is
presented. Nobody proposes to main.
4 tain an organization on the basis of
DISTINGUISHING any class forever. We
c0iill not do it if we would. We
ought not if sc could.
Let US, then, whenever Il Southern
man comes forward in the Spirit OF
Judge Grassland and General Long
street, meet him at least half way
an | when his friends see that he is
welcomed back to the old frrsitle by
I The Republicans, they will not only
follow his example, but the P2publi
cans Of tie Souih VIII gain strength
by the fidelity with which he OBJ
serves his promise.
Was there ever a more disgraccinl
proposition According to this in
fliinI0hs doctri ic, it makes no differ.
ence how much Il m IN may have re-
| beIled against the Government, So
he is not Row rebel against the
Radical party The rebel who is too
1 t1le and noble to bttray himself and
bis friends who suffered III The ''Lnst
Cause is TO be pursued and hunted
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27
probability grounded i'll attempting

probability grounded i'll attempting
some Such movement.
Still, the number of stumps of cy-
press there are in the lake ought to
have afforded the passena ers a hold.
once obey had reached them. until
daybreak. The first duto of the Cap
tain-Which doubtless, was perfOl IN
ed-was to throw overheard every
bale of hay that could be rescued
from the flames, every door SHUTTER
and life preSerVer, and to inform. at
the same time, the passengers what
they had to do to save life. Sup
posing such precautions to have been
taken, and that a bale of hay ought
/ TO support four or five men; that
/ PEG from the surrounding country,
soon attracted by the flames to their
situation, and rendered help, it is not
easy to understand how so many vie
tins met a watery grave, What APP
pears singular, toe, is that some OF
the passengers on board, who are
known like the first. or Mr. w. a
Broadwell, Zone of the largest cotton
buyers of this city,l to have been
men of experience, should have also
persisted by the accident. The fact
that the passengers were asleep and
that some of them persisted in tht
flames, accounts for some Of the
, eumbers, but by no means all.
One thing, hoWeverSis certain, TIN
Mite Stephens had at the time of thu
accident more than a hundred soul
r Oh board, in the passengers ant
: crew, and of that number only forty
J, three were saved. The remaining
e sixty three periShed by drowning, OF
;, still more miserabiy, in the generG
s holocaust of the vessel; and tn
!, corpscs Of these, as those who travc
e ed upon many other wellknow
steamers, are doubtless at this M
ment beneath the sluggish and su
len waters Of the lake.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27
The Orphans H)me-Appsal to the
lTasnrin rratarnitr.

. Al. oN''I. y. u. 1909.
To tie Masonic Paternity of Mississippi and
Wh"lefet DISPERSED
The Grand Lodge at its recent an
nual communication, passed rcSoln
tions Recommending the Orphnns'
Home, at Lauderdale Springs, to the
lively sympathy Of our Order, and
directed that all donations Of money
aud supplies should be sent TO me.
| urge You, brethren. to contribute
to this great charity as literally as
Won can. Send money TO me, by
Express, TO ShUqualak, Mis-. Mobile
& Ohio Railroad and supplies to me
at LaudrrdAlc Station. on the same
road. Write to NE at Gh0,st0n,
Miss, stating what yen s nd, aud
will see that it reaches our dear
charges, through our excellent bro
Their, s. 5. Cranberry, Supcrintcn-
dent Of III !Iomc." No per cent.
will he charged on the amounts thus
received.
hereby f,atrrnally invite Free.
maSons, everywhere, to assist us as
they may be able. Correspond with
me, and | will give any inforu alton
desired.
THcs. $ GArIRIGUT,
G. NJ. of MISOuS of Miss
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27
The Saturday Evening Post
Enlarged and Beautified.

THIS oldest and hest Of the Ii,crrry Week
l lies " his teen recently enlarged and heau,i
ned. 1t is weekly emhellished with Engraving&-
and its Noveets, Stories Sketches, &c, nIe not
surpassed.
II L, just commenced two splendid Nove!ets-
Tie t2drGn Of the SaU lnndh, " by Gnstave Aim
ard IN " 81. George AMI tie Dragon II Novel
OF Society. by Ei'stbeth. Prescott The author Of
How Wcman Had Her Way" &c.
New Novel,t, will coItlually succeed each 9th
-. Amnn" those al eady on hand, or in press are
" The liyHery of The Reefs powerful story by
Mrs. Ho>uer; and - Cut ii,Ifl. or. The IIdt Of
Ft's. by Mis- Amanda NJ DnuelAs
The Posr also gives the uems of the English
Magazines
A copy OF the barge aud beautiful Premium Steel
Engraving -" The Song If Home al Sea EN-.
grAved expressly for our READERS. Il cost for the
ngravng alone OF nearly f.OOO-wi Ice sent (yo>t
pnd) to every (S2 so subscrher and to every per
son sending on Climb! This truly beauli III
engraving
To New SUBsCKIBERs.-M ARK = New srhscrir =
ers for 1869 will have their subscriptions dat, d
back t. the paper Of September 18TH until the large
extra edition ot that date is CXnau ted. In that
paper cummt ed two Ncveleis The O recn
# the Savan1 NH and :" st George md the Drag.
m THIS will he ii teen papers in addition to the
re-ulir weekly numbers for 1863 or nearly six
teen m Huth~ in al. When our extra tluion is
Xhlu ted. the names of all new subscribers fDr
$3.50 Will he entered ON our list the very week they
are rcCCivrd o. course those who send III th'
names earliest VIII get the greatest number OF e.
ira papers
Owing to the uru ullly liberal character of t
lfr we shall be compelled 20 adhere sttlctIy to IL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27

James Grant, the murderer of Pol
Lard, Of the RIchmond Cpinjoa, was
committed to jail, Thursday on the
charge of murdeT.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27

TIE CoLCHBUs SENrNEI.-kr
ter a short suspension, we find this
always-welcome paper on Our table.
May it be well supported in The fl-
turc. Columbus ought certainly to
do rs well as Canton, and support
Zo papers handsomely.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27

z "GES'E WksT.--A correspondent of the
CFs'ion thinks that Gen. A. NJ. West woGid
be "jnst tue man for our next Governor" if
eligible but doubts whether he could take
me iron-clad oath. We quite agree with
the Cfarion'S correspondent. We do not
Know a man in Mississippi who would grace
the Chair Of State with more true dignity of
character than the gentleman he has named.
ms ability, experience aud integrity would
nj him for nny station in the gift of the
people or Of the State Water Tali.g Eaqls
We fully agree with the Ciarion's
correspondent and the Eagle as to
uan,NEsT'S entire fitness for the
/ Once % 69!falaer. Gen. WEST is
fitte | by nature, habits and educa-
ton to adorn that or any other sta
ton within the gift of the people Of
mississippi but we kaou, and all
Mississippians ought to know, that
Gen, WEST could not, if he would,
and !'co'dd not, if he couId, subscribe
to the oath Of July, 1862, known as
:" the iron clad, y which is now being
exacted from all civil officers III this
, state; nor do we believe he would
take the mider oath required by tie
Fourteenth Amendment. Hon. 4.
~ NJ. WEST was Quartenmaster Gencr-
'Il OF the State of Mississippi during
the war--a station he flied with
ability and great acceptability-and
though originally Union man, and
loathto gtveit up, when we were fully
IN the light he sympathised deeply
with The Southern cause, and PRAYED
for its success. We don't believe.
b for the sake of Office, be would take
any OF their oatlls. GEM w. l,ow
occupies an honorable, important and
responsible position, and when he
chooses to resign that. there are
Others he can get without tolino
Federal oaths When the time cor,45
in the which he can assume tbo of;oa
OF Governor of Mississippi without
the slightest stain upon his no,,.sro,
less eScuteheon, all our proclivitjes
will be Westward. We shall ho FOO
him, first, last, and ali the timep
80.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27
From the y. 0. Times, OF the 10Th.
Burning Of the Mittis Stephens.
SIXTY-THREE OUT OF ONE HUNDRED
AND sixty LIVES LOST.

During the past two days the pub
lie mind has been occupied with one
of those Wholesale calamities which
have occurred by the hundred on
Western waters in the last fifty years,
which has wrapped in flames magni-
-ficrnt tloating palaces as ii by stage
machinery. and which has sent boats
ike HE United States, the Magnolia
Fashion, and innumelable others
which no recollection can remember,
to swift and speedy destruction.
1t was OH the 9Th of the present
month that the MiUie Stephens,
whose less we are ROW called upon
to record, left this port. She had
then been five or SIX years in service,
having been brought here in 1858,
and put upon the coast trade, with
A.. c. G0dlin. OF the Wild hdgORer.
as her commander. \ year or so
after she was transferred to Red
! RIver-was valued at about $4,000,
and insured for $1,000 Her master
and part owner was Capt. Kellogg,
f ,rmerly of the Inflated Una. Her
pilot was Pete Sutherland, (whC
was on the Glide at the recent ex
plosion, and the only pilot saved
and vino had previously run upor
anoth her unfortunate boat.) Another
, pilot was VIM. Swain. The acting
first clerk was Mr.. George Reemer
who was lost. and who had for thu
: Tip taken the place Of Cad. Hays
the proper clerk. The other clerk
! were Messrs. Henthorn and Cline
i, and who are now known to haV
, beer saved.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27
CANTON. MISS.
SATURDAY, -.r-. FEB. 81, 1859.


recting the long buried contents of
an old book case few days since,
among many ancient documents, le-
gal, literary and religious, (it was the
latter We were in quest of y we came
across a copy Of Littels Liring Age
of June, 1850. In it we found many
interesting articles-for, with mat
tiers OF history, &c., aswith space and
vision, "itis distance lends enchant-
ment to the view,"-and among them
an "Anecdote of the Federal Con
vention of 1887" At the time Of its
relation by the writdr it was twenty
five years old, and now it is nearly
fifty; and it is well nigh eigllty-tive
years, since the. event recorded oc-
Cured. Being an important part of
the history of the formation OF our
government, it was of absorbing in
terest to us, and We concluded it
might be no less SO to many Of our
readers; hcene we publish it on the
first page of to-day's paper. The
part taken by the great and venera-
Bile DR.. FRANKLIN in calming the
troubled waters, and healing what
seemed to be an almost irTecOncila-
bic diversity of opinion---and his
speech on the occasion-is particu-
larry interesting.
1t will be seen by this little scrap
ofliistorythat in the very beginning
whilst the Convention was endeav-
oring to frame a Constitution that
should give greater stability and Sc
curity to the government, four Of the
smdlIest States came very near frus
trating the great work and knocking
the whole thing into Stocked hat, !
Eand would have done so had not
2their demands been acceded to-
Who, then, will say they were mo-
7 sosereign States and that they die
not, by subscribing to the Constitu
ton then framed, assist in forming
the Federal Government Yet, sons
of the slater day Saints in tn
present Radical Congress such a
Sumner and Schenck, Boutwell, am
Bingham--haye the effrontery to tel
us e the General Government mad
sy-sueh doctrine of Capitalization
"Little Rhody," about as large a
n Mississippi Police District, an
Delaware, not much larger, dictate
their own terms, and were admitted
upon them, into the Congress of tn
United States, the equal of the man
moth States Of New York and Penn
4ysylyania, and are their equals to-da,
Yes, The States are sorerrigs, an
have the Constitutional right to MAJ
age their internal affairs in their ow
way. Congress has no right, aRde
16hsi Constitution framed in 1897, t
interfere with the question of suffrag
in the States, or to make or alter til
Constitutions Of independent Con
monwealths. 9nf rfir.
% But we did not design IL dissert;
~ltion upon this subject, but merely t
direct attention to the historical a.
n ecdote upon our first page.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27

Gen. Jubsl Early pays a compliment TO
The BANNER OF THE SoUTu, in the following
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27
NTore About HThese Chaps.D

1t will be seen from the following
how "these chaps as the Chicago
Tribune calls the carpet baggers,
have managed to misr"preseut the
South in Congress. We copy from
the Banner of tie .South:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27

The sO-called Senators from Ar
kansas are Alexander Mcdonald and
Benjamin f. Rice-the former from
Pennsylvania and the latter from
New York. The socalled Repre-
sentative is i. Ii. Roots, from Hi
noiS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27

The so-calIed Senators from Louis
lana are John S. Harris, of New
York, and w. ?. Kellogg, OF --;
and the so-called Representatives are
j. Fl. Sypher, of Pennsylvania, and
j. z. NewSham, Of Illinois.
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sSsn MEEKS' FIRST READING, NEXT
TUESDAY EVENING, Hall German School, No
S28 RACE Street. 4TN'
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prentice TO the printing business the city Of Mon
treaI. When he had attained the age Of seventeen
years, he quilted The provinces ana came TO this
country working first in Boston and New Bedford
and finally in New York rng his stay in this latter
city he became the proprietor Of the New
York True Sur-a penny daily paper which lived for
year or two. In is45 he came 20 this city and
started the sunday Sun, Of which not more than
two numbers were issued. Not deferred by his
failure, he determined 70 make another at
tempt in that direction. He prevailed upon
the gentlemen whose names have been associated
with his az owners Of the Sunday Dispatch to start
that paper and on the 9TH of May s4s, it made it's
first appearance. With its progress and success
everybody is acquainted.
Mr.. Lawor was twice marricd-the first time when
he was only nineteen years OF age by his former
wife, who died soon after her marriage he had a
daughter, still living. Some three years since he
married again, and this lady remains to mourn his
death Notwithstanding many idosyncracies, the
deceased possessed firm, unswerving and honest
disposition, His integrity and mis- veracity were
beyond question. He was 3 believer in the Catholic
faith, and very rigid IN the performance Of religious
duties,
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The picture of "Pau Preaching at Athens by
Mr., Daniel II, knight, which was exhibited about "a
year ago in the rooms Of the Artists Fund Society
attracted much favorable comment at the time and
it was accepted a highly creditable evidence of
the ability of Philadelphia art to hold its own
against the rivalry of other cities. While the critics
found very much to praise in the technical qualities
of the picture, the members of the Methodist Epis-
copal Conference, for whom it was painted, were
much. grat1ed with the fine religious sentiment
which Mr.. Knight had infused into the composition
The picture has now been engraved on steel 10y Mr..
Ritchie who has succeeded admirably in rendering
the spirit Of the work, and the painting and cngrav
ing together are admirable specimens of artistic
workmanship. The engraving is intended an
adornment TO the certificates of membership, and
the lettering, etc. win be added in such manner
as not to interfere with the effect of the picture.
few proofs of the engraving have been taken before
lettering and may be procured at j. ;. Earle SONS.
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RELEASED ON STRA W BAIL.

The recent order of Mayor Fox relative to the
release 10y aldermen of persons charged with
felony, on bail, is one which will be received with
great satisfaction by all good citizens. 1t is well
known that there is connivance between GER
tain lower law officers and the criminals brought
before them. This is attested by the constant
practice of releasing men accused even of homl-
eide on straw bail. All our readers understand
what is meant by ''straw bail 1t is surety
who swears to the possession of real estate,
when in reality he has nothing, and the conse-
ouence is, that the accused leaves the State, and
the bail becomes worthless. This practice has
grown to be great public scandal. The cases
in which ii occurs are not one here and there
but they are the rule. 1t is the exception to see
a man who is not released on just such waste
paper recognizances. In taking this or any
other kind of bail, the aldermen exceed their
power They have no authority TO bail felones.
II rests with the Judges OF the Supreme Court
and the Court of Common Pleas, or with the Re-
corder or Mayor. Mayor Fox has issued an order
directing the police officers not to release any
one in their custody on bail taken by aldermen
Tins carving out the intention of the statute,
and materially aiding the cause OF justice. To
what extent straw bail has been taken, and by
l,bose connirance, we will again advert here
after.
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OBITUARY.
The late John Lawlor, Eso.

About half-past O'Clock last evening Mr. Joh,
Lawior, OF the firm of lawlor, Everett 4 Hincken.
Proprletors Oh tne sunday Dispatch, died at the
Girard House. The malay which cansad his Soath
was innammatory rheumatism For several weeks
past he has been confined to his room but it was not
until within few days that the disease rave indica
tion OF fatal termination. Yesterday morning his
physicians announced that his death was near at
hand
Mr. Lawlor was born in Canada in the month OF
November 1910 anu was consequently in the 1fty-
third year OF his age. His father died when fine de-
ceased was quite young who then was put as an APP
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neSsn ORDINATION SERVICE AND FARE
WELL MISSIONARY MEETING--M Mr.. EDWARD
p. CAPP (who departs next Wednesday for China Is d
Missionary of the Board Foreign Missions of the Pesby
teran Church, will be ordained by the Central Presbytey
OF Philadelphia in the CENTRAL. PRESBYTERIAN
day Evening April 1g at i to o'clock Rev Drs MUS
GRAVE, SPEER, and REED, and Messrs. ID. A. Gun
NlNGHAM and j. A. HENRY will take part in the SER
vices All interested in Foreign Missions cordially
vited to attend 4E Mt
aeSsn REV. JOHN I. GRACEY WILL Lee
- TURF in TABERNACLE M. f.. CHURCH ELE-
TENTH Street, above Jefferson, THURSDAY and
FRIDAY EVENINGS, Apr April p and q on the Country
why they do it. Second Lecture-What they believe and
why they believe it, Adults Tickets, % cents. Chill
dren's, Is cents. 4 IL swth3ts
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TroN yy NEW YORK.

LEGJSLAIIOh IN HA W VAhh'
THE New York Legislature appears to be no
better than the "Forty Thieves" whose depre-
dations in this State have just been terminated
The Tribune abruptly asks:-"How much is a
Republican Legislature going to vote out of the
public treasury for the support of the corrupt
party that rules and plumbers this city, and for
its use at the next election2" 1t then pro-
ceeds in a vein which leads the reader
to believe that the writer will not be
disappointed If the Legislature does its very
worst, and winds up in this stye:-"We are
going to see whether the plumber Of the city is
to go on, and whether Republican Legislature
will openly pander to the shameless ring If
you do, your constituents shall know it," The
direct cause of this outburst is the action of the
Senate Committee on Municipal Affairs
in cutting down the estimates of the
City Controller for the expenses of New York.
The annual tax levy for the city is required by
provision of the State Constitution, to be sub
mitted to the Legislature for approval before it
can be enforced. For this reason, as the Tribune
and the Citizens Association justly argue the
Republican Legislature is directly responsible to
the people for every dollar of needless eXpendi-
ture. Certain estimates of the City Controller,
aggregating about S4,7OOOO0 have been cut
down by the Senate committee about $685. 600.
while the Citizens Association, of which Peter
Cooper is President publishes statement,
which the Tribune endorses, showing how q re-
ducton of 50, SOC, 600 is possible.
1t is curious to glance Mt some of the rival es-
Inmates. If there are any institutions in New
York city in which corruption is more prevalent
than in its otherinstitutons they are the different
corporations for supplying the people with gas.
The City Controller estimates the amount which
these cormorants must receive for lighting the
city for one year at 81, ,053, ,205. The Senate
Committee cannot see how reduction of this
enormous sum by single dollar is possible; but
the Citizens Association regards 100000 rs
amply sufficient. The City Controller thinks
s450,OOO will be necessary for the laying of addi
tional water pipes, and the Senate Committee
does not regard this sum extravagant; but the
Citizens Association expresses the opinion that
100000 will be quite enough. The City Con-
troller thinks that the Clerk of the Common
Council will need $4,000 for contingencies"
but the Citizens Association regards $500 as
sufficient. The City Controller estimates that
$3.50, 600 will be needed for salaries in the
Finance Department but the Cit-
zens' Association is of the opinion that
$4,000 will suffice for this purpose. These are
fair samples, taken at random from the list
Whether the Legislature of New York, which is
house by large majority, will lend its aid to
the scandalously corrupt Democratic govern
ment of New York city, to enable Tammany Hall
to squander needlessly over two millions of the
peoples money, remains to be seen.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

nsSFn SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.-THE
PENNSYLVANIA SABBATH SCHOOL ASSO-
CIATI0N are holding inteEesting Institute at
the BETHANY MISSION, TWENTYSECOND and
SHIPPEN Streets to which the public invited These
meetings greatly increased in interest by the
of the popular Sunday School in the country,
Rey MessTs 1RuMBUII Of Massaehusetts; j. III. VIM
CENT, of New York and ECGLFSTON, of Chicago.
THIS Monday EVENING, at O'Clock,
Rev C. A. Peltz will deliver Address Holding
to Our Scholars I" Rev j. H. Vincent WOrk in the
Senior Departments; and Rene Guillou, Esq, '"rne
Teachers Meeting for Study
Let have good rally OF Sunday School workers. and
the Christian public generally.
The Meetings will be continued day and evening
until THURSDAY