The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-04-08


ing been introduced in tho U. S.
Senate by 0. p. Morton of Indiana
.,ut before it WAS submitted to a
vote it WIS amended, or rather q
substitute therefor was presented
by Senator Crisliancy of Wisconsin.
What is to be the upshot of this in
v"stisatiOn We cannot say, but can
only wait the coming and action Of
the investigating committee OF the
&'n;ae. Let the committee come,
say we and let our people place no
obstacle in the way of n fair, open
ami honest inquest into tho affairs
of the late election. We have moth
ing to be ashamed of, nothing to
conceal. On the other hand, we
owe il to ourselves as a people just
emerged from the depths of despOnd
into which we had CROPPED for eight
Icing years, owing to the opppres-
sive, intellcrant, overbsaring and
despotic rule Of our carpet-bas
lords aud taskmasters, aided by the
deluded and ignorant blacks, to let
our lights shine, and open and above
board tell the committee when it
comes and inquiries into our affairs
that we have done nothing that FREQ
born, intelligent and virtuous Amer
lean citizens, having in their veins
tho blood of the sircs of '76, had not
a divine right to do, that is to cast
off the , okc Of oppression, and hull
to the dust the tyrant. Lot the
whole matter come out lot it be
made known to the committee that
for years our people have been COM
pelied to submit to all manner of
outrage snd indignitics. Let the
investigation 60 back . few years
TO the time when armed bands rode
into our towns and cities under the
leadership of carpet-bag officials
with Republicans banners and flags
flying, and offered insult to our pep
pie, and set the laws At defiance.
Let the committee bemade acquaint-
cd with the fact that the Loyal
Leagues, the night drills and club
parades were for years q source Of
and terror to our people,
and that we had to endure them,
that we did endure them until pa
Lienco was exhausted, and our sense
IF obligation to law, to Justice, TO
'ocisty, to our families and our
,elves demanded that t1srs must be
IN end to these things. Let Us
how them that we desired peace
md nothing more. Let rs point
hem 10 the condition Of affairs that
AVE prevailed since the election as
evidence Of our sincerity, and as the
lealthful fruits of our aims and eff
orts. We have never had more
times, thsrv has never
'een more good feeling between
he races than we have had for the
'ast few months. We imagine
hat it will be no difficult task to
convince the investigating commit
CO when it comes, of these things.
Iet that committee make a thor
ugh investigation, let it not con-
inc its investigations to towns and
titles, but les it go into the rural
districts and there learn that tho
ecent change in political affairs in
dississippi, instead of having harm
d the colorcd people, has been the
aeans Of great benefits to them,
q fact is blessing. We will grant
hat the democratic victory of last
Ill has seriously damaged Republi-
an office-holders and aspirants of
9th coiors, but while this is the
Rse, it has eemcnted the bonds of
between the former mas
,r and slave, and forever removed
ON them the elements Of discord
nat were to be found in the design
lg radical trickster and carpet-b bag
olitician. We venture the asser-
on, that if the matter was submit
ID to the colored people, IS class,
, vote for the re-establishment of
fairs as they existed here one and
70 years ago in lieu of tho peace
Il and comparatively prosperous
mes we now have, they would to
man, vote to have matters as they /,
DIV are. We will say this much,
Q know the value Of tho black
an both as a tiller of the soil and
voter. We intend TO consoli-
lite his worth, and all the invcs.
cations cannot deter us in this.
is interest is in common with ours, .
, has found it out and henceforth
Is fortunes will be cast with US not
nly in the cultivation of our soil,
1t in electing to Office mon who
o to rule and govern US in both
ate and National Government.
The Governor disappointed, and
70 Senate confirmed, Prof. T. s