American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-06-28

in the South l have read Il good
many editorials and other articles
in THE CITIZEN and other papers
published III Mississippi, on the
same subject, all conveying the samo
impression 10 the minds OF North
ern nie:, residing in the State as is
expressed in the Northern Journals
to which yor alude, and if there
has ever been one article published
Oh this subject conveying any other
impression than the one charged, |
venture the assertion it has never
been se2n by Northern man.
Passing by Your gushing assurances
about receiving us with 10pen arms
and :. the spirit of an expansive cor
:. diality betitting her generous and
- chiva!ric character by the
way, we have all had some expert
ence IN that hne,-passing by all
those chosen expressions SO popular
and peculiar to this country, 1 de-
sire to call attention to that portion
of the article referred TO in which,
it VIII be understood by every South
ern man, weman and child in Madi
son county, reference is had TO eve
nv Northern man in the county who
has come here since the close of the
war. Such may not have been the
intent of the writer, but, such is the
impression conveyed. You cay:
.sThe adventures who fud sympathy
or encouragement with Us, ere the low,
contemplate, thciviug carpet baggers,
w.io hure come among US to punde our
people. and sow the seeds Of strife and
discord among the colored race. Destitute
of honor, devoid of principle, aud traitors
AMI towards at heart, they prowl about
the hedges and by-ways of the couatry,
and under cover of night perform their
deeds of darkness. These are the uisera-
BILE spavns oe corruption and venality to
whom we object, and tor whom We will
ever cherish feelings of undying enmity
Many of these dastardIy wretches lave
teen sent hither to rob and destroy, an 4 to
Increase our humiliation and degradation,
by their communicating presence. They
are fostering sores on the body polite, and
a curse to any decent people"
/ quote from your article for the
purpose of asking who and where
are these Adventures these
allow, contemplate, thieving carpet
g baggers, !" who come to rlunder
"our people," and "prowl about
ss the hedges and by ways of the
/" country? You have been writ
ing about and pitching into"
Northern men generally for mum
Der Of years, and, as one of the
readers of your paper, ! ask you to
enlighten US somewhat upon this
subject My acquaintance in the
State las thus far failed TO unearth
one of these terrible fellows. and /
beg of you, Mr.. Editor, to tell us
who. they are and where they are<ip
be found. Give us IA list of these
..spawns of corruption ''residing in
Madison county. ard let the people
read their names and Judge of these
g adventurers - for, as 1 have be-
fore said, your al ticfe conveys to
the minds of your readers that ere,y'
Northern man residing in this coun-
fyis ssscnt here to rob and destroy."
l shall be pleased to read iii your
paper the names Of this pleasant
little party of g spawns OF corrup
tion,r commencing, il You please.
with the Governor Of cur State, and
give us each aud every Northern
man IN Matlison sostaty referred to
in your article, Tor l understand
your article to mean myself and eve
ry Northern man in the cOunty-ihe
Southern people SO read AVID under
stand 1.-THE Northern SouTnals to
which you allude SO read and I'M
derstand you; aud, hence, charge
:. the Southern people with opposi-
. ion to the settlement OF, NOu bern
''ers Within our BORDERS"
aThe, citizens of the South really desire
that IL good class of Northern people should
celtic among Them. They want them tb
some, sind bring their means, their labor
their, energy and their intelligence vito
them" so
In other words, and as has come
to be understood and believed by
Northern people, the "good class"
hich will be Welcomed to s.bring
their means, their labor, their en-
ergy,o must come with no political
or religious views i'll opposii ion to
those OF <.our own dear people,
They must subscribe. to the pro-
rsouifced e,llosium about our cllivdl-
~ and honor, as patent articles,
entirely different from the New
York and New England article.
They must be dyed in the wool
Democrats, expect to eat dirt gen
orally, and curse the Yankees occa
sionally. TEey must not come here
Republicans, because the moment
they are known as such and act
with that party, they become car
pet baegers and the "spawns of.
corruption" and the 'senergy, intel
Iigence and means" brought here
are ali forgotten in the leinousness
OF R-public;.i ism : and it matters
not what honorable examples in ev-
cry relation of life, if Northern and
Republican,, no vocabulary is too
bad to pour out upon their heads.
Mr.. Editor, such are the impress.
sions which your paper has convey
cd to every Northern man in Madi-
son county. with whom l have spo-
ke:, upon bissubject, and the inn
preston has come to prevail that
yon represent the gen raj
sentiment. i'll say ing that ''you don't
want us.' Now, it may as we'll be
that 1--WE Lave come
down to Stay" and we purpose to
doing all we can to help improve
and build up Madison county.