The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-01-29


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mcuorie ami ue eau rcooll,.t M,
rr|olc.iuton. of 'hc friends ut AIMEE
and Aleou Ilmt lhcjr mu-tos did
rot aim ai Senatorial louur-. iha.
Amcs0ould not gi,c Mp his position
~ the Army fora senator hip and
we have the The addrcs. of Alcoru
TO the people sent ont jutt before
the election IN which be speak. Of
the insinuaiion. orlhc Pres that ~
was an office seeker "tbat The elmr
Ccs made upon me that J ana M
office seeker are groundlcss,' yet
when tirc untanglcs the mcshc, OF
the serpent coil We SEQ the rattle
Of Amos and Alcorn he elected
without oppositiu to the Senate.
The certainty Of this election gave
Mr.. ALDEBEr AMEs his zeal to rush
into the convention Of the radical
party last summer and pledge 10
them his unqualified support in the
coming election. The threats that
the election would hr carried VI Er
ARMIES for the radical party came
from tliis corrupt and degcncratod
son df'Mars, to hssist w securing
his ttal election to the Z. :. Senate:
when had he been possessed of the
first principles Of fairness and hon.
csty nc would havotaken that stand
that would have marked him as
only desiring to obtain n fair clec.
ton and the general good Of 1.-The
people; and for him, we can pre-
diet q course fully commensurate
with his pcrfdity to his duty to us
as a District Military Commander
We can pay respect TO the negro
sooner than to Amet, for he has, at
least nothing but his African blood
to faint his character as q Senator
from Mississippi, and his recent inn
portatiou. al I'LL
What Alcorn's course will be, as
Governor of the State and as Il Sen.
ator, IL yet underlined and uncertain
to q great extent, yet from his elcc.
ton and acceptance of tho senator
ship no has fully pledged aud joined
with thoradical party and we believe
TINT his aims go beyond the Senate
chamber U. s. in thoiuture,a and that
excuse for Joining the controlling
party in'the Union, hasits origin in
the hope of the qualification OF
fondly cherished hopes in years
gone by, and that the name of
Alcorn might yet grace tho highest
positions in the gift Of the people of
the Union. That with his talent
and cultivation the republican party
would be glad to place him IN the
honored seat. To what heights his
ambition has taken wings is I'm.
known to us but We are convinced
that the qualification of that ambi.
ton will be the controlling power
with Alcorh, and that he will hug
close to his bosom the party that
he expects TO ride in his career over
the beaten pathway of Republican.
ism 10 the glitteringgoal. However,
that he may be true to the principles
of his early training none could de.
sire more than ourselves, yet We are
not inclined TO advise our people to
throw their caps high up IN the air
and shout "Lone live the great aud
good Acorn as the Memphis
Avaiahch has recently done, simply
because he IS Governor. We wcrc
afraid Of him before the recent cleo
ton and 50 We're our people, and we
are not of that sort. who take back
the utterance Of that fear. simply be.
cause the party was elected, and on
y when we are convinced by open,
honest acts of friendship upon the
part ofthe party feared will we ac-
knowledge him our friend. And
we are much inclined 10 believe
that the administration Of Alcor
m G0yornnr will La n,,a, A. ~