American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-08-02
|EcEssIrY FOR A CONVENTION

eOple. Thisls made the more impor-
ant because OF the vital interests
Involved in the issue, and it be-
doves every man who has the good
4 the State at heart, to institute
IN honest inquiry into the cOndi-
ion Of affairs. and determine what is
best to he done for the general veal.
The open scEism in the Republi-
IAN party presents . subject for de-
iberate reflection and practical &C
ion. Neither Powers nor Ames
have the moral, social or political
influence to unite the broken col
nmus Of the Radical army. Each
wing is bitterly and unoompromi-
bingly opposed by the friends and
followers of the other. The chasm
that separates the opposing forces
cannot be bridged, and if the
friends Of good government will
but meet in convention, and unite
their strength, they will be able to
defeat and pat to shameful fight
theenemies Of oar state aud country.
This disa6ection Of the Powers
Ames fsctions should encourage
the lukewaru and indifferent, and
serve to unite our people in . bond
It fraternal union that will lead to
results Which. possibly. could not
be effected bat by the cooperating
energies Of all who are opposed to
venality and crime.
The people Of Mississippi have
surely seen enough and borne
enough to arouse them to . sense
Of danger, and prompt to vigorous,
deter mined effort. Pampered pride
and bloateA Luxury have wrong
their spoils from the sweat and
tears Of the honest yeomanry Of the
land, and inft rial tyranny and
nsurpation reared their throne up
on the soil consecrated to right aud
justice; and unless the COnserya-
tive masses rise in the might and
majesty of their strength, and COM
bine for the total overthrow of the
existing government, penuVy and
want will seize and hold their thou
sani victims in the thraldOm of SAT
fering, misery and woe.
Both Powers and Ames, no
doubt. dread q couvocation Of the
people-fear the exposures which
will then be made. aud the light
that will penetrate the darkness Of
their deeds, lest the citadel of their
power. like the ice-palaces of tae
-Neva, should dissolve and vanish
away in the fierce heat Of his
beams.
The sole object Of the Democracy
in calling q convention, is the me-
lioratiou of the present condition of
the State and people. There is a
large and influential class of Con.
:servatixes who have 10 view the
same great end, and to whom we
confidently look for cooperation
The eauses that produced the ef-
fects which they desire to counter
act, can only be removed BY con-
cert of action. When the Conven-
tion assemblies. every member, be
he Democrat or Conservative,
SHOULD feel that the salvation of the
State is, to certain extent, placed
in his hands, aud that its sovereign
ty and independence rest upon his
individual efforts. One motive
should influence the conduct of all,
and that the best and most efectu-
al method of thwsrting any influ-
ence that might lead to dissention,
or defeat the object to be gained.-
Anything that would involve diff
ferent aud opposite interests, ex-
cite jealousy and animosity. and
give riae to warm aud Incorporate
discussion, should I've studioasly
avoided, and . Just and equitable
decision, based upon the rights and
interests of the people, should be
the one object OF their deliber-
atoms.
We desire the complete rout and
discontinue Of our arch enemy, and
if his defeat is an object of any i'm
portance to the people of Mississip-
ri, it is to be hoped that the entire
party, and all good and true men,
by whatever name they may be
called, will unite, heart aud soul, in
this great work. If there ever was
q necessity for associated effort
for jealous, energetic sctiOn-that
necessity now exists. We hope and
believe that the collected represen-
tatives Of the people, when in con
vention assembled, will direct their
energies to this one great end-the
redemption of the State from Radl-
cal thraldom.
We will not follow the example OF
other papers, and thrust forward