American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-09-27
-fH.tT STATEMENT.

August the Tedf cbJ1cG tNluthtIy
was to send out to the country IL
carefully prepared document inten-
ded 10y the managers OF the % plus
80 to awaken into new life and ac-
tivity the long dorsAaaG preiudices
and animosities of the colore6 peo-
Pile against the Democratic party.
1t was pondered over, some four
weeks, as long a period as IA goose
needs to convert her eggs into gos>
lings. As stroke of heartleSs pol
icy, it would do no discredit to the
genius of Machiavelli or Talleyrand
Levy, while protesting to be hurt
by the slanderous charges against
him, and very anxious to set him.
self right before tae country, vIrtu-
ally acknowledges each and all of
said charges, but manages at the
same time and III the most adroit
manner, to insinuate the ancient
and oft refuted grounds of negro
hostility TO us. We eann0s call to
mind single instrumentality used
by the carpet-baggers to influence
the coIored population against the
whites which is not cunningly called
Into reduisition to subserye : the
selfish purposes of the party of
great moral ideas, who claim to be
the true Democracy. But then: it
is all done after the fashion of Peck
sniff, and Tot as stated by that OUT
spoken Democrat who was honest
~ striking at the substance of
things. The wounds are Inflicted
with q keen Damascus blade, and
not With a butcher knife whettod
on a brickbat.
AS specimen of the Levy meth
cd of refuting the charges of ''Dem-
ocrat," look at the following. That
mild hammered gentleman denies
that he said, elf Greaves. Downs
Garrett, Levy, Anderson and JEFF
rey are defeated, then the cry win
be raised, Ho, for Kansas :, But n
man with half an eye can see that
This charge is virtually admitted,
when he says in the conclusion of
his statement, il the whites fail to
support the colored nominees in
the coming election, -sthe only
course left for them to pursue, was
to initiate the Pilgrims by quietly
and peaceably leaving n country
where their political rights are ig.
nored." The only difference be-
tween the charge and the admission
consists in mere modes of express
ion. TIE poorest pcttifogger, who
ever practiced in a court of justice
would he ashamed of such bubble.
Again: He denies that his re,
marks at KirkwOod, which were
described as violent and infammas
tory,,'were intended or Justly calcu-
lated to stir up the Old feelings Of
strife and enmity between the two
races. He had, he says, no such
spirit in him. Then why did this
gentleman, whose purposes and in>
tentions are so good, find it nccces>
sary, at this particular time, when
he and his allies needed an undivi>
ded negro vote, why at such
time, when peace and good i'll ex-
listed between the races. did he
commence rummaging amid the
musty records of the past for evil
dence of what he is pleased TO call
unfiiendly legislation against his
race, over twelve years ago? If
the aecursed greed of office was not
then miDgliIg " it'll every pulsation
of his heart. why did he seek to
give additional bitterness to their
revived reccollectIons of that I'M
friendly legislation, by reminding
them that SAID legislation was
against those who had given evi
dence of unexampled fidelity end
devotion to the families of the alb
sent soldiers of the Con'ederacy?
We have no disposition to contro-
vert the alleged fidelity of tie
slaves to their masters, SO gener-
ally ascribed to them, nor to under>
rate it's merits. But we Are sorry
that Levy has not initiated the good
taste and good feeling of the whites
in SD readily according to their late
slaves all that has been claimed for |
them in this matter. IT the cause !
Of peace and good will between the
races had been equally dear to him. {
he wonld have suggested to his
brethren, that the hostile legislation
to which he called their attention,
had it's origin, not in hatred and
,nnity, but in the conviction then
that our own safety and
he interests of humanity demanded
t. Fin conscience he did not be.
ieve this. the truth. of history. with
which he seems 10 be familiar, re-
Iuired him TO inform his uninstruc-
ed friends, that every Northern