Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-24

Republican journal. It was in pol.
tics and in sectional sentiment
Iuite conservative. There was a
Iberalism about it which made
t peculiarly attractive. There
vas a finish and polish about its
seldom observed. Mr..
seemed possessed Of n
comprehensive, and catho-
lie conception. He abated not one
in his political positions; but
entertaining his sentiments hon
he presumed his opponents
were similarly actuated. He was
peculiarly lenient and kind towards
the South, seemed to comprehend
to the fullest the utter desolation
which had befallen us, and was
ever ready to extend sympathy
and kindness. He differed from
the impulsive impetuosity Of Mr..
Greeley, who, while priding him
self upon his philosophical dog
mas, is the slave Of impulse. Mr..
Raymond was even and regular in
the tenor Of his ways.
But since his death the Times
has undergone = radical change.
1t has evidently fallen into the
hands of men who can see no
good in any one save themselves
and the Times now never knows
an issue without indulging in
blind and bitter denunciation Of
the South. It treats its readers
II treat 1t is to any one, to un.
truthful, Sensational statements o.
occurrences here. Argues as Il
we were but q degree removed
from barbarism ; speculates about
US, as we do Of the unknown wan.
derer about the shores Of Lake
Tchad; patronizingly regretting
that, being Of the same national
ity, the purer and refined North
must tolerate our existence! that
It would be inhuman to Sheridan.
ize US, because Of our great igno.
rance, lnhumanity, and barbarism
urges that in time, possibly, as the
benign influences Of Northern
civilization and refinement shall
gently and by degrees lift the pail
Of darkness, ignorance and barba-
rism which hangs over us, we may
become fit associates for the bal
ance Of mankind; it seems to
think that our woful condition ap.
peals to the sympathy Of the
whole North and that we should be
placed under the educational con.
troll Of the Missionary Board. All
this is supremely disgusting and
exhibits either a sectional nalig-
nifty or an ignorance which is O
mark Of the highest disgrace to q
journal which has occupied such
prominent and responsible posi-
ton before the public. Such mar
row, contracted, illiberal ideal
mark q new era in the journalism
Of papers which possess such am
pie means for information as doe,
the Times. Bitterly partisan as il
the Tribune, save as regards Hor
ace Greely's pet menagerie, th'
Ku.Klux, that journal has neveI
yet INDUCED in such ungeneroui
and untruthful statements as have
appeared in the Times within the
past few months. The newspaper
ofthe country are supposed to b.
the educators of the masses. If so
what possible good can come to
the nation If one section is taught
TO believe such base falsehoods Of
those in which the Times deals Of
the South?
1.-THE Vendetta Of the South is
one of the latest of the Times
fabrications. II is q tissue of false.
hoods, ~plausibly and neatly hung
together and made as attrac.
tive as word painting can,
yet in themselves developing the
assassins coWardice and care. The
writer, discussing the fact that
murder and assassination in the
city Of New York has become so
common as scarcely to arouse com.
ment, says "there is in some OF
our Southern States a condition
Of society to which the ~Iawlessness
Of New York is as the tranquility