American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-09
as Debut e Senator George.

The exciting debate in the Sem
ate Yesterday, afforded an opportu~
nifty TO the Hon. j. u. George, the
iunior Senator from Mississippi, TO
make his debut in the Senatorial
arena, ard we hazard nothing in
saying that he bore himself like the
able. manly and Independent gen
tleman he is. The people of Miss
fssippi honor Judge George for his
prompt and indignant response to
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts, Senator took
occasion to inject into the debate
the following specimen of campa.g en-
carpet>bag falsehood
Dawes denied the statement made
ny Lamar that he knew the North
ern people better than the Senator
from Massachusetts. Tho people
ot the North wOnld not listen to the
Senator from Mississippi, beca use
they hal found no work mete for
repentance. He stated that a few
days since there had passed through
this city on his way North, a gray
haired man who fourteen years ago
went to Mississippi with his capital
and energy, to build a home. He
had been prosecuted, his gin house
destroyed, and the workmen mur-
dered, and at last lie had been
obliged to give in and return
North.
When Mr.. Dawes had fred this
hroadside at Mississippi, Senator
George rose and inquired the name
of the gentleman, but Dawes refus>
ed to mention 1T as he did not i'm
tend to furnish ally opportunity for
further persecution of the gentle>
man.
George. continuing. said that
though the Senator from Massachu-
te:ts might have met the individ-
'Eal referred to. and might have res
ceived the informal ton, still he uu-
dertook to say the whole thing was
u myth and there was not a par.
'icle OF truth in the recital. 1t was
not fair for the gentleman from
Massachusetts to refuse TO give the
name of the person alluded to on
the ground that it would expose
him to persecution. If the people
ri Mississippi were such persons as
would burn the mans factory and
murder his hands, certainly they
did not need the stimulus of dis
closure OF his name to further tres.
pass on his rights.
George again asked Dawes to
state the naHe of the gentleman
referred to, but Dawes declined to
give it, and said the Senator from
Mississippi did no. know what be-
came United States Senator when
he attempted to catechise him.
George denied any intention of
Violating the courtesies of the Sen.
ate, but said the Senator from
Massachusetts cannot escape from
the responsibility which. he now
took on himself. The Senator had
I'rtaiied an infamous Islander On the
people of Mississippi, and if he re-
used to disclose the name of his
infoI mani, lie became responsible
for the falsehood. He did not be-
lieve single workman had been
killed he did not believe the false
witness he was not in the habit of
believing men who did not disclose
their names he did not believe the
man had ever been
there. 1t was an easy matter for
m9n to represent themselves as
Ct OuITage, bnt when a peo-
pie wee to be held responsible for
hesc outrages they ought to know
heir ;Sccuser.
BY this fn:,nly and indignat de-
of a cowardly SANDER
npon the people of Mississippi,
Senator George has won an addi-
ional claim to the confidence and |
of his constituents, and |
hey will indorse every word utter. |
ID by him.--Vicksburg Commercial |