Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25
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to learn that the course pursued
by the friends Of Justice in Texas
has met with q different result.
COnfning themselves strictly TO
the issues Of the day they met
their adversaries in q hand to hand
struggle on the merits of their
cause. They went, possibly, farther
than we might have advocated, by
accepting their situation and com.
plying in the full sense of the
word with the demand made on
them by the powers that be.
By an almost unanimous vote
they adopted the new COnstitu-
ton. They also elected a Legis-
lature pledged to the ratification
Of the Fifteenth Amendment.
They elected a Conservative
ticket-one that is not in the least
Objectionable to the authorities at
Washington-in a word, they have
evinced readiness for recOnstruc-
ton and desire to become q
member of this great union of
States that is unparalleled in the
history Ofany of her sister South
ern States, with the exception of
Virginia.
Our latest advises are of q char
acter that insure the election OF.
Hamilton, Conservative Cover,
nor, Wills Thompson, (Conserva-
tive) Lieutenant Governor, Gen.
Clark, Rad of the first, Captain
Conner, dem of the second, Col
jim L. Armstrong, (Con) of the
third, and Judge Haynes, of the
fourth Congressional Districts to
Congress, and a Conservative ma.
jority to the Legislature. The re.
suit will be that under the existing
circumstances Congress will
accept the State into the Union ;
military rule will be superseded
by civil rule and they will be ena.
bled to legislate in respect to those
interests that demand their atten-
ton. In the election Of Hamil-
ton over Davis, we can claim a
complete victory. Although Ham.
ilton was an original Republican,
yet, he showed his desire to work
for the interests Of the State by
introducing-while q member of
the Convenlion-the universal suf.
frage clause in the Constitution.
To this action he owed his cleo
ton. Although, during the latter
part of the canvas, Davis espous-
ed the adoption Of the Constitu-
ton, with this clause, yet, during
the Convention he bitterly oppos-
ed 1t, proving that the favor he
protested for it was only a matter
Of expediency.
Probably the most spirited con-
test, during the Oupaign, was in
the Second Congressional Dis.
trict. Captain John c. Conner, an
officer in the army, was called out
by the leading Democrats OF the
District as their candidate. He
accepted and entered upon the
canvass. Being q young man Of
ability he handled the questions of
the day in a manner that won for
him a large number Of earnest
supporters. Gen. Buell., the mill
tary commander in that District,
saw this thing, and, upon q plea
Of incendiary language, caused
Conner to be arrested and placed
in that celebrated bastile at JefFer-
erson. Simultaneous with Con-
ner's arrest, Captain Grafton,
Buell's Adjutant General, became
the loyal league candidate for
Congress. Conner remained in
prison during the rest of the cam.
paign ; but, we are glad to learn
that he defeated Grafton by a
handsome majority.
Had the Conservative party of
Mississippi nominated an old citi-
zen of the States, as was the case
in Texas, we have great reason to
believe we, too, would have been
successful. The entire Democratic
party cOnld have supported such q
man without subjecting them
selves to any "relapse."
We have been pres ented with an
article which would be of inestim-