American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-07-26
CORRESPONDENCE.


FRIENDS ~
The editor of the Mail says he
expects to support the nominees
of the convention, but he does not
expect to work for their success
This looks little Irish, though that
is neither here nor there. The fol-
lowing extracts from the Mail will
show the mode and manner in
which the editor supports the nomi-
uees:
Item l. 1.-THE action of the con-
vention repudiates the tenets and
doctrines of the party under whose
auspices it was constituted and con-
vened."
Item 9. "The late convention was
fraud upon the rights Of all good
Democrats AMI all true people Of
the proud county of Madison"
Fem y. mo one who participated
i'm this convention can truthfully
say that the wishes of Madison
county have been carried out, lille
very many do not hesitate to de-
clare that our people have been
outraged
Item 4. "There is much talk about
an Independent ticket. Should such
n ticket be put in the field, with
strong representative men OF both
races as nominees for the various
Legislative offices, there is no doubt
it will sweep the field"
Item 3. sIt seems to be lost sight
of, the fact that the colored voters
ontnumber the white voters three
to one in this county,"
There IS n } mistaking the tenden-
cy of all this. Much more of the
same character might be quoted, If
it were necessary and time permits
ted. No phraseolOgy, however elab'
crate, no combination of words,
however skillful the arrangement,
could more fully express the edi
tors hostility to the success of the
Democratic ticket.
Unfortunately for the editor, he
has always overestimated his i'm
portance. Achilles could sullenly
retire from the Grecian camp, and
stay the seige of Troy !; but the
Nailed arm of our disappointed
candidate, whatever it's fancied po-
tency, was never able to give vic
tory to or withhold it from the
Democratic party.
He has been but q fly upon the
cart wheel.
He has spoken too often and too
much about his services, and has
,.lamored for his reward, i'm season
and ont of season. If he had been
only half as well skilled in human
nature as he is in poetry, he would
have discovered that men do not
love to be reminded of their obliga>
tons, or to be importuned for fa>
vors.
1t is an act of vanity and presum-
ton on the part Of any man to speak
of his claims upon his party or his
country; and he who does it is
alike deficient in good taste and
sound Judgment. He was wiser
and 6 better man, who when defeat
ed in his candidacy for Office, in
stead of whining over his rejection,
thanked the gods, that his country
had so many woi thier sons than he.
That patriot is still cherished in the
memory of men while our exact
ing editor, ever mouthing over his
six years unrequited service. will
LET time in mercy fill up this
blank.)
His six years. service, ignored,
absolves him from all obligation to
work for the nominees of his party
Such a sentiment, SO supremely
selfish, and SO unlike that of the
nobleman. to which we have refer
red, proves that the Democracy did
hot underate the Mail mans worth.
His conduct is too much under the
influence of the seven principles,
commemorated by John Randolph,
"five loaves and two fishes" Such
men do not rise rapidly in the
Democratic party, and would find
a moro appropriate place among
those Dalgetty patriots, whose only
hope of Office depends on strength
ening the back bone of Radicalism.
This is novel conceptiOn-the
idea that an editor has extraordi-
nary claims to rewards or promo
ton, which his party associates can
not disregard without giving NOR
tai offense. Why are his claims
superior to those of a blacksmith OF
miller, if they happen to possess
equal honesty capacity and fiide'ityi
All are presumed to have selected
their vocations with a view to the
promotion of their individual inter
ests; and whether they grind corn
hammer iron, or cudgel their brains
for slow-coming thoughts, each
hopes to turn a penny for his owr
special benefit. The good of Others
the cherished Interests of party
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