American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-09-25
How Do You Like It?
[From the Columbus Democrat


The Dent Convention have met
made their nominations, improved
their platform and entered upon the
canvass.
The interogatory placed st the
head OF this article naturally arises
to the mind of the great mass Of the
people of Mississippi. We presume
there are none so blind or lost to
truth to believe or assert thar any
large portion of the white population
of the State belong to the Dent Repub-
lican Party. They have but too re-
Gently expressed themselves upon
all the leading question: involved in
the coming election to leave any
doubt as to their true position. In
feeling and i'll principle they are op-
posed to Black Rcp4blicanism,
whether represented 10y, Dent the
carpet -bagger, or Alcorn the scala
wag,.
They ask the above Question, be-
cause by some strange perversity Of
mind or oblIquity of heart they are
advised by some of their old political
leaders, to abandon their adherence
to principle and their connection
with the Democratic Party, and
unite with Dent, Field & Co. This
advice comes almost in the shape of
an ORDER. The Democratic Cen
trail Committee, without any official
consultation with the people, have
issued their pronunciamentO and en-.
dorsed the action and candidates of
the Dent Republicans, and ORDERED
the counties to Iaanize-Vote+an
elect them. This, too, without as
signing any reason or the presenta-
tion OF a single argument. "The
opinion of this Committee has set
tied the whole matter.
Ne say that these things are cal
culated to confuse the public mind,
and can only contribute our weak
effort to relieve it by giving our an
swer to the question--WE DO NOT
LIKE IT! We do not like the can,
didates placed upen. ticket. Dent,
Jeffords, Wills, McCloy, are all car,
pet baggers. Men who moved into
| the State since the war;. and have
been fed and fattened from the public
crib ever since their arrival. Instead
of fraternizing and atfiliating with
the white people of the State, they
Immediately joined the Radical par
ty while its most odious, oppressive
features were in fullest development.
They received appointments from the
party-by everybody more abused
and traduced. and villitied, ass cor
morant carpet t-baggers, who came to
feast upon what they supposed to
be the disorganized State of Mi<s.s-
sippi. They professed no sympathy
with the white people and they re-
ceived none They associated with
negroes. They organized tho Loyal
League among the negroes and de
pended alone upon their political
support for continuance in Office and
the prosecution of their wicked de
signs. They relied on the protection
of the Military Satrap sent by their
Jacobin Congress to prosecute and
oppress us.
They would have remained so I'M
til nor but for the withering blight
of public scorn which was visited
upon them-but for the intolerable
social ostracism to which they were
subiected-butf for the overwhelming
defeat to which their party was con
signed at the last election. Have
they changed their political senti.
ments?
Notice our answer, and deny ii
who can. If the forced admission
that a WHITE MAN is as good as a
NIGGER. be a change, they have
changed. IF the forced admission
that free citizen of the State ot
Mississippi, whose right to vote fol
twenty years, perhaps, has been
guaranteed by the Constitution ot
the State, ought to be eleUated to al
equal position with his former slave
to whom no Constitution, Federal OF
State, has given the right to vote, be
change, they have changed. The,
are at last willing to admit thai
Southern white men are the equals
VI OouClolH HcSlocn. Anu IOI Ull'
great change in their principles, fol
this great conservatism, the white
voters of the State are recommended
to vote for and elevate them to tht
highest offices in their gift.
The injury was bad enough whe1
we we're degraded below the negroes
: and allowed the luxury of indigna
ton and scorn and hatred, but th'
} INSULT of asking our confidence anC
esteem and friendship, and the priv
t ilege of ruling over us-because 4;
; few scalawags and carpet, bagger
q and a parcel of negroes have pro
posed to stoop down and elerate IL
to political equality with them, !
, more than human nature can wei
I bear.
Our answer is complete We d
, not like it! Mr.. DENT! Mr.. Niger
? we spurn such degrading proposals