Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

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ane yea nfTfs veil ass what train
FoE sl0as al could have aIl6Iled sach
q quefyf The writer angWeE-A
visit 70 the capital 81 time paased,
his'eyes and ears had become open-
ed, and bis appetite ahaFnenea for
things worthy of nets. Having
seen, heard, and sWali0Wed to the
fullest extent Of hla capacity che
gossip OF the Capitn. ~ was them
undergoing the painful operation Of
digestiBg the c0DglcmsTaio mass 0f
politics and political swiFa pallina.7
Would you like q hear hia eon-
clnsionsg Here they aEel Surely
the day Of Judgment is noe far dis
tant--ss q bird's.eye visw .of the
late "situati0nR-One as two points,
will shOwl We see that tFickery
"runs rampant and ghat party ID
held secondary 20 personal c0nsid-
Grafton and Interests,
The aPilot'sn editorial che day
following the election so.cailed, Of
public printer, pitched head and
tOe-nails" into ell honeat Repuhlis
cans who voted against it-dsclar-
ing them outsiders, and that Il, the
Pilot, commanded In that election
the support Of all the "tFooly l0il1
or "slnon pure" Republicans tis
whIspered--and so loudly that me.
thinks | hear 1t still-that the facte
Of the case are somewhat at vari-
ance with "the blood and thunder
editorial Of the Pilots. The Pilot
doubtless in its grief, would have
ss.uaged lis discomfort and cha
grin BY a revengefnl ''tuTn Of the
Wheel" and in this way have
ItrGRded the party on the political
shoals which beset les path
Fortunately, however, the crew
are sailors-nOt land.lubbefs--of
the right grit, and although ready
70 respond promptly at me cry Of
danger, are unwilling to have theme
selves sacrificed 10 crafty the
pique Of an ObstreperOus Pilot.
The editorial, therefore, was selfish,
unjust, uugenerOus, aud On outrage
on the good Republican vote that
offended the PilOt--the more un-
Ijust from the fact that Il was de-
clared, at the time, that the Pilot
was backed by o large majority Of
the Democrats. Il was stated, aud
believed, that this latter influence
was brought to bear by Col. StaE-
ford through the manipulatlons Of
his man "Friday"-B0b Lowery.
The Republicans who stood by their
"big guns"-Hewson q Co.-seem-
ed TO be Of the impression that the
time has come 10 settle accounts
with the Pilot, for lie arrogance in
attempting to exc0mmunieate
them and that the said arrogance
on the part OF the Pilot, was but a
| deniOaStrdtiOa, or nice little piece
OF theatrical management which,
for the want OF q better name,
might bo denominated q force.
Shall we lift the curtain aud look a
| little farther behind the scenes Z
Charity would forbid--but on with
the dance! a.ta
| The offence taken ut the Pilots
editorial by those at whom Il was
directed, is not the only ground Of
opposition 70 It aOiU. A large mum.
her nf tho more moderate nnii i.'siv-
pendent men, VINO cast their votes
for the Pilot at the time, were In
dignant at the tone OF this journal,
In attempting TO dictate TO their
honorable colleagues terms at va
rianco with what Mey, their coll
leagues, conceived to be the best
interests Of the Republican marty
they represent. Aud we'll might
II DO asked, docs the brains OF o
Iparly, or even q ship, rest entirely
on the shoulders 0fa pilot, But, in
addition to these, there are other Re-
Ipublicans whose votes would have
been changed upon the evidence
furnished hy this very editorial
for II clearly demonstrated Fisher
EKlmball to be in quality and tone,
aot the right men 10 be entrusted
with the conduct Of the central
organ of dRy party. They have
demonstrated an inGapacity for the
lrst duty which should deYolVe
upon the managers Of such an or
gan-that of keeping the party 10.
gether, as q unit and not BY FIRE
and sarcasm 10 promote. dissention
and drive, or strive 70 drive from
Its. ranks, foran honest difference Of
opinion In regard to their own in-
dividual merits, these firm support
ers Of Republican prineiples.. They
clearly Exposed their hands" on
that occasion, and 1t has been found
that disOFganizatiOn is their trump
card, with neither llbeFality,
policy, nor sense to back the game
"bluf."
Again: Another load presses
heavily on the shoulders Of the
Pilot at the coming election. Il is
this: Col. Stafford, whose paper
and influence were used In favor Of
Fisher s. Kimball, ls said to have
been victimized by these gentlemen.
DIR. Walker, also, 1t is alleged, was
taken into partnership, or con-
tracted with in some way; but
he, too, in all probability.
had the prizo been won,
would have shared Tho same fate.
DR.. Bailey, report says, was pressed
Into service, probably conscribed %
by Powers, Fisher and Kimball, in
their extremity, and after the vote
had been taken-sad 10 relats--he,
too, went bV tho boaFd.n WhethaF.