Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

may prove encouraging TO our
people. Would that We, too,
could say-"the clouds that low.
cred about our house are in the
deep bosom Of the ocean buried"
The political horizon is yet
gloomy and pOrtentoua But we
see riffs in the clouds. There is
a slight forcing asunder of the
gathered gloom, and we think we
see beyond the brightness Of a
clearer sky, Whether these indi-
cations are the fOrerunners of q
bright day, only time can tell, but
while the hearts of our people are
fainting for nourishment and their
tongues parching with the arid
ness of the political desert over
which they are driven, if, by any
stretch Of vision, we can see far
beyond green fields and shady
woods, and almost hear the gurg-
ling ripple Of pleasant waters, let
us cheer our comrades in woe by
the bracing intelligence, let us put
hope in their hearts, and let us all
press forward to where at last we
may rest in security and peace.
1t may prove but a mirage, such
as deserts too often present, but
let us hope for the best and, per-
haps, even that hope may carry
over the rough and wearisome path
some feet which even now are al.
most ready to pause in the toll
some and notwithstanding journey.
We are struggling onward hoping,
hoping, hoping (but, oh, some
times how faint grows that hope
that it win not be long ere the
tossed and rudderless ship Of State
reaches a harbor Of safety. We,
the crew, cling to the old vessel
still, for our great love keeps us
there.
In spite of the gloom and the
storm, in spite Of mutiny and in.
subordination, in spite of a want Of
rudder and compass and chart, We
yet refuse to take to the boats and
leave the gallant old bark to hel
fate.
And now, We say, let us pass
around the good news: there are
riffs in the clouds; with Pr0vi
dencc favoring we may yet drift
into a safe haven. Possibly
new era Of law and order are u
hand. Let US hope so.
The condition Of our politica
affairs since the war has VIRTUALLY
been one Of anarchy. The oil
landmarks have been oyerridden
the Constitution disregarded, an,
law dcrided. Even yet the chang
is only slight. "Straws some
times show which way the win,
blows"
For u small instance, Congress
has refused to seat Sypher, tn
contestant Of the scat of st. Mar
tin, from the LIST Louisiana dis
trict. Though Sypher was Il Rad
ical, and though they refused L
seat st. Martin, the righifull.
elected candidate, and have dc
clared the district vacant, yet !
is worth something to know tina
Radical contestants for seats 4
Congress cannot now always sue
coed, as has heretofore been tn
case.
Then the recent decision in tn
Yerger case may reasonably b
construed as indicating a partia
respect of law and 4 return to tn
regard of the rights of persons
The Radical party of this Stat
will endeavor, perhaps, to over
throw this just decision becaus
it establishes Il precedent danger
Gus to their schemes of unbridlet
license and disregard of law, bu
we hope they may not succeed
There is now a possibility i
not a probability, that til.
recent legal tender decision
will stand, and that tn,
Radical party will not dare to fore
Il reversal Of that decision. Il
addition to this comes the intelli
gencc that the Chief Justice Of tn,
United States is urging a genera
amnesty and to place the key ston,
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