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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
A CONCLUSION.

Saws Mr.. Adams in his grafton of
the 4th at Taunton, in speaking of
the primitive race OF Americans
''EnOugh has been since gathered
to justify the belief that advance
never can be one of their attributes.
Without forecast, and insensible to
ambition. after long experience and
earnest effort to elevate them, the
experiment of civilization must he
admitted to have failed. The North
American Indian never could have
IN ,rOved the state he was in when
first found here. He must be re-
garded merely as the symbol OF
continuous negation, of the ever
lasting rotation Of the present, not
profiting by the experience of the
past, and feebly sensible of the pos
sibilities of the future" Now we
would ask Mr.. Adams and those
who sympathise with him, what
about that class known as "the
nations wards,' q class that has
been II hundred years directly under
the tutilage of civilization, class
that notwithstanding great draw
backs has had opportunities incon-
ceivably in advance of those of the
Indian. A class that is being fos-
tered by education at tho expense
of millions paid by the AnglO-Saxon
and elevated to full political equality
in the enjoyment of the ballot. Is
the conclusion in reference to their
destiny in the least more hopeful 7
What else awaits them but Ga con-
tinuous negation;" or something
worse. We think the orator an
swers the question himself. He
says, "the conclusion to be drawn
from this spectacle is not of life.
but of death, not of hope, but of
despair. Lo, 1 have presented to
you i'm this picture the three types
If humanity as exemplified in the
-ocial systems of the world. Whilst
the African represents the past, and
the Indian clings only to the pres
cnt, it is left 10 the European and
hiscOngener in America persistently
follow in the future the object of
the advancement of mankind"
These being just views of the
future in regard to these "three
types" and the deductions being
admitted to be legitimate, it is fair
to ask what should be the policy Of
the State, and what the recommen-
of the statesman!
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

HARRY Moss. in one of his in
Irritable letters to the Vicksb,lrg
Herald has this paragraph
George G. Thompson, Esq, one
OF the most prominent citizens of
Iazoo, arrived few days ago. He
has not yet selected quarters, but
speaks of renting the princeIy man
sion of the late Edwin Forrest, for
the summer. If there is any hotter
place above ground than Philadel-
phia at the present moment, I'd lii 9
to lay down i'll a spring branch and
read about 1t. 1t was hotter tn: n
anywhere on the first of the month.
and has been heating up ever since
at the rate of mile a minute. l
suppose the 4th of July and the
National glory have been ACTIN as
sorts of conductors to draw all the
calOric of the atmosphere down upon
this Cradle of Liberty. And had
it not been that nature herself came
to the rescue yesterday on the
wings of a storm, there would not
now have been pound of patriot
ism or a whole thermometer in this
simmering corner of the great
American Republic. Oh, for a
night-gown in some vast ice house |!
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
THE DEATH OF CUSTER.

It is a curious flct that the death
of General Custer, and the three
hundred officers and privates of his
command, who persisted with him,
has not been deemed of sufficient
Importance to elicit q word from
the White House! When a dis
tinguished soldier falls in battle, or
dies of disease or old age, there is
an ancient and e-hOnored Gus
tom which requires General Order
from the President, announcing his
death, and decreeing funeral bonors
at every military post or station
within the limits of the United
States. In the case of poor Custer,
one of the most gallant and dash
ing officers in the service, this
tribute to him and the gallant fell
lows who died with him, has been
denied. Gen. Custer was not in
favor with Grant and tho ring
thieves, Babcock. Bclknap and
Shepherd, and so there are no
muff1ed drums, no parting salutes,
and no draped flags at half mast in
honor of a soldier who had incurred
the hatred of the thieves by telling
the truth. But instead of decreeing
honors to the dead, Grant did what,
in his estimation, was much better.
He proceeded to take care of the
living-of has own household! He
promoted his son Fred to a vacancy
created by the slaughter of Clusters
and this over the heads
'eeA.aA asIsriors and seniors, men of
Drains, cnase.-AaaA courage, who
fight! Sordid, selfish, venal ana
vulgar, Grant considered this the
best way of showing his gratifica-
ton at the slaughter of three hun
dred brave soldiers. His heartless
neglect will be appreciated in the
desolate homes of the dead heroes.
Vicksburg Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

Gov. Tilden proved himself prac
teal reformer i'll the war against
fraud aud corruption in his own
party and the government of the
great city and county of New York,
before he was called by the people
to continue the same work against
corruption in both parties in the
canal administration and in the
State legislation of the State of
New York. If the attacks upon
Gov. Tilden's record rs a reformer.
therefore, appear injudicious and
unwisr, and as serving to array
those who make them in hostility
to the popular sentiment of the
country, the insinuatiOns against
his personal character appearequaly
grOundless. Mr.. Tilden, it seems,
is a lawyer who has had the good
fortune to be largely employed by
wealthy clients, particularly by rail
road corporations and persons in
terested in such Investments. His
fees have been cOrrespondingly
large, and he is reported rich, hence
the scandalOus suggestion of un-
scrupulOus political opponents that
he has ''made a fortune out of the
wreck Of b tnkrupt railroads." or as
a "wild-cat financier" and railway
speculator. 1t is to be noted, how
ever, that nobody accuses him Of
having grown rich in office, like
some other statesmen and presiden-
tfal aspirants who have entered
upon political life quite poor, and
in few years, on pay which they
complain is wholly inadequate for
their necessary expenses, have got
suddenly rich. His chief public
service has been in stripping just
such rogues of their stolen wealth
and bringing them to deserved
punishment. The prosecutor of
Boss Tweed is not likely to be the
friend of bosses anywhere else, nor
the enemy and breaker of New
York rings to become the protector
or the dupo of Washington rings,
whether in whiskey or real estate,
post traderships, Indian contracts,
Pacific, Texas, or other railroads.
Baltimore Sun.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
STRANGE.

Alexander, the Gar of Russia
and William Frederick, Emperor OF
Germany, the two grandest poten.
tates of the Universe, wrote auto.
graph letters to Grant congratulate.
ing the nation on its one-hundredth
birthday and its mighty growth.
Each spoke of the long-continued
friendly relations between their
respective nations and the Federal
Union. What will they think,
when informed, that, at the grand
Centennial ovation at Philadelphia,
on the Fourth, the man of all others,
the President of the United States,
who should have been there, was
absentf But it may transpire that
Grant and Babcock were in the
little closet, with Don Piatt and
the stone jug, doing the Centennial
in q quiet way.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

cushions ex1utSitrly worked in silk
and Wool 10y The pupils of the Col
iege of the Imperial Society. In
this ve.y hurried glance at the
various exhibits of this young en-
pire it will be seen that while her
natural resources are immense and
wonderful, her industrial produc-
tons are not insignificant. What n
pity that the Andes bar her from
the Pacific Coast! With her mea-
sureless territory and scant popula-
ton, she might stretch out her hand
to what is POLITICALLY called the DER
teeming population of Asia, and
thus tap Off our Chinese immigra
ton, remove that element of con-
tention from our politics, and let us
have our Presidential elections in
peace. c. S. A..
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
PRESIDENTS.

The following table, prepared TO
reference, shows the political senti
Inents aud the date of the Inaugural
tiou of each President, the length
OF time he lived after that event
and bis age at the time of his death
1. George Washington, FEEDER al
list, inangurated 1889, lived 10 years
aged GO.
2. John Adams. Federalist, in
augurated 179G, lived 20 years. ag,
30.
3. Thomas Jefferson, Democrat
lnaugurated 1901, lived % years
age SO.
4. James Madison, Democrat, in
augurated 1909, lived q years, age
So.
5. James Monroe, Democrat, in
augurated 1917, lived II years, age
%.
John Quincy Adams, Wing, in.
augurated 1926, lived 90 years, age
81.
z. Andrew Jackson, Democrat,
inaugurated 1929. lived 16 years,
age %.
8. Martin Van Buren,, Democrat,
inaugurated 1888, lived 25 years.
age so.
9. W. II. Harrison, Wing, in.
augurated 1S41, lived one month,
age 6S.
10. John Tyler, v. p, Wing, in
augurated 1871, lived 81 years,
age 70.
IL. James K. Polk. Democrat,
inaugurated 1916, lived 4 years,
age 81.
IL. Zachary Taylor, Wing, in
augurated 1S49, lived 16 months,
age &C.
ID. Willard Fillmore, v. p, Wing
inaugurared 1850, lived "a years,
age "a.
IA. Franklin Pierce, Democrat,
inaugurated 1857, lived 16 years,
age 65.
Is. James Buchanan, Democrat,
inaugurated 1857, lived IL years,
age u.
16. Abraham Lincoln, Republi-
can, inaugurated 1861, lived 4 years
and l ] months, age 56.
II. Andrew johnson. v. p, Inde-
pendent, inaugurated 1865. lived 10
years. age 81.
U. S. Grant, Republican, inaugu-
rated 1860.
Tyler was elected Vice. President
as a Wing, and johnson as Re-
publican. Their Independence"
cs,'nwed their Inauguration as Pres
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
STATE ExKcUr.vk COMMITTEES

State at Large.
j Y. GEORGE. Chairman.
Geo. l. Potter, II. NJ Street,
j. ID. Verfper, w. A. Percy,
E. u. WalthalI.
First District.
w. Fl. RI. Tisop, Thos. Ii. Sykes.
Second District.
Felix 1abauve, ThOs. w. Harris,
Third District.
j. A. Binford, A. T Roane.
Fourth District.
jnc. W. Smith, j.. A. Campbell.
Fifth District.
e. Richardson, j. b. Christman.
Si.rth District.
L. w. Magruder, T.'V. holland.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
SENATOR JEWELL expresses a

SENATOR JEWELL expresses a
warm admiration for the character
of Gen. Custer, who lately met a
soldiers death, on the plains, as a
soldier who "knows not how to
dread a soldiers DOOM" Senator
Fewell remembers his gallant bea i.
ing on that memorable last day at
AppomattOx, when he charged and
led the charge himself into the
midst of the Confederate lines, and
was, for the moment, made prison
er. Capt. Fewelrs command had
the honor of receiving and CALAMITY
withstanding that last dash, and he
has warm appreciation of the bcar-
ing of Custer on that occasion.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
THE NEW POsTM4sTEs General

Here is what the Chicago Times
has to say of Grants new POstmas.
General, a small potato politician
from Indiana, appointed at the sug.
gestion and to suit the views ot
MOXa Morton
Whether Tyner. who is an Indi-
ana political fraud, was appointed
in Jewell's place for effect in the
Hoosier State or not is practically
of little consequences. However cor
rupt a rascal Tyner may be-and
there is reason to believe that he is
considerable in that respect-his
promotion, vice Jewell, to the head
of the department. will hardly affect
a vote in Indiana beyond the i'm
mediate members of the Tyner
family.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
THEY bad good deal of trouble

THEY bad u good deal of trouble
with the Aztec woman attached to
Barpum's circus in Providence. 1t
seems she wanted her salary raised
10 81 a week. but they told her II
Sbey did it sire would also be OBJ
Eeed to appear as the Siberian male
factor. and she said she wouid go
hack to Limerick first and take in
WASHING again at two shillings a
day, and they were obliged to com
prorsisc by bringing her ont as the
fascinating OuaIisFie Of the Orient
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
IussIss1PPI RAILROAD BONDS.

Are still being bought up at par
by Messrs. Kelley s. Alexander, OF
IS and 20 William street, New
YORK. CITY. We presume that IA word
TO the wise i'm this cc:se is sufficient
to arouse every man who wishes - =.
change promissoIy notes for cash
in hand !; to use the only means of
ferea at present.to effect that con-
summation. Only a few more weeks
and this opportunity will clio 70. We
trust our friends will avail them
selves of this chance before it is too
ate.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

A rupture between President
Grant and Mr.. Pratt, commissioner
xssernal Revenue, is imminent
and Is ID OeA&a0 that the latter will
resign. This viii mvo-A-4snaency
to help the Democraticcause IN 1nds-
ana. where Pratt is from.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
Gov. HAYES has at last had /:

Gov. HAYES has at last had a
letter of acceptance fixed up for him
by his managers, and in that letter
he tells the people that if they elect
MIN this time he will not be a can.
didate again. Hayes is as near the
White House n0w as he will ever
be. Uncle Sam will occupy that
building after the 18th of March
next.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, the
brains of the Independent and dis
affected Republicans, has expressed
himself highly pleased with the
nomination Of Tilden and Hen
bricks.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

GEN. CUSTER was an upcompro-
missing Democrat, which accounts
for the insulting treatment he re-
ceiyed at the hands of President
Grant and members of the Cabinet,
when he was in Washington re
Gently.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

No indictments were found by
the late q. 8. Grand Jury at Ok
ford for violation of the enforcement
act. This will be a milestone
around the neck of BOutwell's vii
famous bloody shirt report ia refer
epce to the last Mississippi election.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

JAMES N. TYNER, of Indiana,
has been appointed Postmaster
General in place of Mr.. Jewell, re-
signed,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

THE Congressional Convention in
the fifth district was held at Mag
nolia, on the 18th inst, and Col. G
z. Hooker nominated for re- election
nv reclamation.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.

ELECTORS STATE AT LARGE.
A. NJ. West, T.. Barksdale.
ELECTORS.
First Dssfrict-J. M. Acker.
lSecond Disfrict-W. q. Faulkner.
Third District w. b. Helm.
Fourth District w. ii. Hardy.
Fifth Disfrict-R0bt. N. Miller.
,SiIth District Cowan.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

ATwKLvE-YEAR old horse thie1
was imprisoned i'm Virginia He
had, he said, been led astray, by
reading the Jack Sheppard style Of
stories,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

Gov. warmoth, Pen Butter and
S:nuyler Colfax have deciaro,. ior
HAYES and Wheeler. How keen
the instinct of political green flies
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

At public meeting held at Salt
Lake City, June z, it was resolved
10 offer the government regiment
Of 1900 men from that Territory in
ten days to avenge the death of
Gen. Custer and for the extermina-
sion of the Sioux Indians.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

HON s. 8. Cox has resigned as
Speaker pro tenn. oil the q. s. House
of Representatives, and Hon. MI
ton Ssylor, of Ohio, was elected to
ill the chair.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

The long looked fer malleable
glass lamp chimney, has been made
at last, and can be had at
1876 NC. ORRICES.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

The Hon. VIM. H. Evarts, the
great lawyer, and hitherto leading
Republican, comes out for Tilden
and uerdrG4fs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
FOE CONGRESS-.
NON. OHIO R. SINGLETON
OF MADISON.
OF MADISON

The statement that Judge David
Davis is opposed to Tilden has
proven untrue.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

TIE indications are that TildeD
and Hendricks will be carried into
Office with q storm of enthusiasm
equal to that of the log cabin and
hard cider campaign.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

THE impression prevails among
the colored people of louisiana that
Hayes is a negro.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

TRYING to do business without
advertising, is like winking at a
pretty girl in the da-k ; you may
fnow what you are doing, but no.
bodv else docs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

EVERYTHING points to victory.
Tilden is a descendent OF Oliver
Cromwell, and Hendricks is probah.
" distant ofishOot of Praise-God
Barebones; and besides, the rev.
erend- doctor generaa-postmaster- cdi
tor Sam Bard is with us. 'Rah for
cur Sidel
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

THAT new London drink s'stout
and bitters" is now called "mother.
in law" for short.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT

A. H e N al n G TX . J.,
OF INDIANA.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22


place itself in sympathy with the
prevailing sentiment of the country,
and instead of hackneyed promises
and stereotyped professions of re-
form, gave the country as its candi-
date a man whose whole public
record il that of an able, Jealous
s>ad successful refofmer.
WIN I.serd to reform generally
a party which asks Iv. change of
men in order that there may be- a
change of methods and of measures
must be particular about the men
whom it puts forward as its candi-
dates, whether the proposed field
of reform be municipal, State OF
national. Other political organiz,.-
tions may be judged more or less by
their truits-a ssrefOrm movement
will necessarily be judged by its
The work of reform is
altogether practical, requiring force
of character, judgment, honesty aid
courage. 1t will not do to send a
boy in such cases to do a mans
work. 1t will not do to present old
political hacks christened with q
new name. 1t will not do to put
forward palpably weak or untried
men, of no experience or reputa-
ton in the field in which they are
expected to work. 1t will not do
to accept every man who, having
failed to get Office or recognition in
either of the old parties, glibly cries
reform, as capable of accomplishing
results in that regard. Nothing can
be hoped for from a reform move
nent which has no better candi-
lates, and therefore no better
pied es of its sincerity and fitness
;or the work to offer thar these.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-07-22

The widest savagery, the vilest stroke,
That ever wall-eyed wrath or startling rage
Presented to the tears Of soft remorse."
All was done to save poor Letting
we'll that prompt action, aided by
great presence of mind, could do.
It was not realized, at first, that he
had been stabbed, for the bleed
ing was internal, but when such
was found to be the case, good Mrs.
Douglas applied her lips to the
wound and tried to turn the flow of
the blood outward. But all was in
vain. Within . half hour after the
blow was struck "the angel SOUP
had fed. He had spoken only a
few indistinct words, and died ap-
pareDtly without suffering, and eve n
in ignorance of the fact that a MUIR
derer's red hand had robbed him Of
bis God given right to live for him
self and others.
He was buried on Thursday in the
quiet churchyard of the Holy Com
for:er, amid the sobs and tears of
all present; and the assemblage
was a large one for sparsely
settled country. If any in the
neighborhood failed to attend, it
was because he had not heard of
the tragedy in time to do so.
An uniformed stranger coming
upon that last scene, would have
thought that some dear relative of |
all there was about to be lowered |
into the grave, and not that it was
the funeral of one who, a little more
than a year ago, was unknown to
single person present. j, r. E.
, 1876-06-03
NO. "a.

his father says so far as he knows the
matter has not been finally settled. The
Ways and Means Committee to day com
menced the Investigation ordered by the
House on the motion OF Luttrell last
Friday concerning the statement pub
lished as o special dispatch to the Balti
more Gazette that 100000 Ind been
paid to secure the passage OF the Hs
waiian treaty bin. The Gazctt's corrs
spondent, c. A. Preston, being asked 10
state the authority on which he based
his dispatch, said, lie desired in the first
place to remark that this paragraph did
not insinuate that the money reached the
House but that it was appropriated by
the lobby. lie then proceeded to testify
that in u conversation with Samuel
Warl recently the latter commented on
the smalness OF opportunity for lobby
ing this season.
, 1876-06-03
.NcNS HfeDls..

One hundred and forty immigrants ar
rived ut Portland, Oregon, on the steam.
ship John l. Sterens They came from
the States of Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and
Missouri.
The Pacific Coast exported in 1873,
35 per cent. of all the wheat exported
by the United States into foreign couu-
tries, and the State Of Oregon and Wasb-
ington Territory, FURNISHED over one.
tenth Of this amount, and the past year
q much greater percentage OF our whest
exports must be credited to tho Pacific
Coast, aud to Oregon and the Territory
OF Washington.
Mr.. l.. c. Harmon Is iast completing
an addition to his hotel the New Eng
And--adding an entire, new building up
on the rear. The addition is three full
stories in e.gbts will, an attic available
for iUdging purposes ahcye, On tho
ground floor is a laundry and rooms for
tue help; on the two middle floors rooms
tor the guests. The p!aster will be dry
in two or three more days, when the ad-
diton will be iul!y occupied as at first
intended. The New England will then
be ablc to lodge one haadred persons.
- 7yi5pae.
We learn from Seattle paper that
32-pound cannon ball waa dug out of the
depths OF Seattle dir. last week. How i
came there isa query that no one can
answer. II is supposed. however, to
have been dropped from the Decatur
during the bombardmcnt of the Indians
there twenty years ago. A very ignorant
though progressive--man has ventur-
ed his opinion that it grew from mus
ket ball which was shot there during
the war against the Indians in Gov. I. /.
Stevens time. Gardens win be good in
Seattle this year as the search for cannon
balls has fairly hegun.--Bcs.
Sam Booth, a young aa1 welltodo
farmer living about three miles northeast
OF Island City, met with terrible acci-
dent on last Monday evening. 1t seems
he was making preparations 20 start up
country with lot Of hogs, aud had pro-
cured seven shooting revolver, which
he was repairing lie had drawn six car
tridges, and supposing that was all, rs
he had been used to handling si1 shoot
cr. His wife told him there WAS another
load in the pistol but he carlessly pro-
Gee, ID with tile to repair The hammer
with the muzzlc pointed toward him
and the cylinder clasped between his
knees. Suddenly, as might be expected,
there was q report, and Mr.. Bo9th lay on
the floor shot. The ball entered Just
below the breast bone on the leE. side
and passed upward and lo1ged back of
the left shoulder blade. Medical assist
arce was at once summoned, snd when
last heard from by US it Was thought shat
owing to lis naturally E0tIst cous.i,u
:ion there were few chances out of mar
fr h,s U!iiuia.c recovery 2s;.y r.