American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-06-15
The Press Convention.

Soh VIZ WY "
Columbus on Wednesday, 9th inst
We were not aware of the pleasure
we had denied ourself by not hav
ing attended the former meetings
and shaking hands and mingling
with our brethren OF the press.
We left Canton on Monday, Sd
in company with our cOnjrere of the
Nal, q. II. Dudley, who, rs com
pagaoa dm royage, is good, though
he has ways that are peculiar,
resulting from his d" angularities.'
We arrived III Jackson at | o'clock,
just in time for dinner with mine
host of the Edwards House, Lyman
HIlzhelm, who extended to us the
hOspitalities OF his hotel. ID. ii. We
had an excellent dinner and good
supper, and when we offered the
greenbachs at the Office, Lyman
said "niX," and we were happy,
and our fiiend Rufus was happier,
and from the moment he knew he
would have no bill to pay, he was
as merry as cricket, and ratified
OH like a Chinese gong. What
wonderful auxiliary the cabalistic
characters, Cd. H. is to a natural
flow of good spirits!
After a very tiresome stay in
Jackson of twelve hOuIs-for the
place was hot, dry, dull and dusty
the 1O4 o'clock train from Vicks-
burg came numbering along, and
we, the said Dudley and this writer,
took passage for Meridian. AS we
had to ride all night, the trip was
necessarily weary and fatiguing
one. Our companion being short |
of stature and round in form had
the advantage of us here, for, by
drawing up his legs, he could get
conveniently into a scat,
and using his carpetbag Che has
got to be a regular carpet-bagger |
as we'll as a scalawag,} for a head
ing, he could manage to snooze and
snore (Which latter he did like saw
ing gourds} very comfortably; whilst
we, being "lOnger for this world,'
and more angular than he, had to
sit upright, bottle up, shut off, our
and wait with patience
The coming morn, We experienced
)ne pleasure between jackson and
and only one. At some
Doint-we do not know where, for
t was away somewhere in the East,
md away III the neighbour old
preacher and printer-friend Harris
II. j. of that numerous and har.
Using family-came in with his car
has got to be a scala
vag, too, as we'll as saddle-bagger,
ind since he quit riding the cir
,uit," " walks jawbone," and takes
/ straight chute for old Horace)-
we'll, Henry j. came on board at
ome point-it might have been
Point Lookout, for he spied us i'm
lately by the lantern dimly burn
ng, and we had a warm shake of
lis typographical hand and pres
ure from his quill-d,iving fingers.
We spent an hour or two pleasantly |
n quarreliing with each Other-he ,
With us because we were forninst
Ireeley, and we with him because t
he was for that most hardened of {
Ill sinners against the SOuth-in |
he midst of which quarrel, Dudley
woke up and a "miXed in," taking
sides against us of course but we
latter ourself that THE CITIZEN
proved a full match for both the
Monitor and the MaI We had the
nnses on the gentlemen in the way
If argument, for the only reason
hey could give why Southern men
should vote for Horace was, that he
vent on the bond of JEFF. Davis,
md when we told them that old
ierritt Smith did the same thing,
hey suddenly got sleepy, yawEed,
md lay down in their seats. That
was desc of opium we gave those
Pilgarlics-it was garlic pill, too,
Dy-the-way.
But we have got off our trip,
and must return. We arrived at
the Metropolis of the
East, about sunrise. Here we had
he pleasure of an introduction
rom Brother Harris to Col. j. j.
Shannon, of that excellent paper
he Meridian gazette, The Colonel
invited us to " lie over" till even
ng, and rendered us the freedom of
lis sanctum. We were advised by
our friend II. to go to the European
House for breakfast, which we did,
md got a piece of steak, SO tough
hat no dog in the world could have
;hewed it, Il piece of liver which we
we're compelled to eschew for fear
If trachina, two stale eggs, some
bread and a miserable decoctiOn a
which the waiter had the eflirontry
20 call coffee, and which we left
nm to drink, as well as the beef :
md the liver to chew on all day.
For this excellent breakfast-which
restored our tagging energies very
much after fatiguing nights trav-
el!-we paid six bits (cheap at half
.he money, and went on our way