American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-07-12

| CiccroEean' periods and Rsscius>
like acting, which were evidently
the delight of his auditors rs we'll
as himself, the meeting very wisely
concluded it had the right to nOmi.
sate it's own candidaies :; and, in
doing so, it never entered into the
imagination of any Democrat that
he was Offering an insult 20 any
American citizen, whatever his
race, color or previous condition.
Still, there are a few malcontcnts
and sore heads, rulp-Or ruin men-
certain small fry Warwicks, that
| imagine they were born to set up
and pull down dynasties-whoa are
not Happy. They affect TO believe,
that the Democracy, in the proceed
ing, to which reference ia made,
have closed the door against all
party af1iliation with the coloreh
population, leaving them flock
without shepherds and liable to be
devoured by the wolves Of Radical
ism. In this as>umption.as is known
of all men, they ignore the whole his
tory of our connection with this
people, since the preseut constitu>
tion was submitted for ratification.
Moved by the strongest motives
which can influence human action,
we have labnred continually to
free them from the b'ighting control
Of the carpet-bagger. We have
appealed to them by every consid
eraiiOn,. which can reach the mind,
or touch the heart, to join us in an
effort to stay the march of desola>
ton and ruin.
The fourth of July Grafton. which
was pronounced on the 9th, anp
repeated on the 9TH, had no fOun-
dation to rest upon. 1t consisted
OF "glittering generalities' and
fresome piatitutles, which had no
practical application to the proceed
the Democratic convention. That
party inaugurated no new policy in
regard to the nomination Of candi>
dates. II did not grant the appli-
cation of ToIes and Anderson, two
dyed in the-woOl Radicals, TO be
selected for office, but quietly laid
their petition on the table. No
amount of nonsense, absnrdity and
fizzleism can convince the people
of Madison; whether white OF black,
that IN this action OftLe Democracy,
there was any outrage pprpetrated
upon the rights either of freeman
or freedmen.
Whether intended or not, the
obvious tendency of such idle vapor-
ing is TO galvanize Radicalism into
new life. If snch thing should
come to pass-if the feeble caTcase
of the late pIunderers should have
is back bone sufficiently strengthed
for another "ampaign-we warn
the disinterested patriots, who are
or may be figuring as independent
Democrats, tina. no benefit will en-
ure to them from any new lease OF
life that may be granted to Radi-
calism.- That rickety concern
wou'f rem ember the old leaders,
WHO led them to victory under the
piratical flag of Repub!icanism.
Think you they would forget JEFF
reyf "Ohe blast upon his bugle-
horn is worth thousand men,"
Toles and Company still live and
move and have their beng among
us. Ii need be, they would call
back that hopping phiianthropist.
Judge Stone, ii he can be got ont
of the Indiana rcnitentiary in time
to assume command.
But enough OF this. All hottest
and sensible Democrats will fall in
to line, and elect the present nOmi- !
ees-good men and true-by an
unexampled majority. There will
be no laggards, no traitors.
COMMON SENSE.