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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
RE8UKE BY TIE CLERGY.

At tire reject session of the New
York East Conference, Methodist
the following plain language was
used in reference to the misuse
which Grant and his politicians
have made of the colored vote:
The anniversary of the Freed
mems AID Society occupied the
evening session. The Rev. J. NJ.
Buckley said that the ballot had
been given to the blacks by the
party III power not for the benefit of
the old slaves but to foist themselves
in office. Grant would never have
been made President had not the
Republican party put the ballot in
the hand of the black man, and
that was what the ballot Was given
for. Now they have as much power
as any man before him or as any
Congressman For the latter com
parison he begged the pardon of
the audience Immediately. The
ballot will educate the negro. But
some say that education without
virtue is productive of more evil
than good. That might be true.
1t certainly is in the case of Ben
Butler. Laughter and applause.
Then DIR. II. NJ. Hatfield, of Gin
cinnati, said that the condition of
many of the Southern States is not
to be wondered at The conduct of
affairs is unsafe, disastrous and
ruinOus. Unfortunate disorders
have sprung w through the actions
Of aGverturers and carpet baggers.
lie was not surprised that the South
Carolina bonds stood where they do
in Wall street. Affairs are growing
daily worse and more complicated,
and unless the North obtained con-
troll of the tools of Government,
now in the hands of unprincipled
and designing men, the country
would be soon financially ruined.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
TIT FOR TAT.

The Mobile Register says there is
pending now before the Legislature
of New York a funny bill in rela-
ton to newspapers and other peri
Odicals. 1t was introduced by IA
"Patron of Husbahdry," and it gives
any man who may think himself ag
grIeved, a chance to indulge his
cacGthes sci'ibeadi. Here is the text;
its language is plain:
SECTION l. Whenever any news
paper OF periodical shall by name.
or otherwise, criticISe any individ
ual, the Individual so criticised shall
have the right to reply in promi-
nent place i'll such newspaper or
periodical, not exceeding one column
in length and such ne spaper or
periodical shall, within - days
after the receipt of such reply, pub
lish the same, providing such rrp'y
is not obscene or unfit to be puD
lished. The mailing of such reply
at any poStOiiice in the State shall
BIZ primn Iaeie evidence bf the receipt
OF the same.
SEC. .. Any publisher of any pa
per or periodical who shall refuse or
neglect to publish such reply shall,
fer each days neglect, be Liable to
ID fine OF s..
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
tETe OF TEE rIN.NCE BILL.

Gen. Grant has got his courage
mp to the sticking point, and vetoed
the bill on which his party had
staked itself, the initiation bill. We
thought the New York and Boston
magnates aud merchant princes
would be hard to resist. And now
for a row in the Repubiica camp.
Morton will howl, and Butter will
lose not a moment in concocting
something else. unless he finds it
pays better to let Grant ''bott,e .
him up again. The party hasn't
got much wool left to fly, but angry
claws will be busy in places where
''the wool ought to grow We con-
gratulate the Southern Democratic
imitation lists for the lesson in states
manship that Ulysses Graut has
becu allowed to teach them.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
PLANT LESS COTTON.

We are well satisfied from our
own experience and observation
that success III cotton planting, and
10y that we mean raising the largest
crops on the smallest surface of land.
depends mainly on the manner in
which the soil has been prepared
and manured OF course, careful
planting of good seed and clean cul-
tiVatiOn afterwards, are essential 10
success: bat these viii avail little.
unless the soil is rich, deep and wep
prepared.
We have invariably advised oar
readers not to waste time, money
and hopes IN planting poor upianc
in cotton, without manure. Inc re-
suit mass be loss and di>appoInt-
ment. The sooner the crop can be
planted. after the lGth of April, the
better, ter much depends upon a
GOOD and early stand. The season
has been 50 uufavorablc, up to very
recently, that planters lii their hurry
and strnggle to make up for lost
time, are apt TO plant their cotton
careIeSsly, which will entail much
labor and vcXation during the work
ing season.
Our earnest advice is TO plant less
cotton; plant on iich land or man
ure well, and make at least one bale
to the acre. ViadicdtOr.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02

The Washington correspondent of
the Louisville Com;e,'-JO urnal, wri-
ting under date of April 2Sth, says :
Reports are in circulation here
to-day, III well informed quarters,
which go veIy far to explain the
mystery eff the veto which was such
a surprise to all the political leaders
Of both parties on the currency ques-
ton. 1t is stated that Jay Gould,
the leader of the present bear party
in New York. said to he the biggest
that ever operated in that city, was
so well informed as to what was
coming that, On Tuesday afternoon
last, he stated to stOck-broker
that there would be veto before ,
O'Clock; p. m, next day. The veto
was sent in pslnctual 10 the moment.
Gould is asserted by the knowing
ones to have been in the councils OF
the President for the last month or
two, and to have known more of the
policy about to be nurSued than
some of tie Cabinet His opera
tons in gold seem to have been
based upon a very precise knowl-
edge Of the forthcoming orders Of
the Treasury Department. His ally
in the business is said to he Gen.
Rufus Ingalls,, who Is usually re-
garlled as the strongest IN influence
at the White House. Some of The
leading tinancierS who helped to
bring about the panic of september
last are alleged to be i'll the present
nnerlI i'm
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
pSLf For LOUISIANA.

When news was flashed over the
country that Chicago was in flames
the response was quick and gener-
Gus, manifesting itself at once with
. substantial outgush of sympathy
and succOr. The disaster which has
come upon the people of Louisiana,
if less thrilling, is hardly less DESC
lating than that which visited the
City of the Lakes. It should be
answered as promptly and as ade-
Quately. Chicago was struck down
in the midst of a Aood-tide of pros
perity. Louisiana is stricken after
years of sorrow and loss which have
well nigh crushed the life ont of hel
unhappy people. In the one case
The devOuring element was fire. In
the present instance it is water.
Though there may be a difference
in the terror by which the two
agents of ruin are estimated, there
is really little in the havoc which
marks their progress. Bnt there is
this to be said of the overflow that,
unlike the conaagration, which no
precautiOn cO1ld have anticipated,
it il the result of the criminal neg
lect OF the Federal Government.
If the Mississippi flowed through
New England there would not be a
creyasse possible from its source TO
its mouth. Flowing through the
South, miserable and impoverished.
without friends at court, without
the means of selfprOtection, plum
dered and handcuffed, it is s.Hoff ed
TO pursue its course unchecked by
the hand which alone has the re-
sources and the power to keep it
within it's bounds. This, however,
il beside the immediate purpose
which should press upon the minds
and hearts of every right thinking
community. The question of relief
is the only question now to be con
sidered, aud we should lose no time
in giving it the most earnest enter
tainment. There is not a shadow of
doubt that dreadful and widespread
suffering appeals to US. That the
appeal comes from quarter which
has peculiar claims upon us is alb
sorbed in the fact that the distress
is SO great as to excite compassion
of a still higher description. We
hope that proceedings will be set in
motion to day by our municipal au-
tnorities which will organize and
give effect to the public feeling
which exists throughout the city.
We are sure We speak the universal
voice when we say that louisville
is ready to do even more than her
part by Louisiana, that she is ap-
palled by the tidings which have
come to her, and that she simply
wants to know how and where re-
lief may be applied to send it for
ward bountifully.-Louisrslle Cen
rier-JOurnaI.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
STEPHENS on ulLy..

Hon. Alex. Stephens replies at
length to the recent speech of Mr..
L. III. Hill, concluding as follows:
Again, Mr.. Hill. in speaking of
the removal of Gen. JOS. L. John
stou (after denying that he recon-
mended it,, says:
81 never saw as much agony IN
Mr. Davis face az actually distort-
ed it, when the possible necessity of
this removal was suggested to him.
/ never beard Il eulogy pronounced
upon Gen. Johnston by his best
friends equal 70 that which | heard
from Mr.. Davis during these dis
cuSSionS."
Mr. Hill ri;ast have been flushed
with more than his accustomed de
gree of meleSS- facedneSS when he
presumed to palm off upon an intel
ligent public such a Munchausenism
as truth. How will it stand, side by
side, with Mr.. DAVIS own words,
uttered before Il multitude of people
in Macon soon after its occurrence,
w hen he spoke in the II DSt diSpara-
ping and detractinG terms of Gen.
Johnston in assigning to the public
his reasons for removing HIM? He
Said Johnston "waS contanily com
planning that the odds OF the enemy
opposed to him were too great to
risk a general battle )" aud after
taking off, i'll a manner peculiar to
himself, the Fabian strategy of
~ f.,lI n II
from the mountains of Northern
Georgia and surrendering all its
natural defences," he ventured to
assert in his most sarcastic manner
that "that he had frequently been
asked if pOntOOns had not been for
warded to allow JohnstOn's army to
cross over to Cuba.' In the same
speech he said ''vhether 1t resulted
in victory or defeat, he determined
to put General at the head of that
army who would at least strike one
manlyblo,c in defence of his country"
This is certainly very little like the
language of ono who could have
felt much agony in dong what he
did. This most asSuredly does not
sound much like the eulogy of a
friend
Mr.. Hill was present and heard
that speech, and followed it by one
of his own usual "carrhagnoles,' but
in it said nothing about that
''aeOny" and 'eulogy" we now hear
of. His present version he may
give 'stO the marines" Sensible
men, and those wins are III search
of the true history of the facts, will
put the same construction upon it
that they do upon Barere's denial
that he favored the execution of the
Queen, when the record hows that
he was the author of the motion
for it.-Mo6le Register.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
ar Il ANSAS.
Latest from the Seat Of War

WASuINGToN. April 2S.-The fol
lowing dispatch was received here
to-day:
"LIrrLE Rock, April 27.-To U.
s. Grant, President: On the 10 II
day of this month, as Governor OF
this State. | tele graphra you there
WAS an armed instruction against
the legal COVE nment of this State,
and made rcquisitiOn upon you for
aid To suppress it, and to prevent
domestic violence. | have Just now
been advised shat you never rece V
ed the rcquiSition. L now-take oc-
caSion to say that an armed iusur-
rection exists in this State against
the lawfully constituted authority
thereof, and as the Legislature can
not meet until the 18th day of May,
/ call upon you to protect the State
against douieS,ic violence.
T.. BAXTER,
Governor of Arkansas
A similar call had been previous
ly received from Brooks, claifeiE &
TO be Governor, and two attorneys
in his behalf reached here yeSter-
day to urge a compliance with the
call. Two attorneys for Baxter will
soon arrive on a like errand in his
interest. The question as to who is
the actual Governor will be present
ed to the President for decision, un-
less some other node of settlement
shall intervene before, the matter is
formally taken up tor executive con-
SideratiOn.
LITTLE Rock, April 2S-No ma
tel ial change has taken place. Bax-
ter'S adherentS have sixty-four
FOUNDER seige gun planted at the
corner of Markham and Scott
streets. Both parties are expecting
achievements, and both have teie
graphed to the Preside nt regarding
the situation.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02

calculation. Yet such is really the
case IN the cotton regions. 1t is
now ascertained that nine OF the
iargest of the richest parishes pro
ducing cotton have been inundated.
The parishes of Carol, MorehOuSe,
Richland. Madison, Franklin. Ten
Sas, Caldwell, Concord!a, and Gaia
houia are all overlooked, and en-
bracing fully 1900 900 acres. The
amount of cotton lands in these par
isheS in actual cultivation is aScer-
certained to be 80, 900 acres, 1O0,-
goo acres iii corn. These estimates
include only large places, leaving
out hundreds of small farmers, and
all estimates for cattle, hogs and
gardens. THE population OF these
niue parishes Is 2O,994 whites and
5 [ 033 blacks, according to the cen
sus OF 1870.
In the sugar producing parishes,
ascertained facts discover an equal
il not a greater amount of ruin and
suffering. These parishes are Point
Coupee. East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, IDer, lie, Ascension,
Assumption, LaiOurche, st. James,
St. John the Baptist, st. Charles,
Terrebonne, and Plaquemime The
oven flow in those parishes covers
nearly 2,500,00e acres, TILED and
untitled, including a production OF
,OOG hogsheads of sugar, besides {.
large product Of rice, and the crops
of small farmers, eff whom there age
l,u
stock and pretty much everything
else they possess. The popula-
tien of these parishes, accord
ing to the census of 1870.
was 50,36S whites, and 72,26l
blacks, making total of $4,000,
from which must be deducted the
population of East Baton Rouge, as
but a small portion of that PARISH
has suffered from overflow. That
deduction being made, the parish es
named contain a population of le3,
GEO. sn al the parishes named it Is
believed that mere than $4,000 pep
pie are now in actual suffering fol
the necessary supplies OF life, ard
that in less than sixty days tie
number of those whose circum-
stances will require alienation will
increase to more than fifty thousand
persons.
CONTRIBUTIONS AT BOSTON.
Boston, April 25.-Mayor Cobb
has authorized the Mayor of New
Orleans to draw for a second ten
thousand dOllars contribution.
SUBSCRIPTIONS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 25.-The com
mittee appointed by the Board OF
Trade to solicit subscriptions fol
the relief of the sufferers by the
flood in the lower Mississippi has
collected to-day between $500 and
$4,000, which will be immediately
forwarded to New Orleans, and will
be followed by further cOntribu.
tons, as the committee is hard at
work, aud there is a very general
disposition TO give literally.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
WHOLESALE PARD0YlNG.

COLUMBIA, April 16.-The city of
Columbia was thrown into great eX-
citement on Sunday last by the re
port, which spread like wild-fre,
that Moses had gone to the peni-
Tertiary and liberated all of the
convicts. l have pat myself to con
siderable pains and Cleaned the
following facts, which may he &c
lied upon in all particulars.
About nine O'Clock on the day in
question, Moses appeared at the
gate of the penitentiary, and was
promptly admitted by the sentinel
(piry he hadn't have been years
ago), when, in stentOrian voice,
he ordered the convicts TO each
draw near and unbOsOm themselves,
as he had come down to liberate Il
large number CT those who were
most deserving of clemency. They
rushed around the little Governor
by dozens, embracing him; and
during the scene his eXceilency was
very adroitiy relieved of his purse,
but one of his friends told me that
it contained only a few dollars and
some pay certificates" which he
can have duplicated. Before his
excellency discovered his loss, his
masnanimitv prompted him to de-
liver the following nice little speech
to his less fortunate BROKERS:
:. Brothers, L come here today to
see what can be done to save and
redeem you. sympathize deeply
with you in your misfOrtHnes. for
are you not fellow citizens of a
common country, brethren of a
common huraarr;tys l offer yOu at
this moment the fellow snip of a
heart that suffers with you. My
heart is bruised TO unutterable sad
ness as contemplate yonr situation
here. l feel thar you all ought to
be at large, because the Democrats
say that L ought to be III here with
You also, and l expect if they had
their way l would be sent here,
But, my friends and brothers, l de-
sign that they never shall get con-
troll of South Carolina, and &c e1,
able us to present solid front this
fall. l intend liberating every man
in this penitentiary, and | hope all
those thus released will vote the
Republican ticket. Cheers, and
hi, vi, Dress de Lord The
twenty seven of you nearest the
gate will be counted out bS the
captain of the guard and instantly
discharged, the recipients of be-
nign ciemency. Monthly l shall
visit your dreary prison, and con-
tinue to release you until the last
one is out, and then you may thank
your God and Governor. Brothers,
fare on WE'LL"
The twenty-seven nearest the
gate were instantly let out and at
once marched up in town, still
wearing their striped suits, and
Without a cent in their pockets, un
lees orc of their number had the
missing parse. They called upon
the mayor, who furnished them ra-
tons and allowed them TO sleep in
tie Suard-house on the following
night. Strange to say, Oh Sunday
night the Governors hen roost was
robbed, aud his big dog" which
cost him 500 i'll Australia, was also
stolen. hut Moses swears they were
not taken by the released cOnvicts.
The strangest thing about the re-
lease Of the cOnvicts WAS that it
was done Oh a aies ROR and verbally,
uo,wlth standing the requirement Of
the constitution that all executive
cdictS should have upon them the
prcut seal of the = ate Cor eff fkC
4 HguStd CORstjtutt0Rdtist.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
STAND BY YoUR Guns.

Maintain your integrity. Swerve
not from duty. The Democratic
party of this country, while adher-
ing to eternal truths which form
the substratta of governmental pol
icy, is truly progressive party.
Its membership are alive to every
necessary reform, and are capable
OF securing them. We have the
elements of progress, the measures
which lead to prosperity.
The enlightened Democrat is
not to be caught by these enemies
of a plain government, Who now
would make up new issues, advance
new policies and measures. We
must try these new propositions by
the old standard-are they conSti-
tutiOnal! Do they not invite us to
feast where our rulers are to say
what is and what is not palatabl
to our tastes? Do they not ask us
to sit i'll judgment upon the rights
of OF hers?
The Democratic party is fighting
corruption now as it has always
Tough. it. Their ranks will be
swelled by tens of thousands OF
Changers, who are fighting the same
corruptions. Thus combined, the
Democracy will be capable of bring
ing about all the reforms needed in
county, State OF National Govern
ment.
Let us be true TO observe the old
landmarks select good, honest,
discreet men for Office, and see that
they are elected.
Let no side issue carry yen from
your post of duty. Be iirm-. quit
you like men"-yes, STAND BY YOUR
GUNS, DEMOCRATS Farmer oHd
Mechanic, Aurora, Indiana.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02

DR.. Mary Walker asks Congress
to pay her ten thousand dollars for
her services as u nurse dnriug the
late war. She must have been val
liable as nurse. All hOugh her
mere nursing, so far as that was
con cerned, could have amounted to
nothing, yet the sight of creature
in the infage of his mother and sis
ter, dressed az DR.. Mary Walker
dresses, was at least calculated to
make a sick soldier feel willing to
die Courier Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02

Kellogg, the Louisiana usurper
has par,lOned sixty six convicrs out
of the penitentiary in the last few
weeks. OF these, THU teen were con
victed Of murder, five Of rape, six
Of manslaughter, three of burglary
and two of arson.
Between packed .jnries and cor
rmpt Executives, the administration
OF Justice has become a mOckery,
and if there is not a speedy change,
the people will cease to invoke the
arm of the Law aud become their
owl ayengcrs.-Er.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
Gel. FISK'S WIDOWS SUIT,

James Fisk, Jr.'S, famous suit
against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company and he Credit Mobilier
made various orders that atrerward
figured IN the Impeachment pro-
ceediugs, including his direction to
open tie company's immense safe
with Sledge hammers, was yesterday
before Judge B.atchford on argu
ment of IA demurrer to the complaint.
The suit after long litigation in the
State courts, WAS transferred to Fed
eral jurisdiction, and on the death
of blr. Fisk his widow. Lucy ID.
Fisk, was made plaintiff as his eX-
ecutor. Col. Fisk was the owner of
six shares of the Union Pacific stock
at the time when new issue of
S32.OG0. 900 worth of stock was made
TO meet certain contracts made for
buildirsg the road with certain per
sons corrected with the Credit Mo-
bllier, and known as the HoXie and
OakcS ArleS contracts. Fisk sub
scrihed for twenty thousand shares
of this sock, but did not pay for it.
and his rrpr5 SentativeS say that
none of the other subscribers pad.
The relief claimed by MIS-. Fi>I, is
that as representative. through her
husband, of these twenty thousand
shares she shall have a full interest
III all the profits accluing from their
issue, CT that the entire proceeds al
the issue shall be turned over TO the
treasury of the Union Pacific road
by these who she alleges have
wrOngfu,ly converted the shrse &c
their own use. The hearing WAS
for two weeks.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02
a.yHIy AGAINST TIE WORLD.
The Brandon Republican has the
following,
follow

The Brandon Republican has the
following.
70 show the outside barharians,
and the rest of Grants kingdom
that Rankin can beat the world for
intelligent officials, we give, as near
az types can make II, "A rerbattnl
copy of return made 10y the newly
elected constable in Stems Creek
Beat, on a summons issued by n
Justice of the Peace. OF c)uiSe it
is impossible to give an accurate
idea Of the formation Of his letters,
but the spelling is correct. Here
it is:
rsa 3, rel the 81 SKI ard excet
eff the canant ] is wife and pus
san s stnan at ST esuell plas of the
bode by postan such true cop on a
domer OF the fendenrs asual phase
of abod dis the II day of APP ril a
d SIX Joshuawclls Gun stable
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02

defian,ly. The detective took the
$50 train for Albany and started
at once for Chicago, which place he
will reach to morrow morning if
nothing happens. The tsoman is a
most desperate charactc.', and is one
of the shrewdest thieves in New
York. Detective Ryan deserves
much credit for the assistance he
rendered Detective Miller while in
this city.-7r0y Times.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-05-02

QUEBEC, April PA heavy
snow storm set in here. last night
and still continues. About seven
inches of snow have fallen, and the
drifts axe equal to any in midwiuter.