American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-24
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THE COLUMBUS DEMocRAr-

TIE und' rsigned will eitablish . weekly
Democratic newspaper in This coy. II wilt
bear the above title, aud wall appear aLsss
the first uf August s~xi-
There never existed in the South. q more
Imperative necessity Tor "a bold and honsss
Democratic press. Tbs people are -!sft with
out the needed Informs iron. upea ths true
questions brf.rs the eoultry. The .rpfsaeh-.
ing canvass IN this Stats promised tS he has
srns-Iess aud disgraerfui cOutebpf-fs -tiieS,;
while the vital qussiio Ut ahe CuAs - ,inss
Il rights ct the people to be passed ~ sa<is
kept in the far distant background.
The great-the only issue of the day, 10
the rati6eaiion or r.jsciion of the. fIfe*sshs
Amendment AL other Yuestiops: Hstsifs
sink before il. That Amendment win As>-
comP;ish all that the most -vindIetive,Hsw
England bondholder could desire il sfeshss,
Congress with power as reaching and ifrs-
spousible rs that of ,he sdespssisms sf
Europe !; it changes the entire character: sf'
our. system OF government, and makes The
States mere provinces, completely subject to-
the will of Congress. =
The success Of the Fifteenth Amesdmsas
is the goal To which the Black Repabliesn
has bent all his hopes and Efforts. itispaly
left Ds TO oppose that villniny IN toto, or 10
rntify it. There is no middle grsaad. The
true men of the North are waging = vigorva
war against it, and the white people Ut
the South should give them their sspBsrs.
II is utter fslly to talk Of u conservaaiSs De-
mocrat or conservative Rrpiblicaa: IN he
votes to adopt the negro Gonssitstisa, he H.
good enough Back Republican for. GRAFT OF
The New York Tribune, and cannot ssesps
the odium of the name. Isongstfeet Sad
an A. q. Brown, ARE tools murs populAr With
Grant and Congress, than the scala yag asd
carpet Dagger who have neither Character
nor influence Fl
The sane dsty that imprllsd the peuss--
racy Is rise in their strength and indignant.
ly sweep away the xlien aud ssditiqp i@Sg'
of John Adams administration, and to msia-
tain the COnstitution then, calls with still
greater emphasis the Democracy- .efzaths
North and of the Sonth, and no less Of the.
South than Of the Nor,h, TO stand By the
Constitution to-day, and to oppose with ~
cry means all the usurpations of Congress
and the measures Of the corrupt and imbs--
cile administrator of Grant.
THE DKMocRAT will oppose the adoption.
of the negro Constitution in this State, Il
will have nothing to do with the slsetioRs sf
officers under that Constitution. For if that :.
Constitution is adopted, there can be no ia
tslligent difference between the Radical Re-
pub licnns and the SO called Conssrvativs
Republicans or Conservative Dsmeefatie 81.
fee holder. Either would be bata1fi inptFa.
mept of Conpres, in executing iiI.oal laws.
da.;,,.a a., d.,r.a. "a o.,,.., ~. -k;,..
of the South, and to perpetuats the power Of
the Black Republican party.
The DKAocRAE will urge the ,ergsuiIatisa,
! of the Democratic party of the Stats- fsr as-.-
.
" oPpoe' so He.''
and tor cordial co>operatien Win tbs Dsrpe>,
crscy of the North. Thefe must be change
of ADMINISTRATORS THERE eaa ts'.uo tsssS
and confidence betweeh ibs two ssrti.ss.