Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-10-16
PrOscriptlOnists.
WHAT AND WHO ARE THEY.

So Joufnnis huu stump orator
who are supporting the Dent Democrat
Party of this State.
II Webster defines the word prescription
as "a putting out Of the protection o
law condemning to exile" A proscrip
ZIONIST is, therefore, one who favors tn,
: out-lawing or Punishment of those opposing
him. The term originated in the DAYS O
} the old Roman Republic and by proscrip
! ton was meant the public offer of re
ward for the head Of a political enemy.
! This then being the definition of the
word, and having shown what Proscrip-
ZIONIST is, we propose to show who they
are, or rather to which political party in
the State the worlds most applicable.
| We shall begin BY calling attention to
the following resolutions passed as express
sive of the thoughts, feelings and inten.
lions of the Democratic Party of last year /:
"Ihe disconntenance of every Republi.
can, in every relation of life. with PLEDGE
to each other, and TO the Club, that we
will neither employ them, nor reut nor
hire to them on any terms whatever
III persons refusing to join this Club
shall be regarded and treated as enemies
OIL the Club, and Of Society,""
Resolutions of the Democratic Club Of
Dry Grove, Kinds county, Miss.
Resolved, That the Government of the
United States, under the Constitution is
government Of aohite men, for the ben
cit Of schite men; that the negro has,
rlghtiully, no lot or part therein, except
the right OF protection Of person and prop.
erty."
Resolution adopted at Greensboro, Choc-
taw County, February 10, 1868
+" Resolved. That we consider that there
ls now but two parties in the United
States-The Democratic White Mans
Party and the Radical Negro Republican
Party--and that We hereby pledge our,
selves to co operate with the Democratic
White Mans Party Of the North and
Northwest in opposition to the Radical
Negro Party Of the North and South"
Resolution adopted at Raleigh, Smith
County, February l, 1868.
The freedmens ignorance and incapac
ny TO exercise the privilege Of suffrage,
and to discharge the responsibilities Of
making laws and holding Office, forbids
that we consent to invest them with these
privileges, or to consent to any legislation
designed to establish the political or SO
ciai equality Of the white and black races"
Democratic Resolutions adopted in State
Convention February 2lst, 1868.
Il is true these resolutions were passed
asst year and we are told now that the ideas
in them have been abandoned
that there being now no Democratic y
Party the Conservative Republican Party
not responsible for these intolerant and
descriptive resolutions. The old Demo. .
ratio Party having gone over in body !.
the support Of Dent. and constituting, J.
they do, nearly bis entire support, it is
atural to suppose they carried with them u
heir principles of last year. We have .
ever seen or heard OF any body Of Demo /
rats having resolved, recalled or even IL
mended any of these resolutions. In fact al
70 believe that they still adhere to them $ :.
firmly as ever, and in support Of this be. o
ct we produce the following resolution b
nd extract, from the proceedings of So "
alled Conservative meeting held in Match P
! recently: "
Resolved, That, in the sense of this 4
Getting, having in full view the exigency
the State in the pending contest, the G
Pet interests OF the people Of Mississippi D
,mand that they should yield fo,. a time =
the public good their individual prefer. tn
ices, prejudices and old party predilec.
ons,'and give, during the contest their do
u and undivided support to the ticket :
aced IN the field by the National Union ca
epuoiican Convention Of September 9Th. us
xTRACT FROM SPEECH MADE BY GENER- MI
AL WILLIAM r. MARTIN TO HIS DEMOCRAT
Ic FRIENDS IN NATcHEz, SEPT. ii, 1869 -
SCI
= 1t matters not how much OBJ !.
stIon we may have to the Conservative w
nominees, nor does it matter oil
w Gdious the Constitution may be to US.
Ell as now submitted II, for one, deem
expedieDt. in order to rid ourselves If for
ankee paid hireling office holders who mn
enemies to our people, to support the ~
,nseryative Republicans and vote for ~
Is Constitution with all its enormities
the same time voting against the par an
ularly Objectionable clauses as submit Out
to separate vote. BY doing SO we n.
our own officers in power, and secure '"'
control Of the State Government, then AM
can strip the odous Consultation of vii
cry Objectionable feature and we can sur
'uld and form it to suit ourselves" !
These are really but reiterations of past nat
as and We are promised that though the
mocracy may for time put on the the
SIX and cloak Of RepublicaDism it is ou'
J that they may get into power again 7
60 they promise to drive out or destroy Dal
~ one who has dared to oppose them IN
heir neiarious designs. swe
-Ast year it was cut and out proscrip
Of men in every relation OF life. This !. :,
{ they yield for time or :. si,.;,c