American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-28
PROSPECTUS
THE COLUMBUS DEMOCRAT.

TIE sund, rsigned will establish Weekly
Democratic newspaper in this city. 1t will
bear the above titls, aud will appear about
the FIRST of August next.
There never existed in the South n more.
imperative necessity for bod 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
II senseless aud disgraeeful contest for office
while the vital question of the ce1stitut o.
nj rights of the people to be passed upsu Is
kept in the far distant background.
The great-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 ar,,
complish all that the most vindicuve New
England bondholder could desire it clothes
Congress with power as reaching and ire
spousible as that of the despotisms Of
Europe it changes the entire character of
our system of government, aud makes the,
States mere provinces, completely subject to-
the will of Congress.
| The success of the Fifteenth Amendment
is the goal to which the B4ack Republican
has bent all bis hopes and Efforts. II is only
left US to oppose that vilainy in toto, or to
ratify it. There is ne7middIe ground The
! true men of the North are yaging yigorou 3
war against it, and the white people os
the South should give them their support.
1t is utter folly to talk of a conservative De-
mocrat or conservative Republican. Ii 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. G. Brown, are tools more popular with
Graut and Congress, than the scalawag and
| bao tD har a;tba
nor influence.
/ The sane daty that fmpellef the Demoe-
racy to rise in their strength and indignant
| ly sweep away the alien ana sedition laws
! eff ohm dams administration, and 10 main,-
tain the constitution then, calls Hitb-sti4s
greater emphasis the DemocTacy of tire
North and of the South, and no less of tire
South than of the Nor,h, to stand By the
constitution to-asy, and to oppose with ev-
cry means all the usurpatfons of Congress
and the measures of the corrupt and imbe-
cile administration of Grant.
THE DEMOCRAT will oppose the adoption
of the negro Constitution in this State. 81
will have nothing to do with the election Of
officers under that constitution. For if that
constitution is adopted, there can be no in
| telligent difference between the Radical Re-
publcans and the SO called Conservative
Republican or Conservative Democratic off,
fee holder. Either would be but an instrn-
ment of Congress in executing illegal laws
designed to degrade and opPsess the whites
of the South, and to psTpstsate the power Of
the Black Republican party.
THE DEMOCRAT will urge the organization
of the Democratic party of the State for as-
tive opposition to the negro constitution,
and for cordial cooperation with the Demos
cracy of the North. There must be a change
of administration !; there can be no peace
and confidence between the two sections
until the Democracy shall regain power, and
restore the constitution 10 its original pu-
tity and re-invest the States with their
rghtful powers. A correct understanding
between the Democracy of the North and of
the South, and cordial unity of sentimea.
and purpose, are absolutely essential. TO
accomplish this, the Democratic press ought
TO lend its united efforts, and there should
be no divisions among the white men of the
South.
THE DEsoCRAT will zealeusly support all
proper movements designed to promote the
prosperity of our people. The education of
the poorer classes of our white population
is a subject of trauscendant importance, and
will receive special attention
The Literary Department OF The Democrat
will form leading and attractive feature.
We look for the support and CO operation
of all white men who are opposed to the
domination OF corrupt political gamblers,
scalaw gs, niggers and adventures.
| W. II. & W G. WORTHINGTON
| Editors
| TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
One copy, per annum $25o
Sluos Oh len. 1000
and an extra copy free of charge to the nerson
raising the club.
Address s. Fl. WORTHINGToN
| Publisher.
Columbus, Miss, July Is, 1869.