American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-06

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CANTON. MISS.
MARCH 6, 1869.
We notice letter in the Clarion from |
Col. q. W. Walter, of Holly Springs, sug~ !
gsstisg a plan for the people Of our State
to reconstruct their Government, SO as TO
Assure the For,y first Congress to assemble
OH tbs Alb Of March, that we are willing
10 aceede to what it seems they desire of
Us. His p'an is for the Convention of 1865
TO re- AsSeutIe, frame a Constitution recog-
nihisg universal suffrage upon the basis of
general amnesty. We think 1t would be
rise for our people to do something in
tangible form to better the condition Of
tbiass that is likely TO grow out of the
confusion and chaos that 10 certain to re-
suit from our State being thrown by Con-
Rress into the hands of the official boot
lieks that are waiting like so many carri-
ous for the next dead carcass to devour.
However we thick his plan Impracticable
for several reasons not necessary to men
ton but we hope it will attract sufficient
attention TO convince cur people IL is i'm
portant they be alive to the condition OF
the State. For our part we believe the most
we can do is to endorse by some public
expression Of opinion the testimony of EI-
Gov. A. G. Brown and Hon. H. +. Simrall
e.turs the Reconstruction COMMITTEES Of
Congress. We bellows the views there e1>
pressed by them are the opinions of the
great mass OF our people, both Of the Dem
oeratic and Conservative Republican par.
ties.
We copy the above from the Me-
ridian Gazette for the two-fold pur-
pose of letting our readers know
what Col. Walters plan is, and en-
tering our humble but solemn pro
test against his plan, and the plan
of Brown, Simrall & Co., and all 9th.
or plans looking to the acceptance
of the Reconstruction Laws of Con.
gress, and the mongrelizing of the
once (and we hope still) proud and
chivalric State of Mississippi.
Gov. Brown and Mr.. Simrall say
mississippi is willing to reconstruct
on the terms proposed by Congress-
Where do these gentlemen get theil
authority for saying any such thing
From the seven wise men (9), iuclud
ing himself, albert G.) in and abou
Jacksoni They (the seven wise mel
aforesaid wrote letters Of "learneC
length and laundering sound to in
duce our people to accept /" the situa
ton !" but they, the people, "couldn'
see it" and the election then pending
repudiated their false doctrines wit
unparalleled unanimity. In fact, hal
1t not been for the "impracticable
hot-heads and wise acres of the oppo
sition party, who chose to run count
er to the advice of the " Executive
Committee" that monstrosity, tn
Black and-Tan Convention of 1865
which sat like a hideous night mar
upon the prosperity of our people 70
three long months, neuer could lar
been held, and the people would hav
been saved hundreds of thousands @
dollars and great humiliation.
But who appointed Gov. Brow
and MIR. Simrall to repair to Wash
ington and represent Mississippi a
willing, now, to shape her course il
accordance with the demands G
Congress, and voluntarily engrat
negro suffrage upon her Constitution
even without any guarantee of un
versal amnesty' We don't kno'
who did, but we think we ca
very safely say ,oho didn't-the Pee
PIE didn't; and when that issu
comes to be fairly made up, and Co
Brown, or any other man, goes b,
fore them In favor of it, he will fin
himself in the vocative case! No
est inuentuS -" Stcampum rdilu
noncOmeatibus p
That there are a good many goo
and respectable men in favor of a
-qu1escing in the demands of Congre'
we are perfectly well aware. Bt
they are old fogies, clean and sill
pered" politicians, and for the mo-
part old SeeessiOnists, like the e:
Gov. aforesaid, who we're the author
Of all our woes, and who, like ce
tain venerable spinster we read O
are now willing to accept "anythin,
Lord !" but we know some of tn;
class who still have some sand
their gizzards-some backbone
and are not yet willing to sell the
birthright for mess of potassium
the mere privilege Of being graciou
ly permitted to breathe, by a vindi
tive, tyrannical and usurping Coz
gress. The men of the class we reft
to should remember that their SAND
are nearly run--they have only '.fe
more days on this mundane spher
and they should endeavor to spen
them in the service of God, and NJ
of the devil. Wilson, Wade, Sun
ner, Boutwell,, Bingham, old Tha,
Stevens, ct i'd omne genus, is, an
were, servants of Satan, and to carr
out their views, or to act in concei
with them, is to aid and abet I'll
devil. To prove this, we can, if ne
esslry, quote largely from Brownie
on Pryne.) This class of men, Ii
whilom Secessionists, but now Co
cessioHists,-should remember tn;
they are now acting for their poste
ity-tllat the conce 'sions they maL
10 gain themselves a little quiet g