American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-23
,rRa CASE ~ MiSASSAy..
From the National Intelngencer

taxing testimony III reference TO the
election i'll that State upon the adop
ton of tho constitution. This in.
strument was highly proscriptive in
its character, and thoEgh the negro
majority of registered voters was
some $4,000, yet these was II MAORI
ty against the consultation of some
eight or ten thousand voters. Very
few whites voted for the constitution,
and IL great many negroes against
it from IL friendly feeling to their en-
ploSG,S, nd una the assurance in
some quarters that suffrage III some
form would he extended totheir IN 'r.
1t has been represented that this
election was carried by Intimidation,
but the military officers who CON
Quoted the election utterly deny this
allegation. The charge WAS trumped
up long afterwards by IA set Of vrnal
and INSCRIPTIONS men, who have
gone down to mississippi, not to
plant, SOW, or reap, but to live with
out work upon the industry and earn
ingS of the people. These parties
and their game are well understood,
as we have reason to know. by re-
Snsct BILE men of the Republican par,
ty, and it begins at last to look as II
the reign of this class were destined
ere long to au inglorlous termination.
The day when they settle down to
fair work and release the people from
their yoke will be Il happy one for
the peace of the South.
In connection with this change OF
intimidation, which, we believe, has
entirely broken down b, fore the com
mlttee, we reprint portion of IL late
letter from the Hon. A. q. Brown,
former United States Senator. This
/ letter is also noteworthy as showing
that there is in Mississippi no iactious
opposition to the laws of Congress,
and that tic modes of adjustment
are not difficult. We hope this letter
will be duly weighed by Republican
members, many of whom are seek.
ing solution Of this veXed question.
What plan of settlement may be
best whether new convention OF
the people Of Mississippi, or to au,
thOriHc a vote upon the old State
constitution ct lSG0. so modified as
to harmonic with the legislation of
Congress, or come other pian-we
leave to those more specially en-
trusted with the matter to discuss;
but the plan and principle of the late
conference ut RchmOnd-viz: Uni.
verSal suffrage, coupled with nniver-
sal amneSty-may furnish Il solution
of both the veXed cases of MISSISSIPPI
ri and Texas, and thus all three
States may be restored to their prac.
teal relations with the Government
before the spring session OF the next
Congress shall have adjourned. We
are encouraged TO expect this result
in reference to Mississippi 10y Il prl.
vate letter we lave gust received
from one of her most fntlnential rep
reSentative men, from WHICH we take
the liberty to quote the following:
decidedly approve the views Of
"the IRteiHgenccr as DIRECTED to Virginia
" affairs, and if the Conservatives can
"bave the opportunity of another 'erc-
" lion in Mississippi, will try to put them
" into practice hre, as our people, See
ing the inevilablity OF negro suffrage,
ought to have done before. It is the
"course | advised, bat they were induced
:" to take different course in the hope Of
" reIief through agencies which time has
" demonstrated to have been Impossible"
We think that both in this eX-
cerpt, ald also in the letter Of eX-
Governor Brown, the more moderate
and thoughtful members of Congress
Will recognize Il spirit so fair and
inst as to afford basis tor settle
mpnt and peace, Let the matter br
approached in this spirit, and diff
cultirS will disappear. We regret
we have not space to insert the whole
of Governor Browns letter, which
bears the marks of the old vigor,
clearness, and logical ability by
which he has always been distin
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