American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-12-06

for the perpetuatiOn OF adminstra-
tive forms and methods which the
other parts of the country are equal
ly interested hi maintaining
If the North proposes the stIQRg
man. as a means of scourglng The |
South, why should not the South
forestall its adversaries by m liking
'the strong man its means of self
defense True, many old time ira
ditions will be violated by the act,
and some liberties that have been
deemed sacred be leopard j6nW1fI
not utterly lost but there VINE
equality, there will be peace, and
there will be an end made OF the
devilish Representations so long
practiced. Even if the change
should involve the establishment OF
an empire, is it not better to have
fair handed treatment under a C9-
sar than villificatiOn and injustice
under demagogues? To-day it Is
| enough to cOudemn nearly any prop
ositiOn in the greater part OF this
country, if it be advanced by
Southern man. The sons of Caro-
lima, Georgia, Louisiana and the
neighboring Commonwealth are
withered by tue knowledge that all
tho agencies of the Federal Govern
ment, Joined to the mighty Organ'-
cation of a political party, are EN-
ployed to defame them, asperse
their motives and associate even
murder with their names. The asst
natural resources of that region re-
main undevelOped, because by those
agencies capital and labor are fright
ened from the field. Why, it is boz
ing asked, should the South contin-
ne to endure these evils, if by ac-
ccpting strong man. or any other
kid of man, it can obtain relief 7
The people of that section begin to
feel that they have done enough
and endured enough for Democrat
ic principles. They now propose to
do something for themselves, and
they are inclined to believe that the
something they want can he secured
through Gen. Grant"
This is an entirely truthful state
ment of the line of thought under
lying the Southern expressions IN
favor of Gen. Grant, which have
forced their way to the notice of the
country. We agree with the Eagle
that they are illusory. But it is no
part of wisdom to ignore them. Ii
they can be met and disposed OF,
they can not he tackled too early.
The South is not for Grant, or an
empire, or a third term, though
there are elements at the South
thus minded. But if the chuckle
headed Democratic leaders at Wash
ington continue the gait they have
been going, they will break them>
selves and their party down, indi-
rectly making Grants way for him,
and, the South once divide d, the
existing Democratic fabric Will go
to pieces. That is all there is i'm it.
Cliqueism and personal ambition
have done their best to destroy the
Democratic party by destro, ing its
strongest leader. A muddy-met-
tied malignant has been secretly
recognized and encouraged to revolt
Instead of treating him like the
traitor that he is, there is now talk
of compromising with him. There
can be no honest compromise and,
if the result is a revolution. let
those who have made the split bear
the consequences
"They digged pit,
They digged it deep,
They digged it for their BROTHER"
) and let them tumble into it.
AS far as We are concerned we
shall be able to take care of our
selves. We are for nominating the
ouly man who deserves to be con.
sidcred, and that is the man who
was elected President aud maneu-
vered by his own party associates
out of the office. On this point,
which is one OF conviction and prin-
ciple, we have no concessions to
make. We ask no quarter and
shall give none we shall fight the
! fight to the bitter end. and We
promise in advance that, if we 60
down. it will not be with a whine
but with our flag flying, attended
by evidences of combat which shall
show that the wounds were not all
on one side.