American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-11-20
TERMS-Three Dollars per annum.

commonwealth. An honest differ
ence of opinion with many Of our
con empolarieS has led us TO prote st
a"airSt ;hc schemes of the poll icians
10 ol'eak down the Conservative or
gam lion and erect upon its luins
Il Rpnuhi:c,'n party, whose life and
vr,ali'v suhsiS;S id hostility to every
sentiment and principle of the true
SouI III on. Our protests. as well as
those OF others more able and expe-
l,encedin political affairs: have cone
pFhecded.-The ''c'iGue. or ring y
{, jackson have. in the face OF all
eDnosition denied the people OF the
Stafe an expression Of their will in
Convention, and The Sn-called Dem
oclatic Executive C0mHittee. after
shutting and tampering with the
ring" have absolutely declined to
call Convention. Efforts have been
made in yalios portions OF the S:a.e
10 iecFlfy the blundeIs of the Execu-
tive Committee with poor sII"ce>s;--
Ine Democrats who think principle
paramount to policy, have been left
out in the cold. and are forced cit her
10 hold themselves aloof from a coal
/ ion with ciil er wing OF the Repub-
ilc..n party, and occupy a post ion
CT mdi.teEencC i'll tie pres, mt canvass.
and be stignaliGed as aitiei( and a.
ht ;oI'S OF the Radical party, or bow
III a3.,cGuIouS humility 20 the DEGREES
O. the = ring and surpolt the car
pei bag elan Gn the Stare and Con
:-.rSSinnal ticket For our own part.
we viii csn,iitiIy affirm that our op-
tn-i ion lo tic Constitution last year,
Vas DaseH not alone on it's diS!lnn-
ch.>Iny clauses. she Judiciary syS-
trui. rs rro; .osed by that instrument,
tagrtiHr with the school system.
with many other features altogether
EoNel ami eX'iii0r'l!:Iary, elected
orr most determined opposition. But
he parry. on . clique" with whom
il WAS orr rride and pleasure 70 co
operate with last Year, have seen
proper 10 abandon the principles for
which they so earnestly and ably
cons, nded. and We see them today
aItiliatin% with the Jelidr,i>, the Tin
d&liS, the McC'oyS, and thu Wills !;
and 10 convince / h.. Republican par
ty of Eheir sincerity i'll Their n"w-
burn devotion t., moral ideas, ;"
I-is%vc actually taken mp an ignorant
"cGro and placed his name upon
their ticket for Secretary Of State.
They ask the conservative People,
" whose sentiments they refuse to hear
in convention, to ratiiy at the ballot
bnX. their nominations, and accept
III the lame and sovereignty OF Mis-
sissippi--ne%ln equality, mixed
sc!luo!>, mixed .jnries, the XIV.
AmcECment, and the ahominable
Constitution ShuIn OF its diStrauchis-
i'll" clauses.
Their candidate for Governor,
lie is Dent. is n>t only an alien to
! the State, but is self proclaimed
abuliiouist Of twenty years stand
/ ing. He boasts to negro audiences
OF iiis achievements i'll California ii
denying you, North Mis>issippians
to cary your property to that State
He ahuseS Gen. Alcnrn for What ht
t".m his secession record. and as
sails him fiercely for standing ~
nan.ully in 1881 for his rights ~
person and property. His 'i@i:s
hoNer, ,jcifnrds, liaS held office in IL
State by military Appointment, ant
was an E.gleston- Gibbs Tan bell MAJ
last year. His present chute ht
thinks short cut 70 all the ends 0
Back Eepubiical:i~m
S nclair- the negro. has seen proDr
to Il cain, in note To the editor G
the Colinth News, any idea that Il
was Il Democrat. This, then, is IT,
ticket, with Kellogg for Il tail. tina
we must support or run he lla a-zt''
; of being denounced as aiderS an
abettors Of the Radical party. We
We will aid and ahet the . mother ,
hIilots." before We support tn
: ah0miuail ION. If We have to pa .ri
al He waif.!s Of Rad;caIiSIn. We vi
20 10 he fountair-4HaG and entie.t'
o., 10 set it rs pure a> p0a:'.,!e, -
lolr il i cei,tdninatrd with tue CT
! re.,lAg iIo.S- who from mo, YES {
l .:r. >0n.,i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WoI'i e,,
.vel il in continual troLbie.