American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-06-10
1NvEsriGAraON ON aa.s.lssiPPG.

W tniS AuuiOCAs We aAO waning
with patience,
INVESTIGATION OF aAsslsslPPG.
Atlength it is announced that the
Nor OF Committee are ready 10 pro
coed Oh their expedition and will
arrive among us this week. Many
changes in the sphere Of political
action have taxen place slice this
move to investigate Mississippi
affairs was inaugurated. We doub,
very much il Mr.. Morton could re-
call his action in the premises.
whether he would think, for u
moment, of such a thing as starting
it again. At the outset he was 50
mistaken as to think he had good
chance of being the successor of the
present occupant of the White
House. He had been the champion
Of the President on the floor of the
Senate whenever any bold and
partizan work was to be done, and
thought this would secure to him
the favor and support of the Presi
dent. The better to perpetuate the
power of the party he had done all
he could to keep up the majority in
the Senate by perpetrating that in
famous fraud upon Alabama in seat
ing Spencer. when Sheridan drew
his sword upon the Legislature OF
Louisiana, he joined in that famous
dispatch sent by that patriot and
good man Belknap, sthe President
and all of MS approve what You have
DONE" What more ought this man
Morton to do, what more could he
dOP By traducing the whites of
the South he hoped to secure the
united support of the colorsd popu-
lation and the carpet-bsg interest,
and this, together with what he
might get at the North, by stirriug
the gall and bitterness of old and
new prejudices, certainly ought and
would insure to him the nomination
Mt Cincinnati. It was thought an
investigation into the affairs of our
own State would contribute very
u0cl to tho attainment of his object.
Here was q good field for operation
The passions, thought he, of the PEG
pie are easily aroused against the
bloody Mississirpians,n and hence
this committee of his that is about
to visit US. But predatory to this
step, the little, feeble, pitiable,
Ames is introduced to testify to
what he knows as well az
what he does not know except by
hear-ssy ;-all to little purpose,
however, unless to call forth from
Attorney General Harris, himself a
Republican. whitening letter ex
posing the imbecility, corruption and
wickedness of Ames as Governor,
and blasting all hopes Of 'tfiring the
heart Of the country against the
South, and consequently against
Democracy. This is but another
case of wanting ambition, which
o'erleaps ltself.r Under the auspices
of "the bloody Shirt" Morton, has
failed, and now has no more chance
Of a session in the White House
than any humble citizen in Missis-
sippi. Once the South feared the
success of this monster now she
would hail his" nomination at Cin-
cinnat1 as q sure harbinger of success
to the Democratic nominee. The
more fair and honest investigations
Presidential aspirants cause to be
made iato the domestic government
of Mississippi the better. Let them
come spreading to the light the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing
hut the truth. An intelligent peo-
pie cannot much longer be deluded
with the tales of violence said to be
practised upon the colored people
among us. The suspicion is gain
ing ground that the stories of
"rebel oppression" are kept alive
to draw tho attention of the people
from the felonies in which men in
high places are implicated, and to
secure q further lease of power and
opportunity of theft and peculation.
1t will not soon be forgotten that
the staple Of Mr.. BIaine's capital for
the Presidency is in q great measure
his speech made in the House of
Representatives ON the "AndersOn-
vile horrors. In These Centennial
times when the whole world has
been invited to come, and has come.
to witness our progress in the
sciences and the arts, in civilization,
end good government, thinking
men, sincere men, doubt very much
the prOpriety or the decency of such