American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-14

GyA special dispatch of July %,
to the Philadelphia Post, says that
before leaving Washington, "to at
tend the great pow-wOw with the
President, at Long Branch, Judge
Dent, at the earnest solicitation of
OF Republicans from MiSSis-
sippi, addressed Il letter to the editor
of the National Republican, at Jack
son, Miss, giving his views OF the
political state of the country in gen
eral, and his own policy in particular.
1.-The Judge says that as a Nation
al Republican he is opposed to the
extreme prescription of his party
he places himself unequivocally on
the Walker platform of Virginia,
and advocates universal amnesty
with universal suffrage; is opposed
to reputation and in favor of inter
nal improvements. In all these pc
sitionS he claims to be in unison with
President Grant, and declares that
it is alone on this basis that he
recognizes the fact that the discord-
ant elements of the South are to be
harmonized, and upon which the
Conservative men of all parties may
unite.
Judge Dent says that he sees in
this policy the dawn Of new era,
not only in the politics of the South,
but of the entire country, and he
boldly asserts that his policy stands
fully endorsed by President Grant,
proclaiming his convictions that the
time has come when all good men
should avoid the dead issues of the
past, cut loose from the extreme
policy of the Republican party, and
thus break the bondage of political
degradation. With the adoption OF
these views, says Judge Dent, must
come the dawn of better feelings
This policy adopted, and it changes
the whole surface of Southern poll
tics and transmutes what has here
tofore been an element of diScord
into Il source of reconciliation. The
question, therefore, of negro Sutfra ge
pending the adoption of the 15tl
amendment, becomes fixed and IRE
vocable, and that which was chiefly
relied on by the progenltorS of ne
gro suffrage, as a means of carrying
out their extreme policy, becomes il
tn hands o! the Conservative / en- b
licanS Of the South, a means Of NOR
nearly adjusting again the balanc
Of power between the two sections.
Judge Dent further declares tina
with the advancement of knowledge
among the freedmen, they will Sc
more clearly that their interests
socially and politically, are insepa
rably identified with those of TIL
white resident population of til
South; that reciprocity of interest
must sooner OF later make the tw
E races a unit in all that pertain
to the welfare of the one or til
, prosperity of the other; that tn
great agricultural and commerce.
interests of the Southern States
their resuscitation and development
are yet to constitute no small shar
of the political topics of the fUtur
among all classes.
, Referring to the late action {
, Secretary Boutwell, and Postmastt
/, General Cresswell, in endorsing til
: Radicals in Tennessee, the Jud2
! said that he who lags behinds in til
march Of events, be he of high {
low degree, will find himself crushe
beneath the neither milestone of il
r evitable progress.
:" 1t is understood that Judge Del
, carried with him copy of his lettt
+ for President Grants perusal, and
? the Judges outside declarations |
, any evidence of his in ward purpose
p it is clear that he is fully determine
= to make the fight in Mississip,
: sqrsareiy on the platform as la.
e down in his letter.