The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-07-31

only to tickle his eur and generate
a laugh. Excitement hurl- reason
from ills throne, and the. sound OF
the drum moves the passion rs il
drawn On by the harmonious strains
of an Aeolian Tyre. But warn him
against the folly of such procedure;
ask him what has he gained by such
conduct. Do this while reason is
calm and he will see the folly OF
such fruitless action. 1t may be
that your reasonings will effect
nothing; yet, gentlemen, the expe-
riment is worth trying. Don't let
our unfortunate past deter you
from it. The past is sometimes a
good criterion, BY which to be gov
erned. But during such agltating
times, when nothing follows the
natural order of things, when moth
ing is certain, it will not do to 60
by. Change is stamped on every.
thing. Our party has depended
too much on Conventions. Individ-
ual exertions has been wanting.
Conventions will do very we'll to
shape our movement, to adopt q
platform, to give a cause for which
to labor, but the work is left to Us ;
not to US as a party, but to us indi-
vidually; not to US in crowded
multitude assembled at the polls,
but to us severally. If We expect
to gain their adherance to our party
we must each one attempt it while
reason is calm, while quietude per-
vades the country.
Gentlemen, we must act with res
olution without it we can gain
nothing. Remember that success
depends on active exertion-that
perseverance is an essential element
to success-that by industry and
perseverance great odds can be
gained by small means-that unity
Of action and firm resolutions are
forcible means in achieving success
in anything-that by hopeless dos
pair we can accomplish nothing. II
the fight must be made, it must be
made in close phalanx. Every one
must come to his country's rescue.
Do not remain at home with the
idea of being defeated Can we be
worsted if wo suffer defeat? Can
we suffer greater distress if We fail
in our projeets Will oppression
become weightier? Will taxation
become moro burdensome !! All
no; if we expect ever to gain our
former prosperity, if we hope to al
leviate our present sufferings, if we
look for better times, if we expect
to dispel the political gloom that
over.shadows this country; if we
wish to achieve success, all must be
gained, if gained at all, by industry,
labor and perseverance,. Will you
sit supinely down until the day of
defeat dawns upon you? Have you
lost all sentiment of patriotism
Have you no interest to protect ?
Ye, aged men, to you these ques-
tons are addressed. You are fast
approaching the. bottom of life'a
rugged hill, and soon you will van
ish from sight. Soon the lamp OF
life will cease to flicker; the grave
opens to receive you, and soon you
will lay IN its cold embrace. But be-
fore you go, before you bid farewell
to the trcacheries Of life, before you
close your eyes against the mould
ering ruins of this country, in the
midst of your weakness arise and
make one moro effort for the saliva
ton of your country. Do not say
that you are too old now. Do no,
say that you have figured long
enough on the political arena. Do
not say that you will leave the bat
tie to be fought by the young alone,
but come out to their aid, and oil
join in firm phalanx and rally to
the call of our oppressed and undone
country, to remove the burden
which threatens to seal fol ever her
hope Of future prosperity. Toyou,
on whom the day of manhood has
just dawned, to you in whose breasts
the fame Of patriotism is just be-
ginning to burn, to you who hope
to achieve future greatness and re-
nown, to you who desire to live
lives of prosperity and ease, to you
who are lovers of liberty and enc
mics to oppression, these questions
are directed. Ye loving wives We
affectlonate sisters; ye adored sweet
hearts, whose earnest entreaties can
move the hearts of husbands, broth.
ers and suitOrs whom all else has
failed, to you an appeal is made.
Thank God! you do not follow the
corrupt ways of politics. Thank
God your pure characters are kept
unsullled from the vile mire that Of
ten pollutes those ways. But l ap-
peal to you, wives, to earnestly in
treat your husbands to come to the
rescue of this country. l conjure
you sisters to send your brothers
to their countries call. l implore
you sweet-hearts that when your
lovers come to offer their vows on
your unsullied affairs, you remind
them by the witchery of your voice
to come to their country's call. Do
this and you will discharge a del t
of gratitude to your country, which
snail never DO Iorgotten. MY lei
low-countrymen, heed the words of
tho lovely women of our land.
Leave them for awhile, and come to
your country's call. Come out on
the 26th inst. to the County
Convention. Its purpose will be
to discuss the political issues of the
day-issues Of the greatest interest
to you all. Come one and all. You
need not expect tho country to
work out it's own salvation. You
need not expect success to be gained
it some of you labor industriously
while others remain at homo. If
you are divided you must fall. A
Kingdom divided against itself can
not stand. If some come to the polls
and somo don't, defeat will be our
portion. You had just as we'll shut
your eyes eternally against the day
of prosperity. You had just as we'll