Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-25
Tine DEM0C BAT.


the Northern and Western State.
were plain and just condemnation
oi the present national adininlstra-
tion.
In our State Affairs We have a silk
imitation of the hlunders of the ns.
iional administration.
Gov. Amcs scelns to have taken
his cue from Grant and 20 get what
few ideas he has of government irvm
this unhappy and muddy sourue !;
and like oil weak tmitators hc l,a-
tried To go farther in his zcal ia the
line Of errOr than his master. lie
has attempted 10 bend the whole MA.
chinery at our State government IA
minister to his own personal aInl,i-
tion aud whims. With his ser,ile
and corrupt Legislature he has
had laws passed, the object of which
was 10 increase his patronage and
strengthen his cllanoes ior The I'M.
ted states Senate. With him the
government of Sovereign State
means the advancement OF himself.
Caring nothing ior the white nor
the black people of Mississippi.
Aincs sits like an iroburg upon the
State, chilling every advance from
patriotic men Who sincerely wish 60
ald HIM In saving this people from
the horrors of anarchy and wide
spread spoliatiOn.
During las canvass two wears aro
Ames advised his northern friends
10 regard Mississippi as n place ~
temporary abodc--to keep their cara.
iRgs In n form that they conld be
removed ,rah oAe days H0ftCr. Thus
he spoke "a hiS friend. g.. Wiley
Wells; who could think of cor.
tinuing in State whose population
was made up Ut laNlcss rebels aud
ignorant negroes
Ills whole miserable abortion og
an administration shows he betray-
ed his true sentiments towards both
races here, whilc be was basCiy seek
ing 30 lasten himself upon a people.
one class of whom hc hated, and the
other he dcspizod. Not a rvdccming
act OF las can hc pointed Ia, looking
10 the paciilcation and harmony "a
the races, and "A real anxiety for the
peacc and prosperity or lhe State
On the contrary, thousands of spite.
iul words aud deeds, indifating lLc
simpleIon in lnt,llgct and tho viper
in anImus, tan bc enumerated
against him. Aud We shall mako Il
our business to point cut a number
them before the canvass closes.
Two years ago the Republl,an
party pledged itselito rctrcuchmeut,
integrity, economy, biennial sessions
Ot the Legislature and various other
needed reforms II las been Glse
20 all OF them. The Governor. ia
his inaugural address, did the Same
thing, aud be has boon false 10 al
promises. la the place o. biennial
sessions, We have been afflicted with
Semi-annual sessions ln tho way oi
"retrcnehneni,' NC have "privi.
lege tax" which i httle loss than
robbery of our business men. A
"rci, rm." we had the aiicmpted orea-
ti0n of seventy odd tax COLLECTION
10 be appointed by the Governor.
which would have not only saved
the election Of Ames 10 the United
State Senate, bat il would also have
had the other charming effect Of pla.
cling all the revenue Of the State un.
der the absolute control 0f the GOV
crnOr and his lacile instruments. A
an earnest at "iDtegIity,' there was
a law passed creating about a dozen
agents" Ia look after defaulting tax.
collectors, aud giving 10 said
"agcnts" One-half OF all tho moneys
arising from detected declarations.
This was a most shameless measure.
the clear intent Of which was 10 OF
Ter tempting premium Cor rascaliiy.
collusion aud poculaiion between the
"agents' thus appointed, and tho a..
faltcns for the morcilcss robbery of.
the Deople. Gov. Ames approved
this high-handed sohoIne. and I
therefore partio,7is criminis. And 10
make the matter still more damning.
and that there might Lo no faa1 pas
in the execution Of these logalizod
raids upon the peoples pockets. he
appointed The identical membcrs OF
the Legislature whe put tho Job
through both houses Cor The nelar.
Gus work. This is ia dirool violation
of the Constitalioa OF the Siale.
aud is shocking commentary upoa
the public indeconry of the adnlinis.
trstion. By this act of dlsappoint-
mcnt, and by this act Of acceptance,
the Governor aud she said memlers
have proved themselves absolutely
unworthy of pubic or private ros.
pedt IL Is q joiai act of roLl'ery,
whif'h oaght 90 eon~ign hotk a. a..
fanny.
Having, thercfore. grossly violat-
I'd all IT. promises and pledges. The