American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-09-18
PROSPECTUS
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TIE COLUMBUS DEMOCRAT.

THE undersigned Will establish a Weekly |
Democratic newspaper in this city. 1t will
bear the above title, and will appear about |
the first Of August next.
There never existed in the South a more
imperative necessity for a bold and honest
Democratic press. The people are left with>
out the needed Information upon the true
questions before the country. The approach.
ing canvass in this State promises to be but
IA senseess and disgracefal contest for office,
while the vital question of the constitutions
al rights of the people to be passed upon is
kept in the far distant background. t.
The greui-the only issue OF the day, is
the ratification or rejection of the Fifteenth
Amendment All other questions utterly
sink before it. That Amendment will acs
complish all that the most vindlctiye New
England bondholder could desire ; it clothes
Congress with i, power as reaching aud ire
spousible rs that of the despotism5 of
Europe it changes the entire character OF
| our system of government, and makes the
States mere provinces, completely subject to
the will of Congress.
| The success of the Fifteenth Amendment
is the goal to which the Black Republican
has bent all his hopes and efforts. 1t is only
left us to oppose that villainy in toto, or to
ratify it. There is no middle ground. The
true men of the n orth are waging vigorous
war against 1t, and the white people of
the South should give them their support.
1 1t is utter folly to talk of conservative De-
mocrat or "A conservative Republican,. If he
votes to adopt the negro constitution, he is
good enough Black Republican for Grant or
the New York Tribune, and cannot escape
the odium OF the name. A Longstreet and
an A. &. Blown, are tools more popular with
ID than the nd
carpet Dagger who have neither character
nor influence.
The sane duty that impelled the Demec-
: racy to rise in their strength and indignant
" sweep away the alien and sedition laws
of John Adams administration, and to main
tain the constitution then, calls with still
greater emphasis the Democracy of the
North auG OF the South, and no less of the
South than of the North, to stand by the
constitution to-dsy and to oppose with ev-
cry means all the usurpatons of Congress:
and the measures of the corrupt and imbe'
cile administration of Grant.
The DEMOCRAT will oppose the adoption
: of .he negro constitution in this State |
will have nothing to do with the election o
officers under that constitution. For if tha
constitution is adopted, there can be no in
, tellgent difference between the Radical Re
publicans and the So-called Conservativ
Republican or Conservative Democratic OF
fee holder. Either would be but an instru
ment of Congress in executing illegal law
designed to degrade and Cypress the white
of the South, and to perpetuate the power c
the Black Republican party.
!. THE DEMOCRAT will urge the organizatio
of the Democratic party of the State for &C
tive opposition to the negro constitution
and for cordial cooperation with the Demo
cracv of the North. There must be a chang
, of administration there can be no peat
and confidence between the two section
until the Democracy shall regain power, an
restore the constitution to its original pu
rirT and re-invest the States with the
rightful powers. A correct understandin
between the Democracy of the North and
the South, and cordial unity of sentimer
II and purpose, are absolutely essential. I
accomplish this, the Democratic press ougl
to lend its united efforts, and there shou
he no divisions among the white men of IL
South.
THE DEMOCRAT will zealously support a
proper movements designed to promote IL
prosperity of our people. The education
the poorer classes of our white populate
is a subject of transcendant Importance, III
will receive special attention.
The Literary Department OF The Dcmocr
will form leading and attractive feature
We look fer the support and co-operati,
! Of all white men who are opposed to &
- domination of corrupt political gambler
8calaw Is, niggers and aAveutnrers.
W. H. y w c. PORTHINGTON,
i'll Editors.
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