American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-16
The Plot Against Virgin a.


Virginia, Mississippi and Texas
will he in no better condition after |
ratifNing the XIV Amendment, than
they would be without suhjectiIiy
themselves to that degradation.
Summers speech ia IA protest against
their admission before other terms
are laid down We hope our friends
will pause and refuse to raiily Such
.efusal would, without doubt, prove
tho death kusll of negro suffrage,
and remand the political power of
the Southern States to their legal
c0rporators. The plot against Vir-
sinit is thus set out hy the BLlti.
mole GaSette. A few evenings ago,
t,o Nell Ut the extreme Radical
type arrived in Washington from
Virginia, where they had been on a
= accommodating" tour in the EN-
ployment (isis now positively KNOWN
of Boutwell,, Butler and Sumner.
Their mission to Virginia was to or
ganlze committees of the Union
Leagues in various sections OF the
State, and to instract them how to
10 it; to get mp evidence proving
frauds in the recent election, aud i'll
timidation and coel cion of tile freesl-
men, by which they were forced to-
Vote the conservative ticket, or not
Vote at all. These atfidavits-fur
the Instructions were that the
Leagues should secure atfitlavits-are
to accompany IA petition which is 10
be presented to Congress early in the
session, and referred to the Recoh-
struclion Commit tee, where, under
til. management uf Batter and his
friend Bingham, it is TO sleep until
the end OF the session, which will
keep Virginia RECONSTRUCTED, at
least untIt the first Monday in De-
cember, 1870. The next being u
short session, it is supposed there
will be little difficulty in stavin."
tiic consideration of 'alftirs in Vir.
ginia" off until tho adjournment OF
Congress. This petition is not to be
presented until after notice has been
received that Virginia welded to the
croHningact OF Radical usurpation
imposed upon hrr-the adoption OF
the XVIII Amendment. Then Vlr-
ginia, who gave to the nation u
Washington, il Madison, "a Monroe
Virginia, whose people have compii
ed with all the demands which the
Radicals conld invent to degrade
her, until her submission amounted
almost to uiShoiiOr-iS to be subject
ell two years longer TO military rule
surveillance, dictation aud tyranny
This programme is not Only to ap
ply To Virginia. but to Mississippi
aud Texas, should Il majority OF tn,
people OF those States in the coming
elections vote for the Conservative
candidates. Numerous have beef
the crimes of Radicals, but there art
none which eqdal this in cool, calcu
latiug yIIlainy. Its enorniIN il eYi
drnced by the fact that it require,
the united genius of three of tn,
most INSCRIPTIONS men IN the ia
ton to conenct and initiate it, aEt
: the agents selected by them to d.
| this dirty work in Virginia were il
every way fitted for the task. Oit
IL ho'h ehithN anna, anu HdS Wis
missed from office on charge u
r approrIiaiiIg property of the Gov
ernment To his own Use; the other
I who halls from Illinois, was perenill
l torliy dismissed from the army h.
+ President Lincoln for conduct unbs
: coming an officer and gentleman
/. These men srek every oppDrtnmit.
To try and excite prejudice agalns
the people of Virginia by the circu
t laI ion OF the basest SANDERS. The
$ state that the same spirit that pro
{ duUed the rebellion ID still rampan
i'll Virginia-that the people OF Vii
!. ginia are he least reconstructed {
! any in the South. On the fraud
:. committed to secure Walkers eltt
I ton they ale very eloquent, and al
\ sert the Most Improbable st"rIe:
/ Strange to say, they find men t
:, listen to them AMI b.lirve their lie
{ The plan ut Boutwell,, Butler Sun
/ ner u Co. dis."acelul an it is, Of z.
- ~ accomplishment, and will be Cal
ried ont to the very letter, and ne
Their Virginia, Texas, nor Mississippi
be allowed representation III Con
Y gresS or freedom from military ruI
l. unless they accept just such tenn
!. as these men may dictate.-[ Mon
'e gemery Mail.