The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-10-31

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der Tor IL cwn .ake This state of
ibing. expires r. ils s1rn o1' patience
ola hiab>s iri,ei people. shp. after
hCinx conquered. lave been subjected
10 needles. hgmili .tiuu AT op,sa
zion.
Tie naked forms Of i'rris have
bfcn gtaafei 70 teu tH' IN truth
they have been governed hy Lagi.ii
tues aud by Federal I'll i.Is sI0
have paid - respect to their po niral
pfrPo-esiOns, AMI whb h8ve irgrni.
ell every form OF Office and o. power
into meaHs OF corrupt exac'iOn. AZ
ter ten years Of such treatment, gliet-
~ endured, ihey End nothing To en-.
courage hope Of early delivery. rney
are overwhelmed with dsat and taxa
ton. From sheer Inability 10 pa,
their political drbt', they are driven
inlo The disgrace Of Repatriation. Pow
erty Shares them in the face /; their
lands are ~depreciatiug in value they
are losing the Means Tor Improving
their farms the credit o their merl
chants is declining ; and he capital
which odce cogrted their cites and
plantations now shun them.
Tie SouE prD people can distinctly
point TO a class Of politicians who
mainly have caused this state Of
things. lu every county they know
the men who are responsible for the
DISCRIMINATION and ruin tuat las
been brought upon them. In most
cases iLese men arc interlcpers and
adveHtar r., the political scum OF
other sections, 50 tia, they feel Iheg
have ! cen ruled aud deSIoiIed by the
stranger. Can one word of this
statement OF their case lie disputed ?.
Ii not, Is it a matter OF surprise that
they are beginning to lose patience
and To show keen resentment against
those to whom they owe 81 much OF
their Disfor unes? Have We citizens
ia any other section who would en-
durc such w-ongs more tamelY ? Have
we any right 10 expect an uDstInted
Submission 10 suck misrule2
However necessary it may be for
the federal authority to step in AMI
see that the just Indignation OF the
Southern PEOPLE does not fad ex.
preston In bloody revenge, ye; all
decent regard for the liberty to which
our institutions pledge US, requires
tia, We SHOULD not be found effcciu
ally hacking the wrongs to VII ch the
rational power may compel the South
10 temporarily submit. When the
usllon.l constitution pledged the fed
eral arm Tor tie suppression OF intern
al disorders. i aas t,at 10, tie pur
poe ~ fifs;..g domestic opIre sious
AMI ;is- i'ec-rlehi ~ MS dealings
with these thing. IS sa!l a. C,Ggres
Ia tie cognizTerc 81 lhe,h, should let
This be understood most %distinetiy.
There Is jei = e.Iaiicr tor iiie South
kept together aud for the pre-
OF its becoming a mere indo>
ent African settlement ; but the only :
way 10 effect such salvation is by al
political ascendancy to the
ace which alone Is competent to
,evern it wisely. :
We make Ills allusion TO q ques- {
ion largely political because upon its a
olutioE 'lelends the commcrcisi IN
ure Of the soa,h Nothing is nor.
than that. IL the former white ?
n of the Sodt.. he much =
deprived OF the control Of their
nieer~is. they will either migrate or "
ink isio the condition Of the poor q
hit 3 = which means the ~agr.caliur- #
] aud eoinmercial ruin OF the richest
eciion 81 our broad aud. This il. p
.aereiore, q OF the most urgentcom- e
questions Of the times. b