American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20

dignity OF second class strategy
but, especially alter the famous lr,
ter alluded tQ,sark into lie d;7le".
Sions of a shallow r. ,ci,, so fii.rSr. 50
transparent that even Gran,. via.
all his Ieputed Preslden ial d9li e,s
detected the Ease at a glance, aud ae
informed his hAlsehold. IS anv ooe
in OF ont of Washin., :, ION C"y % d.
fuse that he does not ally rl,ie
stand this polkt;;L hypocrisy? t..
der these circl,msi ances, il it be n 's
that the Congress will not aoin;t &c
| State nnGer Democratic or reJe
auspices, is 1t pIona6le Ihat Den,
can gain an easier aImitian,e when
it is so well understood eNvl rwncIe
and nowhere better than 1T Waah
ington, that Dent is brt the In>t.ll,
ment in the hands of that os; racised
/ party, specially employed ior tie Oc-
caslon; like the actor who is .e,-
Caged for one nj .ht only : ae
! idea which zish ID convey is, a:,ai
iflacirrrem;1x be correct. a SRA; ;;ht
out ;;l..l..,ke,tTeoDle's Conservative
ticket W"ll:d be. II epied, ir>t IS
! successful in accomplish ne recon.
! strucl ion as the Dent iicket wo:.id
! be and everybody knows tnat ti,e
chances for election would naVe been
muci, better. w nat mus ne Grants
opinion of the people OF Nj ,Sissim,i
! When 125 of It's most prominent ci':-
2PnS attempt indirectly 10 M ibe rim
with an Office lnl his kil>man! Anu
( | apprehend that if cl2ctcd, Drnt
/ will meet aS violent ii srolm o. o.
/ position at The hands ofthe Con4lc :
/ AS Il Conservative Mis- is>ipni ~
would, were lie elected Goveiuo. |
would not, however, be TN! !erStooil
as agreeing with the IDENTITIES in
! their premises. believe thai recon.
/ struction would he effected under
! either wing of the party now stru.-
/ ginT ior supremacy in the State, ul
un.ltr Il regular Consei valve, call
/ him Democrat or what you please.
un'eSS he perrliar attitude which
/ Dent occupies i'll the State s..oiii,i
| prejudice the Congress against him.
But tp IetHin to the tickets.
/ Principles ale not at issue now. |
can detect no difference in their plat
forms at least, not enough to in
/ tluence an Intelligent voter Doth
are opposed the diS!lanchi>ina
clauses of the Constitution: both arc
in favor OF universal suffrage and
universal amnesty. The Spif-cnnsti
tutcd leaders aud political Wire pul
leiS have drA"ooncd me into the ne
ceSsitN of choosing between men. Ii
any other alternative presented it
self, | would, lill" Meccu'io, say
\ pIa. ue o bod your houscs.''
The contest is personal. and at Tho
same time thar ! c.'n SLY nothing
against JUDGE Dent in this respect
my partiaiifv is tor Gen. James l.
l AIcorn, and unless some impoit.'n u
reason shall spring MP befoie IL;
election, shall cast my vote t0r hin
A man who, for Yeas has been Il
me. under Il circumstances, in sfo; Il
With his ticket and with his pariE
have nothing to do. In maxim.
up my State ballot, shall endpavo
to select the best men by c.loosin:
indiscliminateiy from both tickets
without brcoming the champion q
either. am not. and will not b
Unidentified with, or attached to eithe
party. Whatever Gen. Alcorn's po
titical sins may have been, (and
+, trprecate them as much as any one,
, th,y certainly did not anta@onia.e til
/ interests of HE people of Mississippi
as much as Dent declares his to hay
+ done. And il our So-called leader
. cam forgive Dent for bis tWent
, Years abol;iioniSm, if they c',n !,
= BY cones be by genes" iii th;S cas-
9 | certainly can afford to extend tn
!. same charity t" my personal nIen'
> /; : it is the fashion 10 denount
,..a abuse Acorn by almost ever,
BODY these days whether they kno
alythi' : &c his reco'd or not al
j. = ...- ,l.rie- = is supposed that
GAu..e.'..n 10 caste hv declarin
. !, n Z IL 40, Of aim ! has zee
"a . IL" l' Gi3ie o. my De
a,.. -. u, AFRAID InIi will i
2 .esf )y your ! ,yorn ,ni
i ltu ,rr}' 1a Of, lor nfii.e >Y,na
the . vs.. 4nu | ietr yarr ,r.n
10 .olu viii ruin you.". AK, F.
4r.,. No. do not s,Iea!; in a spn
+. o. n,,:.,.c. luf u.apiapr | am ey
.ECrs i0i OH e' or not, this Iemol
t.uihlS no fetYo.s iur me. Wine
~ eve.J tun my b.,ct upon my irien
I'D Whenever p.rt with The iut
nn,ii.-nz rht 10 think and act
..>se,. y.i,t acco,a;;I. TO tIe conv
Ijljn> OF MY ovn judgement. | >h
c,..se ia deserve an office. and sh
.. uDt ask for il. Were Il we'll dplin
I % inc!nle involved III THIS ettctl
;. thea lhc case would be di!iielc
) ..H- Yer. it Is well remember,
VI zen Gen. Acorn came here to !
=. yog;.te he .'.;.iiication nf The cons
- ION. il was agreed by us all II
,,r We sh0uld STAY away from the sps ;
., iIt". and keen, our friends AWAY.